This episode is for all the imperfect parents out there. Sandy is a wife, mom, author, blogger at thescooponbalance.com and host of the Balanced Momcast. Her newest book,Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You, just released last week. it is a seamless collection of essays from her adventures in motherhood. Today Sandy is leaving us with valuable advice in areas of balance, managing our expectations of our parenting, and staying calm when our kids are freaki

Young artists are a special breed. They need individuals to come alongside them who understand what they are going through. Ruth Douthit is one of those people. Ruth is an artist and a writer who has published 14 books! She has worked as an teacher, instructor, and mentor in the art and writing worlds. Ruth and I chat about what comes easy to her and how she struggles as an artist. We talk about constructive criticism, the need for a thick skin in the arts, the struggle betwe

My guest this week is someone you met during Advent. Kris Camealy is a wife and mother, author, creator of Refine the Retreat, and as you will hear in today’s episode, a lover of Beauty! We discuss beauty in every aspect of our world and lives. What exactly is beauty? Can we even agree on a definition? What does it mean to find beauty in our lives and our hectic culture? And what does Beauty have to do with God? Spoiler alert…Everything! This is a mindset altering conversatio

Tracy Steel is an interior designer turned author, speaker, and ministry leader. She started her professional career helping clients redesign their physical spaces. After meeting Jesus, she began helping women redesign their internal lives. We talk about her book, A Redesigned Life, and how we should respond when things don’t go the way we hoped they would. I am confident in saying that every person on this planet has had to change course at some point in the last couple of y

This upcoming Sunday is the first week of Advent 2021! In honor of that, we will be chatting through the themes of Advent each week and this week begins with HOPE. Kris Camealy is a wife and a mom, author, speaker, and Founder and Director of Refine, the Retreat. She has an advent devotional book called Come Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting. She has a particular passion for the first week’s theme of HOPE so she excitedly agreed to speak with us this week. We talk about why h

Lucille Williams is a speaker, author, the wife of a children’s pastor, and a very proud Mom. Lucille’s, an avid reader of parenting books decided to write one, but with a twist. Her new book, The Impossible Kid: Parenting a Strong-Willed child with Love and Grace was written alongside her daughter Monica! In this episode, Lucille and I chat about finding balance in your household, mistakes made in discipline, how to raise your children with their future in mind, and how you

Brenna Stull is a mom, author, and wife. After the Lord helped her find small ways to bring organization and peace back into her home, she decided to share those techniques with other moms in her book Coach Mom: 7 Strategies for Organizing Your Family into an All-Star Team. Brenna and I have an informative conversation on parenting, organizing, technology, and helping your kids set boundaries in your home. Its a conversation that I have been thinking about for weeks because h

Dana Yeakley, an author, mother, wife, and past missionary with The Navigators, has years of experience in disciple-making. The wisdom she has acquired through the years can be found in her book The Gentle Art of Discipling Women. In the third episode of the Discipleship Defined series, Dana and I speak about discipleship and it’s importance for all Christians. Then we zoom in on its importance for women, why discipleship is so scary for Christians in today’s culture, define

“How long will you allow this lie to rob you of all your joy?” - God to Erica Wiggenhorn Its not about looking around and playing the comparison game or even saying “I don’t belong here! People are going think I’m a fraud!” Its about saying, “Thank you Jesus for bringing me to this place in life. What do you have for me here and who have you created me to be?” Then stepping out with a holy boldness despite what other voices (internal or external) might be saying. Erica Wigge

This week's episode is a celebration of a 17 year old dream come true! Author Jennifer Diebel and I discuss how perfect God's timing is as we celebrate the release of her first book A Dance in Donegal. God's timing does not always match our own. However, can we believe that God has a better plan in mind than we can ever imagine? Come and listen and celebrate with us! Jennifer's Website: www.jenniferdiebel.com Jennifer's Instagram Jennifer's Facebook Order A Dance in Donegal:

Kristen Hepner and I talk about the practiced skill of surrendering to God's will on a daily basis. We need to surrender to God in every aspect of our life including marriage, parenting, professional, etc. However, this isn't an easy discipline to begin. Kristen shares some tips, advice, and personal reflection on how she developed the discipline of surrender in her own life on today's podcast and also in her book, Surrendering- My Story of Embracing the Will of God. Facebook

Author Lindsay Harrel and I chat about her latest book, The Joy of Falling. The book tells the story of two women trying to navigate their way through the grief of losing their husbands and their hope of finding joy in the midst of that grief as they run an ultra-marathon in New Zealand. We discuss the reality of grief and fear and how it is possible to allow grief and joy to co-exist. Lindsay talks about her personal journey through grief and the tools she used to help work