Your phone buzzes while you're going about the normal business of your day. You don't look right away and keep measuring and sprinkling the spices into the simmering pot on the stove top. You wipe off your hands and take a glance at your phone. You see it's a message from your adult son or [...]
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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 [...]
Are You Holding On?
In order for our faith to be sure and firm, it must be rooted in a FINISHED WORK of CHRIST. This week I've been reflecting on ALL that Jesus did for us. How He willingly went to the cross to endure all sin and sickness on OUR behalf. If you are a parent and have [...]
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 [...]
Wouldn’t it Be Great if Everyone Just Did What We Expected Them To Do?
There are many opportunities to be upset by people in our lives. From the person who cut you off in traffic, to the one who dings your car with their door and didn't say sorry, to the boss that got brilliant results with your idea and never gave you credit for it. These things are [...]
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