Mother’s Day is coming up soon which means moms throughout the country will be receiving flowers and cards. Los Angeles Times posted an article in 2019 stating, “Mother’s Day overall is the third-largest holiday for the greeting-card industry, behind Christmas and Valentine’s Day, with 133 million sold for Mother’s Day.” That is a lot of …
Mothers understand their children. Happy Mother’s Day in Heaven to my Mom! I can just hear you making music with the Lord. Millions of things M – is for the millions of things she did for me. She loved me, even when I was stinky (literally). Mom showed patience even when I was sassy (sad …
With Mother’s Day coming up soon it seems like a good time to share with you a little about my lovely and Godly mother. It seems especially fitting today as she is currently having surgery to remove cancer from her leg. Prayers for her would be appreciated. Let’s talk about some lessons that I have …
Birthdays are a magical time when you are a child, full of fun things to do, friends, gifts and of course cake! What joy a birthday brings to a child! However, as a parent, a child’s birthday brings different emotions. Emotions and thoughts that I wasn’t expecting. My eldest son just turned eight this week …
Love your children from the heart The 1st thing I learned while raising my kids was that we are to love our children from the heart. As a mother I raised 4 children all in the same home, same mom and dad and they couldn’t be more different. Let’s rejoice in their differences. Learn how …
Popular trends govern, or at least influence parenting styles. You have probably heard of what is referred to as “helicopter parents”; where parents constantly are hovering over their children monitoring their every move ready to smooth the tiniest hair that dares to move out of place. My husband and I were parents of a one-year-old …