My greatest joy in Motherhood (double celebration day!)

The Monica Swanson Podcast - boy mom, build strong families, Biblical worldview, women’s wellness

Monica Swanson and Christian Parenting

Parenting, Kids & Family, Kids & Family:parenting

5.0 • 971 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Today I like to imagine I am gathered with all of you moms for a big group hug and some sincere encouragement. I wish you all a happy Mother’s Day (week) and I want you to know how valuable and precious you are as a mom! Today also marks the one-year birthday of my book, “Becoming Homeschoolers”. To celebrate all these things, I decided to read a short excerpt from the book…specifically the part about “How we started” homeschooling. For those of you who homeschool, I hope you are encouraged today. For those of you who don’t homeschool, I think you’ll still enjoy this story. Either way this should help you get to know me a little better. Also, I offer a prayer for ALL of the moms at the end of this episode! Find links to everything I mention, including my viral blog post + podcast: “Five ways to Avoid Mother’s Day Disappointment” in show notes at: http://monicawwanson.com/mothers-day-2025Find show notes at: http://www.monicaswanson.com/mothers-day-2025 Thank you to my new podcast sponsor, Previnex - clinically effective supplements that promote longevity, performance, and everyday health. I use their Muscle Health + (with creatine!) and Gut and Greens daily to support muscle health, digestion, and overall health. Go to Previnex.com and USE CODE: MONICA for 15% off your first order! General podcast page: http://www.monicaswanson.com/podcast The Monica Swanson Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual resources to help you grow into the parent you want to be, visit www.christianparenting.org Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Christian Parenting
0:03.0	Well, Aloha, and welcome back to the Monica Swanson podcast.
0:14.4	I'm so happy to get to be with you today, and I'm extra happy to celebrate a few things with you today. I'm imagining that we're all gathered
0:23.2	together here as we celebrate two things. First, Mother's Day is coming next Sunday. So if you're
0:28.2	catching this as this episode airs, I want to say happy Mother's Day to all of you who are
0:33.8	mothers, grandmothers, somehow nurturers to children. God bless you guys, it's a big job,
0:39.8	and I know sometimes it can feel like a thankless job, an unrelenting job, but I just want to
0:46.3	remind you that what you do matters, and I'm just super proud of you. Now, I do want to point you
0:50.9	to show notes where I have a link to an article I wrote a few years
0:55.7	back and then later recorded it as a podcast as well.
0:59.0	It's called Five Ways to Avoid Mother's Day Disappointment.
1:02.7	And when I first shared that, it went pretty viral on the internet.
1:06.6	The Today Show website asked me to write a version of it for them.
1:10.1	And it has helped a lot of women truly avoid Mother's Day disappointment.
1:14.8	So even if you think going into things like, I'm fine, I don't have expectations, well, most of the time we do.
1:19.5	So I just encourage you to be proactive and to go ahead and read that sooner than later.
1:24.6	Okay, so you will find show notes over at monica swanson.com forward slash
1:29.7	mothers dash day dash 2025. Okay. So we are here to celebrate all of you as moms, but at the same time,
1:38.9	today is also a special day because this marks the one year exact anniversary birthday of my book becoming
1:46.7	homeschoolers. And as I pondered, what do I want to share this week to celebrate the books
1:51.7	one year birthday, but also Mother's Day? It just occurred to me that to me, they're almost
1:57.3	one in the same. I have so many joys in being a mom. I love motherhood. I love family.
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