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Category Archives: Parenthood
HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET…
(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 had written more than a decade ago. I had written about a week in … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, Children, Parenthood, parenting
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PRIMARY SCHOOL!! Some pointers to making it less stressful and more successful
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TEACH YOUR CHILD MANNERS It is the teacher’s responsibility to re-enforce those manners YOU ARE YOUR CHILD’S PARENT, YOU ARE NOT THEIR FRIEND. You need to discipline and disciple your child, care and nurture your … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, Children, Parenthood, primary school
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PARENTS!! Get up and dance…
What we need to remember as parents is that our children’s negative behaviour/habits do not define who they are and we should not allow those traits to cancel out the overwhelming good in our children. Our children are far more … Continue reading
PARENTS OF TEENAGERS be like TIGHTROPE WALKERS!!
Being a parent of a teenager is a bit like being a tight rope walker. It often feels like one is ‘walking on egg shells’ as we find ourselves challenged by them and the world we live in. What is … Continue reading
PARENTS!! Get up and dance…
These past few weeks we seem to have faced one crises after another as a family. One storm after another storm. As parents we are learning to dance during the storms and as children of God we are learning to … Continue reading
THE SEEDS WE PLANT
We need to be mindful of the seeds we plant in our children’s lives. Mary J. Blige, an international recording artist, once said that when she looks in the mirror, she sometimes sees the damaged soul of her past because … Continue reading
Posted in Author, Children, God, Parenthood
Tagged grace, growing up, Love, self-worth, sunflower seeds, wholeness
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“HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS”
I was once asked the following question: “What feeling does the word ‘home’ invoke in you?” My first thought was Steven, my husband! The word home represents a place of safety, acceptance, warmth, love, and security. I find all these … Continue reading
HOW EASILY WE FALL FROM GRACE IN OUR CHILDRENS’ EYES
I am, and always have been, a firm believer in the following verse “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in … Continue reading
MARRIAGE AND A SILVER TEA POT
Marriage is made up of many different components. I chose the word component deliberately as the dictionary states it is a ‘constituent part or aspect of something more complex” and if something is complex it is made up of various … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Parenthood
Tagged compromising, God, good examples, grace, Love, Relationships
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UNDER A JUNIPER TREE 