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} In pre-baby times, living an adventurous life might have included some bungee jumping, traveling the world, or shark cage diving. While these risky examples are undeniably adventurous, … [Read more...]
Why Can’t I Go to the Bathroom Alone?
I was in a port-a-potty with the twins. Twin toddlers in one of the most disgusting entrapments known to humankind. A perk of living in a developed world is we usually do not have to squat in the woods to relieve ourselves, but often we moms know we have to answer the call of nature with spectators. Trying to, well, go, while trying to tell the twins pretty much nonstop … [Read more...]
A Stay-at-Home Mom’s Honest Answer When Husband Asked, “How are YOU Doing?”
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} My husband just wanted to know how I was doing. He probably genuinely knew that juggling four kids as a stay-at-home mom all day every day-alone-for a month was going to be hard. I like to … [Read more...]
Complete Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms: When You Need to Laugh
I often wish we could all get together, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and share stories of our motherhood moments! So many would make us laugh. You know, those moments when you will either laugh or cry, but laughter wins. You need to laugh through so much in motherhood. Every mom I know has had these moments. Sometimes it's hard to laugh in the moment of a tough day, but these … [Read more...]
My Description of the Perfect Mom
If we are made in God's perfect image, then each of us is a version of perfect. The world's definition is not the one we need to worry about. This is my description of the perfect mom considering the reality of life as a stay-at-home mom. We each are perfect for our children and our families because of our strengths, weaknesses and lessons we will teach with both. I think … [Read more...]