life lessons Archives - Mamie L. Pack

Learning from failure: 3 moves to turn your setback into a comeback

Updated: March 2021 Lately, I have been embracing the new. New workouts. New ideas. New opportunities. With every new step comes the opportunity for failure. Let’s just say friends; I have been dealing with quite a few setbacks and dealing with a few failures too. You know those moments where technology crashes, and you lose all of your work. Moments when you realize you are not going to complete your class on time. It could be the moments the new product you made doesn’t quite look the way it s[...]

Mid-week three, Motherhood, Raising boys

Breaking through: 3 practical ways to help your child cope with disappointment

Lately, we have been walking through some big moments in our home. Our fellas have been taking bold steps outside of their comfort zones. But with each step to try something new sometimes comes with the disappointment of things not going quite the way they planned. Seeing the disappointment on their faces, everything in me wanted to fix their hurt. As much as I want to save them from their disappointment, protecting them from their pain would only hinder their growth into strong, Godly men. Because I know w[...]