It’s the first week of a brand new year and many of us are reflecting about how this year could be different from the last one.
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When real life hits us in the face, it is hard to follow all the “good advice” well-meaning people share with us. It is hard because marriage is hard.
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No one likes to wait. We all wish training our children in obedience or creating a welcoming home came as easily and quickly as an Amazon Prime order. But it takes time to teach a toddler to obey and it takes time to save up for furniture that you love.
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Here we are again, at the start of another school year! Here is my best advice for settling into a new school routine…
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Motherhood sometimes feels like one long test, doesn’t it? Only with this test, you don’t discover if you’ve passed or failed until your kids are adults!
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We all lose our cool at times with our children. It’s not pretty and I’m not proud of the times I’ve been there. I’m just being straight with you! Here are three tips on how to keep your cool.
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Life is especially difficult in a lot of ways for many of us right now, but the best gift we can give our kids is to deal with our own stuff.
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Sabbath should be a time where you recharge, when you remember that it is God who provides for you, and when your family comes together to hang out. Make it something that works for your family! And remember, practice makes perfect, just keep at it.
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I always say, “being a mom is not for the faint of heart,” but being a military mom takes momming to a whole new level. In 2020 most of the world has gotten a good taste of not being in control, but a military family lives that life all the time.
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Boundaries are essential in life, especially in the life of a mom. Boundaries identify where you start and where someone else needs to stop. Just like a fence around a yard, boundaries protect and define what is yours – and what is not theirs.
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I think as moms, we are weary and burdened. We all desperately need rest, no matter the age of our children of our season of life…
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Parenting is all about trial and error, working at it from one another, then backing up and trying a different angle until it works.
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Motherhood sometimes feels like one long test, doesn’t it? Only with this test, you don’t discover if you’ve passed or failed until your kids are adults!
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When it comes to keeping the family calendar simple in a mom’s world, I’m not sure it is always possible!
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No one else is going to make us do this, but mommas, for the sake of our children, we have got to be more disciplined when it comes to technology use!
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Whatever season of motherhood you’re in, being a mom is often lonely.
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Just as we see that seasons are natural in our children’s lives, so too, as women we will experience natural seasons of sorrow and joy in our lives.
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Think about what might need to 'give' in your life in order to create margin and peace. Figure out what is causing the major strain or stress.
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How many of you moms have ever prayed and asked God for strength? Here is the truth: strength is built up over time. A non-runner can’t instantly become a marathoner over night. Training, work, pain, time, exhaustion and feelings of defeat are all part of the process to gain strength to run a race.
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Sex is truly the icing on the cake. It will always take on the form of the relationship …
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