Q&A Wednesday: Help! My child has a sense of entitlement

Dear Jill, I have a question for you. I have 3 children. My middle child (age 8) has a sense of entitlement. I’m not exactly certain how this happened, since our oldest has not shown issues with this. I am a social worker and have always talked to my kids about...

When the Going Gets Tough

Today’s guest post is from Carla Link. Carla and her husband, Joey have served with an international parenting ministry for over 20 years and Carla’s degree is in social work. Joey and Carla have written a book that has just been published titled, “Why Can’t I Get My...

Q & A Wednesday: How Do You See Others Through God’s Eyes?

Dear Jill, I read your post about seeing others through God’s eyes.  My question is “how?”  How do you see others through God’s eyes? Margee   Dear Margee, There are several steps to seeing others–especially people who are...

Seeing others through God’s eyes…

When talking about the challenging past year with a friend of mine, she asked me how I kept bitterness out of my heart when dealing with my husband’s depression and desert season as well as my son’s mental health challenges more recently. I responded to...

Marriage Monday: Say it…don’t just think it!

I’m an internal processor.  That means I think about a lot of things that I never talk about. It’s how I’m wired and works well for me when I’m operating as an individual.  However, it proves to be a challenge in my marriage. I will often...

Third Thursday Blog Hop: No More Perfect Days

Today is our Third Thursday Blog Hop where you get to interact with other mom bloggers who are discussing the topic of the day: No More Perfect Days.  As a mom, I like to have my ducks in a row. However, it seems that my ducks more often like to waddle in a different...

Embracing The Imperfections of Real Life Motherhood–Day 2

Yesterday and today I’m partnering with Focus on the Family to bring you two 30 minute radio programs of encouragement! If you missed yesterday’s program, you can listen to part one HERE.  Today you can listen to part two of our discussion! If you’re...