I've held a job pretty much since my teenage years. I knew though like most mothers who take a pause for a length of time to focus more on family that going back to work full-time was going to be a big adjustment. I made the decision to leave the workforce after the… Continue reading The Big Transition: Back To Work Mom!
Category: Mom Motivation And Empowerment
Alright Mom remember ” You got this!” Stay motivated, forever empowered, and living intentional in your purpose.
Then There Was Grace
I was taken a back when I grew spiritually in understanding the true meaning of grace. I adopted the mentality that was reared in me from examples growing up of seeing things as only black or white making no room for faults. There was a time that I had no clue of the beauty of… Continue reading Then There Was Grace
Fighting Flight
My daughter shared in her first experience of dance camp to kick off summer break. It has been awhile since she attended this particular dance studio, but she was familiar since she was a former student. The owner and instructor knew her very well. The instructor has always treated my family kindly. I could see… Continue reading Fighting Flight
Life Lessons From My Sassy Strong -Willed Child
Let's face it, the strong - willed child can sometimes catch a bad rap for their quirky personalities. Yes, I can admit in saying that they can be a handful and stubborn at times. I have a strong- willed four year old who marches to the beat of her own drum, and I lovingly… Continue reading Life Lessons From My Sassy Strong -Willed Child
Refining What It Means To Be Special Needs.
Children Can Teach Us The Greatest Example of The Forgiving Heart
Children are the best silent role models in showing the purest example of forgiveness. Their innocence allows them to see faults simply as a mere flub.Children see misunderstandings as an opportunity to communicate in expression than a dead end deal of no return of ending a friendship. They can fuss, pout, and have tears following… Continue reading Children Can Teach Us The Greatest Example of The Forgiving Heart
I Am Here & I Never Left!
I looked at a few messages and texts from some friends and loved ones who shared how in desperate need they were for someone to talk to in sharing their doubts and troubles. I don't judge them because I have as well had a few moments where I felt I needed to reach out… Continue reading I Am Here & I Never Left!
10 Tips For Taking A Mental Health Break For Moms
I can sense it approaching when my mental and physical energies are depleted from the balancing act of all the roles that I carry. Sometimes, I need to take a mental break from it all. I've learned to recognize when it's time to step back, recharge, and prioritize my well-being. I've become more attuned to… Continue reading 10 Tips For Taking A Mental Health Break For Moms
Brown Sugar Baby : Fostering Confidence and Positive Self Esteem In Our Daughters
As parents we can't change what society or the media deems as beautiful. We can only share with our children regardless of gender the meaning of what true beauty is from the inside out. I don't want my daughters to just to see themselves as beautiful; I want them to see everyone as beautiful. I pray that in some way as I embrace my inner beauty as a woman that my girls will grow in appreciation in walking fully in confidence knowing who they are inside and out.
Mom Has Had It Officially! : How To Keep Your Cool and Your Sanity
We have to protect ourselves from taking on the martyr personality of doing everything and not holding anyone accountable ,yet feeling resentful inside of bearing such an impractical nuisance. No, we are not trying to be an warden over a prison facility. Be that as it may, a mother shouldn't feel anyway convicted for wanting the best for her family especially with the acute understanding that everyone can partake in the shared order of peace.
Words Hurt & They Last: Covering Our Words Toward Our Children
The words that we use towards our children have the power to build them up, or they can break their spirits in tearing them down. I can remember growing up being teased by my aunts about my busty esthetic, my short kinky hair, and "funny" colored brown skin (meaning I didn't fit in being… Continue reading Words Hurt & They Last: Covering Our Words Toward Our Children
Engaging In Learning With Your Autistic Toddler
Learning is important for all children. Parents of autistic children can engage in a variety of activities at home to strengthen academic success and competency. We as parents are our children's first teachers. It can be complex with working with a special needs learner; however as parents we can't be intimidated. All children love… Continue reading Engaging In Learning With Your Autistic Toddler
Help For The Busy Bee
Busy Bee personalities are here, there, and everywhere. They refuse to focus on the development of cultivating healthy relationships, careers, and they move from place to place. They are in and out of projects never really making a significant achievement or mark in either. Their need to feel important or to prove self-worth… Continue reading Help For The Busy Bee
All Of Me
There's no greater connection with the Heavenly Father than growing within your spiritual life in developing your own personal relationship with God through prayer, study, and reflection. Don't get me wrong corporate worship is important, but we can venture deeper by studying the word for ourselves. We can pause in reflection on those words to digest them not just in thought, but we can digest them within our spirit.
Finding Your Tribe
We all have our preferences within social interactions and personalities that we feel more comfortable with. I personally feel discovering your tribe goes way deeper than that of surface connections. A true mutual connection of a genuine bond goes beyond the depths of human separation of race, religion, gender, and that of social… Continue reading Finding Your Tribe
Mommy Breastfeeds Me with Author Amanda Porter: Breastfeeding Advocacy & Support
More moms would consider breastfeeding as their first option if they had more support and understanding. Families would feel like breastfeeding is as natural as the air we breath if breastfeeding was more supported in open acceptance. The book Mommy Breastfeeds Me written by Amanda Porter helps children and families with giving insight from a… Continue reading Mommy Breastfeeds Me with Author Amanda Porter: Breastfeeding Advocacy & Support
Happy Life Happy Parenting
There comes a point when how you truly feel in the inside starts affecting those around you on the outside. Those who are the closest to you feel it the most when you're at your best or at your worst especially your family. I saw myself at a very unhappy, unsettling, and low point at… Continue reading Happy Life Happy Parenting
Thinking Outside Of The Box:
Children have away of teaching us in their own way without saying a word. I can remember awhile back my husband came home with a large box from work. I placed it simply on the countertop. I didn't know what to do with, and I thought of it like a eyesore in our home.… Continue reading Thinking Outside Of The Box:
When Autism Hits Home
The broad range and spectrum of autism can be puzzling for many to understand. I found that despite my experience with volunteering and working with many students beginning in high school through adulthood in various environments that it's different when it hits closer to home. I loved working with children and adults with special needs… Continue reading When Autism Hits Home
The Parent’s Guide to Working With Strugging Learners
The complexity of working with strugging learners can be a challenge for parents. It can also be frustrating for parents and their children in learning how to communicate effectively in not just getting the "assignments" done , but it can frustrating in assuring that the actual process was understood long term. There's hope for… Continue reading The Parent’s Guide to Working With Strugging Learners
Purpose Filled Mommy with Minimarie 