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Category: Womanhood
Is Galentine’s Keeping Single Women Single?
Now that Valentine's Day is over, I feel comfortable targeting a tradition that I never quite agreed with: Galentine’s. Galentine’s is the celebration of platonic relationships among women and is supposed to be celebrated on February 13th. It can be argued that this is a great way to remix a holiday that can be painful … Continue reading Is Galentine’s Keeping Single Women Single?
2022 Hopemade Word of the Year
Hopemade Word for 2022: Express After doing my 3-step reflection (end of year) process, I came back to a place I often come back to. I’m sure you know exactly how that feels. Is there a recurring theme in your life? Something you always set out for, voluntarily or involuntarily, yet, it still remains something … Continue reading 2022 Hopemade Word of the Year
The Cure to FOMO: JOMO
I recently met this trend in the mental wellness corner of the interwebs called JOMO. JOMO is the antidote to the oddly relatable and somewhat shameful Fear Of Missing Out, better known as FOMO. By switching F to J, and using cognitive retraining, one can deal with their fear of missing by reimagining it as … Continue reading The Cure to FOMO: JOMO
10 Things to Look Forward to When You Become a Homemaker
Writing this list of things to look forward to helped ease my anxiety about financial provision, which was the biggest concern for me as a mother. I was delighted to find several reasons why homemaking would be rewarding in ways that money could not buy.
Moms Have Dreams, Too (& Yes, It’s Okay!)
It’s easy to martyr yourself for the greater good. It’s even easier to resent the greater good because of your own choice to pursue martyrdom. While I wholeheartedly believe in godly submission to your husband and service to your family, there is still room for a mom to be the woman God made her to … Continue reading Moms Have Dreams, Too (& Yes, It’s Okay!)
A Brief Commentary on the Distinction Between Feminism & Femininity
Much of the world's philosophies teach us that women are "socially constructed" weak creatures, that women have to fight by men's rules for the sake of success, and that girls who embrace their femininity rather than reject/exploit it are simply victims of the patriarchy. Because could you imagine being a girl who enjoys typically girly … Continue reading A Brief Commentary on the Distinction Between Feminism & Femininity
Why I Love Being a Girl Mom: Feminine Not Feminist
Being a girl mom is a lot of fun, even when you are not playing dress up! Actually, we don't ever play dress up. One, I have a 2-year-old who is not interested in skirts and dresses. Two, I’m in no place to be spending tons of money on clothes that only fit for a … Continue reading Why I Love Being a Girl Mom: Feminine Not Feminist
5 Ways to Define Your Life Dream
AKA Your Jam, Passion, Calling... For many a reason, people feel disconnected from their calling and spend time "soul searching" to find answers about what it is they should make of their lives. They don't know what career to follow, what city to set roots in, what hobbies they enjoy, what friends they like to … Continue reading 5 Ways to Define Your Life Dream
My Word for 2021
I shared journal prompts to help you pick a word and mission statement for a new year or season of life. It just felt right to follow that up with my own thought process so you could see how answers to the prompts formed a direction to follow.
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