Inspirational Parenting » Better Parenting http://inspirationalparenting.com A Place for Sharing Uplifting Parenting Experiences Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:53:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Loving Summer http://inspirationalparenting.com/2010/07/09/loving-summer/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2010/07/09/loving-summer/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:19:21 +0000 Jeff http://inspirationalparenting.com/?p=1442 I think summer is the by far the best time of the year! Not just because the weather is warm and the days long. I love it because my daughter is home all day long. Now, for some people that may not be exactly a good thing but I really believe it is a matter [...]]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2010/07/09/loving-summer/feed/ 0 Peeking Through http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/06/01/peeking-through/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/06/01/peeking-through/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:43:21 +0000 JoyH http://inspirationalparenting.com/?p=661 My grand plans dissolved this morning as my 2 year old Elijah looked up and asked “Put the radio on?” I chose a college station and was pleasantly surprised by some Christian hip-hop as Eli donned his sister’s purple headband (all the better for dancing, I suppose) and proceeded to bust a move for a [...]]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/06/01/peeking-through/feed/ 0 Bring May Showers http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/05/27/bring-may-showers/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/05/27/bring-may-showers/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 06:34:30 +0000 JoyH http://inspirationalparenting.com/?p=655 Dirty faced babies running outside in the sunshine, and all but one is mine.  Oh, he’s mine on some level, same grin and orneriness, same hair… the grandbaby runs, transfixed on his Uncle Eli, all of 3 years old, copying every move, and Eli plays, alternately miffed at the intrusion of attention lost, and loving [...]]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/05/27/bring-may-showers/feed/ 0 When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking… http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/05/15/when-you-thought-i-wasnt-looking/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/05/15/when-you-thought-i-wasnt-looking/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 04:27:34 +0000 author unknown http://inspirationalparenting.com/?p=561 A message every adult should read because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.

 

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that [...]]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/05/15/when-you-thought-i-wasnt-looking/feed/ 0 Parenting Lessons from a Suffering Child: Introduction. http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/03/29/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-introduction/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/03/29/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-introduction/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:59:15 +0000 Jeff http://truthstore.wordpress.com/?p=65 Parenting Lessons From a Suffering Child: Introduction.

This blog series includes parenting lessons my wife and I received from our 2-year-old daughter who suffered serious medical issues resulting in more than a years worth of surgeries and other traumas.  The road we trod together was painful and life shattering but in the end, we were all changed for good! 

During [...]]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/03/29/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-introduction/feed/ 0