Surrendering In Motherhood: Recent Episodes
Surrendering In Motherhood
Surrendering to the ebbs and flows of motherhood and honoring the day to day joys of raising and responding to our children.
This week, we talk about humbly evaluating where we're headed. Time is passing -- whether we're mindfully or mindlessly going through our days. We have to have a vision because our daily habits are making us become something -- it's just a matter of what are we becoming?
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This week, we share a concept that the Lord is trying to show us -- what grace actually means. The truth of the matter is, we need to be living FROM the rest and grace that God has already given to us. So simple, and yet, so profound. We hope this conversation is encouraging to you!
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This week, we humbly discuss how we believe the Lord is calling us to position ourselves as we navigate being a woman and mother in this world. We talk about challenges of this generation. We talk about how Jesus changes EVERYTHING. We hope this conversation is encouraging to whatever season of life you're in!
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This week, we continue our conversation from last week with taking it a step further from being still in the "I don't know" seasons of life -- and that's making decisions. We have to be so focused on Christ that we know when to pause and when to make a decision. Olivia & Karlie talk about both of them struggling with this due to fear -- which has kept both of them stuck on "start" at times. We hope you're encouraged by this conversation!
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This week, we continue our conversation from last week as we unpack just how crucial it is to trust God with our "I don't know." Truthfully -- that might even be the whole point of having faith. The Lord is the author of peace. We can trust him no matter what. Striving to do this as a spiritual discipline can help change everything about how we go about this life.
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This week, we talking about fixing our focus on God -- no matter what life's circumstances look like. Taking inventory of what has our focus, and ultimately our hearts, is the only way that we can make sure we're following the path that God has for us. Will we ever do this perfectly? Absolutely not. Will we ever know all the answers what what our next steps are in life? Absolutely not. The only thing we can do is fix our focus -- and when we find ourselves getting off track -- repent and turn back.
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This week, we continue our conversation about women and how we relate to (and need to honor) each other. We break down a concept we heard on The Family Teams Podcast of being a maiden, a mother, and a matriarch -- and what it looks like to honor each of those stages.
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This week, we open up about the state of female relationships and how we all need to hold each other to a higher standard of "relating" to one another. We need each other in a real way -- to be honest, to uplift, to enourage, and to believe the best about each other. We have to push back against what's "normal" and stop participating in the low hanging fruit that is complaining mommy culture.
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This week, we have a conversation filled with hard/necessary truths. We hope anyone listening to this hears our hearts and feels encouraged by how God created us to be the mothers of our children.
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This week, we talk about what the Lord has shown us through helping cultivate healthy relationships in our lives. Relationships are a foundational part of what we do here on this Earth. We have to reject what the world says about how we are supposed to relate to one another and fix our minds on what God says about it. This is a daily surrender. It's messy. It's real. It's worth it.
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This week, we talk about bolding standing in our convictions and still being able to navigate this world. We talk about loneliness. We talk about lukewarm christianity. We talk about God's grace that knows no bounds. We hope this conversation is encouraging for you!
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This week, we have a heart-poured-out conversation about things that the Lord has been showing us in this season of our lives. We hope this conversation is encouraging and glorifying to who God is and how He is carrying all of us. Book mentioned in this episode: "Fertile Ground" We would love to hear from you! Email us at surrenderinginmotherhood@gmail.com
This week, we continue the "information overload" conversation with an honest conversation about how this truly is impacting our society, multi-generationally. What are we modeling for our kids? How are we loving and honoring those who have gone before us? Is bitterness and un-forgiveness impacting your legacy?
We hope this conversation meets you where you are and encourages you.
Sermon mentioned in this episode: https://youtu.be/aDbln2eig8o?si=rCOcTz_n5KnhNqb_
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This week, we continue our conversation from last week expanding on a few more thoughts that came to us after we wrapped up recording last week. We share the impact of the voices we allow to speak into us as mothers. We share how information overload makes us incapable of mothering with conviction.
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This week, we continue our conversation from last week about what to do when we need to make changes in our mothering journey. This episode includes some hard truths about the extremes that happen in motherhood. Extremes that we both have unknowingly participated in.
The podcast mentioned in this episode: The Basement with Tim Ross episode with Dr. Anita Phillips
*quote in the title is from this episode
Author mentioned in this episode: Abigail Shier
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This week, we talk about something that every mother faces, but not many talk about in a real way --- not being perfect. That statement seems obvious, but our culture has made it to where mothers feel like they can't be honest or that everything is a joke. We talk about rejecting passive motherhood and how harmful "relatable" content consuming can be. We hope you enjoy this conversation!
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This week, we celebrate 100 episodes of Surrendering In Motherhood. Our hearts are so full of gratitude. Thank you for being here with us on this journey.
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This week, we wanted to take an entire episode to just encourage every mother listening. As always, we hope every podcast we record is encouraging, but also understand that the depth of topics we discuss can feel overwhelming. We wanted to take the time to just speak God's truth over each and every one listening and pray that it meets you wherever you are on your journey.
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This week, we continue talking about being intentional with stewarding our legacy well. We talk about all of the one-size-fits-all systems of this world and how they impact our children. We talk about how our actions and words need to match up and how confusing it is when they don't. We hope this conversation is encouraging and empowers you to be who God called you to be as a mother.
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This week, we continue our legacy series of conversations with a talk about taking inventory of our time. Time is so precious. Time is currency. In fact, it's the only currency that we can't get back once it's gone. In this episode, we share our hearts about being the "timekeepers" of our lives and our legacies. God is the author of our time here AND He calls us to be a good steward of the days He's given us. We hope you enjoy this conversation!
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This week, we continue our talk about legacies and generational fruit with a MAJOR heart check -- what are we allowing to continue in our lives that's negatively impacting our legacy? We hope this episode encourages you and helps you feel like you're not alone. We are ALL in this together. We need each other. We need to have these honest conversations.
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This week, we continue our conversation about legacy and generational fruit. We share some bible verses that have been encouraging to us. We hope this conversation encourages you and helps you see just how important your role is in your home and your legacy for generations to come.
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This week, we share our hearts on how we feel like God has called us to invest in our children and generations to come. We are humbly asking God to search our hearts and change them to be aligned with His heart and His will for children, our mission here on earth, and our multi-generational family teams. We hope this conversation is encouraging to you.
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This week, we continue the boundaries conversation with discussing the "margins" we need to steward in every aspect of our lives. We have to take inventory of where we're overstepping our limits. Our part is our part and God's part is ONLY His. We hope this conversation is encouraging for you.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome back! This week, we talk about our heart posture going into this new year. We hope that this conversation leaves you feeling encouraged. We want to get to know YOU! Email us at surrenderinginmotherhood@gmail.com Get your "motherhood matters" sweatshirt today!!!https://surrendering-in-motherhood.printify.me/productsLink to "Loyal To A Fault" by Courtney J. Burg:https://a.co/d/5GjKBvF
This week, it's our last episode of 2023!!! Wow, what a year it's been. We're so thankful for everyone who listens to our conversations. This last episode is us wrapping up our little reflective-holiday-season series with something we all need --- boundaries. We hope this encourages you. Boundaries are God's idea and they matter to Him, so they should matter to us. We're all growing and learning how to navigate these things in a healthy way. It's always a good time to pause, evaluate, and start fresh with creating healthy patterns and healthy relationships.
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This week, we continue our reflective advent conversations with a conversation about checking our hearts during the holidays. There's selfishness everywhere. How can we make sure that we aren't being selfish? How can we make sure we're disciplining our children in a way that checks their hearts?
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This week, we continue our conversation last week talking more about making sure holidays are meaningful. We talk about redeeming what "child-like wonder" actually means during advent.
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This week, we share openly about our hearts and our convictions surrounding the advent season. Our prayer is that this conversation meets you where you are and encourages you to lean into what is important for you and your family during this sacred time.
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This episode, we peel back the layers of where a hyper-independent culture gets us. We have to let God redeem what it means to be in a family and what that means for our identity to be rooted into a family team on mission.
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This week, we talk about honoring childhood. What does that mean? How do we do this well? What does God think about how we handle our kid's childhoods?
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This week, we're so glad to be back after our rest week! Listen along as we have an honest conversation about grief and what God has shown us about dealing with grief in a healthy way.
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This week, we talk about humbly walking out the convictions that God puts on our hearts. Please hear us -- it is our hope that conversations like this meet you where you are and encourage you with the grace and truth that is only offered by God.
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This week, we talk all about mom guilt -- the extremes, the good, the bad, the ugly, and everything in between. For these tough topics, we have to zoom out and ask God "What do You want me to know about this?" And the best part is -- He'll tell you. We hope this is encouraging. We hope that y'all all know that God made you to be the mother of the children that He's given to you. We're here for you! We're in this together. WE LAUNCHED A SURRENDERING IN MOTHERHOOD SHOP!!!! GRAB YOUR "MOTHERHOOD MATTERS" SWEATSHIRT!HERE'S THE LINK TO SHOP: https://surrendering-in-motherhood.printify.me/productsEmail us at surrenderinginmotherhood@gmail.com for any comments, questions, or topic suggestions for future episodes.
This week, we talk seeking the only true source that there is. Society in general is physically, emotionally, and spiritually drained. We have an endless supply of knockoff sources --including the illusion that we can rely on our own strength. We will be restless until we rest in the Lord.
Books mentioned:
"Sacred Seasons" by Danielle Hitchen
"Habits Of The Household" by Justin Whitmel Earley
Quote mentioned:
by St. Augustine
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This week, we talk honestly about how we're both feeling "blah" and what we can do when this happens. God is still here with us -- no matter what we're feeling. He helps us through and is working all things together for our good and His glory. We hope this encourages you!
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This week, we continue where our conversation from last week left off -- how fear has infiltrated modern day parenting techniques and advice. We have to hold the tension of working through the past and also surrendering every aspect of our lives to the Lord. We cannot live our lives to the fullest of what God has for us if we are plagued by fear-based mothering. As always, we honor, respect, and meet y'all right where you are on this journey. We will never just "arrive" at navigating this perfectly. That's why we need God & each other to help, encourage, and be here along the way.
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This week, we talk openly and honestly about the impact of helping our children deal with fear and anxiety. Just like anything else, it starts with us. We set the tone in our homes for modeling how to deal with these things in a healthy way.
Book mentioned in episode:
"What To Do With Worry" by: Dr. Joshua Straub
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This week, we start off sharing a common bible verse, Joshua 24:15, and then dive into a conversation all about worship. This is a continuation of our conversations we've been having about our legacy. What has our attention? What are we worshiping? We were MADE to worship -- it's up to us to be a good steward of where our worship is directed.
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This week, we have an open discussion about navigating being misunderstood. Who is "supposed" to understand how we're living? What does living in conviction look like? How can we honor the process? How can we navigate this humbly?
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This week, we share an excerpt from a homemaking book written in 1882 and share our thoughts about it. What God cares about has always been true -- every single generation. What is the story of your legacy? How are you honoring up generationally and casting vision down generationally?
Book mentioned in this episode:
"Home-Making" by J. R. Miller
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This week, we take the common phrase of "quitters never win" and turn it on its head. What about the things that God calls us to quit? How can we make sure we're surrendered to God's will and stewarding "quitting" and transitional seasons with our children? Let's talk about it!
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This week, we discuss the lies that have been spoken to parents about socialization for children. What do kids ACTUALLY need? What ACTUALLY helps children develop in a healthy and God-honoring way?
Book mentioned in episode:
"Hold Onto Your Kids" by Dr. Gordon Neufeld & Dr. Gabor Mate
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This week, we talk about a practical tool that we use with our children -- a fresh start. This is so simple yet so profound. Our children need to know that at any point they can pause, ask for forgiveness, change their behavior, and start fresh. Since we want them to know this, we have to be humble enough to model how to navigate this in a healthy way.
Past episode mentioned in this episode:
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Nnxe6V2v4Bb
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This week, we talk about something that is very important to us -- the topic of sharing children online. If you've been listening to us for any length of time, you know by now that we don't share details about our children on here. That choice is very intentional. In a world where oversharing and the illusion of having unlimited access to people's personal lives is "normal," we share a different perspective on our convictions about this.
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This week, we break down the common phrase "you can't pour from an empty cup." We talk about rest and everything that God is trying to teach us about the importance of it.
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This week, we hope to give some perspective on how we feel about our children's birthdays and our birth days. What does it mean to honor what this day represents? How important is it to NOT detach from whatever you experienced bringing your child into this world? As always, we talk about things that our culture doesn't take the time to discuss in a holistic, God-honoring view. God created women on purpose, with purpose -- and He trusts us and empowers us to bring His children into this world. We have to be honest and care for one another. We hope that our words find you where you are and encourage you!
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This week, we open up a discussion about the "bucket" of relational equity. We talk about how our relationship with our children impacts and influences every relationship they'll have for the entirety of their lives. Relationships can be hurtful or they can be healing. It's our decision how we show up relationally.
Book mentioned in this episode:
"Love Is" by Jeff & Alyssa Bethke
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This week, we come back after a rest week talking about what God has been trying to help us understand -- eternity matters even greater than this moment -- which ALSO matters. We talk about being willing to hear what God is trying to tell us and being open to receive promptings of the Holy Spirit. Our role here is so important AND we're not powerful enough to mess up what God ultimately has for us.
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This week, we have a vulnerable conversation about the fullness of motherhood. What does that mean? How is God trying to reach us? Are we willing to embrace the invitation?
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This week, we expand on what we've been covering the last few weeks by talking about how precious our time really is. How are we spending our time? What are we modeling to our children? Are we being a good steward of the short time that is our children's childhoods?
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This week, we start by clearing up some things about the episode last week. Then, we dive into a conversations about our thoughts on viewing children as an "expense." Y'all know by now that the way that we talk and the words that we say, matters. We want to be very intentional about the messages that our children are receiving. Do they know that they're a blessing? Or do they feel like a burden? Our words have the power to bless or curse these children that we've been entrusted with. We want to make sure that we're seeing our children the way that God sees our children.
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This week, we open up the conversation about something that seems like the world is very confused about -- what our role is as a woman. Since there's so many mixed messages out there, we try our very best to get back to the basics of who God says that we are. There's nothing prescriptive in this episode. We know that God makes all of us unique. There truly is freedom within the boundaries in which we are called and created for. We feel the wide spread discontentment for women (and men) in society today. So what do we do about it?
Book mentioned in this episode:
"Eve In Exile" by Rebekah Merkle
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This week, we continue our "labels" conversation with talking about getting rid of a scarcity mindset. We talk about how the gospel isn't one of prosperity or poverty. We talk about getting to a place of surrender and only wanting what God wants for our lives.
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This week, we continue talking about the labels we claim over our lives. This topic is a big one -- BEING BUSY. Are we busy, or are we running? Are we busy, or are we chasing? Are we busy, or are we making idols out of the things of this world. We have to realize that we are to work FROM rest. There are seasons for everything, of course. We weren't made to be going a million miles an hour 24/7. Take a look at the pace of Jesus. If we are called to be Christ-like, we have to be willing to set our pace apart from the world. We don't have to worry. We don't have to hurry. God gives us the grace and strength to do all things that HE has called us to.
Book mentioned in this episode:
"To Hell With The Hustle" by Jefferson Bethke
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This week, we open up a discussion about labels, performance based measurements, and the dangers of how quickly these things become attached to our identity. Our passion comes from a place of love and wanting everyone to know that words, labels, titles, diagnoses, etc. can describe a part of us AND it's still not WHO WE ARE.
Book mentioned in this episode:
"The Burden Is Light" by Jon Tyson
Words that Karlie mentioned her and her kids say every morning:
The Creed Of The Beloved
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This week, we continue our talk from last week and share some vulnerable realizations we've had about making motherhood an idol. God relentlessly pursues us and changes our hearts to get our priorities in check when we need the reminder.
Books mentioned in this episode:
"Love Is" by Jeff & Alyssa Bethke
"The Burden Is Light" by Jon Tyson
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This week, we talk about some things that God has revealed to us throughout this week. As we continue talking about all of these things that we're so passion about, we just want to check our hearts and make sure we're not making an idol out anything. "Good" things can unintentionally become idols in our lives. What we do on this earth absolutely matters AND nothing matters more than the gospel of Jesus, who He is, and who we are because of Him. We want to make sure that we keep the main thing, the main thing -- no matter what.
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This week, we share some thoughts and ideas that were sparked from Holy Week. We play an audio message that Karlie sent Olivia on Holy Saturday that started a whole discussion that related to processing the "Friday" to "Sunday" things in this life. We would love to know what you think!
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This week, we continue to talk about emotional safety and how we practically handle this within our homes. We discuss how we try to create an environment that helps deal with emotions and life and struggles in a healthy way. How can we do this as a family team? How can we do this in a way that helps our children as they grow into adults? Kids don't need perfect parents, they need humble parents.
Books mentioned in this episode (all written by Dr. Josh and Christi Straub):
What do I do with anger?
What am I feeling?
What do I do with worry?
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This week, we talk about something we think could actually change the world -- emotional safety. We can't lead a life based off of emotions AND we have to recognize how important it is to be a good steward and process emotions in a healthy way.
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This week, we talk all about obedience. Thanks for being patient while we took a rest week last week! We're back and talking all about what we've been learning about obedience and how that translates to our life and motherhood. We want to get back to what God says obedience is and being a good steward of that.
Bible verses read in this episode:
Matthew 14 and Luke 4
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This week, we share a quote called "If I Set the Sun Beside the Moon" by G. K. Chesterton and break down honoring what it means to recognize the difference between men and women. We talk about the idea of "fairness" and how fair is actually made up. We talk about having a "complaining mindset" and how our mindset is so powerful when it comes to this. God not only called us, He calls us capable. When we surrender, obey, and walk with Him -- it changes everything.
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This week, we talk about how we navigate apologizing with our children. When there has been a hurt, it needs time, space, humility, and an environment that is healthy and fosters repentance, forgiveness, true heart change. More than saying sorry, we want our kids to actual BE sorry.
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This week, we celebrate our 52nd episode! It's been one year since we started Surrendering In Motherhood and we are so grateful for everything that God has done. We can't wait to see what year 2 brings!
Bible verse shared: Matthew 9:35-38
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This week, we talk all about LOVE. What does love actually mean? How has the definition of love been twisted and misrepresented? How we love our kids and how our kids see us loving others becomes their framework for what it means to love others and to experience love. So, what do we do about that? How can we be intentional about this?
Bible verse mentioned in episode:
1 Corinthians 13
Podcast mentioned in this episode:
"Cultivation Emotional Safety in Marriage" by The Famous At Home Podcast with Dr. Josh & Christi Straub
Book mentioned in this episode:
Safe House by Dr. Joshua Straub
Quote Mentioned in this episode:
"To Love Someone Long-term" by Heidi Pribbe
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This week, we talk about how God-honoring the mundane tasks of motherhood are. Our attitudes matter. There's no doubt that motherhood is hard, but do you REALLY know how capable YOU ARE? Do you really know how God created you and helps sustain you? It's time for us to get back to the basics of how God created us.
Book mentioned in this episode:
Eve In Exile by: Rebekah Merkle
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This week, we discuss holding space and being a good steward of the AND. How does this impact us as adults? What is the longterm impact of children not having the context for dealing with this in a healthy way? We deep dive into all of our thoughts that we've been talking back and forth about lately.
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Whole-Brain Child by: Dr. Daniel J. Siegel & Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
Rest, Play, Grow by: Dr. Deborah MacNamara
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This week, we have a heavy conversation about some serious things that we, as believers, NEED to be aware of. We hope this leaves you feeling encouraged, empowered, and equipped as mothers to be diligent about the spiritual warfare that is around us.
Bible verses mentioned during this episode:
Ephesians 5 & 6
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This week, we talk all about STUFF. What happens when we hold onto stuff? What happens when we let go of stuff? How does all of this influence our perspective of God and how much He loves and cares about us so deeply?
Podcast mentioned in this episode:
Wise Traditions Podcast Episode #401: Dealing With Emotional Baggage (Part 1)
Book mentioned in this episode:
An Introduction To God by: Andrew Stephen Damick
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This week, we discuss our thoughts about honoring development and establishing habits with children. Just like everything we discuss, this obviously has SO MANY LAYERS. We hope this conversation meets you where you are and encourages you.
Book mentioned in this episode:
"Home Education" by: Charlotte Mason
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This week, we talk about what to do when we realize we're in survival mode. We talk about asking for forgiveness, forgiving ourselves, and making sure our daily habits are helping us become who God has called us to be.
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This week, we discuss pushing independence on children and the impact that potentially has on them. We discuss the middle ground of children learning that they are capable and also protecting them. Honoring each season of motherhood and accepting the invitation to grow as a mother (and as a family) is a beautiful opportunity.
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This week, for our last episode of 2022, we decided to have a conversation about something that matters so much to us -- telling our stories. Our hope and prayer is that everyone knows how important is it to tell their story - no matter what - to people who are safe and willing to listen with understanding. We are not meant to do life alone. We all need TRUE community.
We hope you all know how much your story matters.
We pray that you and your loved ones have a wonderful time bringing in the new year! We cannot wait to see what God has in store for 2023.
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This week, we have an open conversation about getting back to the basics of what this season truly represents. We share our hearts and some of our convictions surrounding this time of year. We hope this podcast finds you well, meets you exactly where you are, and encourages you.
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This week, we continue the conversation from last week and expand on just how important it is to be intentional with how we are treating our children. We share just how precious our children are to God and how we honor Him by how we raise His children.
Bible verses mentioned in this episode:
Matthew 18
Isaiah 40:11
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This week, we talk about the many layers of just how deeply it matters how we treat our children. How we speak to them, how we discipline them, the environment, what we do, what we don’t do, etc…. IT MATTERS. We know that no one is perfect, and we will all mess up from time to time. We're human. How we repair ALSO matters so deeply.
Book mentioned in this episode:
Safe House by Joshua Straub, PhD
Podcast mentioned in this episode:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/courageous-parenting/id1447714806?i=1000587126567
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This week, we have a conversation about how "things" and a culture of overconsumption needs to be countered with a kingdom perspective. Our hearts are what matters at the end of the day. We always want to strive to be good stewards of everything that we have.
Content Creator mentioned in this episode:
Ian Simkins
Bible verses mentioned in episode:
Matthew 6:21
Luke 12:15
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This week, we continue the discussion that God continues to put on our hearts about rest and just being. We hope this conversation meets you wherever you are and encourages you to refocus if that's what you need. What would happen if you stopped doing and started just being?
Bible verses mentioned in episode:
Luke 10:38-42
Authors mentioned in episode:
Jefferson Bethke
Jennie Allen
Content Creator mentioned in episode:
Ian Simkins
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This week, we discuss one of the hardest parts of motherhood.... knowing when we have to let go and allow our kids to grow. Karlie shares some of her writing about the "training wheels" of life and raising children. We know every mother has felt these emotions. We would love to hear your experiences with this!
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Instagram Post Mentioned In This Episode:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck3QSJFrU5j/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D
This week, we talk about the middle ground of what it means to die to yourself AND honor yourself within motherhood. It HAS to be both. We HAVE to find our convictions within the middle ground and support each other in this. We hope you hear our hearts in this conversation. Our hope is to meet you right where you are and encourage you.
Book mentioned in episode:
"To Hell With The Hustle" By Jefferson Bethke
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This week, we discuss the importance of self reflection, redirection, and how our daily habits ultimately make us who we are. We become what we do, so it's important to evaluate and continue to take inventory of what's going on. Sometimes we have to recalibrate, and that's OK!
We would love to know your thoughts!
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Book mentioned:
"To Hell With The Hustle" by Jefferson Bethke
Post mentioned:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQhkjgrlY8/
This week, we talk about schooling and so many thoughts around what goes along with children learning, growing, and developing. We talk about what is "normal" in society and how that impacts detachment. It is our responsibility as mothers to think big picture for our children. We would love to hear your thoughts about this!
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This week, we share our new segment called "words from the week" that leads us into a conversation about being committed to growth in marriage and parenting. It's our job to pursue the hearts of our husbands and children. We'll never be perfect at this, but it's important that we try our best. Our children are watching and will eventually become who we are -- whether it's purposeful or not.
Books mentioned:
"Famous At Home" by Dr. Josh and Christi Straub
"How We Love" by Milan and Kay Yerkovich
"Hold Onto Your Kids" by Dr. Gorden Nuefeld & Dr. Gabor Maté
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This week, we have a conversation about letting go of things, being a good steward, living in our convictions even when it's scary, and getting back to the basics. How would you live if you weren't afraid? We'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode!
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This week, we discuss our response to the idea being pushed that there is "no such thing as a maternal instinct." If you've been listening for awhile, you can probably guess our thoughts. What kind of world will this turn into if women start believing the lie they weren't created purposefully to raise the children that they have? We would love to hear your thoughts about this discussion.
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This week, we talk about practical ways to bring God into our everyday lives. More than anything, we pray our kids know that they are loved by God and loved by us. The way we cultivate our family culture matters so much when it comes to this.
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This week, we discuss love languages, personality tests, and anything else that we can find ourselves attaching our identity to. Why do we love the way that we love? Why do we feel like we need to put ourselves into certain boxes in order to relate? We'd love to hear your thoughts about it!
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This week, we expand on the episode from last week. After listening to the episode, we had some things that we wanted to expand on. We'd love to hear your thoughts about this!
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This week, in a failed attempt to be lighthearted, we end up doing the exact opposite. We start a vulnerable conversation about why we both struggle with surface level conversations and relationships.
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This week, we talk about how detachment impacts our relationship with God and how our relationship with our children impacts their relationship with God. This is a deep conversation, but we feel like it's something that we need to continue to talk about! We'd love to hear what you think.
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This week, we take a deep dive into “mommy wine culture” and discuss what we feel like is the root cause. What do moms REALLY need?
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Here’s the link for the previous episode where we talked about processing emotions in a healthy way: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/EfivLGMhIsb
This week, we recorded our first IN PERSON podcast! We made some notes from last episode that we decided we wanted to clarify. We talk more about what we mean about "middle ground" and expand on the whole topic of having hard conversations and mothering with conviction.
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This week, we start a discussion about finding convictions within the middle ground, rejecting moral relativism, having hard conversations, and unsubscribing from extreme views that can become idols and give us a false sense of attachment and identity. We’d love to hear your thoughts!
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This week, we talk all about what it means to mother with conviction. We’d love to hear your thoughts!
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This week, we dive deep into being intentional about thoughts and also break down how we’re trying to push through a scarcity mindset. Our kids are watching, so we just want to be intentional about what they’re witnessing. We’d love to hear your thoughts!
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This week, we talk about thoughts, feelings, and emotions…. It’s not what you might think, though! We take a deeper look into what it actually means to process these things in a healthy way. We talk about doing this within ourselves and also how we model this for our children. As always, we’d love to hear from you!
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This week, we share our deep thoughts around birthdays and our children getting older. Join us for an emotional conversation. We would love to know how you feel about your children’s birthdays! Email us at surrenderinginmotherhood@gmail.com for any comments or questions.
This week, we discuss how important true community is. We were never supposed to do life alone. We need to be surrounded by safe people who we can do life with — loving, serving, encouraging, and helping each other. What is your experience with this? What has been hard about navigating this? Have you found your community? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at surrenderinginmotherhood@gmail.com
This week, we have an open discussion about the layers of social media and how it impacts motherhood, childhood, and life in general. We know that our perspective is a little different than the "norm" (shocker, right?! LOL) but we hope you enjoy listening. We'd love to hear your thoughts! Email us at surrenderinginmotherhood@gmail.com and let's connect!
This week, we change it up a little bit to talk about fatherhood and how much it matters. We recorded this episode on Father's Day, so we just wanted to have a conversation about the role of a father and how much we respect and honor what that means. We hope you enjoy! We'd love to hear from you. You can email us at surrenderinginmotherhood@gmail.com for any comments, questions, or to let us know anything you'd like us to talk about in future episodes.
This week, we talk all about how children attach in the first 6 years of life. These years are crucial in laying the foundation for how our children grow into adults. We discuss attaching year by year as studied and written about in the book "Rest Play Grow" by Dr. Deborah MacNamara. We think it's important to understand how our children need us in order to surrender in each season. Email us at surrenderinginmotherhood@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts!
This week, we talk all about what it means to surrender in every season of motherhood. We talk about about getting out of survival mode and the gift that perspective brings. Are you drowning in expectations that are unrealistic? Do you have supportive people in your life who can help you get back to home-base no matter what each season brings? We'd love to hear from you!
This week, we talk all about perfectionism and how it shows up in our motherhood journey -- with ourselves and our kids. We talk about the importance of allowing our kids to witness our mess ups and the repairing process that needs to occur afterwards. We're all human beings. We're all learning. It's important to be aware of this so we're not getting caught up in unrealistic expectations. Thanks for listening! We'd love to hear your thoughts or any questions you might have for us. Follow us on our IG @surrenderinginmotherhood and let's connect.
This week, we discuss all about what it means to get back to your intuition and the importance of understanding what that looks like for you and your children. Our intuition is something that is divinely given to us by God to help us in being what our children need from us. We were created to raise the children that we are given and it's a beautiful thing. We'd love to hear your thoughts about this! Follow us on our IG @surrenderinginmotherhood and let's talk.
This week, we talk about how love, respect, empathy, and healthy boundaries can all coexist. We talk through how to navigate disagreeing with others and that it's okay that not everyone does things the same way. The bottom line is that mutual respect is a must if any kind of relationship or interaction is going to happen in a healthy way. We would love to know your thoughts! Follow us @surrenderinginmotherhood on IG and let's chat.
This week, we share our thoughts about Mother's Day. We talk about some of the things that we think mothers (and families) actually need to get to the root of how God created us to survive, thrive, and live out His purpose for us. We'd love to know your thoughts! Follow us on our IG @surrenderinginmotherhood and let's talk.
This week, we discuss how our children are not born to please us. We breakdown what we mean we say that and why it's so important for us to be intentional in our mothering journeys when it comes to this topic. Follow us on our IG @surrenderinginmotherhood and let's chat about it. We'd love to hear your thoughts!
This week, we talk about the 6 relational needs of children that we learned from Adam Young on The Place We Find Ourselves Podcast. What do our children actually need from us? What can we do to make sure this happens?
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This week, we have a raw, emotional conversation. We talk about lack of compassion, loving our kids vs. our kids feeling loved by us, kids acting how they feel, mothers needing support, the core needs of children, and the infamous "but I turned out okay" survivor bias that is so common. We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments, or questions that come up while listening to us talk about this. Come connect with us on our IG @surrenderinginmotherhoodpod.
This week, we talk all about the statement "kids are resilient" and the implications that come along with knowing what true resiliency is and is NOT. We recognize that there's a detachment in society -- detachment from how we were created, how motherhood is supposed to be honored, and how we're meant to nurture how our children need us. We also talk about parenting from guilt vs. parenting from conviction.
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This week, we discuss the importance of healthy boundaries for ourselves, our children, and any relationship we are in. Boundaries keep everyone healthy, safe, and able to show up. There's definitely many layers to this conversation. Make sure you follow us on our IG @surrenderingtomotherhoodpod. While you're there, click the link in our bio to join our collaborative community on Patreon that we're building! We'd love to connect with you!
This week is a heavy, emotional episode. We talk about how motherhood can sometimes bring up feelings of identity crisis. We talk through 5 different reasons and how we can combat them. We want every mother to be set free of this and walk in the fullness of embracing how we were created -- on purpose, with purpose. Make sure you follow us on our IG @surrenderingtomotherhoodpod so that we can connect! While you're there, check out the link in our bio and join the amazing surrendering to motherhood collaborative community that we're building.
This week, we talk about matrescence and the need for support for mothers and babies in the postpartum season. Make sure to follow us on our IG @surrenderingtomotherhoodpod so we can connect!
This week, we talk all about what it truly means to surrender in pregnancy and birth. We share some of our personal experiences, what we've learned along the way, and why it's so important to talk about birth stories. We hope you enjoy! Don't forget to follow us on our IG @surrenderingtomotherhoodpod so we can connect!
This week, we talk all about our hopes for starting this podcast and what it means to surrender to motherhood. Make sure you follow our podcast page on Instagram @surrenderingtomotherhoodpod so we can connect!