Parenting is an adventure, isn’t it? In the road map of parenting, we know the starting point (pregnancy) and end point (adulthood). However, navigating the path is tricky! There are the uphill climbs with a newborn, the windy roads of elementary years, the roadblocks and pitfalls of the teen years. However, within those twists and turns, there are beautiful vista points where we must stop and soak in the view…
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Help Me Partner Together As We Parent
Parenting is about working as a team. God’s design to make a child requires a mom and dad. It is His design for them to stay together to raise that child. So how can moms help dads? How can dads help moms? Parenting is a big responsibility, and when we add that on top of the other obligations or stresses in our life, it becomes harder to balance. Perhaps you…
Dear Joyce . . . Help! Do mommies get a sick day?
Dear Joyce, I woke up with such a bad pinched nerve in my neck I can’t move, let alone take care of my 2 year old. I have no idea how to take care of myself and my pregnancy with so much pain and no child care. I feel so bad because my daughter has seen me cry a lot today, and I could not hold her. HELP!!!! – Annie…
Help Me With My Chaos
When we are feeling OVERWHELMED from the chaos in our lives . . . HELP us God!! During our weeks, we have external chaos and internal chaos. The external: schedules, deadlines, meetings, obligations, illness . . . The internal: disorganization, perfectionism, depression, stress, fear, anxiety, self-esteem, loss . . . How do we address our hurts? What is our hope? What can be done to help? What’s the hurt? Is your chaos the clutter? An over-scheduled life? Not enough…