{Post by Heather} In the last couple of weeks, I’ve had a couple of encounters with other women that have left me feeling less than. It’s happened before and unfortunately, it’s bound to happen again. I know it’s not something that women do on purpose or because they’re judging me, but it irks me none-the-less as I try to seek happiness as a mom. So what could these women … [Read more...]
How to Build a Home-Based Business
I never wanted to work while my kids were young. Being a stay-at-home mom was my first priority. I set my sights on being wife and mom in my first 10 years of marriage. Then, my husband’s job became a little less secure. I chose to build a home-based business on my time to help our financial future. About ten years in to our marriage, my husband’s military retirement seemed … [Read more...]
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...]
Building a Family is Work
How do we create peace on Earth? Create peace in the hearts and minds of each child born on this planet. I truly believe if we provide a solid family foundation before we send our children off into the world, and provide soft, trusted, respectful places to land when times get tough, the world would be closer to peace than it is now. Building a family is work-hard … [Read more...]
Does Being A Stay-at-Home Mom Matter?
Are our children going to turn out fine no matter what? Is it all out of our control? I have read comments stating that being a stay-at-home mom does not matter. The choices we make as moms has no affect on our children. I think-as a mom of four who has been doing this parenting thing for 10 years now-every choice we make when it comes to … [Read more...]
Motherhood Is Not Easy
Exhausted, over-stretched, grasping to figure out if I was a successful mom that day. Of course, I never feel that way on just one day. "Things worth doing are never easy" comes to mind when I think of being a mother, but the bad days can get very draining. We could let ourselves view motherhood as a sentence rather than a celebration. After weaning my second child … [Read more...]