The other week I was leading a monthly women's series at our church on Lioness Arising. The chapter was about how lionesses protect and look out for the lions and the cubs in their pride. The example was this. A lion and two lionesses had been kept in captivity and were to be released. They were ...
“Her Mother’s Hope” and “Her Daughter’s Dream” Book Reviews
If you haven't read a Francine Rivers book yet... then you have a few gallons' worth of tears the rest of us have previously shed. This two book series shines a light on how our parenting and our experiences can impact our children for generations. Extremely cold, aloof and unhappy people generally ...
Discipleship + Mentoring in Parenting (do what we see the Father doing)
As parents, it's such a privilege to be able to teach our children the things of life that matter most. What we model and prioritize will have a huge influence on the way develop and how their characters form. They will value no one else's word above yours, nor will they desire anyone else's love, ...
To Spank or Not to Spank… is that really the question?
Most moms would probably say that spanking is saved for extreme offences so the parent can communicate their point with grave importance. Whether spanking is or isn't effective isn't what I'm here to debate, although I'm happy to hear your opinions on the matter. Oh, I love opinions. When opinions ...
What I learned as a stay-at-home-mom with an identity crisis
I've had a hard time of it recently. Not in a pity party way, but in a grieving-what-I-thought-my-life-would-look-like-but-what-it-is-not kind of way. I don't regret decisions that I've made to be a stay-at-home-mom, simply that there is a transition that inevitably happens, and it is perfectly good ...
What’s The Difference Between Childish Behavior and Foolishness?
Is my child simply having childish behavior or are they acting in foolishness? Here is some insight on those behaviors and also how to train in order to prevent unwanted situations from happening. It's a given fact... As a parent, you're going to eventually experience some "less than ...
Developing Trustworthiness: The Do’s + Don’ts
Here are some do's and don'ts to watch out so you can teach trustworthiness to your children. Trustworthiness is an important quality we need to invest time in building in the lives of our children. Think about it, do you like to spend time with people you don't trust? If you were an employer, ...
Raising Starter Finishers
"Finishing is better than starting." Eccl. 7:8a A few years ago now I was at a discipleship school in the UK. The leader of the school often taught us on various subjects and one particular morning she taught us about the importance of being "Starter Finishers." A starter finisher is by definition - ...
How to prepare your child for another baby (reader Q + A)
I recently received an email from a dear friend in a similar situation to myself, having babies very close together. My first two are 13 months apart and, as I type, my third bun in the oven will be only 16 months younger than my second. Here's what she writes. "I was wondering how ...
The difference between protection and over protection
Perhaps it's because I am neurotic, paranoid about my children's physical safety or just because I think too much about things, but the term over-protection has grated on me. I would think "how can you over-protect?" Then, it hit me, when people speak of others - negatively - as being ...
