Just this week, I had a little trip down memory lane. Remember that post I did called “Backseat Purpose”? It was about how your children need to feel more than loved. They need to feel that they are needed and have a purpose in your home. Well, I was thinking about that concept as I watched in amazement as my Continue Reading →
As I sat watching, “Facing the Giants” last night, I heard a word picture that I want to pass on to you. It goes something like this, there were two farmers in desperate need of rain. Both knew they needed to pray…so they did. But one farmer did more than pray. He prepared for the rain. It made me start Continue Reading →
Just to give you a jump start of ideas that you can have your kids help you with around the house, following is a list of the “jobs” my kids do around our house on a daily basis. Clean up their own Quiet Time areaSweep the kitchenCollect the trash from around the house and take it outsideVacuum the Living RoomVacuum Continue Reading →
Just a simple thought for today. Have you ever thought about the fact that your children want to feel more than loved…they want to feel needed? Your kids want to feel like contributors to your home. They want to feel that if they were missing, it would matter. I don’t know about you, but in all honesty, I feel that Continue Reading →
I can clearly remember that moment when my daughter was still very little and I made a decision about her and my future children. I was standing outside of a Sunday School classroom and I noticed another little girl whose clothing was very mis-matched and she had topped off her outfit with sparkly, ruby-red slippers. I remember thinking, “I will Continue Reading →
I don’t know about you, but some days I am hard pressed to find a moment to just shut my brain off. Do you ever feel like that? Well, in those rare moments when I do get a thought to myself, I think about what I want my kids to be like when they grow up. I guess that’s kind Continue Reading →
“Believing in someone else, so they can believe in themselves, is a small but hugely significant act of leadership.” – Carly Fiorina Okay, I’m going to meditate on this quote a little bit. It has been rolling around in my head quite a bit lately. Just like I always do, when I read it for the first time, I began Continue Reading →