Everywhere I turn in our home there are signs that a new season has arrived. While life is filled with many seasons, motherhood brings with it, its own seasons—each offering different experiences, challenges, and certainly changes.
December Make A Difference Challenge: Children For Children Christmas Concert
This month’s challenge is a great way to teach your children to give instead of focusing on what they will get this Christmas. They will enjoy sharing their talents and their gift of giving will be a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season.
That’s Life
My friend is a new mom and it has not been an easy road for her. She is doing great but, she’s been having one issue right now and it’s been a big concern to her. So, I gave her the best advice I could.
Christina Bartholomew: I Know What It Is To Love Unconditionally
We’ve been blessed with a large family–we have more kids than almost everyone we know, so I’ve learned to forge my own way and figure out how this can and should work. My husband and I put our family as our first priority and though it’s exhausting and chaotic at times, there is so much life and happiness in our home.
Thanks and Giving: How To Be “The Rich Family in Church”
Eddie Ogan’s story, “The Rich Family in Church” illustrates perfectly how giving to others can fill us with contentment and gratitude for our lives, even if we appear poor in the eyes of others.
What You See Is What You Get
I recently spent time with my beautiful spunky 89-year-old aunt. Despite losing her husband and then losing one of her daughters, my Aunt Ginny is one of the most optimistic people I know. She truly believes what she sees is what she gets.
The Science of Optimisn
Whether you’re a natural born optimist or a struggling pessimist like myself, cultivating optimism can be the difference between enduring motherhood and enjoying it.
Small and Simple Things
Because I suffer from depression, optimism doesn’t come easily for me. I’m always searching for ways to keep myself happy so I can focus on raising my children. I’ve found a few simple things that, if done daily, help me to stay optimistic.
Spiritual Sunday Webinar: We’re Both Being Raised
Do you ever feel exhausted from parenthood and wonder what you’re supposed to be learning through all the chaos? Here are five stories that remind us that while we are raising our children, the Lord is raising us.
An Attitude of Gratitude – Episode 18
In this podcast episode, Caryn Payzant and Sara Sahagun discuss ways that we can keep an attitude of gratitude and teach our children about being grateful. Sara is a caring mother of three who recently experienced the loss of her husband. She gives wonderful advice about being grateful for what she has. Sara says, “Gratitude means focusing on the things that are good in your life.”
Flipping the Switch
So many of today’s complaints are really SO trivial. It’s hard to not get sucked in by it all. And the busy-ness of being a mother sometimes means that days fly by with me never thinking of all the things I take for granted.
Picture Story: Celebrate Fall
With all of the electronic devices to choose from these days, it is easy to forget how much fun you can have with just a rake, some leaves and a gorgeous fall day in Colorado.
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