Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher Although the numbers show that children and teens have been the least affected physically by Covid-19, they certainly haven’t been immune to its other consequences. The sudden and often life-altering changes that have occurred since the spring of 2020 including school closures, parental job loss, and in some cases a lockdown in Read More …
Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher It seems like 21st-century moms are spending way more time and energy on parenting and yet the quality of that time and energy is quite low. We’re there, but we’re not present. We’re giving partial attention all-the-live-long-day. We might always be present physically which in some ways inhibits our kids’ growth towards Read More …
Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher In this candid, Q&A-style episode, we’re peeling back the curtain to give you a glimpse of our normal lives. We’re recapping the last decade of our mothering, sharing some of our secrets for staying sane during a global pandemic, and discussing our own personal goals for the rest of the year. Grab Read More …
Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher Discipline, when given in love and covered in grace and truth, should lead to repentance, restoration, and right living. But for so many of us, disciplining our kids seems like a never-ending cycle of annoyance, frustration, and even anger. In fact, we don’t even like the word discipline. We tend to say Read More …
Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher Our current culture has decided that motherhood is defined by complaining about our kids online, disguising our frustration behind a funny meme or an LOL, or guzzling down a bottle of wine at bedtime to slough off the struggles of running a home. We’re all being encouraged to Good Enough our way Read More …
Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher Today, over 10 million moms will take anxiety or depression medication in order to cope with their day, 29 million moms will yell at their kids, and 13 million moms will sneak away to the bathroom, the bedroom, the closet, or really anywhere to catch a breath, take a break, or to Read More …
Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher Colossians 3:18-19 says, “Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them,” implying that husbands are to be the spiritual leaders of the home. But what’s a wife to do when she wants to be obedient to this scriptural Read More …
Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher In light of the tumultuous start of 2021, perhaps you, like so many other folks, are contemplating a complete social media purge. Maybe that feels a bit dramatic. Or maybe, like the moms here on the podcast, your work or ministry takes place on social media and so total abandonment is not Read More …
Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher Your wallet tells the story of what you value. Your behaviors declare your beliefs. Perhaps that’s a scary thought for you. If so, the good news is that once you determine why you handle money the way you do, you can take steps to change those behaviors. You can determine what story Read More …
Listen here: iTunes |Spotify |Stitcher In our current culture, children are inundated with twisted messages about sex and sexuality–from billboards along the highway showing scantily clad models to the magazine rack at the grocery story declaring all kinds of sexually explicit headlines, sex is an unavoidable topic. And while we can feel pressed by the weight of Read More …