From One Mom To Another

Today I would like to share an excerpt from Lisa Welchel’s book “Creative Correction”. This piece really struck something in me, I hope it does with you as well.
Evaluating Our Priorities:
“When it comes to having misplaced priorities, I’m definitely guilty! Much of the time, my goal in parenting is simply [...]

Dr. Kevin Leman said “the phrase working mother is redundant”. I have also heard Dr. Phil say that the stay at home mom has the equivalent of two full time jobs, with no vacation, or clock out time. Even after the kids are in bed they are still “on call”. I know this [...]

I thought I would leave you this friday, with my new found favorite comic strip to support this post, from my new found friend Tracy Hurst. On Tuesday’s with Tracy she discusses having the occasional friend check. She says: “Once a year I do what I call a “friend check.”… *The truth is: If [...]

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I am submitting an application for Emily to enter Kindergarten next year, for now we have decided on the private school with our church. You know what I found interesting? They are going to test her on colors, shapes, letters, and numbers. She has to be able to write her first and [...]

“Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.” Luke 12:23, NIV

Have you ever had one of those days where if you could just get the kids in bed for nap, or bed, then you would be o.k.? Have you ever had this thought, “I am going to get the kids in [...]

“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely” ~Carl Jung
I read Kammie’s Post, 7 Sassy Steps to Self Loving You, and was inspired. She says, “What one thing could you commit to doing each day that showed YOU – you’re crazy about you? Pick one daily self-loving habit and stick to it. [...]

If only this was what God intended, right?
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Our brain compartmentalizes like a computer or filing cabinet. If there is clutter everywhere our brain short circuits because it can not compartmentalize chaos. One of the first things a psychologist told my mom that my ADD brother needed was order, and structure. While there are so many things I could say on this [...]

Over Christmas break I took Emily, my daughter, to see “Charlotte’s Web”. I must confess that I have never really read the book to completion. (If you have not already seen the movie, you must. I will probably own it as soon as I can.) In the movie the mother is concerned about Fern, her [...]