Parenting is hard. Mothering is hard. But it can be easier. When we pool our resources to help each other, our job becomes easier. And that's why we have the Mom Conference. I am so looking forward to this event, and I hope you do too! For now, save the date: October 11-13, 2016. That's when the FREE Online Mom Conference will be held. Check back on October 4 for the full details!
Hi, I am Stephanie, and I am my own worst enemy. I am harsh, demanding, and critical of myself. I will put myself down and call myself horrible names. My mood changes rapidly, depending on how I think someone thinks about me. I am easily offended. On any given day, I can rotate between feelings of shame, unworthiness, and loneliness. I care what people think of me. I care so much what people think of me that I do my best to live up to certain expectations but fall short EVERY TIME. Sweet friends, please tell me I am not alone in this thinking!…
I am so excited to announce today that I have (FINALLY!) finished the free printable scripture cards I talked about a really....LONG...time ago. (Honestly, I don't know why it took me so long). Whenever you sign up to receive Making the Most updates, you'll receive these free printable scripture cards in your inbox. They are fantastic little reminders that God is with us every moment of every day, and they are so easy just to print out and carry along with you. I print mine on cardstock, laminate them (because I love to laminate), punch a hole in the top left…
I've been spending some time lately thinking about goals, success, what it means to be successful, and how on earth I can accomplish my goals this month in order to be successful. I even wrote a post on why many people fail to achieve their goals or be successful. All of this thinking causes problems for me. Like it makes me think. And then I come up with ideas. And then sometimes I try my ideas. Sometimes that's scary. Ha! This time, though, I think I've had something good come out of all of this thinking, and I wanted to…
I seem to be a quitter. At not quite thirty years old, I've been reflecting on my years since high school and realizing that I've started a lot of things, but I've yet to become what I'd call successful in business or in my financial life. And as I've come to this realization, I've also had to recognize that part of the reason I am not yet successful is because I've quit so many things. When things don't explode with popularity as fast as I want them to or if my bank account doesn't grow as fast as I want…