The 11 Words That Changed My World and Made Me a Better Mom

These were the words I have looked at every day for the past 15 years.

Fifteen years ago, I cut out a quote from a parenting magazine. It’s purposely taped to the inside of my kitchen cabinet, so I see it every morning when I reach for the cereal. It reads, “Accept a child for who he is and watch him blossom.” I found it 15 years ago in a Christian parenting magazine and on the morning I found it, it was like receiving manna from heaven.

I had a 24/7 wild ride of a 3-year-old little boy at t...