Healthy Vibes for Moms

We each have a calling on our heart, and we will miss it, if we spend our energy and time being offended. Don’t let small things take your energy. Rise above, and move on, and go be great. Challenge: Pay attention this week, and see what tries to steal your energy. Resources: Prayer. Rest. Boundaries. Movement. Your life is too short and you’re calling too great to be offended by something small. - Craig Groeschel

Pay attention and become aware of how things affect you. You get to choose what you follow and where you spend your time. Choose wisely. Unfollow things that don’t fill your heart with goodness, and find things and people that lift you up and direct you to God and goodness. Resources: Bible, Journaling, Prayer Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23

Every thought you have directly affects your heart, and your heart is the wellspring of life. We have to protect it. Protect it with good thoughts, Bible verses, gratitude practice, and not spending our energy on negativity. We can change them with practice. Become aware this week of your thoughts. Challenge: Pay attention to your mind this week and how it affects your heart. Resources: Prayer. Rest. Boundaries. Movement. Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23

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Here are a few tips to help us not completely lose our good, healthy choices this season. We can enjoy the season, and still keep some of our routine intact. We just have to be intentional and aware as we move through the season. Let us enjoy the season, while we still take care of ourselves. Challenge: Take a few minutes this week to be intentional and prepare for your health this holiday season. Resources: Prayer

Life will constantly give us problems. We grow when we problem solve, and not just react. It isn’t easy, but with practice, we get better. One step at a time. One week at a time. One day at a time. Don’t jump too far forward. That will stress and overwhelm you. Just take the next best step right now. Challenge: You can be calm in the storm. Just think, next step.

Many of us are. We have too much coming at us every day. Rest, breaks, relaxing, slowing down, are all ok. They are not lazy. Not responding immediately. Not scrolling to see what is happening with everyone else is ok. Saying no is ok. It seems the world has made us think that whatever we have, we do, or we are is never enough. I am here to tell you that you are already enough. Everything else is extra.

My experience has shown me over and over again. Joy comes from the simple things. Stop chasing the worldly distractions, and embrace what is right in front of you. God. The day. Your home. Your family. Yourself. The present. Nature. Outside. Being able to drive your kids somewhere. Being able to parent your kids through hard times. Navigating their ups and downs. You were given that role. It is a blessing. If you don’t believe me…back off of social media. Say no to anything that doesn’t shout hell yeah this week. Smell the flowers. Sit in the sunshine. Walk through the grass. Take a deep breath. Call your mom. Or dad, if you can. Hug your family. The only way to true JOY is through God and living in the present. Embracing what you have. **Challenge: **Seek out JOY and simple God given blessings this week Resources: Bible Daily Surrender Journal

An extremely relatable analogy was shared with me this week, and I think you can relate as well. How do you respond when life gets hard? What spills out of your heart and mouth? I received this in perfect timing, as I was feeling that deep mom exhaustion. I was frustrated with most of what got in my way. I realized after reading the analogy, that I was not filling my cup with the best choices. I was off track, and I needed to get back on immediately. Challenge: Start filling your cup and taking care of yourself right now. Resources: Journals

This is not to minimize fitness and exercise, because they will always be such important health choices. But these simple shifts to your life can make all the difference. Prayer, nature, guilt, grace, sleep and letting go of other people’s opinions are a few to start. Please listen in and bring more peace and calm into your life today. Challenge: Pick one of these choices to start this week. Resources: Journals

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Let us stop seeing exhaustion, skipping lunch, no breaks, never getting outside, working late hours, working weekends, etc as status symbols. It is time you stand up and know that you are worth taking care of yourself and your family. Let’s not let this continue with the next generation. Make rest, exercise, and time in nature the new status symbol. **Takeaway: **You are worth it, so take time to take care of yourself and your health. Challenge: Make one good change this week. Resources: Daily Intentions Journal Daily Surrender Journal Daily Motivation Plan

We spend way too much time in worry, over thinking, drama, and more. Pay attention to what you can control and what you can’t. Stop spending time on what you can’t control. Takeaway: Stop spending time on things that are out of your control and not productive. Challenge: Practice letting go, moving on, and just letting some things be. Resources: Daily Intentions Journal Daily Surrender Journal Daily Motivation Plan

The world will constantly rush you, pressure you, and pull you from God and calm in your life and day. You have to choose to step away from the crazy and create some space in your day. This will help bring you closer to God, bring calm in your heart, and add peace to your day. We will always have challenges and hard days, but when we have God, we can still be calm in our heart and know that we will be ok. Takeaway: Regardless of what is going on in your life, you can have calm in your heart. Challenge: Be intentional this week about creating space in your day so that you can have more peace in your heart. Quote: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. - Isaiah 40:31 Resources: Daily Intentions Journal Daily Surrender Journal Daily Motivation Plan

One of the best gifts you can give yourself is to be true to yourself and your values. Living authentically and being honest with yourself is your path to freedom. Takeaway: In what area of your life are you not being true to yourself? Challenge: Pay attention this week to where you aren’t being true. Resources: Your Bible and your heart.

Let us take ownership of our mind. When negative self talk tries to derail us, what can we do to redirect it? It truly is up to us. Takeaway: When you have negative thoughts, it is up to you to begin choosing differently. Challenge: Make the hard choice this week over and over to choose positive thoughts. Resources: Daily Intentions Journal Daily Surrender Journal Daily Motivation Plan

Such a great conversation with Marni Jameson. We talk about decluttering, cleaning out your parent’s house, and why you should let the extra stuff go. Marni Jameson is America's most beloved home and lifestyle columnist. Besides writing a weekly nationally syndicated column on all things home, Marni is the author of seven bestselling books of all things home. That's the territory Marni Jameson takes you through in her books, columns, and talks. Whether you want to downsize, decorate, declutter or dream, Marni has been there and will take you there, too, by the hand. "At Home with Marni Jameson," Marni’s popular syndicated column, appears weekly in more than 20 papers nationwide, reaching three million readers with her trademark humor and advice. A long-time reporter for Tribune Media, including the Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel, she has also written for such top-tier media as Woman’s Day, Family Circle, Sunset and Fit Pregnancy. A frequent speaker, Marni has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs, including NBC Nightly News, Fox & Friends and Martha Stewart Living. Marni graduated with distinction from the University of Kansas with her bachelor's degree in journalism, and received her master’s degree in writing from Vermont College. She taught writing at UCLA for nine years and has provided writing workshops to public relations agencies nationwide. The mother of a blended family of five grown children, Marni lives in Winter Park, Florida, with her husband, DC, and their two unruly dogs. There she runs a national health-care nonprofit and tries to create a beautiful home. Takeaway: Letting go of stuff can be hard, but the rewards are huge. Challenge: Challenge yourself to clean out at least one space this week. Resources: [www.marnijameson.com](www.marnijameson.com)

Your life isn’t going to change until you choose to own your life. You have to take personal responsibility for your own life. Your next choice is yours. Takeaway: How can you take ownership of something in your life this week that you have been putting off? Challenge: Take ownership of one choice in your life this week. Resources: Daily Intentions Journal Daily Surrender Journal Daily Motivation Plan

I learned years ago that more than anything I needed more stillness, space, and to slow down. There are many ways to add stillness into your life. One choice at a time. We need this more than anything if we really want to be closer in our relationship with God. Takeaway: It is more than ok to slow down, say no, and choose to pause and be still. Challenge: Choose one way that you can be more still this week. *Resources: * Daily Intentions Journal Daily Surrender Journal Daily Motivation Plan

There really are too many options out there. Be sure you are doing the simple things for the foundation of your health before you start adding all the hype. I am not saying it doesn’t work, but don’t forget how important the basic choices still are. Takeaway: What basic choice could you improve upon for your health? Challenge: Work on the basics this week. *Resources: * Daily Intentions Journal Daily Surrender Journal Daily Motivation Plan

When we focus on the message, and not ourselves, it is a whole different ball game. The message drives you, inspires you, and empowers you. When we make it about us…fear, insecurity, and doubt creep in. Listen to your heart and soul, and bring your message to the world. We need to hear it. Takeaway: If you have a message to share, share it. You are the vessel to bring your message to the world, and we need to hear it. Challenge: Challenge yourself this week to slow down and listen to what your heart and soul is trying to tell you to share.

It is too easy to fall into the worldly trap of distractions, that keep us from all that can be good in our life. This week I want you to pay attention and get really honest with yourself about where you are spending your time. I empower you to own your time and choose to spend it where it matters most to you. Takeaway: Get honest and pay attention to where your time is going this week. **Challenge: **Find one distraction to eliminate or minimize this week.

It is time to get honest and let go of stubbornness, excuses, blaming, and having an answer for everything. Let us open our minds, drop our walls, and be open to what is possible to help our relationships, health, and journey. **Takeaway: **What are you struggling with that maybe humbling yourself might help? Challenge: Work on humility in at least one area of your life.

Know your story and what matters to you. Don’t get distracted by other people’s stories and their opinion of your story. Walk your own path and make choices to help you feel confident in your own story. Takeaway: Get honest with yourself this week about where you might be distracted by other people's stories. Challenge: Pay attention to where you are getting distracting, and challenge yourself to live your own story.

Start each day with what matters most. Be intentional about filling your time and energy with what is most important in your life. Put these things at the top of your list each day before the world distracts you from them. Takeaway: Fill your bucket with the good stuff first. *Challenge: * Make a list of what matters most to you this week, and be sure that that is where your time goes first.

There are many celebrations this time of year for awards, accomplishments and more. There are also many kids who have had hard seasons, hard years, and have not had the year or season they expected. They are in the valley. So much growth can happen in the valley if we allow it. Is someone you know in the valley right now? Let us notice them, celebrate them, and encourage them. It takes a lot to show up every day when life is hard. Tell them you see that. **Takeaway: **Pay attention to who is in a hard season this week. Challenge: Whoever is in the valley, take notice of them, and let them know that you see them showing up each day, and you celebrate their strength and resilience to get through their hard season. Remind them to stay close to God, and that it will pass.

What are you doing to take care of your soul? There are many ways to nurture your soul and get closer to God. We are all different in what ignites and stirs our soul. There are many choices each day that bring me closer to God and I truly feel a stirring in my soul. It is apparent in how I react, when I skip these choices when life gets hectic. Listen in and think about what you are doing each day to stir your affection for God and how you are caring for your soul. The health of our soul is so important, and sometimes neglected if we don’t know how to care for it.

Somer is deeply committed to empowering women to embrace their God-given gifts and callings with confidence. As the co-founder of She Works His Way, a nonprofit discipleship community for working women, she has coauthored She Works His Way: A Practical Guide for Doing What Matters Most in a Get Things Done World alongside her best friend and ministry partner, Michelle Myers. Additionally, Somer is the creator of the 3 Step Planner, a tool designed to keep the multi-passionate person productive and focused on what matters most. Residing in Annapolis, MD, she and her husband Kent, a pastor at South Shore Church, have two wonderful daughters and just recently welcomed two amazing sons-in-law. Get more content from Somer: Website: sheworkshisway.com Email: [[email protected]](email:[email protected]) Instagram: @somerphoebus @sheworkshisway Podcast: She Works His Way Podcast Exclusive Content: Patreon Community

With different seasons, comes many changes inside our home. When we pause and slow down, we can keep a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere inside our home, so that everyone connects better and wants to be home. We have to first actually spend time at home, slow down, and let go of the pressures to always be doing something. Challenge: What are some changes you can make in your home this week?

Parenting is different in all stages, but as our kids become teens, they are closer to being an adult. I am not an expert, but doing our best to let go, while also being there for them and guiding them makes all the difference in our relationship with them. We have to pay attention as to where we should be releasing our grip and just guiding, trusting, and supporting. Let us be the ones that always believe in our kids, let them spread their wings, and keep speaking life into them. Takeaway: There are times in life where we have to learn to let go, while still holding on. Challenge: See what you are trying to control right now, and how you can start letting go and trusting God.

How we start our day matters. Every season is different. Give yourself grace and take time to find what is best for you right now. Cater your time and choices to you and where you are now. Remember there are many things that are good for us that we can do anytime and anywhere, and even with our baby or toddler in tow. **Takeaway: **Give your grace and most importantly know that your morning is yours. Don’t compare it to where anyone else is right now. **Challenge: **See how you add in what is important to you, even if it isn’t first thing in the morning.

Did you get distracted or knocked off of what you were chasing this year? I want you to pay attention and if you have been derailed from your goal or what you were trying to do this year, get back up and start again. Do not let the enemy derail you from choosing a better life. The Lord will fight for us. We just have to keep showing up. **Takeaway: **Getting back up is an absolute game changer for all that we want in life. **Challenge: **Get back up this week and choose what you wanted this year. Just start again.

Melissa H. Gray is a dedicated attorney with a passion for empowering business owners to build and protect their ventures on a solid legal foundation. With a wealth of experience in business formations, contracts, trademarks, and other intellectual property matters, Melissa provides her clients with the tools they need to succeed in today's competitive landscape. Understanding that a strong legal framework is the cornerstone of any thriving business, Melissa works closely with her clients to ensure that every legal aspect of their operations is meticulously crafted and aligned with their business goals. From the inception of a business idea to the intricate details of contract negotiations and the complexities of intellectual property law, Melissa is there to guide her clients through each step. Melissa's expertise extends to the personal side of business ownership as well. Recognizing that personal and business affairs are often intertwined, she assists clients in estate planning to ensure that their personal assets are protected and their legacy preserved. Her comprehensive approach addresses both immediate business needs and long-term planning, providing peace of mind for entrepreneurs and their families. Melissa's commitment to her clients is matched by her dedication to personal service. She believes that every business owner deserves a legal partner who is not only seasoned in the field but also genuinely invested in their success. Whether navigating the startup phase, scaling a business, or planning for the future, Melissa's clients can count on her to deliver legal services with clarity, integrity, and a focus on results. For business owners seeking a legal ally to help lay the groundwork for success, Melissa H. Gray offers the expertise, dedication, and personalized attention necessary to make their vision a reality. Melissa H. Gray, Esq. Founder and Managing Attorney at The Law Spot Email: [[email protected]](emailto:[email protected]) Office: 267-529-7768 Website: TheLawSpot.com Instagram: TheLawSpot_ **Challenge: **What are you putting off that you need to do? Estate planning, protecting your creations, or even starting your own business? Take one step this week.

We are all waiting for something, whether we are in a really hard season, or have something uncertain going on in our lives. How are you responding in the waiting? Are you filled with worry, or are you choosing to trust God and get closer to God during this hard, uncertain season? I want you to think about it. Are you showing up for what matters? These are important thoughts in order for us to get through this hard season and become better through it. What happens during the waiting is possibly more important than what we are waiting for. Challenge: Choose to show up for what matters in the waiting this week. Resource: The Hard Good, by Lisa Whittle Quote: I said in the podcast that Toby Mac said this, but he actually posted it, which is where I saw it. "What God does in us as we wait is often much more important than what we are waiting for." - Rich Villodas

Lisa Whittle has a powerful way with words. I LOVED this book and you have to get it. I want to tell you why her message of wanting God most will change the way you live. No more people pleasing, overexplaining, or half-chasing your dreams. Challenge: Let’s not just say we want God most…let us live this way.

Quick encouragement to remind us that life can be hard, and you can find good, at the same time. I want you to let your guard down, soften up, and allow the joy and light to come through the cracks, little by little. Challenge: Pay attention and find the joy this week, and let it in.

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Mel Robbins talked about this recently in this video, and boy did it hit home. Let’s stop being bothered, mad, and upset at every bit of resistance these days. In order to feel more happiness, joy, and peace, we have to drop our sword when life pushes back, and allow the joy, and light, to come in. **Challenge: **Drop the sword this week.

When life throws the hard stuff at us, we can’t give up or stay down too long. We have to lean into God during the hardest of times, give unlimited grace out, and stop digging when we are down. **Challenge: **Don’t stay down too long. When you hit a bump this week, give yourself and others grace, do what you can, and do your best to let go and move on.

Ali Flynn, the creator of Hang in There, Mama and certified English and Special Education teacher is excited to share with you the joys and hardships of raising teens with an open heart, honesty, and some tears. She is a mom to four daughters who offers daily encouragement and support to moms while keeping it real and letting them know they are not alone on their motherhood journey. Ali has been featured in numerous publications including Grown and Flown, Raising Teens Today, Her View From Home, and many others. She is also the co-host of Real Talk for Moms Raising Teens and Young Adults and has been a guest on a variety of podcasts revolving around motherhood and raising teens. * Hange in There, Mama on Instagram Hange in There, Mama Facebook Page Hange in There, Mama - Reconnect with Your Teen and Yourself Event [Hange in There, Mama website](www.hangintheremama.com)

Maybe, maybe not, but I definitely feel that I have my own secret weapons that are my keys to a better life. I make these 6 simple choices every day and I can honestly say it has changed my life, my relationships, and my confidence in myself and my choices. Challenge: What small habit or choice could you add or change this week? Quote: Change your habits, change your life.

It is easy, and natural, to seek approval from this world. Let us make sure our priorities have us seeking approval from the right people in our life. Challenge: Pay attention to your priorities this week and where you are seeking approval from. **Quote: **Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.” Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Proverbs 31:28-30

So many of us continue to live with choices that aren’t giving us the life we want. We continue to complain and blame others. We spend time on things that are wasteful, that suck our energy, or just help us continue the negative cycle. When will you choose something else? You own the power to choose. Challenge: Repeat the mantra, "I get to choose" over and over. And, make a choice this week that you have been wanting to do, but you have been avoiding. *Quote: * "You have the life you are willing to put up with." - Gary John Bishop

Are you just preaching and lecturing your kid, but not actually living your life that way? Get honest with yourself. We need to become aware, and grow as a person as well. Our kids need to see us learn from mistakes, make better choices, and own it when we are wrong. If you really want to influence your kids, pay attention to what you are giving them an example of. Challenge: Be the example you want your kids to be. Resource: Grow up: Becoming the parent your kids deserve.

I do believe that every challenge, mishap, mistake, or resistance that we experience, its a test for us. We decide if we are going to grow and learn, or if we are going to react with negativity. Will you adapt, shift, solve the problem, and keep going? Or will you complain, blame, and remain in the circle of self-doubt, and wanting to give up? This is the point where life can completely begin to change, if you decide to grow, pivot, and learn from what is going on. Challenge: Pay attention to your challenges this week. How are you responding? Quote: "Every excuse buys you another moment in your lifelong commitment to the victim club." - Gary John Bishop

Angela Chapman, founder of Age On Purpose, is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and a ReCODE 2.0-certified practitioner dedicated to helping others with the prevention, reversal or better management of Mild Cognitive Impairment and early Alzheimer's disease. Genetically at risk for Alzheimer’s herself, Angela opened her Direct Access community in 2020 to provide the education, peer support, Q/A and access to lab testing needed to successfully implement a proven protocol. Angela opens our minds to how our everyday choices can impact our brain, and that a holistic approach is actually finding the root cause of our symptoms, and improving them, rather than masking them. You can’t miss this. Resource: Angela’s website: Age on Purpose

Suzi is the green blogger behind the blog Gurl Gone Green. She's a wife and mom to three girls and one boy. After eating healthy for several years, she realized eating real food was only a small part of the healthy living equation. As a hairstylist and esthetician, she became aware of all the harmful chemicals she was constantly being exposed to. She went on a journey to transform her conventional products over to clean products. This led her to start sharing with others what she had learned. Fast forward 10 years later, and her mission to help others live out a clean lifestyle has only grown! Here are some great resources and freebies that Suzi shared with us during the interview: All the Freebies: 10 Ways To Detox Your Home For Free How To Make The Best Healthy Cup Of Coffee Natural and Organic At Costco Ingredients To Avoid Checklist Natural Baby Swaps Guide Natural Target Shopping Guide Upcoming Giveaways: 12 Days of Holiday Giveaways Blog Posts: Gift Guides Nontoxic Cookware Nontoxic Candle Resource: Suzi's website: Gurl Gone Green

When we get in the vicious cycle of letting unhealthy thoughts and feelings control our lives and our choices, we have to break the cycle and choose differently. This is possible. Let us choose this week to be bold and believe in ourselves and know that we are capable of anything. Challenge: Pay attention to your thoughts and feelings this week and break the cycle if needed. Quote: "Recall that thoughts lead to feelings, feelings lead to actions, and actions lead to results. Everything begins with your thoughts—which are produced by your mind." -T. Harv Eker Resource: Break the Cycle

Grace is the most underused superpower we can have. Grace gives us permission to move on. The ability to let go, forgive yourself, and move on quickly seems to be one of the most underused super powers. I can do all the things, but if I can't give myself grace when I mess up, I won't be able to bounce back and start again. I won't be able to get back up, when I fall down. I won't be able to laugh at myself when I make mistakes. **Challenge: **This week work on your grace muscle, for you and others. We need grace for the rest of our lives. Give yourself and others more grace this week. **Quote: **One of the best game changing habits you can develop is getting back up when life gets you down, and for that you need the superpower of GRACE. Resource: The Daily Surrender Journal