Episode 4 -The Power of Visualization and the Importance of a New MomVision

Hello mama who is ready for a new MomVision…or the mom who is wondering what the heck MomVision means…

Welcome to the 4th Episode of MomVision!

Listen to the first three episodes if you can to understand what MomVision is all about. Plus, there are some awesome free downloads.

Today, I’m very excited to talk about one of the more powerful ways we can start to form a new vision for our lives. It’s called visualization.

We likely had a picture of what we imagined this stage of life would be like.

My ideal momlife vision was a glossed over version of motherhood, marriage, career, homelife, everything. A vague sunny somewhat fuzzy picture of what it would all be like. 

This image was tested within the first days of having my firstborn. My image was me quietly rocking in my glider, gazing at my beautiful baby blissfully asleep in my arms after a satisfying nursing session. This was what I saw when my sister brought home her newborn. 

But my experience turned out to be extremely different.

I did not picture a baby losing too much weight. I did not picture a diaper with bricking, evidence of dehydration. I did not picture my baby in a metal crib in the hospital for five days, while I slept steeped in hormones in a reclining chair next to her, always ready to nurse her on demand. 

However, that was the reality.

I found myself “visualizing” nursing my baby as I struggled to get my baby thriving. 

Once home from the hospital, when my husband returned from work each day, I handed off my daughter so they could bond and I could relax. I went up to my bed and supported myself with all the right pillows, took a few deep breaths, and pictured Farrell and me having a good strong nursing session. 

And each day, when my husband brought her upstairs, Farrell would nurse vigorously, after a day of frustration and pumping to make sure she got enough milk. 

One of the ideas behind MomVision is to help you paint a new picture, a new vision, intentionally of what you’d like your life to look like. Because those old pictures can wreak havoc on our lives. We experience the disappointment of unmet expectations based on false perceptions.

So my challenge to you today is in the next week take a few minutes to visualize what you really want your momlife to look like. Then jot down a few notes or draw a picture so you can remember your vision.

Want more? 

Here is a link to a free mini workshop with a video and playbook. This takes you through visualizing, along with questions that will help you articulate your vision more clearly…and help you keep a record of them.

Grab your MomVision Visualization Exercise Video and Playbook. You can do this alone, but you could also grab a few friends and make an evening of it. 

Lord, I lift up these moms to you. I pray particularly for the mom who is feeling ready for a new MomVision. Would you please show her the way? Your Word says you are doing a new thing. Will you show this mama the new thing you’re up to in her life? Come Holy Spirit, counselor, advocate and give this mom a fresh vision of the life she is meant to live starting today. Bless this mom and show her you love her, you’ve made her, and you have good plans for her. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.