Podcast Episode 15: Accepting Criticism

Pip: Welcome back to Pollywog’s Place — where the freezer gets cleaned, the soul gets refreshed, and apparently those two things are more connected than you’d think.

Mara: Susie at Pollywog’s Place Blog has a post up that starts with a stinging comment and works outward into something much larger — how we give criticism, how we receive it, and what Scripture actually says about both.

Pip: Let’s start with that territory — accepting criticism without losing your footing.

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Do or Do Not, There is no try

I think I need to make a plaque or something with this inscription because it really does seem to fit this season we are in around here. This can be applied to so many areas of our lives and to our parenting journeys… trust me I know about parenting challenges.

I hear these things so many times from my kids…

I tried but I couldn’t do it.

I did make changes in my attitude but no one noticed.

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