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September 8, 2020
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In the summertime, Wednesdays are reserved for a standing lunch date with some special ladies. I’ve grown with …

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September 3, 2020
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September 1, 2020
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Today, @lindseycornett is up on the blog, sharing Today, @lindseycornett is up on the blog, sharing about being in it for “The Long Haul”. Oh man, if we’re not all feeling this message right now—learning how to stay the course, stay in the ring, even when challenges arise. Mamas—YOU ARE CHANGING THE WORLD. It doesn’t feel like it, perhaps. Maybe you’re down on yourself for being impatient, putting your kids in front of screens, feeling discouraged, but I will bet you have done a million small things this week to nourish your children, get them the rest and love they need, and you are persevering. You are changing the world for each one of your kids every time you show up for them. Cheering and praying for you today. Here is an excerpt of Lindsey’s essay, “So much of motherhood exists in the follow-up appointments. The handful of firsts and lasts are dwarfed by the sheer volume of the again and again and agains. Meals. Potty breaks. Read alouds. Sibling squabbles and apologies. Reminders about choosing love, being brave, making mistakes, and trying again. ‘You already had a snack.’ ‘Your birthday is still three months away.’ ‘You may not speak to me like that.’ ‘I love you.’ ‘I love you.’ ‘I love you.’  Pastor and theologian Eugene Peterson once borrowed a phrase from Nietsche to describe the Christian faith as ‘a long obedience in the same direction.’ And my, if that isn’t also a good description of motherhood. It is long. It is often marked by sameness. But we keep showing up. Faithful and present, even if nothing ever changes. And isn’t that what Jesus says to us? ‘I love you, even if nothing ever changes. I am faithful.’” Find it on KindredMom.com or listen on the Kindred Mom podcast feed. Tag a mom you know who is persevering even though times are tough. Tagged mamas: You’re strong, brave, and more beautiful than you know. . . . . . . . . . . #inbeautyandchaos #rawmotherhood #thisismotherhood #mommemes #joyfulmamas #intentionalmotherhood #stopdropandmom #newmom #myhonestmotherhood #lifeofmom #mombloggernetwork #connectingmoms #momcommunity #MamaTribe #theartofslowliving #theygrowsofast #workfromhome #WFHmom #wahm #workingmom #coffeeandcrumbs #wellwateredwomen #motherhoodrising #motherhoodcommunity
The Kindred Mom team is thrilled to present the bo The Kindred Mom team is thrilled to present the book we published together this past fall, and hope you’ll join us in the effort to get this book into the hands of mamas who will find encouragement and solidarity in these pages. It’s a volume of essays—43 of them! About everything from epic messes, poop stories, struggling through PPD, cultivating resilience through motherhood challenges, and so much more! We’re so grateful to @adrielbooker for a timely and insightful foreword to the book, and for the generous endorsements from @beckykiefe, @dorinagilmore, @shaunaletellier, @sortaawesomemeg, and @brittanylbergman. Find it wherever books are sold! . . . . . . . . . . #strongbravebeautifulbook #kindredmom #inbeautyandchaos #rawmotherhood #thisismotherhood #newbook #joyfulmamas #postpartum #postpartumsupport #selfcareformoms #intentionalmotherhood #stopdropandmom #newmom #myhonestmotherhood #lifeofmom #mombloggernetwork #connectingmoms #momcommunity #MamaTribe #theartofslowliving #theygrowsofast #simpleandslow #myeverydaymagic #simplemoments #shareyourheart #theartofsimple #nestandflourish #writercommunity #ohheymama
Hey all! @emily_sue_allen here, squeezed into a ph Hey all! @emily_sue_allen here, squeezed into a photo with half of my children. Squeezed-in is pretty much how we roll all the time with our big fam! It’s been a long while since I’ve surfaced here, but I hope to be around on IG a bit more in the coming months. I’m so thrilled about this upcoming series, and hope you’ll follow along, follow the writers we will be sharing week-to-week, and join in for the conversations we have here. I shared on the blog today about the mix of emotions I’ve been navigating as we moved to a new area and moved into a new season of life...so much good and also: hard! At this moment, I am grateful for the sun and mid-50s temperatures, plus the boundless energy of these kids. I wish they could straight up transfer some of that energy to me, but I’ll settle for the snuggles. What is bringing you joy today? Tell me in the comments -or- share a photo on your feed with the #kindredmom hashtag so I can see the loveliness you’re seeing. 😍 . . . . . . #shetheroar #christianblogger #christianwoman #christianliving #christianmoms #propelwomen #givemeJesus #faithinspired #theeverygirl #gritandvirtue #pursuitcommunity #womenintheword #butGod #risenmotherhood #shereadstruth #coffeeandJesus #proverbs31woman #proverbs31 #jesuscalling #goodmorninggirls #joyfullifecommunity
Waving to all the mama-writers out there! This wee Waving to all the mama-writers out there! This week, we’ll be sending out an email with upcoming opportunities to write for and partner with Kindred Mom in the coming months, and we’d love to include you on the email! DM your address or find the signup on the Write for Us page of KindredMom.com. We exist to share beautiful and honest motherhood stories from women in all different stages of raising kids. Nudge a friend if you know she has a story to share. Writer-moms can use all the encouragement they can get! ❤️ #kindredmom #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #momblogger #faithblogger #coffeeandcrumbs #writingmotherhood #motherhoodstories #writersofig #submissionopportunity #womenencouragingwomen #momboss #hopewriters #hopewriterlife #wellwateredwomen #meetwritermoms #christianwriters #faithjourney #faithbloggers #connectedfamilies #risenmotherhood #gritandvirtue #faithwriter #shewritestruth #shespeakstruth #mamawriter #lifewellcaptured #documentyourdays
“Wide-open fields pass by, and I see, maybe for “Wide-open fields pass by, and I see, maybe for the first time, there is space for everything I’m feeling. Joy. Sorrow. Hope. Uncertainty. I’ve said goodbye to a season of life that was full of good things, and the one ahead…there is no reason it can’t be full of new and different good things.” ~ excerpt from Moving Into a New Season, by Kindred Mom founder @emily_sue_allen New on the blog and podcast feed, the start of our Strong, Brave & Beautiful essay series in celebration of the Kindred Mom book release of the same name. We can’t wait to share the rest of this series with you! Drop an emoji if you’re here for it 😎 #kindredmom #inbeautyandchaos #rawmotherhood #thisismotherhood #mommemes #joyfulmamas #postpartum #postpartumsupport #selfcareformoms #intentionalmotherhood #stopdropandmom #newmom #babiesgrowingup #myhonestmotherhood #lifeofmom #mombloggernetwork #connectingmoms #momcommunity #MamaTribe #theartofslowliving #theygrowsofast
Waving hello with an announcement: in a few days, Waving hello with an announcement: in a few days, Kindred Mom will begin sharing new essays on the blog & accompanying audio on the podcast feed. We're so grateful for the writers joining us for our upcoming series that celebrates strength, courage, and beauty in humble motherhood moments. Many lovely stories coming your way. Stay tuned! #kindredmom #joyfulmamas #postpartum #postpartumsupport #selfcareformoms #intentionalmotherhood #stopdropandmom #newmom #workfromhome #WFHmom #wahm #workingmom #coffeeandcrumbs #wellwateredwomen #motherhoodrising #motherhoodcommunity #momstrugglingwell #sahmomlife #sahm
Dear friends, ⁣ Beginning today, our Kindred Mom Dear friends, ⁣ Beginning today, our Kindred Mom team is taking a sabbatical. ⁣ You may have noticed that things have been a bit quieter here lately. Behind the scenes, we have all been navigating the extra weight of this current season, and we sense a call to rest and retreat for the time being. ⁣ In the meantime you can… -Buy our book! Strong, Brave & Beautiful: Stories of Hope for Moms in the Weeds is available on Amazon (just search for “Emily Sue Allen”!) or at http://KindredMom.com/book -Catch up on the Kindred Mom Podcast! All our recent essays have been released in audio format on the podcast feed. It would make lovely listening for any mama needing some encouragement and solidarity. -Sign up for the Kindred Mom Email Newsletter, so you’ll be sure to know when we are back in action. ⁣ We’ll be back sometime in February, and our next series of essays will go live in March. If you submitted an essay for that series, we will be in touch with you shortly about the details. Our team sends love to you from Alaska, Washington, California, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana. ⁣ Stay safe, wear your mask, take good care! ⁣ You are strong. Your are brave. You are beautiful. The work you are doing as a mom matters. ⁣ xoxo, The Kindred Mom Team (Emily, Jenni, Lynne, Robin, Lindsey, Mary Kate, Jay, Melissa, and Bethany)
As Advent begins, we consider what it means to wai As Advent begins, we consider what it means to wait well. 

We wait, just as Mary waited. 
We wait, as the Israelites waited. We wait, all of us—waiting for a pandemic to end, for life to return to “normal”, to be reunited with friends and family. ⁣ Who knows the tension of waiting better than a mother, who has waited to conceive, waited to adopt, waited to labor, waited to hold her little one to her chest, waited for her grown children to return home? ⁣ We have experience with waiting. May that experience lead us well through this next season, eagerly expecting the arrival of Christ. 

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We’re officially welcoming the holiday season to We’re officially welcoming the holiday season to the blog today, with a new essay from Robin (@robin.chapman). This will also be our final essay this fall!

Today, Robin is sharing about the time she brought a fire extinguisher with her to church.

Yes, you read that right. When she first told our team that story, the cry was unanimous: “Please write about that!” ⁣ Head to KindredMom.com to read Robin’s story. ⁣ . . . . #thejoyfullife #risenmotherhood #mamaswhowrite #coffeeandcrumbs #motherhooddiaries #motherhoodthroughig #simplymamahood #momlifeunfiltered #connectedmotherhood #modernmama #joyfulmotherhood #raisingytinyhumans
NEW ESSAY on the blog today from guest writer Ange NEW ESSAY on the blog today from guest writer Angela Sensenig. Are you a mom who has left pieces of your heart all over the map?

If you’re a mom who has had to move across the country and left dear friends behind, today’s essay is for you.

Find Angela’s essay in both text and audio forms on the blog at KindredMom.com, or listen to the audio on the Kindred Mom Podcast.

And tell us: What tips do you have for making mom friends? Or better yet, how are you nourishing your friendships when you can’t gather in person? . . . . . ⁣ . . . . #sahmlife #momtribe #womenencouragingwomen #wellwateredwomen #momstrugglingwell #dontmomalone #candidchildhood #flashesofdelight #livethelittlethings #motherhoodunplugged #mindfulmom
NEW POST on the blog today from KM team member Jay NEW POST on the blog today from KM team member Jay Jones (@jacelya_jones). Today, Jay is sharing honestly about a parenting moment that haunted her for a long time—a moment she knows she could have handled differently but did not, a moment when she might have connected with her son but didn’t. 

We all have those moments, don’t we?
What good news that children are resilient, love repairs, time teaches, and God is in the business of redemption. ⁣ Head to the blog at KindredMom.com to read Jay’s story, or catch the audio version in the Kindred Mom Podcast feed. ⁣ . . . . #christianmom #hopewriters #risenmotherhood #christianmoms #faithfulmom #dailydevotional #butfirstjesus #stopdropandmom #ohheymama #herviewfromhome #momtomom #freeupmyinsta #momlifeblog #let_there_be_delight
Grateful.

It’s a word that took on new mean Grateful.

It’s a word that took on new meaning for me (like a whole lot of other people) back when I read Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts. I had been thankful throughout my life, sure! But I’d never given such intentional thought to the value of gratitude and the way it could bouy me when life felt hard.

It’s a word I come back to time and time again in motherhood. I don’t have to be grateful *for* everything: I am not grateful for fights over who had the stuffed stegosaurus first. I am not grateful for pee-soaked sheets and underwear.

But *in* everything, in every moment, there is *something* for which I can give thanks. I am grateful for the many gifts my children have received from friends and family who love them. I am grateful they have playmates. I am grateful for healthy bodies, night lights, and the way they look wrapped in a fluffy towel.

Grateful, grateful, grateful. —Lindsey (@lindseycornett) “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” —Psalm 100:4 . . . . . #christianmom #hopewriters #risenmotherhood #christianmoms #faithfulmom #dailydevotional #butfirstjesus #stopdropandmom #ohheymama #herviewfromhome #momtomom #freeupmyinsta #momlifeblog #let_there_be_delight
“We made a road to a city!” the children call “We made a road to a city!” the children call to me. “Come see!” They lead me along a carefully constructed Magnatile path, show me cars aligned on each square. “And look! Here’s our city!” I follow the trail of tiles and cars and peek into the corner of our living room. They made buildings of various shapes, adorned with Legos and more cars. ⁣ “It’s beautiful!” I tell them. “I like how you have all the different buildings at the end of your path.” ⁣ I check the clock and think about the checklist I had carefully planned for school today. It’s almost noon and we have barely touched the math or writing activities I had scheduled. Kindergarten and second grade standards call to me, and I think about pulling the kids away from their construction, setting them in their chairs at the table to do worksheets and sums. I know it will be a fight, and they’ll ask for “longer recess” so they can play. ⁣ I look at the rows of squares, the patterns of cars, the structure of the buildings they have created. I hear my daughter act out a scene with her Lego person, and my son answer back with his. ⁣ The checklist of today’s activities looms on the whiteboard behind me, the papers I had laid out for our day untouched. I make the decision to ignore them. This isn’t how I envisioned homeschooling, but my plans can wait. ⁣ The children are busy making their own paths, learning more than I could teach them at the table right now. --Beth Robinson (@bethpics27) . Don't miss Beth's essay, "The Voice of the Narrator," available on the blog now! . . . . . #wanderfulchildhood #childledplay #homeschoolfamily #creativekids #raisingcreativekids #homeschool #accidentalhomeschool #let_there_be_delight #letthembelittle #homeschoollife #pandemicparenting #the_sugar_jar #unschooling #intentionalliving #homeschoolingmom #motherhood #mymamahood #momblogger #christianmom #momliferocks #bestofmoms #mamabear #momminainteasy #momlifeunfiltered #realmotherhood
Full Full of mess: chaos and paper, tape and glue, Full Full of mess: chaos and paper, tape and glue, ideas and concepts Full of information: sometimes too overwhelming to press into, but also fascinating and I want more Full of light: sunshine, filtered and direct Full of lovies: (why are there so many?) they hug them and hold them close in sleep Full of noise: peals of laughter, cries from bumps or hurts, feet running, jumping, playing Full of books: school books, picture books, mini books, huge books, books with cereal milk accidentally spilled on them Full of questions: Will angels terrify me? Why does this spin? Can we play games? Can I have a snack? What does God look like? Full of hugs: joyful, connecting, healing, necessary Full of love: giant, complete, soothing, safe Full. —Lynne (@lynnepatti) . . . . . #sahmlife #momtribe #womenencouragingwomen #wellwateredwomen #momstrugglingwell #dontmomalone #candidchildhood #flashesofdelight #livethelittlethings #motherhoodunplugged #mindfulmom #ipreview via @preview.app
NEW POST on the blog today from returning guest wr NEW POST on the blog today from returning guest writer Beth Robinson (@bethpics27). Before we welcome children into our families, we have so many dreams about how we will one day connect with them… but sometimes, things don’t work exactly like we anticipated.

“Some of my earliest memories involve my mom reading to me. We went through the infamous Little House book series the summer before I started kindergarten. She read the Narnia series and countless picture books. I can recall the cadence of my mother’s voice as it washed over me, painting pictures of prairies and woods, lions and witches. I was secure and warm by her side as she read about life on the prairie, snuggled up in my bed while she read about snowstorms and a White Witch. Though I was swept away by the plot, I stayed tethered to my mother, knowing that no matter what happened in the story, she was going to be there for me.  ⁣ I hoped that when I became a mom, I would imprint upon my children the same love for stories—that they would sit quietly and listen as I read intently, stopping to comment and await their input. I wanted them to feel safe and secure, warm, and protected as I curled up with them and read to them.  ⁣ I never expected I would be the problem.” ⁣ Read the rest of Beth’s essay at KindredMom.com, or catch the audio version at the blog and in the Kindred Mom Podcast feed! . . . . . #intentionalfamilies #raisingreaders #thejoyfullife #risenmotherhood #mamaswhowrite #coffeeandcrumbs #motherhooddiaries #motherhoodthroughig #simplymamahood #momlifeunfiltered #connectedmotherhood #modernmama #joyfulmotherhood #raisingtinyhumans #picturebooks #bookstagram #readaloudrevival
I knew it was the right move to invite another kid I knew it was the right move to invite another kid into our homeschool this year. I instinctively knew that she was a good fit for our family and more specifically, a good friend for our daughter, who is in the same grade. The first quarter of school has proved that it really was the total right move. I did not expect to need a Kleenex box on our school table because evidently, discussions about the U.S. Constitution and slope-intercept formulas will lead to discussions of identity and the future and “who will be my spouse?” and “am I really seen and known?” If I’m being honest, I really love it. Most of the time, they just need me to listen and ask them questions. I feel like I approach a holy altar each morning as I teach these sweet girls. It’s a total privilege. —Lynne (@lynnepatti) . . . . . #raisingstronggirls #raisinggirls #mothersofdaughters #homeschool #homeschoollife #homeschoolmom #homeschooling #raisingteens #momlifeisthebestlife #getaftergrateful #1000gifts #intentionalfamily #connectedfamilies
Welcome to November, everyone! We’ve continuing Welcome to November, everyone! We’ve continuing on with our Connect series this month, and today we have a brand new essay on the blog from April Renee Russell (@aprilandthree). 

April reminds us of the value of intergenerational connection. Sometimes, we long for more. Still, memories and legacies tie us to the past and give us hope for our futures. 
Head to the blog at KindredMom.com for more from April, or catch the audio version in the Kindred Mom Podcast feed. ⁣ Do you carry any special memories of your grandmothers? . . . . . #thejoyfullife #risenmotherhood #mamaswhowrite #coffeeandcrumbs #motherhooddiaries #motherhoodthroughig #simplymamahood #momlifeunfiltered #connectedmotherhood #modernmama #joyfulmotherhood #raisingtinyhumans
Hey, hey, writers! Here is your friendly reminder Hey, hey, writers! Here is your friendly reminder that the submission deadline for our next series is THIS FRIDAY, 11/6. ⁣ The next series is “Strong, Brave & Beautiful” and will run from January-March. We’re looking for story-driven essays exploring how strength, courage, and beauty are required of mothers, illuminated through mothering experiences, and grown as we mother our children. In what unexpected ⁣ We feature writing from mothers with all different mothering experiences including married moms, single moms, adoptive moms, step-moms, ethnically diverse moms, and moms of children with special needs/unique challenges. New writers are always welcome! . . . . . #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #momblogger #faithblogger #coffeeandcrumbs #risenmotherhood #writingmotherhood #motherhoodstories #writersofig #submissionopportunity #womenencouragingwomen #momboss #hopewriters #hopewriterlife #wellwateredwomen
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