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   Written by on August 7, 2014 at 2:57 pm

I find so many positive, thought provoking, fun, encouraging, up-lifting and interesting forwards on FaceBook, in emails, books, magazines, and newspapers. I thought you might appreciate seeing some of the ones I find particularly inspiring.

The first one is what I pray before beginning my article each week and many other times throughout every day:

logo-wee-notesHeavenly Father, You know every decision I need to make and every challenge I face.  Please forgive me for the times that I try to figure this life out on my own.  I need You.  I need Your Holy Spirit to give me strength, wisdom, and direction.  Amen.

10 Things God Wants You to Remember:  I will give you rest.  I will strengthen you.  I will answer you.  I believe in you.  I will bless you.  I am for you.  I will not fail you.  I will provide for you.  I will be with you.  I love you.

Because I write about pregnancy and children from birth to five years of age, I find many good posts for and about parents:

Be yourself.  Accept yourself.  Value yourself.  Forgive yourself.  Bless yourself.  Express yourself.  Trust yourself.  Love yourself.  Empower yourself.

Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can’t poke enough holes to drain it dry. –Alvin Price

Make The Ordinary Come Alive:  Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives.  Such striving may seem admirable, but it is a way of foolishness.  Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life.  Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples, and pears.  Show them how to cry when pets and people die.  Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand.  And make the ordinary come alive for them.  The extraordinary will take care of itself.

When you are sad or upset, always remember these points:  Pain is part of growing.  Everything is this life is temporary.  Worrying and complaining changes nothing.  Your scars are symbols of your strength.  Every little struggle is a step forward.  Other people’s negativity is not your problem.  What’s meant to be will eventually be.  The best thing you can do is to keep going.

What is Abuse?  He doesn’t have to hit you for it to be abuse.  He can degrade, humiliate, blame, curse, manipulate, or try to control you.  Know the signs, don’t be abused.

You may have fallen, but dwell on the fact that you GOT BACK UP again.

God bless you and your parenting efforts this week.

© 2014 Brenda Holland-Robinson

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