What if this week we focused on speaking words to our spouses that were like honey, sweet to the soul and pleasant to the bones?
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When they push against your boundaries, remind yourself that your child is not a little monster. At this age, they are just trying to figure out who is boss.
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As a mom, we can see inside our child’s heart almost like an x-ray machine. Even when my children were in college, I could always tell when they visited home if their heart wasn’t in a good place. A mom just knows. The challenging part of the heart is that no one else can “fix” it, except that person.
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Today I’m going to give you guys some practical help when it comes to dinner time. Read on for my #1 Tip and if you have any tricks or tips to get dinner on the table every night, share them in the comments! We can all use a little help in this area.
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If you aren’t where you want to be in your life, whether in your marriage, your body image, your home, your career, your friends- take some time to assess where you are and ask yourself why?
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One thing I want to encourage all of my moms to do is to start doing this mom life with other moms who live around you.
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No matter what your Christmas looked like this year, one thing is certain when you’re a mom: you are EXHAUSTED when the holidays are over! My tip for you this week is to kick back and rest.
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I like to close out each year and start a new one with a prayer for all my moms– and for 2018 my prayer is that you would invite Jesus into this crazy everyday life you are living.
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Those of you moms who are married are fortunate to have a helper and companion along this crazy road of parenthood. But at times, prioritizing your husband can seem like just another task on your to-do list for the day. How can you show your husband he is important to you amidst the non-stop demands of mothering?
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As moms we can get so used to doing everything for our kids, that it’s hard to recognize when our child is ready to do certain things for themselves.
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Think of your marriage as a 401K program; if you don’t invest along the way, when you get older, you’ll wish you had. Like a 401K, you don’t have to make big investments, but lots of small deposits over the years add up in a good way.
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Sometimes, I feel like I’m playing tug of war and I’m the rope!
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As moms, we need to teach our children, starting at age 1, that they need to respect their mom and dad. Children can be disrespectful at any age: the toddler trying to kick you while you are changing their diaper, the middle-schooler rolling their eyes, or the teenager talking disrespectfully. But, the majority of the time, a child is disrespectful because they have been allowed to get away with this disrespect.
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I was visiting with a friend of mine recently and I saw the greatest idea at her house. I immediately fell in love with the concept and wished I had implemented such a system when my children were younger. I loved it so much, I asked her to write a blog post for us!
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Each season brings new challenges, sorrows and joys. Keep in mind, as a mom, that God will make everything beautiful in its own time.
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My challenge to us moms this week is to take some time to examine what’s going on in your child’s world at school- especially when your child acts out, has a change in his/her personality or is not acting like themselves around your home whether in attitude, loss of motivation for homework or acting more disrespectfully.
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Do you seek people’s approval like I do? Do you want to please your husband, children, parents and friends? The list could go on and on. If you are pursuing others approval, why is that? Are you looking for affirmation that you are doing a good job, are you searching to find your place in the world and if you have others approval then you know you are of worth, or do you just want people to like you?
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