It’s too late. If you haven’t finished Christmas shopping for your husband, your time is up. Oh, you could fight the crowds, pray for a parking spot, wait in line, and buy him … a bag of jerky, but that’s not really what he wants. On Christmas day, a mom can give her main man what he wants most: her respect. Christmas can become so focused on the children that a dad can feel like a toy dancing Santa … fun at first, but then only good to be put in a corner and ignored. Add in some holiday-inspired sarcasm …
Let’s hear it FROM Mom!
It was a three mile run, shoulder to shoulder with hopefuls like me, tasting the dust of the course in my mouth, mentally counting the time and distance. By the time it was over, I was exhausted. Was I a runner? I wasn’t even in the race! I was a mom cheering on the sidelines. Being a mom who cheers Motivated by a full heart, moms clap at music recitals, admire primitive artwork, freeze on soccer fields, and keep the stop watch at the track. No one better cheers better than a mom. Being a mom who hurts But not …
Time To Breathe
When the walls are closing in, what do you do? What a week. I was so tired! The days seem to be getting longer even though they were really getting shorter. The kids were not getting along. It seemed like no one would do their school work without being told a gazillion times. Breathe. My 18 year old daughter informed she had to babysit all day for someone so I wouldn’t have her around to help. Breathe I forgot the wet clothes were still in the washer and the dishwasher still had dirty dishes in it because I forgot to start …
Child with No Promise
The winner of Parenting from the Overflow by Teri Lynne Underwood are: Christine DeSanti and Katy Carris “Child with no promise,” was scribbled atop the orphanage file. Born in Eastern Europe. Unwanted. Abandoned. Downs Syndrome. Locked unnoticed behind a remote orphanage gate with no hope of release. Meanwhile, a content family of four was flourishing on the other side of the world. Their sole desire was to serve the Lord in anyway possible. Then, El Roi, our mighty God Who Sees, the Father to the fatherless, who places the lonely in families; His mighty plan of redemption began to unfold…. Vashti …
Teacher Trouble & Day 5 Giveaways
Today’s Great Giveaways! The Plan A MOM in a Plan B World By Debbie Taylor Williams Do you ever feel like throwing your hands in the air and saying, “I can’t do this”? Being a mom is hard and life is filled with Plan Bs. Whether your Plan B is a strong willed child, a rebellious teen, being a single mom, a chronically ill child, or a tot’s tantrums, God doesn’t want you to live in Plan B despair. Join Debbie, mom to two adult children and Mimi to three grandchildren, as she walks you through 18 parenting land mines …
I Have Hope
“My soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:21-23 It was quiet, too quiet. All the rush of people in and out of the room the days before had all come to an end. The darkness, even the newborn bed that was made specifically to be lit up and warm was completely dark and still. My eyes went back to the unlit lamp over my son’s …
Expecting Stretch Marks
During the 40 weeks of pregnancy, a woman’s body does things she never imagined it could do. It begs for us to use the word “miracle” to describe the whole, amazing process. When our skin stretches more than it’s happy to, reddish or purplish marks develop that remind me of childhood poison ivy moments, minus the scratching. Primarily due to heredity, stretch marks may appear on your stomach, chest, or behind, anywhere the body is doing the miraculous work of growing to accommodate carrying and bearing new life. They appear gradually, so you may not even notice them at first …
Five Parenting Principles from The Prodigal Story
I’ve always loved reading the story of the Prodigal Son. There are so many lessons to learn from that power-packed passage of Scripture. Today, let’s look at what we can learn from the father : 1. The father loved his children equally. The one who stayed and did all the right things did not become his “favorite”. The prodigal was just as loved by the father as the one who remained by his side. Do you struggle with loving your difficult child as much as your easy child? Do your children know you love them equally? 2. The father met his boys where they …
Five Ways to Love Your Children Well
An excerpt from The Making of a Mom… “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach” These words may have dripped from the pen of Elizabeth Browning’s love sick heart, but counting the ways a mother loves her children is as endless as Elizabeth’s love for her man. Yet how do we love our children? What does that look like when it’s more than words on a page? We say we love our children, but do we understand what it actually means. Love is so much …