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} Often time’s people ask me how do I spend all of my time with the kids and not pull my hair out. When I add that I’m a homeschooling mom they shake their head in disbelief and comment on how … [Read more...]
Am I Stealing My Child’s Innocence?
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 Sherry Parnell} A toddler’s questions are relatively easy to answer since as parents we are armed with the basic knowledge to satisfy our little one’s curiosity. Even when these inquiries turn to … [Read more...]
A Mom Mission Statement
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} On the good days I do not worry about it much. Those days run smoothly, I get to feel like a great mom and my reasons for being a stay-at-home mom are clear. You could say my mission … [Read more...]
Action Plan for the Tired 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 Brown} Do you burn out from being a stay at home mom from time to time? You need a plan of action for the tired mom! Maybe you are burned out right now and you wonder how you are going to … [Read more...]
New Year’s Resolutions for Moms
} When we become moms, we do not give up everything for our kids. It feels like it many times because we really do not get to choose when it’s time to eat, sleep or even take a shower. That all is done as a knee-jerk reaction to the cues we receive from our families. It’s a bit melodramatic to say we lose everything, give up all that is “us” and take hold of a different … [Read more...]
When Kids Make Bad Decisions
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} The other day I was beyond psyched when my husband let me know he would be picking up the kids from school. Was I going to relax and sip some coffee? Drinking coffee at 2 pm will ensure … [Read more...]
Number One Christmas Gift of the Year
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 Brown} I’ve been struggling with feeling lonely and forgotten. My friends and family members have been busy with their own life and schedules. I have too. I’m personally going through a … [Read more...]
Stop the Mom Shaming
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} Are there blog posts you just refuse to read? I have seen many in my newsfeed lately. The ones with titles that make my blood pressure rise before ever clicking on the link. It all boils down … [Read more...]
Life without a Mom Friend
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} It was a day like any other. I was cleaning and doing laundry, you know all the fun parts of being a mom, when I saw my neighbor laughing out in her front yard with her best … [Read more...]
No Regrets 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 Lisa} I will never forget this one particular day I had with my daughter when she was four. It was one of those days where I didn’t get out of my pajamas until late in the day. I had a horrible … [Read more...]
The Shared Experience of 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 Jaimi} Your family sees you at your best, your worst, your beautiful moments and the ones that you wish you could do over again. They see you in your pajamas with bed head, in your fancy … [Read more...]
Handling the Stress of being 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 Heather} Most of the immense pressure I've been feeling as a mom is self-induced. It is me getting in my own head. It is me pushing too hard and not allowing myself grace. Maybe it's because I'm … [Read more...]