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Tag: Motherhood
A Mother’s Tears : Heal Our Land
It was a hot muggy July day on a Georgia summer in 2005. I was in my third trimester expecting my first child driving my old 86' Hatch Honda Civic heading up a country back road with my car packed full of boxes from my old apartment as I was preparing to embark on a… Continue reading A Mother’s Tears : Heal Our Land
Motherhood & Self- Acceptance: Owning Your Journey
My motherhood journey has truly been an experience with growing in self-acceptance. I am finally at a place in owning my identity within my motherhood journey without holding the weight of comparisons, embracing changes despite it's complexities, and offering the gift of grace in every step I take within it's daily occurrences within my family.… Continue reading Motherhood & Self- Acceptance: Owning Your Journey
Learning How To Be Good To Yourself
How good are you to yourself? Is taking care of yourself selfish? Sometimes as women and moms we can feel a little guilty when putting our needs first before others in feeling like it's a self-absorbed act. I'm slowly recognizing how equally important it is to devote care to being good to myself as it… Continue reading Learning How To Be Good To Yourself
The Decision To Make Your Day Great
I made the decision in growing in gratitude to make my day great regardless of the circumstances at hand. I was given the great opportunity and responsibility to not allow events, people, comments, or what may be lingering at home to have power over the blessing of having life each day. The truth is not… Continue reading The Decision To Make Your Day Great
A Safe Place
My night senses have grown deeper in being in tune to awake when my twin daughter enters my room at night to run into my bed. It's usually after a bad dream that my sweet daughter Paris calls out "Mom" as her feet pitter -patter quickly through the dark to jump safely into the center… Continue reading A Safe Place
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
Twins Serving For Purpose
  The hurricane season hit the southeast region pretty hard. Hurricane Matthew did a lot of damage to the Georgia and South Carolina coastal regions. We had many people to enter our city to evacuate from the hurricane for an  abrupt relocation  from their homes for shelter that had to wait it out at local high schools temporarily.… Continue reading Twins Serving For Purpose
 12 Ways to  Co-Parent With Peace
Co-parenting is more common in our society with the growth of blended families. Some parents are able to unite in parenting efforts with no major problems. Many others including myself for a spell found co-parenting challenging at times. High conflict custody battles can be emotionally draining for both parents. Tension between two parents who refuse… Continue reading  12 Ways to  Co-Parent With Peace
This Joy I Have: Learning How To Embrace Joy!
There was a song from my childhood that my late cousin Jerry would sing with a wide smile at our little family church in the back woods of Georgia entitled " This Joy I Have." The lyrics of the song resonates in my heart as loud as Jerry would sing having our little church… Continue reading This Joy I Have: Learning How To Embrace Joy!
Self-Care For Self- PreservationÂ
Most would agree that motherhood is a balancing act of many additional roles , and there are many responsibilities for moms to take on daily. We are here, there, and everywhere for our children for their various activities.We do our best to give 100 percent to our spouse or significant other . The job market… Continue reading Self-Care For Self- PreservationÂ
Children Are A Gift To Behold !
Children are indeed a blessing from the Lord! Children bring light, joy, hope, and a faithful promise to our generation to come. We get so focused and overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of life and our responsibilities that we treat their presence like a burden in the wake of our other more important task… Continue reading Children Are A Gift To Behold !
Moms Don’t Have Sick Days!
It's that time of the year when the season is changing, and the temperature outside is fluctuating. In the south it's cold in the morning, at midday it feel like summer, and at night you're debating whether to turn on the heater or not. Many of us have our little ones entering in… Continue reading Moms Don’t Have Sick Days!
Let The Journey Begin!
Motherhood is a different journey for each mother. We all have different backgrounds, stories, and challenges that make up our motherhood journey. We connect though as women in sharing determination and walking this journey that holds no known promises by doing the best that we can. We connect by encouraging another mother that she's not… Continue reading Let The Journey Begin!