Slowing down allows time and presence to see the beauty and sweetness in the ordinary moments. When you realize the ordinary moments are actually opportunities to be seen as extraordinary, your brain releases chemicals of oxytocin, dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin. They wash over you, lowering cortisol and relaxing you. Hugging and snuggling your littles releases [...]
Category: happy at home
The Sacred Work of Motherhood
(artwork by Loré Pemberton) This painting has always made me think of myself with my firstborn son and brings me right back to those sweet emotions. I can recall the busyness, the tiredness, the responsibility of those days but also the incredible sense of love and purpose. That I had truly stepped into something I [...]
Want to Cultivate More Everyday Magic in Your Mothering?
Years ago someone saw me snuggling up with my daughter and said, “Oh, you’re a cozy mama.” I thought to myself, “Yes! Yes, I am.” “Cozy” is my ultimate aesthetic 🥰 Even in real life, with the chaos of littles underfoot, and a lived-in home, “cozy” is what I want to feel. Cozy home. Cozy [...]
Why I’m the Coach For You!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work with a coach? Well, now's your chance! Are you waiting for your spouse or children to change before you can feel happy and peaceful again? How has that been working for you? The only person we can change is OURSELVES, and that's GREAT NEWS, [...]
If You Have Littles or Grands…Save This Post for Later!
LOOKING FOR SOME WHOLESOME CHOICES TO SLOWLY INTRODUCE YOUR LITTLE ONE THAT ARE ENGAGING YET GENTLE ON STIMULATION? These are some you can find on YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Tubi, or Amazon Prime SAVE THIS FOR LATER COMMENT BELOW Your Faves! There are so many others that also made my list: Maisie Mouse Oswald Bluey Puffin [...]
A Cozy Chicken & Spinach Soup
Nothing better than a big ole pot of soup simmering on the stove when there’s an abundance of fresh biscuits 🥖 🍜 I’ve been cozying up snowed-in with a head cold and my sweetums offered to make me homemade pasta, to which I responded, “How about some biscuits?”😘 (Because you can’t put jam and butter on [...]
What if You Are More Powerful Than You Know?
The other day I was reading the journal I started when I was pregnant with our son, Landon, our first born. Getting acquainted with the beautiful little mother within me causes all those lovely emotions to surface once again. The wonder-filled conversations with the little man I had yet to formally meet makes me remember [...]
Want to Enjoy Motherhood More?
Nobody decides to be a mother dreading it. While there are sometimes apprehensions and the fear of the unknown, there is also a magnetic pull on the inside of us toward this dream. And when the dream comes true, some days will feel like work. Because they are. No matter what stage of life your [...]
Dear Algorithm,
Dear Algorithm...pretty please! Send me all the mamas who want to enjoy slow living, creating a cottage-core home, romanticizing motherhood, and who are ready to THRIVE in EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE and in building a LEGACY OF LOVE. ❤️ No matter what season you may find yourself in your motherhood journey, it's going to span your entire [...]
Your Legacy Exists Today!
As parents we often think of what type of legacy we will leave to our children and grandchildren. But what if I told you that your legacy is actually being formed TODAY? Every interaction with your littles, teens, or adult children is building brick upon brick the experience you are having with them and they [...]
~JENNY RIEFLIN MINISTRIES~ 