Boy Mom Tribe

I love this little quote. I have said this all too many times. But how do you describe Motherhood to a new Mom? How do you tell her how beautiful and amazing it is, but also not sugar coat it? I'm going to give it my best shot friends! Here goes! 1. Your husband does not instinctively know how much help you need. You have to ask (not just "I need help." But, "I need you to take the kids for one hour a day so I can regain my sanity." Or, "Can you do the dishes after dinner today?" or, "Can you help pick up?" Right after baby is born, you need to ASK for this, "Can you take care of dinner and laundry and keep the house clean every day for a week or two?") He really just doesn't know. And, that's ok. Just ask. He probably feels clueless (and maybe a little pushed aside). 2. You will not sleep much at all and it will surprise you how much that affects your mood. So don't feel guilty for taking naps. If the house is a mes...

I used to wonder how anyone could praise God when they felt hopeless. I never understood it, but I sure knew how to fake that. I would say all the time, "I just have that peace that passes understanding". I figured it was something I was just supposed to have. So, I stuffed how I really felt, and faked peace. I'm sure people saw through it and knew. But I sure felt that I was safe. It wasn't until shortly before Christmas of 2016 that I really understood that it's a REAL thing. Like, really and totally real! I remember the night vividly. I was working on my business and realized that I had already laid it all on the line and there was nothing else that I could do for that month (it was the last day of the month). So, I decided to go and pray.  I'm so thankful that I took that time. Because it was in that time that I went before God and was still on purpose, that He did something beautifully magnificent in me. I confessed to Him that I had handled some...

Have you ever felt like you are just losing time with your kids? like it's just slipping away? Or, maybe, you, like me feel like one or more of your kids are more distant from you than the others. And you wonder why. Before I get into this, I want to say one thing. I'm not sharing a sob story here. I'm not trying to get pity or make people feel bad for me. What I AM trying to do, is be completely honest and open. The raw kind of honest. I'm sharing because what I went through might help someone else to not feel alone. You are NOT alone. You are not the only Mom who has ever felt like you are failing at every turn. You are not the only Mom who feels clueless sometimes about how to reach your kids. YOU are the BEST Mom for your kids. Believe it, tell yourself over and over. I stumbled through my days just wondering WHY this little human God had given me couldn't just do what he had been told! I've told him a THOUSAND times not to do this or that, and, still, h...