~~A special Valentine just for you~~ The prince is stately, unrivaled, yet the peasant girl is common, plain. She is sometimes “sullen and sour, even cranky.” Not the type you’d want to spend the rest of your life with. “His attraction to her is baffling.” Yet, he cannot live without her, so he proposes to her. Soon afterward, he leaves to build their future home and take care of his father’s kingdom duties. He promises her that he will return for her as soon as everything was ready. In the meantime, she forgets that she is betrothed. She lives as …
Failure to Communicate: Turning Miscommunication into Communication With Your Kids
I asked Siri a question. I am not sure why since even my kids believe Siri hates me. She doesn’t seem to know what I am asking her and even when she says she understands me her answer doesn’t make sense. Here is an example: I wanted to chunk my phone across the room. As a mom, sometimes I feel like this when I am talking to my children. I may say, “Go clean your room.” Yet somehow they hear, “Go play with your toys.” But often our miscommunications are of the deeper sort. I want to be available …
Miscarriage Moments –
Like becoming a widow, losing a job you love, or countless other heartaches, having a miscarriage grants you instant admission into a secret club. It is a club, of course, that no one wants to join and it’s one with a lifetime membership. I never expected to be in it. (Letting His Hands Mend My Heart). I was already in the club of secondary infertility. A strange place to be when I had two kids more than seven years apart and another through fertility treatments. I had dreams of four kids, homemade casseroles, and being barefooted all day long. We went through …
20 Things It’s Time for the Church (especially moms) to Do
With Daylight Savings Time on the horizon, my thoughts are starting to converge on the clocks awaiting their temporary adjustment. It’s a bit controversial, but springing forward gives us more light in our day. More time to get things done. I’m a personal fan of it staying in the “spring forward” mode, but I doubt anyone cares. I love the thought of having more light in my day – more day in my week – more week in my month. By it’s very nature, light emits energy enabling us to accomplish more. When night begins to fall, it’s time to …
Birthdays, Goals, and Being Mom
Tomorrow I turn 39. I begin my fortieth year and the last nine years swirl around me in fast-forward. These days I cannot recall each individual one. But, I see them marked in lines on my face, by the number of shoe sizes my children have gone through, and by the tiny bit of white appearing at my temples. Maybe I am a bit weird, but I am looking forward to being 39. I am a mom of three wonderful kids, and I can’t wait to see what they will accomplish. I love watching who they are and who they are …
Praying Your Children Will Love God’s Law
Praying God’s Word for your children is the most powerful thing you can do for them. And praying they will love God’s Word will change their lives! It is God’s Word that has the power to strengthen their faith. It is God’s Word that gives them wisdom to live out each day, empowers them with to stand strong when life is hard, and instills character to live lives of integrity. The MOM Initiative is here to help you discover the power of praying God’s Word for your children and we stand with you to pray for them today! And …
11 Shows I Wouldn’t Let My Children Watch
“I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.” Psalm 101:3 (NIV) Have you noticed how crude, crass and blatantly corrupt television shows have become? There’s almost nothing worth watching these days… especially for kids. Back in the day, writers of television shows focused on writing scripts that promoted morals, doing the right thing, consequences to misbehavior, patriotism. Television shows that embraced truth, faith, courage, integrity, civil service, and hard work. Today, scripts are basically the polar opposite. I know this may sound hard, but to …
A WEEK of GIVEAWAYS, a LIVE CHAT & LOTS of FUN – COMING YOUR WAY on Monday, Feb 16th – 21st
I LOVE FREE STUFF… especially FREE MOM stuff! And I REALLY LOVE to GIVE AWAY FREE STUFF! Especially MOM stuff! So… in honor of the upcoming day of LOVE called Valentine’s Day, The MOM Initiative is excited to share a lot of GIVEAWAYS with YOU! “With LOVE from MOM“ is a WEEK FULL OF GIVEAWAYS & CONNECTING with OVER a DOZEN AUTHORS, SPEAKERS & MOMs during a LIVE CHAT… & a WEEK FULL OF VIDEO BLOGS especially for YOU – with SOME REAL, HELPFUL, and PRACTICAL PARENTING TIPS from PARENTING EXPERTS, MENTORS & AUTHORS… AND…it is coming your way the week after Valentine’s …
10 Safety Precautions for New Parents
With all of the information we receive related to disease, safety standards, defects, and science, it’s hard not to succumb to the virus of paranoid parenting. Ten minutes scanning Facebook can leave us hyperventilating over the latest stomach bugs, unexplained illnesses, and freak accidents. No mom wants to end up as a featured story on Dateline or 20/20 as the parent who wasn’t careful. What perspective do we need to be responsible, but relaxed, in caring for the treasure of our children? Safety is all about being thoughtful and practical. Be THOUGHTFUL Structure of baby’s home: Is the paint safe? Are …
HELP is ON the WAY
Are you OVERWHELMED? STRESSED? IMPATIENT? DEPRESSED? “Help is ON the WAY!” Isn’t that what we crave to hear? Isn’t that what we NEED to KNOW? Psalm 33:20 assures us God “is our HELP and our shield.” HOW is GOD my HELP? He assures me that I’m not alone. He comforts me that His eye is on me. He reminds me that my joy is in Him. He directs me with the promptings of His Holy Spirit. He leads me in the way of truth which shields my children and me from Satan’s schemes of deception. He is my reward. He is my joy. HOW …