claim your light
Feel like you're drowning in motherhood? Like you've lost your fire, your spark, the things that made you who you are? I've been there, too, and it hurts. Read on to find out how to make time to grow, learn, create, and mother from a whole-person perspective. You're a great mom--but you're MORE than that one role. Find yourSELF in motherhood. ♥
I’ve been trying to reboot my housekeeping system this past week, so I decided to give the FlyLady method a try. Last week I started her “Baby Steps”–she has you add one tiny change every day so you can build strong habits without feeling overwhelmed–and today’s assignment was Day 5. It focused on changing those negative, nagging voices in the back of our… Read More
Once a month I meet with a handful of other mamas for a Learning Circle. We read an article, then gather to discuss it, share thoughts and struggles, eat snacks, and encourage one another. And after the discussion we sit around and giggle like college girls. It is probably one of my favorite things in my whole life. 🙂 We… Read More
Sometimes I’m not sure what to say to you, mama. I’m not sure what you might need to hear. I almost always know that you need to be encouraged. To be told that you’re doing good. That your efforts will give way to beauty. That your hard days will be tempered with joy (if you let them!). And often I… Read More
Sometimes I feel very small and sad and tired inside my heart. In that deep down place you can’t really explain to anyone. It’s the same place that sometimes fills up with a feeling of love and light and joy so powerful that you feel like you might burst. The same place that aches with relief when you fall into… Read More
