8 Ideas for a Daughter with Brothers
My daughter is frequently seen running around the house in her leotard and filmy pink tutu, growling and brandishing a Nerf sword as she and…
Author: Janel Breitenstein
Janel Breitenstein graduated summa cum laude from John Brown University and began her career with NavPress, where she worked on The Message Bible. After having four children she resumed her professional career (around her momlife) by serving as a writer for FamilyLife. Personal loans. In January of 2012 Janel and her husband, John, packed up their family of six and moved to Uganda to serve with Engineering Ministries International (eMi), an organization that focuses on poverty relief and development, providing structural design and construction management for Christian organizations in the third world. Join us as we all learn first hand, through Janel’s posts, what it’s like to go from suburban America, to answer God’s call in Africa!
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52 Things to Say to Make Your Child Feel Great
As we journey through the ups and downs of motherhood, one of the most powerful tools we have is our words. In this blog post,…
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Valentine’s Day Crafts to Do Together!
These crafts are designed for you to have some quality time together, and participation can be adjusted to your child’s capabilities. Have fun celebrating love!…
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Step Three Out of Angry – My New Rule
Author’s note: If it weren’t for all of you, I would not be sharing this embarrassing little anecdote. You’ve been honest in sharing your struggles…
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Battling Burnout
Last week, I felt it descending rapidly — fiercely. Symptoms? Depressive. Exhausted. Sense of futility (I swear I just emptied this dishwasher. I am cleaning…
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How to Talk to Kids about Sex
It was time for “The Talk.” Our six-year-old son was coming up with some astute observations. Like folding clothes for the pregnancy center: “You’re joking,…
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Anger — My Next Steps
Now that the cat’s out of the bag on my anger problem — and I’m finding I’m not alone (a huge thanks for the honesty, ladies!)…
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A Strong-Willed Child … My First Attempts
God has not given me any children who take life lying down, which is good, you know, because if one of them did, the other…
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My Biggest Discipline “Aha!”
“Would you just behave?” I must admit that there are a lot of times when I would prefer that my kids would simply do what…
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Character Lessons
“Mom, will she make me go under?” I was trying to think fast. It was day six of swimming lessons, and my newly three-year-old daughter…
