Today we’d like to introduce you to Sophia Perni.
Hi Sophia, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I am a mom who is madly in love with her children! I say this, as any parent would say out loud always. Well, I was born in Kuwait and grew up in India, but somewhere in the middle of crossing all the oceans and countries, I finally settled here in Austin, Texas.
Firstly, I would like to thank you for your search engine to locate me on social media and post about this little sister’s mom story for your local stories’ readers. This is one of my most memorable moments that I could cherish for.
To begin with, I would give a shoutout to all friends, family who enjoy being with me. Looking back, where did it all begin? I have always loved documenting my kid’s journey throughout pictures. My blogging journey started when we moved from Houston to Los Angeles in 2018.
My page reflects my personality, you can still have an enriching, refreshing, happy and healthy lifestyle even after I start to work again, that is how I gave a name to my blog as “From Board Rooms to Bounce House”. I can say there are a lot of mom influencers out there every day, I was not new to this niche area. So thought to myself what can I be unique about, what is that I can teach my kids, to make them being self-confident in the way they are and no matter what others think, there are many voices out there loud, but I want them to hear that One Voice out there coming from the loving God instead, so I thought to myself to document or encourage with a word of good motivation, faith-based scriptures, inspiring other moms out there how to teach the faith to kids from their younger age, they can understand pretty well, take my word for sure. They are very keen in observing how we interact with other people who are from different cultures around the world.
Parenting my girls is arguably one of the most important things I’ll ever do in my life. And I’ve never done it before. I often feel like I have zero idea what I’m doing at all. And there are a million things I feel fearful of. I want to keep them safe. I want them to grow up to fall in love with Jesus- not just the thought of Him. I want them to know how to be polite and kind. I do not want them to struggle with shame or addiction or anxiety or feelings of not being enough or anything really. I want them to love their family. I want them to love themselves.
It’s hard when they are so incredibly precious to me to not feel such an intense need to protect them and also see a million threats to that everyday.
Of course there’s fear. I also fear that my own emotions are “ruining” my kids. I’m fearful of what others think about me and my parenting. I’m fearful if I’m making the wrong choices. Fearful I don’t pray enough for them or lead them to God. Fearful my own faults and insecurities will become their own.
And then God whispers me “Parent out of that love, not your fear.”
Parenting out of fear makes us control, impatient, insecure, angry, and anxious because there’s no room for error in that fear. If something is not perfectly right, then the fear tells me my kids are at stake. Fear tells me if my kids are not acting in just the way they should then I’m not doing a good enough job. Fear tells me I’ve gotta push schedules harder, force them to listen to me, eliminate tantrums and chaos and look like we have got it all together.
Now don’t get me wrong sometimes love is also discipline, and schedules, and rules to follow. But when it’s coming from a place of love and not fear it feels much different. The pressure is off to get every detail just right. I don’t feel anxious and controlling…. I feel present and connected even when things don’t go right!
But love… parenting out of love begs me to stop looking at the rules and to look at my child. It reminds me to give grace, compassion, and understanding to my kids when they are having a hard time. Love gives me permission to grow right alongside my girls.
Motherhood is not an end of adventure-it is a new learning/new beginning especially if you are a mother of more than one kid. Enjoying each moment and trying to find happiness in small things is all I want to communicate through my work. Keeping it real, and judgment-free with a dash of humor is what I love to do.
My day-to-day life is what you see on the grid, I keep it real and colorful, so it is hard sometimes you find me not posing in each and every picture, most of my content is created when I am not busy too much at Work, daily chores, kid’s school. Also, I do not collaborate for every brand that comes my way, with my full-time job, it is hard for me to always stay live on social media. I accept collab’s only if I feel they fit my journey if I can do complete justice with creating the perfect content.
At last, all I can say is Moms are like buttons-they hold everything together, motherhood is not the end of the adventure. Are you parenting out of a place of love or fear? We love our kids so much it is hard not to fear for them. But fear does not have to be our coparent. Let us partner with Love today.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I started off with making some boomerang or stop motion videos- which were appreciated. I then moved on to capturing moments and documenting my journey as a stay-at-home mom of two in the beginning, I never started with the intention of becoming a blogger/influencer-trust me.
Enjoy every moment it is not always the perfect post of what you see in that little square post. It was not a smooth ride at all for me. Learn from your past and accept your mistakes can make you go forward.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
By profession, I am a SAP Consultant working in a full-time role here in Austin, from a full-time mom and juggling between my work sometimes makes me less visible on my blog that I have started, but I try to balance both because everyone has a family, and we need to give more priorities to kids a lot during their young ages so that they will listen to you when you’re old.
I sometimes take time to volunteer at churches or any Non-profit Org. All it matters is what are you giving back to society and how you are having a good social life with your family. Kids would learn just by watching what you do. So be the best example out there for your kids.
Where we are in life is often partly because of others. Who/what else deserves credit for how your story turned out?
Firstly I thank God for using me in glorifying his name. Love my family, well-wishers and all my readers to encourage me in where I am today.
If you haven’t still followed me in my IG, please follow me in the journey to Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)
Contact Info:
- Website: https://msha.ke/little_sisters_forever/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little_sisters_forever/
