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Praying Scripture Over Rooms in Your Home

Praying Scripture Over Rooms in Your Home

by | Dec 20, 2021 | Julia, One Blessed Momma

Many have heard the words, “prayer room” before. Some have even seen the movie, called “War Room”. This movie is about a women who uses her closet to go to God in prayer. She surrounds herself with verses and prayers taped on her walls. Today I am going to share with you what my version of “prayer room” or “war room” looks like in my home.

Pray scripture over rooms

I recently came across an idea I had never thought to do, which is to pray for each room in your house. Sure, I prayed for our family and our home, but I have never been specific and purposeful in those prayers.

Set an alarm

I started setting an alarm on my phone for the 1st of every month to go in to each room and pray with intention and purpose for those that enter and spend time there.

At first, my prayers were not as detailed and I was kind of stumbling over what I exactly wanted to pray for. So, I thought, the best place to go was scripture and below are the scriptures I chose to pray over our rooms.

Write them out

I wrote them down and placed them around my house. Now, whenever I go in to the rooms, to clean, help someone get dressed or to take a bath, I pray right then and there. Sometimes, it is the verse or sometimes it’s something more specific that happened that day or I blast to the future and pray for that.

During the times that I find my words feeling vacant I know with the promise of scripture (Romans 8:26-27) I have the Holy Spirit working through my prayers and delivering exactly what needs to be said to our Lord. Boy, am I grateful for that! Thank you, Jesus!

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.  And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

Romans 8:26-27

New International Version

Dining Room

Romans 12:13- 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

My desire for our dining room is to be where we are thinking of others. Where we invite them in to our home and offer whatever we have as theirs. Or simply prepare food for those in need. Where we invite them over for a meal and they feel the love of Jesus through our hospitality.

Kitchen

1 Corinthians 10:31- 31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

This one is for me. I want to remind myself, when I am tired and I do not want to cook dinner or clean the dishes that I am doing it for a higher purpose. There are moments this is a mental struggle for me, especially when I’m being pulled in every direction and it seems the kids are needing my attention every second.  I definitely need the Lord’s intervention on my heart to take a deep breath and be reminded of my why.

Living Room

Joshua 24:15- 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

This one I didn’t have to make a card for because I already have a sign (thank you Hobby Lobby) with the verse on it, hanging above our fireplace. When I truly take the time to read this verse and let it sink in, it hits hard. It puts me right back at the starting line waiting until I say “go”, to refocus and aim upward because it is a very motivating verse for me.

Our goal is that our family grows strong as a unit because God is our base, our number one. I pray we choose activities that will strengthen us as a family in moments of joy and laughter, love and challenges and our girls will always know they can come to us when they need help or have questions.

Bathroom

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

Psalms 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Sin is everywhere and I pray that my daughters can grow up with a Godly view of their bodies and not a worldly view. I pray their hearts are pure and continually go to God for their strength.

Play Room

Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

I desire to help my children learn how to treat others with kindness and goodness, how to solve problems and how to love one another. Also, to be welcoming to their friends that come over to play with their toys and remembering that everything we own belongs to the one above.

Bedroom

Psalms 23: The Lord is my shepherd,
I will not be in need.
He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For the sake of His name.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Certainly goodness and faithfulness will follow me all the days of my life,
And my dwelling will be in the house of the Lord forever.

I pray my children feel safety, comfort, and peace in their rooms.  While they sleep I pray they have sweet dreams, gain strength, growth and healing of all wounds or sickness.

Master Bedroom

1 Corinthians 13: 4-8  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

My prayer is that we have trust, open communication, clarity, honesty, purity, love and respect.

What will you pray for?

I love that these prayers will change throughout the years and yet still have some parts that will always be.

My prayer for you all is that you are inspired to go in to all of the rooms and pray for your family and home as well. Maybe you have similar scriptures you want to choose or maybe you have completely different needs. We are all at different stages in life. I would love to hear which ones you choose in the comments!

Thanks for stopping by and reading to the end. I pray you have a blessed holiday season.

Below you will find my FREEBIE scripture cards and blank ones as well you can write in your own. Enjoy!

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Meet Julia!

Julia is a wife to her high-school sweetheart, a mother to two beautiful girls and a follower of Christ.   She loves crafting, teaching and is forever grateful for a God who is in control of all unknowns and thankful we can have a peace that surpasses all understanding.

How to Prepare your Child for Strong Writing Skills

How to Prepare your Child for Strong Writing Skills

by | Nov 15, 2021 | Julia, One Blessed Momma

Being a former Kindergarten teacher, I get asked quite often how important handwriting is for children. First thing I tell them, is to not stress where they are right now. It will come. Start where they are and help them to get strengthen their fine motor skills that will then correlate to writing skills.

What is Fine Motor Skills?

“ Fine motor skills are activities in which you use the small muscles in your hands and wrists to make precise movements. They’re different from gross motor skills like running and jumping, which use larger muscles.” WebMd definition

What Does it Mean to Scaffold?

It means to set them up for success and then as they accomplish and become confident try a step harder.

To “Support every student by breaking learning up into chunks and providing a concrete structure for each.” You can read more about scaffolding in education here.

When you think about it, God does the same for us. He meets us where we are at and never gives us more than we can handle. Thank you, God for being the ultimate teacher.

Scaffold Fine Motor Skills

Below are 10 ways to scaffold and improve fine motor skills that will produce one’s writing technique.

1. Play-doh:

Let them help you make your own, stir the pot, roll it out.  Have them use tools (you can use cookie cutters or plastic spoons/knives—we also like this kit).

As they improve their hand strength just playing with play-doh then encourage them to create items: a pinch pot, bowl with little balls for cereal and a spoon, an animal.

You could also encourage them to roll out in to letters, numbers, shapes, or their name.

2. Legos:

Large blocks such as Duplo’s are a great plays to start.  At first just allow them to explore two at a time and then work toward building towers.  Next build little houses.

As they improve work with smaller items like Lego’s. When children use their fingers to build, stick together and pull a part they strengthen the muscles and gain control.

3. Babies to Barbies:

When changing the babies clothes or diaper they are moving their fingers purposely, practicing control.

As they move past babies and on to barbies or other dolls items tend to get smaller and need more detailed precision like putting tiny shoes on or doing their hair.

4. Band-Aids:

This is one of my children’s favorite activities. They enjoy playing doctor. My one child doesn’t like to put band-aid’s on boo boo’s, nor do they want you to wear one let alone get a boo boo. So, this activities serves two purposes. Helps to expose her to band-aids and see they’re okay but also gives practice in taking the wrapper off and putting the band-aid on paper or you. These create more purposeful finger movement. Band-aids can be easily found at the Dollar Tree or in the dollar section at certain stores.

5. Stickers:

This can have endless possibilities. So many different creatives ideas you can make with this. To make it easier for them, take off the background sticker to make it easier to peel the picture sticker off. You could also just use circle yard sale pricing stickers to save some money.

6. Beading:

When they’re little start with larger beads (Melissa and Doug have a wooden set) and as they get older let the beads get smaller. You could also learn how to do different designs.

7. Crayons:

Again start large. They have ones that start as an egg for a full hand grip. Then triangle shape crayons to help form pincher grasp on utensils, then large round to small round.

8. Chalk:

Start with large chalk and then to smaller chalk. Have you ever dipped chalk in water to get it wet so it shows up darker on paper? If you don’t have a chalkboard you can use construction paper too.

9. Paint brush:

Have them draw a picture with water and paintbrush on chalkboard. Then draw a picture of squiggle lines, shapes, lines that resemble the same shapes of letters. Then do pictures of flowers, sun, animals, trees, clouds. Then write their name. You could also practice with paint. Start with their fingers to large paint brush to smaller.

10. Tweezers:

Pinchers or squeeze droppers make for fun water play or sensory bin additions. Use them to pick up pom poms, beans, letters, numbers.

It takes time

If you can incorporate fine motor skills daily and give multiple opportunities for them to practice, writing can eventually improve.

Remember not all children develop at the same rate. A lot of times, boys develop slower than girls because they don’t have as many small toys to play with to strengthen their fingers. Also, not every child is ready by kindergarten to start writing. They just want to continue play. That’s okay to let them still play while learning. Have them shape play-doh in to letters or their name.
Doing these exercise can integrate in to anything you want to teach them about. They aren’t just for fine motor skills but allow learning through combining ingredients, 5 senses, building, designing, letters, numbers, shapes, counting, cause and effect, patterns, .

Free Printable

Play-doh Mats

After laminating, you can use with play-doh by having them either roll snakes or pinch play-doh off to match the shapes of the letters.   You can also use dry-erase markers to trace the letters.

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Meet Julia!

Julia is a wife to her high-school sweetheart, a mother to two beautiful girls and a follower of Christ.   She loves crafting, teaching and is forever grateful for a God who is in control of all unknowns and thankful we can have a peace that surpasses all understanding.

How to Celebrate a Birthday on a Budget

How to Celebrate a Birthday on a Budget

by | Sep 20, 2021 | Julia, One Blessed Momma

Do you celebrate birthdays?

 

I do.

Here are some questions I ask myself:

  • “Why do I celebrate birthdays?”
  • “What’s the goal?”

Ultimately, it is to let them know they are loved and cared for. That they are special and I am so glad they were born.  Also, that they are loved by their creator.

I am reminded of these bible verses I want my children to hear and know. To write them on the tablets of their hearts.

Ps. 20:4– “May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.”

3 John 1:2– “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.”

Phil 1:6- “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Is. 46:4- “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”

Jer. 29:11- “ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

2 Cor. 9:15– “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”

When I continue to ask myself, “What do I want to get from this party?”

It boils down to wanting to spend quality time with family and friends, creating more happy memories together with other people who love my children.  Creating positive interactions so they know who they can rely on when they feel unloved, or alone.

How do I plan and DIY to try and save money?

 

There are many different ways to celebrate your child’s birthday.

Some people rent out a space spending hundreds of dollars, all decked out.

It doesn’t have to be anything extravagant it can just be a simple breakfast, card, and a dollar tree balloon.

To save as much money as we can, I try to look ahead, get good deals, and use coupons.

Planning

 

First, try and find a date that works best.

Second, decide on a location. This is usually done at your own home but you could have a party at the grandparents’ house, another relative or friends, or even at the park.

Third, decide on the cake. You could make a homemade cake or use a box cake.  We may need to have Melinda write a blog post on how to bake and decorate a cake. Did you know she used to do this as an occupation?! If you needed, you could freeze the cake ahead of time or even ask a friend or a relative to make it. Or as the picture suggests you could even use any sweet such as donuts in place of a cake.

Action

 

Fourth, DIY invitations: On my daughter’s 3rd birthday we hand drew it to say “Tea-Rex” because she likes tea parties and dinosaurs. On her 4th birthday, she wanted a unicorn party so I drew the outline in sharpie and had her color it in. You could also use a computer to create a photo, add text and print it out.

Fifth, DIY piñata: I collect all the cardboard from packages or from my husband’s work. I decide on the shape, tape it together, and add tissue paper. Here’s a link I used to help direct my steps.

Six, DIY food & drinks:  You only need a few basic snacks of fruit, vegetables, salty snack, and sweets which is usually the cake. When we celebrated my daughter’s “tea-rex” party I went to community aid for teacups and her unicorn party I made our own unicorn chocolate-covered strawberries and my mom made her a unicorn cake.

Seven- DIY games: Pin the horn on the unicorn was created from poster board from the dollar tree and markers.  The dollar tree dinosaur hats and dinosaur tails my Grammie made were used for an obstacle course. In part of the obstacle course, we had a dinosaur face drawn on cardboard to “feed the dino” with a bean bag.  They had to dress up as the dinosaur, complete the course, and then the next person went.   For her first birthday, we threw donuts made from cardboard and paint around a cone.

Eight- DIY thank you bags: We either used items from the pinata or this year my daughter beaded a bracelet for her guests as a thank you for coming to her party and celebrating with her.

Nine- DIY decor: Use your printer for a banner, use childhood pictures as decor, cardboard for signs, paint anything, and always remember the dollar tree has great balloon options. They also stay inflated for AT LEAST one month.

Ten- Balloon arch: The first one I bought on Amazon and now I just reuse the plastic balloon strip tape. It gives a great pop for decor. You can make it as small or long as desired.

Freebies

 

Below are two free printables.  You can print them out and attach to a gift or just send in the mail with a little note on the back letting them know how loved they are.  That they are special and thought of by you and their creator above.

Have a blessed week!

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Meet Julia!

Julia is a wife to her high-school sweetheart, a mother to two beautiful girls and a follower of Christ.   She loves crafting, teaching and is forever grateful for a God who is in control of all unknowns and thankful we can have a peace that surpasses all understanding.

Flexible Routines

Flexible Routines

by | Aug 16, 2021 | Julia, One Blessed Momma

I was just talking to Melinda about how hard I am afraid it will be to adjust to somebody else’s schedule besides our own. Since our youngest was born, we’ve been quarantined for roughly two years; which means we didn’t have many activities outside doctor visits and family. Now, that my eldest will be starting Pre-K this fall we will have some adjusting to do.

Do you find yourself in a similar situation coming from a summer of relaxation, coming and going as you please to now having to buckle down? Making sure your kids have a bedtime, wake up at a certain time, make sure they are fed, have a packed lunch, make sure they have clean clothes, etc?  I LOVED Mollie’s recent post on back to school! Did you check out her freebie?! If you haven’t read her post yet, be sure to check it out. It has 5 great tips for getting ready for School.

Flexible Routines

Today, I want to talk about some things that help me remember what I am supposed to be doing, where and when I am supposed to do it. Along with, tips on how I try to be the most efficient with my time: making meals & visuals for children in the morning, a tip I got from www.simplefamilies.com.

Let me first say, I am not a routine gal. I prefer to change things up. I do not eat the same thing every morning nor do I have the same routine (except maybe coffee).  So, I hope these tips and tricks give the ones who are similar, helpful and efficient ideas.  Then, those who are good with strict routines, hopefully I don’t make you go crazy and start yelling at the computer to just stick to one routine. 

Looking Ahead

For planning meals and my grocery list for the week, I look at what I have already and what needs to be used up quickly. I then look at the list of our “Top 10 Favorite Meals” and fill in each day, trying to pay attention to what activities we have going on that week.

I keep track of activities on my phone calendar and a wall calendar in our kitchen. This has helped me keep track of where I need to be and when.  I set alarms for reminders of deadlines and for birthdays I make sure they repeat every year so I can remember to tell family members and friends, “Happy Birthday”. 

Meals

But I do have a few of my “simple staple” meals with a little bit of prep that help make meal time easier. I try to always have ingredients for these meals on hand. 

For breakfast we choose from a few of our favorites: banana, oatmeal, cereal, eggs, sandwich, casserole or granola bar.  

Lunch we usually throw a protein on the plate with some fruit and veggies or just have leftovers.

For dinners I cook a whole chicken in the beginning of the week and use the bones for bone broth.   Throughout the week you can make: quesadilla’s, taco’s, chicken pot pie, chicken noodle soup, chicken salad, shredded BBQ chicken sandwiches, or a simple throw veggies and rice in with the chicken.

I also cook up ground beef to make: taco’s, noodles and meat sauce, shepherd’s pie, or sloppy joe’s.  If I think even further ahead I can shape up some burgers, season and freeze them. 

Another little trick I will to be implementing this school year is a visual for things for my daughter to accomplish before we leave for school. I saw this on www.simplefamilies.com.  

Schedule 

(visual with pictures)

1. Wake up

2. Pray/Read Bible

3. Eat breakfast

4. Brush your teeth

5. Brush your hair

6. Get dressed

7. Pack your bag

8. Play until it’s time to go

 

Outfits

Recently, we also took pictures of her 15 item of clothes in different outfit options.

In the mornings, she’ll be able to look at the picture and make a decision.  I personally struggle with making decisions quickly so this will help her practice and achieve confidence in that skill.  All these clothes were second hand or on sale at a retail store and the best part is they can transition from end of summer to fall and winter. 

Freebies

We here at OneBlessedMomma will be praying for you and your babies as you enter into this new and upcoming season. We pray these posts provide inspiration and encouragement to strive to be more like Jesus in your motherhood journey.

Below are two free printables. One is a preschool lesson plan if you are wanting to plan activities for your preschooler or even adjust it to make a visual for your child in the activities they will be doing that day.

The next one is a weekly checklist to help you visualize what you will be accomplishing that week all in one place.

Have a blessed week!

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Meet Julia!

Julia is a wife to her high-school sweetheart, a mother to two beautiful girls and a follower of Christ.   She loves crafting, teaching and is forever grateful for a God who is in control of all unknowns and thankful we can have a peace that surpasses all understanding.

Role Changes

Role Changes

by | Jul 19, 2021 | Julia, One Blessed Momma

I used to be a Kindergarten teacher. I decided to stay at home when I had my firstborn.

Since then all of my teaching “stuff” has been placed into the basement. Recently, I have sorted through some of my children’s books. I have been able to give many children books away, but the past few weeks, I went through the majority of my teaching textbooks, children’s books and resources to be able to donate to a new classroom.

It made me reflect on all the life that has occurred to bring me to this very moment and all the role changes I have gone through.

Before I was married I was a daughter, granddaughter, friend, girlfriend, and student. These were all the independent years when I mostly had to just think and worry about myself.

Mrs. Trayer

I got married, got a new job and therefore, a new title of Mrs. Trayer. I was now in charge of paying attention to someone else’s needs other than my own, who was a part of me. Also, in charge of little children who depended on me for 8-10 hours of their day and their parents who expected me to teach their littles how to read and write their ABC’s.

I enjoyed being a wife and a teacher duo. I got to practice those roles for many years. I learned a lot about my job as a teacher and a lot about myself as a person while being a wife and it especially made me reflect on the relationship of Christ with the church. During this time, I was able to get a decent amount of sleep and could eat what I wanted, when I wanted. Whether that meant eating at home, eating out or having to change my thought process to cooking whole foods that would help me get off my thyroid medication (that’s a whole other story).

Mother

When I become a mother my role changed and it changed quickly and drastically.

If you have never been pregnant or are currently pregnant with your first PLEASE do not be discouraged. This is a beautiful process. It can be hard but it doesn’t make it any less beautiful. Just think about how the caterpillar has to metamorphose into a beautiful butterfly. Not always easy but beautiful.

Then, I had my first child and everything that I did for myself now became second because I was in complete control of keeping this precious little human alive. I asked myself how? How am I supposed to take care of myself postpartum AND take care of this precious baby who needs me around the clock? I am completely new to this role and I don’t even know her. I felt the need to observe her almost every second so I could figure out her every cry and know what she needed when she needed it.

Yet, I was in pain. Somehow, I needed to figure out how to heal and keep my body from getting worse and gaining an infection. It pained me to stand longer than 10 minutes. When was I supposed to get my food and take a shower? Do I even dare put clean clothes on that were just going to get spit up on in 20 minutes? Also, what clothes do I even put on? Nothing fits me the same way. The nursing tank I got was too small because how was I to know that the milk my body was producing would change the size of my milk containers.

Ice packs, ice packs, and more ice packs.

I was exhausted. I would sleep 2-3 hours stretches. Since my husband had to drive for work, I offered to take the nights because I was the one feeding her and I didn’t have to drive the next day for work. I remember I would pray for daylight because the nights were LOOONNNNGG. I had a whole new understanding of the verse, “joy comes in the morning”. I felt I needed coffee to be alert enough to take care of my baby, yet remind myself “you’re not supposed to have too much caffeine in a day”.

So many changes occur in a year to you physically, mentally, and spiritually. If you are the first of your friends to have a baby, it may feel hard to relate and have someone to talk to.

We also start to compare ourselves to other moms, whether it’s the support they receive, how they make it look so easy, the temperments of their children, etc. 

Turning Points

I LLOOOVVVVEEEDD my new title AND there were also times I wondered who I was becoming. Did I recognize her?

This wasn’t a bad thing, but this was a turning point for me and can be for a lot of mothers.

At this moment, it made me start thinking about the one role that has NEVER changed and has stayed constant: my role as a daughter of God. This has been the role I can always rely on for identity and strength. A role that I look back at all the ups and downs and can observe any growth and any falls in my journey.

To help in identifying my identity I started searching for love, joy and peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

I Remind myself, I am loved, I am chosen, I am blessed.

Then, I check in with myself.  Also, don’t forget to check in with other momma’s too.  Talk to those around you- mother’s you look up to.  Lastly, don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Proverbs 31:25: “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”

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Print out to remind yourself of who you are and whose you are. 

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Meet Julia!

Julia is a wife to her high-school sweetheart, a mother to two beautiful girls and a follower of Christ.   She loves crafting, teaching and is forever grateful for a God who is in control of all unknowns and thankful we can have a peace that surpasses all understanding.

Father’s Day Week

Father’s Day Week

by | Jun 21, 2021 | Julia, One Blessed Momma

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day to all of the Father’s out there. Like Melinda and Mollie mentioned, Father’s come in so many different capacities and we are so thankful to those who step in when some cannot. I hope while we can share our experiences, we can encourage others along the way.

Personally, I and my girls are so thankful for my Father (their G-daddy) and my husband, the Father of my children.

My Father

My Father may not be a man of many words but his actions have always been consistent with who he is and how he feels about me. He always has encouraged me to grow mentally, physically, and most importantly spiritually because he believed life is about change. He always seemed to do well with change. I don’t know if it is because he is an entrepreneur and has to be fluid but any change that came our way he with my mother always searched for the good. They gave God all their faith, that God will provide and all they could do was continue to work hard, do what is right and have faith.

My Childhood

When I think back to my childhood, my dad took us on many adventures. Some near, close by to home, and some across the county. As a family, we almost made it to all 50 states. With my Dad’s family business we were able to travel to many states to get to the events. I was always so thankful he included us in these adventures and appreciated his importance in family time.

He was firm, yet soft in his delivery. I knew what he said went but also felt the overwhelming love he had for me. I am ultimately so thankful for my dad’s example of firmness, steadfastness, and unconditional love because it taught me what God expects from me and his love for me.

My Husband

My husband has always been my rock in raising our children. I’m so thankful for the discussion we had on our shared values in raising our children, before we got married and before we had children. Knowing we always have each other’s back is so pivotal in having consistency in raising children.

When I was pregnant with our second, he had to become a single parent when I had to get a cerclage done at the hospital. During the time I was in the hospital, he moved himself, our daughter, and our dog to my parents’ house. They were so helpful in creating a stable, safe home for our daughter throughout all this transition. Then a month later my water broke at 27 weeks I had our second daughter. He was a rock for me while in the hospital and throughout our whole 100 day, NICU stay. We cried together, prayed for our daughters together, and laughed together. When he held our 1 lb, 11 oz baby, for the first time my heart melted knowing, this is exactly what she needed to give her the strength to keep fighting.
I love watching him be a Daddy to our girls. He takes time for them after a long day’s work. He lets them come along and help him in his activities. He holds them, cares for them, hugs them, tells them he loves them, takes them on dates, plays with them and so much more. He is so loved by his little girls and I absolutely love watching them smile in awe when we visit him at work to drop off lunch.

Statistics

I remember back in college when I was studying to become a teacher there was one statistic that stuck out in my mind. It talked about how a Mother has an important role in the child’s development but if a Father reads to their child they would be more likely to become better readers themselves. The Father who play, nurture, and care for their children, raise children with higher IQs with better cognitive and language skills. When they’re involved and ask more questions it tends to build vocabulary and conversational skills.

“Babies who have fathers who are affectionate, respond quickly to their cries and other cues, and engage in loving play, are more securely attached to their fathers. Research shows that secure attachments have positive benefits that last into adulthood. Children who are securely attached do better academically; they are also more sociable and well-liked throughout early childhood as compared to children who do not have secure attachments.”

“New research shows that fathers may have an even greater impact on children’s language development than mothers. When fathers use more words with their children during play, children have more advanced language skills a year later. This is especially important because language skills are correlated with academic success.
The more time fathers spend in enriching, stimulating play with their child—such as playing pretend or sharing stories—the better the child’s math and reading scores are at 10 and 11 years old.”

AUTHOR
: Claire Lerner
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Meet Julia!

Julia is a wife to her high-school sweetheart, a mother to two beautiful girls and a follower of Christ.   She loves crafting, teaching and is forever grateful for a God who is in control of all unknowns and thankful we can have a peace that surpasses all understanding.