A New School YearWritten by Kimberly Chastain
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habits, and wisdom to make Godly choices. Pray for their teachers. If their teachers are not Christians, pray that God can use you to be an example to their teachers. Pray for administrators in your child’s school. Pray for safety of your child and all children at their school. Pray that your children will see a Godly example in you, with how you handle school difficulties or problems with your children. Begin praying with other mothers for their children as well. We don’t have to carry burden alone. Above all remember God is in control. I often have a difficult time remembering that principle.In closing, God is a mighty God and he cares about our concerns. I often pray on way to taking my children to school. I pray when my children are having difficulties with friends. God cares about everything in our lives and He truly cares about our children. My mother is a prayer warrior for my children and myself. May we all become prayer warriors for our children. Take your problems to Him and leave them there.
Kimberly Chastain, MS, LMFT is the Christian Working Mom Coach and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She was recently featured in the book the Myth of the Perfect Mother. She is the author of “Help, I Just Can’t Say No” and Pearls of Encouragement for Christian Working Moms. To schedule a free, initial coaching session send an email to free@kimberlychastain.com or visit http://www.christianworkingmom.com.
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The lesson I think we can learn from taking a different look at Christmas story is this; God is always with us no matter what. We can trust him to provide and take care of us now and in future. He may not take care of us way we expect, but he will provide and it will be best. I pray you trust God this Christmas season for every area of your life and celebrate gift of our Savior and Redeemer. I think it is increasingly hard to remind and keep in forefront of our children’s minds true meaning of Christmas. Find some small way to reach out to others in your community or church to show God’s love. Children can bake cookies and give to others. You can buy toys for a family that does not have much for Christmas. We have done Operation Shoebox with Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse organization for a few years and my children love picking items for box. May our children learn from us through our actions and word true meaning of Christmas.
Kimberly Chastain, MS, LMFT is the Christian Working Mom Coach and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She was recently featured in the book the Myth of the Perfect Mother. She is the author of “Help, I Just Can’t Say No” and Pearls of Encouragement for Christian Working Moms. To schedule a free, initial coaching session send an email to free@kimberlychastain.com or visit http://www.christianworkingmom.com.
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