The Encourager Podcast: Equipping Christian Moms to Harmonize Work and Home

This week we are replaying another popular episode: "Leaving a Legacy the Simple Way".  The holiday season is the PERFECT time to make lasting memories with your loved ones.  Try some of my suggestions from this episode along with other Christmas traditions.  Decorating the tree together, caroling, donating to the Salvation Army, buying gifts for an Angel Tree, and many other acts of kindness can be done for others.  There are so many opportunities to give back this time of year!  Help create that legacy of a servant heart this Christmas with your family.    *This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs.  Find at shoprsd.com* Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Hello encouragers!  Well this lady had to get real with time! I will not have new episodes for the next couple of weeks. The holiday season is extremely busy for RSD and I have to sew like crazy to get all of the orders completed.  As I have elaborated on before, I truly rely on my priority list to guide me when things get hectic.  Through prayers and reflection, I have decided this decision would be the best for my family and for my business. This week on the Encourager we will re-post the Jenny Fenig interview since it was such hit!  If you missed this episode, check it out!  If you have already listened to it, take another listen.  Jenny gives great advice about slowing down and finding one's passions/purpose to have renewed energy for life's daily tasks.    *This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs.  Find at shoprsd.com* Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Let’s not let fear control our future!  My episode this week focuses on seven critical action steps to take when beginning a new adventure.  After detailing the seven steps, I share a personal story of how I turned a worst-case scenario into a success. If you feel frozen in the starting gates, tune in to hear my advice about how to mobilize your dreams. This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs™.  Find at shoprsd.com Check out the reflection guide on the Encourager Podcast tab on my website. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

As we all head off in our cars or begin preparations for the big feast on Thursday, I decided to keep my things short and sweet this week.  Even though the holiday season can be hectic, Thanksgiving allows a time for us all to take a deep breath and reminisce on the past year and all the things we are thankful for.  Your family will love you regardless of how decorated the house is, or how juicy the turkey may be—so let go of some of that worry!  During the episode, I share with you a few short things that after reflection on 2015 I have been extraordinarily thankful for. I challenge you this week to be in reflection of your year and many blessings! *This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs™*  Find at shoprsd.com. Check out the reflection guide on my website under the “Encourager Podcast” tab. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

My babes are the reason I do what I do. Being a work at home mom, I am blessed with watching them grow and learn in the comforts of our home.  However, in order to enjoy our shared time together and have a productive work day, my children and I have to follow a schedule while I have to remember to give them grace and patience. This week on the Encourager I share my seven best tips that have made business with the kiddos right next to me successful over the last seven years.  Each of my children have different personalities and have gone through different phases; but these seven tips best encapsulate the methods for how I have handled day to day life thus far. I hope you can apply one or two of these to your parenting techniques while working from home! *This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs.  Find at shoprsd.com* Check out the reflection guide under the "Encourager Podcast" tab on my website.  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

So far on the Encourager, we have talked all about children and business.  This week I felt it necessary to have a chat about those wonderful spouses of ours!  Your partner can be your greatest asset and support to your business.  Cluing them in on your passions and goals can help you too see eye to eye and prevent unwanted tension.  My episode this week shares some tips I have learned through my entrepreneurial venture alongside my husband.  We didn’t do everything right in the beginning; but after twelve years I believe we have developed a helpful system that is worthwhile to share with you! *This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs ™.  Find at shoprsd.com* Check out the reflection guide on my website under the “Encourager Podcast” tab. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

It is harvest season in the Midwest! The fact that my “harvest season” for my business coincides with my husband’s occupation may be a coincidence; but it only reiterates the importance of planning ahead for busy seasons!  Whether it is life or work, we all have eventful times of the year that require extra preparation and coordination.  My episode this week is geared at providing tips for big events in your industry. Specifically, I highlight planning ahead, estimating inventory demands, alerting loved ones for the impact, and wrapping up with the event with helpful organizing and financing tips.  You don’t want to miss the details in this one! *This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs™.  Find at Shoprsd.com.* Check out the reflection guide in the “Encourager Podcast” on my website. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

As a business owner, you are given lots and lots of advice--some good and some not. However, I am going to look at the positive side today in hopes of giving YOU some of the best tips I have gathered in my 12 years of work. Specifically, I outline the importance of becoming the status quo in your industry, staying true to your mission and vision, creating a business that others regard in the highest sense, hiring out the details so everyone can use their strengths, and lastly making sure the kids are given the appropriate attention to feel loved.  These five things, in my opinion, are the reasons Rebekah Scott Designs has been so successful.  Your business can be as well!   Join me today to learn more! *This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs™.  Find at shoprsd.com* Check out the reflection guide for this episode under the “Encourager Podcast” tab. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Taking a new spin on our interviews this week, I feel so encouraged share this powerful episode on happiness with Mike Ferry.  Mike Ferry is a father of four, a veteran middle school teacher, and also the author of Teaching Happiness and Innovation. His book’s vision is helping children develop habits of happiness and innovation.  During the episode we both share our philosophies of happiness and gratitude and how those concepts help to promote success.  The ideas we discuss in this podcast can easily be applied to your children’s lives but also to your own.  As Mike would say, it is never too late to develop creativity and grow your happiness! *We apologize for the release delay of this interview. Technical difficulties.* *This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs™.  Reflection guide in the Encourager Podcast tab on the bottom of the website.* Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

As moms, we tend to put our husbands and children first.  We work and work so hard that we don’t realize what we are missing, we don’t notice why we are so off…Then, the lightbulb flashes and the thought occurs that our needs have been put on the back burner. However, most of us don’t take that light bulb moment and ACT on it.  Instead we think to ourselves, “I just don’t have time for hobbies right now.”  This couldn’t be farther from the truth! Stacy Curtis reminds us this week that our passions are what energize and lift us from the path of burnout. Using her passion of writing as a source of income and creative outlet, Stacy shares in this episode how she remains organized while still making time for her corporate job and family. *This episode is sponsored by Rebekah Scott Designs™. Find at shoprsd.com* Check out the show notes under the “Encourager Podcast” tab on my website. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.