The Family Room Podcast
with Billie Jauss
Recent Episodes
Ep 13 5 Tips to Prepare for the Christmas Season
How do you prepare for the Christmas season? The big debate every year is when do you put up your tree? Decorating for Christmas was my mom’s thing. She bought a tree. Then placed it in front of the picture window in our living room, which was only used at Christmas....
Ep 12 How to Create Peace with Difficult Family Members During the Holidays
Do we all have stories of difficult family members? My brother used to pull up in the yard with the same question each holiday. “Who’s fighting now?” There was always some scuffle between a couple or more of the family that only escalated during the gathering. My...
Ep 11 7 Tips to Become a More Thankful and Peaceful Person
Most of the time I am a very happy and joyful person I see the goodness of God and feel pretty peaceful, then life happens. In the last couple of years, I’ve lost 4 people in my family. My sister and her husband, my brother then my mom. I found it hard to be thankful...
Ep 10 11 Things Every Mother is Thankful That helps in Motherhood
As a mom of adult children, I’ve had time to look back over all the years of being a mother. There are times in my motherhood that have left me shaking my head at how bad I was at it. Then there are times when I focus on the joys and celebrations. Listen in as I share...
Ep 9 The #1 Thing I’m Most Thankful for in My Writing Journey
I never wanted to be a writer. But God had a different plan. He asked me to do something I'd never thought of doing. He placed people in my path to guide and lead me. He filled me with peace beyond my understanding. I know this path has absolutely nothing to do with...
Ep 8 How to Trust God When We Don’t Understand
I’m going to be honest. I don’t always know why things happen. Why do good people have to suffer? Why do children die? Why is that abuse? Why did a hurricane have to destroy my community? Why did I not have damage? I struggled before I dedicated my life to Christ, and...
Ep 7 5 Keys to Being a Strong Woman of God
Most days, I’m a pretty strong woman. But then there are the times when I feel defeated and weak. Usually, it’s when I’m trying to be in control of my environment and accomplish things on my own. What does a woman need to be a strong woman of God? Listen to hear the 5...
Ep 6 How to Begin Carefully Changing Your Thoughts To Help When A Crisis Hits
I’ve had many crises in my life. That’s how life goes. The most recent being a hurricane. I’ve lived through hurricanes in NC and our first as a married couple in Florida with Hurricane Andrew. Through many of those, I've been extremely anxious. I tend to worry,...
Ep 5
5 Reasons Why Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus Helps Us Find Passion and Purpose The Christian life involves hard work. It requires us to give up whatever endangers our relationship with God, to run with endurance, and to struggle against sin with the power of the Holy...
Ep 4 Building Loving Friendships by Identifying the Types of Friends We Encounter
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about friendships. I have some amazing friends, and then there are some I’m not so close with. Others cause drama that I can get caught up in because I want to salvage the relationship. Then there are friends that support you in...