Your day is filled with to-dos and household tasks.
Grocery shopping, dishes, cleaning, ten more loads of laundry.
Picking up toys (where in the world did all those toys come from anyways??).
How to Gain Peace and Quiet in the Car (when the kids get loud)
Kids are always going through “a stage”. At least in my part of the world they do. I hear parents say it all the time, “Oh, it’s just a stage” as their child is doing something that embarrasses or frustrates them.
A Loving Reminder ~ Isaiah 41:10
On Friday night, as I was in the middle of telling my husband, Joey, about all my plans for the next day I heard a startled cry coming from the girls’ bedroom. “Mommy!” It was Jenna’s voice and I knew something was wrong.
Bible Verse Giving Thanks ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ~ FREE Printable
How have you been doing writing in your Gratitude Journal? Has you been keeping up with it? Has it been helpful to you?
In addition to writing in my gratitude journal this month I’ve been trying to focus on the things that I am thankful for as I go throughout my day. If my mind starts to wander into the land of “things would be better if……” I am trying to consciously turn my thoughts onto what amazing things the Lord has blessed me with in order to avoid that negative downward spiral of thought which often results in a grumpy attitude.
5 Benefits of Handwritten Thank-You Notes
In April of 2008 my sister Kim would only be with us for 6 more months. We didn’t know it at the time, but in October she would very unexpectedly pass away.
That April, though, she was here and celebrating our son’s baptism with us. She was one of his sponsors and honored the occasion by gifting him a beautiful sterling silver rattle from Tiffany & Co. The Tiffany & Co.