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How to Create an Intentional Mother’s Morning Basket

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It’s likely you’ve heard of the morning basket for homeschooling children but what about a mothers morning basket?

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The concept of the morning basket stems from homeschooling. I will admit I am an eager beaver when it comes to homeschooling, yes my toddler is barely a toddler. Although we aren’t at the point where a morning basket makes sense for her, I knew I wanted a morning basket for me.

In this post I’m going to share what’s in my mothers morning basket, why you should consider having one and help you create your perfect basket to bring beauty, truth and goodness to your day.

Why should mother’s have a morning basket?

Just because we have left school doesn’t mean we stop learning. It is so important to lead by example and if you, like me, would like to homeschool your children one day then its never too early to start forming good habits for yourself. The morning basket is a curated collection of books and journals to help you start the day with intentionality and focus. They usually include things like Bible studies, journals, notebooks, and various books to expand your knowledge and enrich the soul. Starting your day like this is very powerful. You nourish yourself to be able to give your best to others. This is why I think a mother’s morning basket is so beneficial.

What to include in your mothers morning basket:

Let me start by saying that everything is optional. The idea is to include items that will inspire and enrich your days. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list and you by no means need to have everything to have a “perfect” basket. Shoot it doesn’t even need to be in a basket! I’ve divided the list into three areas of growth; spiritual, knowledge and self. I’d say as you create your own curated collection, chose at least one from each category to start your basket. You can always add more. Take what resonates and leave the rest!

Spiritual

In recent years I’ve realized how weak my relationship with God is and it’s something I’ve been working on. It’s difficult for me to say that because it can feel like everyone in this corner of the internet are exceptionally devout Christians. While I feel imposter syndrome creep in sometimes, I know that Jesus is for everyone, especially those of us at the beginning of our journey.

  • A Bible
  • Devotional
  • Bible Studies
  • Prayer/ Scripture Cards
  • Prayer Journal

Knowledge

When it comes to this category I like to reference a well known quote in the Charlotte Mason community regarding books to keep in rotation as a mother-teacher. In a Parent’s review article in 1892 the author states:

“The wisest woman I ever knew–the best wife, the best mother, the best mistress, the best friend–told me once, when I asked her how, with her weak health and many calls upon her time, she managed to read so much, “I always keep three books going–a stiff book, a moderately easy book, and a novel, and I always take up the one I feel fit for!” 

Therefore for this category I encourage you to try a rotation of books that serve different purposes.

  • Stiff book – a book either challenging in concept or vocabulary/language. I would also include any books in which you are trying to learn something new in this category as well.
  • Easy book– Many inspirational books and non fiction/ self help books would fall into this category.
  • Novel– A work of fiction that allows you to get lost in the story.

Self

Items here are designed to help you reflect and apply knowledge to yourself for that is where the growth happens. Of course, a planner is my favorite way to complete my basket as it naturally transitions me from my basket to the rest of my to do’s for the day.

  • Gratitude journals
  • Common Place journal – if you aren’t familiar with the concept of a common place journal, I have a post here all about it.
  • Planner

What’s in my morning basket?

Now that you have an idea of what kind of items to include I’ll show you what I currently have in my basket and give you some more specific ideas!

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My mothers morning basket:

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And there you have it! What do you think? Do you feel inspired to create your own mothers morning basket? I hope so! If you’d like to see how I incorporate my basket into my morning routine without waking up before my toddler check it out here. Let me know in the comments if you give it a go and of course please always feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat.

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