I love being a MOM! I love the name Mom! My grandma was known as Mom to all of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and she's one of the most special people in my life. I always thought I was her favorite but found out later that all of her grandkids felt that way. She was a great Mom and when I grew up I wanted to be just like her.
I had a friend in high school who had the middle name JOY. I loved that name and have a daugther I passed that name to and she in turn has passed that along to her daughter. Both have the middle name JOY - which best describes who they are, not only to me, but to others -
JOYS! I've always felt blessed to have the opportunity to be a Mom and always wanted to help other MOMS see how lucky they were as well. Thus, the title Discover the JOY - discover the JOY in life, in friendship but mostly in motherhood. Sometimes it's easy to see the JOY, sometimes it takes looking through the clouds of life to find it and sometimes it means taking the time to Create the JOY.
This blog will be about remembering the Joys of being a Mom at all the different stages & sharing a few tips I learned through experience. It will also be about new things I'm learning as a grandma - since I'm now a Grandma to 5 delightful grandchildren and MOM to 4 wonderful children and their spouses. It will be about sharing the joys I've found along the way and about how we all might create more joy in our journey.
When I was a young Mom in Louisana, 2000 miles away from extended family, I discovered American Mothers - (which I've been a part of for 28 years now - more about that organization later - ) Back then I had two preschoolers, most of the neighbors on the street worked and I was a stay at home mom. An older Mom at church was honored as the "Mother of the Year" for the state of Louisiana and said I should start a Young Mothers Study group - which I did. I invited friends and neighbors and we began studying parenting books together. I don't remember so much about what we studied but I do remember the joys we shared as MOMS. I found that by sharing our experiences as young moms that we all enjoyed our own children even more. We discovered we were in the same boat and could laugh at the hard times easier because we had someone to laugh with. From that point on I felt a desire to help Moms around me recognize the great blessing it is to be a MOM and discover the JOY.
I'm new at blogs, but hope that as I discover the JOY in this journey, those who read this will feel free to ask questions and share their experiences and JOYS as well. If I don't have an answer I will ask friends to share as well as those who view this blog. We all have experiences every day that we learn from and we may be a resource to another MOM. I'm looking forward to this new experience (outside my comfort zone) and hope we can all -
This blog will be about remembering the Joys of being a Mom at all the different stages & sharing a few tips I learned through experience. It will also be about new things I'm learning as a grandma - since I'm now a Grandma to 5 delightful grandchildren and MOM to 4 wonderful children and their spouses. It will be about sharing the joys I've found along the way and about how we all might create more joy in our journey.
When I was a young Mom in Louisana, 2000 miles away from extended family, I discovered American Mothers - (which I've been a part of for 28 years now - more about that organization later - ) Back then I had two preschoolers, most of the neighbors on the street worked and I was a stay at home mom. An older Mom at church was honored as the "Mother of the Year" for the state of Louisiana and said I should start a Young Mothers Study group - which I did. I invited friends and neighbors and we began studying parenting books together. I don't remember so much about what we studied but I do remember the joys we shared as MOMS. I found that by sharing our experiences as young moms that we all enjoyed our own children even more. We discovered we were in the same boat and could laugh at the hard times easier because we had someone to laugh with. From that point on I felt a desire to help Moms around me recognize the great blessing it is to be a MOM and discover the JOY.
I'm new at blogs, but hope that as I discover the JOY in this journey, those who read this will feel free to ask questions and share their experiences and JOYS as well. If I don't have an answer I will ask friends to share as well as those who view this blog. We all have experiences every day that we learn from and we may be a resource to another MOM. I'm looking forward to this new experience (outside my comfort zone) and hope we can all -
Discover and Create More JOY together!
6 comments:
way to go, mom, on your first post!
Glad you are up and going! It's a great medium for keeping in touch.
Welcome to blogland! I'll put a link to your blog on my blog. :)
How fun! I will be checking this little treasure often! (No pressure.)
Motherhood is a joy. And sometimes a challenge. I look forward to reading more about your experiences. And I love the idea of a young mother's study group.
I am so excited to have a way to keep in touch--I am not as good at it as I would like. I am also excited to read about your experiences, I sometimes find being a mom so overwhelming, it is great to get new ideas from someone I look up to and admire.
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