Today on Writer’s Wednesday we welcome Dani Pettrey, author of Blind Spot and Dead Drift. Enter below for a chance to win autographed copies of Blind Spot and Dead Drift! Congratulations to Sabrina Templin who won Beth Wiseman’s Amish-Lover’s Prize Pack! Please e-mail my assistant (hello{at}triciagoyer{dot}com) to claim your prize! Note: This post contains affiliate links. Books Authors… [Continue Reading]
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What’s Behind Your Child’s “Mad”?
As a parent, it’s easy for me to get upset when my children get angry. I want them to control their emotions. I want them to control themselves. But through the years I’ve discovered that one of the best ways to deal with anger is to figure out where it comes from. Once we figure… [Continue Reading]
What kind of worrier are you? | Barb Roose
Have you ever said, “Oh, I’m just a worrier.”? For many years of my life “Worrier” was my middle name. In fact, the beginning of most of my thoughts started with the same two-word phrase, “What if…?” Those thoughts usually ended with me dissolving into a pile of defeated tears. During one season of my… [Continue Reading]
Finding Contentment in Christ, Not a Perfect Home | Katie Bennett
Be sure to enter below for a chance to win a copy of Katie Bennett’s Heavenly Minded Mom Note: This post contains affiliate links. In today’s idea-rich online world, it is easy to desire a life and home that measure up to all we see they could be. I personally enjoy home design and decorating. I’m… [Continue Reading]
You Can Worship While You Work | Katie M. Reid
Many of us have tried to shed our efficiency or apologize for our drive to “do” because of the passage about Martha and Mary, in Luke 10:38-42. Martha was busy in the kitchen getting ready for company while her sister Mary sat listening at Jesus’s feet. Martha goes to Jesus and says: Lord, don’t you… [Continue Reading]
A Letter To My Teen Mom | Rhonda Stoppe
Hey Momma, This is the first year that I have not been able to hug your neck, tell you I love you and say: “Thanks for being my momma.” When you were only seventeen years old, you found out you were pregnant with me. “I had to quit the drill team when I got pregnant… [Continue Reading]
How to Raise a Strong Girl in a Princess World
When my oldest daughter Leslie was 5-years-old she refused to wear pants… for a whole year… because she was a princess. I thought it was cute for the first month, but we lived in Montana. Have you ever tried to dress someone in a snowsuit while they were wearing a dress? I have seven daughters… [Continue Reading]
Advice for a new Homeschooling Mom: 33 Things I’ve Learned in 25 years of homeschooling!
When I first started homeschooling I had an idea of what it would look like. I ordered a huge box curriculum, bought old school desks and prepared to do school at home. I’ve learned many things along the way. Here are things I wish I’d known 25 years ago: Don’t compare! Don’t compare yourself with… [Continue Reading]
How to Make Cleaning Fun For Kids | Carol Bell
I read an article about getting kids involved in the cleaning of the house and it said it would not only teach the kids responsibility, but it would also mean less work for me. It seemed appealing, but let’s face it, kids will be kids and if it is not fun, they are going to… [Continue Reading]
Before I Saw You: A Story and Song of My Heart | Amy Sorrells
Amy Sorrells shares the inspiration behind her new book Before I Saw You. Enter below for a chance to win a copy. Note: This post contains affiliates. It started with the ash trees, the inspiration behind my new novel Before I Saw You. The bare branches of hundreds of dying ash trees in Indiana stuck… [Continue Reading]
How Parents Can Handle Teen Emotions
You can read the first blog post of the series here ~ What You Really Need To Know About Emotional Teens. On the top of my to-do list, today was writing this blog on how to handle emotional teens. It’s easy to make that a goal and spout all types of wonderful advice on a… [Continue Reading]