This weeks Blog hop theme is encouragement.
This picture gives me a lot of encouragement with regard to parenting…
I hold his hand lightly as I help him discover the world… curiousity fills his face…
An encouraging quote:
In today’s day life is always so busy that there is no time to waste on the impossible… but, if you never have time to reach for the impossible… how then do you know where your boundary line of possible is? A life would be so boring if you stay stagnant and in one particular spot. Does a caterpillar know that it’s going to emerge into a beautiful butterfly?
Which brings me to an important life lesson and one in which I hope to instill in my child:
Instead of giving myself reasons why I can’t, I give myself reasons why I can…
Because if you believe in yourself enough you can attain your hearts desire.. YOU will then make it happen.
Isn’t that the whole point of the popular childrens book “The Little Engine That Could”?
When I read this to my son he always repeats the line naturally “I Think I can.. I think I can.” When the train successfully reaches the top of the mountain my son says “I thought I could… I thought I could” because the train owed his success to telling himself that he could… Believing in himself.
I want to say a special Thank you to my fellow blogging mothers… You’re blogs give me SO much encouragement every single day… Thank you for inspiring my soul..
confused homemaker says
August 5, 2009 at 1:55 amMy kids love that book, we've read it a million times. They always get so excited when the Little Blue Engine makes it up the mountain as they are chanting.
Transparent Mama says
August 5, 2009 at 3:41 amOh, these are wonderful. Love that picture of you holding hands. God does that with us too. Glad I hopped by.
Moms On The Go says
August 5, 2009 at 5:16 pmGreat picture!!
Happy Hopping!!
Sonya says
August 6, 2009 at 8:56 amwhat a great picture! Just stopping by on the blog hop. I am a fellow blogging mother. My daughter is 18 months old.
Comfort Joy Designs says
August 6, 2009 at 8:08 pmHey, hoppin' by to encourage you today! I've got a button for you at my blog http://comfortjoydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/08/mcklinky-blog-hop-encouragement.html
Blessings,
Deborah
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Tammy says
August 7, 2009 at 4:01 amI'm a strong believer in telling my kids that they can do anything.
My Family My Forever says
July 25, 2010 at 12:55 pmThis is a wonderful post. I love the quote about reasons why we can and not why we can't. That is so, so true.