• Both Wendy and Amber are close friends of mine, but for those of you who haven’t “met” them yet, they both share about their precious families — Between them, they have seven boys and joke that they are their “triggers.” Ha! They have lots of precious blessings to help them practice gentleness.
• We chat a little bit about joy. I share a backstory of how in college I thanked the Lord that he allowed joyfulness to come naturally to me. I can just see Him sitting there with a smile on his face, shaking his head, and saying, “Oh, daughter, let me show you what true joy looks like.”
• Mommy anger is a real thing. I love the story of Amber and Wendy’s books! They are such a godsend! Amber shares a little bit of the heart behind their books, Triggers and Parenting Scripts. Why they felt the need that these books needed to be written. I also share a little about my family’s “Grumpy Room” (we’re not the only ones who have those right? ha!)
• When we really take the time to identify your problem areas, Parenting Scripts is such a great resource to use and assist you with parenting! I love the way that Wendy and Amber have broken it down. There are scriptures and prayers to go with each script. I asked them to share a little example of a parenting script with our listeners and exactly how to use this book to be effective. We also chat about their favorite chapters and inner dialogue (it is so important!!)
• So many times we have kids who are habitually sinning, but at the same time, we as parents are habitually reacting to that sin. I asked Wendy and Amber for tips to encourage listeners to form new habits and create new words.
• We are modeling to our kids what asking for forgiveness is like. When we mess up, it’s good to ask our kids to forgive us. We are all going to spend our entire lives going before the throne and saying “Lord, I messed up again.” We are going to consistently hurt people’s feelings. We are going to mess up and need to ask for forgiveness. I think that when we start there — when we start with forgiveness — our kids can see that we’re owning our mistakes.
• Hurt feelings are a real thing, but we have to remember that our kids aren’t out to hurt us! We chat about hurt feelings (and that chapter from the book) and how you can respond in an unangry way.
• Galatians 6:9
• Lamentations 3:22-23
• Ephesians 4:1-3

Resources:

• Skill Trek!! Be sure to check out more information on our wonderful sponsor for Season 5! Skill Trek helps prepare kids and young adults for life with real skills. They have a comprehensive library of over 500 life skills and counting! 
• The Simply Joyful Membership Site!! Don't miss all the fun things that are going on on the membership site! We are upping our game! 
• If you've been around for a minute, you know that I had the privilege of having both Amber and Wendy on the podcast before! If you didn't get a chance to listen to their episodes the first time around, you can listen to Amber's HERE and Wendy's HERE.
• Amber and Wendy have a great website full of resources as well as a Facebook group, Gentle Parenting with Amber and Wendy, that you can join for even more encouragement.
• Parenting Scripts
• Triggers
• Life Creative
• Triggers: Study Guide

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