031: Courageous Motherhood Part 2 with Angie Tolpin

Angie Tolpin joins me on the podcast today to chat about all things “courageous mothering”. Angie is a wife, homeschooling mom of 7, doula, author, and speaker who is passionate about equipping women, in a Titus 2 manner, to mother well. When we sat down to record we instantly hit it off and ending up chatting for nearly 2 hours! Everything she said was so good, though, so I didn’t want to lose any of that content. For that reason, we split up the episode into two parts, the first having released last Wednesday and the second releasing today. I hope you walk away encouraged by this episode!

What we Chat about in This Episode

~Raising children in a dark and perverse culture

~How to cultivate courage in mothering

~Embracing the season you’re in

~The wisdom which comes with age

~How to pick your battles

~Spiritual warfare and the importance of the armor of God discussed in Ephesians 6

~The importance of knowing what God has actually called you to – not what other moms expect of you

~Encouragement and vision for the homeschool mom who feels weak, inadequate, and not up to the task

~Courageously striking the balance between fully sheltering one’s kids from the darkness of this world while also (in an age-appropriate manner) alerting them to the problems in the world so that they can form a Biblical worldview on those issues

~The importance of valuing the authority of God’s Word in your life

~The fact that where we want to be in 20 years impacts what we do today

~Sheltering vs. educating

~How to show your children that Scripture applies to everything

~The fact that Satan attacks mothers because he hates life

~The importance of equipping and preparing your children for spiritual battle

~The crucial importance of moms being in the Word

~Cultivating a teacher/student relationship with your children

~And more!

Resources Mentioned

Offer for a free audiobook and 30 day trial from Audible: www.audibletrial.com/HomeandHearth

Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them)

Angie’s 11 Day Parenting Course

31 Lessons for Raising Courageous Kids in an Uncertain World – his and her books (coming soon!)

Holiness by JC Ryle

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Practicing Affirmation: God-Centered Praise of Those Who are not God by Sam Crabtree

Why Motherhood Matters with September McCarthy

Bible Study for Busy Women with Katie Orr

Inspiring Quotes from Angie

“You can’t teach what you haven’t learned.”

“Our children’s purity – their purity of mind, education, etc., are battles we are willing to attack, because they will change history for years to come. Battles like making sure we are always cloth diapering are not.”

“You can’t fight the darkness if you aren’t willing to see it.”

“God is so much bigger than your failures.”

“The culture tells women they are not equipped to teach and train their children, but that is a lie from the devil. That is not Biblical.”

“Moms have been given a God-ordained role of teacher in their children’s life.”

“If you are a parent, you are a teacher.”

“If you are not in the Bible, you are teaching your kids that other things (dishes, perfectly clean houses, etc.) are more important than being in the Word.”

“We need to prepare our hearts for the next season before we enter it.”

Where You Can Find Angie Online

Website – Courageous Mom

Facebook – Courageous Mom

Instagram – @courageous.mom

Twitter – @angietolpin

Courageous Mom Shop

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