One Simple Step to Help You Be a Mom Who Believes in Miracles
(Inside: Do you want to be a mom who believes in miracles? Do you want to choose to operate from a place of hope in parenting? Try this…)
I am a mom who will always believe in miracles.
I believe the teen who is struggling in school, through encouragement and support, can find their way back to liking school and thriving in it.
I believe that there are peers who are looking for a friend exactly like the tweens who are feeling left out. I believe that all teens can find their activities and their people.
I believe the unconfident teen will gain confidence.
I am a mom who will always believe in miracles.
I believe the big kid who got cut from the team can train like their life depends on it, then try out again and make it. Or they will find a better place to use their talents – one that’s more rewarding, fulfilling, and sheer fun.
I believe that picking up my kids on time, making meals, and providing a safe home for them, will sustain my children far into adulthood in positive ways I will never fully understand.
I am a mom who will always believe in miracles.
They are resilient.
Will learn.
Overcome.
Find their way.
And grow into the best version of themselves.
But my brain doesn’t always start with this hope-filled thinking. Sometimes, whatever hit my big kid has taken in life ricochets off a sensitive part of my heart, plummeting me into negative self-talk. Yet, I’ve found a tool that helps.
And I lay truths upon it.
Truth: There is hope in their situation.
Truth: People to encourage, places to go for help, different paths to take.
Truth: They might learn and grow and mature in the best of ways through this challenge; they will find their way through and come out the other side stronger.
However, as a mom, I know that in every situation there truly, truly, truly is hope. I just need to notice it, hunt for it, and then stubbornly cling to it like a life preserver in a storm.
Because I’m a mom who will always believe in miracles.
Read more in the raising tweens and teens series…
When our teens struggle, it’s so incredibly hard. They are a piece of our hearts, in human form, trying to do life in this big world, and when they hurt, we do too. Here are a few more articles to help you find hope in parenting these big kids.
You Can’t Fix Your Struggling Teens’ Problems, But You Can Do This One Powerful Thing
When Your Teen Suffers a Loss, Here’s One Important Thing to Do
To the Mom Whose Daugther Takes Everything Out on Her
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Cheryl is a mom of 3 boys, wife, speaker, high school teacher, and author of Empowered Moms & Kids. She has a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and is passionate about learning and teaching. On www.empoweredmomsandkids.com you’ll find inspiration and encouragement for moms raising tweens and/or teens. Read more in the “about” section of this page.
