Author(s): Meagan Francis; Sarah Powers

Parenting

A guided journal moms can use to reflect on ordinary days and extraordinary moments. With unintimidating entries such as "quick lists", writing in her journal becomes a mom's chance to capture the essence of the season they're in.

For mothers in the thick of wiping sticky fingers and cutting off crusts, traditional journaling can feel repetitive ("pushed the stroller through the park today - again") and overwhelming ("where to begin? this is really, really hard"). And yet, as moms, we have a desire to remember this moment, these emotions, and to somehow capture the essence of the long days and swiftly flying years we know will pass all too soon. Society tells us we're supposed to both give ourselves a break and feel grateful for the moments we experience with our kids when they're little, but in the thick of those sleepy-eyed, sticky-fingered, it can feel really difficult to locate either one!

The Mother's Gratitude Journal is a guided journal moms can use to reflect on ordinary days and extraordinary moments using approachable, thought-provoking prompts. With entries based on "quick lists" and "snapshots," writing in her journal becomes a mom's chance to celebrate small wins and acknowledge the hard stuff. The Mother's Gratitude Journal will help moms capture the essence of the season they're in - while infusing the days with a bit of celebration for herself, and gratitude for the opportunity to experience it all.

DAY-IN-THE-LIFE ENTRIES: Inclues a series of pages each with the same structure, that would allow a mom to capture a single day's ordinary activities and moments, time-capsule style whenever the mood stuck.

"I WANT TO REMEMBER THIS" ENTRIES: Includes a series of prompts for longer reflections that would give moms the chance to pick one moment and journal about it. Topics such as "Conversations with My Kid," "Something that made me laugh", "Reminders of my own mom," etc.

QUICK LISTS: Sometimes something as simple as a grocery list, when discovered 20 years later, can tell you a LOT about what life was like in a certain season. Give moms a series of prompts for lists they can look back on later, e.g. 10 Ways Motherhood is Getting Easier, 7 Smells That Define Life Right Now, 8 Items I Found In My Bag This Week. Includes a mix of thoughtful, funny, poignant, subjects as a unique way to capture memories from this time of life.