Boy Mom Tribe

  Pretty simple, no means no and stop means stop when teaching children boundaries. But this is also included for them. Even if you are playing, tickling, hugging, kissing... if they say stop YOU SHOULD STOP! If they say no, THAT MEANS NO! They deserve boundaries too. Forcibly making your children hug or kiss people doesn't give them any sense of security. It's important they learn to do whats comfortable for them. Making them hug relatives when they don't want to can confuse them to no longer be aware of their instincts or emotions. It teaches them they don't have control over their own bodies, if they don't have a say over their personal space of feelings what makes you think they will respect anyone else? No one is allowed to touch a child in anyway when they are uncomfortable. It implies the adult trumps them and how they feel doesn't matter. Their stranger danger instincts can be dismantling. Listen and understand your child's cues. For their safety a...

  I am loving this Fetch App! I don’t have to save coupons, they just automatically count if I purchased an item! I just take pictures of each receipt and I have points earned! If you use this link you get bonus points and do do I.

I am rich. At least I feel that way lately. I always thought maybe I wanted too much out of life. But, this life? The one I live? It’s not perfect. It’s messy and sometimes busy. But I am blessed beyond words. 4 little boys who are growing into caring young men (God, please fill in the gaps where my weaknesses fail.) A home to call my own with a big back yard, and good neighbors. It’s a dream come true! Two cars! You guys! We were a one car family FOREVER! And, the blessing of a vehicle to take kids to the Dr. or to school is just amazing! Bonus, it has fancy automatic doors! (It’s the little things, you know?) A Christian School for the boys! This was a dream two years in the making! And, it’s a pure miracle that it happened this year! So many mountains were moved to make this possible! And the ways they were moved just don’t add up in human perspective. It’s a straight up miracle! We are making ends meet and paying off debt! For so long I would cry over the bills every month bec...

  I have long looked at the Proverbs 31 woman and found her completely un-relatable. This woman seems to be wealthy. What makes me believe this? She has servants (vv.15), she is buying land (vv. 16), her household is clothed well (vv.21). But what else is this woman? This is a woman who is confident, wise, kind, and resourceful. She's not lazy, and she uses her time and money wisely. I used to look at her and believe that she was someone whose model I could certainly never live up too.  Then I read, "Girl Stop Apologizing" by Rachel Hollis. This girl laid out the roadmap to becoming a Proverbs 31 woman! You don't have to stay where you are! God equipped you with a passion and a calling in life! What is your dream? God put this dream in your heart. Gone is the hopelessness and paralyzing fear that keeps you from pursuing this! " For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,  for God gave us a spi...

I woke the 5 year old, David, this morning, "I didn't get enough sleep." He said rather annoyed. I replied, "You can take a nap when you get home". He retorted (very promptly for such a sleepy boy), "No I can't, I need to play and have fun!"