Short Shorts and Mothering Teens
Editor’s note: We are trying to keep our posts at The Power of Moms quite short (we know you’re busy!), but because we feel that this guest post from Sarah at Memories at Clover Lane offers great persepctives about raising teens, we decided to publish a longer version than is typical of what you’ll find on...
Perspectives on Balance- Episode 38
What does balance really mean? In this one-hour podcast, Saren Loosli and Chrysula Winegar discuss how examining your priorities will help you find balance.
Spiritual Sundays: Greeting the Dawn
On a normal day, irritations can pile up and I roll with the punches. However, on a day like yesterday, I just can't handle the toys, blankets, clothes, and Legos that are STILL on the floor (despite three kids being asked three times to clean them up). What to do?
A Three-Minute Daily Balance Solution
As I sat down to work on this article, my husband came in to see what I was doing. I told him I was trying to write an article on balance and asked him if he had any wise words for me. ”Balance is overrated” is all he had to say – then told me...
Balance Begins with Me
My past experiences and our life as a globally mobile family have taught me that if I want balance, if I want time for relationships, and if I want time for rejuvenation, it needs to start with me. I alone am responsible for making this happen.
Balance and Fly: Our Story
After months of feeding my newborn, changing her diapers and occasionally getting a shower, I realized something was missing. Balance. I had no clue how to find the magical formula until I attended a yoga class.
There’s No Place Like Home
I'm all for moms having the opportunity to excel in areas outside the home, but this experience taught me that I am valued the most by the ones who call me Mom.
Book Summary: Stress-Free for Good
Does living "stress-free" sound too good to be true? This book will not take the "stressful" things out of your life, but by describing a series of stress-reduction techniques, it will teach you to respond beautifully to the pressures each of us face. I just wish I had read this 15 years ago!...
10 Ways to Achieve Mommy Burnout
There have been many times as a mother when I have experienced mommy burnout. While mommy burnout is probably most acute during the years when there are infants and toddlers in the home, I’ve learned that burnout can occur at any stage of motherhood.
Plans and Seasons
Have you ever watched a gymnast perform the daunting task of a balance beam routine? The skill, precision and strength required to complete the task can be overwhelming. Please join author Danielle Porter as she shares how having plans and remembering the different phases of life can help us find balance in our lives.
Should We Prioritize Excellence?
A few months ago, I took my children to an amazing concert and watched children perform amazing feats with their instruments. It was breathtaking to see these small people execute extremely difficult music. Then I wondered, do I have a gifted musician in my family?
Book Summary: Life Matters
How do you define balance? Does balance look like a scale to you, where every aspect of your life gets the same amount of time and energy? Or does balance look like a baseball field where you're trying to run around the diamond fast enough to touch each base? These are common “myths” that we...
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