Helping Mothers find Joy and Hope in Motherhood
Exercise is such an important thing in our lives. Yet it is the first thing that seems to go when time gets pinched or when “life” takes over. Motherhood is such a selfless thing. Doing things for yourself is often first to go. There are things that you can do to increase your exercise while…
One of my favorite weekends is coming up! In our church, we have a semi-annual conference with our prophet and leaders. We watch 6-8 hours of meetings on TV. Since that is a lot of time sitting with the kids, I like to have a variety of activities for them to do to help them…
Friendship This week’s challenge is to reach out to a friend. It can be a new acquaintance or an old friend you haven’t talk to in a while. Or maybe a neighbor or sibling you haven’t talked to lately. Try to make an added effort this week to contact them. Friendship is so important as…
Planning a vacation is one of my favorite things to do. It’s almost as enjoyable as the actual vacation. It gives me something to get excited about in my very routine days. If you want to vacation super cheap, camping is the way to go. We did a lot of camping when we first got…
FORGIVENESS This challenge is to find someone to forgive this week. We are all trying to improve and be better mothers. I think one very important step is to forgive and forget. Let go of any grudges or hurt feelings you may have. Forgiveness is a choice that you make. There is peace and healing…
Have a green Party One of my favorite traditions is to have a green party and make everything green-food, games, decor, outfits. I love St. Patrick’s Day as a way to celebrate fun traditions with my family. Try adding something new to your family celebration. We have had Green parties with extended family, neighbors, and…
ENCOURAGEMENT This week’s challenge is to give your family additional support, confidence, and hope in life through encouraging words and actions. Encouraging family members will help them grow and develop in a positive way. It will bring greater love, harmony and friendship into your home. Focus on helping family members develop intellectually, physically, spiritually, and…
How do you overcome the need to be perfect? Or is it bad to push for perfection? I have struggled with a desire to be perfect all of my life. I want everything to be just right. I want to say, do, act, even wear the right things. I hate it when I make mistakes…
SERVICE The challenge this week is to find additional service opportunities for you and for your family and to serve with a good attitude! Service will be a huge benefit to your life as well as those you serve as well as your family members too. Your family will grow closer together as you serve….
Do you want your kids to be polite and well mannered? It all starts at home. Don’t look to the world to find good manners. I have seen a dramatic decline in manners and kindness in the general population. It is so shocking how inappropriate people behave in public. Think about the last time you…