5 Things I Learned My First Year as a Mom This post contains affiliate links. All opinions are our own. Where shall I begin?!? I thought of writing about all the universal raves and rants most of us with children can attest to, but I'm sure there are enough articles in the blogosphere with similar musings. Instead I have decided to compile a list of practical and … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to REALLY Listen to Your Child
5 Reasons to Really Listen to Your Child As a homeschooling mom to three children, I hear a lot of words throughout my day. Can I get an amen? (Side note: I wonder if there's a formula for determining to what degree the words are multiplied when two of the children are girls...) Words about friends. And dreams. And football. And music. And … [Read more...]
Loving Your Child Enough
One of my priorities as I write is to always be truthful. Sometimes the truth is beautiful and charming and inspiring. But other times it's messy and ugly and...somehow still inspiring when we allow God to wrench it from our grasping fingers and use it the way He wants to. Here's fair warning that there's some truth of the messy variety ahead. One recent afternoon, my … [Read more...]
Train Up a Child
Parenting is not for wimps. It’s just not. Until your child has children of their own, there is no way they will ever comprehend why you do what you do. This is why it is vital to your heart that no matter how your days, months or years work out that you place your trust in what the Lord promised you. It seems that in this day and age where we are raising a … [Read more...]