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Most of us will go through some pretty tough times at some point in our lives. Before I shared my story, I didn’t realize the power and healing it would have.
Your story, my story is a gift from God to draw others to Jesus.
God is writing a GREAT masterpiece.. He is writing the stories of our lives! And we are all currently walking through different chapters and different seasons.
In Paul Tripp’s book, New Morning Mercies, he says…
“Every turn He writes into your story is RIGHT.
Every twist in the plot is for the BEST.
Every new chapter or unexpected event is a tool of His GRACE.
Each new chapter advances His PURPOSES.”
He is writing a story in my own life…here’s a quick synopsis:
✍️
The chapters start all the way in Arizona
to end up in TN🛣. From growing up, finding Jesus to my first job at @crackerbarrel 
. Then going to college at @leeuniversity to marrying Jake, moving to SC where we both finished our degrees
, him at @shermancollege and I went to the university SC-upstate… where we had a couple babies. After graduating moving to TN where we found ⛪ @foothillschurchtn & are still part of it after 8+ years. After waiting and trusting God, we opened @victoryhealthcenter !! Experienced loss but all along the way knowing the Lord had a plan. 
Later had a couple more babies all while starting homeschooling. And even still after 13 years of marriage
, I still am in as much love as I was with Jake as when I first met him at that @leeuflames 
basketball game
. And in this current chapter of heartbreaking loss of another miscarriage
, I find comfort knowing the God has a a plan and it is GOOD! 
If you’re current chapter is hard, find comfort in knowing you’re not alone and that the Lord is with you. (I’m having to constantly remind myself as I walk this chapter out) ❤️
Here’s a link to my DRAW MY LIFE Story!
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It’s important to seek God first in all we do. I enjoy the fact that God gives us best friends, because there is nothing better than a girls day out luncheon. Time alone with my best friend, lunch and hot tea. They are far and few between, so I cherish each of those moments. It’s a time to talk, laugh and encourage one another.
During my daily bible reading and prayer time this morning, I was brought to Psalm 19:14.
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14
Now, I’ve read this passage numerous times over, but this time God let in hang heavy on my heart.
Venting To Well Meaning Friends
I was enjoying my rare girl’s day out luncheon and the conversation we were having. But the lightheartedness turned into more of a heartache and consoling talk. My friend was hurt and frustrated with a family member and was seeking validation and advice on her feelings.
There is a fine line between gossip and seeking counsel, that we all must be aware of as Christians. God does want us to control our thoughts. In Philippians 4:8, the bible tells us what God expects us to think on. When we let negative thoughts run loose like wild horses in our mind, then we are not following God’s command.
On top of controlling our thoughts, we are not to be controlled by our feelings. God wants to be first in our lives. We need to bring to Him all that lays heavy on our hearts before we share with others. God comes before our husband, children, family and best friends.
I whole heartily believe that God will perfectly orchestrate women to come into our lives to be there for us and encourage us in our walk with God. We can turn to each other, to pray for each other and be there in hard times and good times. But first – unquestionable- God must come first.
Seek God first When You Are Frustrated
When I’m frustrated, hurt, confused, mad or about to throw my hands in the air and give up; I need to turn to God first. I have noticed, more times than I’d like to admit, that I’ve sought out christian friends, music and podcasts for help and encouragement, when walking through a dark time in life. How on earth did I get to a point where I am seeking out everything else before I seek God? He created everything!
And here I am, with Psalm 19:14 laying heavy on my heart. It should be our prayer everyday. That the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart be acceptable to Him. We need to be so grounded in our relationship with God, confident in who He is and who we are in Him.
So I’m sharing my heavy heart with you today to encourage you. God cares for you and your pain, however, He also cares for the person that frustrates you. Pray first. Pray God will help you through this. Pray for the person that has hurt you. Then if you still needing prayers from your husband or friend, go talk to them. Just make sure your thoughts and words are pleasing to God and that your friend will always point you back to Christ and what the bible says.
Much Love,
Starla J.
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This year’s Random Acts of Kindness Day falls on February 17, 2016.
Doing acts of kindness make us feel good about ourselves. The person on the receiving end of our kindness gets extra love that day. There is just something that makes our hearts lighter knowing we put a smile on someones face – even just for a moment.
My family has this great list of things we do in honor of Random Acts of Kindness day.
Random Acts Of Kindness Ideas
Heart Attack Daddy’s Car
Cut out as many hearts as you can out of construction paper and tape them to the inside and outside of the car. Set aside a few of them and write reasons why you love that person. When my husband was deployed, the kids and I sent him a “heart attack” care package. We stuffed that box full of hearts! So fun!
Reasons Why I Love You
My husband and I will cut out 7 hearts from construction paper – 7 per child. For one week we tape one heart to each of our kids bedroom doors. On the hearts we write the reasons why we love that child. Examples: You are creative, You are funny, You are smart, You love to read, You give the best hugs, etc.
Take What You Need Poster
Are there stores in your community that still have public boards up so people may pin things that they have for sale or their missing dog posters? We made a “take what you need” poster and pinned it up at a local grocery store here in town.
Bring A Meal
Life can be hard. If you know someone who is sick, mourning the loss of a loved one, just had a new baby, a shut in or someone who is struggling in a hard season of life and could use a pick me up – bring them a meal or special desert.
Donate
Once a year we will collect items to be donated to the local shelter. This past November we were able to donate a box full of winter hats, gloves and socks.
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What do you and your family do in honor of Random Acts of Kindness Day? I’d love to hear about your ideas.
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Written by Courtney @ A + Life, Contributing Writer
December always has a way of sneaking up on us, doesn’t it? I know for our family, with homeschooling, November birthdays, and Thanksgiving, before you know it- December is here! And if we aren’t careful, it can be really easy to get swept up into the massive consumerism of the holiday season and completely miss out on the opportunity to share with our girls the REAL reason we celebrate in the first place.
Jesus, of course! So here are four things that our family does to make sure to keep Jesus at the forefront of all of our celebrating.
4 Ways To Celebrate Jesus
Celebrate Advent
Is there anything more beautiful than celebrating the advent season? We make sure to have our family present in church every Sunday during the holiday season. Our kids sit in the service with us, so they get the chance to see our candles being lit, hear the progression of the Christmas story, and the beautiful worship music all preparing our hearts and minds for the wonderful celebration of the birth of Jesus! We also count down to Christmas with…..
Truth In The Tinsel
Have you ever heard of Truth In The Tinsel? It is a wonderful program for the 24 days in December leading up to Christmas to help teach the Christmas story to our littles through hands on crafts and stories. Each day gets a verse, a craft, and an activity to help them remember all of the special details that happened before our Savior was born. We have done Truth In The Tinsel for the last few years and it has been such a blessing to our family! I recommend it to every family I know who has small kids. They love it!
(PS. If you don’t want to do a craft every day, they have an option to just buy a pack of coloring page style ornaments. So you can still teach the story but have an easy craft to do! Perfect!)
Operation Christmas Child
OCC has been such a blessing to our family! We really want Abigail (and Mabel as she grows!) to learn to GIVE to others, especially those in need. Taking the focus off of themselves and the things that they want or can get, it helps them to turn their eyes to others instead. And as Christian parents, there is almost no better and more tangible way for us to teach them the concept of “loving your neighbor” than through OCC! We love to shop year round with those sweet kids in mind. It has been really neat to listen to Abigail talk about mailing “the little girls” gifts and to go shopping and see her thinking about what they might like. We shop for little toys and craft supplies, toiletries, and other fun things little girls like Abigail would like. Every year we also choose to track our boxes so we can find out where our boxes are going. Last year they went to Mexico and the year before that they went to South America!
Three Christmas Gifts
Another way that we keep Christmas from becoming completely overwhelming and about the presents- we only do 3 gifts for each of our girls. As they get older, we plan to incorporate more of the symbolism of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh into their actual gifts. But, for now, we simply choose three items we know they would love or need to represent the 3 gifts the wise men brought to Jesus. Abigail loves that and we love the opportunity to have just one more way to point her to Jesus this Christmas.
How do you incorporate Jesus into your Christmas celebration with your family?
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This is a new tradition we are starting this year.
Over the years we have spent too much money and too much time late at night, the night before Christmas Eve or Christmas wrapping numerous gifts. It’s not like all of them were toys; items often included lots of things like clothes, socks, underwear or others but I feel like it was getting in the way of what the season is really all about.
Plus the regular ole items (undies, socks, etc.) our children need anyhow could just be purchased throughtout the year and don’t need to wait until Christmas to be given.
It can get overwhelming buying a lot of gifts. Especially for 4 kids (we are expecting baby #4 at the end of this year or beginning of next year) 
Plus they really don’t need a lot since it’s not about the gifts and we have more than enough.
So, I first came across this idea from my friend Erin, The Humbled Homemaker and Stacy, from Stacy Makes Cents. I thought, gosh, only 3 gifts, but the past couple years the concept has grown on my husband and I.
So we decided to take snippets from both of those ladies and create our own. They will get 5 things plus one Santa gift and of course their stockings. Here are some thoughts on Santa and reasons we “include” him.
Five Gift Christmas:
I won’t take a lot of time to explain all of these because they are self explanatory. These are the categories of what we are going to get our kids this year:
- Something they Want
- Something they Need
- Something to Wear
- Something to Read
- Something Kingdom (faith-based)
Examples could be: Lincoln Wants a specific Lego set, London Needs a small dresser for her room. Something to Wear… Julia needs a new coat and something to Read… Lincoln is going to get a chapter book he’s been asking about. Something Kingdom, which we are using instead of spiritual, meaning faith-based. So maybe a cross necklace for Julia or a boy’s devotional book for Lincoln and a Veggie Tales Nativity for London. (We are still working on getting gifts and deciding exactly what we are getting our them.)
To go along with this new tradition, I made a printable my kids can fill out as they think of things that fall under certain categories. Feel free to use this concept with your kids!
You can get your Christmas Wishlist Printable here.
What new traditions are you starting this year? How many gifts do you get your children?
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Written by Christine @ So Domestically Challenged, Contributing Writer
Tis the season! Thanksgiving is just four days away and the season of caring has begun. this is the time of year that we not only think about giving gifts to people we appreciate, but also the time when performing acts of kindness come back into our consciousness.
Hebrews 13:16 says “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”
In the spirit of this scripture, here are my 10 new ways of sharing and being a blessing to those around us.
10 Ways to Bless Others
Neighbors
1. I used to bring a plate of fresh baked cookies to every new neighbor that moved in, but since our new house is in a new construction area, the stream of new neighbors seems endless. Instead, this year, I’ll be picking a December day to do tons of baking so that I can bring everyone on our street a plate of fresh baked goodies with a card.
2. Bonus Blessing: I like to bake some fresh, homemade peanut butter dog treats as well. This recipe is healthy, easy and dogs love it.
Schools
3. I’ve spent a lot of time in schools, both public and charter, and the things I’ve noticed are universal: kids and classrooms are always in need of supplies. If you want to bless a school in your area, consider dropping off a goody box with pencils, erasers, glue sticks and Kleenex. It seems every class that either of my children has been in, has been out of these essentials by Thanksgiving break.
4. Bonus Blessing: If your school has crossing guards or staff that have to stay outside in the cold to help kids, bring them some hand warmers. You can pick them up cheap from any store that has camping supplies, or you can make them yourself using fabric and rice.
Police or Fire Department
5. These are the men and women who put themselves at risk every day and might even save your life at some point. Nothing we can do for them can ever feel like enough. Consider stopping by with a couple of boxes of bagels or donuts along with a ‘thank you’ card. Bonus points for bringing items by in the evening to the often forgotten night shift.
Senior Homes, Nursing Homes, & Hospice
6. Stop by with some holiday decorations and literally deck the halls! Spending the holidays in one of these places can be incredibly depressing and frequently the budgets are razor thin. Bring a little joy to the building by giving it a lively, festive, happy look.
7. Bonus Blessing: A lot of people in nursing homes never or almost never have visitors. We owe our seniors more than that. Grab some inexpensive gifts: thick, warm socks & simple slide-on slippers are great, practical gifts. For something a little more fun, grab some large-print crossword puzzle books from Dollar Tree or some magazines (you can get used copies of National Geographic and other timeless mags for next to nothing at used book stores). Most importantly, give the gifts in person, visit with the elderly, hold their hands and let them feel loved and not alone.
8. Extra Bonus Blessing: Bring some hot chocolate mix or a large container of warm apple cider for the nurses’ station. These nurses (especially hospice) have an incredibly tough job and we’re blessed that there are people like them willing to do it with compassion.
ICUs
9. When I was a kid, my grandmother had a couple of strokes and ended up in the ICU, once for a very long period of time. One of my most vivid memories is of a nice Japanese woman (another patient) who showed me how to make origami swans. I remember her because she broke my boredom. Patients end up in the ICU quickly and without warning. That means that family members have to drop everything to be at their loved ones’ side. Because of the delicate health conditions of these patients, childrn are not allowed to visit. When the woman taught me about origami, I had been sitting in that waiting room alone with nothing to do for hours.
I’d like to say that a lot has changed, but in the last few years, as I’ve lost my grandparents and father-in-law, I’ve found that all the ICU waiting rooms my children have waited in have given them the same experience I always had. You can bless these children (and help take a burden from their worried parents) by donating a small bin with coloring books, crayons and puzzles to your local hospital’s ICE ward.
Donate Your Time or Talent
10. As a Girl Scout leader, I cannot tell you how many badges have requirements that I’m just not really qualified to teach. There are crafty things like painting, drawing and jewelry-making and there are outdoorsy ones like horseback riding. Going to businesses that can teach these requirements can cost the girls a ton of money (keep in mind they only earn about 40 cents per box of cookies). If you have a horse or know how to teach a craft, consider donating your time to Scouts, school groups, seniors or even special needs adults. The memories you can give the people you teach will last a lifetime.
This Thursday, my family is kicking off our season of giving by serving Thanksgiving dinner to homeless and people who wouldn’t otherwise have a Thanksgiving. How will you be kicking off the giving season with your family?
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Written by Lydia @ Frugal Debt Free Life, Contributing Writer
It’s the season of thankfulness and this is one of my favorite times of year. Thanksgiving seems to be the one holiday focused solely on what we already have and not what we want.
But if you’re walking through a particularly difficult season of life, counting blessings might be the furthest thing on your mind. But this is when you need to count them the most.
Let me tell you a story. Five years ago my husband and I faced one of the most difficult Thanksgivings we have ever faced. In the past two years we had dealt with a job loss, a pay cut and a growing pile of debt.
Then on November 8, 2010 my husband’s father died suddenly. It came as a complete and total shock to the entire family. Jason, my husband, had been busy working when he got a call from his mother. She had returned home from work to find his father- her husband- dead.
Jason was away working on the road. He turned his car around and headed home to get me. We quickly packed and then drove through the dark autumn night to his childhood home.
It was all a blur of emotions, funeral plans and grief. In the middle of that blur we got a call from our insurance company. They had been told to stop coverage on our house because we were going into foreclosure. This call came at the worst possible time.
We knew foreclosure was on the horizon. We were not naive to the facts. We understood the reality of it all, you don’t make your house payments you will lose your home. That is basic cause and effect. The fact we knew it was coming did little to soften the blow.
A few days later, still grieving, we returned home. We felt we had so little to be Thankful for. We had just buried my husband’s father and now we were losing our house and facing financial uncertainty.
We felt we had little blessings left to count. But we were wrong. Have you seen that meme that floats around Facebook this time of year? It’s the one that says “There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.”
It might seem trite to you if you’re going through a season of turmoil. But it’s true. Jason and I understood it five years ago and I have had to remind myself of it countless times since. There is ALWAYS something to be thankful for.
At that time, five years ago, when everything felt hopeless and beyond my control I made a mental list.
I had a husband who loves me. I was healthy. And Jason was thankful to have had the time with his father that he did.
We knew we couldn’t wallow in what was happening. We had to cling to hope, find the good things, and keep moving forward.
A year later we would find ourselves snuggling a sweet baby boy, celebrating the sale of the home (and avoiding foreclosure), moving to a new and better job and beginning to pay off that massive pile of debt. Our lives have changed so much in the past five years. And while I cannot say that I am grateful for tall the hardships we faced, I can say that they were not wasted.
God is sovereign. He has a plan even in the worst of things and while we don’t see immediate blessings, they are there. So don’t stop counting them.
Have you ever went through a season of despair? How can you count your blessings through the mess and see the beauty?
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Last year was our very first year homeschooling our oldest daughter, Abigail. While, both my husband and I were homeschooled growing up, going from homeschool student to homeschool parent and teacher can be kind of overwhelming!
We tested the waters of homeschool pre-k and absolutely loved it. So, this September, we officially started homeschool Kindergarten! Or, Spena School, as we call it. We have been at it for almost two months now, so I thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite things to use in our school days(aside from lots of coffee for Mom, a bumbo seat for the baby to chill out in, and lots of outside time to burn extra energy for Abigail)
Our Must Have Homeschool Supplies:
1. Tons of Crafts
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If there is one thing that makes my daughter happiest, it is the ability to create something with a giant pack of markers and an even more giant stack of paper. Construction paper, markers, crayons, scissors, glue, paints, and tape are all kept close at hand and always readily available to help stretch her big, BIG imagination.
2. Books, Books, and more Books
We finally got our act together and joined our local library! It has been absolutely wonderful for our school year. We go every Thursday for story time, return our books, and check out a whole slew of new books that sound interesting, fun, and coordinate with our curriculum’s theme for the week. (Things like, Nest, Apple, Leaves, Moon, Sun, etc.)
3. Youtube
It is amazing to me all of the knowledge that we have right at our fingertips! As soon as Abigail asks a question, if we can’t find it in our books at hand, all it takes is a quick search to figure out the answer. We listen to all sorts of classical music and learn about the composers, watch videos about animals, and learn new life lessons from video shorts that appeal to both me and her! We love taking a brief break from sitting down to dance around the kitchen to music(our favorite- Eine Kleine) and youtube makes it incredibly easy for us to do that.
4. The Jesus Storybook Bible
My personal favorite book to read through with the girls is the Jesus Storybook Bible. It is written in words that the girls can understand, but it speaks to all of our hearts in incredibly profound ways. At the end of the day, it’s all about Jesus and every single story- as the book says- whispers His name. I love being able to incorporate that into our school days. One of the biggest, best, and most wonderful blessings about doing school at home!
We absolutely love homeschooling and have been so blessed by the gift it has been to our family.
What are some of your absolute must have homeschooling supplies?
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I see a common dilemma among Christians. When I get together with my friends for coffee and play dates, the conversation almost always will hit on our relationship with God and prayer life. The dilemma being that as moms we are so busy and we struggle to have the time to spend in God’s word.
I have gotten creative in saturating my life with scripture. You do not have to set out an hour of your time to read the bible. I’m a mom, but I’m not supermom. I know the hectic schedule we have. Let’s not let a busy schedule be a stumbling block to us. Let’s not get discouraged with our overwhelming schedule, but let’s get creative!
Check out these creative ways to make sure your life is immersed in God’s Word:
- Set aside 10-15 minutes every morning to spend time with God. Get a bible study and/or a devotional to help guide you. I can see a big difference in my daily life when I make this happen. Going before God and laying down everything and picking up His peace, love and strength is the best thing you can do on a daily basis.
- Decorate your home, car and work place with scripture art. You can find plenty of them for free on Pinterest or simply do a Google search for free printable scripture. I have done this many times. I have found beautiful scripture art and framed it or taped it about my house. Every time I go into my bathroom I see the scripture art that I have printed off and taped around my bathroom mirror. My living room has a framed art piece with scripture and my fridge has several on it too.
- Use an app. There are several apps that can be set up to send you alerts to read the Bible or read a devotion. I have found several free ones. It is fairly easy to set up the alerts.
- Follow as many christian pages you can on social media in an effort to flood your feed with inspirational posts. This will help keep your mind on God’s word. As you see your feed saturated with scripture, pick one or two and let it rest in your mind and heart.
- Listen to Christian radio, music and/or Bible on CD. Fill the empty air space with scripture. While driving in your car, cleaning house or just softly in the background while you are working is a great way to fill your day with God’s Word and encouragement.
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In what ways do you find you are able to get into God’s word? What ideas do you have for busy Moms?
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Written by Karen @To Work With My Hands, Contributing Writer
It was one of those Friday afternoons.
School should have been finished early on that day. We worked hard all week to plan it that way – and that would have pleased me.
But, one distraction after another, and there we were, wrapping things up at nearly 4:00. Those days happen.
The swirling list of what I had hoped to accomplish during that “extra” afternoon was crashing hard against the clock and the approaching dinner hour. Clearly, my plans were not going to happen.
Just one more thing, and we’d head out the door to get at least a few of them done.
Then there was yet another interruption. I chose to ignore my growing frustration, but it was slowly winning.
“Can you just let me finish up, okay?”
Translation: “Please don’t keep talking to me right now. Doesn’t it make sense to you that if you will give me peace for a few minutes I can get finished much quicker and that trip to the store to buy that toy that you’ve waited for all week long and have your money all gathered together for would happen sooner?”
That’s really what my curt question asked. And, she knew it. This is the ugly truth.
I looked up into the eyes thinking perhaps this wouldn’t take too long to listen to, and then I could get back to what I was trying to finish so we could go, so we could get back, so I could cook dinner…
There was anticipation in the eyes – eyes full of hope and inspiration. What was this about?
We had spent some time in our early afternoon planning which co-op classes they would each like to take this fall, and one in particular had strummed a chord in our daughter’s heart.
“Do you know what the first thing is that I’m going to learn when I go to sign language class?”
“What’s that?”
“God loves you.”
Her eyes danced with tender joy. Mine dropped with shame.
Yeah, I had pretty much blown it.
That “one more thing” to do had triumphed for the time that I should have invested fully into my daughter instead. I had made the wrong choice.
Ouch!
So, what do you do when you fairly blow it with your children?
Apologize and ask forgiveness.
Humbling ourselves before our children when we have wronged them doesn’t make them respect us less – it encourages them to respect us more.
When they see that their parents are real people, just as capable of sin and in just as much need of grace as they are, it increases their respect and fosters the truth that we all, regardless of our position in life, need Jesus to sanctify our hearts.
Seek to restore or re-do if possible.
Thankfully, in my situation, I was then able to listen fully to what my daughter had to say and to encourage her that the attitude she was trying to share with me was very good.
Sometimes, however, the moment is lost and you simply can’t go back: you missed that butterfly that has now flown away, you realize that in your haste to get the next thing done, you punished the wrong child for an offense, you missed the deadline for something your child had asked to do.
In these situations you’ll have to use them as opportunities to learn a lesson yourself.
Perhaps you could remember that butterfly the next time your toddler repeatedly pats your leg while you are busy.
Maybe you’ll purpose to take more time to get the the bottom of a matter and determine who is really at fault, rather than just trying to take care of things and move on to the next thing.
Or, perhaps you could write down the request and make yourself a deadline, setting a reminder on your phone so that you can give them an answer in plenty of time.
Pray for forgiveness, guidance, and strength.
We’re children too, after all, and are in constant need of grace form our Heavenly Father. He knows our every weakness, our flaws, our missteps, yet loves us unconditionally and desires for us to be in fellowship with Him and in a right relationship with those around us.
When we run to Him with our failures and needs, He is faithful to forgive us, to cleanse us, and to work in our hearts the fruit of His Spirit, making us more like Christ.
Blowing it with your children is not pleasant, but it does happen to all of us. When we fail, if we have hearts that seek to be humble before God and before our children, we can enjoy restoration and the return of joy in our relationship.
Do you have other tips for making things right when we blow it with our children?
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