Martha, Martha

God has laid it on my heart to provide a little morning encouragement for Catholic mamas.

Walk with

what now?

08-17
07:23

training ourselves to press the pause button

you guessed it...practice

08-03
06:49

if not carrot and stick, then what

what do we want

07-28
07:12

compliance

naturally compliant and naturally non-compliant children, it's a thing

07-21
04:36

does the punishment fit the crime?

one more reason why rewards and consequences make your life harder

07-16
06:57

the first two reasons to rethink carrots and sticks

1. you have to be pretty creative, and you're probably already tired 2. it requires a lot of energy to determine what rewards/consequences work with whom, and you're probably already tired

07-12
08:59

okay, I'm back

let's talk this week about why attachment/gentle parenting is easier and how that plays out in large families

07-11
02:35

God defines success differently

we are missionaries

06-13
06:02

gifts for Jesus

He wants it all

06-11
04:07

distractions

chaos undermines kindness

06-04
05:25

kissing chaos goodbye

you can do it

06-01
06:26

what makes it hard to be kind

so many things

05-28
05:03

what kind of adults do we want to raise

all the adjectives

05-23
06:51

guard, reveal, communicate, witness

the greatest of these

05-15
05:16

sphere of influence

you have one, use it

05-14
05:39

why did God make me

pivotal moment: my life is not my own

05-13
06:44

Kathleen Svedberg

"The more we practice, the better we get" - how simple and yet profound. I'm finding out parenting is more about training myself than my child! Thank you for this beautiful insight Bonnie!

08-04 Reply

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