09: Job Loss, Spousal Deployment & Finding Community After Military Moves with Sam Munoz

Working Christian Mom with NJ Rongner

On this episode of the Working Christian Mom podcast, my friend Sam Munoz is here. Sam is the author of The Intentional Bookshelf. And her love for books runs deep and we talk about her parenting secret weapon… spoiler alert, it’s books! And she shares some of her favorite children’s books that might be flying under your radar.

Sam is a military wife, a mama and up until very recently worked full time as a software engineer. In December of 2017, Sam’s company lost a pretty big client because that client shut down completely. And Sam’s role was 100% tied to this client. She was faced with impending layoff and wasn’t sure what to do. It was stressful and the unknown was scary. On top of all of this, her husband is in the military and was deployed at the time we recorded (he’s home now). n this episode, Sam shares the story of how God met her in the midst of pending job loss, what it’s really like to be on the other end of a deployment and how she found community in a new city after a military move. Connect with Sam: Website / Instagram / Facebook

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Sam’s story of pending job loss and what happened when she decided to take a leap of faith.
• How Sam’s husband reacted to the news of her work crisis.
• How God carried Sam through the decision process.
• The challenges Sam faces as the parent who is home while her spouse is deployed.
• Sam’s recommendations for a smooth transition for your kiddo when your spouse deploys.
• Sam’s recommendations for finding community in a new city (she moves a lot because of the military).
• Sam’s book love for books runs deep. In this episode she recommends her favorite flying under the radar children’s books.

Click here to read the full show notes for this episode on the Working Christian Mom website.