Have a couple’s date night without a babysitter? Yes, it is possible if you would think out of the box for a solution and make it work for you. Date nights are more about re-connecting with your spouse as Man and Wife than eating at a fancy restaurant or watching a movie. Manage your expectations and you can enjoy regular date nights without any babysitters. Read more…
FOMO Only Leads to Stress and Worry
There are three things we need to remember to avoid getting caught up in FOMO or the Fear of Missing Out. If we don’t bear them in mind, we will eventually burn out. Because no one can run on adrenaline all the time. Neither can a packed schedule be sustained. Both our children and ourselves will have a heavy price to pay in the long run. Read more…
June Holidays are Here Again!
Are the June holidays a time for you to bond with your children? Or is it a time of dread? Let me encourage you to see it as a fantastic time to re-connect with them. You can also help them detox from the stress of school and peer pressure. Let the holidays be a time for them to chill. Don’t pack it full of activities for the sake of getting them out of your hair. Read more…
5 ways to help your sticky child deal with social situations
Do you have a sticky child? I did! But don’t let anyone make you feel guilty that your child isn’t the life of the party. Or that he is unhappy being passed around. As long as you keep calm and keep encouraging, but not push your child to be sociable before he is ready, he will be fine. Find out how to gently encourage him to step out of his comfort zone. Read more…
Say “YES, Lord!”
Have you ever felt God calling you to do something but you held back? Perhaps even chose to say “NO” immediately? Why “NO”? Why did you do that? Was it because it is something out of your comfort zone? Or perhaps it was something that required too much from you? Too much time, too much […] Read more…
The importance of teaching obedience to our children (Why our children need to obey)
Teaching obedience to a child is crucial because if he obeys only with major cajoling and bribery, how then will he obey when God calls him? And if he will not submit to your authority, how will he obey God’s authority. Think about that. Read more…
Motherhood is Hard. Lean in to God in Prayer.
Motherhood, like labour and delivery, is hard. And, like labour and delivery, we can choose to work with God or stumble our way through and make things more difficult. We CAN do this because it is God who has called to be mothers (yes, He did!), and He will equip us. Read more…
The day the table moved 90 degrees. Spiritual warfare is real!
March 1995 Our bedside table moved 90 degrees. On its own. We freaked out. We now know first hand that spiritual warfare is real. It is not superstition or an overactive imagination. But the good news is that God is even more real and powerful! He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world indeed! Read more…
Struggling With Housework?
I think the biggest issue most of us have when we choose to stay home to be with our children is the struggle with housework. However, housework is something that needs to be done and done regularly. Otherwise it piles up and any motivation to get to it decreases at an exponential rate! Read more…
I am not being super spiritual
How do we do what we do? Is there some secret we are not sharing with you? No. I am not being secretive or trying to brush you off by sounding super spiritual. You can do what I/we do, too. We serve the same God and have the same Holy Spirit. Every child of God can do what He calls him to do. Read more…