Category Archives: Work Smarter

Lacking Motivation? 4 Tips to Pull You Out of the Rut

Most of us are susceptible to the temptations that bog down our momentum when it comes to starting or growing a new business. Poor time management skills, procrastination, and self-doubt creep all around us. Before you know it, you’re paralyzed, de-motivated, and your great plans for a creative project or a new business endeavor are… Read More »

Mom, Are You One of the 62%?

I recently read an article that featured all sorts of stats about mothers, expenses, and employment. (Image courtesy of: CreditDonkey) When our first child was born in 2003, we were in a comfortable financial situation—no debt, healthy monthly cash flow, and a cushy emergency fund/savings account. I had always wanted to be home full-time with… Read More »

Interview With Alyssa Avant, Author of FaithLeaps

  Today I have the great pleasure of being the host on Day 7 of the Virtual Blog Tour for FaithLeaps: The Christian Mom’s Guide to Passion, Purpose and Profits by author Alyssa Avant. On the last stop of the tour, Alyssa visited Rosann Cunningham’s blog at Christian Supermom. Below is the great interview I… Read More »

Announcing FaithLeaps Launch and Online Book Study

FaithLeaps is a brand-new book from Christian mom and entrepreneur Alyssa Avant. I’ve had the pleasure to receive an advance copy of this book for review. I gleaned many insights from the book, but I think the most beneficial—and one that has the tendency to slip away from mind first—was that God made me who… Read More »

Just Tearin’ Down My House—as Usual (The Wise Woman Builds Her House)

One of the Bible verses that stays with me through thick and thin and good times and bad is this one: The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. —Proverbs 14:1 (NIV) I think I like it because it’s appropriately convicting, yet practical as it offers… Read More »

Desperately Seeking Passion

My daughter had a school project due. We headed to Michael’s, which is, of course, a requirement for all school project creations. Something about that day’s trip was different for me. I don’t know. I’ve shopped in Michael’s hundreds—maybe thousands—of times. But that day, I was nostalgic. I longed to trim photo edges with scallop… Read More »