Jess Connolly joins me on the podcast today to talk about our position in Christ as redeemed women, and what parts grace, holiness, and mission have to play in our lives. This is a chat you will not want to miss! Jess is a church planter’s wife, mom of 4, small business owner, author, speaker, […]
A Different Perspective on Birth Plans
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 and childbirth experiences. Now, she wouldn’t have admitted to such a fault. No, not at all. For, you see, she didn’t think she even harbored such ugly thoughts within her […]
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How to Pursue Creativity as a Busy Mom - Guest Post by Lisa Hensley
We have a special guest on the blog today! Lisa Hensley from Delighting in my Days and the Uniquely Woman podcast joins us to share several practical tips and some much-needed inspiration for how even the busiest of moms can pursue creativity in their everyday life. Lisa is gifted at encouraging mamas with the truths […]
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023: Waking Up to the Possibilities with Kat Lee
Kat Lee from the Inspired to Action Podcast and HelloMornings joins me on the podcast today to discuss topics pertaining to her newly-released book, Hello Mornings: How to Build a Grace-Filled, Life-Giving Morning Routine. More than even just inspiring you to make the most of your mornings, Kat really encourages us with the perspective that we have each been […]
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New Year’s Resolutions and the Gospel
We are fast approaching the season in which people begin to focus on making New Year’s Resolutions. Many of us are currently thinking through our plans and goals for 2018, drafting up resolutions for how we are going to live better, more productive, more fruitful lives in the new year, and all the while […]
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022: Putting Feet to Our Faith with Tricia Goyer
Tricia Goyer, wife, mom of 10, and author of seventy books joins me on the podcast today to talk about the concepts found in her newest book, Walk it Out: The Radical Result of Living God’s Word One Step at a Time. I know you are going to be encouraged and inspired by today’s chat! […]
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Advent, Mommy Guilt, and the Gospel
Advent wreaths with Advent candles. Advent calendars. Jesse trees with their daily ornaments. Special Advent readings and devotionals. The to-do list this season grows ever longer each year, and the mommy guilt grows ever deeper right along with it. Houston, we have a problem. It has become fashionable in recent years to do “all the […]
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Making the Most of Your First Holiday Season Together
This year has absolutely flown by, and we are somehow already embarking on the holiday season! For some of you, this may even be you and your husband’s very first holiday season as a married couple! As exciting, new, and joyful as that is, the holidays can also lead to stress and conflict if […]
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Book Review: “Fruitful” by Phylicia Masonheimer
*I received a complementary copy of Fruitful in exchange for my honest review. You may already be familiar with Phylicia Masonheimer, having heard her on the podcast today talking about her first book, Christian Cosmo. Well, this fall she came out with a second book, this one entitled Fruitful: A Year-Long Guide to an […]
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021: The Sex Talk for the Single Girl with Phylicia Masonheimer
Phylicia Masonheimer joins me on the podcast today to discuss topics surrounding her new book, Christian Cosmo: The Sex Talk You Never Had. Whether you are a single gal anticipating marriage, a married woman needing to refresh her perspective of sex, or the mama of daughters, this podcast is for you! Be sure to find me on […]
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How to Plan for a Lovely Holiday Season
We are quickly approaching what is for some women the most dreaded time of the year – the holiday season! We have largely allowed our culture’s priorities and expectations to color our viewpoint of this special time, turning it from the peaceful, fun, memorable experience it was meant to be into a […]
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5 Ways the “Perfect Mom” Pursuit Negates the Gospel
There are some friends you make in the blogosphere who are just extra special. One of those I have had the blessing of getting to know is my sweet friend, Angel Penn. She has been a never-ending source of encouragement to me from the time we first became friends, and I am thrilled at the […]
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Why Rules and Regulations Aren’t the Answer (And What Actually Is!)
I’m honored to be guest-posting on my friend, Megan’s, blog today about another topic covered in #LiesMomsBelieve! As Christian moms living in an increasingly dark and perverse culture, we so desperately want to preserve our children’s innocence as long as we possibly can. We want to shelter them from all that is out […]
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Mamas, We are Believing Lies (But There’s Hope!)
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 such a sweet launch team of amazing women partner with me in getting the word out about the book. One of those sweet ladies is my friend, Amanda Chrabaszcz, who […]
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Prioritizing Your Marriage in the Midst of Motherhood
I’m so blessed to have my sweet blogging friend, Sue Chacko, on my launch team for Lies Moms Believe. She opened her blog up to me this week to share my heart on one of the topics from the book. I hope it inspires you in your pursuit of prioritizing your marriage in the midst […]
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Mothering by Faith
I am honored to be a part of what has been an absolutely fantastic motherhood encouragement series put together by my friend, Tatiana. Today is our final day for the series which has run all month, and I hope as I finish us out today that you are encouraged and inspired for your journey as […]
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019: Lies Moms Believe with Rebekah Hargraves
My sweet friend, Kayla Nelson, joins me today for a special episode of the podcast - she is actually coming on the show to interview me! It was a fun change to be the interviewee rather than the interviewer! 🙂 For today’s episode Kayla asked me a series of questions surrounding my new book, Lies […]
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Honoring God in the Mommy Wars
The mommy wars, though largely unheard of in the generations which went before us, are something which every mama today has likely experienced. Even if you are still pregnant with your very first child as you read this, I imagine you have already noticed the kind of drama which can ensue when you share […]
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018: Becoming MomStrong with Heidi St. John
I am honored to have author, speaker, podcaster, and mama of 7, Heidi St. John (also known as The Busy Mom), on the podcast today! I have been following along with her ministry for several years now (back even before I became a mom myself, I think!), and have been convicted, inspired, and encouraged time […]
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What I Would Go Back and Tell My Newlywed Self
Having been married only three and a half years, my husband and I are by no means an old married couple. We have, however, already grown our family by two children in those first three years, so I feel as if we have already lived a lot of life in our short marriage! Even though […]
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017: Sorority Girls Can Change the World with Katie Bulmer
Katie Bulmer joins me on the podcast today to share her heart for college girls and the incredible impact they can have on the world for Christ. Katie is super vulnerable and real with us, sharing her testimony of being a sorority girl given to partying, drinking, and dating around during college and how […]
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Meal Planning 101 Part 2: The How
Last month we looked at the “why” of meal planning, and I shared with you six different ways in which meal planning can prove beneficial. Today we’re diving into the “how” and seeing exactly what the process of meal planning actually looks like. So, how do we meal plan? Well, first of all let […]
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Tips for Embracing the Two Year Old Phase
Christia Colquitt from Faith Filled Parenting recently launched an awesome new blog series entitled “Embrace the Phase”. It is designed to provide mamas with various practical ways they can go about truly embracing the current parenting season in which they find themselves. I was incredibly honored when Christia invited me to write the post for […]
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Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Part 6: Our Marriage Advice
It’s time for another installment in the fun Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Series we’ve been doing! If you missed the first 5 parts, you can find those here. So far we have covered everything from what our husbands wish we knew on a variety of topics, to their opinion on men’s ministry in […]
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016: Living Life on Mission with Shontell Brewer
Shontell Brewer joins me on the podcast today to discuss how we can go about living our lives on mission, with purpose and intentionality. She is a wife, mama to five, writer, and lover of hospitality whose passion is to encourage women to live in a Biblical manner. I know you will be inspired and encouraged […]
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Turning our Worry into Worship
I have had the immense joy of guest-posting on several amazing sites since March. Today, I’m so excited because I now actually have my very first guest-poster to share with y’all!! 😀 I can’t imagine a more special gal to have write the first guest post here on the site than my dear friend, Amber […]
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Meal Planning 101 Part 1: The Why
As a contributor on Raising Homemakers, I am sharing today the first in a two-part blog series on meal planning. I hope you find it helpful! Several weeks back, I shared with you a list of practical tips for cutting your grocery budget, one of which was meal planning, and then promised to walk […]
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015: Young Women and Christian Ministry with Hannah Bowers
Hannah Bowers is a 21 year old wife, new mama, blogger, and the president and founder of the fast-growing Young Wives Club, a ministry dedicated to encouraging young wives in their marriages and walks with the Lord. She joins me today to share some fantastic wisdom, advice, and encouragement for any young woman looking to […]
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5 Ways Moms Can Fulfill the Great Commission
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 Great Commission even in the busy season of mothering. So, you can imagine my delight at coming across a likeminded blogger in one of the blogging groups I’m a part […]
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How to be in the Word as a Busy Wife and Mama
I had the pleasure of guest-posting for my sweet friend, Jenn, back in March, when I shared about the importance of wives and moms being in the Word. I’m back on her blog again, now sharing how busy wives and moms can actually go about prioritizing time to be in the Word. I hope you […]
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013: Surviving Toddlerhood with Rebekah Thompson
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 is a wife, homeschooling mom of 3 (with baby #4 on the way!), blogger, doula, piano teacher, and aspiring author who is passionate about seeing mamas thrive in the toddler […]
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Husband of the Blogger Link Up Part 4: Legacy
It’s time for another installment in the fun Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Series we’ve been doing! If you missed the first 3 parts, you can find those here, here, and here. So far we have covered everything from what our husbands wish we knew on a variety of topics, to their opinion on […]
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012: The Work at Home Mom Life with Erika Oeding Hull
Erika Oeding Hull of Chaotic Blessing joins me today to talk about the work at home mom life. She is a wife, mom of 5, and home business owner dedicated to helping women wisely plan their days according to their God-given priorities. What we Chat about in this Episode ~The importance of planning […]
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Help and Hope for the Angry Mom
I had the joy of guest-posting for another blogger friend this weekend, and pray that this article proves helpful to you! There is nothing like motherhood to take you down a notch and to reveal to you the sins and selfishness that so pervasively reside in your heart. Prior to motherhood, it was […]
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Your Husband is not Meant to Complete You
I’m over at Young Wives Club again this month, sharing another article that I hope will prove helpful to you. From the time we’re little girls, many of us dream of one-day meeting and marrying our very own Prince Charming. With visions of marital bliss, no disagreements or hardship to be found, and […]
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011: Don’t Waste Your Wait with Naomi Quick
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, and speaker dedicated to encouraging and advocating for orphans, adoptive parents, and those involved in the foster care system. She recently wrote a fantastic book entitled “Don’t Waste Your Wait: […]
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10 Practical Tips for Cutting Your Grocery Budget
I’m over at Raising Homemakers this week to share some helpful little ideas for how you can easily cut your grocery budget! If there is one thing that all of us homemakers are likely looking to do, it is find ways to cut down on our grocery bills each month. Food costs continue […]
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010: Cultivating Joy and Simplicity in Your Life with Kristi Clover
Kristi Clover joins me today to provide us with some wonderful and practical tips for how we can be cultivating more joy and simplicity in our everyday lives, even when the going gets tough. As you will discover as soon as you get to know her through this podcast episode, Kristi is the absolute perfect person […]
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When Your Husband Doesn’t Bring You Flowers
It’s a joy to share with you today the article I wrote this month for the Young Wives’ Club. I hope it helps and inspires you. I love, love, love being married! Apart from Christ, marriage is the biggest blessing of my life. At some point in our marriage journeys, however, we begin to […]
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Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Pt. 3 - Men’s Ministry in the Church
We are so enjoying doing these Husband of the Blogger Link Ups each month, where Owen gets a chance to come on the blog and share his thoughts! If you have missed our first two installments, you can find those here and here. To follow along with my awesome blogging friends who are also a […]
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Leaving Room for Fatherhood
It’s a joy to be guest-posting for my friend, Lauren, again this month! Today, I’m sharing the following thoughts in honor of Father’s Day. As moms, I think we have all been there at one time or another. That moment when we look at our husbands and think them crazy for something they are […]
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009: Hope for the Fatherless with Amber Durgan
My sweet, sweet friend, Amber Durgan, joins me today for a special Father’s Day episode of the podcast. We realize that Father’s Day is a very hard day for some folks, particularly for people who have lost their fathers or who do not have good relationships with them. For this reason, we wanted to […]
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008: Sexual Intimacy in Marriage with Keelie Reason
Keelie Reason of Love, Hope, Adventure and I am The Sex Talk Lady joins me for episode 8 of the podcast to talk about the importance of sexual intimacy in marriage and to help us sort through some of the various challenges we may face in this area. *I do apologize for the sound quality […]
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Dear Mama Transitioning to Two Kiddos
Dear Mama Transitioning to Two Kiddos, Now 6 months out from having had my second baby, I want to write to you today to encourage you, to warn you of some things no one warned me about, and to, hopefully, through it all, bring you joy as you anticipate the arrival of your […]
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Your Husband is not Your Enemy
I was so honored and excited to be invited last month to be a new monthly contributor over on the awesome site, Young Wives Club! Here is my first article for them. 🙂 We have all had those moments. If we have been married for any length of time at all, we have all had […]
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Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Pt. 2 - What Our Husbands Wish We Knew
If you joined us last month for the introductory first part in this fun new series, then you know that I and a handful of blogging friends have started a new monthly post where we bring our husbands into the mix, really involve them in our blogging in a more visible way, and offer you […]
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HandH 007: Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness with Olivia Cagle
*Disclosure: This post does contain affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase using one of the links below, I will receive a commission, at no extra charge to you!* What we Chat about in this Episode ~How Olivia got started working as an exercise specialist in the field of prenatal and postpartum […]
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HandH 006: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and the Goodness of God with Caitlin Schwanke
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 tackle the really heart-wrecking, hard topics of miscarriage and stillbirth. Caitlin has, sadly, experienced both situations, but, through it all, has been such an inspiration to those around her. Her […]
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Cultivating Creativity Through the Various Seasons of Motherhood
I’m honored to be guest-posting at my friend Lauren’s blog again today! I hope you are inspired and encouraged, mamas. Cultivating Creativity Through the Various Seasons of Motherhood I was so excited to learn that Lauren had chosen “Seasons of Motherhood” to be her topic for May. At first, I was tempted to write something along […]
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Spring Cleaning for the Soul
I am so honored to be a new contributor on the awesome site Raising Homemakers, a site I have been enjoying since it first began several years ago. Here is my first article for them. 🙂 We are now nearing the end of spring for a lot of folks, which means many homemakers have been […]
