When I was young I remember a few kiddos crying after getting out in kickball or missing a question on a test. They were upset with themselves. But over the last few months, I see a trend of crying that concerns me much more than a child who fails to meet his or her own expectations. Let me explain. Twice a month I have the ...
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Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
When You Can’t Love Your Spouse
After reading last week's blog post (3 Points to Thrive in Motherhood), several of you took a moment to share with me what you wish you had known and how you have grown through the mistakes you made. But it was in reading an email from Annalisa that I knew God was asking me to follow up the post will a little more encouragement. Point #2 ...
3 Points to Thrive in Motherhood
Does all of the New Year resolution talk depress you? As mommas we often believe there isn't time or energy for resolutions because survival is the only goal we have. I get it. I spent several years in survival mode. I'd watch the clock counting down to nap time and praying that no substantial catastrophe would occur before then. I lived ...
How to Handle Advice
Happy New Year! 2019 is officially the date on the calendar and we have been given the gift of a new year. Have you made choices to make this year better? A couple of months ago on the ABCJesusLovesMe Facebook Group I shared 10 Things Productive Moms Do Before 10 AM. While it was not a guide specifically for Christian moms, I ...
What’s Your Word for 2019?
I love the idea of choosing a word for the year. Instead of resolutions that fail 2 weeks later, a word centers your focus providing a path to growth. In past years I have chosen characteristics like love, delight, refocus, and joy. I would focus on verses and Bible studies centering around the word to build my understanding and develop the ...
Needing Some Hope at Christmas?
Hope. I've shared many times before that after my sister died I clung to Jeremiah 29:11. "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." I needed the assurance that God hadn't forgotten me. He hadn't tossed my heart to the side. He was ...
Need Some Sanding?
Nothing has transformed my heart more than journaling during my daily quiet time. Writing prayers, DRAWing Deep into the Scriptures, and taking notes of what I am learning is thankfully beginning to sand off some of my many rough edges. While I journal in my Quiet Time Journal, I realize that for some of you wrestling a ...
Making Your Own Christmas Traditions
Tradition. Tradition. Tradition! I can almost hear Tevye's strong voice singing the opening number to Fiddler on the Roof as he walks down the dirt road. My family had strong traditions growing up. Watermelon on July 4th. Carving jack-o-lanterns at Halloween. Pecan pie at Thanksgiving. Baking sugar cookies at ...
What All Families Should Do this Christmas
If you are an organized person, you have already started looking for the perfect Christmas activities for your family. The activities that will cause your children to fall in love with baby Jesus, make good choices, and sing your praises when they become an adult. If you procrastinate, you are hoping that you can pull together ...
The Power of Gratitude
According to a 2016 TODAY survey of 7,000 U.S. mothers, "42 percent said that they sometimes suffer from Pinterest stress – the worry that they’re not crafty or creative enough. Symptoms include staying up until 3 a.m. clicking through photos of exquisite hand-made birthday party favors even though you’ll end up buying yours at the dollar store, or ...