Parenting in this day and age can feel overwhelming like a barrage of mom fails. Every now and then I pat myself on the back but the feelings of shame and the overwhelming notion that I'm not getting this mom thing right are my companions. Those moments when you mess up or as I have seen it called on social media #momfails are the things we have meticulously packed and stored in our hearts. We walk around carrying the heavy load of shame like it was our savior but it quickly proves to be our … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Books to Read Together as a Family & Great Audio Books for Long Trips
Below I share our family's favorite books to read together. Books not only open up a whole new world for our children but as they've gotten older it provides us a springboard of great conversation to chat about their thoughts on the situations, issues and adventures we read about. We Get our Books at... We read as a family at home before getting them in bed, on long car trips using audio books, while camping in our tent or around the fire, at the beach or anytime were traveling with … [Read more...]
How to Lay It Down and Trust God with the Children He Entrusted to You
Today we have a guest writer, Deb Ober, who is partnering with me as we journey together through the book Mom Set Free. Deb is sharing with us from her own experience on "How to Lay it Down and Trust God with Our Kids". As Moms, we feel the pressure of raising our kids “right”, whatever that means to each of us. We feel judged when our kids throw a temper tantrum in the grocery store or hit another child in preschool. But more than that, we feel like we are failing at our most important … [Read more...]
Motherhood The Pressure to Be the Perfect Example
Motherhood the pressure to be the perfect example is something we can all relate to as we think about raising our children. I'm sure we can all relate to the fact that we have failed miserably in this area of trying to be the perfect example for our kids. I have to chuckle as I write this because when I say it out loud and type it out, it sounds ridiculous that I would have such unattainable standards of perfection for my motherhood. Unfortunately, I have held to this ridiculous standard of … [Read more...]
Calm Your Worry Filled Mind–Rehearse instead of Rehash
I didn't even realize it was happening. I hadn't noticed how worry and fear were taking over and robbing me of peace of mind. One night I started paying attention to why I couldn't fall asleep. I was shocked at what I discovered. I discovered I was a bully. No, I wasn't bullying anyone but I was bullying myself around. My self-talk was unreal. All of a sudden in my head I would turn on "Bossy Betty" and demanded to know why I didn't get things done and listed everything I did wrong. And … [Read more...]
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