Rachel Marie Martin's Blog, page 14
August 1, 2018
to my kids, please just be you.
I wish I had learned this when I was younger, honestly. I wish I had learned it when I was your age. But I don’t think I started getting comfortable in my own skin until I was older. Much much older. Like approaching 40 kind of old. Which, just so you know, now that I’ve […]
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July 26, 2018
why your mistakes in motherhood matter
I have made so many many mistakes in motherhood. I could list them all for you if you’d like. Maybe you’d like to see a list so you can breathe that sigh of relief or maybe it will save you from mistakes or maybe you’ll think phew at least I’m not that bad. It’s not […]
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July 25, 2018
to you, when you feel like you fail
My grandmother once told me she felt trapped inside an old person’s body. I never understood, really, especially when I was younger. I kind of chuckled at it when I held my newborn baby and laughed at this idea of feeling trapped. I didn’t really get time, I didn’t understand its fluidity, and my sweet […]
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July 24, 2018
to the mom who lost her heart
I want you to find it again. That’s the first thing I need you to read. I need you to have a spark of hope of encouragement, but more than that, I want you to know there is someone in your corner. Someone who believes in you. Someone who gets the excuses and understands the […]
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July 23, 2018
please do not try to enjoy every single moment
Some honesty. There are times, many times, when I just don’t enjoy every moment of motherhood. And then I feel guilt. I just do. I do. I do. I do. Ack. I hate mom guilt. But here’s why: I feel guilty because today I was super stressed out because my twelve and ten year old […]
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June 28, 2018
when the tassel flips
Always a mother. In early June I watched my oldest daughter graduate from college. As I stared down in the auditorium, I felt my heart race when I couldn’t find her among the 1200 graduates. If you’ve ever attended a graduation you know that feeling. Or when your kids are in a crowd. No matter […]
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June 27, 2018
moms, please stop judging minutia
I’ve been a mom a long time. I’d like to think my mom skin is thick and that most of the debatable things of motherhood cannot penetrate into my heart and identity. But there are still those moments when I step back and I’m like really? We have to point out that issue? Why are […]
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June 26, 2018
in motherhood you fake it until you make it
So many people have come up to me and told me I’m a good mom. I smile, but inwardly I chuckle and then I groan. As they’re telling me my great things I’m counting down the list of places where I have lost it and messed up and totally, 100% failed. Potty training being one […]
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June 25, 2018
the life changing secret of bamboo motherhood
Curious? Bamboo motherhood? Well, let me tell you this -> I almost titled this post how to be a calmer and more chill mom and then I changed it to life changing. Because it is, trust me. Anyone who knows me in real life reading this will probably laugh because I used the words calmer […]
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June 23, 2018
I hide ice cream. And other truths about motherhood.
When my girls were little I would buy Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. I’d hide it in the cart, tuck it under the frozen fries, sneak it into the house, shove it behind the frozen veggies in the freezer and at night, when they were asleep I’d tiptoe into the kitchen, remove the peas and […]
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