Somer Phoebus is deeply committed to empowering women to embrace their God-given gifts and callings with confidence. As the co-founder of She Works His Way, a nonprofit discipleship community for working women, she has coauthored She Works His Way: A Practical Guide for Doing What Matters Most in a Get Things Done World alongside her best friend and ministry partner, Michelle Myers. Additionally, Somer is the creator of the 3 Step Planner, a tool designed to keep the multi-passionate person productive and focused on what matters most. Residing in Annapolis, MD, she and her husband Kent, a pastor at South Shore Church, have two wonderful daughters and just recently welcomed two amazing sons-in-law. Get more content from Somer: Website: sheworkshisway.com Email: somer@sheworkshisway.com Instagram: @somerphoebus @sheworkshisway Podcast: She Works His Way Podcast Exclusive Content: Patreon Community

A healthy atmosphere in a home starts with us, and we can shift it starting today.With different seasons, comes many changes inside our home. When we pause and slow down, we can keep a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere inside our home, so that everyone connects better and wants to be home. We have to first actually spend time at home, slow down, and let go of the pressures to always be doing something. Challenge: What are some changes you can make in your home this week?

Parenting is different in all stages, but as our kids become teens, they are closer to being an adult. I am not an expert, but doing our best to let go, while also being there for them and guiding them makes all the difference in our relationship with them. We have to pay attention as to where we should be releasing our grip and just guiding, trusting, and supporting. Let us be the ones that always believe in our kids, let them spread their wings, and keep speaking life into them. Takeaway: There are times in life where we have to learn to let go, while still holding on. Challenge: See what you are trying to control right now, and how you can start letting go and trusting God.

How we start our day matters. Every season is different. Give yourself grace and take time to find what is best for you right now. Cater your time and choices to you and where you are now. Remember there are many things that are good for us that we can do anytime and anywhere, and even with our baby or toddler in tow. Takeaway: Give your grace and most importantly know that your morning is yours. Don’t compare it to where anyone else is right now. Challenge: See how you add in what is important to you, even if it isn’t first thing in the morning.

Did you get distracted or knocked off of what you were chasing this year? I want you to pay attention and if you have been derailed from your goal or what you were trying to do this year, get back up and start again. Do not let the enemy derail you from choosing a better life. The Lord will fight for us. We just have to keep showing up. Takeaway: Getting back up is an absolute game changer for all that we want in life. Challenge: Get back up this week and choose what you wanted this year. Just start again.

Melissa H. Gray is a dedicated attorney with a passion for empowering business owners to build and protect their ventures on a solid legal foundation. With a wealth of experience in business formations, contracts, trademarks, and other intellectual property matters, Melissa provides her clients with the tools they need to succeed in today's competitive landscape. Understanding that a strong legal framework is the cornerstone of any thriving business, Melissa works closely with her clients to ensure that every legal aspect of their operations is meticulously crafted and aligned with their business goals. From the inception of a business idea to the intricate details of contract negotiations and the complexities of intellectual property law, Melissa is there to guide her clients through each step. Melissa's expertise extends to the personal side of business ownership as well. Recognizing that personal and business affairs are often intertwined, she assists clients in estate planning to ensure that their personal assets are protected and their legacy preserved. Her comprehensive approach addresses both immediate business needs and long-term planning, providing peace of mind for entrepreneurs and their families. Melissa's commitment to her clients is matched by her dedication to personal service. She believes that every business owner deserves a legal partner who is not only seasoned in the field but also genuinely invested in their success. Whether navigating the startup phase, scaling a business, or planning for the future, Melissa's clients can count on her to deliver legal services with clarity, integrity, and a focus on results. For business owners seeking a legal ally to help lay the groundwork for success, Melissa H. Gray offers the expertise, dedication, and personalized attention necessary to make their vision a reality. Melissa H. Gray, Esq.Founder and Managing Attorney at The Law SpotEmail: melissa@thelawspot.comOffice: 267-529-7768Website: TheLawSpot.comInstagram: TheLawSpot_ Challenge: What are you putting off that you need to do? Estate planning, protecting your creations, or even starting your own business? Take one step this week.

We are all waiting for something, whether we are in a really hard season, or have something uncertain going on in our lives. How are you responding in the waiting? Are you filled with worry, or are you choosing to trust God and get closer to God during this hard, uncertain season? I want you to think about it. Are you showing up for what matters? These are important thoughts in order for us to get through this hard season and become better through it. What happens during the waiting is possibly more important than what we are waiting for. Challenge: Choose to show up for what matters in the waiting this week. Resource: The Hard Good, by Lisa Whittle Quote: I said in the podcast that Toby Mac said this, but he actually posted it, which is where I saw it. What God does in us as we wait is often much more important than what we are waiting for. Rich Villodas

https://youtu.be/9LHA_in40Ro?feature=shared Lisa Whittle has a powerful way with words. Here new book is called, "I Want God: How to Love Him with Your Whole Heart and Revive Your Soul" and I love it and you have to get it. I want to tell you why her message of wanting God most will change the way you live. No more people pleasing, over-explaining, or half-chasing your dreams. Challenge: Let’s not just say we want God most…let us live this way.

Rachel Swanson is a best-selling Christian author turned real estate investor beginning in 2021, acquiring 20 doors in her first year. She traded her stressful 80+ hour per week author and online coaching business for a more flexible PART-time real estate investing business, gaining time and financial freedom, tripling her income in less than 12 months, all while balancing her marriage and motherhood with "wannabe triplets". Her goal is to help others see the value of real estate investing as a solid foundation for future wealth building and true time freedom for bigger impact. Follow her on Instagram @rachelcswanson for more insights!

Mel Robbins talked about this recently in this video, and boy did it hit home. Let’s stop being bothered, mad, and upset at every bit of resistance these days. In order to feel more happiness, joy, and peace, we have to drop our sword when life pushes back, and allow the joy, and light, to come in. Challenge: Drop the sword this week.

When life throws the hard stuff at us, we can’t give up or stay down too long. We have to lean into God during the hardest of times, give unlimited grace out, and stop digging when we are down. Challenge: Don’t stay down too long. When you hit a bump this week, give yourself and others grace, do what you can, and do your best to let go and move on.

Ali Flynn, the creator of Hang in There, Mama and certified English and Special Education teacher is excited to share with you the joys and hardships of raising teens with an open heart, honesty, and some tears. She is a mom to four daughters who offers daily encouragement and support to moms while keeping it real and letting them know they are not alone on their motherhood journey. Ali has been featured in numerous publications including Grown and Flown, Raising Teens Today, Her View From Home, and many others. She is also the co-host of Real Talk for Moms Raising Teens and Young Adults and has been a guest on a variety of podcasts revolving around motherhood and raising teens. Resources: Hang in There, Mama on Instagram Hang in There, Mama Facebook Page Hang in There, Mama - Reconnect with Your Teen and Yourself Event Hang in There, Mama website

Maybe, maybe not, but I definitely feel that I have my own secret weapons that are my keys to a better life. I make these 6 simple choices every day and I can honestly say it has changed my life, my relationships, and my confidence in myself and my choices. Challenge: What small habit or choice could you add or change this week? Quote: Change your habits, change your life.

It is easy, and natural, to seek approval from this world. Let us make sure our priorities have us seeking approval from the right people in our life. Challenge: Pay attention to your priorities this week and where you are seeking approval from. Quote: Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.” Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Proverbs 31:28-30

You don’t need permission, but sometimes I believe we just want someone to tell us that it is ok to go for it. So, I am giving you permission to go for it. Whether it is a dream, time for yourself, your health, or just setting boundaries…I give you permission. Challenge: This week I want you to live boldly. Make you the choices that you have been wanting to make. At least one thing this week. Quote: "You have the life you are willing to put up with." Gary John Bishop

So many of us continue to live with choices that aren’t giving us the life we want. We continue to complain and blame others. We spend time on things that are wasteful, that suck our energy, or just help us continue the negative cycle. When will you choose something else? You own the power to choose. Challenge: Repeat the mantra, "I get to choose" over and over. And, make a choice this week that you have been wanting to do, but you have been avoiding. Quote: "You have the life you are willing to put up with." - Gary John Bishop

Are you just preaching and lecturing your kid, but not actually living your life that way? Get honest with yourself. We need to become aware, and grow as a person as well. Our kids need to see us learn from mistakes, make better choices, and own it when we are wrong. If you really want to influence your kids, pay attention to what you are giving them an example of. Challenge: Be the example you want your kids to be. Resource: Grow up: Becoming the parent your kids deserve.

I do believe that every challenge, mishap, mistake, or resistance that we experience, its a test for us. We decide if we are going to grow and learn, or if we are going to react with negativity. Will you adapt, shift, solve the problem, and keep going? Or will you complain, blame, and remain in the circle of self-doubt, and wanting to give up? This is the point where life can completely begin to change if you decide to grow, pivot, and learn from what is going on. Challenge: Pay attention to your challenges this week. How are you responding? Quote: "Every excuse buys you another moment in your lifelong commitment to the victim club." - Gary John Bishop

Angela Chapman, founder of Age on Purpose, is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and a ReCODE 2.0-certified practitioner dedicated to helping others with the prevention, reversal or better management of Mild Cognitive Impairment and early Alzheimer's disease. Genetically at risk for Alzheimer’s herself, Angela opened her Direct Access community in 2020 to provide the education, peer support, Q/A and access to lab testing needed to successfully implement a proven protocol. Angela opens our minds to how our everyday choices can impact our brain, and that a holistic approach is actually finding the root cause of our symptoms, and improving them, rather than masking them. You can’t miss this. Resource: Angela’s website: Age on Purpose Facebook group: Alzheimer's Prevention and Bredesen ReCODE

Suzi is the green blogger behind the blog Gurl Gone Green. She's a wife and mom to three girls and one boy. After eating healthy for several years, she realized eating real food was only a small part of the healthy living equation. As a hairstylist and esthetician, she became aware of all the harmful chemicals she was constantly being exposed to. She went on a journey to transform her conventional products over to clean products. This led her to start sharing with others what she had learned. Fast forward 10 years later, and her mission to help others live out a clean lifestyle has only grown! Here are some great resources and freebies that Suzi shared with us during the interview: Blog Posts: Gift Guides Nontoxic Cookware Nontoxic Candle All the Freebies: 10 Ways To Detox Your Home For Free How To Make The Best Healthy Cup Of Coffee Natural and Organic At Costco Ingredients To Avoid Checklist Natural Baby Swaps Guide Natural Target Shopping Guide Upcoming Giveaways: 12 Days of Holiday Giveaways Resource: Suzi's website: Gurl Gone Green