Thoughts

Hi again...

I wanted to take this time to thank everyone who has been reading my blog and encouraging me to keep writing :) I appreciate it more than you know! As I said in the beginning, this blog was a book and a dream, and now I'm praying daily that I can encourage moms and dads in their parenting through my blogging. I know that God is inspiring me to inspire you, just like I've been inspired on my parenting journey :) That being said, I would love to hear from each of you! Let me know what I can write about to better serve you and your family. Since I've started writing, I've added a "Contact Me" area on the right side of the blog to do this, as well as a "Follow By Email" option to sign up for email alerts whenever I post.

This past week I really wanted you to get to know my family and me and some foundational things that I find so important in purposeful parenting. That's why I started this writing journey with the importance of reading (Read With Me) and modeling (Let Them See You). And then the importance of focusing on time (Seize The Moment), individual gifts (No Two Flowers Are The Same) and family fun (The "Why" Game). These are some important pieces to parenting, but obviously not the only things.  It was just a good starting point, but we haven't even touched on discipline, chores, expectations, or communication...just to name a few :) As I said, I'm letting God guide me on my daily writings so that the topics will be an eclectic collection to reach all parents, regardless of the age of their children or their family structure.

Parenting is about hard work and consistency. Personally, I'm at a point in my life where I can be reflective in my parenting, but I don't want to give the impression that my parenting path could have been wrapped up into pretty little blog posts along the way. I read, I watched, and I asked to learn more. So whether you're in the midst of diapers and preschoolers or traveling weekly for sports and choosing a high school, just know that you are loved, thought of often, and prayed for daily. The calling of a parent is not an easy one, but God is forever grateful to you for leading them to Him.

Peace and blessings,
Lesa

"God loves me. I'm not here just to fill a place, just to be a number. He has chosen me for a purpose.  I know it."
Mother Teresa