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Out of the Mouths of Babes

Being a mom isn’t very fun some days. It is hands down the hardest job there is out there. Anyone who tells you any different, either hasn’t tried it before or they’re lying. Trying to get your kids to do what they’re told seems like an impossible task most days. This week has been a rough one for me as a mother. I’m not sure who said it was the “terrible twos” because three is worse…much, much worse. I’d take two over three any day. No matter what I do Logan will not listen to me, in fact, most of … Continue reading →

Read About It

When it comes to reading and your marriage, who is the bigger reader? Did you both read books about marriage and how to maintain a good marriage before you got married? Or did you assume you’d figure it out as you went along? I have to say neither Mick nor I read books about marriage before we married, which is perhaps surprising since we are both big readers. We did however talk a lot about what we expected of marriage and how our marriage was going to work. There is another aspect to reading that does not include reading books … Continue reading →

Parenting – The Hardest Job Out

Parenting is one of the hardest jobs out. These days it is made even harder by so many marriages breaking up and ending in divorce and re-marriages that create blended families. The other reason parenting is hard these days is because there are more cases of both parents working outside the home. That need or perceived need for both parents to work leads to many problems, some of which Andrea touches on her blog. It leads to bored children and teenagers, with too much time on their hands and lack of supervision. Another factor is that parents have either by … Continue reading →

Parenting God’s Way – part 2

“Modern mums equate the word wellbeing with ‘happiness’, as if happiness is all that counts or is at least more valuable than discipline, responsibility or overall health,” says social trends researcher Sure, we all want our kids to be happy, but to expect happiness all the time in life is unrealistic. Loss, hard times, sorrow, disappointments come. They are part of life. How are our children going to cope with them if they have not been trained properly, during their growing years? My children both tell people they had happy childhoods. We spent lots of happy hours, reading to them, … Continue reading →

When Your Kids Complain About a Step-Parent–Part One

There is no denying that divorce can complicate a family. As you probably know by now, I don’t necessarily think this is always a bad thing, sometimes it can add some wonderful new dimensions to a family (not to mention, new extended family members and intended “family”)–but there might not be anything (after the initial break-up, custody and money issues) that is a more slippery slope that adding in a new step parent. I think I should confess to you all that I have never played the role of step-parent but I would actually love the opportunity. Since I’ve been … Continue reading →

Monday Morning Parenting Tips

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I’m sure you’ve probably heard the expression “Kids don’t come with an instruction manual.” And if you have been a parent, even for a short time, you will agree that it can be one of the hardest jobs around. Fortunately there’s no shortage of help available for harried parents. In yesterday’s Times-Tribune, a few helpful tips were offered including: (1) Use GEMS (Genuine Encounter Moments)– A child’s self-esteem is influenced by the quality of time spent with their parents not the amount of time. Because a lot of parents are busy they don’t get to spend time with their kids. … Continue reading →

The First Step

One thing you hear a lot as a single parent is, “ I don’t know how you do it.” My answer is always, you would be surprised what you can do when you have to. When it first became apparent that divorce might not be just something that happened to other people, I started looking at my options. I remember crying because the only place I could afford to live was a place I wouldn’t live. I decided right then I need to make some changes in my life. I had always believed that my income was “extra”, my husband … Continue reading →

This is the Rest of Your Life

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Have you grieved for your marriage? If not, you can’t heal. Although it’s not an actual death it is the death of your dream, that one that you’ve been carrying in your heart since you were a teenager. Mom and Dad who love each other raising a few perfect kids in a house with a white picket fence. It’s hard to let go and in order to let go you have to grieve what is lost. I’m not saying that you should wallow in that grief but just know that it is part of the process. Give yourself time to … Continue reading →

No More “Enjoy Your Child While You Can”

I read an interesting blog this week from the Huffington Post. It was written by a mother of three young children. The core message was that although she understands the good intentions of those who say things like, “Enjoy them while you can” or similar sentiments such as that, she finds it a bit unnerving. She expressed how it makes her feel like she isn’t a good mom if she isn’t enjoying every moment. Because let’s face it, the reality is that not every moment in parenting is enjoyable. I certainly understood her point. It made me pause and think … Continue reading →

I Feel Guilty …

Last Friday night, I was the passenger in a car accident that involved getting slammed twice by a semi truck on black ice. I’m feeling so very blessed right now – I’m stiff and sore, my head hurts, and I have five ribs out, but it was my door that took the most impact, and by all logical standards, I should be dead. I have thanked God countless times in the last five days for my life. It’s been hard, though, to keep putting all this weight on my husband. My health this year has really been up and down, … Continue reading →