Helping Mothers find Joy and Hope in Motherhood
Summer break is here and it seems when kids are bored they spend their free time on a screen? There are so many fun electronic resources as well as so many distractions! What do your kids like? Youtube, streaming movies, playing games all day! How do we stop that from happening and help our kids…
Spending quality time with your family can make all the difference to their happiness and well being. Research shows that one of the best things to do together is sit and have a meal together every day. Daily family dinners can help you take a break from the stresses of life for a moment, relax…
Being a mother is one of the most important jobs in the world. You are raising the future. Yet there is so much they don’t tell you when you have a baby and so much to learn! Your life is about to change dramatically. Since my kids are getting older, I asked some of my…
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…
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…
How do you teach your children to get up after they fall, to be resilient when hard times come? What if they get a bad grade on a test, don’t make the sports team, don’t get the lead part in the musical, don’t win the game, Will they be scarred for life? How will these…
Humor has helped our family in so many ways. We have found that humor can lighten the mood, help us feel better, and bring our family closer together. Some of our greatest memories are of us laughing together…so hard that our cheeks hurt, our eyes water, our sides hurt, and some almost wet their pants!…
Parenting is all about give and take and adjusting to whatever challenges come. I feel like with the craziness and business of life (not to mention changing hormones), we are adjusting and changing our parenting skills all of the time. There are things that have helped us be more flexible parents. BE OBSERVANT. This is…
This was the first day of school for my kiddos. I think I was more excited than they were! Summer provides so many fun distractions for us. But in the end I am ready to get back to our normal routines. I love the consistency that being in school provides. There are so many factors…
Books have always been an important part of my kids’ lives. They can be fun, teach important skills, or take them to places they have never been. Reading has helped my kids grow in so many ways! There are a lot of things that we have done to get our kids reading. Here are a…