by Alicea Jones | Feb 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Something transformative happens when you journal. It’s a cathartic experience that moves low feelings from the mind to the paper. Here’s an interesting article by Sammie Scott for Postpartum Progress. Sammie talks about self-care not just being about the...
by Alicea Jones | Jan 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
I wish I had known what to ask for after I had my daughter. Looking back, the biggest help for me would have been someone to watch the baby while I napped. I wouldn’t have tried to play Super Woman. Here’s one mom’s list of a few small things that...
by Alicea Jones | Dec 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
As a mom, it’s easy to become frustrated and impatient. You pour everything into your child and do everything you think you’re supposed to be doing a good mom. But sometimes, you wonder if you’re missing the boat because all you see is tantrums,...
by Alicea Jones | Dec 5, 2016 | Acceptance, Uncategorized
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE5KqmCfi9Y[/embedyt] When my daughter was a baby, I used to panic at the thought of being completely responsible for her well being. Yes, I played God. I placed an enormous (and unnecessary) amount of pressure on myself. Now...
by Alicea Jones | Oct 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the traps that keeps moms from enjoying the motherhood journey more is worry – especially worry that you don’t have what it takes to measure up. Well, let’s ask this question: Who’s holding the measuring stick? We give way too much power to others who will...
by Alicea Jones | Oct 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today I took a walk in the neighborhood and found what has always been there: pairs of lime green acorns, budding fruit on a pine and seed pods growing from an unnamed tree. Like my child, these things grow naturally, nurtured by an unseen Hand, not my own. In all...
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