Love Your People Well - Christian Motherhood Tips, Marriage Help, and Family Relationship Building

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Episode 253 // Today, I want to offer a few quick ideas on how to make your summer more meaningful - for yourself and for your whole family!

Yes, do the big vacations and the fun events and the special summer things. But summer is also a unique (and perfect!) time for sel...

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Episode 252 // Did you know that your relationship can grow deeper, closer, and better if you figure out how to handle conflict well?

I’ve been a marriage and family therapist for over 10 years. And in today’s episode, I want to share my process for healthy, happy, and holy conflict resolution. 

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Episode 251 // Can you enjoy a healthy, happy, and holy family life without serving one another out of love?

The idea of serving others is counter-cultural. We think it won’t feel good, it will feel hard, we might get taken advantage of… Yet, this is how Jesus calls on Christians to show their love for each other!

And no one serves others more than a mo...

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Episode 250 // It’s a cliche in Christian circles… “I should read the Bible more.” Or maybe, “I wish I read the Bible more.” Sometimes we beat ourselves up about it: “Gosh, why can’t I seem to regularly read my Bible?!”

It’s a thing many of us wish to be more consistent with. So why aren’t we? Does it really matter anyway? How could we get things moving in a dir...

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Episode 249 // It’s easy to get caught up in the flow of everyday life. But do you realize that there is an Enemy at war against you? At war against your family?

As Christians, we often think about the power of Jesus Christ in our lives and we pray for the Holy Spirit’s help as we struggle, grow, and j...

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Episode 248 // There’s nothing more painful than watching your kids struggle. But when they are struggling, there are ways that you can help!

Last week, we looked at caring for our hearts when our kids struggle. Today, let’s dive into some practical tips for how to HELP them when they are struggling. 

I’ve been a family co...

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Episode 247 // When you are hurting because your kids are hurting… what can you do?

We usually want to jump to action steps to help them. What should I say? What can I do?

Those things are important… and we’ll tackle that next week :-) But we can’t just jump over the pain that WE experience when our kids are struggling. An...

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Episode 246 // Want to change your family relationships? Your home atmosphere? Change your words. 

What you say, and how you say it, will shape every relationship you care about. Scripture talks often about our words and how we use them. And the Bible gives very specific wisdom about how to use our words to strengthen our relationships, bless others, and enjoy family life mo...

We are in the middle of Holy Week, friends. The week when we remember Jesus’ last days as He walked toward the cross. We celebrate the forgiveness of our sins on Good Friday and the incredible truth of the resurrection on Easter Sunday. 

So today, we’ll pause our usual podcast plans to reflect together. I want to share my “Daily-ish Devotional Thought” from inside the Faith Fiver Club - the Patreon community supporting this show!...

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Episode 245 // Scripture offers great encouragements - and great warnings - about the power of our tongue. Words tend to shape the quality of our relationships, and they can slip out quickly. 

Our words are shaped by our emotions. And just like our emotions can be hard to manage, our tongues are sometimes even more so! 

Today, let’s sit together in James 3...

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Episode 244 // We all have those moments when we’re about to lose it. How can you cool down when you’re in that hot-button moment?

This is a common mom struggle - even for Christian mamas who are walking closely with Jesus! And we want our words and our reactions to show the fruit of the Spirit in every situation.

So today, I want to share 9 quick tips for...

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Episode 243 // Big, heavy, hard emotions are going to happen in life. And one of the problems is that they won’t just impact you. When you’re struggling, your whole family is impacted.

So in today’s episode, I want to share 5 ways that your emotional struggles are impacting your family (despite your best efforts) - AND 5 very practical, quick things you can do right a...

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Episode 242 // Do you sometimes feel totally overwhelmed by your emotions? Anxiety. Anger. Sadness. Stress. Every mom has seasons of hard emotions. 

But it’s worth asking the question… why. Why are you struggling?

When we understand some of the “why” it’s a lot easier to find some ideas for what to do about it. How t...

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Episode 241 // Ready for part 2? We’ve looked at the 5 practical steps that help us manage seasons of stress and overwhelming emotions. But what about the spiritual action steps?

Those are even MORE important! 

We all go through emotionally hard seasons of life - and it makes a world of difference to stand firm in yo...

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Episode 240 // Feeling stressed? Pressured? Overwhelmed by big emotions? You are not alone - and there are action steps that will help!

I’m going to divide this conversation into two parts. Today, join me to look at 5 practical things we should all do when we’re in the overwhelming seasons of life. These are steps that I walk through as a counselor whenever ...

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Episode 239 // Emotions can be totally overwhelming. But, understanding them can be really helpful in getting them under control - so they stop hurting your family relationships.

Today, we’ll take a look at understanding the 4 most common emotional struggles that Christian moms deal with: Anxiety, Depression, Stress, a...

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Episode 238 // Stress is inevitable. It’s not fun - but we know it will happen eventually. And when stress hits us, we need to know there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

Well, friend, my family has been going through a very stressful season. The past 3 weeks, but even bigger - the past year and a half. We’re enoug...

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Episode 237 // Happy Valentine’s Day! I thought today that I’d share my favorite tip from 10+ years as a marriage counselor. It’s not complicated (though, simple things aren’t always easy things) and it will make a BIG difference in a happy marriage!

Communication + intimacy are closely tied together - and that’s part of what makes this tip so powerful. 

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Episode 236 // Communication is a centerpiece of a healthy and happy marriage. You can’t enjoy intimacy together, stay on the same page as parents, or feel connected and close without good communication.

And in my 10+ years a marriage therapist, there are 3 communication problems that pop up over and over again. They are very common - even...