The Balanced MomCast | For Overwhelmed Christian Moms Seeking Time Management, Work Life Balance, and Focus

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If you are a Christian mom who sometimes feels overwhelmed, frazzled, or exhausted, you've come to the right place. Each week you'll hear practical time-management tips, Biblical inspiration, and humor to help you gain clarity and focus so you can find the real balance you've been seeking.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    293 | My Vow to Stop Apologizing: Ch 40 of Mom, You're Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You

    Some people struggle to offer apologies. But I have the opposite problem: I apologize too often. That isn’t a humble brag, like, “I don’t know why, but I’m just soooo generous. I just loooooove giving away my money and my time to people." No. Apologizing too often for the wrong things is messed up. In this essay, I explain why.  Listen in. All moms have a superpower. Yes, even you. What you may see as a flaw or a weakness is actually evidence of your unique design and reflects the heart of God. Take this fun 5-minute quiz to discover your superpower and learn how it shapes the heart of your child.  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance Website: The Scoop on Balance

    11 min

  2. 6 NOV

    292 | When All You Have is a Gut Feeling: CH 39 of Mom, You're Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You

    Making decisions as a parent can be tricky. Often, we lack all the facts–either because our child is withholding them or because the child doesn’t have them either. Thankfully, God has all the facts, and He gives us His Holy Spirit to guide and direct us—in the form of a gut feeling. That’s what I’m talking about today. Listen in. All moms have a superpower. Yes, even you. What you may see as a flaw or a weakness is actually evidence of your unique design and reflects the heart of God. Take this fun 5-minute quiz to discover your superpower and learn how it shapes the heart of your child.  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance Website: The Scoop on Balance

    8 min

  3. 30 OCT

    291 | What I Want My Teens to Know About Sexual Purity: CH 38 of Mom, You're Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You

    I grew up in the 70s and 80s where I never learned about sexual purity. Then, I started parenting in the late 90s on the tail end of the Purity Movement. Neither of those approaches worked well for me as a mom. Today I share what did. All moms have a superpower. Yes, even you. What you may see as a flaw or a weakness is actually evidence of your unique design and reflects the heart of God. Take this fun 5-minute quiz to discover your superpower and learn how it shapes the heart of your child.  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance Website: The Scoop on Balance

    6 min

  4. 23 OCT

    290 | How to Help Your Child Survive Middle School: CH 37 of Mom, You're Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You

    For me, middle school was the most challenging season of parenting, hands down. It wasn’t all bad, but it was tricky and confusing. If you have a middle school student, this essay alone is worth the price of admission. Today, I offer you literally everything I know about parenting through this short season.  All moms have a superpower. Yes, even you. What you may see as a flaw or a weakness is actually evidence of your unique design and reflects the heart of God. Take this fun 5-minute quiz to discover your superpower and learn how it shapes the heart of your child.  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance Website: The Scoop on Balance

    21 min

  5. 16 OCT

    289 | Diaries of a Facebook Deactivation Circa 2014 : Ch 36 of Mom, You're Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You

    If you know me at all, you're already aware that I have a complicated relationship with social media. What you may NOT know is that this complication began almost immediately after I joined back in 2008. And I’ve been writing about social media and its effect on me since that time. This is an essay I wrote 11 years ago after a 20-day Facebook break.  Is it time for YOU to break up with social media? Take the quiz and find out.  All moms have a superpower. Yes, even you. What you may see as a flaw or a weakness is actually evidence of your unique design and reflects the heart of God. Take this fun 5-minute quiz to discover your superpower and learn how it shapes the heart of your child.  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance Website: The Scoop on Balance

    16 min

  6. 9 OCT

    288 | A Parenting Pep Talk. To Me, From Me. But Also, To You: Ch 35 of Mom, You're Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You

    For many of you, parenting through the middle school and teenage years is the most challenging season of all. If you were sitting across the table from me in the midst of an exhausting season with your teen, this is what I’d say to you.  This is Chapter 35: A Parenting Pep Talk. To Me, From Me. But Also, To You. Listen in. All moms have a superpower. Yes, even you. What you may see as a flaw or a weakness is actually evidence of your unique design and reflects the heart of God. Take this fun 5-minute quiz to discover your superpower and learn how it shapes the heart of your child.  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance Website: The Scoop on Balance

    14 min

  7. 2 OCT

    287 | What I Learned Last Year, Vol. 1: Ch 34 of Mom, You're Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You

    Each year in January, I compile a list called “What I Learned Last Year.” I include several of these lists in this book because they mark changes I made in my parenting, my marriage, and my health. This was written at the end of 2013--a doozy of a year (yes, I just used the word "doozy"), when I learned so much about everything. This is Chapter 34: What I Learned Last Year, Vol 1.  Listen in. All moms have a superpower. Yes, even you. What you may see as a flaw or a weakness is actually evidence of your unique design and reflects the heart of God. Take this fun 5-minute quiz to discover your superpower and learn how it shapes the heart of your child.  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance Website: The Scoop on Balance

    16 min

  8. 25 SEPT

    286 | I Had a Dream: Ch 33 of Mom, You're Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You

    If you’re listening in real time, it’s the end of September. But the essay I’m reading today is all about the craziness that is May. No matter what time of year, if you’re finding yourself overwhelmed and double booked this is for you.  Today, we begin Part Three: The Middle School and Teen Years. This is Chapter 33: I Had a Dream. Listen in. All moms have a superpower. Yes, even you. What you may see as a flaw or a weakness is actually evidence of your unique design and reflects the heart of God. Take this fun 5-minute quiz to discover your superpower and learn how it shapes the heart of your child.  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance Website: The Scoop on Balance

    10 min
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If you are a Christian mom who sometimes feels overwhelmed, frazzled, or exhausted, you've come to the right place. Each week you'll hear practical time-management tips, Biblical inspiration, and humor to help you gain clarity and focus so you can find the real balance you've been seeking.

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