My beautiful daughter, Sierra Eggers, posted this on her Facebook page this morning. I thought it was something that others, myself included, really needed to hear and/or be reminded of, so I asked her permission to share it with all of you. “I’m typically not one to go posting stuff on social media that often, […]
“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 […]
This morning I jolted awake with the realization that my husband was out of bed and I was still in it, and it should’ve been the other way around! I quickly grabbed my phone to check my alarm. In dismay I realized I HAD OVERSLEPT because I had accidentally set it to p.m. instead of […]
Throughout most of my childhood, I was on constant alert. I had to constantly gauge my father’s mood every second of every day in order to know how to behave and react. I didn’t have the luxury of time to reason through things and respond logically. In survival mode, you learn to react and react […]