THINK
Parenting and Shame
Tuesday Topic: Coping With Rejection by Peers
So, How Was It?
Mother’s Day for the Brokenhearted
Home: Moving Forward
Anger is Powerful, Sorrow is Terrifying
$100 Shell Card Giveaway and Saving Money at the Pump
Sunday Gratitude
I was reminded of this great acronym earlier this week when I saw it hanging on a friend’s refrigerator.
THINK
T: Is it truthful?H: Is it helpful?I: Is it inspiring?N: Is it necessary?K: Is it kind?
Have you used this with your children? I need to work on this with my kids this summer.
Any other brilliant acronyms you can share with us?
Happy Friday,
Lisa
How does shame affect the way we parent? We place such high expectations on ourselves, yet sometimes we find that even with the best education and support, our children’s brokenness is more than we can heal. We mothers should be able to heal our children, right? Well, I couldn’t, and I know that many of you can’t either. And while I can extend grace to others with relative ease, I struggle to extend it to myself.
I didn’t manage to post a Tuesday Topic last week and I missed hearing all of you share your great thoughts and encouraging words. This week’s question is from Gwen who wrote, I would love to hear some discussion about how to deal with other children’s perceptions (and, often, rejection) of our special needs kids. [...]
How was your Mother’s Day? Our morning started with Sunshine making coffee for me and then all of us rushing out the door to the 8:30 service at church. We were late, which was disappointing because I love being in time for all of worship. Despite that, we got seats near the front, which helps [...]
I’ve given birth eight times. Call me crazy, but I birthed my babies naturally, and half of them at home. Each labor brought me to a moment of not knowing if I could make it through. It was unbelievably hard and sometimes I was scared. But every single time I went into labor, I set [...]
Progress on our remodel is slow-going, but we’re moving steadily forward with building a bedroom for Dimples. The plan is to empty our garage in order to remodel it into two small bedrooms and a tiny bit of indoor storage. Dimples has to have her own room with a small bathroom when she comes home, [...]
