by Jacque Sorenson | Dec 7, 2018 | General, Inspiration, Mothering, Self-care ideas
Learning to know where we end and where our children begin is of utmost importance. What problems/challenges/desires/opportunities belong to us? Which problems/challenges/desires/opportunities belong to them? Our children need us to get this right. They need to learn...
by Jacque Sorenson | Dec 6, 2018 | General, Inspiration, Marriage, Mothering
If you’re a parent you’ll know what I mean when I say that some of the pep talks I’ve given my kids get given back to me when I need them! No doubt this will be one. And that’s good! It means they’re listening in and… heaven knows,...
by Jacque Sorenson | Nov 29, 2018 | General, Inspiration, Marriage, Mothering, Self-care ideas
Ever feel that you’re not sure if you should be pushing yourself to do more or if you should slow down and do less? This is a daily question for we women, particularly mothers who are doing their best to cover the every day demands of a family such as planning...
by Jacque Sorenson | Nov 22, 2018 | General, Inspiration, Mothering
Your strength is extraordinary! Your ability to keep going even when you are hurting. Your drive to function {even cheerfully} on half a night’s sleep….again. Your tenacity. Your determination to lead. To teach. To train. In a word, your love makes you as...
by Jacque Sorenson | Nov 2, 2018 | General, Inspiration, Marriage, Mothering
Here are a few ideas about how to love your kids, even while you are doing your best to lead them to better things, like say, a clean room… 1 Be Quiet So much of our mother-yacking becomes so much background noise and does nothing to help our children attend to...
by Jacque Sorenson | Oct 29, 2018 | General, Inspiration, Mothering
“The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil; and the task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility, and evil with activity.”...
