By Brittany D. Linde, PhD What do you hear when you hear the word “savor”? Maybe you relate it to food or drinks, such as savoring a tasty morsel or a fine glass of red wine. But what else can be savored? How can you incorporate savoring into your daily lifestyle? Wikipedia will tell you…
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By Viridiana Word Society puts a lot of pressure on moms in general. We are constantly judged, questioned, criticized for the way we raise our children, the discipline methods we use, breastfeed or formula feed, whether we let them have screen time. Add to that the stress of being the type of mom that goes…
By Sabrina Barton Working Mom’s Connection was established on November 2nd, 2017. While still fairly new, Working Mom’s Connection has some pretty big goals to provide additional much-needed resources to working mothers. While talking with working mothers there is often a word that sneaks into many conversations. And, unfortunately, that word is guilt. We love…
Networking, Business Coaching, Mom-Wins, and More on the Agenda Working Moms Connection will host their annual event on June 14-15, 2019, in Provo, Utah at the Utah Valley Convention Center. The event will provide a chance for working moms to connect with one another and celebrate their mom-wins. Sponsors and businesses will be present,…
By Kimberly LeBaron When I got a divorce, I still had five children at home. They ranged in age from 6 to 15. It was a tough time for all of us. I remember the night I told my kids that their dad and I were getting a divorce. The three oldest kids accepted…
By Kimberly Hicken As a working mom with eight kids, I know how hectic life can be. I think I was late for everything for the first twenty years of motherhood. Sometimes, I think the baby purposely waited to poop its diaper until I was on my way out the door. In fact, I think…
By Kimberly Hicken I work at a youth correctional facility as an English teacher. Most of my students never had a real childhood. They grew up in families where drugs, alcohol, stealing, gangs, and prostitution were the norm and the reality. The focus for many of these kids was survival—safety, food, shelter. They didn’t have…
By Kimberly Hicken The Notebook I’m sound asleep, but the soft tiptoe on the carpet wakes me. I lean up on my right elbow and say, “I caught you!” The guilty child moans in disappointment and puts the notebook back on the foot of my bed before silently leaving my room. I glance over…
By Kimberly Hicken My great-great-great grandfather was the first settler in the small town where I grew up. The town was named after him. My grandfather used to ride a horse to school. My father’s first car was one that he shared with his brother. It was a Model-T Ford. When my father was…