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

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. [https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/620e82a1e470450018ca02a3]  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You [https://amzn.to/3Boe6an] Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance [https://sandycooper.substack.com/about] Website: The Scoop on Balance [https://thescooponbalance.com/]

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.  [https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/631a7db968ad8400161dd7fa] 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. [https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/620e82a1e470450018ca02a3]  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You [https://amzn.to/3Boe6an] Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance [https://sandycooper.substack.com/about] Website: The Scoop on Balance [https://thescooponbalance.com/]

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. [https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/620e82a1e470450018ca02a3]  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You [https://amzn.to/3Boe6an] Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance [https://sandycooper.substack.com/about] Website: The Scoop on Balance [https://thescooponbalance.com/]

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. [https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/620e82a1e470450018ca02a3]  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You [https://amzn.to/3Boe6an] Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance [https://sandycooper.substack.com/about] Website: The Scoop on Balance [https://thescooponbalance.com/]

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. [https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/620e82a1e470450018ca02a3]  Purchase Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You [https://amzn.to/3Boe6an] Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance [https://sandycooper.substack.com/about] Website: The Scoop on Balance [https://thescooponbalance.com/]