Thoughts on Uniqueness
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“What Kind Of Blogger Are You?” – I’m Glad You Asked
Today I’m answering this question, because… One – I feel that sometimes there are misconceptions and stereotypes about bloggers and what they do, and Two – I don’t see my primary role to be that of a blogger, but I do blog so it’s important I explain what I do and why I do it. So.. I’m a blogger because I have and write for a blog, but I don’t consider blogging as one of my primary roles. I prefer to call myself a writer. And the reason for that is because even though I write blog posts on a regular basis (twice a week to be exact) and I…
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Ready, Set, Launch!
I’m so excited to share this amazing news with you! It’s launch day! Unique – A Testimony Of Hope In A Comparison Obsessed Mommy Culture) is now out and available worldwide on Amazon In case you missed out on what this book is about, I shared some details about the book here. But basically, this book is about my deeply personal experience with insecurity, inadequacy, and guilt in my first years as a mother and how that affected my marriage, motherhood, and relationship with God. In Unique I disclose the roots of my struggles and I share my journey to purpose, joy, and true security in God. Unique invites you…
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I Started Designing Journals
So, I started designing journals the other week. My husband gave me the idea initially, and I took it on because I realized it was yet another way to create something that would spread the core message of Unique Mums. Is it my natural gifting or training? No! But I’m enjoying it and learning a new skill! You see, for me, Unique Mums isn’t just a little blog for me to share my experiences and some homemaking tips. Unique Mums is part of my creative business. While it’s true that I provide a lot of practical information about homemaking and motherhood, within my Faith content – whether books, blog posts,…
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Fearfully And Wonderfully Made
“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” – Psalm 139:14 It was a hot summer’s day, and the room was full of beautiful mothers, chatting away happily. I smiled and I talked to a couple. But then people moved around and suddenly I had no one to talk to. I felt alone. Alone in a crowded room of people! You see, my loneliness had nothing to do with a lack of physical companionship. It was simply that I felt unattached in the sea of bonding people. Instead of being comfortable and knowing I was whole in the…
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Altogether Beautiful
Guest blog post – Kaelin Scott When you look in the mirror, what do you see? If you’re anything like me, you probably focus on the flaws. The little imperfections. The things that make you different. I’ve never been a confident person. If I’m being honest, that’s one of my greatest weaknesses. I’ve never really thought of myself as beautiful. I don’t know where it stemmed from, but I’ve always been self-conscious. When I look in the mirror, I see the things I don’t like. I see what I would change if given the chance. I see what I consider flaws. Too many freckles. A long, pointy nose. The combination…
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What Is A Unique Mum? A Biblical Perspective
This post is going to be huge! I don’t mean in length. I mean in concept. After all, this is about the very name of my blog, and it’s interesting that my concept about a mum’s uniqueness has actually expanded, ever since I first had the idea. Ok, ok, I’m getting ahead of myself here. First: what was it that lead me to start a blog called Unique Mums? The propeller I started this blog with this particular name because I felt God show me one thing. And that was that in the world of motherhood sometimes there was this concept that there was a perfect way of being a…
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Does The Perfect Mother Exist? Read This!
Well, before I go into that, this whole concept of the perfect mother was why I created my blog Unique Mums in 2020. The idea for the blog came about when I noticed that in the world of motherhood there was a lot of judgmentalism, comparisonitis, and perfectionism. While the former was apparent in my daily observations of interactions between mums on social media, the latter was evident to me in media portrayals of the elusive perfect mother, and the inner goddess approach encouraged by lifestyle gurus. The Elusive Perfect Mother Approach Films and TV shows portrayed the perfect mother in the main protagonist: fun, beautiful, sociable, trendy, artistic, BPA-free plastic…
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How Am I Different From Everyone Else In The World?
Have you ever asked yourself what really makes you unique? Is it your personality? Your looks? Your thoughts? Your habits? I believe that as people we all have a unique blend of features that include all the above and we’re all beautiful in our own way. I think most people would agree with this. But it feels like we live in a culture where being a certain way is deemed better: being extrovert, being organized, being dynamic, being active, the list could go on. There’s this culture of perfectionism, comparison, and categorization. This seems to be especially true in the mum culture. I see this perfectionism in the pursuit for…
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Do I Need To Change? – A Young Mother’s Insecurity
Many years ago, I went through a stage of insecurity regarding my personality as a mother. I started believing that certain features of my personality needed to change because when I compared myself to other mothers; I felt inadequate. This got to the point where I wondered whether my children would eventually start liking other mothers more than me. After all, these mums seemed so much better than I. Now, there were several aspects of myself that I thought needed to change, and one of those was my introversion and quietness. I compared myself to all my mum friends and acquaintances who were unlike me. They were dynamic. They were…
