As humans, we are a being that requires nurturing and care throughout our lives. Obviously, when we are babies and children the care of all our needs is provided by a parent or parental figure in our lives. But as we mature, in the teen years, we begin the slow progression of learning to care [...]
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When Motherhood Doesn’t Look Like You Thought It Would
Has your husband ever come home to walk past your kids, while they are on the couch in front of the TV, to find you in your bed crying just so you could have a break and cry in private? Me, too! I get it. You're overwhelmed, and overstimulated, and tired, and one of your [...]
What are you making your kids behavior mean about YOU?
https://videopress.com/v/eBE9uIfs?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true It’s so easy to make "motherhood" an idol in our lives. We, Mamas, tend to think that our job is to produce perfect Christian children and we judge ourselves based on how “Christian” our kids turned out. But we do not get to control our kids’ outcomes, whether they are 8 or 28. The [...]
What if you could redefine PERFECT?
It's important to remind ourselves that God is the only truly perfect One. God doesn't expect perfection from us. Jesus did it so perfectly that we don't have to! We mamas tend to think we must be perfect at mothering otherwise we are failing. That we must never get frustrated with our littles and we [...]
The You That You Became
Can you love and appreciate the you that you became when you were in survival mode? She took care of you the best she could. Sometimes when we are on the other side of a crisis, some old feelings can try to surface. You find yourself feeling frustrated or upset that you are even feeling [...]
Are You Challenged By Your Relationship With Your Adult Child?
Have you ever made passive aggressive comments to your adult children when they call or spend time with you about how disappointed you are in how little they call you or spend time with you? I get it. You’re hurt. You’re sad. You don’t know how you got to this place. What you crave is [...]
Our Children Are Not Responsible For Our Feelings
Our children are not responsible for our feelings. Neither is anyone else for that matter. We create our feelings every single day with our own thoughts. Sometimes we say, "Well, they said ______________ and THAT made me feel ___________________." But in reality, nobody has the power to make us feel anything but us. We get [...]
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