"You can not serve from an empty vessel."

-Eleanor Brown

There's a new blog post up, Reader!

It's called: "Moms Have Needs Too: Self-Care, Mom Guilt, and the Power of Friendship"​

I'm not really sure where the inspiration came from on this one. It could be the constant pressure of being a mom, the guilt that comes with motherhood or the lack of societal consideration for what mothers need to thrive.

No matter what inspired it, if you're a mom who feels lonely, exhausted, and often on the brink of overwhelm, I wrote this for you.

We're getting honest about the fact that our jobs as mothers go beyond simply parenting because we have needs too (and that doesn't make us selfish-it makes us human).

Here's a sneak peek:

I don’t cook for my kids every night. In fact, it’s actually probably only about 2-3 times per week that I actually make a complete meal. I don’t do my kid’s laundry. And I don’t clean their rooms.

In my house, we all contribute to the household, not just mom.

And I don’t feel bad about it. In fact, I commend myself for it.

Now, some of you might read that and think it’s negligent or that I’m not fulfilling my role as a mother. You might even judge that I let my kids eat frozen foods more than half the week or that I don’t ensure their clothes are clean before they go into public, and that’s okay (but I urge you to read on).

This whole motherhood business is hard. And that struggle is what should unite all of us moms because it’s the one thing we can all attest to.

(And that’s also why I believe there is no space in motherhood for judging other moms).

Because the truth is that there are about a million things that need to get done in a day, most of them passing without ever getting even a hurried glance. So can we just be kind enough to ourselves to admit that what we are doing is hard?....

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Peace, love & progress,

Michele

p.s. After you've read it, email me and let me know what you think! I love hearing from you! 🧡

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