Posts Tagged ‘trust’
Are you Trustworthy?
Are you worthy of another’s trust? Are your kids trustworthy? Trustworthiness and confidentiality are vital to good relationships. Ephesians 4:29 is a great place to begin when discussing trustworthiness and confidentiality with your kids. “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according…
Read MoreGet Yourself Some Girlfriends, Godly Girlfriends
Mom, do you have an inner circle of Jesus-loving, godly girlfriends? If not, I highly recommend pursuing relationships where you can be transparent, authentic, and vulnerable. Choose friends that value you as divinely created, blessed, and precious in God’s eyes. I love my inner circle fiercely. My prayer warrior girlfriends have seen me at my best…
Read MoreConnection Builds Executive Function
Connection builds executive function in young children. Self-regulation, problem solving, and attentiveness are all executive function skills we want our kids to master. Research has determined children excel with secure attachments. Unconditional love and the knowledge the parent will be supportive in all circumstances enables a child to be confident and better handle challenges in…
Read More7 Gifts of Eternal Love for Our Kids
We give our kids so many things, material things. How about giving gifts to your children that will last a lifetime, eternal gifts? 7 Eternal Gifts of Love on Valentine’s Day ❤Unconditional Love Loving through the difficult times, accepting others as they are created, and forgiving when necessary shows children they are valued and loved.…
Read MoreRuby the Foster Dog by Jimmy Wayne
Jimmy Wayne, best-selling author and award-winning country music recording artist, was the keynote speaker at a Tree House Women of Hope event I attended a couple of years ago. At the luncheon, Jimmy shared his experience as a foster child and his passion to help children in the foster care system. His story was heartbreaking.…
Read MoreKeeping Them Safe: 5 Tips for Helping Kids Grow in Maturity & Wisdom
“You can’t keep them safe, so you have to get them ready.” My ministry partner and co-author, Lori Wildenberg, shared words of wisdom with me a number of years ago when my kids were young. She knows I would have preferred to encase my boys in bubble wrap at that time. Now, as teenagers, that’s…
Read MoreWith All Your Soul: 8 Ways to Love the Lord
My husband’s grandmother passed away recently. At the service, Scott’s brother-in-law who’s a pastor, spoke of Grandma Alice’s witness to her family. Grandma Alice loved Jesus. She was sure of God’s love, forgiveness, and gift of eternal life in Christ… loving God with all her soul, devoting her life to his work, living according to his…
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