Episode #048 with Jessica Kastner: The Good, the Bad, & the Crazy Side of Motherhood   ** Head to SimplyJoyfulPodcast.com or KristiClover.com/048 to see all the Show Notes & Awesome Quotes that we collected for you!   ** A special thanks to our wonderful sponsor this month: PeachDish  --> Be sure to check out all their amazingly delicious meals at PeachDish.com. You can get $15 OFF your first order by using the coupon code: SIMPLYJOYFUL   VALENTINE’S DAY GIVEAWAY! Don’t miss out on this fabulous giveaway from our wonderful sponsor: PeachDish! ** 4 Lucky Winners will receive a Valentine’s Day Date Kit! ** ** Find out more details & Sign-up HERE!**   BOOKS & POSTS MENTIONED… Hiding from the Kids in My Prayer Closet Parenting Littles is Fun and Easy Don't Say I Didn't Warn You: Kids, Carbs, and the Coming Hormonal Apocalypse Read Aloud Family Triggers Parenting Scripts   LINKS TO OTHER THINGS MENTIONED… (See more details on the SHOW NOTES!) Our Amazing Valentine’s Day Giveaway!! Enter HERE! Get $15 OFF your first PeachDish.com order with the coupon code: SIMPLYJOYFUL Interested in starting a business that you’ll love? Well, I’ll be sharing more about how I built my business and more about B School (which I mentioned in the show) in February. Find out more HERE. Join our Simply Joyful community and get my Sanity Savers for Moms book FREE! The Simply Joyful Membership Site!! — To hear my special “How to Set Better Goals in 2018” bonus podcast episode! I forgot to mention that I have a weight loss program that I love called Optavia! I’m a health coach with them. If you are interested in learning more about that and my special coaching program, just head HERE for more info. Listening to Audio Books with Audible! The Simply Joyful Podcast mug Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss the next encouraging episode! iTunes & Stitcher & now GooglePlay   I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast! My prayer is always that you will be blessed and encouraged by each episode. Live Simply. Be Joyful.   LET’S CONNECT!… I'd love to connect with you more online! Be sure to follow me on social media and see what we're up to.  My Website | Facebook  | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest | Twitter   CONNECT WITH JESSICA… Jessica Kastner is an award-winning journalist and a contributor for Beliefnet.com, Huffington Post’s Christianity blog, and CBN.com. As Connecticut’s coordinator for Straight Ahead Ministries, she shares God’s message of hope by leading Bible studies in juvenile detention centers. When she’s not on the trampoline with her three boys in her hometown of Southington, Connecticut. She joins us on The Simply Joyful Podcast today to chat about her new book Hiding From the Kids in My Prayer Closet: Finding Grace and Laughter when Motherhood Gets Real. You can check out Jessica's books HERE on Amazon! Be sure to visit her site as well at www.jessicakastner.com.   **This post may contain a few affiliate links, both Amazon & others. Please see my disclosure page if you have any questions.