How ya doing handling those sibling conflicts that seem to occur 500 times a day?! What's your kneejerk reaction to the thought of parenting teens? If it's not positive, have you thought through why not? Are you parenting with the long-game perspective knowing that one day you will be launching your arrows into the world? What does it mean to be in fellowship with our children even in times of discipline? Chew through the last bit of the book, "Loving the Little Years; Motherhood in...

Are you allowing your children to grow and change you or are you resistant to being stretched? Do you fall into the temptation to make your child fit into a certain kind of bubble, only fostering gifts that you yourself are good at? How can we see the underlying virtues that are so often present in the “vices” and misbehaviors and how can we work to cultivate those in each of our children? How do I "well-insulate" myself to take the blows of unregulated and unruly little people to be the calm...

How well are you leading your flock? Do you fall into the trap that if things are looking pretty decent on the outside (think organization and obedience), then all is well? Shepherding our children’s hearts should be top priority in motherhood, but are we tuned in enough to each of our “sheep” to know how to do this well? We talk today about all of this plus mountains/molehills, identity shifts when we become moms, and even body image! Join us as we continue to sift through “Loving the Little...

Adopting an attitude of gratitude in the hard and the messy.The power words have both in children and us as moms.The "bulk effect" and the challenge of not unloading our stress onto our children. Erin & Braxton are back with more summaries and big takeaways in chapters 7-9 from Rachel Jankovic's "Loving the Little Years; Motherhood in the Trenches." Get your copy of the book here and follow along with us! https://www.christianbook.com/loving-the-little-years-motherhood-trenches/rachel-j...

The opportunities in front of us each day to allow God to grow fruit in us.Raising our kids to be emotionally strong.Trusting God with the fruits of our labor. Erin & Braxton are back with more summaries and big takeaways in chapters 4-6 from Rachel Jankovic's "Loving the Little Years; Motherhood in the Trenches." Get your copy of the book here and follow along with us! https://www.christianbook.com/loving-the-little-years-motherhood-trenches/rachel-jankovic/9781591280811/pd/227568?en=b...

Evaluating our mom attitudes. The everyday challenges we face that produce good fruit and sanctification. Handling sibling conflict and the mirror that parenting holds up to us moms. We're kicking of our Summer Book Series as Erin & Braxton ping-pong their big takeaways and ah-ha moments from chapters 1-3 of Rachel Jankovic's "Loving the Little Years, Motherhood In the Trenches," a must read for moms with children of all ages. Get your copy of "Loving the Little Years" here and follow a...

Would you consider yourself an avid reader? Or have you struggled to make the time to read daily in the business of mom life? You’re in good company no matter where you fall because we are listening to a conversation between two moms who represent each of these camps! Wannabe reader Erin sits down with returning guest Braxton, who has mastered making time to pick up books as an everyday part of her day as a busy working mom. You’ll hear what she does and does NOT do to make ...

In-law relationships can be some of the trickiest to navigate and in today’s culture it’s been normalized to think of these relationships as sure to be cold and unfruitful. So how do we moms think ahead to the future when inevitably *we* will be someone’s Mother-In-Law someday? Listen to our conversation with Erin Hibbard and you will hear boundless wisdom in regards to how she was intentional to build meaningful relationships with the ladies she calls her Daughters-In-Love. Consider your MIL...

What do your conversations with God sound like? Do you find yourself stuck in a repetitive, mundane, broken record kind of prayer life? Do struggle sometimes to find the words to express what’s on your heart? Are you finding it difficult to breakaway from self-consumed prayers? There is a perfect answer, resource and no-fail guide to all of this...SCRIPTURE! We're going to talk through why Scripture is an important tool to use in our prayer lives, how we can do this, what this l...

We can be tempted to make one excuse after the other to avoid putting the work in to get heathy...both physically and spiritually. Today you'll get inspired and motivated with action steps from Jennifer Wells Sherwood, a mom who has made faith, family and fitness not just a mantra, but the heartbeat of her lifestyle. Soak in her wisdom and share with a mom friend who you know needs to hear this encouragement! ***********************************************************************...

Mom overwhelm is real. And this overwhelm can come in many forms. From the endless to do list. From the constant sibling bickering. From the conflict with your husband that you feel bubbling up. From the scroll that's leaving you feeling inferior from the unattainable perfection that's on display or the influx of bad news. All of this leaving us in desperate need of hope. It's easy to find "hope" around every corner. Coffee, alone time, gym membership, pla...

The job description of a mom is pages worth of tasks that we have to do for our children every single day. In the never ending list of demands, the practice of prayer can end up being one of those activities that may not make the cut on a day to day basis. We talk about why prayer is so important, what it looks like to be praying biblically for our kids and how we can come alongside our children to demonstrate what it looks like to make prayer a spiritual discipline. Enjoy our fr...

Join us as we continue on an adventure around the country to include birthing a baby in a brand new place, continuing to explore unknown places as a new family of four, and how they decided to set down roots in a brand new place. Our mama friend Jamie also shares with us the big lessons she learned along the way, and how learning to “be still” changed everything.

Have you ever entertained the idea of drastically transforming what your day-to-day life looks like? And I don’t just mean a different morning routine or introducing a new rhythm in your family. I mean, selling your home, parting with the majority of your belongings, and leaving the only location you’ve ever lived to set out on an adventure filled with the vast unknown. Today we sit down with Jamie Bricker, wife and mom who did just that.

Praying for your husband, putting his needs before your own, growing in the Lord so you can pour out onto your husband. We talk through all these things and more on part two of these two episodes on loving your husband through different seasons of marriage with our friend Braxton. The gift we give our children that is a healthy marriage on display is simply invaluable. We pray that these episode would bless you in your role as a wife and mom.

It’s quite easy to view our motherhood in different seasons; the toddler years, raising preteens, parenting adult children. But have you ever given thought to the different seasons in your marriage? Today we sit down with friend and mentor Braxton, as she walks us through her seasons of marriage over the past 20 years and how her husband’s decision to go to medical school launched her into a whole new experience of loving her husband well. Featured on today’s episode: The Five Love Langua...

The season of Lent is officially upon us. How do you observe this time as a busy Mom in way that makes it fruitful in growing closer to the Lord? Do you have a plan to intentionally disciple your kids in this season? We talk through all these things and more in this bonus episode all about Lent! Resources referenced in this episode: Little Way Chapel Lent Bundle https://www.littlewaychapel.com/printables/lent-bundle *Use discount code MOMLIFE to receive 20% off! Holy...

Health issues continue to build while additional infertility causing diagnoses are revealed for one mom as she continues trying to grow her family with her husband. In this part 2 of 2 episodes on Shaina’s experience with Secondary Infertility, we get a fuller understanding of how high these hurdles to getting pregnant really were for her. If you or someone you know has experienced infertility or secondary infertility, you’ll hear practical dos/don’ts, encouragement in how to love on your fri...

The pain and difficulty of experiencing infertility when the desire of your heart is to grow your family is a suffering that is unlike any other. Shaina Arb, co-founder of In Love and Loss, shares her story of living with PCOS, the joy of becoming pregnant without any medical treatments, and the subsequent challenges that followed as she was launched into a very long struggle with secondary infertility. This is part 1 of 2 episodes and includes practical ways to come alongside someone you lov...

Biblical Friendship-Finding Your People In New Places-Intentionally Staying Connected to Friends from Afar We talk through all this and more with mom of four, Ally Lampe. We know this Mom Story will be an encouragement whether you’re planted in new or familiar places and that you’ll find-and-BE community, as we seek to do this mom thing well.