Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Meek Not Weak : Recognizing Your Inner Strength

I've always admired in full regards the character trait of meekness. I found myself as a chronic people pleaser who despised any form of conflict struggling at times on how to differentiate between meekness and my inner warrior spirit. I've gained through age, experiences, and spiritual maturity more of a clarity in understanding my inner… Continue reading Meek Not Weak : Recognizing Your Inner Strength

Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Wait Lil Mama : Growing In Patience

My six year old daughter has tugged my attention for two weeks about her loose tooth. She's discovered the magic of the tooth fairy, and she loves to buy her own stuff at a nearby Dollar Tree, so she's eager to have the tooth gone. Payton has gone as far to ask me to pull… Continue reading Wait Lil Mama : Growing In Patience

Being Authentic, Co-parenting, Mom Motivation And Empowerment

My Story Matters , Even If It’s Just For Myself

I'm a pretty transparent person admittedly. I've openly shared as a writer through my blog for a few years now about different aspects of my life from everyday experiences, motherhood, and more all with the hopes of encouraging others. However, for the first time I felt like the character "Elsa" in the movie Frozen with… Continue reading My Story Matters , Even If It’s Just For Myself

Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

You’re Not Alone: ” You Have People!”

My mother offered us reassurance when we left home to embark on the journey of adulthood, quoting a succinct phrase, "Remember, you have people." In her southern accent, she emphasized that regardless of the challenges we faced or the uncertainty of the future, we had a support system comprising family and loved ones who genuinely… Continue reading You’re Not Alone: ” You Have People!”

Journeys In Motherhood, Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

When I’m Not At My Strongest I Reach Out To God For Strength

I've learned in taking off my Superwoman cape that there's power and not weakness in owning your vulnerabilities. It takes a lot of courage to admit when you're not at the baseline of your normalcy when balancing life and parenting. I'm humbled in my spirit when I encounter situations that are beyond my control, or… Continue reading When I’m Not At My Strongest I Reach Out To God For Strength

Journeys In Motherhood, Mom Motivation And Empowerment

Knowing Your Worth : 12 Tips To Grow Your Inner Glow

I must admit that there are some days where I feel on top of the world in growing into my own juggling life and kids. However, there were some periods in my life where I found myself soul searching in trying to cope through challenges in difficult seasons in understanding my true worth as a… Continue reading Knowing Your Worth : 12 Tips To Grow Your Inner Glow

Family Learning, Family Matters, Mom Motivation And Empowerment

6 Simple Ways To Encourage Home Literacy As A Family

I love books! Books were a great escape for me as child to explore the world around me. I wanted to afford my children the opportunity to have that same passion for reading here at home. My mother instilled in my siblings and I the importance of reading, but as a former homeschooling mom and… Continue reading 6 Simple Ways To Encourage Home Literacy As A Family

Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

The Lord Will Fight For You

I can remember an old childhood saying, "Handle my lightweight" in playing teasing neighborhood games. It didn't take long for the years leading up to adulthood to sink in where I encountered real battles to fight, and I couldn't use my own strength in fighting the battles that faced me alone. The Lord can handle… Continue reading The Lord Will Fight For You

Journeys In Motherhood, Mom Motivation And Empowerment

What Do Single Moms Do On Mother’s Day?

As I approached Mother's Day, I felt a surge of mixed emotions, yet I chose to face the day with courage and an open heart, letting go of expectations and embracing the unknown. I pondered a profound question, one that celebrated the resilience of single moms I've known, my own mother, and my own journey… Continue reading What Do Single Moms Do On Mother’s Day?

Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

No More Crying Over Spilled Milk : God Restores

Most of us as parents can relate to various scenarios where our children freaked out in emotion from a simple spill of a drink, thinking they've lost something that was actually staring them right in their faces, needing comfort from being let down by someone they cared for, or thinking it was the end of… Continue reading No More Crying Over Spilled Milk : God Restores

Journeys In Motherhood, Mom Motivation And Empowerment

You’re A Good Mom

The "perfect mother have you seen her? Have you met her? I use to search for her desperately inside of me until I let go of the notion in owing my personal motherhood journey. I let go of the idea of being the perfect mom. I dropped the notion of feeling like the bad mom… Continue reading You’re A Good Mom

Journeys In Motherhood, Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

I Won’t Complain

Every homeowner knows that following the joy of closing on your new beautiful home awaits the biggest responsibility of home repairs and maintenance. I had three major repairs that hit spontaneously in one week of our home of nearly eight years, and I learned a major lesson in gratitude during my series of weekly repairs… Continue reading I Won’t Complain

Being Authentic, Mom Motivation And Empowerment

For Those Who Felt Alone On Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day is a big commercial holiday centered on love. How could you miss the advertisements of sparkly jewelry, the beautiful flower bouquets placed extra close within the entrance of every grocery store, the chocolate boxes that need no extra boost of deliciousness that seem to be more appetizing, or the sea of red hearts… Continue reading For Those Who Felt Alone On Valentine’s Day

Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

You Don’t Look Like What You’re Going Through

Many of us don't look like what we've been through, or we may not look like what we're possibly going through at the time. It's not likely that you'll find someone wearing a T-shirt listing everything they've been through in challenges beginning at their first fall when they begin learning how to walk. Many of… Continue reading You Don’t Look Like What You’re Going Through

Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Release What Releases You : The Art Of Moving On

You can find so much inspiration nowadays with the glorification of cutting personal ties with others like a drop of a hat as a superficial badge of strength.You'll find the uneven spill on how to heal when you're on the receiving end of rejection. We have a sense of power when we voluntarily remove others… Continue reading Release What Releases You : The Art Of Moving On

Mom Motivation And Empowerment

Who’s The Coach “Rocky” In Your Life? : Movie Night Reflection

It was mother and son date night. I knew that my son would select going to the movies, but he specifically asked to watch the movie Creed II. It was a powerful movie starring actor Michael B. Jordan, and costars Sylvester Stallone the original "Rocky" in the film. Rocky, was famously known as a boxer… Continue reading Who’s The Coach “Rocky” In Your Life? : Movie Night Reflection

Mom Motivation And Empowerment

For The Times You Feel Unmotivated : Refocus, Realign, And Rechannel Your Energy

I wish I could tell you everyday I felt pumped, focused, and motivated, but I know I would be telling you a lie. There are not only days, but there will be periods in our lives where we feel less motivated in doing the things we once felt so committed in accomplishing. I've found ways… Continue reading For The Times You Feel Unmotivated : Refocus, Realign, And Rechannel Your Energy

Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Determined Despite The Distance : A Little Green Hitchhiker Teaches The Will Of Not Giving Up!

A few weeks ago a large bug was sitting on the top of the hood of my car. I was in a rush to take the kids to school, and I was heading off to work, so I decided to walk us as close as I could to wall of the garage jumping into the… Continue reading Determined Despite The Distance : A Little Green Hitchhiker Teaches The Will Of Not Giving Up!

Mom Motivation And Empowerment

Don’t Take It Personal: Understanding The Projection of Hatefulness

There are some people who are at war with themselves internally, yet they fight vicariously through others. They choose to project their inner conflict in fighting towards others in acting in hate, and the worst feeling is being a target for their wrath. Toxic personalities and those who haven't recognized through acknowledgment of acting out… Continue reading Don’t Take It Personal: Understanding The Projection of Hatefulness