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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! →

I’m Sorry

January 7, 2015advice for parents, Christian encouragement, Christianity, Discouraged Christian, homeschool material, homeschooling, simple spiritual lessons, Spiritual Encouragementbehavior in children, Bible study, Biblical lesson, children, Christian encouragement, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for moms, homeschooling, homeschooling mom, I'm Sorry, raising children, Saying you are sorry to your kids, simple spiritual lessonT.W. Allgaier

What????

“Who dropped those crumbs all over the kitchen floor” I said to the boys. “Not me” said the eldest, “I didn’t do it either” said the youngest.

“Well one of you got crumbs all over my clean kitchen floor” I said in a voice that I was not proud of. “I have cleaned the bathroom and worked so hard on this floor. Our friends are coming over tonight and I don’t want to have to mop it again!”

“But Mom, he must have done it because I did not!” “Nuh-uh, I did not!” Then the arguing and accusations ran rampant. Continue reading I’m Sorry →

Tend Like

December 17, 2014children creativity, creative teaching, encouragement for teachers, homeschool material, homeschooling, mom of toddlers, motherhood, new moms, Uncategorizedbehavior in children, children, children imagination, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for teachers, homeschooling mom, imagination, new homeschooling mom, Prodigal, raising children, TEACHER MOM, TeachingT.W. Allgaier

Tend Like

The other day I was shopping and heard the sweetest conversation. Two little brothers were playing “tend like” as they followed their mother around while she pushed her cart down the aisles.

“Tend like you are the helper explorer and you are trying to get me to stay and fight the battle in the water with you.” “Ok, tend like we are both brother explorers and we both have to fight the sea monster in the battle.” “Grrrr, sppp, druppp” (I assume that was the sea monster) Continue reading Tend Like →