Can you love and appreciate the you that you became when you were in survival mode? She took care of you the best she could. Sometimes when we are on the other side of a crisis, some old feelings can try to surface. You find yourself feeling frustrated or upset that you are even feeling [...]
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Are You Challenged By Your Relationship With Your Adult Child?
Have you ever made passive aggressive comments to your adult children when they call or spend time with you about how disappointed you are in how little they call you or spend time with you? I get it. You’re hurt. You’re sad. You don’t know how you got to this place. What you crave is [...]
Bring the JOY back to your mothering!
Did you know that your child’s, teen's, or adult child’s behavior is a result of a feeling they don’t know how to deal with? Just like our actions come from a feeling we are having and a negative thought that is causing that feeling. We may not be able to be in their head to [...]
Motherhood is a Lifelong Journey
Motherhood is a lifelong journey...there will be ups and downs and the downs don't mean you are failing, they mean you are human. It's the challenging seasons that show us how resilient we are and how faithful God is. My coach always says, "This is the part where you GET to be the Mom." Motherhood [...]
Do You Feel Like You Are Failing As A Mom Some Days? Me, too!
Our Children Are Not Responsible For Our Feelings
Our children are not responsible for our feelings. Neither is anyone else for that matter. We create our feelings every single day with our own thoughts. Sometimes we say, "Well, they said ______________ and THAT made me feel ___________________." But in reality, nobody has the power to make us feel anything but us. We get [...]
Curiosity is My New Favorite Emotion!
Curiosity is becoming my new FAVORITE emotion! It’s such a mindset SHIFTER because it immediately takes the focus off of YOU & puts it on the other person! Your brain begins to ask questions like, “I wonder what’s going on with them?” And, “I wonder what they must be feeling to make them say that [...]
Even God knew when to rest :)
Make lots of opportunities for rest & reset throughout your day, Mama. Because keeping the tiny humans alive is sometimes exhausting. Even God knew when to rest 🙂 Notice I said MAKE, because some days it must be intentional or it just won’t happen. When we push ourselves to keep going, keep cleaning, keep working when we [...]
Happy Wife, Happy Life…Really?
I'm sure you've heard these common phrases, "HAPPY WIFE, HAPPY LIFE" & "If Mama ain't happy, nobody's happy." But I've been thinking about why such phrases irk me a bit and really seem like a myth. And in all honesty, downright selfish. I'm as guilty as the next wife/mama in times past making everyone in [...]
What’s Your Favorite Emotion to Feel?
Did you know that your thoughts create the chemicals in your brain to signal the emotions you get to feel? Definitely makes you more intentional about your thoughts, right? I LOVE to think thoughts of LOVE & JOY because I AM the one who gets to FEEL those emotions in MY body! It’s quite magical [...]
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