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Carla's Corner: Gather Around the Table: The Importance of the Family Dinner Part 2

Tomorrow, hundreds of families will gather together to share a big meal, watch a football game, and fall asleep on the couch. The Thanksgiving meal is a great time to catch up with family and friends. But why not do that more often? In last Wednesday’s blog post I discussed the benefits of having frequent famil… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on November 25, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Carla's Corner: Gather around the Table: The Importance of the Family Dinner Part 1

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and we typically think of the family coming together for dinner. It’s a time of catching up with loved ones and sharing a good meal. But why does it have to happen only a few times a year?… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on November 18, 2009 at 8:30am — 4 Comments

Carla's Corner: The Homework Trap

By now your children are into the full routine at school and no doubt have homework assignments. For some parents homework can become a real battle ground. Teachers vary on their expectations. Some expect parental involvement, while others want parents to back off. Personally, I see homework as being between the child and the teacher. How is a teacher going to know a child’s strengths and weaknesses if his mom corrects his misspelled words and math problems? The purpose of homework is for a chil… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on November 11, 2009 at 8:00am — 9 Comments

Carla's Corner: November is Adoption Awareness Month

November must have been chosen for Adoption Awareness Month because it’s also the month of thanksgiving… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on November 4, 2009 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Carla's Corner: A Disability or a Gift from God?

Our three-year-old grandson Micah loves to “read.” For over a year he has recognized certain letters, like “G” is for Granny. Now he identifies and sounds out simple words. Yesterday, as I listen to him “read” a book, it brought back memories of when his daddy Joshua was learning to read and the day his first grade teacher… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on October 28, 2009 at 6:27am — No Comments

Carla's Corner: The Greatest Commandment Part 4: All Your Strength

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength, (Mark 12:30). We usually think of “strength” as energy or zeal. I like to think of “loving God with all our strength” means the skills and personalities that have been knit into us. For you create… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on October 21, 2009 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

Carla's Corner: The Greatest Commandment Part 3: All Your Soul Plus Book Give Away!

We’re looking at how to lead our children to love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. Two weeks ago we looked at the heart, and last week the mind. As a tool for helping our kids think of biblical things during this season of witches and monsters, I’m giving away copies of… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on October 14, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Carla's Corner: The Greatest Commandment Part 2: All Your Mind PLUS Free Book Give Away!

This series of posts examines how we can teach our children to love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength, (Mark 12:30). Last week we look at the heart, today we will see how our kids can focus their minds on God and his character.

Television, billboards, tabloids in the check-out line battle for our… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on October 7, 2009 at 8:00am — 4 Comments

Carla's Corner The Greatest Commandment Part 1: All Your Heart

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength, ((Mark 12:30). Why would the Bible distinguish heart, soul, mind, and strength? Because these attributes are distinct parts of the whole person, each with a different way of responding and l… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on September 30, 2009 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

Carla's Corner: There's No Place Like Home!

We finally returned home late Monday night, (I should say 2 a.m. Tuesday), after two weeks in New York City. Our plane was delayed due to massive thunderstorms in Atlanta. We had to take a different flight which was diverted to another airport for fuel, after flying in a holding pattern for over an hour. When we finally re… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on September 23, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Carla's Corner: Sightseeing in New York City--Fulfilling Dreams

When you reach my age—empty-nester—you start doing things you always wanted to do—like seeing New York City. That’s where I’m at this week—sightseeing New York with a friend. Many of you may have already been here, but this is my first trip to the Big Apple. During his senior year in high school my son was Drum Ma… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on September 16, 2009 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

Carla's Corner: "Realtime" Parenting an Interview with Dr. Mary Manz Simon PLUS GIVEAWAYS!!!

Dr. Mary Manz Simon offers practical parenting advice. Her books have sold more than three million copies and are available in ten languages. Her daily radio program is heard on 200 stations. While earning a doctorate in education she had three children in 3… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on September 9, 2009 at 5:00am — 6 Comments

Equip Your Kids to Resist Temptation

We naturally hope our children will “just say no” to temptation. Don’t we wish it was that simple? Completely sheltering our kids because of parental fears prevents them from building the character or skills to deal with the trials they will inevitably face once they leave our protection. It’… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on September 2, 2009 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Carla's Corner: The Queen of Field Trips

“Mom, our class is going to the History Museum. Do you want to chaperone?” I silently counted the numerous times I had attended this particular field trip. Did I really want to look AGAIN at hundreds of taxidermy animals and old bones? After having over… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on August 26, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Carla's Corner: Staying in Touch with Your Child's School

It’s that time again. Summer is over and the kids will soon return to school. In a society of playground bullies, sexual harassment, and gun shootings, more and more parents fear placing their children in the public school system. My husband and I held the same concerns, especially… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on August 19, 2009 at 5:00am — 2 Comments

Carla's Corner: Why The Spiritual Mom?

Big thanks to Suzie for inviting me to blog on CML! I feel honored to serve with this group of women. Would you believe that being a mom was the last thing I ever wanted to do? Growing up, I had big career plans of working with special needs kids. I never wanted kids of my own. My own mother had serious mental and medical problems that kept her from being a whole mom, which soured my viewpoint of motherhood. In many ways, I fulfilled the role of mom to my siblings. My senior year in high schoo… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on August 12, 2009 at 6:00am — 4 Comments

Give Away at The Spiritual Mom

One of my favorite people is Dr. Mary Manz Simon. Her books have sold nearly 3 million copies and her advice to parents, teachers, and anyone who cares about children is phenomenal. I consider Dr. Mary a long distant mentor. I’ve admired her for years as a resource for parenting. Her presentations and blogs are packed with information and parenting advice and trends.… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on August 8, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Conference Season Rollercoaster Ride

I returned Thursday from my 10th conference since the first of March. It's been quite a roller coaster ride. The last one was the Oregon Christian Writer's Conference. Before that I attended the National Speakers Association Convention. Although I came home exhausted and ill, it has been a great… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on August 4, 2009 at 4:49pm — No Comments

Little Picasso

Do you have a little picasso who likes to color on walls? My three-year-old grandson Micah is going through this phase. My daughter-in-law has found drawings on window sills, on his bed sheets, in her bible (looked like he was trying to highlight like she does), just about every where but on paper. Her biggest concern is that he doesn't want to always tell the truth about his behavior. You can find out my suggestions on The Spiritual Mom website blog.… Continue

Added by Carla Williams on July 19, 2009 at 11:50pm — No Comments

Book Give Away

It's "costume season" and I'm giving a free copy of my book My Bible Dress-up Book" on my blog at www.thespiritualmom.com. This book has some great ideas for making bible era costumes--kid friendly and no sewing required! --Carla Continue

Added by Carla Williams on October 22, 2008 at 12:05pm — No Comments

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