Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. — Mother Theresa I love this quote from Mother Theresa because it shows that joy is about so much more than personal happiness. Having a life marked by joy doesn’t just benefit you; it impacts everyone around you. It’s a net … [Read more...]
Keeping the Wonder in the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Celebrating the birth of our Savior should be a highlight of our year, but for so many adults, Christmas is a dreaded time of frenzy. I want to restore the wonder in the most wonderful time of the year! **Links in this post may be affiliate links. This means that if you … [Read more...]
How Gratitude Changes Everything
[Originally published January 2016. Revised & Updated for Thanksgiving 2016.] Motherhood is tough, and so is being a wife and family manager. This is true whether you work outside the home or stay home full-time. The hours are long, the work is tiring, and the "thank-you"s … [Read more...]
A Raw, Honest Confession from an Exhausted Momma
I have a confession … I feel like a fraud. A hypocrite. A big fat liar. I’m The Merry Momma. My tagline is “Embracing Motherhood with Peace, Joy, and Intention.” On my blog, I encourage other moms to be joyful, to enjoy the season they’re in. My whole blog centers around the … [Read more...]
8 Reasons You’re Losing Your Joy
Motherhood is not for the faint of heart or weak of spirit. It is tough stuff and hard work, and some days are harder than others. It’s not realistic to think that you’re going to approach every day with a smile on your face no matter how much you love being a mom. Some days we … [Read more...]
How to Neutralize Your Top Joy Hijackers
I believe that God meant for us to be joyful. The Bible is full of verses exhorting us to be joyful, like Philippians 4:4, which says, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, Rejoice!” This isn’t just when life is easy and fun, either. It's all the time. For many years I was … [Read more...]
10 Things to Do When You Wake Up Grumpy
Everyone, even the most naturally sanguine personality, falls prey to a bad mood once in awhile. It happens. Life gets stressful, things don’t go as planned, sleep is hard to come by … the list goes on. Everyone has bad days. What you do when you find yourself in the middle of … [Read more...]
How You (Yes, You!) Can Be A Joyous Mother
He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD! Psalm 113:9 This verse shows me a couple things. For one thing, it shows me that God desires for women to be mothers. That is pretty clear throughout the Bible. The Bible mentions … [Read more...]
25 Encouraging Verses to Help You Cultivate Joy
Life can be hard. Motherhood can be hard. Through trials, challenges, busyness, or even just monotony or routine, it can be easy to let our joy slip through our fingers. The thing is, nothing and no one is going to bring it back into our lives. It is up to us to restore it, … [Read more...]
What I Love About Motherhood – A Monthly Series
"What I Love About Motherhood" is an on-going series I plan to do in which each month I will write about something I'm loving about motherhood. This will be as much for me as for anyone reading this blog. Taking the time to reflect in this way will help me focus on the positive … [Read more...]
