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Every Mother Can Keep Her Cool
Julie Barnhill knows moms. In her vast speaking experience, she has heard it all when it comes to the frustrations of motherhood, and she knows what moms want. Just as she did in One Tough Mother, Barnhill meets moms where they are and offers them hope and encouragement in the tough times.
Each of these compact, giftable books is filled with personal stories, Scripture, advice, and humor that will help moms cope and even laugh out loud in the face of mothering challenges. Specially designed for busy moms, these little lifesavers are the perfect gift for any mom with any age kids.
Each of these compact, giftable books is filled with personal stories, Scripture, advice, and humor that will help moms cope and even laugh out loud in the face of mothering challenges. Specially designed for busy moms, these little lifesavers are the perfect gift for any mom with any age kids.
96 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2008
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July 31, 2014
feel like i have too many expectations and I stay as.... and?
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December 24, 2019
pg 24 When my heart changes, my thoughts change. When my thoughts change, my words change. When my words change, my action will always follow. And it is then and only then that i find lasting change as a mother.
pg 36 not to turn away or avoid the reality of anger's grip on your mothering life
pg 57, 58 there are signs that your mounting frustrations is ready to morph into flat-out anger. Numerous physical warnings can help you discern what's really going on in time to quell anger's buildup. When you find yourself experiencing even one of these warning signs, stop immediately and ease your emotions by interrupting it with breathing, relaxing your facial muscles. Also pay attention to emotions other than anger: impatience, discontent, irritability, depression, disappointment.
"Okay, i can tell irritability is really starting to crank up, so I need to be very careful not to allow it to build or feed an angry outburst or thought."
Then choose to stop it from feeding an issue of anger.
pg 70 no longer hold my family hostage to my feelings, but rather would set a tone of peaceful calm for all of us.
so, mom, what are you doing in your home-simply registering the emotional and relational chaos or confidently setting a tone for all to follow?
pg 77 Remember that feeling angry isn't "wrong." Expressing your anger in excessive, inappropriate, unproductive, and hurtful ways is.
Change your demands into desires. Accept-really accept-the fact that you're going to have to give. You can't have everything your way.
Talk yourself through and out of your anger. speaking truth and reminding yourself of things. state the facts of how you're feeling. go slow and soft.
pg 81 Think ahead about potentially anger-ridden, anger-producing situations. Prepare yourself mentally for circumstances that tend to push your buttons-and plan some type of workable strategy for defusing the situation.
(As crazy as it sounds, a lack of effective assertiveness may be your problem when expressing your emotions. )
Establish and teach your child clear guidelines/boundaries for expressing anger in a healthy manner. [practice what you teach]
express frustration without using the word 'you'.
true change can and will come as the result of truth penetrating our heart. the truth of scripture penetrating our heart. when we hear and accept the truth of God's Word, it changes our heart-the core of who we are, how we feel, how we act, and what we believe-and when our heart changes, our thoughts change. and when our thoughts change, our actions change. and when our thoughts and our actions change, our words and feelings change.
ask God to show you a particular verse by which you may find comfort, grace, teaching and change.
teach them to talk themselves through times of anger. I CAN CONTROL MY ANGER
pg 36 not to turn away or avoid the reality of anger's grip on your mothering life
pg 57, 58 there are signs that your mounting frustrations is ready to morph into flat-out anger. Numerous physical warnings can help you discern what's really going on in time to quell anger's buildup. When you find yourself experiencing even one of these warning signs, stop immediately and ease your emotions by interrupting it with breathing, relaxing your facial muscles. Also pay attention to emotions other than anger: impatience, discontent, irritability, depression, disappointment.
"Okay, i can tell irritability is really starting to crank up, so I need to be very careful not to allow it to build or feed an angry outburst or thought."
Then choose to stop it from feeding an issue of anger.
pg 70 no longer hold my family hostage to my feelings, but rather would set a tone of peaceful calm for all of us.
so, mom, what are you doing in your home-simply registering the emotional and relational chaos or confidently setting a tone for all to follow?
pg 77 Remember that feeling angry isn't "wrong." Expressing your anger in excessive, inappropriate, unproductive, and hurtful ways is.
Change your demands into desires. Accept-really accept-the fact that you're going to have to give. You can't have everything your way.
Talk yourself through and out of your anger. speaking truth and reminding yourself of things. state the facts of how you're feeling. go slow and soft.
pg 81 Think ahead about potentially anger-ridden, anger-producing situations. Prepare yourself mentally for circumstances that tend to push your buttons-and plan some type of workable strategy for defusing the situation.
(As crazy as it sounds, a lack of effective assertiveness may be your problem when expressing your emotions. )
Establish and teach your child clear guidelines/boundaries for expressing anger in a healthy manner. [practice what you teach]
express frustration without using the word 'you'.
true change can and will come as the result of truth penetrating our heart. the truth of scripture penetrating our heart. when we hear and accept the truth of God's Word, it changes our heart-the core of who we are, how we feel, how we act, and what we believe-and when our heart changes, our thoughts change. and when our thoughts change, our actions change. and when our thoughts and our actions change, our words and feelings change.
ask God to show you a particular verse by which you may find comfort, grace, teaching and change.
teach them to talk themselves through times of anger. I CAN CONTROL MY ANGER
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