Helping Mothers find Joy and Hope in Motherhood
With the kids home for a while I want to start doing crafts with them. My kids work hard all morning on their homework. It’s great to give them a brain break in the afternoon. This has led me to think about what really makes a kid’s craft great. Here are some things I’ve discovered….
This has been a crazy week for us. First the Coronavirus outbreak that shut down almost everything. Then we had a 5.7 Earthquake and hundreds of scary aftershocks that have continued throughout this week. While you can’t take away the emergencies, you can prepare your family to be calm and ready for whatever may come….
Social Distancing is one of the best ways to stop the spread of Coronavirus but it isn’t always easy to change our routines. What do you do with your kids while they are stuck at home with lots of extra free time? You can make the most of this situation and help your kids have…
With the Coronavirus and all the other bugs going around this Spring, there are so many reasons to be nervous. Am I safe if we visit extended family or go to the grocery store? Do you assume that everyone coughing has the Coronavirus? It is such a scary time! It is comforting to me to…
One of my all time favorite songs is “Where Love Is”. I remember singing this when I was 4 and feeling the truths of it deep in my soul. Last week we were watching this episode of Music and the Spoken Word and they were singing this song with a beautiful video of families. It…
I tried out grocery pick-up for the first time yesterday. It was super easy and convenient. One of my friends mentioned that she always uses it so she doesn’t have to lug her 3 small children with her into the store. I can see how this would’ve been so convenient for young moms. While I…
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…