All time management books – secular or religious – will tell you that prioritising is the key to our success. And I am here to agree! We are finite beings living in a finite world. In order to work efficiently with the time that we are given, we cannot afford to run around like headless […] Read more…
Day: February 9, 2008
What Are You Reading?
I like books. No, I love books! For as long as I can remember, I have always loved books. When I was a young child, going to the library or to the second hand bookstore was a dream come true! So many books, so little time! This love of books has actually been passed to […] Read more…
When Babies Don’t Sleep
You can’t make someone – baby or not – go to sleep. So when babies don’t sleep, the best way to deal with it is to go with the flow. Set very loose routines, not rigid schedules. And – laugh! Keep your sense of humour about you! It will help you not go crazy! Also, don’t forget to manage your expectations.Don’t set the bar so high for your baby or yourself. Read more…
The Roles and Duties of a Godly Wife and Mother
Everyone knows the Proverbs 31: 10 – 31 woman and everyone would agree that she was a godly wife and mother. Not only did her husband praise her but her children too! (verses 28 – 29) But what exactly is it that she does or does not do that makes her a godly woman? I […] Read more…
What Is A Godly Wife? A Godly Mother?
This has been on my mind lately. Just what makes a godly wife or mother? Someone who prays regularly? Reads the Bible to her children daily? Makes everyone do memory verses? Someone who attends church regularly? Someone who attends/leads Bible Study classes? All of the above? None of the above? Then comes the more thought […] Read more…
Using a Devotional For Quiet Time
Quiet times with the Lord gets elusive as the pregnancy progresses. So deciding that I would be using a devotional would ensure that I am at least reading a portion of scripture daily. Otherwise, it would be way too easy to use the busyness of the season to say that I have no time to read the Bible. Read more…
Sleep Training
Before you even start to encourage your baby to sleep by himself, pray, pray, pray! Pray that the baby will develop good and healthy sleep habit quickly. Actually, it would have been better if you had prayed this even when baby was in the womb! But better late than never! And then, be consistent. Don’t confuse your baby. Read more…
Sleep – How Much Do You Need?
Why do I ask this question? In the past month, I have had mothers asking me either about their babies/toddlers sleep or lack thereof or their own. There seems to be this concern about how much sleep a baby or toddler should have and how a mom is to cope with the lack of sleep. […] Read more…
What Kind of Attitude Do I Have?
Do you have a “I Can!” attitude or do you have a “I Cannot!” attitude? A Can-Do attitude makes life interesting and always exciting. The opposite attitude makes everything dreary and overwhelming. Which camp do you fall into? Recently, I have come across a few people with what I call a “victim mentality”. People who […] Read more…
Doing Devotionals With the Children
I have been asked many times what we do and what we use with the children for their devotional times with the Lord. Ahhh! Doing devotionals with the children can be very, very trying! Family Devotions – Fail! We used to do our Family Devotions once a week. Honestly, it was a t-o-r-t-u-r-e! Why? Well, […] Read more…