“You’ve ruined your daughter! She will have emotional/mental issues throughout her life because of you! She will need therapy! You’re a horrible mom! You’ve failed! You’ve ruined her!” The words rushed through my head whispered in a silent, yet loud, scream throughout my entire being as gut wrenching sobs shook my body. It was night […]
“We absorb shame in 3 seconds, BUT it takes about 30 seconds to absorb a compliment!” This statement by Curt Thompson, who is a Christian psychiatrist in private practice, has been a huge eye opener for me! When he shared this at the IF Gathering this spring and explored with us in detail why and […]
It was one of those days. I was extra tired with a lot on my mind and heart. I was dealing with attitudes and training young ones. If you’re a parent of young ones in training you will know what I mean when I say my brain juice was pretty much used up. So, brain […]
We’ve all heard the saying, ‘It’s the little things’ I’m sure! In the craziness of life ‘the little things’ can easily be missed or they can become a beautiful reminder of a promise, a memory, or even a simple reminder that God is right there in the dark valley with you, having never left your […]
If you’re a parent or work with small kids, I’m sure you’ve had some incredible conversations. The questions these little humans come up with absolutely amaze me. This is how a conversation ensued with my 5-year-old around the breakfast table this morning. It all started out super inquisitive and fun, and then we both ended […]
What If? I know. I know. You arenât supposed to ask yourself the âwhat ifâ questions. They can create too much margin for fear or discouragement or blah, blah, blah. Whatevâs. I need routine and the pressure of a deadline to persist and produce. This week I donât have any of that. We are coming […]