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Family Mission Statements ROCK – Part 2
For many of you, developing a family mission statement may have been on your “to-do” list for a long time, but you have never gotten around to it. Or, maybe the idea is new and a bit daunting. Here are some sabotaging beliefs and myths that real people have said about mission statement development. 1. “My children are too young to get...
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Choose to See Beauty!
Recently I read a post by an old and dear friend. It was beautiful and sad. There are so many areas where we, as women and mothers, struggle. We struggle because we think we aren't doing a good enough job as a parent. We strive because we feel we aren't filling our mission; we don't have enough education or aren't attractive...
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There is NO Perfect in Parenting!
Perfect is NOT reality, especially in Parenting! I had two daughters who had babies last year - one in June and one in Dec. One daughter suffered from postpartum anxiety, not to be confused with the blues or even depression. It was excruciating. Just functioning was a challenge. Besides the new baby, she had one preschooler and one grade-schooler. Despite her struggles...
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Family Mission Statements Rock!
Sometimes, as a parent, we’re handed opportunities for self-evaluation on a silver platter. I was given such a dish the other day when I caught my two-year-old son marching around the living room chanting, “Stop that! Now I have to take that away. Stop that! Now I have to take that away.” Good grief! I’m happy to contrast that little...