What if the first move isn’t outward… it’s upward?”

Parenting Discussion

Anyone else feel this way? What if the first move isn’t outward… it’s upward?”

What if the first move isn’t outward… it’s upward?” Sometimes I don’t realize how quickly I move outward. Outward in frustration. Outward in explanation. Outward in defense. Outward in correction. My instinct is to…

This is something Autumn Montgomery, a Christian author and mom of four, writes about from personal experience.

Her book I Stopped Praying for My Kids... and Started Praying for Myself explores how real transformation in our homes starts with our own hearts.

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