Do you feel like you’re in a long dark tunnel with no end in sight? I know that feeling because I experienced it too! The teenage years can be a challenge for both parents and teens. In order to successfully navigate these years, parents need to make some significant shifts in the way…
So God created man in his own image. Genesis 1: 27 So…why do kids act the way they do? It’s in their DNA. Think about it. We are all created in God’s image. There are 4 very good reasons why people do what they do. We are rational, emotional, relational, volitional, and spiritual. This creates a…
I wake early before the babies most mornings- a habit I’ve only recently begun in the last few months because in the last few months all of my babies have started sleeping through the night. 5:15am: the alarm goes off and I roll out of bed and head straight for the coffee pot. I sit…
Enough Is it enough? We can often fall into the trap of asking ourselves if what we hope for our lives is enough. This is especially true from moms everywhere. There is so much pressure on women to do so much. It is almost as if society has belittled the call of staying home. If…
At 22 years old, I found out that I was going to be something that I’d dreamed of being since I was little: a mommy. I still remember the panicking, excited butterflies that swarmed in my stomach. It also could’ve been the nausea helping with those butterflies, but I was excited. Scared, but excited. For…
I’d like to continue to share about how 8 Weeks can change your parenting and your family forever. In my last article, I talked about a heart-based approach to parenting and the importance of parent coaching. Let me start by reminding you that I believe every parent would benefit tremendously by working with a…
How do you like the name of our blog? The Family Roadmap My husband came up with the name!!! I think it’s fitting. This blog is all about finding our way through parenting, homeschooling, family life, marriage, and Christian living. It’s a journey with lessons, wonders, concerns, and messy moments. When it comes to…
The house is silent and all the kids are queit and busy. They don’t seem to need moms full attention right now. What should she do? Does she do chores or get online or make a phone calls? These things are needed but do they fill her tired soul? Or does she take fifteen…
We watch our little ones grow from small to big. It takes time and patience, compassion and gentle prodding. They search with their rooting mouth to latch. Removing the crust from their eyes, they take in light for the first time. As they cry hungrily through the night, they slowly learn to be unattached from…
TJ was so angry that he stomped his feet, formed a fist and growled at his mom like a wild animal does when it’s ready to attack an intruder. He then says in a threatening voice, “You can’t make me do it and I refuse to.” His mom was not shocked by his response. Because it’s…
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