In this episode, I talk about lessons, reminders really, that I learned when we had our 16 grandchildren for "Grandma Camp".  

It's easy to lose perspective when you're parenting day in and day out, but having the kids for a brief time helped me remember how much I loved raising our kids, and how hard and great it can be to parent.

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We have social media content creators, advertisors, friends, and maybe family members present an idea of what motherhood is and how it should be lived.

Very often, they miss the mark unless you were very blessed to have a good mom or female relatives who lived their calling to motherhood with joy.

In this episode, I walk about the real meaning of motherhood, and why it is so important in the world, and in our own relationship with God.

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Raising well-behaved children is not about discovering the secret consequences that will finally get them to cooperate and behave.

It isn't about time-outs or specific punishments.

Well-behaved, cooperative children who listen the first time, respect your authority, are self-motivated and independent, and most of all happy, comes from parenting through virtues - teaching them the skills, the habits, the virtues that help them behave.

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Your child’s self-confidence and/ self-esteem is dependent on how he or she shows up for school every day.

 Make sure you're living these three important habits in your home for school success!

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There are many aspects of Gentle Parenting that I think, as parents, we ought to live.  But the problem with Gentle Parenting is that it has been interpreted in our social media culture to be all about our child's feelings and how they're affected.

Emotions run the home - exhausting both child and parent.

Gentle Parenting encourages collaborative thinking - child/parent - while ignoring the fact that a child's "thinking part" of their brain is far from being fully developed.

Children feel safe and happiest when they have a strong structure, strong leadership, and a kind teacher to teach them the virtues of a good, holy, happy human.

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Most moms are always trying to figure out what are the best consequences for children who misbehave, don't listen, or have tantrums.

The answer is when you want to change your child's behavior, it is about teaching them rather than punishing them.

Learn the difference between punitive (punishing) consequences and natural consequences which reinforce your teaching.

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Low self-esteem in children is often misunderstood. It doesn't always look like a child who says, "I don't like myself." 

In fact, children with low self-esteem may appear overly confident, defiant, perfectionistic, or withdrawn. 

A child who has low self-esteem doubts his or her value and abilities.

In this episode I identify some common signs of low self-esteem, and give you the tools to help your children grow in self-esteem.

Healthy self-esteem develops by helping our children become capable, responsible, and confident in their daily experiences.

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Marriage is a life-long mission. It is a God-given, life-giving mission.  When we look at our marriage through that lens, it becomes much different than what the world wants you to believe it is.  Marriage isn’t about fulfilling our needs (although our needs are fulfilled when we’re living an authentic friendship with each other).  It is about choosing to love.

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We are so busy with so many things of the world, our family, and of keeping our heads above water, that I wonder if we spend time thinking about who we are - how we want to be remembered by our husband, children, family, and friends.

In this episode, I talk about how my mom's recent death made me stop and think about how I would like to be remembered.

Take time, today, to commit to the woman, the wife, the mother, the grandmother, and friend that you would like to be.

Everything else in life is of little importance.  How do you want to be remembered?

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A bright and cheerful, joyful home is not one where everything goes according to plan. 

It’s a home where family members learn to adapt, adjust, and respond with generosity when things don't go according to plan. 

The more flexibility we cultivate in ourselves and our children, the more peace, resilience, and joy we will experience as a family.

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