Guest Blogger
Rachel Stafford
Rachel Macy Stafford is a certified special education teacher with a Master’s Degree in education and ten years experience working with parents and children.
In December 2010, this life-long writer felt compelled to share her journey to let go of daily distraction and grasp what really matters by creating the blog, Hands Free Mama. Rachel’s mission is to provide individuals with the inspiration, motivation, and tools to let go of daily distractions so they can grasp the moments in life that matter.
Join Rachel on her journey to a more meaningful life at:
Blog -- Hands Free Mama
Facebook -- The Hands Free Revolution
NOTE: Rachel’s book, Hands Free Mama, published by Zondervan, will be released in January 2014.
handsfreemama.com
Hope for the Pressured Parent
After helping my youngest daughter apply sunscreen, I sat in a lawn chair as my children did cartwheels and played ball in the front yard. That’s when it suddenly occurred to me—maybe I’ve been too hard on myself. Maybe I’ve been too hard on my children. And maybe, just maybe, it doesn’t have to be [...]
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Rushing Our Children Through Life
My child sat down at the picnic table delightedly admiring the heaping sno-cone she held in her hand. Suddenly, a look of worry came across her face. “Do I have to rush, Mama?” I could have cried. Here was my child simply wanting to enjoy her icy treat, but she feared she would have to [...]
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The Flip Side of a Child’s Weakness
When my daughter was three, someone told me during a toddler art class that I needed to “toughen her up” because she was too sensitive and “would have a rough life ahead.” When my daughter and I got home, I looked into my child’s big brown eyes that held so much promise and declared, “I [...]
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Strength and Beauty in Children
I will never forget the day I was with a group of girls and they declared my arm the “biggest” one of all. I was only a child, but those words stuck with me and forever changed my self-perception. What I had considered to be an average-size frame was now “big.” Even at my smallest [...]
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Worry Less, Live More
When my child was fourteen-months-old, she had an aversion to shoes and preferred “walking” everywhere on her knees. I worried that she’d still be using this unconventional form of migration to cross the stage at her high school graduation. But alas, my once knee-shuffling child now has no problem wearing shoes and walks on her [...]
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