Women in Pursuit of God

03/09/2026

05/27/2023

So true!

It can be easy to forget the power of the words we speak, especially to children. BUT, what we say (or don't say) to them can make such an impact! 💜

05/26/2023

Interesting and so true! LOVE!
LOVE! ALWAYS!
Think about your child’s reaction and hurt when you lose patience and speak or act harshly!
There are consequences to ugliness!

YES! Let's be proactive!

11/22/2022

As a former teacher this is a very meaningful loving story!

An old man meets a young man who asks:

“Do you remember me?”

And the old man says no. Then the young man tells him he was his student, And the teacher asks:

“What do you do, what do you do in life?”

The young man answers:

“Well, I became a teacher.”

“ah, how good, like me?” Asks the old man.

“Well, yes. In fact, I became a teacher because you inspired me to be like you.”

The old man, curious, asks the young man at what time he decided to become a teacher. And the young man tells him the following story:

“One day, a friend of mine, also a student, came in with a nice new watch, and I decided I wanted it.

I stole it, I took it out of his pocket.

Shortly after, my friend noticed the his watch was missing and immediately complained to our teacher, who was you.

Then you addressed the class saying, ‘This student's watch was stolen during classes today. Whoever stole it, please return it.’
I didn't give it back because I didn't want to.

You closed the door and told us all to stand up and form a circle.
You were going to search our pockets one by one until the watch was found.

However, you told us to close our eyes, because you would only look for his watch if we all had our eyes closed.
We did as instructed.

You went from pocket to pocket, and when you went through my pocket, you found the watch and took it. You kept searching everyone's pockets, and when you were done you said ‘open your eyes. We have the watch.’

You didn't tell on me and you never mentioned the episode. You never said who stole the watch either. That day you saved my dignity forever. It was the most shameful day of my life.
But this is also the day I decided not to become a thief, a bad person, etc. You never said anything, nor did you even scold me or take me aside to give me a moral lesson.

I received your message clearly.

Thanks to you, I understood what a real educator needs to do.
Do you remember this episode, professor?

The old professor answered, ‘Yes, I remember the situation with the stolen watch, which I was looking for in everyone’s pocket. I didn't remember you, because I also closed my eyes while looking.’
This is the essence of teaching:

If to correct you must humiliate; you don't know how to teach.”

11/02/2022

Being forced to comply through fear and manipulation is not respect. Kids learn whatever we model. If we want then to be respectful and grateful then we need to model respect and gratitude.

More information on my blog:
https://www.thetherapistparent.com/post/teaching-kids-gratitude

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10/26/2022

Guard this sacred moment!
Don’t ever let it slip away because the moment may never come again!

💗💗💗

10/25/2022

Excellent! This message takes patience and time! Sometimes as parents we speak harshly before we realize the hurt that the child is going to feel!

As parents, we can get very stuck on having our children obey without question. Sure, if they did life might be easier, but do we really want our kids to obey blindly? Don't we want our kids to have an opinion and express it when they think something isn't right?

What we really want our kids to learn is that there is a way to disagree and be respectful. As parents we need to remember this too. Often when our child argues it is infuriating and we dig our heels in. We tend to fight back with just as much conviction as they do because it feels like an attack on our authority. But if we really understand that this is not meant to be disrespectful, it is them expressing their opinion, then we can step back and focus on having a respectful conversation. They need to experience a respectful disagreement if they are going to be able to express their opinion respectfully.

More information on my blog:

https://www.thetherapistparent.com/post/what-kids-wished-their-parents-knew

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10/21/2022

Awesome

“I did something this morning that most of you will probably think is bad parenting.

Because my mom stayed the night at the house, I had the opportunity to take my 8-year-old to school without her siblings. I whispered to her, ‘If we get ready quick and with a good attitude, we’ll stop at the donut shop.’

But as she got dressed, her shirt didn’t fit right. Her pants annoyed her. The house was too cold. Her hair hurt when it was combed.

She started to get angry. Even when I reminded her she was risking losing her donut she kept getting angrier and angrier. Then it just unraveled and, ‘THIS WAS THE WORST MORNING OF HER LIIIIIIFE!’

I had to pause. I didn’t understand. I tried to reason. Then I said, ‘NO DONUT!’

In the next 10 minutes, as I silently got my coffee and found my own clothes, I saw myself in my daughter’s actions.

I too have sensory overload. Static? My arch nemesis. Tight-fitting clothes? Shoot me. Bloated and my waistband is digging into my stomach? WORST DAY EVER!

I’m almost 37 years into this game and I’ve learned ways to cope (usually).

I also know I too have had anger run away from me. As an adult I’ve said in my head, ‘Stop acting this way, Mary,’ while unable to get in front of the anger that snowballed ahead of me.

So when we got in the car (after she slammed the door and snarled) I said the following…

‘The way you’ve treated me this morning is mean, unfair, and not okay, but I’ve been there too. When I was growing up, if we spoke like that to our parents it was met with more anger, punishment, loss, and sometimes hostility. I think I just needed someone to be nice to me.

So, even though you’ve been mean to me, I’m going to be nice to you. I’m going to take you for that donut. I love you very much, even when you have big emotions.’

She burst into tears. I felt the anger move over and make way for the sadness. Then she said, ‘I’m so sorry I was mean to you,’ and we got our donut.

As she walked into school with a smile on her face, I thought, ‘This seems right.’

I want to do more of this. I want to be nice to my kids even on hard days. Maybe, just maybe, kindness will beget kindness.”



Shared with permission from My Sunshine Birth Services - Mary Duke

10/21/2022

Precious powerful message!
Jesus cherishes children of all ages! Our world would be a sweeter place if parents of all cultures put the needs of their children first.
Love 💕 the children God gave you, listen to everything they say instead of telling them to be quiet and never say I’m busy now so leave me alone!

10/20/2022

An awesome message!

04/20/2022

"Um, I have been craving this ever since we last went to Hawaii!! We got this so many times at food trucks and it was soooo good but now I can have it anytime I want."

Recipe: https://bit.ly/3nKPL4u