Do you find Halloween to be fun? Stressful? Scary? Annoying? All of the above? How can you make Halloween really work for your family?

In this week's encore episode, Saren reads her post, A Deliberate Mother's Guide to Simple Halloween Fun, and shares some of the many great comments from readers that offer further ideas.

The principles shared here apply to ALL holidays!

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Do you find yourself feeling tired, overwhelmed and unhealthy? Power of Moms dived into the archives and found three different moms who found easy and doable strategies for taking loving care of their bodies. These three audio posts focus on rest, ditching the diet plan, and moving your body doing fun things. Your body is your most important tool, and your happiness will increase as you take these surefire strategies and put them to good use!  For full show notes, please visit powerofmoms.com/173

Join April and the wonderful Rachel Ramsey Cruze as they discuss financial principles and Rachel's new book.  For full show notes, please visit powerofmoms.com/172

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If your children have recently gone back to school or your school year is about to begin, you're probably going through some of the same things we're going through. There are lots of emotions involved and new schedules to consider.  Some of us are redefining ourselves as we enter a new stage of motherhood.

Join Saren and April as they share their own "back to school" stories--along with plenty of practical tips for making the transition work for the whole family.

• We'll talk about how to be present when our children are home (and how to get things done while they're at school).

• We'll share specific schedules we established in our own homes when we had preschoolers--and schedules we've established now with older children.

• And we'll suggest questions you can ask yourself if you're redefining who you are and how you want to spend your time.

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Our own Rachel Nielson reads aloud several posts she has written for Power of Moms highlighting that we can find JOY and Beauty in this journey of motherhood- even during the hard times.

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