Oh darn I did it again. It’s in the moment of pure exhaustion when I can’t think straight that I respond by yelling. I raised my voice again in frustration. It’s something I do when I feel like no one hears me. Why did I get so upset? I’m daily fighting for a better…
This post is for the discouraged mom who had a rough day with the kids and feels frustrated with herself. Please know I understand. It’s the rough days that help us remember that we can’t do it without God. At this very moment as I write this post, I’m struggling with my own inner…
If there’s anything more blissful this side of heaven than cuddling your baby for the first time I don’t know what it is. That sweet smelling bundle resting on your breast holds the power to both melt your heart and make you tremble with the awesome responsibility of parenting her well for the next 18…
“The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil; he will erase their memory from the earth. The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them…
I can admit it- I am a fixer… I don’t like to feel pain and I don’t like anyone around me to feel pain, discomfort, anxiety, sadness, feeling left out, etc… I’ve always been like this- even as a child…I am quick to react when there is pain- I am not one to let it…
Originally posted on God'sCharacter:
We continue our October parenting week looking at the topic “Raising Children to be Leaders”. Our post today is brought to us by Ryan. Ryan is a husband, and father who loves God and desires to serve Him. He loves working with youth and sharing God’s love to everyone he meets. Training…
Originally posted on Divine Blessings:
Earlier this week I did a craft with my daughter. It wasn’t my idea, and admittedly I wasn’t terribly excited to do it. But she wanted to, and I went along with it. She told me what she wanted me to create, which materials to use, and how we could…
One thing I have learned as a mom is that loving our children and building them up is not an eighteen year journey that hits a dead end and suddenly we can turn and walk away. Parenting has different stages and seasons. It may look different at age five than it does at age thirteen…
“Good Job!” “Way to go!” “You did great!” I hear my own enthusiastic words echoed in my kids words and tone and it makes me smile. We are nothing if not a zealous people around here. It’s not necessarily that I am trying to be a cheerleader, it is just my personality. The truth is…
by Lisa Brown At age eight my mom gave me a piece of paper that said, “I am somebody because God does not make junk.” I was feeling like nobody liked me and I wasn’t good at anything. My mom made my day and I still have this piece of paper to remind me. I…
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