Finding Grace-Filled Confidence in the Chaos
Learn how to connect with your kids after a long day, when parenting feels overwhelming or when you’ve been distracted as a parent! My first grade teacher, Mrs. Kingzett, had this quote framed on the wall of her classroom. As the hard-working farm wife and mother of four children and the beloved teacher of hundreds […] Read more…
Does it ever feel like you’re constantly telling your kids to stop complaining? As a Christian parent, do you share Bible verses with them in the hopes that they will see how important it is to always be thankful and grateful and never grumble again….but it doesn’t seem to work? :) I think sometimes we can […] Read more…
I almost didn’t write this post. In fact, I almost quite writing the Rediscovering Joy in Motherhood series altogether! It’s funny how the things we try to encourage others about, the lessons we think we’ve learned, and the situations we believe we’ve mastered are the very things that challenge us once again. My husband and […] Read more…
“Mom, I just can’t stop thinking about Minecraft. My mind keeps wandering with the possibilities, what I can do with it, how I can build this house, what other structures I can build. I can’t think about anything else!” So was the breathless excitement in my 9 year old’s voice this afternoon as he described […] Read more…
Many times I hear that THE solution to people feeling bad about themselves or motivating them to be a success is to raise their self-esteem. Believe in yourself, that’s the place to start, sings a popular kids’ show jingle that my children sometimes watch. That sounds all well and good, right? Who doesn’t want their child […] Read more…
The other day I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed and I came across a local news story about a child who refused to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. It wasn’t for religious reasons (Jehovah’s Witnesses will not pledge to the flag) but just because “he didn’t want to”. The child was […] Read more…
We teach our children the proper and polite words to say. We discipline them at home to help guide them in the right direction. We pray over them and show them Scriptures that teach character. And it’s working! And we feel good. And then, there’s the fit at Target. Or a meltdown at at playdate. […] Read more…
This is for all the busy mommas….you know the ones. Tired, overwhelmed, juggling plates; knowing what they should be doing to teach and guide their little ones in character and wisdom, but yet not always sure how to make it happen. Stay-at-home, work-at-home, work-outside-the-home mom, this series is for you. When you have so many […] Read more…
We once went for supper at a home where there the owners had several cats and dogs in the house. They were also smoking meat, which tasted delicious, but that apparently didn’t impress my 2 year old son. He entered the house and promptly declared at the top of his lungs, “IT SMELLS HORRIBLE IN […] Read more…