Mom's Moments is a ministry started by 3 Christian moms in Ontario Canada, whose purpose is to encourage, support, challenge and inspire moms of all ages, beliefs and backgrounds - physically, emotionally and spiritually.
At Mom's Moments, women are...
Our website offers the following:
- Mom's Moments - A bi-monthly newsletter which includes practical articles for moms, a health column, devotional, and our readers' stories, recipes, recommended resources, tips and more.
- Deeper - A bi-monthly newsletter for those who desire to seek God more and dig deeper in their faith - it includes a Faith & Kids column. The Deeper Moments website and blog was created to bring together faith-related resources for easier access.
- Online Resources - Support for women in the areas of Family, Health, Faith and much more.
- Blogs - We highlight a number of women's blogs under "The Heart of Motherhood Blogs" where women share their hearts and stories in hopes of encouraging and challenging others and even prompting responses from readers as they reflect on life, faith and motherhood. (To find out what a blog is, see our Bulletin Board.)
We also hope that women would in turn be challenged and inspired:
- To strive to live healthier lives - physically, emotionally and spiritually.
- To reach out to connect with others by passing on our newsletters to family, friends, coworkers, neighbours, child care providers, church communities, and so on...!
- To share their stories, recipes, resources and ideas to encourage and inspire others by contributing to the newsletters and responding to the blogs. (click here to find out more about contributing to the Mom's Moments newsletters).
Click here to get to know the Mom's Moments Team!
Join us on Facebook!
Why? The Mom's Moments Facebook Group was created for MM moms to connect, get to know each other, and more importantly, have honest discussions about the every day "stuff" of being a mom. Let's share our tips and tricks that have worked (or not worked) and learn from each other!
Not on Facebook? We just gave you one good reason to join ;) See you there!
Spread the Word about Mom's Moments!
- Subscribe to our bi-monthly email and forward it on to others - this email highlights our current newsletters and gives you the scoop on MM.
- Mom's Moments is on Facebook. Show your support and share it with your friends by becoming a Fan!
- Hand out printed copies of our newsletters to the women in your life and your community. You would be surprised by who welcomes the newsletters!
- Our Information Flyer is available to print out and distribute to family, friends, coworkers, neighbours and mom groups. The flyers are also great as church bulletin inserts. You can also download the Mom's Moments Information Poster to post or to email as a PDF attachement.
- Add our link to your website or blog! Use this advertising button when adding the link!
- Word of mouth! Feel free to talk about Mom's Moments anytime!
Our Beginnings
Mom's Moments first began in 2005 when Anna Sklar realized that there was a HUGE need for moms to connect with each other and encourage and support one another. There was a special need to reach moms who were isolated from other women because of work, location, schedules, or illness. Anna also realized that she was a better woman, wife and mother when she could share in the adventure of motherhood. After running a moms and tots group in her community for a year, Anna felt led to reach out even further. She loves to encourage others with the written word and a newsletter seemed like the best way for her to connect with the women in her life!
The first issue of the Mom's Moments newsletter was distributed by mail to 12 friends in October 2006. Since then, God has brought together a team to grow a ministry for all women beyond anything Anna could have imagined!
Melanie and Caroline both joined Anna within months of the first newsletter - Caroline with a health column, and Melanie with a push to take Mom's Moments online. Together, the three of us worked together to grow a vision and a ministry. Our website was launched in May 2007, the Deeper newsletter in September 2007, and the Deeper Moments blog (which gathers faith-related resources in one place for easy access) in January 2009 - www.deepermoments.ca. In the summer 2009, Anna scaled back in her role at MM and passed on the editing duties to Melanie in order to focus on her family and writing (track with her on her blog). At that point Nicolle and later Andi came on board as key members of the planning team for Mom's Moments to work with Melanie to further grow Mom's Moments. (to learn more about the members of our team click here).
The Mom's Moments Facebook Group was started in May 2009 in order for MM moms to connect and have honest discussions about the everyday stuff of being a mom and to allow for a more open discussion about topics addressed in the MM newsletters.
We are excited about the possibilities for Mom's Moments and look forward to see what the future holds!
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