Mothering Joy is my motherhood journey.
The blog is named after my daughter Caroline Joy. Here I tell stories of learning to be a grace filled keeper of the two beautiful children God has entrusted me with. I celebrate the joys of motherhood but also get real about the trenches young moms find themselves in and how we can nurture joy in the daily grind.
I write about all things motherhood, health, mindset, and home and share encouraging stories of life as a stay-at-home mama in the rural midwest.
I became a homemaker five years ago when I married my husband.
I’m Meg Rohs. I’m a small town mama, DIYer and imperfect homemaker. I started my homemaking journey five years ago when I became a wife. My husband and I got married in a beautiful barn on his parents hobby farm. We renovated the barn (that didn’t have a floor) in eight months. Then we exchanged vows in front of a young oak tree that we planted on the property. We bought our first house in small town Wisconsin and had two babies in two years.
Then life threw me a curve ball
In between becoming a wife and becoming a mom I lost my dad to cancer. Walking through loss changed me. I started prioritizing health before anything else in my life.
As I grew in my roles of homemaker and mother I realized that my focus on health was out of a scarcity mindset. I had a tight grip on everything in my life and was striving for perfection in everything I did. I carried motherhood so heavily with this scarcity mindset and always felt like I was on the verge of burnout.
After my second baby was born I went through a really beautiful and intense period of discovering who I am as a mom. Then I had a breakthrough where I started focusing more of what brings me joy and less on trying to fit into anyone else’s definition of what a ‘good’ mom looks like.
I started living with an abundant mindset
I’ve redefined motherhood for myself as a title that has more room for me and the things that bring me joy. And my cup is so much more full. I’m able to show up as a better mom and better wife. The role of “mom” doesn’t feel as heavy as it used to. I’ve balanced the things that are hard with things that are really joyful.
There are still plenty of challenges in raising young kids but now the hard things don’t define the day. The joyful things that I’ve made space for every day do. These things look like starting my day quietly by myself working on projects thats fill me up. It looks like making time for snuggles and play with my kids. And making time to hang out with my husband after the kids are sleeping.
Now, I understand that nurturing true health and happiness in myself, my babies, my marriage, and my home requires an abundant mindset. As I was able to discover my abundant mindset, I realized I could cultivate more than just health, but also joy, in every aspect of my life.
This was so life-changing for me that I wanted to share about it with other moms. So I stared the Mothering Joy Blog which led to the Mothering Joy Podcast. I can’t wait to share in this journey with you!
