Category Archives: advice for parents

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep….

January 21, 2015advice for parents, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessons, UncategorizedAbba Father, advice for moms, Biblical teaching, christian encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, Parenting, pray, prayer, TEACHER MOM, teaching prayer to childrenT.W. Allgaier

“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep…if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take…”

I recited that prayer every single solitary night when I was a child until I was around 12 years old (if my memory serves me well, which is sometimes up for debate). I truly believed that if I didn’t recite it that the Lord wouldn’t take me to heaven when I died.

Truth be known, I might have recited it a lot longer than that out of fear! As I got older I added things, but….How do we teach our children to pray? Continue reading Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep…. →

I Don’t Like Her…She Hurt my Feelings!

January 19, 2015advice for parents, Christian encouragement, Love one another, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessonsadvice for moms, agape love, behavior in children, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, Love one another, Parenting, raising children, Unconditional loveT.W. Allgaier

I don’t like some people. And when someone hurts my feelings… it is hard to get over.

There, I said it. There are some people that I know that are self centered, selfish, self absorbed….I am noticing a pattern here. Or it just may be someone who has a different personality than me..and I don’t like them.

So what is a parent to do when a child makes that kind of statement….”I don’t like her, she is not my friend.” “She hurts my feelings all the time!” Continue reading I Don’t Like Her…She Hurt my Feelings! →

Children and Dealing with Death

January 12, 2015advice for parents, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, Parenting, Spiritual Encouragementchildren, children and death, Christian encouragement, christian encouragement for moms, death, encouragement for moms, Parenting, raising childrenT.W. Allgaier

Death….

…..unfortunately is a part of life.

My sister in law passed away last night in her home surrounded by her adult children and loved ones. She had suffered from that evil disease cancer for too long. She fought the good fight.

But how does one deal with death and young children? How do we teach them that as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ we do NOT have to fear death?

I am by no means an expert, nor do I pretend to be. All I can share is my experiences. Continue reading Children and Dealing with Death →