Go Home and Love Your Family ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin If you are busy raising a family right now, the bulk of your “giving back” is happening right within the walls of your own home. Do you ever need encouragement that this type of serving counts? Check out what Mother Teresa once said: “What can you …
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How to Give Back, Based on Your Personality Type
How to Give Back, Based on Your Personality Type ~ Jamie C. Martin In my previous post I shared how I realized that the way in which I was called to give back to others should (typically) flow from my strengths and personality. I found freedom when I embraced interest and passion instead of guilt and compulsion …
Moms: Be a kind, detached police officer
Imagine that you’ve just been speeding, and you see blue lights flashing in the distance. You pull over, and an officer walks to your window. “You were speeding, ma’am. I’m sorry, but I’ll have to write you a ticket.” Now, you could start crying or even lamenting how life is so unfair. Your behavior isn’t …
10 ways to feel like a better mom in less than 10 minutes
Haven’t you ever had one of those days when something happens early in the morning–a kid’s tantrum, a bad hair day, unfolded laundry everywhere–and it just sets you off? Somehow the whole atmosphere starts to snowball and before you know it the entire day has gone down with a negative tone. What if you could …
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How to love your kids (when you don’t really like them)
Years ago I attended a homeschooling conference, and one speaker said something that has stayed with me since. After sharing the importance of including our children in the details of our everyday lives, he said, “But the only way you’ll include them is if you LIKE them.” Sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? Yet some developmental stages are …
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