Kingdom Mothers Rise Up

I'd love to hear from you! Text me What do you do when things go wrong? Do you have a meltdown? No judgment, I've been there, too. Very recently, in fact. The conversation with Brenda starts with how she responded differently and her journey to get there. We discussed "little girl lies" (Brenda's term) and how they come about. We talked about what we make things mean. The n...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Mothering is important work. Possibly the most important work you will ever do. The book of Nehemiah has some lessons for you about staying on task with the important work when there are distractions and challenges. Assess your situation. Be sure what you think is the problem is the problem. Be ready to fight while you build. Don't do your work alone. Ha...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Creativity is powerful. It disarms us. It opens space to hear from the Lord. Try to put your emotions on paper in different ways to see what you learn. Bring your children along on the journey. Explore what they are feeling or what they want to feel. Sort out thoughts from feelings. Discern truth from lies. Heart Doodling with Jesus is a powerful tool you can...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me You have been through some stormy seasons. In each one, you come out stronger. There are many times you want to quit. You know that is not an option so you get up and try again. In each season you look back and see the Lord's hand at work. You also see how much effort you are putting in for so little return. Part of it is playing the long game. Small win...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me How full is your emotional bucket? How about your child's? The analogy of everyone having an invisible emotional bucket is helpful. Very simply: Full bucket = happy person. Empty bucket = not doing so good. Understanding what encourages your child and what discourages them is a big part of connecting with them emotionally. What fills their bucket? What d...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Stop striving. Let God change you. These probably well-intentioned words hurt and frustrated me so often through the years! If I knew how to let God change me don't you think I would have already?! If it was His job to change me and I wasn't changing clearly I was beyond help. This podcast is not another "Let Go & Let God" message. I&a...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Have you ever had a thought and wondered, "Where did that thought come from?" All the thoughts in your head aren't yours. We are told in scripture to take every thought captive.  The first step to doing that is separating your thoughts from your emotions. What are you feeling? What are you thinking? Once you have identified the thoughts, take t...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Your enemy knows who you are and what you are capable of. The enemy doesn't always look evil or appear dangerous.  He will use pain and hard things to derail you from your purpose and render you ineffective. He knows he is defeated and has no authority over us. We often don't know that.  Let each attack make you stronger and reveal more of how God&a...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me A culture of communication involves vocabulary around emotions. It also is the attitude and behaviors demonstrated toward emotions. To connect with your child's emotions you need a vocabulary and culture where conversations can happen. Emotion words are only part of the picture. Do you take time to listen to why the emotion is there? Do you take time to...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me What is in the way of you being a warrior? Is it distractions? Lack of support? Lack of clarity? Good things keeping you too busy? The fact that you are alive in this time in history tells me God made you to be a warrior. That may well look different for you than it does for me. We can fight differently, in different battles and all be warriors. Being a warri...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me A safe place for your emotions is vital to your health in every way. It is vital to your relationship with your child as well. Emotions are precious. Even when we don't think so we treat them as special. We hide them from people who don't treat them kindly. So will your child. Emotions are only comfortable in a safe space. Learn what makes a safe sp...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Preparing your child for the battles they will face is the best way to protect them. We don't hope for war but we know it will come. Warriors prepare for battles. Because you know there is an enemy you know there will be battles. I'd love to connect with you! Find community in Healing Generations  Learn how God communicates with you in Transformatio...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me How do you understand what your emotions or your child's emotions are all about? Emotions are not bad. They are not to be ignored. They create energy and provide information. This is the first of a series coming the next 5 Fridays from my course, Connect with Your Child's Emotions .  Each episode give you a focus point for the week to make sustainab...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me What example are you setting for the young warriors who are watching? God has called you to be a warrior. He has called your child to be a warrior, too. My word for 2023 is Warrior. I watched Wonder Woman (2017 Warner Bros.) in January and the Lord showed me so many lessons about being a warrior and raising warriors. I'll be sharing some of those insight...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Does your head always agree with your heart? When you see a place your beliefs and your emotions or actions don't line up with what you know to be true there is often healing work to be done. This episode lays out a format you can use on your own if you are comfortable meeting with God on your own and have the skills to return to stability after dealing...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me As a child, you learn and decide many things about how life works and what God was like based on interactions, or lack of interaction, with key people in your life. Often this leads to what you know of God from scripture being in conflict with what your heart believes because of your experiences. If your dad was a safe place to be yourself and you received lo...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me In episode 52: Daughter of the King I talked about experiencing God's love and said I would make an episode for you to practice. Here it is! God loves you. He wants you to know He loves you. He also wants you to experience His love for you. Find a quiet place and grab a journal. Listen and practice receiving His love for you. I'd love to connect wit...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me You are the daughter of the King. That's why you are a Kingdom Mother. You are a fully adopted daughter. You know this. How much do you believe it? Live it? Experience it? How much do you experience the love of your Father, the King? I used to discount experiencing God's love. Not anymore. God wants you to live out of the experience of His love for...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me How did emotions become overwhelming, and scary? It is the practice of stuffing and dismissing them that causes them to explode with hurtful consequences. The consequences are scary and hard, not the emotions themselves.   Being aware of emotions is the first step to sitting with ALL of your emotions. Once you can sit with your emotions you can hear the Lord...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me You are a gift from God to God.  I am a gift to God from God.  This thought made me weep and brings me great comfort. It's true for you, too. God created you as a gift for Himself. He wants a relationship with you. I'd love to connect with you! Find community in Healing Generations  Learn how God communicates with you in Transformational Quiet Times

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Christian mindfulness? Is that even a thing? Prioritize Your Mental Health and Your Relationship with Jesus Anxiety is very real for many women.  KiYada shares her own story of how Jesus and mindfulness give her practical strategies for dealing with anxiety. She answers questions like: What can you do to help when you are anxious and when you are not? How doe...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Why Kingdom Mothers Rise Up? As a Christian, you are adopted by the King of Kings. You are part of His Kingdom. This impacts your mothering. If you are drawn to this podcast you also feel a call to make a Kingdom impact in your family, community, nation, or world. You see the significance and the struggle of being a Kingdom Mother and you are up for the chall...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Women have a special place in the Kingdom. God designed us to play essential roles as mothers to our own children and to spiritual children. I think you agree because the most popular episodes echo this message. They also reminded me of some lessons the Lord showed me as I watched Wonder Woman. I think season 2 of the Kingdom Mothers Rise Up Podcast will talk...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me It was an honor to interview DWayanna and help her share her story of trauma and God's beautiful redemption. Dee's story is one of breaking generational curses and healing from trauma. She encountered God through fasting and praying, enabling her to heal from her experiences. By establishing a deeper relationship with God, she was able to share her...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me The week between Christmas and New Year's feels like a bonus week to me. I suppose because I was blessed to stay home with my children all these years and I still get a 2 week Christmas break! I love to sit by my Christmas tree and reflect with the Lord on the last year and look ahead to the new. Looking ahead will be another episode. Today I share some...