by Jaimi Erickson | Aug 12, 2013 | faith, parenting
“But life has a way of serving up the unexpected.” Soon many children will be entering new school buildings, classrooms, meeting new friends, and/or beginning a new year of study at home. That can all be intimidating and feel stressful for the whole family. Helping a...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jun 13, 2013 | faith, motherhood, motivation
We do not have to view doing for others as separate from doing for ourselves. Self-fulfillment is the name of the game these days. If I tell people I do not care what personal success I get out of life, I get funny looks. I just want to serve my family and those who...
by Jaimi Erickson | May 6, 2013 | faith, motherhood, motivation
[Sponsored Post] See my disclosure. I had parents who enjoyed parenthood, but they were realistic about it. When they were frustrated my brother and I knew it. We knew why because they would tell us. We saw them argue. We saw them greet each other with a kiss when my...
by Jaimi Erickson | Feb 24, 2013 | faith, motherhood, motivation
Exhausted, over-stretched, grasping to figure out if I was a successful mom that day. Of course, I never feel that way on just one day. “Things worth doing are never easy” comes to mind when I think of being a mother, but the bad days can get very...
by Jaimi Erickson | Nov 13, 2012 | faith, motherhood, motivation
When we were children, we all observed our parents parenting so we had time to learn about parents and children before we thought about having our own. I thought about all of these experiences and they helped me form the ‘what would I do if that were my kid’...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jul 30, 2012 | faith, motherhood, motivation, parenting
When I found out ‘child number two’ was going to be a girl, I felt a large burden on my shoulders when it came to my responsibility for raising a WOMAN. I evaluated a lot about myself and how I approached life and relationships. Turns out...