Many of my children were “food insecure” when they joined our family via adoption. Some were very malnourished and a couple were starving. So I show love by feeding my people.
As Jonah learned, repentance is the greatest and most loving gift a Father could offer His children.
Protect your kids, but not from their own emotions. Instead teach them how to feel all the emotions, including the uncomfortable ones.
If you’re sick of trying to reign in your first reactions, but you just keep yelling, episode 234 of the Build Family Connection Podcast is for you.
No one likes to feel afraid. Sometimes, that fear makes sense and is useful to help keep you safe. But … sometimes our fears don’t make sense.
If a flashlight or candle were a living thing, would it recognize its own light? Do you recognize YOUR own light?
Modern-day prophets have helped me gain a deeper understanding of who I am, where I am going, what I need to do, and why it even matters.
The word “no” comes with all sorts of baggage, both for the mom and for the child. Chances are, whenever you have to tell your child “no”, they are going to react badly…
Sometimes being a mom can be a lonely business. It takes some time and it takes deliberate effort to reach out and find a tribe, but it’s so worth it.
We do not have idols carved from stone or molten out of precious metals as the children of Israel did, but we have our own comforts and distractions, things that take our hearts and minds away from Him.