A “Horrible” Mom

I’ll never forget sitting down to enjoy a cup of coffee and take in the morning headlines, when instead, I was greeted by a special report offering advice to new parents. Within minutes, I was told how horrible a mom I was. Now, it wasn’t directed to me personally, but, according to the experts, I had really messed up my children. I did everything wrong, especially with my firstborn! Ah, the firstborn! The one on whom we practice and learn. My unfortunate firstborn, Jordan was born by emergency C-Section, on May 24, 1993. He was a wonderful, 9 pound, 1 …

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Hold On Loosely, Don’t Give Up Hope

Moms of teenagers and adult children, oh how I would love to pull up a chair beside you, pour a cup of coffee and commiserate over this new season of parenting you’re in. It’s not an easy transition by any means but I’m hoping that as we sit and visit that you and I both will learn a little bit about how to hold on loosely in this season when you feel like giving up hope. Chances are if you are a child of the 80’s, you’ll remember a song from the band 38 special called, “Hold On Loosely.” In …

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Attention Boy Moms! Make Room In Your Heart For Their Special Girl

Copyright: Olena Bilion / 123RF Stock Photo  Attention boy moms, there’s going to come a time when you need to make room in your heart for your son’s special girl. Ouch, I know, that’s a tough one, especially if you have little boys at home right now. As a matter of fact it took me a long time to wrap my head (and my heart) around this, but I’m hoping that through my trial and error your transition might be a little smoother. Over the years it’s not always been easy, as any boy mom can attest to. They are …

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How to Grow Your Dreams Along With Your Kids

Our “With LOVE from MOM” week is here and today, one of our parenting expert and MOM Mentors shares the BEST MOM TIP EVER!  TODAY’S GIVEAWAY IS…  Mothering from Scratch by Melinda Means and Kathy Helgemo Full of solid biblical truth, this book will help you… · explore your personality and examine your strengths and weaknesses in order to find what works for you · tap into the resources surrounding you and get mentoring and support from other moms · push past the fear of change or doing it wrong and allow room for grace in your mothering COMMENT and SHARE YOUR …

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When Grandma Becomes a Mom Again

I remember years ago standing and watching my dear friend with her grandson, thinking I will never do that. She was now raising her grandson after her daughter-in-law died unexpectedly.  My thoughts were, “Why would you do that when his dad was a grown man, in good health, and quite able to take care of him?” Over the years I really had no understanding of why she didn’t just let her son take care of him. I knew he had some problems, but still… this was his child and he needed to step up to the plate. How ignorant was …

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We Can Train Them Up But–

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 NKJV Chances are if you’ve been around any mom of faith then you’ve probably rubbed up against this verse a few times. It’s sort of like the parenting “go-to” verse. It’s a great truth that I’ve clung to many times while raising my boys…but, there’s one part of it that I never fully was able to grasp until now. Here’s what I’ve been learning on my twenty first year as a mama bear, we can train up …

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5 Things I Want My Kids to Know

Before we get started, I’m excited to announce the winner of yesterday’s giveaway of MAGNETIC by Lynn Cowell. DRUM ROLL PLEASE……… And the winner is – Micah Day! Congratulations Micah! You’ll be receiving an email with info about how to receive you book! SUPER EXCITED for you! —————————————————————–   My momma used to say, “Hind sight is 20/20.” But I never really understood what that meant until I was old enough to look back and discover that time is like a really good teacher that showed up to give you all the answers after you already graduated. Looking in the …

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A Prodigal’s Plea to Parents: Never Stop Praying!

Following is a testimony that will encourage every parent of a prodigal. Alycia Neigbours is a professed prodigal who put her parents through years of worry and pain throughout her childhood, and for eight years, they lived the nightmare of not knowing if she was alive or dead. In her own words, Alycia shares her prodigal story and why it’s so important for parents to never stop praying for their prodigal child, even when they don’t see any change and things may look like they’re getting worse. Prodigal On the Run by Alycia Neighbours I Ran From My Family and …

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But, I Don’t Wanna Let Him Go!

I had to let him go. I didn’t want to, but I had to. I had more I wanted to teach him. Time to spend with him. But it was time. Jordan, my first born child was moving out to set up his own home at his own condo. A high rise. 9th floor, overlooking parts of the Orlando city sky scape. He’s so excited, he’s about to burst. I’m so sad, I’m about to burst. It’s kind of what happens when you raise your child to manhood. He doesn’t need his momma anymore. Well, except for home cooked meals …

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Because Every Mom Needs a Break & a Chance to Win 2 Tickets to BETTER TOGETHER

There were moms and kids everywhere and I loved being in the midst of it all! It was Kid’s Fest in Orange Park and there was a flurry of activity was all around. Playgrounds, water games, face painting, train rides and so much more! It was a kid’s dream come true! It was fun! Fun! Fun! At least for the kiddos it was fun! And it was fun for the mommas too, but it was also hot and everyone was sweaty, and after a while, the kids became a little bit whiny… and for those moms with more than a couple …

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