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} Do you do it all? Are you feeling stretched for time? Are you constantly doing and doing but yet it feels like you’re not getting anything done? You’re most definitely not alone. … [Read more...]
Tips for Parenting Alone
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} I just experienced parenting alone for 6 ½ months. It was not my first time being the solo parent at home with my husband away, but it was the first with 4 kids. Parenting alone is a great … [Read more...]
Stuck in the Bad Moments 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 Kristin Helms} “I was up four times last night…again!” I was complaining (again) to one of my mom friends at the park while we pushed our toddlers on the swing and swayed side to side with our babies in … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Laid-Back Summer with 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 Heather} I had no idea what being a real adult was like. I was merely playing, practicing for the major leagues before this year. This year was my turn up to bat and-spoiler alert-it wasn’t a fantastic … [Read more...]
Spending Too Much Time with 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} 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...]
Gain Your Mom Confidence (“Mom-fidence”)
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 Rachel Bowers} My own struggles with confidence started in the most obvious of places: junior high school. Puberty, awkwardness, and a hyperawareness of how different I was from others led me to … [Read more...]
7 Signs You Are An Adventurous 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 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...]
How to Deal with Someone who Criticizes Your 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} 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...]
The 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} The truth is we ALL struggle. Yes, even the woman you bump into at the store who looks put together with her perfect children who are clearly not licking broccoli and appear to listen to … [Read more...]
50+ Encouraging Articles for Stay-at-Home Moms
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. Need some stay-at-home mom motivation for each week of the year? We have you covered! Mom Motivation Mondays happens weekly, but there is a resource on the blog that I have to share. Over 50 encouraging articles for … [Read more...]
Remembering My Pre-Mom Self
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 Helms} It’s 6:30 AM and, like clockwork, I open the kitchen cupboard and reach for the box of Keurig coffee pods. As I try to piece together just exactly how many times my three-month-old son … [Read more...]
Managing Emotions 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 Brown} I used to think that something was seriously wrong with me. Hormones, life circumstances, sin, anxiety, and depression play a huge role in the way I feel. It’s easy to … [Read more...]