What Does It Mean To Find Everyday Joy?

What does it mean to find everyday joy? Finding Everyday Joy exists to help women discover joy in the everyday moments of life. There is joy to be found as we steward healthy and thriving families, shepherd hearts, create peaceful homes, and as we nurture and grow healthy bodies, and minds.

As we navigate life, there are daily opportunities to choose how we respond to any given situation, and what we do with the lessons we learn. Every day we encounter the opportunity to grow, learn new things and to choose joy. The question is: when presented with any situation – good or bad – how will we respond?

STEWARDING HEALTHY THRIVING FAMILIES

As moms, we have the privilege and the challenge to steward the lives in our home. It is something that often comes with great sacrifice and also with great reward. Healthy and thriving families can often be defined by how the hearts and minds under our care, as well as our own, are growing. My goal is to help mommas with tools and resources for creating environments in our homes that foster the many different facets of health and growth… and recognizing that if we choose to, we can find joy around every corner in the process.

SHEPHERDING HEARTS

In our family, we talk almost daily about our “heart gardens.” If we think about gardens or the activities involved in tending a garden, we would find that there are many similarities to tending to our hearts. The adventure of raising and nurturing a family is filled with twists and turns with every passing day. Shepherding the hearts of our families, in my opinion, is one of the most important jobs of the wife and momma of the house. My goal is to provide tools and resources for shepherding the hearts of those in our care.

CREATING PEACEFUL COMFORTABLE HOMES

Our homes should be our safest space. Home is where we often spend the majority of our time, and where family memories are made. My husband often refers to our home as my nest, and he loves it when I take the time to tend to the nest and make it even better. Whether that is by eradicating chemicals and switching cleaning supplies for more healthy, chemical free options, or by taking on fun DIY projects around the house, and even learning some tips and tricks for taking beautiful photos of your family and telling their story through photos. Our goal is to share some of the different projects we take on to make our homes a better place.

NURTURING HEALTHY BODIES

One of my favorite places to be is in my kitchen. I come from a long line of women who thrived in the kitchen and I love creating delicious meals for my family. I also combine that with my love of teaching others how to thrive in the kitchen and how to nurture those bellies sitting around my table. It is my goal to help other women find joy in the process, from meal planning, all the way to the food on the plate at meal time.

GROWING STRONG, CREATIVE MINDS 

My children are all so very different. They have different interests, and of course all have different personalities that thrive as they learn in different ways. This is one of the reasons we are so thankful to have the privilege of homeschooling. After over eight years homeschooling, we have picked up so many tips and tricks and learned about so many different curriculum options and have had our fair share of both victory and defeat, tears and cheers! My goal is to help mommas who are on the homeschool journey. I want to come along side you and your kiddos and help you find success when it comes to homeschooling.

LET’S FIND JOY TOGETHER!

Finding Everyday Joy is not just a blog, it is more like a conversation. When you ask your self, “What does it mean to find everyday joy?” Imagine we’re in a coffee shop having a yummy cup of your favorite coffee drink and conversation; and I’ll share with you ideas and resources to help find joy in all the everyday moments of life. You are not alone in this journey! Let’s navigate the road together. Side by side we will steward thriving families, shepherd hearts, create peaceful comfortable homes, nurture healthy bodies and grow strong creative minds.