{"id":1545,"date":"2017-01-27T09:47:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T13:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/jerseygirljesus\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2017-01-27T09:47:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T13:47:15","slug":"whole-woman-series-hot-mess-mompreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jerseygirljesus\/whole-woman-series-hot-mess-mompreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Whole Woman Series: The Hot Mess of Mompreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>If there\u2019s one thing I\u2019m sure of, it\u2019s that God has placed deep inside of each of us a longing for communion with the Holy Spirit. We may not recognize it for what it is, but it\u2019s there \u2014 this strong desire for <em>shalom<\/em>, for that strange kind of peace, for the way things are supposed to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Right next to that burning fire of longing is another one: that desire to do work that is meaningful and fulfilling. It\u2019s almost as powerful as the first one, and sometimes, because we don\u2019t recognize the first one right away, this second one can become all-consuming. Especially when it\u2019s being ignored.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For moms of young children, not only can the chance to satisfy that longing be elusive, it can also be, well, <em>sticky<\/em>. Like, literally.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As much as I really hate the way Proverbs 31 has been used to bash women over the head for not measuring up, the poem describes (and celebrates, by the way) a pretty bad-ass businesswoman, who knows how to get stuff done. She takes care of her family and knows how to pitch a good business deal while the kids are at pre-k. She sells her wares and utilizes both her business acumen and her creativity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scripture doesn\u2019t mention it, but my guess is she has her share of Cheerios under her dining room table, too. Because no mother could be that freaking successful and <em>not<\/em> have Cheerios under her table. It\u2019s like a rite of passage or something.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But my favorite line in this poem is this one:\u00a0<em>She senses the worth of her work.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She knows the value of the work she does. All of it. That means she knows the value of the snuggles as much as the business deal, and she recognizes the heavenly pay off of both wiping snotty noses and easing client fears. She knows it\u2019s ALL valuable, even though wiping snotty noses doesn\u2019t feel very glamorous, and sometimes we feel ill-equipped to help our clients.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My co-founder at The Whole Woman Summit, Lisa, and I are both moms, and we\u2019re both entrepreneurs. So we knew we wanted to include support for mompreneurs in our lineup, and I can think of no better woman that the amazing Kate Schell. Kate is the founder of\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writeauthentically.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Write Authentically<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.momredo.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">MomRedo<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>She\u2019s also a wife and mom to four amazing kids (2 of whom are twins!).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1546 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/710\/2017\/01\/Kate-Schell-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Schell\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">In her talk at the Summit, Kate is going to help you learn the value of your work while she\u00a0shares hacks, tips, and tricks on how to survive everything from managing conference calls with a kid on your lap to celebrating successes small and large. Kate is a mom you can learn from if you\u2019re even thinking about starting a business to satisfy that second longing. \u00a0(Only God can fill the first one.)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I hope you\u2019ll join us at the Summit!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1137 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/710\/2016\/07\/The-Whole-Woman-Virtual-Summit-300x300.png\" alt=\"The Whole Woman Summit\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Each Friday for the next few months, I\u2019ll be writing about one of the amazing women who are speaking at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholewomansummit.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">The Whole Woman Summit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0in March. These are women who are movers and shakers, Christian and not, who are doing very cool things in the world. The summit is all about the things that matter \u2014 MIND. BODY. SPIRIT. WORK. RELATIONSHIPS. JUSTICE. The summit is entirely online, and all registrants will receive video recordings of all sessions, so no worries if you miss any.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt; color: #333333;\">See you at the summit!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt; color: #333333;\">JERSEYGIRL, JESUS READERS CAN SAVE $20 OFF THE TICKET PRICE!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt; color: #333333;\">USE COUPON CODE:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">JERSEYGIRLWWS17<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; text-align: right;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholewomansummit.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/kl_co\/AppData\/Local\/Packages\/Microsoft.Office.OneNote_8wekyb3d8bbwe\/TempState\/msohtmlclipclip_image001.png\" alt=\"The Whole Woman Virtual Summit \nValk'ng about the rt\u00fcngs 'ha,' matter \nMind. 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