Life in this fallen world can be hard. Bad things happen for a variety of reasons. Sometimes these things are so hard, people can become stuck swirling in the negativity of the event for the rest of their lives.
Unfortunately, Christian moms don’t really have the option to become stuck. To help your kids grow, thrive and develop a strong spiritual foundation, you have to be moving forward with them.
So if something has happened in your life that has you stuck, what can you do? How can you become resilient and help yourself move forward so you can parent your kids as effectively as possible? It’s not always easy, but it is possible and a new book may give you the extra help you need.
Becoming Resilient by Donna Gibbs aims to help the reader learn how to “move through suffering and come back stronger.” She gives sound, practical advice through the lens of a Christian worldview.
If you were told the only food you could eat for the next week is your least favorite food, what expression would be on your face? You almost don’t need to think through the process of how to show the disgust you are feeling. After years of practice, it comes naturally when faced with an unpleasant situation.
Occasionally, I will hear a Christian mother say she can’t wait to get back to her career, because she is bored and unfulfilled as a stay-at-home mom. The pros and cons of staying home versus working aside, I am saddened when Christian mothers underestimate the extreme importance of their ministry to their children. They are molding the next generation of the Church and often its leaders, yet feel as if they are killing time until something better comes along.
As I work with teens and young adults, I am finding many of them don’t know how to cook the simplest of dishes. While eating out all of the time may sound fun, it gets expensive very quickly. To be able to eat frugally and in healthy ways, your kids need to learn how to follow a simple recipe. Why not have some fun with it and teach them about the Bible at the same time?
If you have read many parenting blogs or books, one of the top areas of concern is how to get children to sleep well. There are a lot of reasons your kids may or may not be sleeping. Some are easily fixed, while others may require the help of your child’s pediatrician.