The other day I walked into my son Matthew’s room and saw torn pieces of paper scattered over the floor. When I asked …
Appreciation
“Mommy, how do I know if it’s Jesus?”
Andrew (our 7-year-old) still struggles at times with feeling afraid at night when it is time for bed. We pray together, …
Raising our Children with Appreciation
My oldest son recently created what we call his Appreciation Tree. This idea started a few years ago when my younger son …
Mom Guilt
Do you ever feel like you are not doing enough? That, no matter how hard you try, you can’t keep up with the growing and …
When Appreciation Doesn’t Work
It sounds nearly sacrilegious to say this, but there are times appreciation doesn’t work. There are moments it takes …
Big Upset and Big Joy
Like many of us, Matthew, my six-year-old son, continues to learn how to handle BIG feelings. Just today he was having …