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MS 090 Anger, Adjusting Our Expectations, and Extending Grace

by Jacque Watkins

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Welcome to episode 090 of Mud Stories!

Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone.

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This week we’re talking about those moments when we’re feeling anger and frustration in our relationships, and specifically in our parenting.

In  this episode we’ll discuss:

  • Absorbing God’s grace into the deep places in our hearts
  • How our failure, missteps and sin are covered by God’s grace and mercy
  • How to recognize when we are escalating
  • How to physically get up, walk away, and take one minute to ask some questions OUT LOUD
  • Naming our expectations
  • Discovering the payoff
  • The challenge of adjusting our expectations
  • Creative ways to get our payoff without the frustration and anger
  • And the assignment to track your frustration for a week to see what you discover

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SCRIPTURE:

 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1 (ESV) 
 

LINKS: 

  • Parenting the Whole-Hearted Child, by Jeannie Cunnion
  • Mud Stories Episode 31, with Jeannie Cunnion
  • Aqua Notes, Waterproof Note Pad for the shower

Photo Credit: Jake.Christopher

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