Parenting is a gift. Children are a blessing, no matter how they come to us, be it through foster care, adoption, or from our own bodies. Parenting is also challenging. Sometimes our children have bad days. Sometimes they have trauma tailspins that make for horrible days. Sometimes we have bad days, too. Sometimes, we get angry. Every parent has times when they get angry–parents are… Read More »How to Stop Being an Angry Parent
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens… Ecclesiastes 3:1 Have you ever gone through a season where it seemed all you were doing was saying goodbye? That’s the season I’ve been in. Today, we’ll be saying our final goodbye to my treasured grandfather. He recently went home to be with Jesus (and my grandmother). His season on earth… Read More »Closed Doors, GoodByes, & Free Falls
Healthy families are the foundation of our society but the family unit is crumbling at an astonishing rate, and with it, our society. Broken families are no longer the exception. Divorce rates are soaring, deeply impacting the children who are tomorrow’s adults. (I’m not pointing fingers here; I’ve been counted among the statistics. It’s because I personally know the impact of broken families that my… Read More »8 Books to Keep your Marriage Strong, or Help a Struggling Marriage
The Ministry of Motherhood Over the past few years, I’ve noticed a trend in Christian circles. I sense discontentment in mothers with young children. It seems that mothers are feeling unfulfilled in their mothering roles. The undercurrent I sense is that they feel being a wife and mother doesn’t contain enough purpose and they need to be doing more to contribute value to the world…or… Read More »Mothers, Are we Sacrificing our Children on the Altar of “Purpose”?
trib·ute [ˈtribyo͞ot] NOUN an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration. synonyms: accolade · praise · commendation · acclaim · acclamation · salute Today’s post is a tribute and mother’s day wish to my own sweet mom. I may be a little biased, but I believe she is the best of the best and quite deserving of a public… Read More »A Mother’s Day Tribute
Book Review| 936Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting There are 936 weeks between your child’s birth and age 18. How are you spending them? In her book 936 Pennies, author Eryn Lynum beautifully illustrates the importance of counting time and how to utilize the simple tools of pennies and jars to transform our parenting and make the most of the time we have with our… Read More »936 Pennies Book Review
Nurturing the soul Sometimes it’s easy to get so focused on nurturing our children physically and emotionally that we forget how important it is to nurture their souls! It’s essential for all children to be affirmed with truth, but even more so for children from hard places. People who have experienced trauma often develop low self-esteem, have a negative self-image, and feel terribly insignificant. These beliefs… Read More »Spiritual Affirmations for Your Children {with printable}