Moms are teachers, healers, cooks, cleaners, and chauffeurs, and to celebrate all they are and do all day, every day is Mother's Day once a year. Following is a compilation of trivia about moms and their day to help perfect that Mother's Day gift, card, or a website. Mother's Day Trivia The earliest Mother's Day party stretches back to ancient Greece, where the Greeks celebrated Rhea, the mother of the gods and goddesses. Ancient Egyptians held celebrations every year to honor … [Read more...]
Moms are You Weary? Here are 10 Bible Verses for Moms
We moms wear a lot of hats! We’re household managers, cooks, housekeeping delegators, family financiers, home educators, and maybe even work inside or outside the home. Handling all these responsibilities can become rather cumbersome and can leave our motivation and well-being sorely lacking. We become weary—weary beyond what words can express. At times our parenting lifestyle feels lonely, our prayers hit the ceiling, and we, the usual full-time encouragers desperately long for support and … [Read more...]
Starting a Mom Support Group — Why You Actually Need One
No matter what stage of parenting you’re in, it can be a confusing and at times, overwhelming experience. While parents around you seem to be sailing through a sea of their kids achieving milestones, you might be sitting down, exhausted, doubting yourself and your parenting abilities. Guess what? You’re not alone, and definitely not hopeless. Starting a mom support group, or even just being a part of one, can really help. Keep reading to discover why you actually need to start a mom … [Read more...]
Mid-Morning Me-Time: Tea Party for One
With both the kids in school, and hubby working away from home more often, I have time in the mornings alone. Honestly, you'd think I'd get lonely or tired of being alone, but I love those three and half hours when my son is preschool. I am not ashamed, one bit, to say that either. I usually take those hours for uninterrupted blogging. Before this, I was blogging at night after the kids went to bed. But now, I get to go to bed at a decent time. It has been lovely. On days when I put my blog … [Read more...]
Want to be a Fit Mom? Do these 5 exercises daily!
We are all caught up in our busy lives, juggling work and family. We forget to set aside time for ourselves to lose that pregnancy weight. Before we realize we gain so much more weight that it is an eyesore. Also, because work keeps us so busy, we don’t have the luxury to indulge in long and tedious workouts. We need smart exercise routines that will give us quick and efficient results. Here are some exercises that will allow every mother to stay fit between her crazy schedules: Squats: You … [Read more...]
How Mothers and Daughters Can Win the Battle of Weight and Self Esteem
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? For most of us, it’s not the accomplished woman you’ve become, but the fat girl you used to be. Sadly, we pass on our childhood struggles with weight and body image to our own daughters keeping them—and us—trapped and unable to engage confidently in school, at work and with loved ones. Here are seven ways to break that cycle. For good. There’s no better role model for your daughter than you. Are you constantly denigrating your body (or … [Read more...]
Moms, I Know You’re Exhausted. Trust Me It’s Worth It.
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Life with one child was pretty darn easy. Relatively speaking, of course. Before we had my son, my daughter was four and half years old. She was potty trained, out of our family bed, able to entertain herself really well, and could be reasoned with on most days. Then, we decided she needed a sibling - a friend, a buddy, a pal. When she was four and a half years old and sweet as … [Read more...]
