Posts

A lesson in disappointment!

Image
 Well momma's,................Today, I was frustrated beyond belief because I was told that I don't qualify to do something that I was MEANT to do, something I am CALLED to do. Here is what what happened:  Lately, I have been telling God that I desire to do work that aligns with my calling to be of service to single mothers like myself. I've been a single mom for over 16 years and I have a wealth of knowledge, wisdom and resources that I want to share in order to help other single moms live the lives that they were called to live. Now, while that all sounds fine and good I haven't been finding many jobs that line up with my desires. For clarity, I am already currently already employed and I also own my own business which is  autumrosecandleandbodyco.com  but I am searching for a career that will allow me to be in the community helping those that need my help.  So I stumbled across the website of a local shelter that is for single mothers and their children. So I take a

How to be the greatest mom EVER!

Image
 Honestly, being the MOST PERFECT mom to ever walk the earth is completely irrational so DON'T EVEN TRY lol. However, being the GREATEST mom that YOU can be........... now that is attainable!  I think that sometimes we can mix up the words GREAT and PERFECT.  By definition, to do something  GREAT means to do it well and skillfully.  To do something PERFECTLY means to do it "flawlessly". And since there is no blueprint or handbook to parenting, Ide say that us trying to do it PERFECTLY is completely out of the question!  But for some reason we seem to always put this enormous amount of pressure on ourselves to try and be this perfect mom when we know that PERFECTION does not exist. We never give ourselves the credit we deserve, we are always beating ourselves up and we continue to hold ourselves to a ridiculously high standard. We are literally our own worst enemy, continually blocking ourselves from being the greatest mom, woman or simply........HUMAN that God has created