Women Crush Wednesday

I haven't been the best at keeping up with #womencrushwednesday but I wanted to start it up again.
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I wanted to shout out to all the moms out there who are doing their best job or maybe they don't think they are doing their best job. I am here to tell you that you are doing your best job! If you are ever worried about anything that has to do with how you are at this mom thing, then you are doing an amazing job!
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We need to do more of supporting each other as moms then the judging and comparing! We are all in this together! Being a mom is tough, it is so important that we help each other out. There are even times when we don't think we need the help and try to do so much on our own. I was that way, I felt like I could handle it all, but let's get real. We all can use some help and support.
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Let me clarify by saying we can all help just checking in on our friends. Call your friend. Text her. Ask simply how her day is going. You can make her day just by asking how she is doing.
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Being a mom is the best job in the whole world, but it is also the toughest job. I wouldn't change a thing about it thought!
#momlife #yourtribe #momof3

Welcome to the neighborhood..

We just recently had new neighbors move in across the street that should I say are...normal.  We have been in this house since early 2006 and have always wanted to have neighbors that were around our age. I think Addison was just as excited as we were. She spent this past Saturday afternoon playing with her new friend for 4 hours. This family only has one kid who happens to be in Addison's school and she is the sweetest thing. I am already looking forward to summer when the kids can play outside and go between our house and their house. I had so many wonderful memories playing with the neighborhood kids. It was so nice to have friends that lived so close. I wanted to welcome them to the neighborhood with a nice "Welcome" gift. Jay thought it was a little much, but I know that I would have loved it if someone would have done that for us. What is wrong with bringing a smile to someone's face? I know where we live in a society that I feel everyone just keeps to themselves and aren't as willing to go out and meet people in their neighborhood. I get that, it is a different time that is for sure. I am just so thankful to have some new neighbors.

I am Enough!

I just watched the movie Moms Night out! Wow what an amazing good movie that was. The movie made me laugh, cry and just feel normal. I could relate well to the main character Ally. She was a mom with kids that was constantly trying to be enough for her kids and husband. She was also trying to be the perfect women she thought she should be.  I love how honest this movie is. I mean seriously how often do we beat ourselves up about every little thing.

-Did we feed our kid the best meals?
-Is our kid watching too much TV?
-Is our kid getting enough attention?
-Are we being the best wife we can be?
-Is the house clean enough?
-Look at that mom creating all these fun indoor activities for their kids, maybe I need to figure out more ways to entertain and educated my kids??!?!
-I need to prepare a nice meal for my husband every night
-I should participate in my children's school more
-Why don't I look like her?  She gave birth to 4 kids and looks that good?!? WTH

There are many days where I don't feel like I do enough for my kids. I, like Ally have always wanted to be married and to be a mom. This was my dream. I couldn't wait to have kids. There are just some days I feel like I am not doing a very good job at it.

There was a great line, well actually many great lines from this movie, but one that really stood out. Trace Adkin's character said this to Ally "It's beautiful to watch one of God's creations just doing what it was made to do. Ya'll spend so much time beating yourselves up. I doubt the good Lord made a mistake giving your kiddos the mom he did.  So you just be you, he'll take care of the rest."

Wow, right! I mean that line says it all.  Why is it that us moms tend to think we are not enough, because you know what if we weren't doing what we do things would fall apart! We are the ones that make our family run and stay on track. Think just for a second all that you do during the day from the moment you wake up till you go to sleep...I, for one can think of so many things I do between that time that if I didn't do them the day would be all out of sorts.  I think it is important to remember that WE are Enough, YOU are Enough!

Mom's Bible Study

This past week I went to my 3rd Mom's Bible study group on Thursdays mornings. I can not say how thankful I am that I found this group. My friend Maggie had invited me before, but it had taken me awhile to want to try it out. I was raised religious, but never thought I always understood everything there was to understand. This women have opened their hearts and arms to me and have been so welcoming. I am thankful for them and this group. I am also thankful that I am beginning to really see that between this past very challenging year that God has never left my side. He let me curse him, scream at him, tell him how angry I was at him and he just stood there saying "Go ahead get it out I am still here no matter what" I think that is amazing. I think it is even more amazing that I am beginning to see that.

Just a Note..just for Mom!

So I was thinking, I used to use this blog a lot more to write my thoughts and just write what I have been feeling. I liked that. I feel like this blog is an outlet for me, yes I love sharing photos of my kids and talking about what they have been up to. I thought though why not once or twice a week I write about what is going on in my "Mom" world. My kids are of course two of the most important people in my life and I would do anything for them, but that is not all I am.  I heard recently from an interview that when someone asks you what you do never say "Oh I'm just a mom", because we are more than just a mom to our kids. I think it is easy to lose a part of who you are when you are a mom because literally all of your time, energy, everything goes to your kids. I have found that as my kids have gotten a little bit older that it is okay to have "me" time. I feel that I am so much better of a mom after I have gotten a little time by myself, girls night, workout, manicure...anything really.

I think moms some times feel guilty for that, but you need that time. Obviously when your kids are first born you need to be there for them for everything. It is still important to have that down time or a least 15 min of "Mom" time. It is a good time to just recharge. Us moms have lots of day to day struggles, I know my latest is just fitting into normal clothes. I used to fit into a certain size and after the last year we had it has been tough. I just want to feel good in my own skin and it is hard. I did just order a pair of jeans online at Kohls and by a small miracle they fit!!!! They even look cute too! This was just such relief! I am so thankful! It is really the little things that make us moms happy! I love my kids more than life itself, but feeling good in my own skin and own clothes makes a world of difference.