These Little Lights

Proverbs 22:6 says  "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." I always just took this for what I'd been led to believe: that it meant that when we raise our kids up to believe in God they will always believe in God. Recently though, I've had what I can only explain as a "God-caused eye-opening" with this verse. It does mean that, in part, but I think it's much bigger than that. It's a promise, but it's a warning too. In whatever  ways we raise our kids, they will not depart from it. So, then I began thinking about all  the things we teach our kids. Not necessarily all the things we verbally teach them, but the things our actions  teach them. Interesting to know, 80% of our learning comes through what we observe. So, we can surmise that 80% of what our children learn is from our actions, leaving only 20% through our words. Our actions are so much more important  than our words. Alright, so...

hparisphotography.com Photography isn't just about capturing that perfectly put-together picture. It also can help us say things that our words would otherwise fail to adequately say. I know mothers will see many different reflections and situations of themselves reflected in this image; they have already. I've had over 280 comments on various threads already in just a couple days. That was my hope. That women would recognize something in this that spoke to them and find some validation, a sense of feeling understood. You aren't alone. The pressure on moms today is very high. Not only do we tend to be the ones running the house entirely, paying bills, cleaning, cooking, groceries, keeping up on dates, appointments, play-dates, children's needs, their homework, help our spouse, be the backbone of strength and determination for the family, and endless more, we often need to be working in some way to bring in an income as well. We find ourselves sacrificing in m...