If you choose to zero in on your child’s life—to really try to train your child “in the way he should go”—you will need passion (Prov. 22:6). It won’t be easy because passionate love does not allow us to back away from difficult tasks; it pushes us to take on challenges that are out of our comfort zones. And when that happens—when you have to do something beyond what you know you can do—that is when you learn to pray, believing that God can do the…
Do you ever have that nagging feeling in your gut that something is not right? Has it become a constant companion so familiar to you that you don’t know what life without it was like? Are you parenting in fear? Most of my worries follow a little pattern that includes the surprising ability to spiral out of control without me even noticing. The feeling springs up as a little pang of fear in my gut; it then grows, picking up speed, swirling…
There are times when we would all like to throw our spouse overboard. But no matter how imperfect your spouse is as a parent, most single moms (and dads) would tell you to appreciate the fact that you have help and support in the parenting game. After listening to lots of single parents and the challenges they face, I realize it’s a great privilege to have someone to tag-team with when parenting is overwhelming! Being partners in parenting is actually…
See that little guy. I took this picture one year after we adopted him from Russia. He still looks so small for 11 years old. But don’t be mislead this child was anything but frail. In fact, in this picture he had just won the Gasparilla 15k for his age group. It was an amazing moment in his little life. And the result of a creative consequence. The problem: Grant had too much energy……
THE PROBLEM… is me. I have had innumerable opportunities to learn to be patient. The reality is conflicting, sometimes I am patient and other times I am not. Patience is an entire chapter in The Passionate Mom because it is in my top three things I fail at consistently. A PassionateMom has the ability to suppress annoyance when confronted with delay. (click to tweet) Sadly, I don’t. Patience is a virtue that I have chosen not to value enough to make a…
It is finally time–yippee and yikes! I confess I am more than nervous. You see, I am not a writer and this book took me way out of my comfort zone. In fact, I cried my way through the whole process. It was really hard to reflect deeply on my parenting–I made a lot of mistakes. It was difficult to face those mistakes, grieve about my shortcomings as a mother and then share them in the book. It is my…
