Your Life Rocks: Life Balance For Christian Working Moms

Whether it’s a new job, new baby, or a new city, life can get a little crazy. I believe we can gain all of God’s blessing from the adventures that life has in store for us. When you are in the thick of messy situations, balance might seem beyond your reach. I am proof that you can find that beautiful blessing of balance even in the busiest of seasons. That is why I wanted to take the opportunity to share my story and the story of the Your Life Rocks Podcast.    Looking to put some balance back into your life? Don't forget to check out the Life Balance Membership program at  lifebalancemembership.com

If you’ve spent any time with me in person or on this podcast, you will know that I fully believe in the power of personal development. Many people in Christian circles have a few hesitations when it comes to personal development. Shouldn’t the Bible be sufficient for us? Are you worried about false teaching? These questions are valid, and in today’s episode, you are going to hear my loving response to these reservations. Instead, I think we need to focus our attention on a different question. Looking to put some balance back into your life? Don't forget to check out the Life Balance Membership program at  lifebalancemembership.com

How are your New Years Resolutions going? Here on the Your Life Rocks Podcast, we tend to focus more on intentions than resolutions because we want to live fully in God’s will. Intentions allow room for God to grow and challenge us. That being said, let’s check in with some of our health goals so far. Health is about far more than a certain diet or avoiding specific foods. We know that good health is found in a holistic lifestyle. After all, God doesn’t care about what size we are or the number we see on the scale. He cares more about our intention and care we are placing in our health.  When thinking about the health of your family, do you ever struggle with the dreaded “Mom Guilt?” Sometimes, preparing healthy meals can be a real struggle. That is why I love Prep Dish so much! Prep Dish is a meal service crafting beautiful, healthy dishes that are Gluten Free and Paleo! With me today is Chef Allison Schaaf, the founder of Prep Dish. She embodies the kind of commitment to an overall healthy lifestyle built o

Since the intention of this podcast is to help you build balance into your everyday life, I wanted to take a moment to think about the purpose behind one of my favorite systems. Weekly Prep is one of my favorite things to discuss on the show. It’s a habit that has allowed me so much freedom and breathing room throughout the week, and I know it will change your life too. Beyond just giving you the practical steps for weekly prep, I also wanted to challenge your perspective on it.  Let’s check in with our purpose today. I don’t complete my Weekly Prep to make my life easier, although it does most of the time! In fact, it’s not about me at all. As I plan my week, I use the system as an opportunity to remind my husband and my children that I am serving and caring for them. Think about it as a way to speak into the lives of the people you love. It’s a way to say, “I’ve got your back!”    Who are your most important people? Start your Weekly Prep for them at Weeklysuccessplanning.com   

If you’ve been with us for a while, you know that we believe balance is possible in every area of your life. Yes, even parenting! Today, we are talking all about peaceful parenting, and I have a fabulous guest who is going to give you all the best tips along the way. Her name is Jessica Kastner, an award-winning journalist, community leader, and full-time working mom. She’s really entertaining and has so much wisdom, so I know you are going to get so much out of what she has to share.  Want to grab our new Bible study/workshop, Setting Goals in God's Will? Get it as part of our Life Balance Membership. Start your free 7-day trial by going to LifeBalanceMembership.com

Systems and Structure: I need it, but I don’t always love it. We talk a lot on this show about systems and routines that build up life-giving habits because I believe it really is the root of a balanced life. While I sometimes wish I didn’t have to stick to the system quite as closely as I do, I always miss it when it’s not there. Since taking this new opportunity in my career, I find myself longing for my old routines and habits that made life flow just a bit more easily. Today, let’s take a moment to think critically about why we need to set up routines, and where they might be most effective!  Want to grab our new Bible study/workshop, Setting Goals in God's Will? Get it as part of our Life Balance Membership. Start your free 7-day trial by going to LifeBalanceMembership.com

From one working mom to another, I know how difficult it can be to find the balance between your career and your family, friends, and fun!  Sometimes, it feels like your job tries to take over everything else. Other times, challenges at home might be keeping you from doing your best work. What is a busy woman to do? In today’s podcast, I want to help you focus on what really matters in life, so you can rock it at your career, and keep your sanity! It’s all about taking intentional steps to achieve balance, and it all starts with a simple shift in your mindset.  Want to grab our new Bible study/workshop, Setting Goals in God's Will? Get it as part of our Life Balance Membership. Start your free 7-day trial by going to LifeBalanceMembership.com

Here it is—we’ve come to the source of my Mom guilt. Baby books. My children are 10 and 8, and I still don’t have photo books for them. Yikes! For so long, I saw baby books as a task that I would never have time to do as a working mother. In my pursuit of balance, I somehow managed to overlook the importance of preserving these memories. However, 2018 is the year that I will suffer the Mom Guilt no more! This is precisely why I am thankful to have Melissa Liberman on the show today. Melissa is going to bestow on us her secrets to scrapbooking success.   This show is sponsored by PrepDish.

Hey, it's the new year!  Welcome to 2018...the world of possibilities.  In this episode, I share 3 ways to start the year off strong.  These are all taken from my personal experience as a working mom.  Our Bible verse for this episode is Matthew 6:33  Oh, I have some announcements to share with you as well. Want to grab our new Bible study/workshop, Setting Goals in God's Will? Get it as part of our Life Balance Membership. Start your free 7-day trial by going to LifeBalanceMembership.com

Balance can be a hard thing to wrap our heads around as a working mom.  But I'm here to tell you that it is possible.  How do I know this?  Because all things are possible through Jesus.  When it comes to creating balance in your life, there are three main principles and these principles are what Your Life Rocks is all about. Learn more about creating balance in your life by starting your free 7 day trial of Life Balance Membership.  Go to LifeBalanceMembership.com

This is our final episode in our Holiday Sanity series for working Christian moms.  In this episode, I share module three of our Holiday Sanity Course which shares 3 ways that you can grow closer to God as we draw near to Christmas. Join us in our FB group for a meaningful way to close out 2017 and set up 2018 with intention. www.YourLifeRocks.com

I can't think of a greater victory as a parent and mom than to teach my kids to be king and to be givers.  In this episode, I am joined by one of the founders of the Christian crowdfunding site, Give Send Go.  Together we discuss things you can do to instill this lesson with our kids.  Spoiler alert...it starts with you.   Learn more about Give Send Go by visiting their website.

Ok, I love Christmas and we have covered a lot during our Holiday Sanity Series so far.  We started off setting our intentions and picking our themes for the season, then we covered all the practical stuff like how to get everything done on your to-do list with your limited time.  Next week, we will be talking about moving closer to Jesus as we move closer to Christmas.  This week felt like a good time to take a pit stop and just enjoy how awesome Christmastime is.  So, we are talking about 10 ways to make it even more awesome!  As a working mom, sometimes we just need to have fun! For more, visit YourLifeRocks.com

Sometimes we can get caught up in life and just take each day as they come.  I like to think that Your Life Rocks is an interrupt to that pattern.  Our goal is to help you build an amazing life through living intentionally.  And that's what this episode is all about.  Being intentional about the traditions in your life.  Traditions are what binds your family together and create deep roots and connections. This podcast is sponsored by the Life Balance Planner

Our calendars and to-do's list are often overflowing regardless of the time of year, but Christmas time gets extra full.  So how are you suppose to get it all done?  That's what this episode is all about.  This is the actual training from this module inside the Life Balance Membership course, Holiday Sanity.  You can check out the full course and everything else inside Life Balance Membership by starting your free 7-day trial at LifeBalanceMembership.com

This time of year is busy, and I'm not just talking about Christmas.  It's the end of the year, and for us working moms, that means completing projects at work before the end of the year, prepping for year-end reviews, budgets, and planning for the year ahead.  In this episode, I'm joined by career strategist Evangelia Leclaire who shares strategies to help you gain confidence and be ready to negotiate for a raise, more time off or a flexible schedule.   This episode is sponsored by Prep Dish.  Get a free 14-day trial by going to Prepdish.com/YLR

Working moms are busy enough, but come this time of year and our to-do lists get insane.  Over the course of the next few Thursday action episodes, we will be diving into the Holiday Sanity course and I'll be sharing some of the training with you.  In this episode, we are talking about the steps to create an intentional Christmas. Enroll in Holiday Sanity or Start your free 7-day trial of Life Balance Membership.  This is designed for Christian working moms in mind.  With everything to help you with your work life balance, reaching your goals, and growing in your faith, marriage, parenting, work, health, home, finances, and with your friendships and fun.

Don't let your health goals be a victim of the Holiday season.  It doesn't have to be that way!  Our guest expert, Lindsay Young, shares 5 tips to help you guard your health this holiday season.  Plus, she has a great guide for our Life Balance Members to help you avoid the 3 pm slump, a must for all working moms.   This episode is sponsored by Life Balance Membership.  Start your free 7-day trial and access the Holiday Sanity course by going to www.LifeBalanceMembership.com

This time of year everyone is talking about gratitude. This episode goes live on Thanksgiving, so it's only appropriate that we talk about it here too.  Regardless of the time of year, gratitude is something we could use more of.  In this episode, I guide you through a 3 step exercise to take your gratitude game a little deeper.

Can you believe that it's Christmas time already?  I love this time of year, but it sure can be stressful.  On top of everything we are already balancing as a working mom we now have Christmas parties, extra kids activities, gift purchasing, house decorating, and so much more!  Not to worry, I have you covered.  In this episode, we dive into ways to cut the stress and chaos that comes with this time of year for each of your 8 areas of life.  We are talking about your faith, marriage, parenting, career, health, home, finances, and friends/fun. This episode is sponsored by LifeBalanceMembership.com Start your free 7-day trial and check out the new Holiday Sanity Course by going to www.LifeBalanceMembership.com