Jodi, Meaningful Mama

Why my blog? Because becoming a mother is hard. I learned that in the labor process, and I’ve been learning it ever since. This blog has been, for me, a desire to be more intentional in my parenting. I think I’ve spent the last four years of parenting living in the “I should” moments: I should really take my kids to the park when it’s cold outside; I really should get a reward system in place at our home; I should get off “Words with Friends” right now and spend some quality time with my kids; I should really invest in the character development of the kids more. I was tired of the “I should” and decided to become meaningful.

This isn’t about me being an amazing mom. It’s about me trying to improve daily in this precious role. Every day I offer you a craft or activity, a character development idea, and a parenting tip that I’ve found helpful. Is life at our house perfect? Absolutely not. Is it improving? Absolutely. I want to inspire others to be more meaningful in their parenting. Will I have Martha Stewart moments in the process? Hopefully.

Mostly, I want to make things accessible; things you can take away and say, “I can do that. I’m going to do that this week.” Do you have to do everything? No, but I am hoping you’ll find something from the minutes you spend in my corner of the web that inspires you to turn the “I should…” into “I’m going to…”

Jodi's Links:

Meaningful Mama Blog
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Jodi's Projects on AllFreeKidsCrafts:

• Andy Warhol Marker Art
• Beautiful Egg Carton Flower Prints
• Borax-Free Gooey Gak Slime
• Colorful Cross Fingerprint Art
• Cute Egg Carton Angel
• Dainty Cupcake Liner Flowers
• Festive Footprint Reindeer
• Fall Salt Dough Ornaments
• Forever Spinning Top
• Glitzy Party Hats
• Handprint Mold Santa Ornament
• Modern Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree
• Recycled Roll Christmas Angel
• QT Q-tip Painting
• Cardboard Dado Squares
• Mother's Day Printable Fill-in-the-Blank Card
• Mosaic Melted Bead Bowls
• Froot Loop Art
• Adorable Polka Dot Vase
• Courage Under Fire Lesson
• David and Goliath Stones
• Everlasting Sandcastles
• First-Rate Fall Leaf Prints
• Grace Paid on the Cross Lesson
• Grace Word Ring
• Make Your Own Boogers
• Marshmallow Picking
• Million Dollar Suncatcher
• Neon Lights Nighttime Bath
• New Year's Eve Time Capsule
• Noah's Ark Paper Plate Craft
• Peanut Hummingbirds
• Penny for Your Thoughts Experiment
• Perfect Paper Plate Angels
• Precious Paper Reindeer Hat
• Printable Tidying List
• Rainbow Thank You Cards
• Spirited American Flag Collage
• Toilet Tube Christmas Wreath
• Virtue in Celery Lesson
• Marble Maze Mania
• Easy Leprechaun Hats
• Simple Popsicle Stick Angelfish
• Melted Crayon Heart Art
• Sun, Moon and Stars Craft
• Jesus Calms the Storm Paper Craft
• Easy Breezy Button Frame
• Colorful Fish Paper Craft
• Printable Scripture Paper Chain
• Adorable Flower Fingerprints
• Curly Paper Pumpkin Craft
• Sesame Street Painted Pumpkins
• Gorgeous Stained Glass Nativity
• Fabulous Fall Leaves DIY Wreath
• Scrap Paper Turkey Box
• Yummy Nutter Butter Christmas Treats
• Popsicle Stick Nativity Scene
• Easy Owl Buckets
• DIY New Year's Eve Noise Makers
• Toilet Paper Tube Alien
• Paper Mosaic Cross Craft
• Q-Tip Easter Bunny Craft
• Glow in the Dark Space Craft
• Easy Peasy Paper Butterflies
• Water Bottle Fish Craft
• Wrapping Paper Snowflakes
• Hope and a Nativity Craft
• Gingerbread Man Toilet Paper Roll Craft