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Garbage In….Garbage Out!

February 18, 2015advice for parents, encouragement for mom, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, new moms, Parentingadvice for moms, children, encouragement for moms, garbage, music, new homeschooling mom, Parenting, raising children, teens, television, video gamesT.W. Allgaier

Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.”

Children are impressionable. I promise.

I will never forget my love for watching soap operas as a young mom. I kept them on during the daytime hours. The boys were small and as I changed diapers, gave baths, did laundry, dishes, dusting, lunch, dinner…..I kept the television on. After all, the boys were little and did not pay attention, right?

Wrong! Continue reading Garbage In….Garbage Out! →

Moms and Eagles

February 16, 2015advice for parents, encouragement for mom, mom, motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorizedadvice for moms, christian encouragement for moms, eagles, failure, nests, ParentingT.W. Allgaier

I was reminded the other night of some things I had forgotten as a mother.

It is easy to “romanticize” motherhood when you get older and the kids are grown and gone. It is easy to remember all the “good” times and pretend like you really had it altogether…all the time.

I did not.
Nor will I pretend I did. Continue reading Moms and Eagles →

Mom, I’m Staying with you Forever!

February 11, 2015encouragement for mom, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, Uncategorizedadvice for moms, encouragement for moms, raising childrenT.W. Allgaier

I knew it would happen. I couldn’t stop it. Well, technically, I could have…but that would have been so wrong. Wait a minute…there would never be a girl good enough for either of my boys!

Alas, my sons grew up, fell in love and got married.

Both of them. And the girls have the same name. The same first name, can you believe it? This has proven a bit confusing, yet a bit convenient for me. If I say the wrong name, I really haven’t messed up!

“Mommy, I am going to stay and live with you forever and ever.” “Oooh, yuck…I don’t like girls.” “Mom, he is acting so weird since he got a girlfriend, I will never act like that.” “Momma, I am going to marry you when I grow up.” “Mommy, here is the Valentine I made just for you!” Continue reading Mom, I’m Staying with you Forever! →