How would you describe your Christmas season so far? Time spent with family & friends? Christmas Parties, Shopping or Enjoying Festive Food? Participating in School and Church Activities? If your Christmas season looks anything like mine did a few years ago, there’s only one way […]
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How to Show Gratitude by Using Your Words “One kind word can change someone’s entire day.” – Anonymous So far we’ve talked about the spiritual, mental and physical benefits of cultivating a grateful heart as well as: 6 Ways To Cultivate A Grateful Heart Today! How […]
How to Choose Gratitude Through Your Day Are you still unsure about the whole cultivating gratitude thing? I understand it can be tough to wrap your brain around, especially if you are in a challenging season. It can seem almost impossible to choose gratitude through […]
How to Start Growing a Habit of Gratitude Right Now Once you are committed to creating a habit of thinking of what you’re grateful for each day, it’s time to consider making it a written activity! I know it can be intimidating for people who […]
6 Ways To Cultivate A Grateful Heart Today Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 If we are truly seeking to cultivate a grateful heart we need to begin the “practice of gratitude”. […]
How To Cultivate A Grateful Heart – A Gratitude Challenge Definition of gratitude: the state of being grateful: Thankfulness As I was having (yet another) discussion about patience with my 3-year-old the other day, things took an unsuspecting twist. Me: Baby girl, where is your patience […]
So you’ve got a special tween girl in your life too?? Awesome! Since you’re here I am betting you long to see her growing in her faith 🙂 Maybe you’ve noticed the things about her faith she’s processing on her own? Or you hear the good […]
” Homemaking is easy. I’ve got it all under control.” Said no woman. ever. How true is that? If we’re being honest we need help with homemaking. Lots of help. And that’s ok – it’s even a good thing! God created us as individuals with […]
As the season changes, I find myself looking ahead to the upcoming Holidays. I’m looking at the good and…. um, the hectic. Before we hit it head on, I believe fall is a great time for a refocus. My heart has been prompted lately to […]
What then are we to do about our problems? We must learn to live with them until such time as God delivers us from them…we must pray for grace to endure them without murmuring. Problems patiently endured will work for our spiritual perfecting. They […]
10 pm and the house was finally quiet. I ran through the checklist in my overwhelmed mind. I grasped at anything that would make me feel accomplished that day … What could I check off that would say all the busy was “worth it”? Could […]
“Well that didn’t go well” my oldest girl proclaimed. She was right. Sadly it was mostly Mom and Dad’s attitude that was at fault. After nearly 20 years of marriage, that night we still managed to create what we now call the “s’more fiasco”. A […]
“Mom, I really am OK!” I heard my daughter respond once again to my questioning of how she was doing. It had been a rough spring. In Florida during what should have been a fun-filled Spring Break, we discovered she had broken her right foot. Her left had been […]
In four months my daughter will get married. Her journey through adolescence was similar to other girls. Somedays she had to endure ridicule and name calling for not giving in. And others days she was praised and applauded for saying no. When I told her […]
Recently, a friend told me I have six more summers with my daughter. Six. Six summers until we are outfitting my girl’s dorm room. Six summers until the world calls her an adult. Six summers until my girl no longer bounces around our house chomping […]
This may be the most cliche thing I can say as a Mom, but I’m going to say it anyway. I wouldn’t trade one day of raising my teen girls for anything. I’ll take each mood swing, each time they talk back, each sweet […]
Part of a Father’s story while Raising Godly Girls… The horse named Raven is spectacular. A rather large girl, well over 1200 lbs. and covered in a shaggy long black winter coat of hair, tapering to huge hooves. She is a Percheron, complete with an […]
As a couples counselor, I regularly work with Christian women who are trying to serve God but are struggling in their marriages. Of course, there are many reasons that people come to see me and every situation is unique. It is quite common though, even […]
Is it okay to be nurturing? It used to be a given that girls were the sweet and caring ones. A hundred years ago, nobody discouraged girls from mothering their little baby dolls and dreaming of marriage. But today, our girls are growing up in […]
