Offering Support In Depression
Depression is never easy and often those not involved are also affected but often over-looked. When my wife was pregnant with our second child it became clear that she was depressed. She had all reason to be happy but at the same time she also had reason to be very depressed. My wife suffers from…
Mommy Trust Me – I Can Do It!
I could just kick myself for allowing my children more responsibility then what they are ready for. I forget that there are certain skills they must learn before moving to bigger things. I made the mistake of allowing my kids to have too many toys at once and way too much space to play in. After…
Honey, Can We Hire Someone To Pick Up After Our Kids?
Sometimes I just want to give up and pay someone to follow my kids around all day and pick up their stuff. But I don’t, I want my kids to be responsible and do it themselves. It takes practice and self-realization to be responsible. It’s my job as a parent to guide my children through…
Building Emotional Responsibility
Meet Our Guest Writer For Today! Grace is a wife, homeschooling mom, doula, pastor’s kid, and writer. She currently resides in southern Oregon with her husband and three gorgeous children, where they enjoy walks in the woods, wading in the river, reading good books, and attending a diverse and compassionate church. You can find Grace…
Taking Responsibility for Household Chores – by Kaylie Hodges
Guest Post Today For March Parenting Series Kaylie Hodges is a wife to an amazing husband and mom of five sweet babies under five. She has three bio daughters and two adopted sons. She is a Truth Seeker, a Jesus Follower, and a Strong Coffee Drinker. Kaylie blogs about faith, family and funnies at kayliehodges.com I…
Building Responsibility by Acknowledging Our Wrong
Today Tanya my blogging friend and the one I host series with at godscharacter.wordpress.com is my guest writer today. Thank You Tanya!!! As my son gets older I have noticed that when things happen he usually blames his sister and does not include his part in what happened. After asking him if he also did…
Taking Responsibility by Apologizing
Kaylie Hodges is a wife to an amazing husband and mom of five sweet babies under five. She has three bio daughters and two adopted sons. She is a Truth Seeker, a Jesus Follower, and a Strong Coffee Drinker. Kaylie blogs about faith, family and funnies at kayliehodges.com My house is a zoo. I have five…
What Every Little Girl Needs To Hear and Know
You are God’s child and there is nothing that you can do that will keep Him from loving you. You are wanted, you are precious, and you are more beautiful than diamonds, rubies, and pearls. You have an amazing heart that is filled with gifts. The Creator of the universe gave you a brilliant mind.…
Killing My Critic
Today I have asked Rebeca to share with us her story. Her story encourages me to seek God more deeply. I felt like somebody really understands me. I’m sure she wrote this post after she read my thoughts. It feels so good to me to know that I am not alone. I’ve been married to my best friend…