I was recently asked to speak at a MOPS group. If you aren't familiar, MOPS is an international program that welcomes moms to gather and support one another with Jesus through motherhood. Usually it
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Meal Time Help is Here!
Every mom of little ones knows just how difficult meal time can be. This past week I shared a few reels on social media regarding my favorite items that I use in our home (and out to dinner) to help
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A Simple Way to Start a Sabbath Practice
I use to hear about a sabbath practice and think "that must be reserved for some Bible scholar, and not me... a mostly SAHM of four little ones." And yet it wasn't very long that I realized that the
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Have You Ever Felt Unsafe?
Being in a rush is a symptom of not feeling safe. Many women don’t consider this, however. Why? Because we live in a society where being busy is rewarded. “Wow, look at all you got done!” Or “I can’t
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Before sharing with your child, ask yourself this:
Many women are carrying the hurt of their own childhood. They also are accustomed to parenting the way they were parented. It can be seen when a mother opens up to her child without taking the time to
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Boundaries with children
It’s easy to want to give our children what they want to make them happy, especially if you come from a childhood where your needs were an after thought.
I have four babes now and I can tell you that
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A child becomes…
I wasn't just an angry woman, I was a wounded child. I wasn't just a hormonal teen, I was scared. I wasn't just a peace keeper, I was detached from self.
When I began tending to my inner child,
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Boundaries as a mama
What if I told you that you aren’t a “bad” mom for wanting time alone, or to have goals + dreams outside of being only a mother?
What about feelings... can you imagine yourself free from taking
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Violating a child’s Boundaries
I was asked yesterday “where’s the balance?”
I don’t think there’s a “balance” when keeping your child safe + whole. I do think there are topics that are simply OFF THE TABLE. I call these non
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No child…
A little twist on Debi Pearl’s original quote regarding a husband + wife...
Children never become “better” when we criticize them. Actually, no one does. We grow + feel motivated to change when we
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