I am a recovering perfectionist. I’m not sure I was born a perfectionist. I think inside I was a messy, creative, parent pleaser being raised by a perfectionist. I was an out-of-the-box kid being raised by in-the-box parents and one of them was a perfectionist. What I have ...
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Fun Backyard Activities for Kids
Our weather is warming up, making it much easier for our family to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. We have several things for our kids to do in the backyard: a trampoline, a salmon ladder for the older two; a play house; a mud kitchen; and a pirate ship with a tree house. And yet, all of ...
REach Those Mom Goals One at a Time
We have only one week left to meet our mom goals in the Be a Better Mom Challenge! Can you believe it? I actually am not sure whether it’s flown by…or dragged on. Both, at times, I suppose. In any case, I hope you feel that you have gained value and insight into your own ...
How to Set and Enforce Boundaries
You may be familiar with the Permissive Parenting “movement.” It is the direct reaction to the Authoritarian Parenting of our grandparents’ and older generations. In Authoritarian Parenting, children were to be seen and not heard. Parents considered children to be insignificant and ...
Helping Your Children Understand God
In the next few days, I'm going to talk about setting and enforcing boundaries; however, it’s imperative to discuss the importance of relationships and helping your children understand God first. Josh McDowell once said, “Rules without relationship leads to rebellion.” I would imagine this to be ...
Powerful Encouragement For Moms
While I truly hope that this pandemic will not last forever, the encouragement in this article will always be relevant because if you’re not going through something difficult right now, you’re probably just coming out of it or just headed into it. So many moms are feeling extra pressure right now, ...