Joyful Moms Need A Village
On Saturday I attended a baby shower. This was my first time attending a baby shower where I am close friends with the grandmother, who is my same age. But that is for a different blog post. LOL My friends Grand bundle of joy is a girl, So the decorations were full of with pinks and purples. They were all beautiful including a Unicorn themed cake with lights. One of the decorations that will also be a Memento for the parents-to-be was a board where we were to write down our words of wisdom … READ MORE
Stopping Breastfeeding
Stopping Breastfeeding. Hormones are crazy! I'm not used to blaming my hormones for my actions but I have no other explanation. Baby Joy Chaser is almost 9 months old now and I'm having a hard time stopping breastfeeding. Technically I have been pumping breast-milk for the baby for almost 9 months. He stopped latching when he was 2 days old. Pumping is not fun. It has been a challenge from the beginning. Actually, it took me weeks to get up to pumping 10 oz a day. It is time … READ MORE
Dear 2018
Dear 2018, Oh what a year you have been! First and foremost let me thank you for my most precious gift and greatest blessing ever. This year 2018 you gave me my son. We call him Baby Joy Chaser. For this alone I have to call you a great year. It was such a long journey to Motherhood. 2015 and 2016 both let me let me down. Then 2017 came through with the positive pregnancy test. 2018 you delivered by allowing me to deliver my baby boy. For that you are great. However, you've been a complex … READ MORE
Joyful Conversations: 11 Questions to Help You Talk to Kids.
Joyful Holiday Conversations: 11 Questions to Help You Talk to Kids. The holidays are here. Hanukkah ends tonight and Christmas and Kwanza are a couple of weeks away. That means family events are happening. Multiple generations thrust together over good food and gifts. Are you ready? Specifically are you ready to talk to kids at your family events? Having had a few unplesant interactions with the grown ups in my own family as a child that stuck with me, I've always been very carefully in … READ MORE
Breaking Generational Curses that steal our Joy
Today is my mom's birthday and I am thinking about generational curses. I know those two things don't seem like they go together. Furthermore, generational curses definitely don't sound joyful. But that's what's on my mind right now. A few days ago I saw something on social media about praying for God's help and breaking generational curses. I am very blessed to be part of a wonderful family. So, my initial thought was we don't have any generational curses in our family. However, yesterday … READ MORE
