Helping Mothers find Joy and Hope in Motherhood
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…
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…
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 socially…
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. As…
This week’s challenge is to try to speak to all of your family members with more politeness, courtesy, and respect. Try to encourage greater kindness and civility in your home. The world has a very different view of civility and respect. Good old manners are fading fast. You don’t see as much kindness, manners, and…
This week focus on ways your family can connect with each other and with the community around you. I have made many amazing connections in my life. I have had many interactions with family, school, church, work, and our local community. I have been blessed because of those connections. Your family can benefit so much…
This week the challenge is to show your family your commitment to them. Commitment is so important in families. Be intentional with your time and efforts to show your commitment. It seems like a great week to try this with Valentine’s Day coming-try to focus on love and showing your family that you really care….
Take some time this week to tell each family member more encouraging words and actions to show them that you love and appreciate them. There are so many benefits to showing appreciation and encouragement for family members. It helps with kids’ self-esteem, helps them have intrinsic motivation, enhances their perseverance, helps them be happier and…
How do you communicate with your spouse and children? Here are some ideas for you to consider in working on that relationship. LISTEN-This has to be at the top of the list. In order to be an effective communicator, you HAVE TO LISTEN. Look them in the eye. Give them your full attention. Put your…
Positivity– Focus on the good things in your life this week. How can you have a positive influence on the atmosphere in the home? Moms have such an influence for positive or negative. I know that how I react to others affects the entire mood of our home. When the family members come home How…