Helping Mothers find Joy and Hope in Motherhood
Quality Family Time is one of my passions. Spending time together creating a meal can be an exciting time for your family and the best part is your kids are learning important skills to help them become self-sufficient. Remember the old adage that “You can give a man a fish and feed him for a…
I have been spending lots of my free time this last week planning a big upcoming family trip. This experience has taught me a lot about how to plan an amazing trip. Our family loves to explore new places and to see and do new things, so we are often learning about new places before…
Does your life feel like it is in a constant commotion? You are so over planned and busy that you eat whatever you can find? Our life was like that! We ate whatever processed food we could find in the freezer or would grab something along the way. The crappy eating habits were affecting my…
Being a mom can be challenging at time. Your days may be filled with hard times, frustrations, and disappointments as you deal with imperfect and sometimes frustrating people. Moms are asked to do so much and juggle so many things. How can we make it through all of the crazy days? “Being a mother is…
Have you ever been in a home that just felt good? Sometimes you can’t even pinpoint what makes it different. Maybe you hear laughter and having fun in a safe, happy environment. It is possible for you to have that same love, peace and calm in your home as well. I have found that it…
Along with the new year comes the desire to do better and be better! The excitement of it has me making lists of all the things I want to do better in the new year. Sadly, so many of my goals get forgotten until the next new year only to try again each January. This…
What makes the “Perfect Christmas”? What would you say is your perfect Christmas? Is it peace and joy, fun times together with family, hope for a better future, gratitude for our loved ones and all of “stuff” we get, sleeping in and not having to go to work, relaxing together, eating yummy Christmas goodies, or…
I remember a letter my dad sent me back when I was single. Enclosed was the reason he didn’t ever tell us about “Santa”. He believed that if we ever found out that Santa wasn’t real that we wouldn’t believe other things he told us like his testimony of our Savior. He never wanted to…
Help! I’m feeling overloaded and overwhelmed! Ever feel that way? Like you just can’t keep up with all the activities, school concerts, neighbor gifts, parties, shopping, and craziness that comes with this time of year! I am really feeling it this year and have made an extra effort to simplify things! It has really made…
I love this time of year! So many fun things to do and yummy treats! We have kept our gift giving simple over the years. Each kid gets a “pile” of presents and a Christmas Stocking full of fun things. I remember when my kids were little and we would get the “Big Toy Book”…