big mothering with heart giveaways!
Tonight before bedtime I had two naked boys running around the house.
The diaperless 2-year-old was left alone for a few minutes in his room, only to be discovered moments later smearing poop into the carpet.
My bed was covered with unfolded clothes and instead of taking the time to fold them, this tired pregnant mama (of another boy!) threw them on the floor to deal with tomorrow.
The art room was left with scraps of paper and markers thrown about.
Not all evenings are like this. But, tonight just happened to be one of them.
And that’s just part of being a mom.
Being a mom is a lot of work. I never knew what to expect before becoming one. Does anyone really? But once you do discover what’s on the other side of birthing a child, you find you have a common bond with all the mothers before you – a camaraderie of sorts – a secret knowing what this job is really like. You become part of the mama club.
When you are a member of the mama club, you don’t have to explain the rewards of being a mom. You don’t have to explain the joys. You don’t have to explain the challenges. We moms are fully aware of them all.
And sometimes we get super busy. We get caught up in “keeping up” – trying to be like others or just trying to make it through the day. We put on that face. You know…the one that tells the world, Everything is just fine. But sometimes…it just isn’t. And no matter what…we need each other. We need to know we’re not alone. We need to slow down. We need to rest. We need time with friends. We need wine or dark chocolate. We need reality TV. We need a good book, a good laugh, a good bubble bath or a retreat away from it all.
Sometimes we need to shed our doubts. Sometimes we need to cry. Sometimes we need to laugh our asses off.
Sometimes we need to reconnect to our intuition, express our creativity, get messy, and live out our hidden dreams.
Sometimes we just need to mother our OWN hearts.
And that’s what Mothering with heART is about – taking time for ourselves and learning how to integrate the need for creativity, downtime, play and FUN into our daily lives while raising children. And when we learn to nourish our own souls each day, we are nourishing our children’s souls, too. Because that’s the cool thing about being a mom. We’re bonded to these little people. And they sense when we are happy. They learn from our example. So the more we return to our true selves and our authentic way of being in the world, we end up passing that on to our kids. And that means more inner peace, love, joy and happiness for us all!
I’m incredibly honored and excited to share with you a group of AMAZING moms, business women, writers, artists, life coaches and much more who are sharing parts and pieces of their mothering journey with us in my newest online experience, Mothering with heART. Check out the link below to meet them!
Mothering with heART Contributors
And the best part is, many of these contributors have a SPECIAL giveaway just for YOU! Check out these incredible gifts below. All you have to do for your chance to win one is:
1) take a moment to leave a comment on this blog post by Monday, May 20th, 2013.
2) for another entry, stop by and like A Free Spirit Life Facebook page. Already a fan or don’t use Facebook? That’s ok…simply share the link about Mothering with heART with your friends and let me know about it. I’ll enter you in the drawing a second time!
The giveaways include:
Win a spot in the upcoming e-course, Sexy, Raw & Radiant – from Mothering with heART contributors Stephanie Perkinson and Leah Kent.
Win a spot in the upcoming e-course, Dream Lab – from Mothering with heART contributor, Amy Bowers.
Win a copy of the book, Sacred Pregnancy (AND the magazine!) – from Mothering with heART contributor, Anni Daulter.
Win a FREE ebook, “How to Navigate your Biz While Staying True to You” (to be released in June) – from Mothering with heART contributor, Megan Monique.
Win a $25 gift certificate for the natural online store, Hip Mountain Mama – from Mothering with heART contributor, Suzy Hawbaker.
Win a FREE ebook, Lemonade & Fireflies: Inspiration for a Magical Summer – from Mothering with heART contributor, Shawn Ledington Fink.
Win a FREE copy of the new WishstudioPress zine, Glitter & Grunge - from Mothering with heART contributor, Mindy Tsonas.
Win 4 100% cotton naturally dyed handkerchiefs – from Mothering with heART contributor, Jennifer Schmitz.
Win a spot in the first ever, Mothering with heART e-course – from me.
Leave your comment NOW for your chance to win! I’ll announce a winner on Monday, May 2oth.
AND…from now through May 20th, you can register for Mothering with heART at the discounted price of $59!
To register visit: Mothering with heART Special Discount.
Your Personal Reflection:
What does “mothering with heart” or “mothering YOUR heart” mean to you?
mothering with heart mother’s day special
Loving fully, finding beauty in the struggle, embracing your intuition, expressing your creativity, being aware of your children’s changing needs, making space for what matters most to you, and building the courage to live your authentic life – that’s what Mothering with heART is all about.
Let’s shed the doubt and remember to TRUST ourselves as mothers.
Let’s treat ourselves with kindness and offer support to others.
Let’s share, grow and learn together – as we continue embracing the true gift of motherhood.
Let’s raise our children the way we feel is best for them and best for us.
And let’s make sure we are taking care of our health, well-being and creativity along the way.
Introducing my newest e-course experience: Mothering with heART
I’m SO excited to share this with you!
Please check out all the details on my website by clicking below:
Mothering with heART
the new online course to celebrate the mother in you
In honor of Mother’s Day, I’m offering a special discount for this new course now through Sunday, May 12th, midnight C.S.T. Rather than paying full price, for this limited time, you can register for the 4-week online experience for only $49!
Gift certificates for the special mothers in your life are also available!
Registration now open!
Summer session dates: July 8th – August 2nd, 2013
Whether you are expecting your first baby, you are a mom of young children, your kids are teens or just went off to college, NOW is the time to take better care of YOU, so you can keep being the mother (and woman) you want to be in the world. Mothering with heART will give you the inspiration, time for reflection and connection to community that will enrich your life and awaken your creative soul!
Wishing you peace, love and JOY this Mother’s Day!
***This special discount has ended.***
Starts July 8th!
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