Love Where You Are

February 27, 2023

Ep. 3.9 : Distraction Detox with Billie Jauss

Welcome to the Love Where You Are podcast!

In today’s episode I am joined with Billie Jauss.

Billie Jauss is the wife of a professional baseball coach and mom of three young men, she is now an empty nester who is hard at work in writing and podcasting. Billie has a new book titled “Distraction Detox” which helps us recognize our own spiritual jetlag and create a plan for health and closeness with Jesus.

In this episode, Billie and I talk about hitting the pause button on our busy mama lives, making a priority list, and how we can creatively bring Jesus into our lives, no matter what season of life we’re in.

Thank you for being here today. Now, let’s dive into the conversation!

You can connect with Billie through Facebook, Instagram, and her website. 

You can also order her new book!

FAVORITE TAKE-AWAYS:

*My external distracts were not as powerful as my internal distractions.

*I was my biggest bully. Telling myself: “I’m not good enough” “I don’t belong” or “I’m not a good mom” I brought myself down and limited myself.

*Guilty of right-hand syndrome: always raising my hand and saying “yes” to something

*We can suffer from “spiritual jetlag” when we are too busy and distracted.

*There are creative ways to connect with Jesus no matter your season of life!

 

REMEMBER:

*When we are physically, emotionally and spiritually drained, we can’t hear the Lord.

*We need to pause. You will never reach a point where you have time to pause. You just need to pause.

*Make a priority list. Here’s what Billie’s looks like:

  1. Jesus
  2. Husband
  3. Kids
  4. <can vary, for Billie it’s her fellow baseball gals>
  5. <can vary, for Billie it’s her writing and podcasting>

 

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About Love Where You Are

Equipping Christian Moms to embrace their season, live life on mission and share Jesus right where they are!

Like a weekly coffee date with the girls, Somer and her guests come together to ask the hard questions, have honest conversations and dive deep into God’s Word. Her heart is to equip and encourage Moms who are seeking to model an authentic Christian walk for their families while also making an impact for the kingdom through love in action wherever God has them in their current season of life. Following the Deuteronomy 6 model, Somer encourages listeners to identify their gifts, talents and current season of life as opportunities to impact the lives of others and bring their children along in the journey reminding us there are opportunities everywhere and every day to love right where you are!

About Somer Colbert

Somer Colbert is a writer, speaker and host of the Love Where You Are podcast. She is the Director of Adoption and Foster Care Ministry at Crosschurch and Connected Champion with the Arkansas Baptist Children and Family Ministries where she creates support, awareness and advocacy for families seeking to serve in the areas of adoption and foster care. She creates weekly podcast episodes and resources to equip and empower Christian families to identify their influence for the gospel in every season, live life on mission and share Jesus right where they are.  Somer is passionate about equipping spiritually healthy families and seeing a movement of God's people step into confidence in their ability to change the world around them through the way they love! 

She resides in Arkansas with her husband, three kids and three dogs. She's obsessed with British docudramas and cooking shows and can always be found with a cup of hot tea in hand. Her life has been forever changed by the love of Jesus, marriage to her favorite person, parenting her crazy crew and walking multiple adoption journeys. 

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