Joyfully Her Motherhood Podcast

Balancing Motherhood, Homeschooling, and Entrepreneurship

• Nicole Gabrielle • Season 1 • Episode 6

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Today on the Joyfully Her Podcast, we’re joined by the incredible Jasmine Kilgore of Creative Direction! From full-time homeschooling to building a thriving agency, Jasmine opens up about the real behind-the-scenes of living out your purpose in both motherhood and the marketplace.

If you’ve ever wrestled with balancing your calling, your kids, and your mental health—while keeping your faith front and center—this conversation will speak right to your heart. 💛✨

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Speaker 1:

So any mom out there who's trying to figure out can I start my own business, can I become an entrepreneur? Absolutely, my advice would be.

Speaker 2:

Welcome to the Joyfully Her podcast, where we address what modern society overlooks about motherhood and beyond. So you can live out your God-given calling as a wife and a mother with confidence and joy. Let's dive in. Meet Jasmine Kilgore. Jasmine believes in the power of purpose. Over the years, her passion to build beautiful brands has led her to launch her own agency, the Creative Direction Co. Which leads impactful marketing initiatives and helping businesses embrace their full potential. As a Christian-based agency, her agency believes that if God created us as his masterpiece, then our businesses should be too. Jasmine is a devoted wife and a mother of three who homeschools full-time while running her agency and managing all things motherhood.

Speaker 2:

Hello everyone, thank you for joining us today on Joyfully Her. We have an amazing treat for you. We have our first mommy guest on today and I'm super excited to have her on. Miss Jasmine is a powerhouse. She has done so much as a mommy of three and so I had to have her on just to talk about her life, how she balances it all, what she does to really help her get things done and she does a lot of things. So I want to introduce Ms Jasmine Kilgore to the podcast today. Welcome, jasmine. Thank you for being on with us today.

Speaker 2:

Absolutely, yes, absolutely. So. I love that. We've been able to kind of get to know each other over the last I would say almost over the last year or so. So it's pretty cool. And so what I learned about Jasmine and all of the things that she does, I was definitely impressed. So I would like Jasmine to share tell us who you are, tell us you know, what you do, your profession, everything, how you're juggling, everything. Introduce us to who Jasmine is.

Speaker 1:

Absolutely so hello everyone Again. As Nicole said, I'm Jasmine. I am first a believer and a disciple of Jesus Christ. Secondly, I am a wife to my husband and I'm also a homeschooling mom of three kids. I have two girls seven and five and then I have a young boy who's three. And then also I am an entrepreneur. So I run a online digital business and I support people or small business owners and coaches and authors and all kinds of people with branding, marketing, digital marketing, also systems, too. I love putting together systems and transferring and helping clients detect what kind of systems and tools they need for their business. So that's a little bit about me. I'm stationed in Charlotte, north Carolina, and I'm just a country girl and I'm here today, so oh, my goodness, awesome.

Speaker 2:

Did y'all hear that? I mean like she does so so much so, as you can hear, but we're going to get into, as you probably. As you heard, she has three kiddos and so she's juggling that with her husband. And so, jasmine, what was the start of your motherhood journey? I would love to know, just kind of like the feelings that came when you first found out you were expecting, and everything in between, uh, from that part on and forward, what was that like?

Speaker 1:

for you. If I'm being honest, nicole, finding out that I was pregnant was scary for me for a lot of reasons. I was only about 21 or 22 and I did not get pregnant the traditional way. I did not get married first and then have a baby. I wasn't established. I actually was starting my first year of my master's program at UNCG and so we were young, like we were just young. We were traveling all the time.

Speaker 1:

That was a pivotal moment for me as well, because I grew up in the church but I didn't really know Jesus. So I was like learning more about Jesus during my college years because I found a great church home in Greensboro, north Carolina, and I was serving in ministry. I was on the praise and worship team, so I was like really learning, but I was still a babe in Christ. So when I got pregnant, I was very fearful, not even because of what motherhood would look like. If I'm being honest, I was scared of what the church was going to say. I was scared of what leaders over, you know, praise and worship was going to say. Friends who admired me, you know I was scared of if, like, am I going to like finish my master's program.

Speaker 1:

My husband was also at the time. He was my boyfriend, but you know, he was also doing his first year of his master's program. So I think motherhood for me was initially engulfed in like fear and worried about what other people was going to think of me and just how we were going to do. A lot of people started to embed things like you know, you guys are so young and how are you going to make it? You're not going to graduate, and I can tell you right now that was the complete opposite of what ended up happening. My church was very supportive, very helpful. Nobody kicked me off of the praise and worship team, it wasn't anything like that and I for sure went ahead to finish my master's program immediately. So, yeah, that's kind of what it looked like for me.

Speaker 2:

That is major Jasmine. Thank you so much for sharing that, because that's kind of what it looked like for me. That is major Jasmine. Thank you so much for sharing that, because that's a real thing, especially in the faith community, when you feel like you experienced, like judgment for you know, a pregnancy where it's a joy, but it sounds like you had that moment of like oh my goodness, like what are people going to think? That makes a lot of sense. So how did you um, I kind of heard it some, but how did you overcome that particular age, you know period in your life? And then also, um, what did it feel like when you finally did have your, your daughter?

Speaker 1:

yeah. So I think the way that I overcame it was one, like I said, I had the community and the support to a degree. I didn't have like a huge community but like, like I said, like I thought I was going to be judged but people actually did not do that. I thought I was going to be kicked off teams and stuff like that. That did not happen. I thought I was going to fail. That didn't happen.

Speaker 1:

Also, my doula who the person who ended up becoming my doula she was a little bit older than me. Like I said, I was like 21 or 22. She was probably in her forties but because we were both in the same graduate program and she loved and enjoyed that, she was also a woman of God as well. She was like that powerhouse woman for me who was like girl you got this. She was like, continuously encouraging me every day, anytime I was sick and like you know, you know how in the first beginning, the first trimester, you're sick and not feeling well. She always made sure I have food and drink, just things of that nature. She would stop by the house and just make sure I was good and, like I said, she ended up becoming my doula. So she took care of me while I was in the whole journey of delivering and things of that nature.

Speaker 1:

But when I actually had Ariana, who was my first child, I was like I've always wanted to be a mother, believe it or not, and I actually wanted to be a mom pretty soon. I just thought I would be married first, and so I was actually super excited when I actually had her. I was like this tiny human baby breath fingers. I loved it, like I literally enjoyed it, so it was amazing oh, that's so good oh, that's.

Speaker 2:

That is awesome. One of the things I heard you say that you're um. You found a person, a older woman, who was sound like she was kind of like a mentor to you.

Speaker 2:

Yes, basically yeah, unintentionally yeah, unintentionally, and so that's so important. I think that's something that letting moms know that having that support from somebody who's maybe I would assume she was a mom herself she was Before that makes a big difference in your life. And doulas I am a big fan of doulas. Same same same. Yeah, so that's awesome. Thank you for sharing that. Uh, what would you say the expectations were for you? Um, that, and I think you kind of spoke to it some but were there any other expectations that you had about motherhood, what it was in, what it became in reality to you and what you thought it might be?

Speaker 1:

Oh, I think the question broke out a little bit. Can you repeat that one more time?

Speaker 2:

Was there any? Do you remember if there was any expectations that you had as being a mother, becoming a mother from what it was, what you thought it would be, and then the reality of that?

Speaker 1:

Yes, definitely I felt like. So, like I said, before having my first baby, me and my boyfriend at the time, my husband now we were very spontaneous. We love to travel, we wanted to see the world and so and we were young, we were in college, like I said, and so for us it was one of those things like, is this going to stop us from having a good time? So I felt like being a mom, the expectation I put in my own brain just from seeing things in life, I thought that meant I had to haul it, everything had to stop, Right, travel had to stop, living had to stop, and so it was just going to be boring Just me, the kid and my husband. And so that was the expectation I had. Was that, and not even just everything is going to be boring? Everything had to stop. But also, like, am I going to be successful Because I'm probably not going to finish school?

Speaker 1:

Is what I was thinking? Right, I'm probably everybody's thinking. I'm not going to finish school and I went to college. I spent all these years and invested money into this. Will I be?

Speaker 2:

successful, will I have a career, you know will I. Hey, my friend loving the conversation so far. If, joyfully, her has blessed your heart, tap subscribe so you never miss an episode and remember motherhood is so much more sweeter together. So take a second and share this podcast with a friend who needs encouragement too. Let's spread faith, joy and real talk about mom life and wife life, one episode at a time.

Speaker 1:

Would I be able to make a salary like? That was important at the time, you know would I be able to afford living for a child? And so those were some of the expectations that I had initially, initially.

Speaker 2:

Okay, and I think we'll talk about it towards the end, where it sounds like there's some good advice that you can give moms who might be in a similar situation. The travel part tell us about that. Is that something that you feel now is something that's totally more doable for you?

Speaker 1:

Absolutely. What I've learned, nicole, over time, was that I think that was the biggest lesson I learned with motherhood is that you didn't actually have to stop the things you love and enjoy. You just learn how to incorporate your children and or make time for just you, like, for self-care, right, so set up opportunities for you to have time for you and your spouse, or just you for yourself. But I learned to incorporate. So when they were babies, we were like you know what? We want to go and travel. We're just going to bring them, so let's go. And so we just like. And so even today and I know you know this, but for the listeners out there, like we travel, like crazy, we're always on the road going somewhere.

Speaker 1:

We're planning the next family trip and we just, you know, now with a bigger family of five, we just have to budget and prepare versus being more spontaneous, but we still get to do the things we love and enjoy, just incorporating them, incorporating.

Speaker 2:

I love that. I love that because I think sometimes in society there's a about with motherhood, that life stops, and that's truly not the case. And unless you want it to be, unless you want it, it's a choice. It is your choice, but you have the choice, like you said, to incorporate your children and to really. You know now your kids may have a love for travel or might start developing a love of travel because of that. So I mean, that's something to pass down Absolutely.

Speaker 1:

And I will also say too, as a homeschooling parent, I think traveling is even cool because it's a little bit of like world school and a little bit because the kids get to learn about other cities and states and cultures and they're like oh, that's Florida, I remember that beach and they just remember like different things there. So I think that's really cool. It could become a learning experiment too, believe it or not. So I love it just for all of those reasons too.

Speaker 2:

That's awesome. I think that's great. I love it. They do travel a lot, guys. Yes, I guess one of my other questions related to motherhood. What do you remember as one of your key moments, maybe a pivotal moment in your motherhood journey? That was just like whoa, like it just shifted your perspective in life.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, so before COVID, I think I we only had two kids at that point and I was working, me and my husband both kind of came from education. We were both working in the school system. I remember always telling him I want to stay at home, or something. He was like, uh-uh, this is a two-person working household. He was like we're both teachers, how are we going to afford it? Right. But it was funny because that was the perspective we had at that moment and I remember having that feeling of wanting to be home. But how is that going to work? Right. But when, yeah, when COVID happened, and at that time I was in the, I was in the assistant principal position for a um a location, and when COVID happened they let me go, but not the head manager. And so I was like we're both here, just why we can't, you know, continue to work. But I think that was all God, because he knew that I was called to homeschool and entrepreneurship and so when that happened, it forced us. Initially we were like now we gotta stay home with the kids, no child care. And so it like it kind of forced us into a position where we realized, oh, we actually really enjoy like staying home with the kids and teaching them, because we didn't want them to just stay home and watch TV all day. So it became a normal thing for us to well, they're like two and three, let's teach them their ABCs and let's just, you know, do those types of things. And then, you know, whenever we can get outdoors, let's do that.

Speaker 1:

And then for me, I wasn't making any money and at the time when I got let go, they was giving us unemployment and things like that. But I was like this is not enough to survive, right. So I was like you know, I need to build something, maybe a business or something, and it was just to make a couple extra dollars. I was going to be a virtual assistant and support business owners and whoever, whoever I can make some money from, right. But then it became a thing and I was like, oh so when they called me back and said COVID is over, come on back, I was like, uh, uh, I'm not coming back, y'all can go, I'm not coming. And so I think that turned me into who I am today. Like now I'm like, for real, a true homeschool teacher, full time and a full entrepreneur. So like that was the pivotal moment because it changed my perspective like oh, I actually like my kids a little bit you know, I don't mind staying home and teaching them and, you know, being with them.

Speaker 1:

I actually truly enjoyed it, so yeah, yeah, amazing.

Speaker 2:

I think you know COVID during that time was a pivotal moment for a lot of people.

Speaker 2:

Like it still is like it's just it, it lingers. You know the effects of COVID and so for you it sounds like this was something that opened a new space for you, a new door for you to really embrace, like you're calling you know, to really give and show into your children full time, and also as an entrepreneur which is my next question for moms who are thinking about you know, just like you were saying they want to stay home with their kids, but then they're like how am I going to make this happen realistically, financially? You know, with inflation and everything that's happening, how can I really do that? What was something that you kind of discovered, I know about your gifts and which is amazing, amazing in what you do, but how did you discover that and how did you set that up realistically and maybe giving advice to other moms that want to do the same?

Speaker 1:

Okay, so this is a loaded question.

Speaker 2:

You know what?

Speaker 1:

This is what I will say. The first thing is I actually went to school for sports science, so I was supposed to be at someone's rec center, owning a rec center at the time, or I was supposed to be like in physical therapy and doing rec therapy. That was what I had went to school for. Today, I'm a digital marketing entrepreneur creating, designing websites, social media. It's like not in the same boat, right and so, but I've also. I've always been like a creator. I've always loved creating. Like when I worked in the school system for a little while, even when I worked in like the sports recreation kind of space, anytime they gave me the opportunity to like go do a poster board or create a flyer, I was like yes, thank you. Right, I didn't really want to do sports, I don't know why I did it, but I was like super excited. If someone asks for an ideal, I will always be super innovative and want to give them like ideals and strategies and like I wanted to do the fun, creative stuff all the time. So I knew that I had that gift ahead of time.

Speaker 1:

I think when COVID happened and I kind of was forced in that position, I was trying to figure out what I wanted to sell. It started off at virtual assistant because that seemed like okay, that's probably the easiest thing. Everybody needs some level of admin work. But then I realized I'm not in a little cool organization, maybe, but I don't really want to admin, and so I saw I don't have to be a virtual assistant. There was other spaces to grow in and I learned that through experience.

Speaker 1:

So to any mom out there who's trying to figure out can I start my own business, can I become an entrepreneur? Absolutely my advice would be to just do it Like think about the things that you are gifted in, that you love, you enjoy, that you don't mind, you know you can do it for free or you can get paid for it. Right, think about and consider those things that God has given you as a passion or as your purpose and then figure out you know how can you get into spaces and connect and network with people? For me it started through virtual assistant. I worked in that space for a while and then I was like you know what? Now I feel comfortable, I know this space, now I know people, I'm networking, I can move and create my own thing.

Speaker 1:

So I would just say just do it. And I love the scripture I believe it's in Matthew, if I remember but I just love where God is like talking about not worried about today's problems or tomorrow's problems, because you already have enough for today. So it's like don't worry about it, like if God has given you the idea, stop worrying about. Well, how am I going to afford it? How am I going to get the clientele, how am I going to like that's not your business, like it's not your business.

Speaker 1:

That's God's business. So if he's giving you that and it's in your heart and it's like heavy on you, take that vision and just run with it and believe that God is going to handle the rest right.

Speaker 2:

So that's what I would say, that's my testimony, that's why I'm here today because I just ran with it and here we are.

Speaker 2:

That's amazing. Thank you for sharing that because I know that that's encouraging for other moms who have, who are on the brink of like I know that I can do it, but maybe a little bit fearful, maybe there's a little bit of apprehension because of what's going to be the outcome. But just encourage you that look at what jasmine and then we'll share her information so you can see what she does. She does amazing work and she's on the other side of that now. If she didn't take that step, you know that would be. It would be totally different, her life absolutely different. So, um, that's so good. Now, when you are all since your journey, have you experiencing you know we're big on mental health here, on joyfully her and just helping women with their mental health have you experienced any type of just challenges? Um, as you're navigating this and putting things together and caring for the kids, um, any challenges with related to your mental health, not necessarily a diagnosis or anything like that, but just like any overwhelm or just trying to juggle everything. How do you manage that?

Speaker 1:

A hundred percent I would say.

Speaker 1:

They all kind of came in phases, but I know originally it was when I had all of them as babies.

Speaker 1:

I think a lot of us, think a lot of moms, kind of go through this. When you have those seasons of feeling like I'm scared they're going to fall, I used to get myself so worked up on they're going to get hurt and I used to have the craziest thoughts, thinking they were going to fall over a balcony or something. I used to get so worked up and overwhelmed and psyched myself out to where it became a normal thing, where my husband was like they are fine and I'm like no, they're not, they're going to like hurt themselves. And I was becoming very, um, overprotected up and then like, if we kind of fast forward to today, even as them being kind of like older and things like that with like business, sometimes mental health for me is essential, um, because I think I kind of learned over time that I had to be everything. I felt like I had to be the mom, the wife, the principal, the nurse, the tutor like everything.

Speaker 1:

And I was like I love homeschooling, I love being an entrepreneur, and like there was moments where I was like maybe, maybe I shouldn't do the entrepreneurship thing, or vice versa, where I'm like maybe I should just send them to school, I don't know, like this is not working Right.

Speaker 1:

But I realized, I think, over time, that I didn't need to wear everything, like, yes, I guess what, you can still homeschool, but you don't have to actually be the homeschool teacher. You can bring other people in, you can invest in programs or you can, like you know, spread out your day Right. So when I started to learn that I didn't have to do it all by myself, it got easier. Same with my business, where I was doing all the work in my business, I would have 10 and 11 clients doing it by myself and I was like, well, literally I'm one person, I'm one person. And so I learned that I needed a team, and so I was like you know what? I would rather make the investment in hiring team members to support me, and that's why I have an agency today. So I just kind of learned over time that I was struggling with those things and in order to kind of get over it, I had to release it and let other people kind of support me with that.

Speaker 2:

Absolutely. I'm a big proponent of delegation and I love that you said with a team and I think that is so important for moms to juggle everything successfully as much as you can. And I talk about sometimes that the balls are going to drop. Sometimes there's going to be seasons where you're giving more attention to this than that and right 10 years from now, we could have a totally different conversation about where your children are, where you are. So there's seasons in life and so that's so good. You found what works for you and the support that you needed, so that's so essential. Absolutely.

Speaker 1:

Absolutely.

Speaker 2:

Well, going back into homeschooling, how do you feel like that is for you in terms of? I know that you're juggling it with your, with your business, it with your business, but what would you say practical advice for someone who does want to get into homeschooling, and what that can potentially look like? Would that mean baby steps or kind of going all in? What are some things that you recommend?

Speaker 1:

I would recommend not trying to do what other people are doing. That's something I was trying to do. What this person has, it all together I need to do exactly like them and like homeschooling is a true journey. Like you hear people say that all the time, but it's so serious, like I'm serious. It's true.

Speaker 1:

You have to find your own rhythm for your family and I realized I'm in a very unique situation where my husband is still in a regular nine to five. He's actually an educator and I am an entrepreneur and we homeschool so and I run a full live business for real. So I was like I knew that the way that I homeschool wouldn't look like a mom who stays at home or you know, whatever. The case might be Right. So I had to figure out what works for me. So I think finding your own rhythm and not comparing yourself to other people is going to be key.

Speaker 1:

Finding the curriculums that work for you, finding and learning the type of homeschooling style I know for our family world schooling, learning through experience, lifestyle, like I need to know that, you know that you're left and you're right, you know how to put your shoes on, you know how to put your jacket on. Those types of things Can you fix your lunch, those types of things. So those types of things were really important for us. And so, figuring out what things do you all value we love incorporating Bible study with our kids and praying and things like that, just so that they can have an ideal, cause that's not how me and my husband grew up. Nobody, we went to church, like I said, but no one was truly teaching us about Christ. So think about whatever it is that you all value and like, build it up to be what you want, and then figure out what programs and tools or resources can support us. Who will be our village?

Speaker 2:

because you're going to need it.

Speaker 1:

So figure out, you know how you can make that work. But those are the things that I would say. And, obviously, do your research, find community on Facebook groups, and that's what I did. We moved a lot and so the way that you homeschool in Georgia is a little bit different than North Carolina. It's a little bit different than Maryland, right? So you have to go and do a little bit of research and ask people hey, how do you register to become a homeschooling you know academy or agent, whatever the case may be, and so those types of things. Ask the questions and don't hesitate to build that community and support system.

Speaker 2:

Yes, and support system? Absolutely. That really segues into my next question about community. Okay, and so for community for you. Why do you feel like that's so essential? And then how because I know you did move some how did you kind of build community? What are some practical things that you did to try to do that?

Speaker 1:

Community to me is important because sometimes we get lonely and at first I remember when we moved to Charlotte from Georgia last year it was more of a thing. My kids need community, they need to socialize. They don't have friends, that type of thing. But then I realized when they ended up getting community, oh actually I'm the one who needs community and I realized that when I'm enduring some of my mom things, I talk to my husband about everything but he doesn't really understand mom life Right, and even though he technically homeschools, he's really at work most of the time.

Speaker 1:

So he doesn't for sure like understands like day to day, uh, what it really looks like for me and so it's. So it's amazing when I could talk to another mom who's that girl. It's amazing when I could talk to another mom who said, girl, same, I get you Right, yeah, and like, or just having like a safe space or somebody that could just say these are the things I did, I see if it works for you and try it out Right. So I think that's why it's important, so that you don't feel alone, because sometimes that's how I feel. I feel like gosh, I don't have nobody to talk to. I talk to kids all day.

Speaker 2:

I forgot how to talk to an adult right.

Speaker 1:

So I think that's why it's important, I would say, was your second question how did I build my community? Yes, yeah, I think the way that I built community because we have our like mom group on Thursdays, and so that actually came from having a good friend, my kids attending her program, meeting moms in that program which Nicole was one of those great moms and then Nicole using her resources and sharing with me some of the women she knew, and then it just became a thing where we're like, hey, I like this If we have moms and people who need the same kind of community on Facebook or just in person, wherever you might be, invite them. And I think over time, our group continued to like grow because we networked, we talked, we were honest right, I have one of the moms that's currently in our group. I had been following her for a long time and so, yeah, I had been following her for a long time and one day I just was on Facebook and Instagram just talking.

Speaker 1:

I'm always talking on social media, y'all, but I was just talking, talking about how I love community, and she was like I really need that and I was like you should join and so like things like that right, Like you never know who needs community, even if they look okay on socials, you never know what people are going through and like their breaking points. So just having a group of women or men for the men's that you could just talk to is amazing. So that's how I think we build our community and just how I build community in general. Just talking.

Speaker 2:

Absolutely. I love that and I love our mom community, because that's the thing it's like when you put yourself out there, and sometimes I talk to my clients about this, like what is the on the other side of that?

Speaker 2:

Because sometimes it's a little bit, um, you don't know, you feel judged or you're like, oh, you know what, if she's like girl, whatever you know, she don't, you know, doesn't want to build a friendship and so so many thoughts come through your mind sometimes with building community, but I'm a big proponent of just initiation and Jasmine is so good at that and just like sometimes putting yourself out there yeah, I know it's nerve wracking for some people, but I feel like when you don't do that, then there's something that might could be missing, and if I didn't do that, I felt like I would not have met Jasmine and the other moms in our group, and so we're actually just a side note there we're actually doing our first Mommy's Night Out, which I'm super excited about, so that's another thing with community.

Speaker 2:

Yes, we really need this thing. I was like that's. Another thing with community is just being able to build those experiences and just to know that there's also somebody on your team and I know people have family but sometimes just having that community with another mom friend, it just makes a world difference.

Speaker 1:

For sure. Oh my gosh.

Speaker 2:

Thank you for sharing that. Well, the last few questions that I have for you. I love this question where cause I know sometimes students do this in school and you may know, of course, as an educator, where you kind of write a letter to your future self, but as a mom or as a wife, as Jasmine, what would you tell your younger self?

Speaker 1:

My gosh, my gosh, I will tell her to for sure. Build community, like I said, I had like one or two people I could go to when I was younger, right, but build community, not operate in fear and feel like I can't do things. And what did you say? I said I love that. Oh, yes, and so I feel like I can't do things.

Speaker 1:

Build community, and I would really just say, like, because, like, where my faith is now is not where it was. And so I would say, like, literally, believe that what God has for you is for you. And like, literally, do not let people, situations like your experiences, your trauma, your past, don't let any of that stop you. Right, because, like, if you just keep going, like you said before, like you never know what's going to come out on the other side, and so you couldn't tell me where I'm at today was where I was going to be back in the day, so I would just say, just keep going, like you know, just keep walking down that path, down that journey, and God is going to direct your path. And so that's what I would tell my younger self Like, keep going, don't let fear stop you.

Speaker 2:

Don't let people situations, things happen like, no, you keep going, you got this girl, I love that, you got this girl, you got this. Yeah, absolutely. And what? What you mentioned, um with the lord. Of course, um is very important on our journey as mothers, and he to me. I think motherhood is very sacred and um, you know, as a believer, uh, I think it's just definitely so important to be reminded that he's with us. And so, what is your? What have, what is your? One scripture or one prayer or something that you do to connect with, with God on your journey?

Speaker 1:

I would say Luke 10 and 19, where it's talking about having authority over the serpents and the snakes and stuff.

Speaker 1:

Let me tell you why that's important for me, especially now. It's because the way I see life is that sometimes you have this vision of how things are going to go and life is happening, it's going good, your marriage is going well, your kids are doing fine, your business is going, or maybe you got that promotion at work and it's like everything is going good. But then the enemy, just I don't like that. You're working for the kingdom, for God's kingdom, right? So I feel like he does this thing where he has studied you, and I think that's the thing about snakes and serpents they study you so that they can know when to kind of go after you and attack you. And, like, the enemy studies you and he's like Jasmine, she's going to get outraged when this happens. Oh, she don't play about her babies. Oh, that's not going to happen when it comes to her husband. He knows that about everybody, right? So he knows exactly what to do to upset you, to get you outraged, to take you out your element, to make you forget God's promises, like if God gave you a gift, he's going to use that same gift to make you feel like you're inadequate. Oh, jasmine, you have this gift of creating and designing. But guess what that client told you? That was terrible. So you shouldn't be designing. And so he does that theme right when he makes you feel inadequate.

Speaker 1:

And so that scripture Luke 10, 19, to get to the point reminds me that God said that you have the authority to speak life and power over your situation. Essentially right, don't let the serpent, the snake, any of those things like sway you, essentially. And so I am learning, even today, when life is happening, to just be like you know what. I'm just going to take this thing day by day and I'm going to speak life and power over it. So, the moment something happens in my business, even the times when I have my kids and they're doing a lot, so there's a struggle in my marriage, or whatever, I'm just going to be like you know what devil. You're not going to have it today. Okay, I'm going to speak life and power over my situation. I have the authority because God has given me the authority, so you will have to get behind me.

Speaker 2:

Thank you very much.

Speaker 1:

And so. I think that's one of my scriptures, that I live by Luke 10 and 19.

Speaker 2:

If I recall. Yes, that's awesome, jasmine, you're so right. I mean you just preach. I'm telling you Cause we do have to remember that. Yeah, it could be really and, like you said, that's part of the reason why being connected with a church and a community where you can encourage each other in that, especially when life is happening like that, yeah, so that's so good yeah, knowing your authority Absolutely In Jesus Christ. How can listeners connect with you?

Speaker 1:

Yeah, so I. You can find me online at thecreativedirectionco that's my website and then you can also find me on Instagram at thecreativedirectionco as well. So, either way, I'm happy to reach out out, dme, and I'm happy to respond yes, awesome.

Speaker 2:

Yes, we will have jasmine's information in the show notes. So if you want to reach out to her, I tell you, like I said her, her firm is amazing. She does it all for social media design services, jasmine. Just so they know.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, so I do. Branding, website design, social media management, email marketing system setups, funnels, design I mean everything you can think of honestly, both the systems Think about like systems and then also the design element as well. So I know how to set the techie part things up and then also know how to make it look beautiful. So I do both and the techie part things up, and then I also know how to make it look beautiful. So I do both.

Speaker 2:

And she really does guys. I will encourage y'all to follow her on social media. I love her stories. She is definitely always, you know, encouraging and sharing her life. I love that, but, of course, follow her for her services as well. So she does phenomenal work. Thank you so much, jasmine, for joining us on the Joyfully Her podcast. I truly appreciate you sharing your motherhood journey. I think this is really going to help other moms, just to really encourage them along the way. So thank you so much, jasmine. You're welcome, okay, okay.

Speaker 1:

Bye.