Blog — Encouragement

It seems like everything we teach our children begins with us. It is such an overwhelming thought. What happens when I mess up? Parenting is the best… most difficult job on the planet! 

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If you are the parents of young children, you may think that they will never grow up.

I remember looking forward to the days when I wouldn't have to repeat myself over and over again, dress them, bathe them, carry them everywhere, go through the huge bedtime routine. I look back and see how much I missed by looking ahead to what I wished for rather than looking at the abundant blessings that God had given every moment of every day! Please take advice from this mom......

Now that I have experienced parenting from the birth of my children through grandparenting, I can say that for me, the physical exhaustion of raising four little ones was SO MUCH EASIER than the mental and emotional draining of parenting teens. Add the strong will of a child and the physical, mental and emotionally draining is intensified. My husband and I were blessed to have 4 out of 4 strong willed children (intensities varied, thank the Lord!)

Would you classify your child as a strong willed child? It is very likely that if you have one or more children you, have a strong willed child....continue reading.

Have you ever been threatened with imprisonment or having your children taken from you because you chose to homeschool?

Every year I do the same thing. I tell myself that I will get all my Christmas shopping, and gifts made and done before Thanksgiving. This has been a Christmas wish that continues to elude me! It has been on very rare occasions that I actually have sent Christmas gifts early enough that they arrive before Christmas. Such high hopes... maybe this year? I doubt it.

I have learned that we, parents, need to be the examples of how and WHY Christmas is celebrated...... continue reading