I’m not good enough.No one likes me.Everyone else has a clean house.Their kids are smarter and cuter. And the list of lies goes on. Lies that we aren’t enough and everyone is better. We firmly believe that in order for us to be able to live out our God-given, Parenting-to-Impress mission to the fullest, we need to be ...
Mommyhood
Show Me the Father | Giveaway
She told me, "I've never done this before. I don't know how." Every one of us could echo those words when we first became parents or grandparents. We didn't have personal experience to draw on. I am so grateful that I was able to look at my mother, father, and grandparents to drive my new parenting role. But what happens if you don't ...
6 Tips to Attend Church with a Special Needs Child
I love my church. I mean I L-O-V-E, love attending my church. It is the time that I receive encouragement, strength, and have my heart refueled. But a few years ago, my eyes were opened to a different view of church attendance. Far too many parents view church as a place of disapproving looks, unattainable obstacles, and exhaustion. ...
5 Tips to Prepare Your Child to Attend Church
So far we have shared: 10 Tips to Introduce Your Child to Church5 Expectation Tips to Set Before Attending Church5 Tips to Keep Your Child Quiet During Church I pray that these tips to prepare your child for church have been very helpful as you return to church after Covid. And while this is just a drop in the bucket of tips, no quiet ...
5 Tips to Keep Your Child Quiet During Church
Multiple times a year on the ABCJesusLovesMe Facebook group parents beg for ideas to keep children quiet during church. Especially with Covid restrictions, many churches don’t offer viable options for younger children during “big church.” What's a parent to do? Continuing the series of ideas on how to attend church with young children, ...
5 Expectation Tips to Set Before Attending Church
I thank God that we attend a church that allowed my husband and I a chance to refresh and renew without our young children crawling all over us. Because of children's church, I came out of the worship service “filled up” and ready to hit the week ahead with our young children. But when we visited my parents’ church, we didn’t have ...
10 Tips to Introduce Your Child to Church
For many months Covid kept most of us from attending church. While many have returned, fear of how children will behave is keeping some from reattending. For the next few weeks on this blog we are going to discover how to introduce your child to church and how to enjoy corporate worship even with little kids in tow. Several years ago I reviewed ...
Summer Tips: Schedule and Learning
Providing a slower schedule, I love the teachable moments summer provides in my parenting journey. It is a time to tighten up things I have let slide during the busyness of the school year and focus on areas that need specific attention. Looking back through the archives, I have pulled together some ideas to share! SUMMER ...
The What and How of Parenting One-Liners [Free Printable]
If asked what the most beneficial tool in my parenting toolbox is, I would say - without any hesitation, "One-Liners." These pre-scripted, parenting quotes have been instrumental in training my children. And parents and teachers continue to echo my sentiments as they have also seen these short phrases transform their homes and ...
Maximize Your Day
Do you go to bed feeling unaccomplished? I remember when our children were little, Daddy would come home from work and kindly sit in a chair just to listen to me share what I did that day - because it definitely wasn't obvious by looking at the house! I felt like a failure as yet another day passed without noticeable accomplishment. Fast ...