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Category Archives: Love
HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET……..FOR ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE!
This was originally posted on ‘noelenesite’ – I am re-posting on ‘growing into motherhood’ (Please note: names have been changed to toddler and child and children to protect their identities!!) This morning I came across a journal entry that I … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Growing pains, Love, Motherhood
Tagged anger, burdens, Children, Discipline, guilt, Parenthood, unhappiness
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WHY ARE YOU DOWNCAST, O MY SOUL?
This morning I woke up carrying the world upon my shoulders with David’s refrain running through my mind “why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?” (Psalm 42:5). I made myself a cup of coffee and … Continue reading
Posted in Children, God, Love, Motherhood, Parenthood
Tagged Discipline, good examples, grace, living, respect, thankfulness, unhappiness, worry
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THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE YOUR CHILD IS …………………..
The greatest gift you can give your child is a knowledge of God. There is no greater gift. In order to be able to give this gift to your child you, yourself, must first have a relationship with the living Lord. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, God, Jesus, Love, Parenthood
Tagged gifts, grace, growing up, Love, Relationships, self-worth, thankfulness
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A WORK IN PROGRESS!
Every person on this earth starts their lives as a blessing! In the Bible we read that “children are a gift from the Lord – they are a blessing” (Psalm 127) Therefore we are all blessings. We are children of … Continue reading
Posted in Children, God, Growing pains, Love, Marriage, Parenthood, Teenagers
Tagged grace, living, Love, Parenthood, restoration, self-worth, wholeness
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I REALLY NEED TO GET MY 12 YEAR OLD A CELL PHONE!
AND EVERY FAMILY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN NEED A MINI MOM! Our girls have a mini-mom. Her name is Moyra. She first came into our lives when our oldest daughter was four years old, our second daughter was two years old … Continue reading
Posted in Children, God, Love, Motherhood, Parenthood
Tagged Children, good examples, Love, Parenthood, Relationships, self-worth
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YOU CAN’T WANT ONLY HAPPINESS FOR YOUR CHILDREN!
I have a friend who is a Narrative Therapist and on a regular basis (when our children were younger) I would phone her up and cry “HELP”. One day, after listening to me rambling on she asked me “Noel, what do … Continue reading
Posted in Children, God, Love, Motherhood, Parenthood
Tagged Children, grace, happiness, living, self worthlessness, self-worth, time, unhappiness
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I LOVE BEING A MOTHER!
I love being a mother even though I sometimes want to temporarily resign as one! Someone once said that once you have a child it is like wearing your heart outside of your body all the time. It will get … Continue reading
Posted in Children, God, Love, Motherhood
Tagged burdens, Children, feeling left out, Love, worry
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SULKING – HERS AND MINE!
One of my least favourite verses in the Bible is “why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3 NIV) I dislike this verse because … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Growing pains, Love, Motherhood, Reality
Tagged God, grace, Parenthood, punishment, revelations, self worthlessness, Sulking
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UNDER A JUNIPER TREE 