parenting

“Nothing hurts a mom’s heart more than when her child’s heart is broken or her spirit is crushed.” That sentence was extracted from my Proverbs 31 devotion today, yet as I read my own words, I can again feel the emotion bubble up in my throat as I think how hard it was to watch…

Whew it has been a whirlwind at the Miles’ house lately! My oldest finished her sophomore year of college, my second oldest graduated from high school, and my youngest completed his first year of high school with flying colors. But it was all of the graduation excitement that seemed to take the most energy. Not…

There are days when I am just tired of “stuff”. Especially the kind of parenting “stuff” that my Proverbs 31 devotion refers to today. What is “stuff”, you ask? Here are just a few examples of the minor things that fall into this category of “stuff” in our house: – time consuming homework, resulting in…

” I am not a good mom.” ” I am a bad mom and my child has a lot of problems because of me.” ” I wasn’t a good mother; I didn’t live a holy life..” ” I didn’t raise my children in God’s Word in the deep and full manner that I should have.”“I…