Tag Archives: MOMS

8 Steps to Reclaim Your Inner HAPPY

8 Steps to Reclaim Your Inner HAPPY

Ever feel like you’ve lost that deep happy feeling? I have. Here’s what happened to me, what I learnt, and how you too can reclaim your “inner happy”. Checkout this radio interview I recorded about “how to get your happy back”. The bright early-morning springtime light filtered in through the window. My jangled brain struggled to […]

6 Steps to Get Past an Angry Goodbye

6 Steps to Get Past an Angry Goodbye

My little daughter left for primary school one morning, after a big battle over something. I can’t even remember what it was now. We parted with the problem unresolved, unhappy words on our lips and clouds over our heads. It was such an angry goodbye. I couldn’t believe what she was saying! All day I felt awful […]

25 Little Ways To Help Your Kids Have Fun Before Turning 10

25 Little Ways To Help Your Kids Have Fun Before Turning 10

25 Little Ways To have Fun Before Turning 10 (with some help from an adult!) When my children were growing up I found it really difficult to know what they were capable of by what age. Every now and then I found a valuable list of skills per age. But I never found a list […]

20 Ways to Rock at being a Mother [12]: Work Through Loss

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother Work Through Loss

Difficult aspects of life and death are part of every person’s story. To be well-rounded and whole it’s important to work through loss and those deeper issues that cause you grief. You will be such a better mother if you do! Go Back to 20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [11]: Being Proactive “Blessed […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [18]: Wise as a Serpent and Gentle as a Dove

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother Wise as a Serpent and Gentle as a Dove

To be wise as a serpent and gentle as a dove is something Jesus told his friends when he was encouraging them as they went into a world that was often hostile. While you are probably not surrounded by a hostile family, it can sometimes feel as though your life is full of challenges, problems to solve, […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [19]: Treasure the Moment

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother Treasure the Moment

One thing is certain – your time with your children is limited. This is why every mother should take time to treasure the moment. You simply do not know what the future will hold. Go back to 20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [18]: Wise as a Serpent and Gentle as a Dove

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [6]: Offering Forgiveness

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother Offering Forgiveness

Offering forgiveness is crucial to maintaining healthy relationships, and critical to being a mother who rocks.  As you think about your teen years, you will almost certainly think of things you did that your mother forgave you for. Or maybe she didn’t forgive you, and she still holds resentment! My mother had a very short time to […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [17]: Let Go of Your Children

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother Let Go of Your Children

One morning at our kindergarten, when it was my turn to be a volunteer helper, I watched with fascination as a mother and son, “Billy”, went through their farewell ritual. If you struggle to let go of your children, this story might sound familiar! “Is it okay if I go now Billy?” this mother asked […]

20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [15]: Let Go of Shame

Let Go of Shame

Shame? What does it mean to  let go of shame? And what’s that got to do with being a mother? Go back to 20 Ways to Rock at Being a Mother [14]: Live Beyond Your Comfort Zone “Shame has got everything to do with being a mother!” Brené Brown says. She’s spent years researching shame and vulnerability, and has […]

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 […]