Every once in a while it’s important to stop for a moment, take a look in your parenting rearview mirror, and acknowledge how far you’ve come. It’s so easy to get weighed down with [...]
Something goes wrong (or at least not the way you planned) and your mind can so quickly and so easily go to questions like: Why does this have to happen to me? Why do I have to suffer this right [...]
I don’t know about you, but I get tired of feeling angry, frustrated, and helpless, but it always seems to happen when I’m confused… and then get defensive with my son. And let’s be real ~ [...]
It almost seems automatic, when you’re a parent, to worry about your kids. When they’re little we worry about whether or not they’ll ever be potty-trained. Then we worry about if [...]
Recently I listened to a podcast on money problems. As “abundance vs. scarcity” was discussed I kept thinking about how the same principles apply to those of us who are greatly concerned about [...]
Self-doubt. It’s definitely a part of parenting. But did you know it’s also a part of confidence and becoming ~ even in parenting? Whenever you’re working on something important to [...]
He spends a lot of time with questionable friends. He’s not interested in anything good or worthwhile. He doesn’t even go to church anymore. And I have the gall to say, “Your teen’s choices are [...]
“It’s all my fault.” “If I was a better mom my son wouldn’t be struggling right now.” As valid or real as these statements can seem, especially when it feels like everything is going wrong ~ they [...]
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