MOM Week Archives - The Mom Initiative

Happy Mother’s Day! And here are the 5 winners of MOM Week!

Today, we celebrate YOU! To all you precious moms who have embraced the sacred call to mold the hearts of your children with the kind of momma love that leaves imprints on their hearts. You who love unconditionally, passionately, deeply and relentlessly. You who kiss boo-boos, hem pants, make meals, organize your home, play taxi driver for your kids, run errands, help with homework, wash that endless pile of dishes and that mounting mount of laundry. You whose heart aches when your children’s hearts hurt and you whose heart silently smiles with every one of those little victories in your …

One More Day to Enter to Win One of 5 Books by Authors Liz Curtis Higgs, Sharon Jaynes, Rhonda Rhea, Pam Farrel and Kathy Howard

We LOVE celebrating Mothers’ Day with each of you and having such special guests as we’ve had this year! What an amazing week with authors we all love and admire! You still have time to enter to win one of 5 resources from the featured MOM Week guests! YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN BY LEAVING A COMMENT ON ONE OF THE FEATURED GUEST’S POST – OR SHARING WHICH POST SPOKE TO YOU MOSTLY AND WHY RIGHT HERE ON THIS POST! You can also enter by SHARING THIS POST & EACH POST THROUGH OUT THE WEEK ON FACEBOOK or TWITTER! Just be sure to tag …

“Nana” Lessons from a Coffee Mug by Kathy Howard (and a GIVEAWAY)

I love coffee mugs. Wait, let me clarify… I love coffee. That makes mugs a necessity. So, I’m always on the lookout for my next favorite coffee container. When I was shopping the other day, I spotted several mugs decorated with my grandmother name – “Nana.” How nice! Not only would any of them make a very adequate holder for my coffee, but everyone would also know the coffee belonged to me. But, I couldn’t purchase all of them. I needed to choose one. So, I began to evaluate the pros and cons of each mug. Did it fit my …

Prayer Matters by Pam Farrel (and a GIVEAWAY!)

We believe that prayer is the most strategic parenting technique any parent can utilize. We have made a habit of using the words of the Bible to form prayer requests for our kids and, out of curiosity, have kept track of the results. Here is one of the prayers we prayed consistently for our oldest son, Brock: God, give him the faith of a Daniel or a Joseph. Give him the courage to stand alone for You. Give him the integrity and wisdom to choose well in his relationships as you lead him to the godly woman he will marry …

Thanks-Launching by Rhonda Rhea (and a GIVEAWAY!)

I hope this isn’t too personal, but I always seem to have at least one pair of jeans that I have to refer to as “breathing optional.” I’m not sure why I find the laws of jeans-physics so complicated. Wait, would that be physics—or maybe geometry? Jean-ometry? Whatever it is, the internal area of the jeans times the square root of the stretch of the fabric still can’t equal less that the sum of the body mass trying to fit inside it. This should not be so rocket-science-y. When my children were younger, I remember a few instances when wearing …

When You Feel Like a Bad Mom by Sharon Jaynes (and a Giveaway!)

I wanted to climb into the mailbox where I had just dropped in my manuscript and get it out! But I wouldn’t fit. My son was in middle school when I decided to write the book, Being a Great Mom, Raising Great Kids. (The words middle school should give you a heads up that this is not going to be good.) Steven had always been such an easy child to raise. He was compliant, obedient, pleasant, polite, and playful. He’d accepted Christ as Savior, was a good student, and just a joy to be around. Yep. I had done a …

Balancing Act by Liz Curtis Higgs (and a giveaway!)

Oh, baby. I know all the right answers to the question so many of us struggle with: “How can a busy mom maintain balance in her life?” Ready for my you-can-do-this list? 1. Meet alone with the Lord every morning for a meaningful time of worship. 2. Walk an hour each afternoon to clear the mind and exercise the body. 3. Read something that nourishes heart and spirit before climbing into bed. 4. Sleep eight hours to replenish your strength and refresh your mind. 5. Eat healthy foods to maintain your weight and increase your energy. 6. Drink plenty of …

GET READY for MOM Week at The MOM Initiative with AMAZING GUESTS & GREAT GIVEAWAYS!

We LOVE MOMS of ALL AGES & STAGES! I guess that’s pretty obvious! So, every year at The MOM Initiative, we bring in some amazing guests who love moms, love Jesus and can share share some words of wisdom that can help you in your mom journey! We also have FIVE great giveaways this year! To make it easy to win, you can enter to win all week long by LEAVING COMMENTS on each post. You can also enter by SHARING THIS POST & EACH POST THROUGH OUT THE WEEK ON FACEBOOK or TWITTER! Just be sure to tag us so we …

Me too! By Kathi Lipp

“Really? I’ve never felt the need for therapy…” Whoops. I did it again. I confided in another mom. One that I thought would “get it.” When I told her of the struggles I’d had with one of my kids, and how my husband and I thought that the best thing to do was to get some professional help, I thought I was extending a little offering: I’ve struggled with my kids. If you need someone to understand, I will. Instead, she took that offering and smooshed it under her foot like a cigarette butt she was trying to stamp out. …