Here’s the sixth testimony of 6 moms I promised you. Ericka H. didn’t understand what God expected of her when she went through “Making Heart-Level Connections” , but then she was surprised and relieved to learn the simplicity of life in Christ, and she now knows God loves her. [See our personalized 15-min intro video here]. Ericka ~ One of 6 Moms “These five programs have been so beneficial to me. I have spent many years seeking God, but not really connecting with Him. Through these five interrelated programs, I have learned what disconnects within me have kept me from Him, and the loving and patient discipleship made available by Marilyn Howshall and Barbie Poling and others in the group has helped me to keep returning to the Lord in obedience in order to overcome these disconnects. By going through these programs I have been freed from my main disconnect—self-condemnation. Thank You, LORD!! I see now that I’ve believed that I have to always “get everything right the first time”. I’m realizing, even as I type this, that it is ...continue reading
Here’s the fifth testimony of 6 moms I promised you. Catherine D. was always trying to measure up to others’ expectations when she went through “Making Heart-Level Connections”, but then she learned about God’s standard, and now follows His simple plan. [See our personalized 15-min intro video here]. Catherine ~ One of 6 Moms “God has used these programs to re-program me. It’s as if I’d gone through life having a knowledge of these great truths but not really understanding them. Like looking through a camera at the Grand Canyon but never putting the camera down to see the real thing. Going through these programs was like putting the camera down. God’s ways have become so practical to me. I have become quick to repent when I’ve reacted unloving and I also don’t yell like I used to. The Lord has been so gracious to show me His love, kindness and grace through all of this journey. I feel as though I’ve found where I belong! I now feel VERY connected to the desires God ...continue reading
Here’s the fourth testimony of 6 moms I promised you. Teri was struggling to hear the Lord’s voice when she went through “Making Heart-Level Connections”, and now she hear Him every day! [See our personalized 15-min intro video here]. Teri ~ One of 6 Moms “It is beyond challenging to summarize all that God has done and is doing in me and my family since going through all five of the coaching programs! Everything about my walk with God has changed, deepened and grown by leaps and bounds! Every area of my life has been touched and changed on some level! I have been doing SO much repenting and have received SO much mercy and forgiveness these last months! Everything seems to look different now as the Lord has literally given me new lenses! I am able to accurately see my sin and self-centered ways immediately; when the old me would blame-shift, make excuses, try to manipulate and control and behave in many other unloving ways as well! This is changing my marriage on every level and opening my own ...continue reading
Here’s the third testimony of 6 moms I promised you. Michelle G. was plagued by many fears when she went through “Making Heart-Level Connections”, and now she’s free to walk by faith in her relationship with the Lord. [See our personalized 15-min intro video here]. Michelle ~ One of 6 Moms “I’ve grown more in the Lord going through these five programs than in 25+ years of church attendance, Bible study and Christian service. Concepts presented in these programs have dramatically affected how I relate to life including my relationships, sin, conviction, repentance and responsibility. I have grown in my understanding of God’s love for me and how He sees me, and He’s drawn me into a real, vital, living and dynamic moment-by-moment relationship with Him. I feel like I’ve been personally discipled and received practical and spiritual training in growing closer to the Lord on His terms. Now I see how He wants to work in me and my family. My husband and children are starting to receive more love from me and I can tell ...continue reading
Here’s the second testimony of 6 moms I promised you. Michelle H. admits she was unloving toward her children when she went through “Making Heart-Level Connections”, and now her family is learning how to love. [See our personalized 15-min intro video here.] Michelle ~ One of 6 Moms “After having gone through all five coaching programs I know that I will never be the same person again. I am becoming much less angry, irritated and frustrated with everyone. I am letting go of my need to control my children and my husband. My tone of voice has become much more loving. I am becoming more affectionate with my children. My children are becoming more affectionate with me and with each other. They seek me out for affection and want to be near me when they feel lonely or scared, since I’m not getting frustrated with them for being scared anymore. This is all new! I am much faster to seek forgiveness for my unloving ways, and much more able to forgive my family’s unloving ways. ...continue reading
This is the first testimony of 6 moms I promised you in my last post. Lisa C. was floundering trying to learn how to be Spirit-led when she went through “Making Heart-Level Connections”, but then she discovered how to make real connections with God. [See our personalized 15-min intro video here.] Lisa ~ One of 6 Moms “Through the teachings and mentoring of the five “Making Heart-Level Connections” coaching programs, I received truth and help that has changed my life completely. I was floundering trying to be Spirit-led. Since going through the programs, I let go of all kinds of fear and learned to be Spirit-led and open to what God is leading my family to do through living in a faith-filled relationship with Him. I am freed from all kinds of unloving behaviors like anger, worry, discouragement, self-pity, selfishness, control, irritations, negativity, and perfectionism. I learned to die to myself, my selfish ways, and be filled with the Spirit, abiding and trusting in Him for everything. Now I am walking in grace and forgiveness towards myself ...continue reading
I’d like to introduce you to 6 moms and the one thing they have in common that led to success in their family relationships. 6 Moms Share from the Place of Meeting Their Family’s True Needs I have met and spent time with each of these dear moms. I know their stories, where they’ve been in their spiritual growth processes, and what’s more, I know about some of their relational fruit (the good, the bad, and the Christlike fruit growing in them now). They were all in a similar distressing, floundering, or lost place that I describe below and that you may find yourself in now. I invite you to read their stories (in the next six blog posts) as they share from the place of meeting their family’s true needs. Be encouraged with hope and inspiration for all the Lord wants to do in your family. Feeling Distressed, Lost, or Like You’re Floundering? Do you ever wonder how you can let out a long leash for your children without giving them over to unhealthy independent ways? You’ll want to read ...continue reading
If you're home educating, do you know how your children can contribute to their education? Many moms don’t consider that their children have something to offer their own learning process, but they do in many ways! Each of your children have very significant (and wise) contributions to make to their individual learning process, but they want and need their concerns and ideas to be listened to.Instead of listening, moms have a tendency to “rush in where angels fear to tread” and mess with their children’s young attempts at their own learning activities. I’ve seen many moms try to “schoolish-up” their children’s play or play-writing efforts before trust is in place in their relationship. I hope you don’t do this, but if you do, I’d like to encourage you to guard and protect your children’s immature attempts to learn so they can practice building on their own efforts to move their learning process (education) forward. When you protect the ownership of each child’s learning process, trust is built with them, and they’ll want to ...continue reading
Julie had broken trust with her daughter concerning academic expectations, but as Julie learned how to love her daughter with Christlike love, she came to embrace and enjoy the writing disciplines that she had resisted for years. Educating her daughter became easier and very efficient because of love.Julie's Story of academic breakthroughs because of love“It has been an amazing and wonderful transformation as we have implemented the Lord’s ways and sought to foster an individualized, whole person education for our children. I am still dumbfounded that my now 17-yr-old daughter writes prolifically and speaks of getting published. This is so shocking because I could not get her to produce so much as a paragraph without a process like pulling teeth as late as 13-14 years old!My poor little girl! Because I was not relating rightly with her and because of her perfectionism, writing soon evolved into a great struggle. Even when I was really trying to be encouraging and correct lovingly, she saw any editing on my part or suggestion toward making it better as criticism ...continue reading
Michelle has a testimony about love that led to breaking through her son’s resistance toward learning. I was so blessed to witness up close Michelle’s story as she was going through it in real time with her son, learning how to love him so she could draw him into a desire to learn. I really want you to hear her story too.Michelle’s Story — She learned how to love her son, and his whole attitude toward learning changed!“When I brought my son home from public school in order to homeschool him, he hated writing! He grew to hate it because he was forced to compose and scribe paragraphs for years in school, even though writing was physically painful for him. Once I started homeschooling, I had a difficult time having him write even short sentences. He would resist and complain about our daily writing time, and sometimes scream and throw temper tantrums. My efforts to do school at home were only continuing to lead him toward a hatred of writing.I had heard that there ...continue reading
