Lindsey Bell, Author at The Mom Initiative

Ideas for family traditions for the entire year: New Year's Eve, Easter, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Halloween, and Christmas.

Family Traditions For Holidays Throughout the Year

One fun way to build memories with your kids is to create family traditions…traditions you do each and every year. Here are some easy family traditions for holidays throughout the year! I wouldn’t recommend doing ALL of these. Instead, choose one or two to incorporate into your year. Traditions for the Entire Year: Birthdays: Decorate your child’s door so she wakes up to a surprise. Interview your kids. Ask them the same questions each year, questions like: what is your favorite food, what is your favorite movie, who is your closest friend, what do you want to be when you grow …

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Become a Better Mom – Join the 4 Week Challenge

A few weeks ago, after an especially stressful day at home with my kiddos, I looked at my husband and told him, “I just don’t feel like I’m a very good mom.” “I don’t know why God chose me for this. I’m so afraid I’m going to mess up my kids.” Have you ever felt this way? My guess is, most moms can probably relate. That’s why I’m so excited to offer this new challenge that will help EACH OF US become better parents. Each week for four weeks, beginning December 7th, those of you who sign up for the …

15 Lessons Learned from Multiple Miscarriages

October 15th was National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. It was also the day I lost my first baby to miscarriage a few years ago. Since then, I have lost three additional babies to miscarriage. I have become, by default (and most definitely not by my choosing), a miscarriage expert. Here are a few of the lessons I have learned. Lessons Learned from Miscarriage – 3 Years Later: 1. Children are a blessing. If I had known when I was pregnant the first time that he would be my only surviving biological child, I would have treasured each kick so much …

Out of all the mistakes you could make as a parent, this is the ONE parenting mistake you DON'T want to make

The Biggest Parenting Mistake To Avoid

As moms, we all make mistakes. Sometimes, these mistakes are minor. Sometimes, they’re much more detrimental. But there is one mistake that stands above the rest: the #1 parenting mistake we should all try to avoid. And it might not be what you’d expect… I’m a stay-at-home mother to two boys. One of them is a pleaser and really does want to make me happy. Take, for example, his behavior yesterday. When I picked him up from school and asked how his day went, he told me something that wasn’t true. We’ve been working with him on honesty, so I was …

Deepen your family's prayer life by making a prayer board

Creating a Prayer Board: 3 Easy Steps to Deepen Your Family’s Prayer Life

The MOM Initiative is so excited to have Amy L. Sullivan with us today, sharing an awesome (and super easy) way to deepen your family’s prayer life. She’s also giving away her newest ebook, Gutsy Girls: Strong Christian Women Who Impacted the World. Leave a comment on this post to enter to win! Here’s Amy… Creating a Prayer Board: 3 Easy Steps to Help Deepen Your Family’s Prayer Life By Amy L. Sullivan Our family’s prayer life had plateaued. Thank you for this food. Thank you for this day. Thank you for our friends. Please be with us during the week. Please …

We want our kids to be prepared for back to school...but do they know this ONE important thing?

One Thing Our Kids Need to Know for Back to School

There are many things we want our kids to know before they go back to school. When my oldest first started kindergarten, I made sure he was as prepared as possible. I wanted him to know his alphabet, his numbers, his shapes, his colors, and how to write his name. I also wanted him to know how to behave properly in a school setting: how to stand in line and wait his turn, how to sit quietly (or at least somewhat quietly) for a limited amount of time, how to play with others, etc. I spent so much time focusing …

5 Easy Back-to-School Traditions

Today, I wanted to share a great re-post from last year by Lindsey Bell because SOME OF YOU have children who will be starting back to school tomorrow. Soooo… whether you homeschool, your children are in public, private or virtual school, here are some great ideas to help you begin some back-to-school traditions. My oldest child begins kindergarten this month. (And yes, that is the sound of quiet crying you hear through your computer!) Last year, when he began preschool, I wanted to make his first day special. What I didn’t want to do, though, was stress myself out. I …

Making This Summer Count

18 summers, give or take a few. That’s how many summers most of us will have with our children before they leave our homes. I read once about a mom who put 18 rocks in a jar. At the end of each summer, she removed a rock. As each year passed, the jar looked more and more empty, reminding her of how fast time was passing. The truth is, it’s tempting to wish the days away…especially the long, difficult days. It’s tempting to anticipate the next stage so much that we miss the beauty of the stage we’re in. Last night, …

When Mother’s Day Disappoints

Did Mother’s Day live up to your dreams this year, or did you go to bed last night feeling disappointed? Did Mother’s Day live up to your dreams this year, or did you go to bed last night feeling disappointed? Click To Tweet Most of us have probably been there at least a time or two. Maybe you’re a single mom, so Mother’s Day for you has never meant sleeping in or having someone else help with the children. You love your children, of course, but Mother’s Day reminds you of what you don’t have: someone to help raise your …

How to Fight Fair in a Marriage

One issue that affects many marriages is a lack of strong communication. We might communicate well when the waters are smooth, but then, if the waters get a little rocky, our communication skills often fly out the window. I taught a workshop a couple of months ago called Fighting for Your Marriage. In that workshop, one thing we talked about was how to fight fair. Here are some basic rules. How to Fight Fair in a Marriage: 1. Stick to the topic at hand. Don’t bring up a ton of other issues that need to be addressed. Whatever was the …

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