I have recently been called as an enrichment specialist through church to help organize a monthly motherhood class. The name of the class is called "Joy in the Journey" and the goal is to help young Moms learn to find...well...joy in the journey of Motherhood. We had a wonderful woman come speak to us this past week and I just thought I'd pass along some of the things that were discussed in the class.
The first topic was that joy in motherhood comes from moments. We all know that being a mom is hard work and basically not fun 100% of the time. But it's those little moments that make it all worth while. You know those little moments where you can calm a crying child after a scraped knee. Or when your little one runs up to you after school and gives you a huge hug. Or the smile you see on your child's face when they've learned a new skill. So the main goal from this class is to basically find ways to recognize and enjoy these moments. Some of the advice we got was the following:
- Don't over schedule yourself or your child so you won't miss the little moments
- Keep a journal and write your thoughts and experiences down
- Make sure you take time for yourself out of the day for YOU so that you have more to give
- Never stop learning
- Pray daily for HELP in whatever you're struggling with
- Find your child's love language and try to show your love in ways they respond best to
- Don't feel crowded by guilt...you are the best mother you can be and every situation and child is unique!
Anyway, these were some of the thoughts. I came away from the class feeling so uplifted and recharged. Why is it that we are our own worst critic sometimes? It's important to remember that we are doing the best job we can. To end with a quote from the class...
"So I'm not supermom....ADJUST!!!"
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing that...it's always nice to be reminded why we do what we do!
Thank you so much for that. All I can say is that I really needed that.
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