Your Life Rocks: Life Balance For Christian Working Moms

Life gets busy and time is short.  That's why being intentional about quality time with your kids is essential as a working mom.  Our Thursday episodes are designed to be quick and to give you action items that you can apply right to your life.  In this episode, I share three tips to help you increase your quality mom time without adding extra time to your week.

Second episode of a two-part series.  Join us for a conversation with Kimberly Walton of Cherishedwives.com.  Marriages are important and need to be protected and built strong.  Kimberly relates this to a castle's defenses.  Last week we focused on the outer defenses and this week, we focus on the inner defenses.   Thank you to our sponsor (and working mom's best friend) Prep Dish.  Try it free for 14 days by going to PrepDish.com/YLR

Being a working mom leaves little time to clean and keep the house tidy.  In this episode, I share three of my best tips for maintaining your home and your sanity as a working mom.  There is bonus content; a weekly cleaning checklist for your batched cleaning routine to add to your weekly weekend prep.  The bonus material is available exclusively inside LifeBalanceMembership.com.  Sign up today and start your free 7-day trial.

The husband and wife relationship is the most important relationship you have on earth.  It's valuable and needs to be protected.  In this episode, our guest Kimberly Walton from CherishedWives.com walks us through an illustration of how to protect your marriage like a castle.   This episode is sponsored by Prep Dish.  Get 14 days of free meal planning by going to www.Prepdish.com/YLR

Take action Thursday! As working moms, we often live our lives in silos.  And it's a good thing.  It allows us to be 100% present where we are at.  However, we should be taking our faith with us into all the areas of life.  In this episode, we are talking about how to bring your faith to work.  I'll share three tips to help you mix the two, get your thinking, and take a step into action.  Plus, there is bonus material available inside LifeBalanceMembership.com under resources then click on faith.

Well, friends, today we celebrate 100 episodes of Life Balance for Christian working moms!  That's a lot of experts talking about faith, being a wife, mom, helping you grow in your career, health, and reach your goals with your finances, your home, and in it all deepen your friendships and have fun.  In this episode, we talk about why life balance is possible, what it is, and we have some of our guest experts from the past sharing their very best tips with you.   To celebrate, we are giving away prizes all week on Instagram and Facebook.  Be sure to follow us!  Your Life Rocks FB group, and on IG it's Your.Life.Rocks Thank you to our Life Balance Members for supporting the show!

Good health is something that we are all after.  There is a lot of information out there on what that means and how to achieve it.  But what if the stress in your life is undercutting your efforts?  In this episode, we chat with holistic nutritionist Rebekah Fedrowitz, about what stress does in our bodies and how we can use food to combat things like PMS, food sensitivities, digestive issues, sleep, and weight loss.  Get your learning caps on, because she really delivers for us!  She herself is a working Christian mom and totally gets our struggle. Thank you to our sponsor, Life Balance Membership.  Start your free 7-day trial and learn the systems to create more balance in your life.  Visit www.LifeBalanceMembership.com for more information.

We consider your life rocks as the things you are juggling and have worked them into 8 main areas of life.  Your faith, being a wife, mom, your career/work, health, finances, home duties, and lastly, friends & fun.  In this episode, we are focused on helping you grow with friendship and fun through intentional living.  Join me and my friend, Amber Sandberg as we discuss finding friendship as a busy woman, the comparison game that everyone loses, and how to be intentional about creating more fun through travel experiences.  Amber is the host of the podcast, The Mom Inspired Show. This episode is sponsored by Life Balance Membership.  Click here to start your free 7-day trial.

It's almost the end of the year, can you believe it?  During the fourth quarter of the year is a magical time to run after your goals to finish the year in your marriage, as a mom, in your health the way you intended to at the beginning of the year. Plus, what you do now can create so much leverage for you in your career.  Listen in and learn how you can end the year strong and position yourself to start 2018 in the strongest possible way. This episode is sponsored by: Audible Books Life Balance Membership

As a working mom, controlling chaos is our middle name.  But, I think we all have those piles of paper lurking around our home, cluttering our minds, and occupying the guilty thoughts in our head.  What if you could control all that paper and have a system that brought back your sanity?  Our guest for this episode, Professional Organizer Lisa Woodruff from Organize 365 podcast is here to rescue us!  She shares her tips for handling all the paper that comes into your house, including the school artwork.  This is a not to be missed episode! Get your free course to uplevel your Sunday prep at www.WeeklySuccessPlanning.com Thank you to our sponsor, www.LifeBalanceMembership.com Start your free 7-day trial today!

Welcome to episode 95 where we dive into all things morning routines.  Morning routines are key for working moms.  If you have one, then you know how precious that time is, but maybe you are ready to take it up a notch.  If you don't have one but find yourself stressed, unorganized, and wishing for more time in the day...I think it's time you get started.   Our host, Jenny Stemmerman, is going to walk you through how to construct the perfect morning routine for you and help you overcome the obstacles that might get in your way of actually getting out of bed and doing it.   Our podcast sponsor:  www.LifeBalanceMembership.com This training is a mini version of a training done for members of Life Balance Membership.  Start your free 7-day trial today! Thank you to our Life Balance Members for supporting the show!

Whether you need to reign in your spending due to a financial need or to reach a big goal, our special guest has you covered with some great tips.  Join in on my conversation with Erin Odom the author of More Than Just Making It: Hope for the Heart of the Financially Frustrated and founder of The Humbled Homemaker, a blog dedicated to grace-filled living designed to equip and encourage mothers in the trenches. We talk about the differences between savers and spenders, how we are wired to deal with money, and how it goes so much deeper than we might think.  Plus, she shares 5 tips to help you curb your spending and save a little more for the things that matter most. Check out her book: More Than Just Making It: Hope for the Heart of the Financially Frustrated. Thank you to our podcast sponsor, Audible.  Start your 30-day trial and get a free audiobook!  Click here to get started. Also, if you are looking for the Life Balance system that is mentioned, you can start your free 7-day trial of Life Balance Membersh

As a working mom, you are balancing so many priorities that it can be hard to go deep.  It's easier to just stay on the surface and juggle all the things.  But what happens when God calls you deeper?   In this episode, we examine what it means to go deeper in our prayer lives, why we should and I share three tips to put it in action. This episode is sponsored by LifeBalanceMembership.com For full show notes, visit YourLifeRocks.com

In this episode, we are diving into the topic of stress.  I mean, who doesn't have stress in our lives, right?  We all know that it is just a part of our every day, but how can we effectively deal with it?   Luckily, we have an expert guest to help us out.  Gina Poirier is a happily married mom of three, stress management coach and writer who helps overwhelmed, exhausted moms find peace and purpose in the everyday. Check out free resources for Christian moms at ginampoirier.com, where "Wiping noses for Jesus is legit!" Gina has put together some great tips for us on this topic.  I hope you have a listen as she shares her insight.  Here is the outline of our conversation. 1.  Create a healthy perspective about stress.  Stress is not a bad thing.  It was designed by God for our good.  Once we can see stress in our lives from a neutral place, we can be better equipped to deal with it in a healthy way. 2.  Know you can't always control stress but you can control your stress response.  Let's talk about stress resi

When we talk about balance, we define it by setting and moving toward goals in all areas of life.  It's about action.  But sometimes action isn't enough to clear the chaos and help you feel balanced.  When we talk about the three pillars for working moms to find balance, the number one thing is to have more Jesus in your life.  Specifically, turning every part of your life over to Jesus.  Not holding onto any part of it in your own strength.   It's easier said than done.  Listen as we dive deep into this topic and I give you some action steps to help you turn each part of your life over to God. This episode of Your Life Rocks Life Balance for Christian working moms is sponsored by Life Balance Membership.  Start your free 7-day trial and learn the systems to help you create more balance, get tools and resources to help you reach your goals in your faith, marriage, parenting, career, health, home, finances, and friends/fun.  Go to LifeBalanceMembership.com to get started! www.YourLifeRocks.com

Back to school time is here!  That means stressful mornings are too.  It can be hard to get yourself ready for work, and the kids ready and out the door as well.  Truth is, there is a lot of anxiety and stress with transitioning to a new school year...especially if your kiddos are transitioning to a new school like Middle School/Junior High or High School. That's why we have a special guest for you!  Joy Acaso is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker by trade, currently running her private practice as a Parenting Strategist.  She has made it a mission to help parents navigate through difficult life transitions during the tween and teen years.  In this episode, we talk about anxiety, helping our kids find their identity, and most importantly, Joy shares 3 tips to keep the school mornings successful, smooth, and stress-free. Our sponsor for this episode is LifeBalanceMembership.com  Start your free 7-Day trial and learn the system to creating life balance for your life! Remember to subscribe so you don't miss a sin

Back To School Success For Working Moms can be rough.  Sure, it's great to get everyone back into a routine but it also adds so much more to your plate.  In this episode, I share 5 tips to help set you up for success as you begin this school year.   This episode is sponsored by Life Balance Membership.  Get the system that will help you create more balance in your life.  Start your free 7-day trial by going to www.LifeBalanceMembership.com

This is our 4th episode in this 4 part series.  Hearing from other Christian working moms have been so amazing!  I have really loved hearing what God has done in their lives and I think it gives so much hope for whatever we are facing in our lives.  In our final episode in this series, we hear from Julie as she shares about her battle with depression over a two-year span.  I know this episode will bless you! Next week we return to our typical format of giving you tips and tricks to creating more balance in your life.  We define balance by setting and moving toward goals in all 8 areas of life (your Life Rocks) Faith, marriage, parenting, career, health, finances, home, and friends and fun.  Hit subscribe so you don't miss it! This episode is sponsored by Life Balance Membership home of the Life Balance 90-day system.  Get started on your free 7-day trial by going to www.LifeBalanceMembership.com   My free gift to you!  Get a free mini course to uplevel your Sunday prep!  www.WeeklySuccessPlanning.com

Would you trust God if he flipped your life upside down?  If everything you said you would never do became the path he wanted to take you down, would you trust him to walk it out?  This is the third episode in our testimony series.  We are taking a break from our typical tips and tricks to help you create more balance in your life, and listening to other working Christian moms just like you.  Listen in as they share their testimony of what God has done in a season of their lives.     This episode features Autumn Beam as she shares her story of how God challenged her to trust him through a series of life changes over the last year.  I know her testimony will inspire you to trust even when it seems the hardest. Our sponsor for this podcast episode is Life Balance Membership.  Take the first step in creating more balance in your life by starting your free 7-day trial at www.LifeBalanceMembership.com Visit our show notes at www.YourLifeRocks.com

It’s the heat of the summer and that means it’s a good time to take a break from the normal, life hacks for working Christian moms.  We are usually your source for the tips and tricks to create balance and the clear the chaos.  But for the next few weeks, we will be listening to the awesome work our God is doing in the lives of other Christian working moms just like you and me.  Through Christ we are all rescued and redeemed but this story is about an actual rescue from prostitution through trafficking.  Listen in as my friend, Lindsey Cooper, shares how God saved her from this and redeemed her heart from years of rejection. Learn more at www.YourLifeRocks.com Learn more about Christine Cain's organization A21 Campaign