I woke up feeling upset about something this morning, but I wasn’t quite sure what it was, so I went for a walk. When I came back relatively unchanged, my husband tried to figure out the problem in hopes that he could provide a solution for me. After some discussion, it turned out that my schedule was not working for me. I found it frustrating that I felt lost without a schedule, but my schedule was too » » »
Fluid Schedule & Husband Help
Diabetes, You, and Your Children
Type 2 Diabetes used to be called Adult-Onset Diabetes… not any longer. According to the Center of Disease Control “in the last 2 decades, type 2 diabetes has been reported among U.S. children and adolescents with increasing frequency.” In fact, we have come to the point where “diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and adolescents.” According to the American Diabetes Association » » »
Family Wisdom From Above
When it comes to wisdom about family, marriage, parenting, and health, I, along with everybody else, am clueless. I often find myself in situations, like I did today, where I go into the bathroom or closet, fall on my knees, and cry out to God “I have no clue how to deal with this child right now! Please, you have to do something!” I always go in » » »
Must Parenting Be Stressful?
We often see either side of the spectrum. Parents who are constantly overwhelmed and exhausted or parents who are very uninvolved and passive. Both types of parents are being persuaded by ‘parenting fiction.’ One thinks, perhaps, that insanity and irregularity must mark the family life; the other thinks, perhaps, that well grown children just happen while planning and effort are empty. There is a scarlet thread that weaves through both » » »
Mother’s Role, So Important
My oldest sister, who recently became a mother, expressed her amazement of how little she’s able to accomplish because of this one little infant. “At work I was able to do so many things at once and accomlished so much in just one hour, but you give me this one little baby and I can’t manage to get anything done!” Little did my sister realize that the work she’s doing now is far greater than any she’s ever done before, no matter » » »
When to Apply the Emergency Brake!
I’m going to cut straight to the point with this one. Usually we charge ahead, in the momentum of our usual lives to find ourselves beginning to miss a step or two and trip a little. It can look like:
- You all of a sudden realize that your child has a negative character trait that must have developed under » » »
A Family Vision
It’s common for a person to consider what their purpose is. Usually people will create goals for themselves and set out in various ways to reach them. Whether the goals have to do with a career, a method of service, ambitions for money or fame, places to travel, or just to settle down and have a family, those who have a vision for their life – and plans to realize that vision – tend to be more successful » » »
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