If we don’t see our own children as precious and gifts from God, then we contribute to a culture that believes children are expendable. Subscribe and Review I am honored to share thoughts, prayers, and practical tips with you through the “Finding Joy in Motherhood” podcast. One of the best ways you can show your support is to subscribe to the show and leave a review. When you…
As women and mothers we each have different personalities, different ways of interacting with the world and our families, different hopes and dreams, and different roads to walk in our motherhood. But what we all have in common is our mother’s heart. Resources: St. Thérèse of Lisieux Subscribe and Review I am honored to share thoughts, prayers, and practical tips with you through the “Finding Joy in Motherhood”…
Our society has taken stripped our husbands of their masculinity and left them with no role. What does your husband need? Have you asked him? Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! I am honored to share thoughts, prayers, and practical tips with you through the “Finding Joy in Motherhood” podcast. One of the best ways you can show your support is to subscribe to the show and…
What You’ll Hear in Episode 7: Steps to Create a Life You Love Why can some people make the decision to lose 100 lbs – and they do it, while many others struggle year after year? Why can some people make the decision to run a ½ marathon and actually do it? Why do some people have homes that you can walk in anytime day or night and…
What You’ll Hear in Episode 6: Where Do You Find Hope? What is hope? Why is it important in our lives? Where do we NOT find hope? Joseph and Mary as true models of hope…
Find the accompanying Gratitude Journal HERE What you’ll hear in Episode 003 Living with Gratitude: Gratitude is a choice and a habit – choose to see the gifts in your life, rather than the disappointments. See the positive aspects of your children and husband, rather than focusing on the disappointments. When we are conscious of the gifts in those around us, the disappointments don’t take on the gravity…
Dear Sweet Empty Nest Mom – Like you, I find it hard to believe that most of my children are grown and gone. When did that happen? I still make the same amount of food (now we have lots of leftovers), their bedrooms still look the same, and some of their junk stuff is still here. And yet, they aren’t. When I stop and let myself think about…
This Easter, 2020, will be very different from Easters past. We will not be able to go to church to celebrate the resurrection of Our Lord. We won’t have brunches and ham buffets or Easter egg hunts for the kids. There are no new “Easter outfits” or large family gatherings. This year, Easter will be quiet. And yet, it doesn’t change the fact that our time of walking…
During our first few years of marriage, I remember thinking, “How come no one ever told me it was going to be this hard?” Both my husband and I made many mistakes. And as I have found with nearly everyone I know; all marriages are tested – some more than others. To make your marriage last requires more than just a lovely wedding and some fingers crossed. As…
This past year we have gone to some beautiful weddings. When you’ve been married 35 years, you experience weddings a little differently than when you were younger! As a bride, my thoughts were all about creating my home – the decorating, the cooking, the children and all the fun we’d have. But as I sat in the pew praying for this new couple, I wanted to say to…