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, […]
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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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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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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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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020: Trusting God in Adversity with Jennifer Defrates
My friend, Jennifer Defrates, is no stranger to hardship, trial, and difficulty. Yet through it all, she has found the Lord to be so faithful, loving, and trustworthy as He brings good out of everything and works miracles even in the darkest times. I know you are going to be encouraged through her testimony today! […]
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Rethinking “Mundane” Motherhood
Hannah Christensen, another sweet launch team member for Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them), has graciously allowed me to write a guest post for her blog. I hope what I wrote for her site encourages you! <3 ~~~ Not a day goes by that we don’t see the work we […]
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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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Husband of the Blogger LinkUp Part 7: A Wife’s Place
Welcome back to another installment in our monthly Husband of the Blogger LinkUp, where you get to know the man behind the scenes of this blog! 🙂 If you have missed any of our prior interviews that I have done with my husband, Owen, you can find all of them here. You can also join […]
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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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When Motherhood Just Feels Too Hard
My friend, Elizabeth, is on my launch team for Lies Moms Believe and graciously opened up her blog for me to share my heart on the topic of how the truths of God’s Word help us along during the hard days of motherhood. I hope you’re encouraged! No one can fully prepare you […]
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When “Motherhood is a Woman’s Highest Calling” Backfires
Tuesday marked the beginning of Launch Month for my new ebook, Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them), which releases Friday, November 10th (and is actually available for preorder now)! I can’t believe we are already to this point! I am pleased to share with you today the first in a series of guest […]
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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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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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Living the Holy Life
When Lauren told me that she had chosen “holiness” as her theme for August, I knew I had to jump at the opportunity to write on a topic that is so close to my heart. You see, I have baggage in my past when it comes to this concept of holy living and what it […]
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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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When Kindness Became Flirting: What Christian Girls Need to Know About Flirting
I am thrilled to be guest-posting for my friend, Phylicia Masonheimer, sharing, especially for all you single gals, an interesting story from my teen years. We are talking all about the difference between kindness and flirting, and how friendships with guys can be a great thing! I hope you’re encouraged. I’ll never forget […]
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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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Being Your Husband’s Helpmeet: What it Actually Means
Satan is always in the habit of taking what God has actually said about a topic and twisting it, leading us to believe in a dangerous caricature of the truth. Never is this more common, perhaps, than in the area of men’s and women’s roles, not the least of which being the calling of a […]
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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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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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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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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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HandH 002: Mothering and Homeschooling Wisdom from a Mama of 11 with Amy Morse
I am so, so excited to be sharing this interview with you today! On this episode of the Home and Hearth podcast, I chat with my pastor’s wife, Amy Morse, on topics pertaining to her life as a homeschooling mama of 11 children. I admire this lady so very much and gleaned such wisdom and encouragement […]
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HandH 001: Chronic Illness and the Christian Walk with Angela Parsley
Hello and welcome to the very first episode of the Home and Hearth podcast!!! I am so excited that this day is finally here and that I can begin sharing with all of you the amazing interviews I’ve had the pleasure of recording these past several weeks. First up, we have my chat with my […]
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The True Key to Finding Balance in Life
I met Lauren in the Conservative Christian Momma Bloggers group on FB (have I mentioned lately how awesome that group is? 😉 ), and was instantly so struck by her love for the Lord and faith in His Word. It is an honor to be serving as a guest contributor on her blog this month, […]
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Finding Joy in Hospitality
My sweet friend, Amber, of Embrace This Joyful Life has been doing a great series on her blog all about helping us to cultivate joy in various areas of our lives. I was so touched when she reached out to me and asked if I would write a guest post for her series on the topic […]
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Wives, Here’s Why and How to be Flirty!
In case y’all missed it on Saturday, I guest-posted over on Keelie Reason’s awesome site, Love, Hope, Adventure, on the topic of how important it is for wives to be flirty with their husbands, as well as some ideas for how they can go about doing just that! I hope you enjoy! “What really […]
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How to Pray without Ceasing
As I shared in a FB live video on blogging tips for beginners, I have been so blessed by the incredible ladies I have met through being a part of FB groups for Christian women who blog. One of those ladies is Tayrina who blogs at the lovely site His Purpose in Me on topics such as […]
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Why We Feel Weak in our Marriages and Mothering
I just love it how the Lord brings people together! Jenn of What You Make It blog and I “met” on Instagram a couple months ago and instantly hit it off. It could have something to do with how much we have in common. We each have two kiddos, our second babies are each […]
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Top 20 Bible Verses for Labor
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 to help yourself cope with the pain and keep your eyes focused on the Lord and His strength. It sounded like an awesome idea, so during my third trimester, I […]
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The Problem with Mommy Guilt- Why Moms Should Be Free in Christ
I’m so honored to be guest-posting today on my sweet friend Sarah Liberty Hardee’s lovely site, Liberty, Grace, Love, on the topic of mommy guilt. “If you’re a mom – even if you have only been one for a matter of days! – then you have undoubtedly felt it. The sinking feeling gnawing at your […]
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How Feminism is to Blame for “The Shack” and “Eve”
I approach the writing of this article with a bit of a heavy heart, knowing full well it likely will not be the most popular nor the most widely-accepted thing I ever write. I know some toes will be stepped on, some feelings upset, some philosophies and worldviews shaken. And yet, though I hate confrontation […]
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My Top 10 Favorite Podcasts for Christian Moms
I first came across the wonderful world of podcasts in the fall of 2015 and have never looked back! Being able to listen to an encouraging, inspiring, or thought-provoking podcast while cooking, cleaning, or doing laundry has made all those household chores so much more enjoyable for me! I’ve even been known to listen to […]
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The Home and Hearth Podcast is Coming!
The podcast is coming! The podcast is coming! haha Can you tell I’m a little bit excited? I just wanted to offer y’all an update real quick as to the progress I’m making towards the release of the podcast! I currently have no fewer than 16 ladies who have agreed to come on the podcast, […]
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5 Tips for Making Peace in the Mommy Wars
If you have followed Hargraves Home and Hearth for very long, you know that one of the topics I am passionate about is exposing the problem of the mommy wars and their effects upon the church. Well, today, rather than merely exposing the problem, I want to offer some specific solutions. Below you will find […]
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Mamas, We are but Toddlers Ourselves!
I recently told my husband that I find the newborn days - even with all the round-the-clock feedings, sleep deprivation, postpartum recovery, etc., associated with them - to be easier than these toddler days we are also in now. At least when you have a newborn and you lay them down, they stay put […]
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Liberal, Conservative, or Biblical?
[social_warfare] All my life I’ve known that I never wanted to be a liberal, politically-speaking. Liberal in love? In grace? In kindness? In giving? In hospitality? Sure! But definitely not liberal in my personal political leanings. I was raised in a Christian home, have gone to church all my life (my birth was even announced […]
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Is Motherhood a Woman’s Highest Calling?
[social_warfare] In an effort to reject and refute feminism’s common lies and misconceptions which are pervading our culture and to simultaneously encourage mothers in their endeavors to successfully raise their children, conservative Christianity has sought to proclaim from the rooftops the sacredness and importance of motherhood, the reality that “the hand that rocks the cradle […]
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Why Christian Dogmatism is not Enough
[social_warfare] Last week I released an article in response to Jen Hatmaker’s claim that homosexuality can be “holy” and emphasized therein that we must, as Christians, remain faithful to God’s Word and God’s Word alone and that, in order to truly love someone, that requires sharing God’s unchanging truth and standard with them. After all, […]
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The Grandeur in the Ordinary
[social_warfare] As wives, moms, and homemakers, it can be so easy to sometimes feel like we are daily caught up in the mundane. To feel that all we ever do is wash dishes, tend to toddler temper tantrums, change diapers, reread the same picture book (or watch the same VeggieTales episode) for the […]
