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We live in a world today that we should sift all our children’s activities and things that they are exposed to each day as though we were looking and inspecting the candy they get on Halloween night and throw out the things that look suspicious. I know it’s hard and most of the time just impossible to watch every move and be there all the time but, we could be a little more cautious in our homes and things like TV and tell them why some things are just not good for them to watch. Be straight up with them and tell them why you think Satan is behind some things, you might be surprised just how much they do understand

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