How to Talk to Your Child about Divorce

  It’s an unfortunate truth in society today: half of all children will go through the break-up of their family, and their parent’s divorce. Though it’s obviously not God’s ideal, it does happen, and needs to be approached with grace from those on the outside, as well as those on the inside. One of the biggest mistakes parents make while going through a divorce is leaving their child out of the conversation. They have suffered a loss as well, are grieving as well, and need someone to work through it with them. So, how do you talk to your child about …

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How a Single Mom Accomplishes the Impossible

  Wendy Hirschfeld is a single mom accomplishing the impossible. Beautiful fields, grazing farm animals and a tight-knit family surrounded Wendy as she grew up in Nebraska. Emmitt, on the other hand, struggled to survive amid the drug laden streets of Chicago.  Emmitt’s father was robbed from him through carbon monoxide poisoning when he was only 8, and was left to survive with his drug addicted mom.   Emmitt’s family eventually drifted to a shelter in Omaha, Nebraska while he attended middle school.  While there, his birth mom abandoned him… Emmitt had absolutely nowhere to go. Until Wendy took him as her …

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Make the GF Your Best Friend

So, he has a girlfriend.  What now?  Maybe she’s a fiancé or even a wife.  What do you do? Whether you like it or not, the father of your children will move on, and so will you!  How you deal with it makes a huge difference on how your children will deal with it. Make the GF Your Best Friend I know you want to hate her.  I know you want her to wear a bigger size then you.  I know this advice will sound like the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever heard.  It’s not my advice.  It’s from a …

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21 Family Conversation Starters

Meal time is about more than a meal. It’s about making memories, laughing together, crying together, discovering each others fears, failures, trumps and trials. It’s about diving deep and laying the foundation for a life time of open conversation. Today, I want to share with you 21 table-talk family conversation starters to help you begin a dialogue with the ones you love most. I’ve also included a FREE PDF for you to download to make it easy, peasy for you and your family. CLICK THIS LINK for your 21 Family Conversation Starters. What’s your favorite movie and why? Tell us …

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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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Does Holiness Really Matter?

Today, I’m super excited to introduce you to my sweet friend, Kathy Howard! Kathy is an author of many books and her love for Jesus and for ministry is inspiring!  I wanted to take a few minutes to share with you about her newest book, Embraced by Holiness because, as moms and as ministry leaders, the need for holiness is huge! Little eyes are watching mommas…and if you’re a ministry leader, lots of eyes are watching you…they want to see how you act and react – so holiness needs to permeate every area of our lives. Two years ago, “Fifty Shades …

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A Story Like Yours… or Maybe Not ~ But a God Who Makes Beauty Out of Ashes…OH…and a Conference You Just Can’t Miss!

Hey you. Yeah. You! The one who may have had a rough day, a bad past, or are feeling a little lost in this great big wide world. I want to share a bit of my heart with you about what God has brought me from and what God has brought me to. It’s not a rags to riches story…but is is beauty from ashes story. It’s a story about a girl…a girl whose story might be like yours…or maybe not. But it’s about a God who is really good at making beauty out of ashes. It’s a story about …

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5 Reasons Why “You Can Have It All” Is a Big Fat Lie

I’ve often wondered if it was a very lazy man who started the women’s lib movement.  How could someone start a rumor that was designed to make women feel like they were missing out on something if they didn’t work a full time job outside the home, cook, clean, keep up the laundry, take care of the kids, play taxi driver for the children, do the grocery shopping, the clothes shopping, run errands, play nurse, kiss booboos, help with homework, instill character, attend birthday parties and play days, take their kids to baseball practice and ballet, bath their kids, tuck them …

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EXCITING NEWS from The M.O.M. Initiative for YOU!

It was in a gas station parking lot when the vision for The M.O.M. Initiative and The Making of a Mom was conceived. As I sat and watched a very pregnant teen girl walk by and light up a cigarette, I reflected on my teen pregnancy and how motherhood was like a messy experiment for me and how my kids ended up being the guinea pigs. And how I thought I was ready but didn’t have a clue. I couldn’t help but wonder if she understood the significance of her newfound roll. Did she understand that everything she now did would affect …

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Get Along Jar: Creative Discipline to Combat Sibling Bickering.

We hear it all. day. long. Bickering and sibling rivalry. In my home, the common offenses include, Mom, she’s looking at me. or  Mom he’s in my room! or  She’s using my tablet! and my favorite He’s breathing on me!!! You can view the video my Nebraska.TV News segment here or read further! Whether you’re a working mom, stay at home mom, a home school mom or run a daycare. This jar will take a load off your shoulders! 🙂 If you’re tired of hearing these comments and playing referee on top of coming up with consequences on the fly–then …

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