Tag: choices
I have spent so much of my energy and time being frustrated, discouraged, angry and shameful about being a mom because I used to believe it was my job to get my kids to behave…
Forcing a feeling of gratitude is one of those things that sounds good in theory, but doesn’t have much substance to it. It’s much like when we force our kiddos to say they’re sorry when they’re nothing of the sort.
…maybe it’s the child in me, but there is something about having exercise “scheduled” that makes me NOT WANT TO DO IT! So now I ask myself: What do I WANT to do, what sounds really fun today? This simple question makes exercise SO liberating!!!
Sometimes parents are scared to lose control if they offer a child too many choices, but quite the opposite is true if choices are used in a healthy, non-threatening way.
There’s some debate about what kind of exercise is most beneficial for specific goals and it’s introduced confusion about what is considered “good” exercise and exercise that might be a waste of time.
It is vital for all of us to realize that just because we have strong faith and courage at one point does not make us exempt from the enticing of Satan and his followers for the rest of our lives.
When I ask parents to reconsider how they approach their kids as they get older, a common concern I hear is, “Well, am I just going to let them get away with it?” The answer is simple, “No.”
When I think of all the times my kids have responded to me by yelling, being sarcastic, or even by being disrespectful, I cannot think of a single time that I improved the situation by demanding that their behavior stop….not once.
of choosing my own adventure, I’m choosing my own marriage. I’m choosing how I react when I’m angry or annoyed. I’m choosing to be the wife I told my husband I would be. I am choosing to let my husband be the husband the he told me he’d be.