Susan Merrill's Blog, page 32

Each One, Reach One

This is iMOM Morning! I love it. There is something about moms, kids and breakfast all in one great big room. It is happy and fun and relational. But it rarely happens. Like many parents, I often find myself getting really busy in the mornings and I miss opportunities to connect. iMOM mornings creates tht opportunity monthly–it is a planned time to connect with our kids and share a meal together.

Being able to speak at the iMOM morning events and to see so many loving interactions has touched...

5 Mom Lessons You Can Learn from Little League Coaches

1. Tune in and take time.

As a coach you must tune in to the emotions of your players. Take the time to talk to your child.

2. Expect kids are not little adults.

Remember they are just learning the game of life and expect errors.

3. Play loose.

A good coach, and a good mom, helps kids keep challenges and competitions in perspective by not putting pressure on them to win at all costs.

4. Have fun.

If we can get our kids to play loose, we have to follow suit and remember to have fun with our kids....

3 Reasons To Grow Patience

Most moms struggle with patience. I am no exception and I boldly confessed that weakness inThe Passionate Mom. I have studied, prayed and diligently tried to master patience. I have even turned to quotes from wise sages for inspiration as you can see below. If you struggle with patience too, you can consider this a leg up on your research. Feel free to copy my homework about why I need to grow patience.

1. Patience will make you wiser.

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”—Augustine

Impatience...

Love Language: Do You Speak So They Can Understand?

Sometimes we love, but not in a language that the one we love can understand. When I saw this it reminded me that I must speak so that my husband and my kids can hear.

Sometimes we discover someones love language by accident and that makes me smile…like this video.

Sibling Kindness Can Be A Reality

For all you moms with multiples this is a dream printable.

The Glowing Words Printable/Jar will help you coach your child in kindness in a way that is positive and inspiring. Cuddle up every night and let your child choose a glowing word kindness card from their glowing jar. Soon your child’s words will glow like the jar and the sibling harmony in your house will put a glow on your face.

Dreams do come true.

You can find the Glowing Words printable and instructions on how to make the Glowing Wo...

When Life Happens

When you have a blog there is pressure to, well, blog.

Regularly.

But when life happens you can’t always do that.

Like now.

You have to do really important life stuff like…

College shopping for comfort away from home and…

College goodbyes for the first time and…

Broken legs for little ones who don’t understand and…

Wedding showers for little girls you have known their whole lives and…

Birthday parties for four at a time and…

More college moving with a lot more decorating!

And in between I sleep and eat...

Making Back to School a Little Better

Are your kids ready to go back to school? Back to school is a busy time for moms, ranking second only to Christmas. Organization, lists, and last minute reading assignments can overwhelm a family after the lazy days of summer. iMOM has a back to school printable collection to help you and your kids get a jump start on a great year.

Mom’s Secret Life

While a mom is keeping up appearances, buying groceries and driving carpool in her SUV, major problems that can destroy a family can easily brew under the surface.So how can you, as a mom, protect yourself from developing a dangerous secret of your own?

Set up and respect important guardrails that can save your life, even when you seem miles away from trouble. This video addressespreventativemethods foralcohol addiction, drug addiction, online/social media dangers, and anorexia.

Connect to Life

You will know where this video is going within seconds. But it is a beautiful reminder.

Watch. Learn. Change…for the better.

6 Ways to Adore Your Husband

My friend Fawn at Happy Wives Club is a huge cheerleader for marriage and I love that. Today I am blogging at her place about a lesson I learned early from a friend….

In college I had a roommate who always had a boyfriend—always. Boys just liked her, lots of them.

She was cute, smart, and fun but there was more to it and it didn’t take me long to figure out why so many boys liked her. She simply, openly, adored them.

My roommate genuinely saw the best in everyone and she told them. If a guy was...