Gretchen Saffles from Life Lived Beautifully: Looking to Christ in Work & Motherhood | Ep. 48

Risen Motherhood

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to balancing various roles, Gretchen Saffles has experience with many on her plate! She's a wife, a mom, an entrepreneur, and an owner of a growing business. In this episode, she shares her journey into life as a working mom, some of the challenges she's faced along the way, and how she's learning to rest in Christ through it all. Gretchen speaks to moms who wonder how they can possibly accomplish all that God has called them to do, encouraging them to pray, "Jesus, be in me all that I cannot be."

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0:00.0	Motherhood is hard.
0:06.0	One second, we think we're doing a good enough job and the next we feel like the worst
0:10.0	mom on the planet, which is why we need the refreshing truth of the gospel to be repeated
0:15.1	over and over, giving us hope in the everyday moments.
0:19.5	So mama, whether you're sipping coal coffee or doing a sink full of dishes, we hope you'll
0:24.0	find truth, encouragement and laughter here.
0:27.8	This is the Risen Motherhood Podcast.
0:29.8	Thanks for joining us.
0:34.8	Welcome back to another episode of Risen Motherhood.
0:40.6	Today, Lauren and I are so excited for you to hear from our friend, Gretchen Safels,
0:46.0	from Life Live to Beautifully.
0:48.1	She is a wife and a mom and entrepreneur, a business owner and a minister of the gospel
0:54.0	and everything she does.
0:56.2	And she is on Risen Motherhood today talking all about her journey into being a working
1:02.8	mom and how she has learned to balance some of the different aspects of her roles with
1:09.2	the grace that God provides looking to Christ for his sufficiency and everything that she
1:15.0	does.
1:16.0	So we know you are going to be so encouraged by this interview today and anything that she
1:21.5	mentions in the show.
1:23.3	You can find in our show notes at risenmotherhood.com.
1:27.2	So again, we know that you're going to be encouraged by this practical and just Christ
1:32.8	exalting interview and you're going to love Gretchen.
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