November Awareness

November is the month we all remember to be thankful. If you have trouble finding things to be thankful for, you can check into the calendars that show "national day of..." or "National Awareness...". Some of the awareness and causes that stick out the most in my life are:

National Alzheimers Disease Month
*Grandma King*

National Doughnut Day (Nov. 5)
*Evan's first powdered donut*

Saxophone Day (Nov. 6)
*My Michael plays the sax!*

National Home Care & Hospice Month
*Grandpa Stouffer was able to stay home
and the family was thankful for hospice.*

National Novel Writing Month
*I'm not writing, but I'm thankful for those who do!*

National Scholarship Month
*My beautiful Kaylee is a senior! She's looking at
colleges and looking for scholarships.*

NoSHAVEmber
*I can't remember the last time I
saw Mike's face. It's NoSHAVEember
every day here.*






















Epilepsy Awareness Month
*My dad has epilepsy and my brother-in-law had it.*
















Family Stories Month
*Always a great time with the family!*













Worldwide Bereaved Sibling Month
*Travis was such a great person. We all miss him
terribly. SUDEP*

I'm very thankful for the people who are and who were in my life.
I have many sweet memories and a future to look forward to.

You can find more at:
Holiday Insights
National Day Calendar

9 Traits of a Life-Giving Mom

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9 Traits of a Life-Giving Mom: Replacing my Worst with God’s Best is written by a mom for moms. Sue admits that she, like most moms, has moments where her own unresolved issues come to the surface. Discover how to embody the fruit of the Holy Spirit in your own life and home.

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Good news! The No More Perfect Kids Facebook study group is now available for people to join. The study will run from April 1-May 27 and will read and discuss one book chapter a week. 

Coming Very Soon - No More Perfect Kids

In No More Perfect Kids, Savage and Koch take an in-depth look at the Perfection Infection, explore why it’s so
dangerous, and share four antidotes to help eradicate it from our lives. Building on that foundation, they then
explore seven core identity questions kids silently ask themselves and explain how parents can apply the antidotes
to answer those questions in a way that gives their child freedom to fly. These questions include:
• Do You Like Me? We have to nurture the children we were given and not the children we wish we had.
• Am I Important to You? Many positive and negative behaviors have their roots in whether our children feel
important and valued.
• Is it Okay I’m Unique? We all have specific traits, talents, learning styles, and temperaments that God longs
to use for His purposes.
• Who am I? The more they hear you call out their unique, defining, positive traits, the more they will begin to
define themselves positively too!
• Am I a Failure? Our children are in process, and the more often we remind ourselves of this, the more grace
and love we’ll have for them along the way.
• What’s My Purpose? Understanding why we’re in the world and what impact we can make gives us inherent
value both as members of society and members of God’s family.
• Will You Help Me Change? Loving them for who they are means we don’t expect more than they’re capable
of. It does mean, however, we don’t expect less and we don’t expect them to be what they cannot be.
“When you and I can let go of “being perfect” and really embrace the process of “being perfected” by God, we’ll
experience the contentment and freedom we intrinsically long for,” says Savage.” And, we’ll give our children the
freedom to be themselves.”

 

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Yesterday was Thanksgiving and guess what? I actually went to be with the family for the feast! It was wonderful to see my family, eat a delicious meal and play Apples to Apples!

 There are so many times I stay home and miss out on events or activities because of my fibromyalgia. It can be very disappointing and lonely. Sometimes it can be hard to stay positive. Staying focused on God helps a lot with my attitude.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable in Your sight,

O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.

Psalm 19:14 NKJV