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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...]

Accepting Yourself for the Mom You Are

We focus on what we are not, but what if we took the time to realize all that we are? What if you took time to focus on accepting yourself for the mom you are?

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} Long before I became a mother I had a lot of preconceived notions about what kind of mom I thought I’d be. I was going to be the best mom. The mom who never yelled. I would only speak … [Read more...]

How to be a Confident Mom (Even If You Are Not)

How do you become a confident mom? There is a series of steps that many of us confident moms follow when making decisions. It may help you be a more confident mom too.

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 decisions we must make for our children that are not easy.  They are the kind of decisions that keep us up all night wondering what to do and we question our ability to be a … [Read more...]

In the Midst of Mom Guilt

In the midst of mom guilt, tell yourself this mantra so you remember why you are a great mother!

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} For some reason lately I’ve been having a lot of mom guilt. I can’t exactly pinpoint why, but I feel it heavily for some reason. I feel it when I’m getting frustrated because my kids … [Read more...]

When Kids Make Bad Decisions

When your kids make bad decisions, it can feel like your own failure as a parent. It's not all about you, 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. {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...]

Stop Telling Moms to Ask for Help

Moms are told to ask for help, but unless you are willing to help as needed, stop telling moms to ask for help.

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 was waking up every couple of hours at night to breastfeed, and then waking up early the next morning to get my oldest ready for school. That did not leave me with much energy to clean, … [Read more...]

Stop the Mom Shaming

Stop the mom shaming! Blogs, opinions, and none of them know what is best for your child but you.

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...]

The Shared Experience of Motherhood

Motherhood is more than the act of being a mom, the birth of a child, yes, it is a shared experience that involves many more lives than our own.

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...]

Under Pressure: The Truth about “Just Being a Mom”

Why do we do it, moms? Why do we put the pressure on ourselves as mothers to prove our success as moms to others? The truth about just being a mom is we are under pressure. But who is putting that pressure on us?

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’ve learned a lot of things as a mom. I’ve developed a special set of specific skills that include but aren’t limited to cooking dinner while playing blocks, while helping with … [Read more...]

Strong Like a Mother

The fact that unites all moms-we are stronger than we think. Moms are courageous. Be strong like a mother.

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} If life is cataloged into seasons, I am in the vulnerable season of raising tiny humans. I have two young children belong to two different mommy groups within my community, and write for … [Read more...]

When I Love Being a Mom

Being a mom is a full-time job, so I want to appreciate the special moments. I want to focus on the moments when I love being a mom-to soak them up before they end.

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 Melissa Lawrence} I really do love being a mom, but being a mom is a full-time job! There are no holidays or lunch breaks and vacations can more aptly be called “trips.”  As mom, your roles include … [Read more...]

Losing Myself in Motherhood

For moms who feel as if they are giving too much away and losing themselves in motherhood. Stop losing yourself in motherhood with the tips included for redefining who you are and enjoying some of what you did before you had children.

I was losing myself in motherhood. Motherhood. A collection of ups and downs, highs and lows, joy and sadness, frustration and love - there is just so much that comes with motherhood that is unexpected and not easily describable. Think for a moment about how many parenting books are currently on the market. I know there's a lot because I used to buy them trying … [Read more...]

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