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20 Ways to Rock at Being Mother [20]: Every Mother Prays

20 Ways to Rock at Being Mother Every Mother Prays

Some days it’s all you can do to get through. I know. Every mother prays. That’s what I did when my son, Joseph, was born. While I didn’t write this journal entry then, I could have, because it reflects everything I thought (and prayed) that day. Go back to 20 Ways to Rock at Being a […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [14]: Live Beyond Your Comfort Zone

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [14]: Live Beyond Your Comfort Zone

As a mother you have to get used to the idea that you frequently live beyond your comfort zone. And often. No doubt you remember that groggy realization as a first-time mother. That moment when, even though you were sleeping, you realize someone else needs you. And not in the morning, or next Wednesday at […]

Depression During Pregnancy. Did it Happen to you?

Depression During Pregnancy. Did it Happen to you

Depression During Pregnancy – A Pathway Through Shades of Grey “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” CHARLES DICKENS, THE TALE OF TWO CITIES You can listen to me talk about my perinatal depression experience HERE >>> Charles Dickens’ opening lines for his famous book, The Tale of Two Cities, come to […]

Do You Have Any Life Skill Gaps?

Do You Have Any Life Skill Gaps

HAVE YOU EVER SUDDENLY realized you don’t know something that everyone else seems to know? There can be life skill gaps in your knowledge, and it can be dang uncomfortable! Life skills, almost always, are passed onto us by our parents. It’s part of the process of growing up. Listen to Jenny talk about life […]

7 Steps to Leaving Your Children for a Trip

7 Steps to Leaving Your Children for a Trip

Heading away for a week or so and leaving the children? Sounds delicious! But beware – leaving children behind can sometimes come with a high cost, even with your best intentions. Baby Sara (not her real name) was sad. Not even one year old, she could not be consoled. For several days, it was a […]

Top Ten Life-Changing Motherhood Talks

Top Ten Life-Changing Motherhood Talks

Check out these life-changing motherhood talks! As I’ve thought about motherhood lately I’ve realized it’s an Art. In other words, it’s a creative, often-changing, going-out-on-a-limb type of experience. Do you follow?! As with any artistic exercise, some people are naturally talented. And for others, it’s a hard-won ability. Therefore, it brings tears, frustration and disappointment some […]

A Mother’s Gift: The Powerful Aspects of NURTURE

A Mother’s Gift: The Powerful Aspects of NURTURE

Usually, we understand that NURTURE is to do with nourishment and nutrition. It’s the intuitive response of every mother to provide food.*  But NURTURE is also wrapped up with emotional qualities. And generally, it’s mothers who ensure these powerful aspects of NURTURE will happen in a family. The powerful aspects of nurture are an amazing […]

A Mother’s Plea for Help: Hey! Where is my Parenting Manual?

Where is my Parenting Manual

The overwhelming realization when your first baby arrives is this: That despite all the books you read, the ante-natal classes you attended, the YouTube videos you watched, or the online research you did – you have no idea what you are doing. And it’s very tempting to ask, “Hey! Where is my parenting manual?” And that’s the […]