Category: Mothering Matters
Happy Mother’s Day!
I hope and pray that each of you has a FANTASTIC Mother’s Day today! If you are not a mom – love on your mom today. If you don’t have a good relationship with your mom – give thanks that she chose life for you, as this world would not be the same without you… Continue reading . . .
Why Can’t I be Good at Everything?
Guest Post by Lauren Holmes My husband and I are looking to move to a new home, so recently we have gone through the process of making repairs on the house to get it in tip top shape for the prospective buyers who come through. It seems as though every time I clean a nook… Continue reading . . .
FamZoo: Preparing Kids for the “wild”
Making and Managing Money as a kid As I’ve mentioned before . . . I grew up loving and being fascinated by money – counting it, managing it, and thinking of ways to make more. Most of my ideas as a kid did not pan out too well. My famous bomb-of-an-idea was deciding to charge… Continue reading . . .
NEW! Mothering Matters Community
I am thrilled to announce that we have launched a new place for moms to connect on Mothering-Matters.com! MoMa Community [MoMa= Mo(thering) Ma(tters) (pronounced Mama)] My heart for Mothering-Matters.com and this community is for it to be a safe place for moms to come and be themselves – to know that it’s OK2BeU(nique)! Each of… Continue reading . . .
Sunday Sip: Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! On Friday (Good Friday) I talked about how thankful I was for what Jesus did for me. But that was only HALF the story . . . Today is an even MORE joyful day!! Why? No . . . it’s not because the Easter Bunny is going to bring me chocolate eggs and… Continue reading . . .
The one thing you will NEVER regret!
What do you regret? I have had a lot of regrets throughout my life so far – wishing I had done things differently in raising my older kids, regretting all the hours I spent trying to make money from home when my kids were little (and we were doing fine without that “extra income”), and… Continue reading . . .
Sunday Sip: 2 Corinthians 4:18 – Fix your eyes
What are your eyes fixed on today? I’m sure you are not like me . . . struggling with the constant battle within between spirit and soul – between focusing on and believing in the promises and truth of God, versus the reality of the people, words spoken, and circumstances surrounding me. What? You… Continue reading . . .
OK 2 Be U(nique)!
There is only one you! Did you know that? Of course you did. Do you remember when you learned about your unique fingerprints . . . or how about your one-of-a-kind DNA? I know you noticed the differences in everyone’s hair and skin color, height, width, the shape of our eyes, nose, ears, hips and… Continue reading . . .
Welcome to Mothering Matters
In light of the fact that many of you are new to Mothering Matters this week (thanks to the generous Giveaway going on) – I wanted to say . . . My hope and goal with Mothering Matters is to be an encouragement, support and resource for you moms (and dads). Here are some of… Continue reading . . .
Are you a bad mom? (Part 2)
Are you a bad mom? If you missed the 1st part – You can read it HERE before continuing. . . . Where did things first go wrong? Reread that passage in Genesis again. It wasn’t the Father, and it wasn’t the kids (yes – later it was their choice) . . . There was… Continue reading . . .
Happy Valentine’s Day!!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I had wanted to say Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you earlier today, but I ended spending the day preparing to surprise my kids and hubby with a turkey dinner, “fancy” decorations for the table (including the “good” plates and glasses), homemade Valentine’s cards for the kids (that started off going… Continue reading . . .
Are you a Bad Mom? (Part 1)
Are you a Bad Mom? On Mothering Matters Facebook page a few days ago, I asked the question – “What is your biggest fear as a mom?” One mom bravely and honestly responded something I think many (if not most) of us have feared or thought about at one point or another . . .… Continue reading . . .
Slugs & Bugs Under Where? Review and Giveaway!
This day will never come again! What am I talking about? This is the very FIRST GIVEAWAY on Mothering Matters! {I can hear the cheers . . . Yay!!} Yes – we’ll have many more giveaways to come . . . but this “First” will never come again. I am honored and thrilled to be… Continue reading . . .
Money Monday: Are you sure there’s only one “You”?
More than one “you”? Last year we had something happen to us that has never happened before . . . We found out someone (or several others) was posing as my husband. Someone had swiped my husband’s credit cards . . . without actually taking them! Yes – you heard me right . . .… Continue reading . . .
Fun Friday: Costumes & Playing Dress-up . . . It’s more than just for Halloween!
Costumes Ok – I know it’s not Halloween {um . . . not even close, Lori!}. But as a mom of 5 kids (+ 1 extra in the pic below!), I have to say – we do have our share of costumes around here! Many of them are “homemade”, but occasionally we’ve bought some from… Continue reading . . .
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