Motherhood

Raising a Strong Willed Child

Confessions of a Strong Willed Woman Raising a Strong Willed Girl

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Oh yes, I’m a strong-willed woman, and I passionately hate that label. It makes me feel like everything that the Scriptures say I shouldn’t be. I’ve spent years looking deep inside to find a gentle, even-tempered, compassionate-oozing woman. She’s there. I’ve found her at times. But more often than not, she’s buried beneath the weight of a determined, focused, and justice-minded personality. Let’s just say, I’ve found the journey of being strong-willed to be anything but easy. Which means the one person in my life I have the most compassion for is my strong-willed daughter. I see her struggles and…

Taking Scary Out of Goal Setting

Goal Setting Made Simple

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Is it time to face the idea of goal setting in the most simplest way possible? Would it be helpful to know how to set realistic goals, and teach your children to do the same? Well, I’m talking about taking “scary” out of goal setting at The Better Mom, so come join me over here. P.S.  There’s a FREE download on this topic that you’ll can grab over here, too.

A Prayer

Praying the Hard Prayers

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From the time she was able to speak, her opinions on life where black-and-white, right and wrong, good and bad. In many ways, she reminded me of a Pharisee who’d yet to encounter the fullness of God’s grace. She was a rules girl, bent on staying within the safety zone, both in terms of our parenting and in light of what she knew of the Bible. It made being her mom pretty easy, but also secretly heartbreaking. Yes, she might always be the good girl. That was alarming for me, a recovering good girl — minus those ten years of…

Why you should talk to your daughter about Fifty Shades

Why You Should Talk to Your Daughter about Fifty Shades of Grey

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By this point, you’ve probably heard of the best-selling erotica book, Fifty Shades of Grey that was published in 2011. It has been called the new “mommy porn” because of its popularity among moms. However, today I don’t want to talk about its effects on moms. I want to talk about its effect on your daughter and why you should talk to your daughter about Fifty Shades of Grey.   In February 2015, a movie based on Fifty Shades of Grey will be released in theaters. If your daughter isn’t determined enough to read the 530 page book, she may be more apt to sit through the, presumably jaw-dropping, two-plus…

Mentoring Biblically is about Following Christ Distinctly

Does the idea of mentoring make you . . .

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When you hear the word “mentoring,” does it make you . . . . . . cringe? . . . feel insecure? . . . wish you had one? . . . wish you knew how to mentor? It’s amazing how one word, like mentor, can carry so much emotion. And imagine, if that one word could carry a whole new meaning, like “Mentoring biblically is about following Christ distinctly.”   Even though I’ve spent years mentoring teenagers and younger women, along with writing how to simplify the whole mentoring process, I still have my moments when the mentor word…

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