All the Mom Things Podcast

When you feel your neck muscles beginning to tighten and your patience levels are wearing thin, here's a podcasty gift of peace and perspective for the holidays. Listen as often as you need (or want). As always, we are praying and cheering for you. Merry Christmas, dear ones.

We're back with another episode in our Fall Favorites series where we revisit a popular episode from the archives: What Happened to Lighthearted Mom? We pray you are encouraged in your mom life and have a wonderful month too. 

Today we're going to share a very special archived episode with you. This is one from five years ago, but it has gained so much traction and listens through the years, we thought it would be wise to air it again. So thanks for being here, and we hope you enjoy this conversation on motherhood and busyness!

This month's episode is all about how mothering looked for each of us when we started out as new moms 20+ years ago, and how it looks now. What things have changed in our parenting styles, dreams, hopes, and standards? And what things have stayed the same? We think this will be an enlightening topic for all of us, and are excited to share this conversation with you!

As we jump into summertime, we think you're going to love this month's episode where we discuss the things we want to remember, do and reflect on as summer arrives!  We take the summer off from podcasting each year, but we look forward to being back in September with new episodes on the first Wednesday of each month.  We also created a summer playlist of past episodes for you to listen to again or...

This time we're talking about having conversations with your kids—the ones that can sometimes be awkward or difficult, but are super important to have. Because we don't want to shy away from having these conversations and we want to welcome their questions even about topics that surprise us. So listen in today for some tips about what to think about before and during your talks with your kids!

Welcome to this month's episode of All the Mom Things! Today we're talking about celebrations. From birthdays to holidays and more! How do we make them memorable, yet reasonable while keeping it sane and simple too. We're so glad you're here!  

In this episode we're talking about what we've learned through every season of motherhood. The good, the hard, the embarrassing, and everything in between. So regardless of what stage of mothering you're in, this episode is for you!

In this episode, we're talking about love ... What that looks like in our relationship with God, our families, our different relationships in the community, those who are "hard to love" and even ourselves. It's a great and encouraging conversation, so listen in! 

This month we're talking about habits. The ones we want to grow in and keep, and the ones we really need to get rid of. So Happy New Year, friend!  We hope you enjoy this episode and are inspired to make your own "to keep and to toss" lists too!     

It's Christmastime, and we have a little podcast gift for you! It's a seasonal biblical blessing of sorts. As you listen along, may these words sink down deep, finding a welcome home–covering and comforting any stressed-out, rushed, overwhelmed or tense places within your heart.  So grab a cup of something warm and soothing, and breathe deeply as these words remind us of the beautiful roots of thi...

Well hello there, friends! Today we're continuing our conversation about all our favorite mom things ... Last time, we touched on favorite things to read and listen to, so if you haven't yet listened to Episode 63, we encourage you to do that! Today we'll cover more of our favorites from ways to relax, simple family activities, ways to keep organized and more!   

Welcome back to another new episode, friends! This month we're talking about our favorite things from books to food to music and more … We love it when our friends share their favorite things, so we're doing you the favor of maybe introducing you to some of your future favorites!  This is Part 1, and next month we'll be back with Part 2 with more of our favorites. Listen in!   

Well hello there, friends. Today we're talking about our kids and worry.  Often this time of year is filled with firsts:  First day of kindergarten. Middle school. High school. College. Maybe your child is starting a new sport, playing a new instrument, or trying out a new activity. New things can be scary, right? Or maybe there are some much deeper issues like mental health and anxiety... and we'...

We are delighted you've chosen to join us for this special episode of All the Mom Things where we're talking about some practical and fun ways to simplify our summer mindsets. Each year, we love to send you off for the summer with something encouraging and that's a blessing of sorts. So let's get to it!

Today we're talking about all those things we wish we knew before our teens graduated high school! We'll talk about the things we did do and the things we wish we would have or could have done. Join us this month for the good, the hard, and everything in-between.   

We're delighted you've chosen to join us for this special episode of All the Mom Things where we answer YOUR questions! 

Today we're talking about all those things that make us uniquely, well, us! Those gifts and talents and bents that make up our own specialized versions of ourselves. Because we were never meant to be cookie-cutter versions of each other, especially in our mom-life. God has made each one of us with our own unique quirks and talents that make us one-of-a-kind. Yes, we're made in His image, and we re...

Hi again, friend … We're so happy you're back for another episode of All the Mom Things. We're delighted you're listening in to today's conversation about emotional health as a mom.  We release new episodes on the first Wednesday of each month of the year, minus the summer months when we take a break from recording. Let's get this conversation going!  

In this episode, we're talking about things our mom hearts need to hear. Because let's be honest, mothering is hard, right? Like we say in our book, Shiny Things , mothering is " hard and holy work ." So with that said, we think we can all agree that we need lots of encouragement as moms. So today we're going to chat through things our hearts need to hear. Listen in!

This season, amid the craziness, the packed schedules, the busyness, the noise, the flashing lights, and all the ads that encourage us to buy more to be more, may our hearts quiet for a moment to reflect on the real reason of the season: Jesus, God in the flesh, the unexpected infant who became the Savior of the world. The Messiah. The Prince of Peace. The ultimate Gift. Immanuel: God with us.  Wh...

We all have times in life when we're down and out, our joy is gone and things are just hard. Today we're going to discuss how we navigate times and seasons like these and what was helpful to us. We hope you come away encouraged by two friends who get you.   

Today we're talking about ways we can be kind to ourselves. — I think as moms and as women, it's very natural for us to think about everyone else in our sphere. And we often forget that we need to make sure we're taking care of ourselves as well. Am I right?! We forget this little fact and then try to run on Empty, maybe even on Reserve. So today we're going to chat about that. To dive in deep int...

If there's anything we want in this current season we're in, it's to be fully alive as a Christ-follower, woman, mom and all the other roles we play. Sometimes it's like we're sleepwalking and letting difficult circumstances become the whole of who we are. This month, we want to talk about coming alive as a mom and (dare we say) be a fun mom too? Let's dive in. 

As summer begins, let's pray together as some of us are bursting with excitement over the fun, relaxation and lazy days ahead with our families… while others of us are overwhelmed, stressed and already tired thinking of the days to come for various reasons. And excitement isn't exactly how we'd describe it. Either way, we all need the same thing: So much grace. If you're feeling anxious or excited...