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Being Addicted to Busy is A Learned Behavior

Children need time to rest. I’m not just talking about sleep, or naps, but brain-less moments. Times of the day where they slow down. Daycare is constantly structured. The only down time is when everyone is forced to take a nap or have quiet time. Being addicted to busy is a learned behavior. I choose to teach my children differently. … [Read more...]

If It Feels Like Too Much, It Probably Is

[Guest Post by Rebecca Barker] Do you ever have a gut feeling that things are getting to be too much? That mom instinct is probably right! If it feels like too much, it probably is are words to live by. As mothers we manage so very many aspects of our family’s lives. From those in the for-front like homeschooling and meal making, to all that goes on “behind the curtain” … [Read more...]

Homeschooling Tips From A Single Mom

I am so excited to be teaming up with Jaimi today, and feel super honored to be a guest on her amazing blog!  I didn’t start off homeschooling as a single mom. But here I am, a single mom of 5, homeschooling like a boss. Well, maybe not like a boss but I’m trying! Lol.  My first year homeschooling was almost 5 years ago now. It was well prayed over, well thought out … [Read more...]

When You are An Overwhelmed Mom

There aren’t always solutions to parenting challenges other than sticking to what you are already doing. Time and patience are often all that is needed. This is easy to forget when you are an overwhelmed mom. Being a parent is a mission with long term goals requiring long term vision. When you are an overwhelmed mom, this is tough! Trying to apply a solution can often … [Read more...]

Stay at Home Mom, Find Balance and Be Joyful

Find balance and be joyful in motherhood. Focus on faith.

Motherhood can make us feel that we are in a juggling act. We try to seek balance and be joyful, but kids, husband, house, our needs and wants all pull us in different directions. We worry that if we drop one ball they all will come crashing down! We are busy and yet not feeling productive many days as the line between needs and wants become blurred. Attempting to keep it all … [Read more...]

How to Achieve Balance with Food and Fitness

Workout goals getting sidelined, all the time? As a mom, it can be hard to balance your weight goals and exercise. Let's talk about how to achieve balance with food and fitness.

With Fall in full swing, many of us gear up to re-tackle our health and wellness goals created earlier in the year. By now you know that living a healthy lifestyle is all about how to achieve balance with food and fitness. Let’s face it; there isn’t one plan that fits everyone’s dietary needs, lifestyle, and habits. Both nutrition and exercise can vary by the seasons as … [Read more...]

Motherhing Through a Crisis

Crisis mode as a mom can be tough to navigate. Mothering through a crisis makes you feel alone and unsnure, but you are not. Get some support and encouragement for the rough seasons of parenting.

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 Heather} A week an a half ago my 8 year old daughter came home from school sick. I thought it was a normal stomachache. Something that could be solved with toast, extra Disney movie tv time and … [Read more...]

What is Hygge? And Why You Need It.

What does hygge mean and why is it essential for achieving balance in 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 Jessica}   As the New Year began, I mulled over what I wanted my “word of the year” to be. I finally found it. Maybe I should say it has finally found me. My goal for this year was to … [Read more...]

4 Ways My Mom Taught Me to Find Balance in Motherhood

Trying to find balance in motherhood is a hot topic these days-trying to find balance between our personal goals and dreams and the needs of our families. I know it’s popular to say “super mom does not exist,” but my response to that is, you haven’t met my mom! She was super mom in my eyes, but not for being perfectly dressed, a gourmet cook, or keeping a spotless home. (She … [Read more...]

Why I Chose to be A Stay-at-Home Mom

I chose to be a stay-home-mom based on experiences that I could not ignore. Before my husband and I were even married, we discussed how we would best care for our children if/when we had them. There is only so much preparation you can do to get ready for parenthood, but how we were going to care for our children was important. Maybe you had similar experiences that shaped your … [Read more...]

Motherhood Is Not Easy

Motherhood is not easy. If you are feeling depressed as a mom or post-partum depression, this is for you.

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 draining. We could let ourselves view motherhood as a sentence rather than a celebration. After weaning my second child … [Read more...]

Find Balance in Motherhood and Relationships

Find balance in motherhood and relationships. Book review of Mom Connection.

I received a copy of the book Mom Connection, and one to giveaway to a reader, in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are my own. Balance in motherhood is my goal every day. Motherhood can feel like “twirling 100 hula hoops” and moving in “endless circles”. I think we can all relate to that visual! The goal of finding balance motherhood, according to Tracey … [Read more...]

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