WANTED: Mommy-Anger-Management secrets needed ASAP for tired mommy of young children. Could you take out an ad similar to this? God knows that I could. Having four blessings has brought out anger issues that I didn't even know I had. I hate it. I hate how angry I get at the little people around me whom I ...
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Supper Sisters: Creating a Freezer Meal Exchange Group
My mom emailed me concerning something she had just learned. The excitement she felt about it radiated from the email she typed. Once sent, she called me to make sure that had I received the email. Yes, she was that excited! See, my mom knows what a struggle supper time is for me. Trying to prepare cost effective, healthy meals for a ...
I am Mad at God and Bitterness May Take Over: Part 1
Pin It This post was written a couple of months ago when I was struggling so much with the place God has me. Lately, I have been a ball of emotions. I feel like I am riding a roller coaster...going up, up, up only to free-fall down. Encouragement comes and then I find myself desperately trying to crawl out of a hole. Life looks up when ...
Is Being a Good Mom Your Desire?
Image Source Pin It Look at the above picture. Wow! A mom spending time with her son, giggling while playing together. They are both laughing and clearly enjoying the quality time together. What a good mom! Ever take a picture of a family situation just because for a split second everything was perfect? ...
My Husband Was Correct
There are two topics that my husband has been trying to convince me. One I discussed in my ebook "A Quiet Time, Worth the Time." The second involves exercise. Before I go on, let me put things in perspective. There is not a person who has ever or will ever combine my name with words like athlete, marathon, or Olympic hopeful. To put it in ...
A Quiet Time, Worth the Time
Yesterday I shared my New Years resolution. And I asked you to join me. I also shared that our new ebook is being released today and I am super excited to hear what you think. A few weeks ago, I asked for a few of you to give me your first thoughts. Within a few minutes, I received several offers. And the response has been amazing. Almost ...
Training Your Child to Sleep In
Most of us realize the importance of having a quality quiet time with God. But because the enemy knows that it will change our lives, he does his best to make it not happen. Shelley left this question on our blog: How did you go about training your children to stay in their room til you come get them? I have a almost 3yr old ...
God Has Given Me More Than I Can Handle
Pin It A very popular quote that you will hear Christians say during a times of grief and challenge is "God won't give you more than you can handle." Honestly, I used to believe this. It made me feel safe knowing that I could handle anything God threw my way. I based this thought on promises from Romans 8:28 and I Corinthians ...
The Moon, Stars, and Me
Pin It Jennifer shared this precious reminder with us on the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group. I asked her if I could share it with you. At 11pm I set my alarm for 6am and went to bed thinking, "Seven hours? Not bad." At 3am-ish, Lil M came in to complain that his closet door was open. At 3:30, Ian woke up to go potty and we realized Lil M ...
How to Introduce Quiet Time to Your Family
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