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23 May 2018

The Person Inside Your Child

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Heart Training | 0

My mom passed away when she was 56. I was only 29. I had two young children and had just had a kidney transplant two weeks before. At the funeral, my 6-year-old daughter looked in the casket and then … Read More

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13 May 2018

Speak Life

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Speak Life | 1

“When you see something beautiful in someone, tell them. It may take a second to say, but for them it could last a lifetime.” I saw this quote on Facebook today. I took note of it because I knew I … Read More

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8 May 2018

Confession Time: I Am An Overly Critical Parent!

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Speak Life | 0

I have a confession to make. I am an overly critical parent. I have found things in my children’s lives to pick at all the time. Now that my children are adults, I have had to repent on numerous occasions … Read More

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22 Apr 2018

The Banqueting Table of Your Child’s Mind

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training | 0

How many of you would ever willingly invite an intruder into your home? In my previous blog, I wrote about speaking life to our children. This week I would like to help you learn how to teach your … Read More

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16 Apr 2018

Choosing to Speak Life

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Speak Life | 0

In Deuteronomy 30:19-20 we read, I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you … Read More

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21 Feb 2018

Surprises of the Heart

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training, Speak Life, Training | 1

Our family is in an interesting season. Our oldest is approaching the middle years, so we’re having a lot more conversations about things and asking her a lot of questions. It’s great to watch her begin to draw from the … Read More

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12 Feb 2018

What Is Love?

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training | 0

In last week’s blog we discovered that, as parents, we need to show love as much as we need to teach about it. This week I am hoping to help you begin to give your children visible and tangible … Read More

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5 Feb 2018

What Is Love?

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training | 0

During this month of February, so much emphasis is put on love. Most of the time this love is expressed in the form of flowers, candy, and cards. In terms of parenting our children, though, love is one of … Read More

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29 Jan 2018

Rhythms and Routines

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Marriage, Routine, Speak Life, Training | 0

If you’ve read Babywise or taken any of the GFI classes for younger children, you know the importance of routine. But what about routine for the stay-at-home mom whose kids are in school? Or the work-at-home mom? Or the almost … Read More

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9 Oct 2017

When Words of Death Sneak in Through the Cat Flap!

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training, Speak Life, Training | 0

Have you ever had the thought, “Where did that behavior or attitude come from all of a sudden?” When our children seem to be out of control “all of a sudden,” it is wise counsel to go back to … Read More

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