This is a phrase that has personally helped me through some very challenging days. Sometimes you have to take a deep breath and tell yourself, everything is going to be ok. This is just for NOW, not FOREVER! You won't always feel this way. It's temporary. It's a season and seasons do change. Joy comes [...]
Tag: Parenting
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 [...]
Are You a Pastor, Church, or Ministry?
Are you a Pastor, Church, or Ministry? Would you like to have a certified Christian life coach on hand to support your church family as they navigate the challenges and stresses of life and relationships that come to all of us? Some church members find it difficult to “air their laundry” to someone who will [...]
For the Mama navigating a challenging relationship with a child
Are you challenged by your relationship with your child? I think we can all agree that God is the PERFECT parent. He carefully fashioned these two beloved children, giving them the very best of Himself and then placed them in the most beautiful, peaceful, and perfect environment where they could flourish. Every need was fully [...]
Bring the JOY back to your mothering!
Did you know that your child’s, teen's, or adult child’s behavior is a result of a feeling they don’t know how to deal with? Just like our actions come from a feeling we are having and a negative thought that is causing that feeling. We may not be able to be in their head to [...]
Motherhood is a Lifelong Journey
Motherhood is a lifelong journey...there will be ups and downs and the downs don't mean you are failing, they mean you are human. It's the challenging seasons that show us how resilient we are and how faithful God is. My coach always says, "This is the part where you GET to be the Mom." Motherhood [...]
Let Go & Be FREE!
The prison door is always open for us, but we must choose to walk through! When things have been one way for so long, the familiarity can cause a strange sense of false comfort. You get used to being in a constant state of fight or flight or survival mode. But we cannot heal without [...]
Do You Feel Like You Are Failing As A Mom Some Days? Me, too!
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 [...]
Curiosity is My New Favorite Emotion!
Curiosity is becoming my new FAVORITE emotion! It’s such a mindset SHIFTER because it immediately takes the focus off of YOU & puts it on the other person! Your brain begins to ask questions like, “I wonder what’s going on with them?” And, “I wonder what they must be feeling to make them say that [...]
~JENNY RIEFLIN MINISTRIES~ 