Judgment
Have you ever felt judged by someone else? Of course, you have. We all have. But what about it bugged you? What did you feel inside? Do we let people judge us or is it our own insecurity showing? Do you get angry about it? Or sad and disappointed? I don’t have this figured out […]
Reluctant Entertainer? Put Away the Image & Book Giveaway
Today I’d like to welcome Sandy Coughlin to Imp3rfect Mom. With her permission, I have reposted one of her blog posts from Reluctant Entertainer about image and not entertaining: What is it about human nature that we long to be loved and admired for what we do? After reading this comment I was challenged to […]
Guest Post: Insight for Godly Parenting
Today I’d like to give a warm welcome to Kate Megill. In our culture today of broken homes, it is definitely more difficult to parent without a godly role model to follow. Many of us who became Christians in our adult lives have that to learn on our own. The number one place we go […]
Birthday Breakfast
Today I want to share a favorite memory maker my hubby and I do with our kids that we started when my oldest was five years old. Dad takes them out for breakfast on their individual birthday. It creates memories for everyone included. And because he’s the dad, he normally runs them by the local […]
Past Post: Getting Your Hands Dirty
Since today is the last day of the blogathon, I had plans to write about what I learned but instead wanted to share that I am content. Sunday I spent two hours gardening with my younger daughters and had a blast. When they were babies, I thought about gardening. I drooled over gardening magazines and […]
Guest Blogger: The Emotional Edge
I’m thrilled today to invite a dear friend, Trish Rohani, MA MFT to be my guest blogger. Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. ~Jonatan Mårtensson Want to give your child an edge in life? Would you like him to be able to […]
What Would I Tell My Younger Self?
1. Life is not a race. Slow down. No one wins the prize if you get there first. And you’re sure not going to enjoy yourself if you’re running. 2. Accept your strengths and weaknesses. In Romans 12: 4 “For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not […]
Sharing Some of My Recent Risks: Christmas Tea
Tonight I have tried to write four different posts, and they all didn’t work. It’s getting late and I need to get something up for Wednesday’s post. So I’m going to share my Christmas photos with you. This was a huge risk for me last December because I’m a perfectionist and was scared to invite […]
Risking Failure
Yesterday as I was sitting on the couch reading…yessireeee…I was sitting on the couch reading and not feeling guilty at all…I came across a wonderful quote from Madeleine L’Engle. The quote is in Nava Atlas’s new book, The Literary Ladies: Guide to the Writing Life Inspiration and Advice from Celebrated Women Authors Who Paved the […]