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…
As a child, I don’t remember a day where my mom was not there. I am told my mom had to put me in a home daycare for a week after I was born, so she could transition from day shift to night shift, but I have no memory of that time. I was home…
“I am not a robot,” said my five year old daughter to my husband and me as we were driving her to her friend’s house. Our daughter had it with us telling her what she can and can’t do. This wasn’t the response we were looking for. A yes sir would have been more appropriate. …
Taking Our Kids to Church I think we’ve got it wrong. The church seems to be in almost a panic about losing our young people right now. I’m with everybody else, it devastates me to think about the mass exodus out of the church doors. But still, I wonder. I wonder if maybe it isn’t…
In this video I talk about being me and the way God made me as a parent. I share a new book that I love. Mothering From Scratch by Melinda Means and Kathy Helgemo. ] Prayer from Mothering From Scratch pg.27 “Lord , let me see myself the way You see me. Instill in…
Grace For The Day by Beth Biggers I sat in my bathroom, doors locked, ugly angry tears pouring out alongside my ugly angry heart. It’s the only place in my house where the doors lock. It’s my sanctuary. I come here to eat oreos and to pray. And I guess sometimes I shower and brush…
It’s Not About You “It’s not about you!” I felt my heart sink as soon as I said it to her. Sure, that kid has been struggling with weeks now with a selfish attitude that has spiraled out of control. She has clawed, grabbed, screamed, and pouted to try getting it to go her way.…
“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…
Post By Tanya My Co-Host From godscharacter.wordpress.com I have noticed that there are some people who measure the worth of a person based on what they can do, what they have or who they are. I remember growing up being ashamed of people knowing where I lived because I was poor and lived in…
By Janis Cox In order to have a sense of self-worth, children need to know that they can indeed do things for themselves. Don’t stifle their drive. I grew up with a lovely, caring mother and father. My mother loved to serve and I am sure she had the gift of help. She did everything…
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