credit (Click to begin our Money Management for Children series.) You have probably seen these clever ideas on Pinterest. Ideas to help moms spend a couple of hours of their time to make a cute box or bag to help children develop responsibility. Some call them ransom buckets, pick-a-chore boxes, or even "Gunny" the toy-eating ...
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Money Management and Behavior System for Children: Cashing It In
credit So far I have shared what the Quarter Coaching Program is, how it works, an example, and how to coach your child through it. Today I want to share the list of ways that our children can cash in their money. These are ideas that we came up with together. Some have been used a lot where others haven't been a big ...
Money Management and Behavior System for Children: Coaching
credit Today, I want to focus on the coaching aspect of the system - budgeting. (Click to start at the beginning of this Money Management series.) The basic rule for all money management systems is to spend less than you make. If you do the opposite, you will find yourself in a heap of trouble with creditors! This is where ...
How My Expectations Nearly Ruined My Family
After several months of reflection, soul searching, seeking wisdom, and praying, I have finally come to the root of the problem. But before I share what I learned, let me give some background. Preparation We were married for six years before Bubs was born. In my mind, we had done everything we needed to be a happy family. The six ...
God’s Agent or Supermom?
photo credit Two words from our online book study continue to ping through my head. God's agent. Author Tedd Tripp of Shepherding a Child's Heart says: As a parent, you have authority because God calls you to be an authority in your child's life. ... You act at his command. ... You may not try to shape the lives of your children as ...
How to Turn It Around
A sweet momma on our ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook page shared a fear she has. It's one that many of us have. She fears that she will "never figure it out or change." The muck of sin will always be present and striving to be better will always be futile. It's a fear that defeats a person. How I ...
How to Handle Anger
Anger. I never considered myself an angry person until I had children. In .73 seconds I can go from happy as a lark to angry as a brown bear whose just had her cubs messed with. In my case, it is my cubs who have just messed with me. I hate the feeling that wells up in me. I hate the look on my children's faces when their momma is ticked ...
God is…Good
credit Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:4,5 (NIV) ...
Can God Handle the Questions?
The message didn't specifically say the findings but I could read between the lines. It didn't take a rocket scientist to realize the results weren't good. See, a childhood friend has been battling cancer for eight years. Eight. For eight solid years she has been on some type of chemo trying to destroy what is trying to ...
Stop the Car! Lessons Learned on the Road
This is another repost from a few years ago (2009) but an example of grasping the moment and shepherding the heart.Yesterday on the way home from Occupational Therapy, Bubs and Sweet Pea got into a "no" war. One yells "no" and the other one answers back with a louder "no." Great fun for them but not so much for anyone who has to listen to it. ...