If I had to identify the mistake I made more often than any in my parenting it would be that of making mountains out of molehills. Everything was an issue with me. Why? Partly because I believed everything really was an issue. Everything could lead to something terrible happening to […]
Read More...Month: February 2014
Eat cake. Take a Nap. It’s in the Bible.
Take a nap and eat cake. It’s biblical. This is the advice of my dear friend, Claudia Mitchell. She is a fellow author, counselor, and amazing woman of God. A few years ago I sat in a session where she taught on 1 Kings 19. The prophet Elijah was exhausted […]
Read More...One Paragraph that will Change Your Parenting
The following is an excerpt from the textbook we are using in my psychology class. The story moved me and encouraged me in the importance being a mom. I pray it does the same for you. “Writer Calvin Trillin recalls an example of parental genuineness and acceptance at […]
Read More...8 Ways to Find (and Be) A Good Friend
This blog originally appeared on Jill and Jeremy Tracey’s blog, upsidedownfamily.com, February 7, 2014. “Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.” W.H. Auden I love this quote on friendship. […]
Read More...Have Lifelong Influence in Your Child’s Life
This is my first vlog! I’d love to hear your response and for you to share it with your friends Parents want more than anything to have influence in their kids’ lives. However, when our kids hit the teen years it’s easy for us to believe the lie that […]
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