You Are My Delight The world whispers, even screams, its messages to you—you’re just not that great the way you are. You need to change. The truth is you’re awesome the way you are. The truth is you’ re awesome the way you are. Click To Tweet Yes, we all […]
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Small Action–Big Change in Your Child–Be True
Does anything speak love to a child more than a parent’s trustworthiness? Does anything mean more to a child than to know her parents will do what they say they would do? Our trustworthiness builds a bond with our kids that we will need in the hard times […]
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You are awesome exactly the way you are. These pictures show the essence of who you are—who you are in your fiber and who God made you to be. Happy. Creative. Silly. Loving life. Loving other people. Endless possibilities. Along your journey the world tried to […]
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Today on Amazon I saw a book title that included the words “small choices lead to big changes.” It started my thought process. What small actions in parenting lead to big changes in our kids? I won’t make a list because lists can be overwhelming and when we’re […]
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In the past few hours I have talked with women dealing with: Financial issues. Parenting issues. School issues with their children. Marriage issues. All of these conversations in a short period of time show me that daily we, women of God in this 21st century, have many battles to […]
Read More...Want to Grow Closer to Your Child
“I couldn’t bridge the gap with my daughter. So I prayed.” Paul E. Miller, A Praying Life Only God can affect the heart. Brenda Garrison is an author and speaker who empowers women with the confidence to live their calling. Brenda is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree […]
Read More...Are You Ready for Your Kids To Take Their Next Step in the Fall?
This morning I spoke with a mom whose daughter and family will be leaving soon to be missionaries in Haiti. I spoke with her a couple of months ago. She couldn’t talk about it without tears. Today she spoke without tears, but I felt her heart was still bleeding for […]
Read More...Permission to Enjoy Your Family
What Have I Been Doing? I know—Lately I’ve been lax on blogging and social media in general. I’m sorry, but not really. These past couple of weeks I’ve been leaning in towards my kids. I can see the tail of summer wagging in the near future and […]
Read More...Never Sure What’s Next with Your Child? Becoming a Proactive Parent
“In the last week I have felt that I am reacting more to situations than being proactive. . .I often feel like I am one step behind.” Recently I received a comment/question from a mom of teens and tweens. I think this is one of the hardest parts of […]
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