Apta Sophia Podcast

On this episode we are joined by Tonya Haskin, wife to Roger, mother to three grown children, and grandmother to many! Tonya has served in ministry with Family Life for decades, counseling many couples alongside her husband. On this episode we discuss how best to love and witness to our LGBTQ+ family members. Listen and be encouraged!

On this episode we are joined by Tonya Haskin, devoted wife and mother to three grown children, who has spent decades in ministry through Family Life counseling married couples alongside her husband. We discuss the importance of guarding your marriage from influences, ideas, and pet sins that can cause tremendous harm in your relationship with your spouse. Listen and be encouraged!

What happens when marriage becomes a constant tally of who did what, who does more, and whose work matters most? In this episode, we talk about the dangers of a transactional marriage, how scorekeeping breeds resentment, and how to replace it with gratitude, generosity, and teamwork. We’ll discuss recognizing the value of your spouse’s contributions and approaching the work of marriage, home, and...

On this episode we discuss the importance of doing all things in love as you manage your various duties and responsibilities as a woman, as a wife, and as a mother. We also examine what this looks like practically, and how to course correct when you find yourself succumbing to bitterness, frustration, and overwhelm. Listen and be encouraged!

On this episode we discuss the biblical command to set the Lord's Day aside as a day of worship and rest, and what that should look like practically. Listen and be encouraged!

The "do less" movement promises peace and freedom from overwhelm, but is shrinking our responsibilities really the biblical answer? In this episode, we make the case that God often grows us not by removing challenges, but by increasing our capacity to faithfully bear them. We'll explore why comfort isn't the highest Christian virtue and how pressing into responsibility with wisdom, diligence, and...

On this episode we discuss ways that we can come alongside our husbands in the midst of disagreement to offer support and encouragement so that he can lead the family confidently and have a soft place to land if his plans should happen to fail. We also touch on the pitfalls of digging your heels in and allowing resentment to fester. Listen and be encouraged!

On this episode we discuss the concept of "mental load" in a woman's work and how we can avoid bitterness over what may *seem* to be an unequal mental burden in marriage. Listen and be blessed!

On this episode we talk about our principles/philosophy on screen time generally, and video games specifically, when it comes to what we engage in as a family within our own homes. We also talk about some pitfalls Christians can encounter when thinking through these issues. Listen and be encouraged.

On this episode we discuss the concept of "mother culture" that is popular in the Charlotte Mason philosophy of education, and how this could compliment a biblical view of self-care. Listen and be encouraged!

On this episode we discuss the importance of treating your work in the home like a REAL job - of approaching your tasks with intentionality and efficiency, and the importance of making space for planning and prep so that you can be successful in these endeavors. Listen and be encouraged!

On this episode we talk about all of the ways a home-focused woman benefits her household MONETARILY. That's right my friends - we are talking cold hard cash. Even if your work in the home does not lead to an official paycheck, you are making a positive and measurable financial impact on your household. Listen and be encouraged!

On this episode Kristin and her son Knox discuss the classic novel The Secret Garden, and their takeaways on how to be a friend.

On this episode we discuss the importance of preparing our daughters for their role in the home by educating them for more than the domestic arts. Listen and be encouraged!

In this episode we discuss our tendency to compare our home practices and pursuits to the women we see online or in real life, and how important it is to have solid biblical convictions but to hold them in such a way that they impact your own practice but do not lead you to judge others or meddle in their affairs. There are principles we can agree on in scripture, but the application is going to l...

On this episode we discuss the Tradwife movement, and how important it is for any pursuit of right gender roles within the family to be tethered to a biblical worldview and a Christian vision for the family. Listen and be encouraged.

On this episode we discuss the idea that there is a division between sacred and secular in the work that we do in the world, and how this unbiblical distinction has impacted our ability to see that as we serve our neighbor, even in the most menial ways, we serve the Lord. The people we serve are masks of God. Listen and be encouraged.

On this episode we discuss oath making and the importance of being women who do what we say and know how to hold back from making commitments and promises we cannot keep. Listen and be encouraged.

On this episode we discuss the importance of avoiding the common temptation to label our kids, especially when we are labeling them according to their individual weaknesses and sin habits. Listen and be encouraged!

On this episode we discuss what it looks like to handle a repentant child's doubts over whether they have truly been forgiven for their sin. We discuss what their concern could be pointing to, and how to coach our children to take their thoughts captive and stand on biblical truth in spite of their feelings. Listen and be encouraged!

We get a little spicy in this episode, and discuss some homeschool myths that are less frequently addressed - Is it important to enroll our children in a public (or private) school so that they might be exposed to sin and learn from their their failures? Is homeschooling just "Plan B" if private school is too expensive? Do boys NEED to be enrolled somewhere outside of the home in order to grow int...

The title says it all! On this episode we discuss the benefits of a plain, direct, systematic reading through of the scriptures with our children, and we focus on the sufficiency of this practice as the "bible curriculum" in our homeschool day.

On this episode we talk about our approach to two of the most common parenting demands - settling disputes over coveted toys and handling the infamous tattle-tale. Listen in and be encouraged!

On this episode we talk about what scripture calls us to as the friend of those in hard circumstances. We talk about practical ways we can be a support, and dive deep into discussion over various pitfalls our friends may face when they're in pain and how we can offer a hand out of the ditch instead up jumping into it with them. Listen and be encouraged!

On this episode we are interviewing Sean-David McGoran, who is a veteran homeschool dad, lifelong musician, and the founder and director of The Tuned in Academy in Olympia WA. We talk about what music reveals to us about our Creator, why it's important to incorporate music education in the schooling of our children, and why we should pursue it ourselves in our everyday lives. Listen and be encoura...