When she took her first steps, she stopped to clap for herself. After rolling a ball, she claps. Tell her to blow a kiss and you’ll get the sweetest little kiss joyfully blown your way, and happy applauding to follow. She sees herself the loving way we see her, the way God sees her…
Last summer my husband introduced our six year old and four year old to skate parks. I thought he was out of his mind. Really? My son just learned to ride his scooter a little bit and my daughter pushed hers around while walking next to it. He got them skate boards that they barely…
Six years ago I remember rubbing my big round tummy and wondering who is this little one that I call Jelly Bean. Rocking back and forth resting my heavy pregnant feet, visions of me holding my newborn in my arms filled my tired mind with delight. Falling asleep in the middle of the day happened…
“It’s a wise mom that admits she has fear, knows what the emotions are that she’s dealing with, and then designs strategies to attack them.” Book – Brave Mom by Sherry Surratt pg.145 Fear is like an imposter. Therefore it must receive the same rejection that we would give to someone who tries to deceive…
First week of a four week series on Facing and Overcoming Your Real Mom Fears Moms often times struggle with fear that their beloved children will be snatched away. I must have been around ten years old when I saw a show on television where a newborn was abducted from the hospital just a few…
Number one lie we tell ourselves as moms – “I’m not enough.” We compare our family to everyone else and there is always somebody who we think is doing a better job than we are. We want what is best for our children and when we can’t give them what we think they should have,…
“Every time I climb on to a plane, I hand over the control of my life to the pilot. I trust he knows what he is doing. I’ve learned I can trust God even more.” Quote from Brave Mom by Sherry Surratt (pg132). This morning I had a horrible taste in my mouth and an…
What if my child gets kidnapped while I am at the park? What if I get killed when I ‘m alone with my kids and they are abandoned? What if I fail my children? What if I get too angry at my loved ones? What if I can’t find my child when they wonder away? I’m…
