142: Living a Well-Watered Life as a Business Owner with Gretchen Saffles (Social Media Boundaries, How to Study the Bible, Serving God in the Mundane, Motherhood, and the Struggle to Balance It All)

Published: Nov. 2, 2021, 11 a.m.

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This episode blessed me so much to record it, and I just know it\\u2019s going to bless you right now as you listen to it. So, get ready to be encouraged in your faith and in your business! I\\u2019m talking to my friend, Gretchen Saffles. Gretchen is the owner and creator of Well-Watered Women, which is an online ministry and shop that reaches women worldwide with the hope of the gospel. Gretchen is a mom to 2 sweet boys and a wife to her husband of 9 years. And, she\\u2019s the author of The Well-Watered Woman, which I am totally loving right now! (And at the time this airs, I will have finished reading!) We cover a wide variety of topics today as you\\u2019ll see in the title, but you can get a glimpse into some of what we hit on below.\\xa0

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Some of the topics we\\u2019ll cover:\\xa0

- Gretchen\\u2019s business story - starting her business 8 years ago to what it is now\\xa0

- Practical ways to set boundaries around social media as business owners\\xa0

- How to study the Bible when you don\\u2019t know where to start or feel you don\\u2019t have the time\\xa0

- How we can seek God in whatever season of life we\\u2019re in\\xa0

- How we can lean into God and serve him even in the mundane moments (like folding laundry or the behind the scenes work in your business)\\xa0

- The pressure to \\u201cbalance it all\\u201d as women and how living a well-watered life is vital\\xa0

- Why we don\\u2019t need \\u201cJesus Plus Coffee\\u201d (or fill in the blank) and how we can find our satisfaction in Him alone\\xa0

- Setting goals as business owners without making them an idol\\xa0

- How to be in your season of what God has called you to do without comparing yourself to others

\\u2026 and so much more!\\xa0

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Get the full shownotes with all linked mentioned at https://elizabethmccravy.com/142\\xa0

Connect with Elizabeth on her website at http://elizabethmccravy.com/\\xa0

Connect with Gretchen on her website at http://wellwateredwomen.com/\\xa0

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Connect with Gretchen on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gretchensaffles/ and https://www.instagram.com/wellwateredwomen/\\xa0

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