Word Wednesday

Today is officially “Word Wednesday” otherwise known as “Hump Day”. We’ve made it half way through yet another week on the wonderful, exciting and bumpy road of motherhood. Therefore, some of us are looking for some encouraging words to make it through the rest of the week with Joy and Peace. Every night before my son goes to bed in addition to reading bible stories; I read him a passage out of “Prayers That Avail Much, First Blessings for Your Child” by Germaine Copeland. Special thanks to Marco and Virginia for blessing us with this book! Mommies we have to keep our kiddies prayed up and constantly put Gods word in their heart.

Yesterday’s passage read, “I thank the Lord that He is with us. There is a time for emotional expression in our lives, and I acknowledge His intervention with joy. I thank God for blessing you my child, with a good sense of humor.” Ecclesiastes 3:4 tells us that there is … “a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,” Emotional expression is an important part of living a healthy life. It seems that in Western culture many of us have been taught to “hide” our emotions. As children our emotional expression was often stifled, which hinders proper emotional growth.

Children need to have the opportunity to display their emotions. Now, I believe everything has to be done with a balance and too much of anything is unhealthy. It’s okay for us to let our boys cry sometimes. Crying is a necessary form of expression that shouldn’t always be suppressed. It’s okay to let our young ladies be comedic because laughter is good for the soul. How dull would our world be if we weren’t allowed to show our emotions?

I know there may be some of you that disagree with my perspective on this subject, but we can’t discount what God had to say about emotional expression. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Let’s teach our children how to properly deal with and express their emotions in a balanced way so that they can grow into emotionally secure adults.

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

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