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What Do You Expect?

Stacking up the pretty, but unused plates, I decided to go ahead and leave the holiday napkins right on top where I had put them earlier that morning. Maybe I’ll get to use them next year. I might as well just leave them so they are ready. I tried to think of something positive to push out my thoughts loaded with disappointment. Thanksgiving morning wasn’t what I thought it would be. If fact, it was nothing like I had planned. When I had whisked together the sunny eggs earlier that morning, I hadn’t picture myself moving the breakfast casserole from the oven to …

Is Your Child on Something?

She looks different to you. Her eyes are glassy. Or is that a twinkle? Giggling, she can’t keep quiet. Gushing all of the great things about him, all conversations now lead to this one subject. If she were back in her light up shoes, the strobe light would be blinding as she twitters around the room. It’s like she’s on something. And she is. It’s infatuation. Although it’s not deadly or illegal, it does give this mama heart cause for concern. It’s a drug that can blind our kids, causing them to miss what is glaring to everyone but them. …

how results-driven moms can celebrate progress

I’m the kind of girl that reads the ending of the book first. I love checking things off my to do list. I’m somehow annoyed by the process … I just want to get to the result. Closure and completion means that I’ve been efficient and productive. As a recovering people pleaser and perfectionist, that feels good to my “I have to perform” tendencies. Particularly since I’ve become a mother, those “completion” moments have been in short supply. Being a mom means many unending tasks: disciplining children, helping with schoolwork, cleaning the house, giving instructions… The list itself is endless. This used to …

Is Your Girl Dieting?

In my interactions with moms, many have shared with me that this really is a scary topic; one many even see as taboo to some degree. I truly believe God when He tells us in James 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” He can give us the wisdom we need to speak truth and life into our children, even about those oh-so-tough topics like body image! You might be thinking, “My daughter is young; I don’t need to be thinking …

The ADHD Bill of Rights – A Must Read for Every Parent

Can I be honest for a minute? I have been lonely, angry, and guilt ridden. I know it’s summer, I know we are all busy, but what made issues for me more intense was realizing I had no one who understood what I was going through. Maybe they didn’t want to. Who knows? But, when you’re a mom of a child with ADHD and processing disorders, it’s a new ball game. When you’re a mom of a child with ADHD and processing disorders, it’s a new ball game. Click To Tweet The rules of cause and effect don’t apply. Discipline …

Helping Your Child Grow Through Trials

James 1:2-4 “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” Mark Twain once said, “Good judgment is the result of experience . . . and experience is often the result of bad judgment.” Isn’t it true that a lot of what we have learned has come from mistakes we have made and difficulties we have endured? I can look back at times in my life and see the growth I’ve personally …

How to Build Resentment in Your Child

The goal: Keep the child happy. (seems good) The trend: Be the child’s best pal. (sounds pleasant) BUT…the reality is relationship without rules breeds resentment. relationship without rules breeds resentment. Click To Tweet Here are the top 6 ways to increase bitterness in a child’s heart by being his all time best chum. The best bud parent: 1. is over-indulgent: Says yes to every material item and whim under the sun. The child never has to earn anything and doesn’t experience the chance to say, “Yes I worked for that.” 2. is unable to make a decision: An indecisive parent …

Teaching Gratitude to Ungrateful Children

Some things I vowed I’d never say to my children. Like this one. “Don’t waste those waffles, girls. Did you know there are kids starving in Africa??” “What?” My younger daughter, age four at the time, looked up at me and crinkled her nose. “In Africa. And all sort of other places around the world. Even here in our own country! Not all kids get to eat as much as you do.” “But I don’t want waffles! I wanted cereal!” My seven-year-old whined. “Too bad. Eat the waffles. Some children are lucky if they get a bowl of rice—and …

Why I’m Praying My Teenagers Will Rebel

Teenage rebellion. It’s what most moms fear. My own mother certainly did. She had a complete meltdown when my older sister turned 13. I remember her sobbing and telling my sister, “You’re 13 now! I’m so afraid you’re going to rebel!” You know what? I’m horrified by the thought that my children won’t rebel. I agonize everyday that they aren’t being defiant enough. I pray that everyday they will fly in the face in what they’re told to do. Let me explain. Rebellion is usually against a dominant or accepted way of thinking. It’s driven by these thought patterns: “Most people …

Tips for Mothers of Tweens

“I’m not little any more mom!” Her statement stung, because though my eyes see a ten-year-old my heart sees that tiny baby I brought home from the hospital. There is something different about the tween years that can make mothering particularly challenging. Raising TWEENS? Here’s 11 THINGS that will help! #tweens @themominitiativ Click To Tweet Tweens are beginning to develop true opinions about everything and are able to articulate the reasons behind these opinions. This is great because now you can have intelligent conversations. It also means your tween will question your decisions, will push against boundaries, and may have valid …

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