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Encouragement For Moms

By Michelle Myers 18 Comments

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Encouragement For Moms helps you find an easy way to feed your soul in small pockets throughout a busy day. Inspiration for busy women & mothers.

Waiting. I spend a lot of time waiting, especially for my kids. There’s the normal things I wait for, like them getting dressed or tying their shoes, the activities I wait at: sports practices, dance rehearsals, and the carlines at school to pick them up.  Honestly, since having a smartphone, waiting is not that bad, goodness knows there are hundreds of things to keep me distracted and occupied.

But, I began to wonder if there weren’t better things I could do with my time while waiting, especially in the carline each afternoon. I love social media and the internet, I consider Google a friend, texting & emails are my favorite way to communicate if I can’t be face to face, & I’ve been known to dabble in a little Words With Friends, yet I could use my time more wisely.

Encouragement For Moms

Enter this little project, the Encouragement Box. I had all sorts of grandiose ideas for this but the reality was, quick & easy was the most likely to happen. So, I picked up some tins that are meant to hold gift cards(they were $1 each), found some printables, laminated them for longevity, and stuck them in the tin. Voila, something to flip through & meditate on that has potential to make a difference in the lives of my kiddos.

When we take care of ourselves, when we feed our mind positive, life giving words, when we fill our souls with God’s word, we can change our attitudes, our feelings, and our reactions. I love the verse from 1 Samuel 30:6 that says , “…David encouraged himself in the Lord.” Himself. He didn’t wait for his BFF or spouse to do it. He didn’t wait until he felt like it. He didn’t get bogged down in his circumstances(which were that everyone around him wanted to stone him). He encouraged himself.

When I’ve been intentional about taking the time to nourish my spirit, to encourage myself in the Lord, I’m still not perfect, but I am slower to anger and quicker to love. I become more like the mom I long to be, the mom who models the qualities I’m striving to teach my children. There is more patience than frustration, more peace than arguing, more joy than tears, more love, more hugs, more smiles.

Encouragement For Moms

The Encouragement Box is small and fits easily in the console area of my van. It’s accessible when I’m sitting in my car, waiting in traffic or our crazy long school car lines. I can easily toss it in my purse and flip through the cards when I’m waiting at sports or the doctor’s office and choose to spend my time on something that will positively impact my family.

I made up several of these boxes and plan to share them with my friends. They’d be a great favor at a women’s ministry event or party or fun to stick in a baby shower gift. It’s one of those thoughtful little things that would be neat to do with a group of girlfriends and then distribute all over the place: schools, MOPS groups, playgroups, the ballfield, wherever moms gather!

So get busy, my friends, encourage yourself, fill up your soul, and then pass it on, you won’t regret it!

 

I used the free printables that I found from Ann Voskamp & Mothers of Daughters and there are hundreds more out there if you do a quick search.

Filed Under: Mom Life Tagged With: encouragement, mothering, parenting

About Michelle Myers

Michelle Myers is mom to four kiddos ranging from elementary thru high school, each with strong opinions and a flair for the dramatic. In other words, they're a lot like her. Former educator and lover of learning, she divides her time between carpool and Starbucks by reading voraciously and giving TED talks to herself at red lights. A Floridian for almost 40 years, Michelle loves the beach, making people laugh, and date nights with her hubby of 25 years...and yeas, they clearly married at age 7.
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  1. Katie Pinch says

    October 10, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    Such a sweet idea and a great way to change the mood of a bad day.

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    • Michelle Myers says

      October 11, 2014 at 4:07 pm

      Thanks, Katie!

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  2. Gude @HodgePodgeCraft says

    October 8, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    What a sweet idea! Thanks for sharing at this week’s #Pintorials 🙂

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  3. Katelyn F says

    October 8, 2014 at 9:38 am

    What an encouraging idea! And we shouldn’t wait for others to lift us, we do need to do it ourselves.

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  4. Cindy Hasko says

    October 8, 2014 at 12:47 am

    What a great idea!! Uplifting & a little song to the heart! I saw your post on the link up party… “Hi!” 🙂 It’s always nice to meet new blogging friends. Have a great week! I’ll follow your other sites as well 🙂 Cindy from http://www.inspirememama.com

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  5. Bianca Dottin says

    October 7, 2014 at 11:33 am

    The box of cards is great for encouragement. One thing that I like to do is hang up inspirational/encouraging prints in my office and around my house.

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  6. Louida says

    October 7, 2014 at 11:10 am

    This would be prefect for me to get the encouragement I need throughout the day.

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  7. Mary Hill says

    October 7, 2014 at 9:46 am

    I love the idea of a one stop box for encouragement. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. pascha says

    October 7, 2014 at 8:55 am

    I took a deep sigh when I read this. I definitely need to set some time aside and make one. Need it on my desk in my home office. Thanks. xx

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  9. Elizabeth Caldwell says

    October 7, 2014 at 5:28 am

    What a wonderful idea! I am definitely will be making one for my purse and I might make some more as stocking stuffers this year. Can you tell me where you got the tins? Thanks for the great idea!

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  10. aimee fauci says

    October 6, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    I love this! Like really love it. Great way to get on track and bond w the kids.

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  11. Skye says

    October 6, 2014 at 10:28 pm

    It’s never a bad idea to look at when you’re “killing time” and find a more intentional activity for those minutes.

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  12. Amy Albers says

    October 4, 2014 at 9:34 am

    What a simple but great idea! I love the idea if handing these out as gifts – much better than other meaningless gift ideas!

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  13. Nicole @Nici'sChatterBox says

    October 4, 2014 at 9:33 am

    This is a really great idea, I think I am going to make one!

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  14. Emma says

    October 4, 2014 at 7:48 am

    What a great idea! I love that it’s small enough to carry around when you need a quick encouragement boost!

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