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Parenting is hard work. How many times have you said that? Or at least thought it? I think I felt it double today. And then I felt like a failure. Can you relate at all? Please tell me you can... In a survey conducted by Focus on the Family, the most frequent comment from mothers was that they felt like failures. (p. 54) And the reason I feel like a failure? Because … [Read more...] about Give Them Grace Preview Chapter 3 – Why Am I Working So Hard?!

I am overly excited to review Amanda White's new ebook, Truth in the Tinsel, an advent experience for little hands! I have been stalking Amanda's blog Impress Your Kids for awhile now - picking up great ideas to do with my youngest son.  Nervous to introduce myself to Amanda at Relevant - I was so overjoyed to spend some quality time chatting with her.  Amanda's heart … [Read more...] about Black Friday Review – Truth in the Tinsel

I've shared before that on Thanksgiving in my house, we write on the wall.  Each guest receives their own colored pencil and we write... we write out our blessings.  The little, the big... the never-to-be-forgotten, it all goes up on the wall cross-word style.  Flurry of rainbow pencil scratches upon smooth, white expanse of butcher paper.  Laughter rises.  "Remember when..." … [Read more...] about Giving Thanks to God

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Psalm 118:1 There is a song in my heart about how thankful I am to God for His goodness and mercy. From last Fall to this Fall, in the lives of our daughters, there has been great joy and heartache. Thanksgiving can happen because my girls remember that God is indeed good. What was meant for … [Read more...] about Thankful, for God is Good

“So many Christian parents fall into the trap of asking the law to do in the hearts of their children what only grace can accomplish.” – Paul David Tripp (taken from the book endorsements on the first page) This quote from Paul David Tripp exactly summarizes a common struggle in parenting our children in this world. Our society emphasizes success, click accomplishments, and … [Read more...] about Give Them Grace Preview Chapter 2 – Raising Grace-Grateful Hearts