Tag: parenting
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Cute Advent idea that I am totally stealing…
I follow the Mummy Deals blog on Facebook\’s Networked Blogs. I saw this idea today. We\’ve been doing our nightly Advent devotion as a family, but I usually end up more frazzled than refreshed because it doesn\’t hold the kids\’ attention so we rush through it and I usually yell at someone before it is all said and…
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Supermom
Everyone knows by now that I am a little bit of a perfectionist. I expect the best from myself, from my family, from my friends. I often set myself up for failure and disappointment when I do that. I know that. I accept it, but it doesn\’t mean I\’ve learned to live with it. School…
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Progress, perhaps?
I sat down tonight and worked on school plans…yuck! However, I realized it is a 7 1/2 week quarter, so that was a good thing. It motivated me to get plans at least outlined for two of my courses. Now, I feel less hopeless than I did before. I have also been struggling with my…
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Dearly loved children
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children”- Ephesians 5:1 This verse means a lot to me as a mother and as a Christian. Paul calls us God\’s \”dearly loved children.\” If we think about our relationship with God as a parent-child relationship, then this makes perfect sense! As parents, we know that our…
