Do what you love

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If you could do anything, what would it be? Is there something in you that stirs and taps your insides, asking if it can come out and play? In that deep, dark part of the day, when the lights are out and the family sleeps scattered under your roof, what do you hear that voice [...]

Want to work from home? Find your element.

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On Tuesday I asked my Facebook followers what work-from-home topics they’d like to see around here. There were some great ideas! There were also a few topics that have already been covered—and instead of rewriting more or less the same posts, I thought it’d be good to republish some. Like this post from last spring, [...]

A day in the life

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7:00 – My alarm goes off on my iPhone. We had a late night last night. I grab it, hit snooze, and tuck it under my pillow. 7:17 – I get up and grab my phone, journal, and Bible off the nightstand. I head to the bathroom, splash water on myself, brush my hair. I [...]

5 ways to pull back the curtain on your home business

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Written by contributor Heather Allard of The Mogul Mom. “Where’s Mommy?” my son asked. “Where do you think she is, Brendan? She’s at the computer,” my husband replied in an annoyed tone. I overheard this exchange between my son and husband two years ago (when my son was three) and had a huge realization. While [...]

Five work-at-home challenges (and how to handle them)

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Written by contributor Heather Allard of The Mogul Mom. Working at home is a dream come true for moms who long to both be home with their kids and earn an income. But once you’re elbow-deep in the chaotic mix of running a business and raising a family, you may discover that there are some, [...]

EntreLeadership (giveaway!)

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This giveaway has now ended. Check back soon for the results! This past spring, I attended a satellite feed in Austin of Dave Ramsey’s EntreLeadership one-day seminar. I left feeling jazzed about my work, stoked about the ideas percolating in my head, and motivated to get long-awaited ideas finally moving. You may not agree with [...]

Hire blog help

Oreos and Milk

This is a guest post from Jeannett Gibson of Life Rearranged. Back when I first signed up for that free Blogspot account, I hardly knew what a blog was. Our pastor had one, and then a dear friend started journaling her adoption process with one. I knew of no other blogs, or how to find [...]