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Simple Cheering!

September 17, 2014Christianity, mom, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessons, Uncategorizedbehavior in children, encouragement for moms, football game, NFL, Parenting, raising children, screaming parents, sportsmanship, TEACHER MOM, the Golden RuleT.W. Allgaier

Simple Cheering
I am a football fan.

I was a “football mom” and got into the game with great gusto when my youngest son was playing.

But my husband and I witnessed something Saturday at my 12 year old nephew’s game that I have only witnessed maybe twice before.

Ignorance
Plain ‘ole ignorance. Continue reading Simple Cheering! →

Simple “Fix It” AKA “Momma Bear Syndrome”

September 10, 2014homeschooling, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessons, Spiritual Encouragement, Uncategorizedbehavior in children, children, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, new homeschooling mom, new mom, Parenting, raising childrenT.W. Allgaier

Simple “Fix It”

Don’t do it.

I have regrets as a parent…

…and I would change some things that I did…

One regret: My reaction to….

the “Momma Bear Syndrome”.

Now don’t give me that look.

You’ve all been stricken with it at some point or another.

It’s that uncontrollable urge to yell at the mother of the two year old child who just bit your two year old in the church nursery. And yes, you talked to her..you neglected to yell..but you took care of it. Continue reading Simple “Fix It” AKA “Momma Bear Syndrome” →

Simple Remembering and Reality

September 1, 2014mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, simple spiritual lessonsbehavior in children, children, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, mom, new mom, one of those days, raising childrenT.W. Allgaier

Simple Remembering and Reality

Sometimes it is easy
to forget
what it was like having two children under the age of three
at the same time.

It is almost as if when we get older we remember only the “good” things. The “good” times, when mothering was wonderful and smiles were everywhere. The house was clean, the boys were listening and you could hear the birds singing in the distance as dinner cooked and life was as it should be….oh wait, that must have been the 25th showing of Lion King!

SKID>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BREAKS APPIED. Continue reading Simple Remembering and Reality →