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So Much More Than a Starbucks

Right when I needed it, a stranger provided a random act of kidness-and all I thought I was getting was a Starbucks.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Kristin} There we sat in an unusually long drive-thru line at Starbucks. The Raffii Children’s Pandora Station playing “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”, my one-year-old subtly whining because he threw his … [Read more...]

Building up a Child’s Confidence

Building up a child's confidence is complicated, unless we follow some simple suggestions for keeping our children's buckets full as they grow.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa} There are days when everything appears to be going good and all of a sudden my son or daughter gets angry or sad.  They argue, fight, and throw tantrums over simple things that they usually … [Read more...]

When You Are Not a Pinterest Perfect Mom

Fighting the Pinterest Perfect Mom phenomenon can make you feel lonely as a mom. Are all moms trying to make their kids lives perfect and fabricated? Is it bad when we don't want that for our children? Life presents parenting challenges and some of us do not fit the pinterest perfect mom mold.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa} My eight year old son entered a sport cake decorating contest and the boy with the best cake got a basketball. I didn’t have time to bake the cake and so I picked up one from the bakery.  … [Read more...]

Trying to Fix My Kids

Trying to fix my kids.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa}   I feel like I keep trying to fix my kids. Their behavior has been challenging me.  I blame myself when they act out.  Trying to fix my kids makes me feel helpless.  I do not have all … [Read more...]

Facts About Motherhood Moms Need to Accept

10 facts about motherhood moms need to accept so we can be the best moms we can be while learning to understand each other more and feel less mom guilt.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Jaimi} Over my almost 9 years of being a mom, I have learned lessons. Lessons I wish I could share with every mom out there so we can understand the challenges of being a mom, and avoid the pitfalls … [Read more...]

Thriving in Motherhood: I Surrender

I thought thriving in motherhood would b eeasy. Before having kids I thought I knew it all. After one week with a newborn, I know I needed to learn more to thrive as a mom.

  Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa} I thought thriving in motherhood would be easy. I went into parenting thinking that I had all the answers. It only took a week with a newborn for me to realize that I did not … [Read more...]

Seeking Balance

Moms seeking balance with all that is on your plate during motherhood.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa} “Now that I have kids it takes longer to get things done. It irritates me when I don’t have everything checked off of my to-do- list at the end of the day. Worst of all, I get annoyed with my kids … [Read more...]

Spending Too Much Time with My Kids

Feeling burned out from motherhood? You may be spending too much time with your kids. One mom shares how she realized her friend was burned out from being a good mom, and needed to find balance as a mom to take care of herself.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa} Am I spending too much time with my kids? “Lisa, I’m burned out. I never thought I’d get tired of being a stay at home mom and homeschooling my four kids. I just want to hide my head under … [Read more...]

How to Deal with Someone who Criticizes Your Parenting

When someone criticizes your parenting, it can tear your confidence down as a mom. No mom guilt is needed and you don't need to take offense. These tips will help you deal with someone who criticizes your parenting without confrontation.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa}   It’s never fun to have to deal with someone who criticizes your parenting.  It was an exhausting afternoon when an elderly friend questioned my parenting choices.  She positioned … [Read more...]

Encouraging My Husband

Tips and resources for encouraging husbands to be leaders in marriage. This is not a "husbands are the bad guys" article. This is common sense and helpful tips from husbands to husbands.

It used to bother me. In fact, I probably held a bit of a grudge. When other women would share their proposal story there was romance, excitement, and elaborate details involved. For me, it was better to just gloss over the topic. “He said, 'Will you marry me?' and I said, 'Yes.'” Simple. Straightforward. But it annoyed me for years. Comparison was the real problem, but I took … [Read more...]

When I Feel Alone

When I Feel Alone as a mom, wife and daughter of God.

I make a career of waiting. I am a military wife-hurry up and wait is part of my life. I am alone a lot. Whether it is waiting for my husband to get home after 3 weeks away at a field operation, or after a 6 month deployment. I wait a lot. Add in being a mom-you know how that goes-and I pretty much have to wait for everyone. Patience does not come easily. … [Read more...]

Wanted: Mom Friends

Wanted: Mom Friends! Do you find it hard to make mom friends? Making friends as a mom can be hard work, yet we often feel we need friends to help us through motherhood.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Guest Post by Lisa Brown} There have been seasons in my life where I have had more time on my own than with friends or family.  Friends move away or life gets busy. Disagreements happen and hearts are … [Read more...]

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