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Hobbies for Moms

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:33:55 +0000

Recently, many of you reached out asking for a list of activities or hobbies for moms do. These activities will help us rest and balance. They are ways we can sneak in self-care and recharge time. Plus, they are fun! In order to be a loving caregiver rather than a mom who is sinking deep […]

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When You are An Overwhelmed Mom

Jaimi Erickson — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 00:14:47 +0000

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 […]

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Stop Feeling Guilty For Taking Me-Time

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:04:59 +0000

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 Lauren} I love being a stay at home mom. It was my dream as a child to grow up, have a family and stay at home with […]

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The Serious Business of Motherhood

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 20:37:03 +0000

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} Being a mom is serious business. You’ve not only given your little ones life, but you are now in charge of taking care of their every […]

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How to Preserve Your Story

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 01:00:18 +0000

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jessica} I recently finished reading a book in which a woman spends the last few months of her dying mother’s life digging into her past in order […]

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So Much More Than a Starbucks

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 19:30:32 +0000

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} There we sat in an unusually long drive-thru line at Starbucks. The Raffii Children’s Pandora Station playing “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”, my one-year-old subtly whining […]

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The Shared Experience of Motherhood

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 19:00:17 +0000

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 […]

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

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:41:00 +0000

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 […]

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I am a Good Mom and a Bad Mom

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:08:00 +0000

The summer I was pregnant with the twins did not include my best mom moments. Dealing with the first trimester of a twin pregnancy was tougher than I thought it would be. I have been pregnant now four times. I figured I was up for the challenge of this one. My ‘I feel like I […]

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I Don’t Ever Give Up. I’m a Mom

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The role of motherhood has been pushed, pulled, and changed so much over the last 40 years or so that many of us wonder if we are doing it right or wrong. The way the world defines motherhood is still changing today. Mothers need to know they are important and that a mother’s presence is vitally important in the lives of […]

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