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The Highs and Lows of Parenting

Motherhood with a toddler has been more than exhausting lately. Our youngest is 2 and has been throwing temper tantrums, challenging every thing we ask her to do, and is determined to do exactly what she wants to do when she wants to do it. Then you can throw in a back-talking, sassy and strong willed eight year old that is going on sixteen, and our five year old who is so exhausted from school she can’t even think straight, and all these things make for a constant struggle bus. These seasons of motherhood are beyond exhausting and so difficult. It is so hard to not the difficult things define your days. It is so hard to remember God’s grace and to show that grace to our children. Some days there is not enough time in the day or enough coffee, praying and wine. Lol. “Discipline is an act of love. Discipline can be positive.”- Dr. Meg Meeker One of the biggest struggles I have is discipline and doing it in a way that teaches them. So many times my beautiful, wonderful children push my buttons in all the wrong ways. They know…

Forgiveness

“If anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure to all of you. This punishment by the majority is enough for such a person, so that on the contrary you should forgive and encourage him instead.  Therefore, I urge you to reaffirm your love for him. For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, so that we would not be outwitted by Satan.” 2 Corinthians 2: 5-11 Forgiveness for me is not something that comes easily at times. It can take years for some and for some forgiveness comes easy. For some, they never forgive. I honestly envy those people that can truly forgive quickly and move on. I am trying so hard to be like that and forgive justly and fervently as God wants us to do. There are some situations that I have been able to forgive, but there are some that have held onto with my heart, rooted down…