When my blogging friend, Abbey Phipps, announced that her husband, Caleb, was starting to write, direct, and produce a new children’s show on image…
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Rebekah Hargraves is the host of the Home and Hearth Podcast, which, up until recently, has always been mostly an interview-style podcast. Now, however, she…
We are wrapping up what has been an amazing month of Scripture writing on the topic of the gospel story from beginning to end. I hope…
I’m not even exaggerating when I say that I literally gasped when I opened the envelope containing this beautiful book. I have never seen…
Ruth Chou Simons is a wife, mama of 6 boys, artist, author, and founder of GraceLaced. Most recently (as of yesterday’s launch day!) she…
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I am delighted to introduce you to a dear blogging friend of mine, Rebekah Thompson from Surviving Toddlerhood. You may remember her from this episode…
Erin Greneaux, wife, mom of 2, and author joins me on the Home and Hearth Podcast to share about her two books, Learnable Moments for…
As a Christian mom who desires to surround my kiddos with books which will point them to Jesus, I end up with a lot of…
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You know how much I love sharing with you all my favorite resources in each of my weekly Saturday Morning Savor newsletters, right? Well, that…
We are wrapping up what has been an amazing month of Scripture writing on the topic of “cultivating our relationship with Christ”. We have seen…
We know that Psalm 127 speaks to children being great blessings and rewards. We believe the Bible to be true, so that Psalm must be…
Laura DiLeonardi, founder of the gospel-centered Agape Moms blog recently reached out to me and graciously offered me a guest post opportunity on her site.…
Tricia Goyer, wife, mama of 10, and author of 73 books joins me on the Home and Hearth podcast today to share about her newest…
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I recently received a complimentary copy of Hannah C. Hall’s new children’s book, “God Bless You & Good Night” in exchange for my honest review.…
Suzanne Hines, wife, homeschooling mama to 2 (going on 3!) biological kids, foster mom, and blogger, shares candidly on this episode of the Home and…
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Motherhood has been used by God to teach me so much about Him. I grew up in church, thinking I knew all about God’s…
I’m honored to be sharing over on Flourish Motherhood today about some of the dearest people in my life, in the hopes of inspiring you…
Heather MacFadyen, wife, mama of 4 boys, and host of the popular God Centered Mom (now known as the Don’t Mom Alone) podcast joins me…
Shontell Brewer, a dear friend, joins me on the Home and Hearth podcast today for the second time! Today she is sharing with us about…
If there is something I am incredibly tired of, it is the mommy wars. Anyone who follows my blog knows me as that girl…
Some may wonder why I regularly write at such length about the problem of the mommy wars in the church. The reason is because…
I was convinced. We had made a horrible mistake and our great marriage had just gone down the tubes. What was interesting was that I…
I never knew I could struggle with being a perfectionist until I became a mom. Suddenly I wanted to do everything absolutely perfectly—after all,…
I’ll never forget the day. It was a bright Sunday morning, but I was downstairs below our church’s sanctuary, in a dark mood as…
Bonni Greiner from Mom by Example joins me on the podcast today to share with us how we truly can cultivate joy in motherhood and…
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Tomorrow marks the Home and Hearth Podcast’s 1 Year Anniversary! I cannot believe this show has been going strong for a full year already!…
We will soon be wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing, as we have been going through and studying the full…
Emily Thomas, wife, mom of 2, and host of the popular Christian podcast, Mom Struggling Well, joins me on the podcast today to share her…
Lisa Hensley joins me on the podcast today to chat about how we can truly thrive in motherhood. She is a wife, homeschooling mom of…
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I’m honored to be guest-posting for Katie Stephens on her blog. Katie is a sweet member of the Lies Moms Believe launch team, and I’m…
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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,…
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,…
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I am honored to be guest-posting on my friend Laura’s site today as part of launch month for the print versions of Lies Moms Believe…
As beautiful and miraculous as pregnancy and childbirth can be, they can nevertheless be incredibly difficult, as well. The same goes for the postpartum season,…
I reached out on Instagram recently, asking ladies to share with me what they would like to see more of here on the blog.…
Owen Hargraves, my sweet husband and the man behind so much of what happens on the blog and podcast, joins me on the show today…
I posted on Instagram and Facebook last weekend that my sweet friend Angel Penn is hosting a 28-day marriage series on her blog this month.…
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Once upon a time, there was a know-it-all mama who arrogantly took great pride in the choices she had made surrounding her first pregnancy…
It’s Launch Week for “Lies Moms Believe“!!! I can’t believe this week is already here! It has been such a blessing to me to have…
Valerie Keinsley is a Christian, wife, mama to two, and home business owner residing in Indiana. She joins me on the podcast today to share…
As many of you may have already picked up on, I have a passion for showing moms that, they too, can go about fulfilling the…
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My friend Rebekah Thompson joins me on the podcast today in what I know will be a super helpful episode for all you mamas! Rebekah…
Naomi Quick is a wife, homeschooling mama to 6 kiddos 8 and under, two of which have been adopted through the foster care system, writer,…
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Dear Mama Transitioning to Two Kiddos, Now 6 months out from having had my second baby, I want to write to you today…
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Caitlin Schwanke is my sweet guest for episode 6 of the podcast, and I am so grateful to be chatting with her today. On today’s episode, we…
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As someone who has never experienced the pain of miscarriage, it may seem strange that I chose to join the launch team for a book…
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When I was pregnant with my firstborn, I heard someone mention the idea of meditating on various Bible verses while in labor as a way…
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I am so honored to be guest posting today over on my friend Rebekah’s site, Surviving Toddlerhood! It was a joy to work with her…
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[social_warfare] Hey, friends! Boy, it has been a while since I’ve written for y’all here! It’s so nice to be back again. In the weeks…