by MomJonz | Nov 28, 2017 | Empowering Women, Empowering Youth, Life
The Overly Opinionated Teen walked through the door about two weeks ago telling me about her day as usual. Her routine is to say,” Hi mommy.” Afterwards, it can about four different ways….her just saying hello and continuing...
by MomJonz | Nov 10, 2017 | Empowering Women, Empowering Youth, Life
From my last post talking about seeing color, I had some questions about starting the dialogue with children about race.  I refuse to sit here and say it didn’t infuriate me to have people say that they don’t know how to start that conversation with...
by MomJonz | Nov 6, 2017 | Empowering Women, Empowering Youth, Family
When my girls were younger, I always looked for bright and cheery books for them to enjoy. As a Christian family, we also wanted to find storybooks to teach them about God’s Great Love. We wanted the same colorful and bright...
by MomJonz | Oct 31, 2017 | Empowering Women, Empowering Youth, Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is how we feel about our self, but we can help other’s boost their self-esteem as well.  This post will talk about ways we can encourage our children to help a friend, classmate or teammate improve their self-esteem. Yes,...
by MomJonz | Oct 27, 2017 | Empowering Women, Life, Life As Navy Military Family, Love
I set out on a mission to be a QUEEN at our Navy Ball. Little girls always want to be princesses, and when you get all dolled up heading to a formal event, people comment, “You look like a princess.” That’s great, but I wanted to be a QUEEN this...
by MomJonz | Oct 21, 2017 | Empowering Women, Empowering Youth, Life, Self-Esteem
I consider myself a seasoned wife, seasoned mom, and a seasoned woman all the way around. Because of this, I feel like I have a lot to share about mistakes I’ve made, the ones I still make and the ones that WILL happen. BUT…I want...
