It is just a few days into the new year and I wonder how many of you have dropped the resolution(s) you made for 2023? Or maybe you never made one to begin with. How often do we make goals only to feel like a failure when we can't keep them? Maybe resolutions are dumb and we are actually setting ourselves up for failure. This was my sentiment ...
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A Fresh Start in 2021: How to Change
Enjoy a Fresh Start in 2021 with this four-part series. 1. Taking Care of Me2. Sabbath and Rest3. How to Change4. Your Marriage What is going to be different about 2021? After watching current events you may feel like we are jumping into the same dumpster fire of 2020. While I can't control what other people do, 2021 can ...
A Fresh Start: Taking Care of Me
Enjoy a Fresh Start with this four-part series. 1. Taking Care of Me2. Sabbath and Rest3. How to Change4. Your Marriage For many of us 2020 seems like a blur. We had great ambitions for growth during the last 12 months, but somewhere between social distancing, confusion, and complete shock, goals were replaced with ...
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 ...