Shoelaces, cavities, and self-control

This morning Craig gave the chapel talk at Jemilla's school, NIS. The topic was "self-control" so he asked Jemilla to act out a song.

Here are the lyrics to "Self-Control" from Music Machine.

Once I had a knot in my shoe
And it would not come loose
I tried and tried and pried and pried
But it would not come loose
I got so mad I kicked the door
and stubbed my little toe, ohhh
If only I had learned a little bit of self-control

Self-control is just controlling myself
It's listening to my heart
And doing what is smart
Self-control is the very best way to go
So I think that I'll control myself

I never like to brush my teeth
I wish that I could stop
I'd have more time for candy bars
And drinking soda pop

But soon my teeth would hurt so bad
From all the cavities, oh me!
I'd better learn some self-control
So this won't happen to me

Self-control is just controlling myself
It's listening to my heart
And doing what is smart
Self-control is the very best way to go
So I think that I'll control myself

Both Craig and I performed in the musical "Music Machine" when we were very young, so it's nice that our children still enjoy the same fun tunes and Christian-values-though-drama as we did.

Craig used the Bible story of Jesus being thrice tempted by Satan to demonstrate to the studenets how Jesus used self-control. Jemilla was so proud to have her Daddy as the guest speaker.