Monumental

Monumental

Monumental. If you would have told me 5 years ago that she would be singing… On a stage. By herself. In front of people. Voluntarily. I would have NEVER believed you. 5 years ago, anxiety used to have a tight grip on her. It wreaked havoc on her life and made her believe that everyday [...]

Good Friday & Motherhood

Good Friday & Motherhood

After I finished reading Night 4 of our Easter Week devotional, I looked up to see my youngest’s face downtrodden with a few tears resting on her cheeks. “Awww Honey, what’s wrong?” I asked.  “Why did they do all of that to Jesus? Why did He let them hurt Him like that?” She climbed down [...]

✨MA Tip #37✨

✨MA Tip #37✨

(To view my previous MA Tips, head over to my Instagram page @mamma_arianna) When I had my first baby, there were Mamma friends and relatives who were further along in their Mammahood journey who offered to let me borrow items that they had been holding on to, but no longer needed because their kiddos had [...]

Affirming Love

Affirming Love

Char & Kobe She loves this little guy SO much. And although he’s “just a dog”, I’m almost certain that he loves her very much too. The things he lets her do to him (put headbands on his head, be her dancing partner, “train him”- which basically means she pushes and moves his body around [...]

MA Tip #36

MA Tip #36

’Tis the season that our kiddos can easily get caught up in the Christmas Magic and think that this Holiday season is all about them.😆 A great way to redirect them to be outwardly focused is to sit down with them and help them make a list of gifts that they would like to get [...]

MA Tip Monday: MA Tip #32

MA Tip Monday: MA Tip #32

Mammas, move hell and high water to keep your word to your kiddos. When you follow through with what you say you are going to do, it teaches your kids that you can be trusted, and also teaches your kids that you shouldn’t be ignored.  Often times, in the heat of the moment when we’re [...]

How To Have Important Convos With Your Kiddos

How To Have Important Convos With Your Kiddos

As parents, we sometimes shy away from having hard conversations with our kiddos for various reasons, but in talking to numerous parents, one of the main reasons we shy away is because we don't feel equipped to have these conversations with our kiddos. Well good news! You no longer have to feel ill-equipped to talk [...]

✨ MA Tip Monday✨

✨ MA Tip Monday✨

(Not all MA Tips are posted on my blog. To see the full collection of MA Tips, head on over to my Instagram Page: @mamma_arianna) As kiddos all across the country gear up to head back to school in these upcoming weeks, today’s MA Tip is a gentle reminder that this year hasn’t just been [...]

✨MA Tip Monday✨

✨MA Tip Monday✨

(To view my previous MA Tips, head over to my Instagram page @mamma_arianna) ✨MA Tip Monday✨ It took me a while to realize that the way I responded to and communicated with one child didn’t always work with the other child. I would communicate in the same way to both kiddos and wonder why I [...]

Drowning

Drowning

Mamma: imagine yourself in the middle of the ocean, drowning, while desperately needing help. Now, imagine that while you are drowning, you also happen to be in the middle of a bunch of boats offering you a life saving floatation device. Further, as they call out to you, “Here! Let me help you! Grab on [...]