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Finding Your Purpose as a Mom Finding Your Purpose as a Mom By Donna Otto Find inspiration as you discover God's blessings on your home.

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A Mother's Legacy by Barbara Rainey A mother's constant love becomes a bedrock of security for her children. More Mothers articles

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Your Home is Holy Ground Guests include: Donna OttoIf home isn't a restaurant, or a school house, or an arcade or a laundry mat, then what is it? On today's broadcast, Donna Otto, author of Finding Your Purpose as a Mom, explains that home should be a safe place where God's work gets done. More Mothers broadcasts
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  • What Makes an Incredible Mom?
  • No mom is perfect, but if you're looking for a standard, I would encourage any mother to grow in these five areas.
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  • Myth #3: Successful Parents Produce Godly Children
  • Series Title: Parenting is Your Highest Calling and Other Parenting Myths (Day 3 of 3)
  • Is it a parent's job to produce godly children or God's? Mother of six Leslie Leyland Fields says that for most parents, the goal of parenting is to raise children to be godly adults, but that often leads to disappointment. Instead, she says, a parent's goal should be to glorify God. The danger, she explains, is when parents make too much of themselves and not enough of God. Leslie highlights some well-known parents of the Bible and shows what they did or didn't do right.
  • Myth #2: Good Parenting Leads to Happy Children
  • Series Title: Parenting is Your Highest Calling and Other Parenting Myths (Day 2 of 3)
  • Good parenting is hard work, and not always appreciated by your kids. That's the message of Leslie Leyland Fields, a mother of six, who talks about the adventures of being a parent and the myths that often lead us to frustration, like the myth that "good parenting leads to happy children." Hear Leslie reveal what's more important than happy kids.
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God’s Word covers the gamut of parenting issues that all parents face. Challenge one another to search the depths of God’s Word for the answers you need to meet daily problems and needs.