What if my only job was to LOVE? It seems my focus would then shift to MYSELF and keeping MYSELF within the bounds of my TRUE SELF. The one which was produced IN ME, by the power of the Holy Spirit at the new birth. The old has PASSED AWAY and I am now a [...]
Category: peaceful parenting
Ready to REST and INVEST?
The high value of having a coach is to have someone in your life who can see YOU being YOU! Somebody you don’t have to perform a function for. Somebody that you don’t have to be a wife for, or a mother for, or a leader for, or an employee for, or a child for. [...]
Look Who Decided to BLOOM!
Look who decided to BLOOM on Easter! I’ve never been great with indoor plants, but I’ve kept this girl alive for 10 years! And that makes me proud. I just keep showing up for her. Sometimes she gets under-watered or overwatered. Sometimes her leaves turn yellow or brown. And so I prune her and don’t [...]
RE: The Thing You Keep Avoiding
Ever hear someone tell you, “Well, don’t get your hopes up!” Or, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch!" What does that even mean? If you are a mama hen and you have a nest full of eggs, why bother sitting on them and protecting them if you don't believe that they will ALL hatch [...]
“You Look Happier.” Thanks…
Are YOU ready to learn how to CREATE the most wonderful experience of YOUR MARRIAGE & MOTHERHOOD? Trust me, Sis, I’ve been where you are, you deeply desire CLOSE & CONNECTED relationships with your spouse and or children but you don’t know how to make things change. I’ve felt the mom-guilt for things I wish [...]
What Slow Motherhood Does to You
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 [...]
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 [...]
~JENNY RIEFLIN MINISTRIES~ 