Are your ready to get intentional about your marriage? We are so excited to team up with Proverbs 31 Ministries as they feature our very own The Husband Project for their Online Bible Study June 20-July 22 In this episode I introduce you to Melissa Taylor, Director of Online Bible Studies at Proverbs 31 Ministries. See how God surprises us with how his plans come together. http://go.proverbs31.org/the-husband-project/
May 23, 2016•19 min
Is it hard for you to reach out for prayer? Do you feel guilty or like you are being a burden? I took some time to talk with my good friend, Renee Swope and ask her about a blog post she wrote about asking for prayer called, “I hate to be a burden.” She shares why we fear asking for prayer, what we are missing out on by not asking, and what baby steps we can take in order to ask without feeling like a burden....
May 16, 2016•21 min
Wouldn't it be great to come home from a busy day and know that dinner is already planned and prepped? With a little work ahead of time, meals can be A LOT easier and less stressful. Kathi and Erin talk about delicious meals and easy ways to have a freezer full of meals ready to go.
May 09, 2016•19 min
Do you feel crazy busy or busy and fulfilled? Most of us say yes to way too many things and then we find ourselves burnt out and frazzled. There are many factors to take into consideration before saying yes to an opportunity. In this episode Erin and I talk with Alli Worthington, author of Breaking Busy: How to Find Peace and Purpose in a World of Crazy , to help us keep our calendar decluttered.
May 02, 2016•18 min
If someone suddenly needed a place to stay, whether it be a natural disaster or a family "situation," would you be ready to take them in? It's actually a lot simpler than it sounds. Listen as Erin and I discuss the few necessities you can have on hand in case Extreme Hospitality is at your door. Mentioned in the episode: Twisting Jewelry
Apr 25, 2016•18 min
Want to Cozy Up Your House to make it more inviting? Erin and I discuss and share easy and non-fussy ways to make your home a place where people will be comfortable and want to gather together. It doesn't have to be expensive or perfect. In fact, people are more comfortable with the opposite! Listen and get ideas about topics from furniture to food choices and how you can do it all without breaking the bank!
Apr 18, 2016•22 min
Do you experience insecurity, fear, worry, anxiety, shame, regret? These are just a few examples of cluttered emotions. You might not know they are at the root of keeping you from living out exactly what you were called to do. So how do we overcome cluttered emotions? Listen as I talk with author and speaker, Michele Cushatt, as she shares wisdom and simple ways to reframe what we think in order to deal with cluttered emotions.
Apr 12, 2016•27 min
We all face challenges to get our Quiet Time in each day and we feel un-Christian that we struggle in this area, but what if we could set ourselves up for success ahead of time? What if the key was to declutter a quiet time space so it was an inviting place to go to each day already prepared with the tools we need? Creating a routine is so important because when you do that you are telling your brain, your heart, your mind, your body it’s time to settle and focus on my quiet time. It’s time to f...
Apr 04, 2016•14 min
Can we learn lessons about business from watching TV? We can when it's The Profit with Marcus Lemonis! This episode is a special roundtable discussion with guests author Cheri Gregory, husband and ministry supporter Roger Lipp, and literary agent Rachelle Gardner. Listen and learn why each person likes the show, which episodes are their favorites, and what big lessons they have learned to apply to their own business.
Mar 28, 2016•34 min
Before jobs, responsibilities, and children came along, we had creativity. Somehow along the way, we lost it. Now there’s a lot of pressure for us to PRODUCE, but not to produce our creativeness . How do we get that back? Today I talk with Erin about rediscovering your creativity.
Mar 23, 2016•21 min
How do we deal with other people's clutter? What if it's your parents' clutter? And what if you are living in their house...... for free? One listener asked me for advice on a very overwhelming situation so I brought my wonderful co-author, Cheri Gregory, to weigh in. Turns out, there is a lot to consider when facing a situation like this. What questions do you ask yourself? What questions do you ask your parents? In the end, there are important conversations we all need to have in order to unde...
Mar 14, 2016•24 min
Feeling overwhelmed with all you have to do? Do you have ideas and projects but feel like you are juggling all the plates in the air and can't get a grip on what you have done and what needs to be done next? I just happen to know one of the best personal resources for being productive: my talented and productive husband, Roger Lipp!! Listen as we talk about the three key components to getting and staying productive. We'll learn crazy technical terms like Kanban, Scrum, and Pullback Planning. It'...
Mar 07, 2016•18 min
Want to get things done and yet don't know where to start? Can you find your desk under all your piles? Today we talk about my process of creating your own creative space. A place where your creativity has room to flourish.
Feb 29, 2016•22 min
Michele Chushatt-Undone Life Together All of us end up with a life that doesn’t look quite like we imagined it would look. What do we do when we wake up someday and we’ve got this life we don’t recognize?
Feb 21, 2016•24 min
Feb 16, 2016•16 min
Showing love doesn't have to be take a lot of time! In fact, you can use simple ways to show your husband you love him and we are here to show you how. Kathi's new book 101 Simple Ways to Show Your Husband You Love Him is now available! In this podcast, she and Erin discuss the second five days of the 10 Days of Love for Your Man challenge. It's the perfect time to refocus on your man as we celebrate Valentine's Day. You'll love the simplicity of the ideas as well as the impact they can have on ...
Feb 08, 2016•11 min
Showing love doesn't have to be complicated! In fact, you can use simple ways to show your husband you love him and we are here to show you how! Coming soon is a book by Kathi and her friends about 101 Simple Ways to Show Your Husband You Love Him. In this podcast, she and Erin discuss the first five days of 10 Days of Love where you can do something simple each day to love on your man. We have a beautiful download that you can print out and have as a reminder of these great ideas....
Feb 01, 2016•17 min
Ideas to Keep You Motivated to Stay Clutter Free. As January is coming to an end, most resolutions start to fall apart because the novelty wears off. We won't let your motivation to be Clutter Free slip away! Decluttering isn’t a two week process (that’s just the Kickstart) this is something you have to do for the rest of your life and we have to stay motivated and figure out how we are going to do this! Listen as Kathi and Erin discuss Ideas to Keep You Motivated to Stay Clutter Free including ...
Jan 25, 2016•17 min
Sometimes the cutest things become our biggest challenge when getting Clutter Free and those would be our not so Clutter Free Kids. Today we share real life strategies that we can use with our children to not only help us kick clutter our of our homes, but will also give our children the strategies they will need to live a Clutter Free life when they leave our nest. Don't forget that it's not too late to join us for the Kickstart to Clutter Free e-course!
Jan 18, 2016•17 min
What counts as a thing when counting what is going out? What do you do when guests leave their clutter at your house? What about our kids’ clutter? What do you do when you no longer can use something, but it’s so good that you want to find just the right home for it? Download of 50 things to give away today!
Jan 11, 2016•15 min
Kick Off your New Year with the Kickstart to Clutter Free E-course! Success is greater when you have the help of direct instruction and a support system of others who are doing a program with you. Join us as we take on the challenge of 14 days, 500 things, no mercy! You will receive: Daily Instructional Videos Daily Assignment Downloads Downloadable Tools And you will have amazing results in 15 minutes a day!...
Dec 29, 2015•5 min
Want to get a head start on next year's Christmas? What we do with Cleaning Up Christmas now will set us up for next year's success! Listen as Kathi gives ideas on how to be prepared for unwrapping next year's Christmas.
Dec 22, 2015•8 min
10 Great Clutter Free Christmas Gift Ideas for Everyone On Your List. What are Clutter Free Christmas gifts? You know, things that won't get used. "Shelf-Sitters" that collect dust and take up space with no purpose. In this episode Kathi talks about 10 Great Christmas Christmas Gift Ideas that people will use and love .
Dec 14, 2015•14 min
You asked the questions about Taming Your To Do List, Christmas and we've got your answers! How do we make sure we don't forget to get gifts for all the people who matter to us? How do we get all the gifts without going broke OR crazy? How do we deal with all that goes into Christmas cards??? Plus other listener questions. Kathi and Glynnis discuss how to handle the overwhelmed to do list of Christmas.
Dec 07, 2015•22 min
Dec 01, 2015•13 min
Nov 24, 2015•9 min
Nov 17, 2015•12 min
Sex, Love, and Intimacy.... It's a part of our lives and yet, no one wants to talk about it. I mean REALLY talk about it. Even as adults, we have questions we are afraid to ask. Kathi and Erin talk with author Juli Slattery about her book 25 Questions You're Afraid to Ask About Love, Sex, and Intimacy to get to the heart of the questions to ask yourselves about godly sex.
Nov 02, 2015•21 min
Got too much to do and not enough time in the day? Does procrastination keep you from doing what you really want to get done? Does it seem that what you were once able accomplish now seems like a huge struggle? You are NOT alone! Our current technology makes getting things done very different from how things worked when we were growing up. Add kids to the mix and we all find ourselves wondering how anything gets done! Listen as Kathi and Erin ask author, Glynnis Whitwer, questions about her book...
Oct 26, 2015•30 min
With all of the distractions in our lives, how do we live in order to create meaningful relationships with our children? Where does our time with work, technology, and household duties fit in with the little people in our lives? And how to we communicate with our children in order to build their trust? Kathi and Erin talk with Hands Free Mama, Rachel Stafford, about Hands Free Life: Nine Habits for Overcoming Distraction, Living Better, and Loving More.
Oct 19, 2015•20 min