#104 Finding Rest in a World of Go

#104 Finding Rest in a World of Go

by | Jun 24, 2014 | Podcast | 1 comment

Bonnie Gray wrote this amazing book, Finding Spiritual Whitespace: Awakening Your Soul to Rest, and after I read it, I had, had to, HAD TO, sit down and talk to her. In this world of go go go, do more, do it all well and don’t forget to look amazing doing it, this book is powerful reminder that finding rest is not a luxury but a necessity.

Bonnie and I discuss our typical coping mechanisms, our fear of not being valuable, of doing it all and doing it well or feeling like a failure, and ways to shift the paradigm not only in our own lives, but the lives of those around us.

If you wonder:

– what is my value
– would anyone love me or like me if I stopped “doing”
– how can I recharge when there is no end in sight
– how much more can I give

then this podcast is absolutely for you. Give yourself permission to listen to our conversation, then move towards finding your inner whitespace.

Enter to win a copy for you and a friend of Finding Spiritual Whitespace: Awakening your Soul to Rest, by commenting below. (Open to US and Canada only)

Is God calling you to find rest and whitespace in your life? What does that look like for you?

 

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Bonnie shares her quick reference guide of restful scriptures. Find your permission for rest right from God’s word. Download this beautiful one sheet for free, hang it up and find rest in the Word of God.

 

Meet Our Guest

Bonnie Gray

Bonnie Gray

Bonnie Gray is soulful author of Finding Spiritual Whitespace: Awakening Your Soul to Rest which garnered starred review praise from Publisher’s Weekly, noted as the Top 6 new notable religion authors. Bonnie serves up shots of faith for everyday life on her nationally-syndicated blog FaithBarista.com and she is a contributor to Crosswalk.com and DaySpring (in)courage.  After graduating from UCLA, she served as a missionary, a ministry entrepreneur and as a high tech professional in Silicon Valley. Bonnie lives in Northern California with her husband, Eric, and their two sons.

#104 Finding Rest in a World of Go

#103: The Bad Moms Club

by | Jun 17, 2014 | I Need Some Help Here, Podcast | 0 comments

It’s easy to put your worth in your children’s failures and successes. In this week’s episode, Kathi and guest, Erin MacPherson, author of the Christian Mama’s Guide series, discuss being a part of the Bad Moms Club. While most moms are striving to be the best mom she can be, she is usually riddled with doubt, guilt and worry. If this sounds like you, take heart, you aren’t alone. 

Kathi and Erin discuss ways to get through this journey of motherhood from birth through young adulthood. Some of the highlights include:

  • “Don’t judge your parenting on one bad day!”- One bad day doesn’t undo all that parenting that you’ve poured into your kid/s.
  • “Find your people that will still be a fan of your kid even when he/she doesn’t make the best decision.”- When our child has royally messed up, there is something about another adult who you admire seeing something besides “future adult delinquent” in your child that will give you hope.
  • “Don’t put your faith in the sheep, put it in the Shepherd.”-  We base the outcome of our lives on the actions of our children. Wrong. Our hope is only in God.

If you are in need of some encouragement through your mom walk, this one is for you. After you listen, comment below on what struck a cord with you the most. You’ll be entered to win a copy for you and a friend of Kathi’s new book, I Need Some Help Here! Help for When Your Kids Don’t Go According to Plan. In fact, two winners will win a copy for her and a friend!

 

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Summer is here and the kids are already complaining that they are bored. You want them to have fun, and let’s face it, you want to have some fun too without breaking the bank. Download this summer bucket list for 100 things to do this summer with the kids that both you and they will enjoy.

No boring summers here! Download and have some fun!

 

Meet Our Guest

Erin MacPherson

Erin MacPherson

Erin MacPherson lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Cameron, her sons Joey and Will and her daughter Kate.  She is the author of “The Christian Mama’s Guide Series“, a staff writer for Dun & Bradstreet and a freelancer for publications like Thriving Family Magazine, MOPS MomSense, FamilyLife Magazine, Daily Guideposts and BEMag.  She blogs about her life, her kids and her faith at ChristianMamasGuide.com. 

#104 Finding Rest in a World of Go

Episode #102: Say Goodbye to Survival Mode with Crystal Paine

by | Jun 9, 2014 | Clutter Free, Podcast | 0 comments

In this episode of You’ve Got This! we sit down with blogger and author extraordinaire, Crystal Paine, and talk about how to move beyond surviving day to day and move into being excited about your life once again.

Crystal shares great secrets from her New York Times best-selling book Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life, and gives specific encouragement for all of us women who have stopped living and moved into survival mode.

Just some of the wisdom that Crystal shares:

 · Avoiding the trap of trying to “Just getting more organized”

· Going into the “No Zone”

· How to sort out your true friends from the users when you are trying to get out of survival mode

· How do you get to the other side of survival mode and overwhelmed to peace

· How to say no so you can say yes to what really matters

· Finding and fixing your mom “Achilles Heel”

 Join Kathi and Crystal for the most info-packed, freeing, 20 minutes you will experience all week.

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This packet includes more than 40 pages of helpful tools to help you say goodbye to survival mode.

  • Cleaning lists
  • Goal-setting worksheets
  • Menu planning worksheets
  • Stock-up price list worksheets
  • Daily docket
  • Reading lists
  • A full 2014 calendar
  • and much more!

Click here to download.

Additional resources Mentioned:

Say Goodbye to Survival Mode
Calling the super busy, the stressed out, the overtired.
You know you’re made for a more fulfilling life. With this book, you’ll know where to start.

You wake up tired. Your to-do list is too long. The commitments—and the laundry—are piling up, but your energy keeps dwindling. You feel like you’re simply making it through the days, not living or enjoying any part of them.

In Say Goodbye to Survival Mode, you’ll find both practical ideas and big-picture perspective that will inspire you to live life on purpose. As a wife, mother of three, and founder of the wildly successful blog MoneySavingMom.com, Crystal Paine has walked the road from barely surviving to living with intention.

Learn more about Saying Goodbye to Survival Mode

 

Meet Our Guest

Crystal Paine

Crystal Paine

In addition to being a wife and homeschool mom of three, Crystal Paine is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, business consultant, and the founder of
MoneySavingMom.com.  Started in 2007 as an offshoot of a mommy blog, it has since grown to be one of the top personal finance blogs on the web averaging over 1.5 million unique visitors per month.

As discussed in her book, Say Goodbye To Survival Mode, Crystal’s mission is to help women from all walks of life discover the freedom that comes from living with intention, simplicity, and generosity.

Learn more @ http://www.moneysavingmom.com.

#104 Finding Rest in a World of Go

So Here’s the Thing Episode #101 Let’s Talk About Sex (Baby) with Sheila Wray Gregoire

by | Jun 3, 2014 | Marriage, Podcast | 0 comments

This first podcast is for earbuds only – no listening in the minivan with the kiddos in back (unless they are plugged into their own listening device…)

Parental advisory

A conversation with Sheila Wray Gregoire, the author of The Good Girls Guide to Great Sex (And You Thought Bad Girls Have All the Fun) and blogger extraordinaire over at To Love Honor and Vacuum.

Kathi and Sheila have a fun, but frank conversation about sex in marriage. Here are some of the areas where they just go there:

• Women love talking about sex, but when you ask them about their sex lives, there is always a groan. What’s the deal?

• What is the difference between sex and making love?

• What can I do during the day to make me ready for sex at night?

• Sheila’s best piece of advice when your sex life is stalled out.

• What do you do if you are one of the 30% women who have a higher sex drive than her husband?

• Sheila’s word to women whose husbands are addicted to porn.

Fun informative, and hopefully for your husband, a little motivating.

Let’s Talk About Sex (Baby…)

 

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When we’re dating we flirt. We wink at him. We take his hand. We give him that “come hither” look. But when we’re married, too often we stop flirting. Why flirt when you’ve already got him? And if you flirt, you may give him the idea that you’re definitely going to deliver tonight. You wouldn’t want to promise anything like that.

But there’s a problem with that strategy. For women, our primary sex organs are our brains. For us to get in the mood, our brains have to be engaged. Take flirting out of the equation, and you take away one of your primary tools for boosting your libido!

So we’re going to turn it up a notch, and look at 16 ways to flirt with your husband! Just as playing with your husband helps you laugh together, flirting helps you to laugh–and binds you together because you share a relationship with your spouse that is totally unique. Here are some ideas to get the fun rolling.

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Meet Our Guest

Sheila Wray Gregoire

Sheila Wray Gregoire

Sheila Wray Gregoire is a Christian author of 7 books and a frequent speaker to women’s groups and marriage conferences.

Learn more @ http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/.