I have a confession. I am a failure. It’s true. I fail regularly. I fail, I beat myself up, then I fail again. It’s a ridiculous cycle that I have been in…forever. This cycle is true even in my parenting journey, though I hoped and prayed it wouldn’t be. Don’t we all look at our first newborn baby and think, “I’m gonna do it right. I’m not gonna mess her up. I’ll be the perfect mom.” We all subconsciously think those things in different ways. But you know what I’ve learned since becoming a mom? I will not always do it right (in fact, I rejoice when something even remotely goes the way I planned), I will probably mess ...Read More
Helping Little Ones Celebrate the True Meaning of Christmas
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is somewhat inescapable. It is a busy time of year with parties and celebrations, baking and cooking, and family traditions. We have three little ones in our house ages 4, 3, and 1, and sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed with the thought of Christmas and how our society focuses on the perfect gift. However, when my husband and I had kids, we knew we wanted to set our children's focus on God in every area of their lives. That includes Christmas. While we don't think it's wrong to receive gifts, we don't want that to be our focus. If that is a family's focus, it is so easy to ...Read More
