Summary: Courtney DeFeo believes our families can light up the world. As the founder of Lil Light O’ Mine - Courtney creates products, books and resources to empower moms and change little lives through innovation in the home. As a former marketing professional for corporations such as Chick-fil-A and Ketchum Public Relations, Courtney loves brainstorming, dreaming and creating. She’s an Auburn Tiger married to a Georgia Bulldog and they have two girls (Ella, 10 and Larson, 8) that will both absolutely go to Auburn University. To find her popular ABC Scripture Cards (as seen on The View) or her book In This House, We Will Giggle, visit CourtneyDeFeo.com. Links: - ABC Scripture Cards www.courtneydefeo.com - In This House We Will Giggle www.courtneydefeo.com - Follow Courtney on Instagram www.instagram.com/lillightomine Noteworthy - Handling Technology with Children (5:46) - Courtney’s background in her faith at a young age (7:42) - How to Help Your Kids Experience God Earlier & at a Younger Age (9:50) - The backstory of her business, Lil Light O’Mine (10:50) - Live in your strengths and use the gifts God gave you! (11:55) - Merging Pottery Barn with Christian culture to give mom tools & help in their day to day (14:40) - How to handle an idea that does not stick (19:20) - Be relevant and communicate a message that never changes (22:50) - There is a cost to your family but if God has called you to something, He will honor that! (23:15) - Have an anchoring person in your family. It’s a balance of dreaming and logical (25:20) - Boundaries for the “shiny object syndrome” type of person (26:37) - Talk on vulnerability - allow God to use you through the imperfect (31:28) - The effect of you not being real and vulnerable (33:50) - Pick virtues that your kids naturally embody (36:00)
