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Are You Letting Your Kids Walk All Over You?

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Jess Connell

I sometimes hear moms almost bragging about it… “it’s been ages since I’ve used the restroom alone.” “She’s persnickety & suddenly won’t eat anything I make!!”  As if being a Mommy Martyr makes you a good mommy. There is a HUGE difference between what the average mom puts up with today, and what would have been allowed…

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Gospel, Law, Wisdom, and Parenting

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Jess Connell

Over the weekend, I was thrilled to attend a homeschooling conference with two days of teaching from Dr. Voddie Baucham and Dr. Tedd Tripp. Whoo! The main focus was how to make sure that we are clearly announcing the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus in our parenting and in our homes. Talk about a power-packed weekend; it was phenomenal! I want…

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Do Your Kids Recognize Your Authority?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Jess Connell

Elizabeth Krueger, mother of 10, and author of Raising Godly Tomatoes, is also a horse owner. She recently shared some great thoughts about training horses to recognize a rightful authority and how it can be similar with children.   I thought Elizabeth’s observations were extremely insightful and she graciously agreed to let me share them here:…

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10 Things My 75-Year-Old Self Might Say to Me

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Jess Connell

Get into Scripture more than you are currently doing. Dig more. Study more. Read more. Memorize more! It is the one thing that will always make you wiser, richer, and change you. Let it be what flows from your mouth in counsel & conversation, in good times & bad. Treasure it! Seek to serve and love Doug…

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Convictions & Choices, part 1: Don’t Do It Because “They” Do

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Jess Connell

We recently talked about not doing something “just to prove them wrong.” Today I want to talk about the flip side: Don’t embrace a conviction just because others do. Just as the world often goes along with lifestyle decisions because of the people around them, Christians sometimes take on the convictions of others around us without…

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Don’t Do It To Prove Them Wrong

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Jess Connell

Over the years, I’ve heard something offered occasionally that I think is a terrible motivation for living life and making choices for yourself or your family, and it is this: “You get out there and show ’em. Do it well and prove them wrong.”  It can play out in a wide variety of ways in our…

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Are You Ignoring Your Mommy Radar?

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Jess Connell

Over the years, in myself and others, I’ve observed a tendency toward laziness as moms. I’m not talking about laziness in how we clean, decorate, dress our children, or save money for our family. No, in those ways we can be quite purposeful and diligent. What I mean is this: many of us tend to lazily overlook the…

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Stop Waiting For a Zap

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Jess Connell

Today I want to ask you something: Have you been waiting for the elusive “zap?”   What I mean by that is: Are you waiting for something to happen TO you in one of these areas: Is your child throwing tantrums and out of control? Are you in a marriage slump? Is your house a wreck? Are…

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A Child Left To Himself

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Jess Connell

One day last year, I walked into our bathroom and found my 3-year-old, Moses, with his arms awkwardly positioned, slightly up in the air. Upon hearing my footsteps, he dropped his hands. His big, winsome smile didn’t fool me. 🙂  It was clear there was something in one hand he had pulled down and was trying to…

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Trajectory

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Jess Connell

TRAJECTORY– (noun) the path followed by an object moving under the action of given forces.   When a plane is on a certain trajectory, you can fairly accurately predict where it is headed based on its previous course, its speed, and the direction its nose currently points. The same is true of many things in life. If you…

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