Jill

Soaring On the Gentle Breeze of His Voice

by Jill on March 30, 2012 in Faithfulness, Inspiration in Child Rearing, Ministry, Nurture, Place to grieve and heal, Purpose, Standing Firm, Training Ground for Mature Adult Character, Unity Between Generations

“When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path…” Psalm 142:3 When I was a fairly new Christian and a young Mama, I had no idea that raising children would require me to walk by faith – I mean, completely trusting the Lord for their futures, especially when life was confusing. Difficult circumstances [...]

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Overcoming the “Perfect Family” Syndrome

by Jill on March 1, 2012 in Inspiration in Child Rearing, Ministry, Nurture, Servanthood, Training Ground for Mature Adult Character, Unity Between Generations

“Love suffers long, having patience with imperfect people.”* When I was a young mom, I wanted to have the perfect family. As you can imagine, this put a lot of pressure on my husband and children to try and live up to my expectations. Mind you, I had it on good authority from all the [...]

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