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Prayer Mentoring Monday: How to Raise Thankful Kids
Between age, maturity levels, and personality differences, our children are going to be at different places in their growth process. One of my children was pretty much born with a naturally happy and grateful attitude, and one was born asking the question, “Why?” One...
#054: How to Find Gratitude in Unexpected Places
2020 has given us many reasons to gripe and complain, feel overwhelmed and downright depressed. But for the Christian, there is good news. We have something to be thankful for no matter what the world around us is experiencing! Our guest, Julie Kieras is a wife and...
Prayer Mentoring Monday: How to Raise Praying Kids
This morning, a dear friend texted me and asked this question: Do you know of any good resources that might have written prayers for kids? I realized this morning that my son doesn't pray very often and I want to teach him how. My immediate answer was that I don't...
Prayer Mentoring Monday: Hey Mom, is YOUR Heart Thankful?
When my children were about three and six we lived in a small townhouse. It was a cute little home that met our needs (it even had a fireplace!) but it did not have much of a yard. At some point during the two-and-a-half years we lived there, I decided that my...
What is ThanksLIVING?
I'm glad you asked. Simply put, thanksLIVING is living with thanks...a lifestyle of thanksgiving that goes beyond one month of the year to the everyday moments of life. And why is thanksLIVING important? As Ann Voskamp says, "As long as thanks is possible, then joy is...
Prayer Mentoring Monday: My child is selfish and doesn’t like to share with others.
Serving and sharing does not come naturally, does it? No matter what age we are, putting others first is a choice we have to make. I mean, if there is a plate full of chocolate chip cookies on the table, am I the only one who quickly scans the plate to find the...