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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! →

What’s A Mom to Do AFTER Christmas?

December 29, 2014advice for parents, creative teaching, homeschooling, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement, Uncategorizedadvice for moms, after Christmas, children, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for moms, new homeschooling mom, new mom, Parenting, raising children, unconditional love for childrenT.W. Allgaier

After Christmas…

The kids are at home, school is not in session.

The toys are no longer fun….

We’ve all been there. Seems like the boxes and their delight lasted longer. Every year I thought we might should save some of the toys for the winter months. But alas, year after year we bought.

Learn from our mistakes.

So what to do? Continue reading What’s A Mom to Do AFTER Christmas? →