• Mom & Me Journaling ideas for Fall! Making treasured memories. Positive parenting. Raising kids. Tweens. Teens.
    Family

    30 Mom & Me Journal Prompts for Fall

    September 22, 2018 /

    TweetPin1KShare1K SharesFor the last few years I have kept a “Mom & Me” journal with my daughter that we write back and forth in. It has been a great tool for communicating and bringing up topics that might not otherwise come up in “natural” conversation. Our “Mom and Me” journal has been a lot of fun and I know it will be something we both treasure when she is all grown up! We don’t always write regularly and there is no pressure to respond right away. When we do write in the journal we leave it on the other person’s pillow for them to find.  *This post contains affiliate links.…

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  • Words Matter. We choose whether we speak life or death. 3 Questions to ask before you speak. Parenting tweens & teens.
    Family,  Kids

    Speak Life| Words Matter

    July 5, 2018 /

    TweetPin27Share27 SharesSticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me! We’ve all heard that silly kids rhyme before and we all know it isn’t true. Words matter, they have the power to speak life into us or to tear us down. Both the words others speak to us and the words we say to ourselves. Proverbs 18:21 says “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Yikes! *This post may contain affiliate links. That means if you purchase something from one of the links on this page I will make a percentage of the sale at…

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