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#14: to occasionally be a super mom
“Occasionally doing something a little over the top that makes them feel special and loved.”
#15: to turn down their beds at night
“Our homes do not have to be fancy to communicate secure love, but there must be an atmosphere of goodness and hospitality to give them the soul foundation of being welcomed and glad in their own home.”
— May 19, 2026 11:13AM
“Occasionally doing something a little over the top that makes them feel special and loved.”
#15: to turn down their beds at night
“Our homes do not have to be fancy to communicate secure love, but there must be an atmosphere of goodness and hospitality to give them the soul foundation of being welcomed and glad in their own home.”
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Jessica Byrnside
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#12: to put down the phone
“It sends the message, I’m just here because I have to be. I’m not interested in what’s going on.”
#13: to learn their unique love language
“Kids with moms who speak their love language feel known. It’s got to be a pretty special feeling to be a kid in this hard world and then go home to the mom who not only loves you but is actively trying to know you.”
— May 18, 2026 09:54AM
“It sends the message, I’m just here because I have to be. I’m not interested in what’s going on.”
#13: to learn their unique love language
“Kids with moms who speak their love language feel known. It’s got to be a pretty special feeling to be a kid in this hard world and then go home to the mom who not only loves you but is actively trying to know you.”
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#10: to take Christmas to people who have nothing
“Everybody needs the love of Christ. Everybody needs somebody to be Jesus to them.”
#11: to miss a few things they do wrong
“It means that we don’t keep pointing out every flaw, annoying our children to an extreme.”
— May 17, 2026 12:05PM
“Everybody needs the love of Christ. Everybody needs somebody to be Jesus to them.”
#11: to miss a few things they do wrong
“It means that we don’t keep pointing out every flaw, annoying our children to an extreme.”
Jessica Byrnside
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#8: to be delayed, rerouted, and canceled with poise
“Our kids need us to teach them what to do when we have been misunderstood and misrepresented. They need to see us respond to difficult people and difficult circumstances with an older sister kind of perspective.
#9: to make them wait to take a bite
“Let’s train our kids to be polite and to respect others with our actions. “
— May 14, 2026 11:25AM
“Our kids need us to teach them what to do when we have been misunderstood and misrepresented. They need to see us respond to difficult people and difficult circumstances with an older sister kind of perspective.
#9: to make them wait to take a bite
“Let’s train our kids to be polite and to respect others with our actions. “
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#6: to make them sit around the table…and linger
“Communicating to them in the simplest way, this time is valuable, but looking at you is one of the best things I’ve done all day.”
#7: to let her yes be yes and her no be no
“First, we are training them to be like Jesus. Second, we are building their sense of security, teaching them how to trust in someone who is trustworthy.”
— May 13, 2026 10:31AM
“Communicating to them in the simplest way, this time is valuable, but looking at you is one of the best things I’ve done all day.”
#7: to let her yes be yes and her no be no
“First, we are training them to be like Jesus. Second, we are building their sense of security, teaching them how to trust in someone who is trustworthy.”
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#4: To watch them go out of sight
“Your smile and your wave will tell them everything your heart holds.”
#5: To keep a date night with dad
“The reason I think your kids need you to keep a date night is that it models the order of your priorities for them.” “It matters that they see us committed to that time alone.”
— May 12, 2026 11:41AM
“Your smile and your wave will tell them everything your heart holds.”
#5: To keep a date night with dad
“The reason I think your kids need you to keep a date night is that it models the order of your priorities for them.” “It matters that they see us committed to that time alone.”
