Wednesday, Apr 29, 2009

How to Stop Kids from Complaining!

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Last week was Complaint Free Week at my To Love, Honor and Vacuum blog!

We talked all about how to foster an attitude of gratitude, rather than an attitude of complaining all the time.

It's great to move ourselves to more gratitude. But what about our offspring? Often we raise them in such a way that we make complaining more likely. We think we're making their lives easier, but really we're harming them because we're not teaching them gratitude.

In today's podcast, I talk about how to combat complaints with real-life lessons.

I hope you enjoy it!

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Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009

Complaint Free Week: Attitude of Gratitude

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I'm Sheila, and I'm a complainer.

But this week, I'm making a conscious effort to focus more on God and less on finding fault with others.

Will you join me? In this podcast I look at practical ways we can become more grateful. And I look at some really inspirational Scriptures that can refocus the entire way we pray!

And don't miss my key to unlocking gratitude!

Join me on this complaint free week, and see your whole attitude transformed!

You can sign up for Complaint Free Week here!

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Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

What Throws Us Off Track

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When my children were little one of our favourite read-aloud books was "Going on a Bear Hunt". Remember that one?

"Going on a bear hunt. Going to catch a big one. We're not scared!".

And then all the obstacles hit:

"Oh, no! Mud. Thick, oozy mud. Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Guess we'll have to go THROUGH it! Squelch, squirch, squelch, squirch, squelch, squirch."

I think the Christian life is like that sometimes. We want to move forward, but our feet are weighed down. We're slogging through mud.

And the sad part is that more often than not we do it to ourselves. If you're feeling like you're not growing, my new podcast today can give you a quick, 5-minute push in a different direction, AROUND the mud, rather than through it.

I identify the main reasons we can't see to focus on what God wants, and how to get rid of those defeating ideas from our lives.

Listen in on this quick, short warning about what throws us off track. It's fun, and it will give you some food for thought for today!

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Tuesday, Apr 07, 2009

Does Parenting Make You Happy?

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Of course we all want to be happy! We want blissful family lives, easy relationships, and lots of hugs.

But there's a problem. If we're having kids in order to make us happy, we're likely to be very miserable indeed.

Listen in on this podcast as I talk about the dangers of our quest for happiness, and remind us that maybe God wants something far deeper for us!

And you can listen to the rest of this talk, too! This month, my complete talk, "Don't Worry, Be Happy?", is available for only $2 as an audio download! Don't miss it!

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