Episode 98: The Story of an Athiest, Baking, & Conversion…with Simone Florez
What You’ll Learn
Simone Florez (02:04)
Takeaways (35:30)
Welcome back to the Just a Mom series! Of course no mom is JUST a mom and in this series we're shinning a little light on mommas AND their stories. If we've learned anything in the past 14 years connecting mommas, it's that our seemingly ordinary and quiet stories connect and encourage fellow mommas more than we know. And after learning the real meaning behind the quote "Well-behaved women seldom make history" we knew we needed to get more mommas sharing their stories.
Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, the owner of that quotation, as well as a historian, author, educator, and mother of 5 was dedicated to telling the quiet stories of ordinary people...and she won a Pulitzer Prize for it. Because, as she states, “it is in the very dailiness, the exhaustive, repetitious dailiness, that the real power lies… living has to be measured in doing.” and mommas...we are ALWAYS doing!
It's the really difficult dailiness that holds so much of the beauty of our contributions as mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters...and it rarely gets attention or credit, because as Ulrich stated, well-behaved women seldom make history. So let's change that!
Simone Florez (02:04)
Today we have Simone Florez with us, who is actually a German citizen living in the United States since 2008, married to her husband since 2007. On top of that, she’s a military wife, mom of 6 incredible kids, she’s moved all over the world, and she’s looking forward finally settling in the beautiful panhandle, homeschooling, and running a small cottage bakery out of her house!
You can find Simone on Facebook here and here on Instagram!
Takeaways(35:30)
There’s nothing the goodness of God cannot overcome, even our past.
Homeschooling might sneak up on you, and it may just surprise you.
Our marriages are worth pouring into, and the effects waterfall into our children’t lives again and again and again.
Pray, pray, pray…especially when you are feeling like you are in a dark, or low place.
Connect with people who you can talk to and don’t fight alone.
Find ways to help yourself and make time for self-care.
Don’t give up on each other in your marriage.
You are the best momma for your children.
Always remember momma…you are doing beautiful work!
