Praises of a Wife and Mommy

Selah and I had a great time at the Secret Keeper Girl event in our city! The traveling ministry is all about teaching girls who they are in Christ but also how to be cute and still hold high standards of modesty.   It really does do a good job of teaching our younger girls to be more cautious with how they dress when the world tells us to do whatever.   Selah and I did have a great dinner together too... she picked Noodles and Company.  

If you are looking for a new tradition to do with your child and their friends then this is a keeper.   This was our 3rd year for the ornament exchange.   Each child and mom both buy a Christmas ornament and we have a fun little party with food and games and draw names for the ornaments.   It is pure fun to be around all the kids and their moms!   It is one of the best ways to get to know more of the moms from my daughters grade.   Each year the parents take turns hosting and planning so it isn't one persons responsibility!  

I may be a mother and not father but as a mother I was inspired by reading this book.  After I was finished reading through the book I paged through and found so many yellow marks from all the highlighting I did while reading it!  There were so many moments reading the book where I thought, "That is exactly what I was thinking"  and "YES, so true" and "I wish I would have said that."     I was able to understand and connect with the author because of some similar experiences we both share as parents, parents with a Christian faith, and working with teenagers.    Mother or father, stay at home or work out of the house this is a must read to help you be the best parent you can be and to help you understand the importance of connecting to your child/ren on a deeper relationship level.  The book is a short read but worth re -reading anytime! This 100 page book will encourage you to go deeper relational with your children...