When Your Kids Have Good Ideas…

It happens in parenthood. Sometimes our kids jog us from our comfort zones, and I don’t know about you, but it always takes me by surprise. One of the things I wish I’d put into practice more as a younger mom, (and honestly, I’m still learning), is to be quicker to listen and slower to speak when they had ideas. “Hey mom, you wanna play Barbies with me?” “No, mommy’s doing dishes.” “Hey mama, let’s go to the park.” “No, I just got out of the shower.” “I have an idea! Let’s make brownies!” “Not right now, okay? I’m busy.” …

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Teach Us To Make The Most Of Our Time Visual Verse

 Time. We have a limited amount of it. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. Tomorrow will come and we will have 24 more hours to make the most of our time. What if, sweet moms, we purposed to make the most of that time by being fully present with our families. Fully aware. Fully involved. and fully ready to see what God would have us do with each of those minutes in that day for our kids and our families. It’s not a checklist, nor is it a “dream” of all the great things you will get done that day, but …

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Keep Parts of Your Heart a Secret by Lynn Cowell

Keep Parts of Your Heart a Secret   Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Instagram, Snap Chat…(when does it end), it’s easy to follow each detail of your sometimes roller coaster life. Girl flirts with boy. Boy returns the favor. Girls spills her guts to said boy. Boy breaks up. Girl spills more – only this time it is pain. This scenario isn’t just girls; it could easily be reversed. Because you now have access to each other non-stop, the “getting-to-know” period is now on steroids. A girl and guy can literally know everything there is to know about each other in just …

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