Every Mom Needs a Friend

My brain is hardwired for logistics, planning, and packing! This was a super simple episode for me to (lol) plan for and produce because its so deep in my soul to want to make things efficient and be prepared. 

But also I'm STOKED for the beach and for us, a new place! I've had it on my bucket list to go to the Hawaiian Islands ever since I learned that my parents honeymoon was there. Can't believe I'm actually able to go so soon!

Also, I mention this in the episode, but next week will be a break week! Looking forward to sweet family time and lots O' vitamin D! But catch up with me on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend). I'll keep y'all updated over there. Love y'all deep!!

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

So so so much here. Too many tidbits to count! I needed to record this episode to full digest all that I learned. So apologies as I work it out on y'all and do it as succinctly as possible. But sorry not sorry - hope this leaves you wanting more and tuning into next year's IF Gathering! 

https://www.ifgathering.com/if2023/

It's worth it y'all... Get ready to hear lots of scripture and get fed from a firehose. 

And come on over to instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to chat with me. Loooooove y'all!!! xooxxoxoxox

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Let's work through this together because this is definitely a WIP-life-documentation-stream-of-conciousness-chit-chat.

What a weighty topic and I do my best to squish it into 20 mins. Don't mix my speedy descriptions with light-heartedness! I am fully feeling the charge as these three girls' mama to make them strong women who know the Lord and love Him fully. 

Here's the summary of my notes for this episode...
What is important to teach my girls about God: 

Faith (and allowing for doubts and questions) 

forgiveness (of others and yourself - or in another word, grace)

life (how to live in the daily and be independent)

love (using Jesus as the example. Friendship love, sacrificial love, and romantic love)

eternity (this life on earth is not the end of our story)


And there you have it, folks! Love y'all deep.

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

What are we even supposed to do with self-care? Society tells us as moms that we are supposed to prioritize ourself and YOLO and get those moms-night-out... and with almost everything in life needing balance, I hope you hear my heart today that I fully acknowledge that we are a generation that is BURNT-OUT. But also we are strong, resilient Bad-A mothers who can do this, we have been called for this!

Enjoy this episode and be sure to tune in each week as I have some fun episodes on the docket for y'all (and me, hehe). Love y'all deep!!!

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Want the biggest diet secret? You're not eating enough vegetables! Ash has quickly become our family's moral compass to what's "good" and "bad" to eat, but she's quick to talk through balance and how we don't eat enough veggies. 

And, she's wildly Type A so the way she personally organizes her family's meal plan is intense (in a good way). She brings some good tips forward to how to be intentional with eating and how to eat "better" easier!

Hope y'all enjoy! And be sure to hop on over to the instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) for some extra content! Love y'all deeeeep

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

We all need this kick in the butt sometimes. I pride myself on looking for the best in every situation but then I became a parent. 

Parenting is rough and tough and really taxing on your mental state. But we are called to speak positively over our kids. They are precious and formable and our goal as parents is to work towards them being full-functioning humans that are independent and capable of self-awareness and have the ability to love others and think independently. 

But love others we must learn to love ourselves too. So speak positively over yourselves and watch it pour into your kids. Also, let's talk about that over on instagram because Lord knows I need the encouragement too (@everymomneedsafriend). 

Love y'all deep!

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Raise your hand if you have kids! Now keeping your hands raised, who has emotional kids? (assuming everyone is keeping their hands up here...)

Big feelings are felt at the Duffy household DAILY. So when the speaker at my MOPS meeting talked about how to talk to kids with big feelings, I listened up (and took copious notes). My notes are shared today and I hope y'all find something encouraging!

Let me know on insta what resonated with you (@everymomneedsafriend)... love y'all deep!

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Today is the first installment of me working through a pretty typical problem in the parenting world... building trust in your kids by listening to them with your full attention! Coming from a place of grace and mistakes here, y'all! I really want y'all to hear my humbleness as I am working through this alongside you. But you got this, Mama! Let's together do better to love our kids specifically and intentionally, exactly how they need to be met. 


And hop on over to the instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to chat with me about the episode and to catch up on all things kids and moving! xoxox love y'all deep!

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Calling all planners (and even you last minute people)!!

Pay it forward to your future self with these 7 ways (and I'm sure you have plenty more that you do)! I'd love to hear from you with what resonated and what else you do in this arena. 

Oooooof  - love y'all deep. Send me some love on insta (@everymomneedsafriend)! 

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

I've been dying to tell y'all this... tune into today's episode to hear what our last couple weeks have entailed as we prepared and started this moving process. We are pumped and tired... but sure do love y'all! 

And hop on over to the instagram @everymomneedsafriend to connect! 

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox