I love that!  And you can, too.

All it takes is a goal.  A picture of how you want your kids to think above the world around them.  To imagine a different way to become an adult.

To think more than copy what everyone else is doing.  It's really not that hard — but it does take clear purpose, drive, a picture in mind.  

Join me as I share the heart behind how we raised our kids.  Most of them are business owners and creatives. 

They love the freedom to choose how they will contribute to the world.  And all it takes is a different mindset.

Follow along in my "Raising Entrepreneurs" series.  

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In this episode, we dive deep into the importance of Living Above the Noise amidst the clamor of the world — to discover what truly matters to you.

Are you tired of feeling pressure from social media?   Ready to say goodbye to the desire to fit into society's mold?
Well, my friend, it's time to turn up the volume on your own unique personality!

 ➡️  Join me as we explore the power of embracing your unique personality and finding joy in being authentically YOU. 
And why it's an important step to helping your kids become entrepreneurs.  

➡️  You'll hear a story of a "woman and her cows" and how she realized she was trying to live her "fantasy self." 
It's so easy to think we need to be more than we are.  Discover ways to reframe your real-life into one of contentment and joy.

 ➡️  We'll ask good questions to help you navigate the noise and understand your strengths and personality.

It's time to celebrate what makes you YOU and discover how to use your God-given life to make a positive impact on the world around you.
So grab your headphones, tune in, and let's drown out the noise together!

Let's do this!

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Our homes are places meant to grow us, our marriage, and our kids into creative and productive adults.   

When it comes to creating a comfy, friendly, useful, and creative home - it takes time to make it that way.  Creating your home atmosphere will depend on you.  So, what kind of home do you imagine?

We live in a Pinterest happy culture.  And if we don’t know what the purpose is for our home, we’ll adopt everyone else’s idea on how to decorate or live there.  

Here’s little secret — when you take that pressure off yourself, you open up so many possibilities for creating a home where you and your family can dream — and then become what you each desire.  

Growing kids into success and productive adults is a momma's greatest challenge.  I hope you'll accept it!

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• Hear about the events (New Zealand and a wedding) and the trials (tornados) in my life that kept me from posting for two months.
• We’ll talk about what it looks like to be emotionally invested in your family.
• Consider what it looks like to make and stick to the choices you believe matter most to your family.
   

The focus of this episode came from a reader's question after I posted this quote from The Minimalist Home by: Joshua Becker -

“Ask yourself what’s really important and then have the courage to build your home and life around the answer.”

She asked:

“This quote is fantastic!! Could you share more about how you answered the question of what was most important and discarded the rest (distractions) over the years?”

➡️  Listen in as I share a few of the choices we made while raising our kids ⤵️

➡️  Along with the reasons we made them — including the ups, the downs, and the retrospect of them all!

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This is where you'll find the true strength you need — in a world that wants you to find it in other places.

In this episode, we'll discuss how you can:

• Calm the chaos — to slow down and consider what's making your life feel so overwhelming. 
• How to recognize the more over less culture you live in.

• Learn from the women who've gone before you — see through the temptations of the culture to be and do everything.

• Be ready to do hard work in order to discover the beauty family.

• Take a hard look at God’s plan and purpose for giving us life — and measure it against what social media or even your friends say gives life or happiness. 

• Look at the “Why’s” Before you make decisions. Consider the purpose or the “why” behind what you see others doing. And then the “why” behind what you might choose.  

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It's especially difficult in a world that doesn't love children.

This topic might seem unusual to you — especially if you don’t struggle with it — but that’s not the case for a lot of mommas.

If you’re someone who does -  take a deep breath, you’re not alone!  Do you sometimes wonder about how parenting and joy can coexist?

You know, the noise, the mess, the constant teaching, the getting into your stuff, the questions, being on call 24/7. 

How in the world do you enjoy that?

Well listen in! 

Reward and compensation dictate our current culture.  You've got to "feel it" — "be passionate" about it — or "love" it or it must not be worth the effort.

Money, a degree, and "likes" to social media posts → it's wired us to need to see a good result.

And raising kids doesn't fit that mold! 

Kids are like a 20 year experiment where all you can do it try and try again — hoping the vision you have works out.

But don't fear!  There is hope.  With God there always is!

• Listen in for some surprising statistics on marriage and birth rates and how they reflect our changing times.  Consider how they don't reflect God's view on marriage and children.  
• Then move onto gaining awareness of what and how you're feeling — then begin using it to gain perspective of your situation.  This is a game-changer for enjoying your kids.
• Look to God's Word to wisdom and truth in your role in the life God gave you.  There you will find grace and strength to love the life you've been given.
• Download my 10 Tips for Finding Joy in Your Children to help you gain new perspective to enjoy your kids!

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Being a keeper at home encompasses keeping meals on the table.  And none of us get to escape it, do we?

Menu planning moved to the top of my "momma's systems for survival" after several of my coaching clients shared their frustration with meals — and how not having a good plan affected their day and their efficiency.

We all need to eat.  It’s one of the necessary tasks and events in daily life — so the easier we make it, the smoother our days will go. 

We only need to tame the meal dragon and we can do better!

Stop meal prep from being an interruption to your day by having a plan. 

Having a plan will give you a peace of mind and keep you from being interrupted to get dinner on the table!

When you put simple systems in place, you can make a world of difference about how you feel about your day!

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You can gain control of what feels out of control.  

Caring for a family of 12, taught me to build schedules into my life.  To find the most streamlined way to accomplish tasks — even though I had a fear of planning. 

I had always used a calendar or planner - but I didn’t use it to plan.  But 9 years ago, life was shifting and I realized I needed to actually plan my life! 

And I created my own planner challenge.  It literally changed my life.  It helped me gain control of what felt out of control.

Wake up to the possibility of taking charge of your day and activities — of watching your responsibilities get accomplished.  

God made us unique and with differing needs.   

Some of you are planners — you love schedules, to do lists, and all the bells and whistles of getting it all done!

And some of you have a fear of planning.  That feeling when you're about to fill out your planner for the week and you're gripped with panic — the fear that comes from not knowing what to put on your to-do list?

You feel the tension of putting something on the wrong day, risking it won't get done.  And the sense of failure when things don't get done — again 

You can feed your insecurities and fears — or you can seek help and find tools to help you overcome them. 

I want you to find freedom to make plans and see the growth and productivity that comes from it.

And the only way through the struggle - is through the struggle!

The secret to being content is knowing we're not in control.  Each day you have more control than you want — just not total control!  

• You have to begin to find your sweet spot. 
• Then you’ll see some level of success. 
• You’ll learn to get comfortable with not getting it all done.  

Life Happens - But here's the thing — because we live in a more complicated world than we used to, there’s so many distractions and so many opportunities it’s really important to know:

• what to do every day — you need a plan — and that starts with having goals.  
• how to turn goals into reality, you have to list out the necessary tasks.  
• To get those tasks done, they need to go on a calendar, preferably on a specific week or day!
   

Be flexible.     Don't stress.        Plan anyway.

Envisioning a better day — a great life — a healthy relationship will move you forward.  

➡️  Don't let the Fear of Planning stop you. 
It will take work. 
It will require that you trust and move forward anyway. 
But it’s well worth it! 

I pray your year produces joy and success — in your way and your timing!

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Everyone I’ve talked with says the same thing, “How could it be Christmas already?”

This season is truly a gift.  One we don’t want to overlook.  Our world and all it has to offer keeps us so busy — we often don’t have time to think and wonder and worship.  

Take time to consider the Good Gift and the holy presence of God Himself sent down to us long ago. 
His gifts given to us not only on Christmas, but each day.

Take a quiet moment in the morning.  
A holy moment in the evening before bed.  
A pause to consider that Baby and what He has done for me.  And for you!

Won’t you join me today?  And tomorrow?

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For a marriage to last a lifetime, we need help to get our actions to line up with God’s Word. 

You'll see how I went from living in my present disappointment to reframing my thoughts and actions to a more godly one.  It was one of those moments where life as we desire it and reality collide to create one of life’s many lessons.

God has a way of causing you to reconsider your perspective.  If you’re open to His prompting. 

Marriage isn’t something we should tiptoe into hoping it will all work out. 

It isn’t something that feelings and hormones will keep intact over the long haul. 

Marriage is a long term gig - one we will need “Slow growth with long term benefits!”

Listen in as we discuss tools for reframing your present dissappointments and frustrations in marriage!

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We have travel and groceries and cooking and cleaning.  We have grumpy children and in-laws — and so much more as we move into the holidays.   

But there is a way to keep the grumbling at bay and put a spin on gratitude. 

On this episode, I offer seven ideas to shake up your celebration this year.

➡️  You really can enjoy the holidays!

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You only have today! 

How are you spending it?   

How are your kids spending it?

The world is tempting you with too many ideas and wrong motives for how to live this one life you have. 

Your kids are listening.  Will they be able to ignore it?  Not without some help from you!

And that’s where the family mission statement comes in.

I believe with a mission — a vision in mind — you'll get much closer to your hopes and dreams than if you have nothing on your radar. 

Armed with a vision for your family, you’ll get closer to God’s best. 

As you imagine where you want to be in 5 or 10 or 20 years, that picture in your mind will help you filter the future choices you’ll need to make. 

Imagine having a plan in place - a mission or vision for where you want to head…undergirding it with the values and beliefs you hold dear.

Imagine not having to come up with every decision on the fly because you already have an image in place.  

Can you see how many decisions would be easier if you had your view of life in mind?

Knowing your values and beliefs help sift out the rubble, the unnecessary - and keeps you focused.

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Don’t settle for all work and no play. 

• Laugh and joke and play games with your family.  
• Try a new sport that your kids like.  
• Teach them a new sport you like.  

And this tip is is huge!

If they ask you to do something with them - do it!   GO!!!!

Get out of your comfort zone.  I guarantee it will be worth it.  They'll remember it.  And their friends with remember that you played right along with them.

What you’re telling them is that they are important to you. 

They are valid and valued. 

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Studies suggest we make about 35,000 decisions each day.

You can make peace with your options and have a clear picture of your goals.   Gain a solid sense of God’s love and care for you as you seek His will in and among all the noise. 

This episode will:

• Cause you to think about the possibilities in your life - some you might need to say no to…and maybe some exciting ones.
• Give you permission to make a choice you’ve been putting off.
• Help you realize your responsibility for the outcome.  
• Remind you of God’s grace - and how to take a bit more thought and prayer next time! 

Every choice is going to have rewards or consequences — like ripples that fan out to your future and your kids and their kids.

As a Christian, you have two important factors to keep in mind when you’re making choices.

1. You ultimately can trust God.  You don’t have to fret and worry about your decisions - you can trust God with our future.

2. When you know what you believe - what you believe in - what you believe about God, you are more free to make the choices you believe in!  

Psalm 37:4 says to “Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.”

Delight in God’s goodness – and the desires of your heart will line up with His desires — which keeps your choices in line, too!  

Trusting God helps you stand against your temptation to covet, worry, or complain.  

Your choices set you apart as a kingdom woman. 

Two ingredients for wise decision making: 

• Trusting God 
• Knowing what you believe

What choices will you make to spend it preparing for a better tomorrow – a better future?

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