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Elisabeth Klein
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Have I Set My Children Up For Failure?
I have this epic fear when it comes to my children and it’s bigger than any of my other fears combined: history repeating itself.
June 06, 2013
Protect Them, Or Let Them Be a Light in Darkness?
Instead of limiting their interactions and instead of praying that my child’s faith be untouched, I pray she influences her friend.
May 23, 2013
I'm Still the Mother
What small choices have I been making that have led us to the point where my child thinks she doesn’t have to do what I say?
April 25, 2013
Things Change, God Doesn’t
What you think your year is going to look like, or your month, or this day, could up-end itself in a breath.
March 29, 2013
Moments for Mom: Learning Hard Things
Every day, I am watching my children’s naiveté be stripped away from them, and it’s heart-breaking.
March 07, 2013
Moments for Mom: Find Comfort in Jesus
Tell your kids that when your heart is broken, God promises to be even closer in ways we don’t understand.
February 14, 2013
What You
Should
Say to a Woman in an Abusive Marriage
Say the right thing, and you can help set her free. Every woman's pain needs to be heard and taken in and empathized with.
January 15, 2013
Moments for Mom: When I'm Criticized
What do we do when someone criticizes our parenting? I wrote out the accusations - then prayerfully considered them.
January 10, 2013
What
Not
to Say to a Woman in an Abusive Marriage
Don't tell an abused woman: “If you had more faith and weren't wavering in your emotions, God would heal this marriage.”
January 10, 2013
Moments for Mom: Make Christmas Meaningful
Here are some simple ideas to think about adding to your holiday season to make it more meaningful for you and for your family.
December 11, 2012
Moments for Mom: Life-Changing Relationships
Here is wisdom I want to give my daughter: treasure your friends, don't rush to find a husband, and Jesus will never leave you.
November 01, 2012
Respect Him? Really?
What is a wife to do when she's in a difficult marriage with an unloving husband? Is "wives, respect your husbands" conditional?
October 26, 2012
Even Messier When Kids are Involved
How to help and support your children through the heartbreak of divorce and separation.
October 09, 2012
Moments for Mom: Life Goes By Fast
Do you remember fifteen years ago? Where were you in life? What were you doing? Who were you with? What did you love?
October 04, 2012
Moments for Mom: My Responsibility
While it is OK to deal with my feelings, I must remember that it is not my children’s responsibility to know my every thought and sadness.
September 04, 2012
Moments for Mom: Keeping the Faith
When you list off your failures and stay there in the defeat, nobody wins. Just keep loving God. Just keep loving your kids.
July 31, 2012
Moments for Mom: When to be Assertive
It can be difficult to train your child to be assertive, a fine balance between passive and aggressive.
July 12, 2012
To the Hurting Married Christian Woman: Why Women Stay
I met a woman this weekend who was married for over twenty-five years, whose divorce was finalized a year ago. She had many questions for me on...
June 14, 2012
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