Courageous Radiance

Perhaps you’re ready to quit…[fill in the blank] and you’re at the end of yourself. GOOD. Jesus can now, with your allowance, have His way to transform every part of your heart, and therefore your life. In this episode, I am sharing some tools that the LORD is stretching me to grow in at my own wall in life. To the wife and mama who may feel discouraged, shaken, and struggle with honest thoughts o...

I want to affirm my husband and honor him as God calls me to. But if I’m honest, offering encouragement isn’t easy amongst the list of unmet expectations, a busy life, and a heart posture of, “No one does this for me, and I’m ok.” I’ve prayed the prayer that seems right: “Lord, change my husband, for Your kingdom come and will be done.” I’ve read the devotionals and done the other Godly things to...

Perhaps you grew up believing the lie that ‘feelings are unsafe.’ Do you know how to feel what you’re feeling? If you are already comfortable in this, does it lead you to safe exposure with Jesus or pull you towards quick-fix, fast answers in substitutional comforts that are away from Him? As a mom of a rising senior, I hit the wall of emotion. I’m ready to stop pretending that everything is “fine...

Who’s ready to make wiser choices? Aren’t you tired of the moving target of success (deemed by the world)? Here’s some truth, daughters of God: Surrendering to His design leads to true life . In this episode, we reflect on foundational scriptures and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal habits or heart postures that conflict with God’s better way. Our consistent, often unnoticed decisions shape the bigge...

I’m on a hunt to debunk Satan’s destructive lies he uses to “sift us” (Luke 22:31). The LORD did not send us on life missions to ‘save the world’; the deception feels that way at least. We were not created to do it all, nor to hold all things together. The product of over-functioning is exhaustion, feeling overstressed, and being overwhelmed. “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on e...

Deuteronomy 6:4–5 – “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” I don’t know if this resonates, but I feel as if I’m neglecting something when I’m engaged in another way. Life is full. Our cups are overflowing. But there is a better way to navigate and thrive despite it all. In this episode, we w...

Are you growing in frustration from the weight of hard circumstances? Is there a stretch of unanswered prayer requests? Living in the light of Jesus means that we can get through anything! Jesus is the “ more” needed to get beyond our present realities. Isn’t that encouraging? We have an anchored hope that produces strength and endurance to press beyond the hard things (all shapes and sizes). God...

Does the thought of change thrill or concern you? Personally, I am a woman who craves order and consistency. I enjoy my normal habits (good and bad), for instance, my morning cup of coffee or time to decompress from daily stresses. I desire a known rhythm to count on for happiness (on any scale) amongst change and unknown circumstances. If not vigilant and aware of my tendencies, I will guard my h...

Can you relate to this: just when I think life’s under control, and a problem averted or solved, something new comes crashing in?! Perhaps, you’ve finally decided to trust God, again, and you even make steps to loosen the death grip on life, then…CRASH…BANG! You open your eyes to another tough parenting moment, a hard season of marriage, work demands, a health crisis, and more unexpected storms in...

“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.” -1 Peter 4:12-13 I put on my cross necklace daily, sometimes pairing it with earrings—but what does the cross truly represent? The dainty charm...

Psalm 107 is on deck today! Life has rhythms, good and bad, which ones are we stuck in that God wants to free us from? Let’s explore God’s rescue for not just the Israelites in the reading of Psalm 107, but today in our lives as well. Opening our hearts to the voice of the Holy Spirit welcomes in freedom and transforms us from the inside out. Thriving in marriage can begin in the heart of one spou...

Have you ever assessed the themes surrounding your life? Are there patterns of your rebellion to God’s restoration that can be traced? “They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt.” -Psalm 106:21 Today’s podcast is from Psalm 106. I pray that the Holy Spirit illuminates God’s enduring faithfulness despite our constant failures. While it’s easy to read about the Israelites' sh...

Psalm 105 is up ladies! What a mighty God we serve! He has done amazing things. He can do all things. I inwardly gave up on believing my husband would be any different than he was. Many times, for many years, I quit my marriage until God granted me clarity in Mark 8:34-35. Following Jesus is the hardest thing possible, yet it is the required term of agreement in becoming His disciple. Our obedienc...

Who keeps our lives from untangling and breaking apart? Even if in a tumultuous season, who can sustain it all, to include the unseen pieces to the story? Only God. As we dive into Psalm 104, it’s been a beautiful, humbling exploration into God’s infinite wisdom and eternal care for all of creation. As wives and moms, y’all! #teamalot sometimes doesn’t grasp all the weight we carry. Sometimes it’s...

“Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.” Proverbs‬ ‭29‬:‭18‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Vision boards are not man-made concepts, but rather from the divine. Do you have a vision for yourself? Marriage? Children?  Become the pacesetter of your home byway of an inner revival found in your surrender to Christ. Let’s get practical ladies as we assess our lim...

What’s the best tool to thriving in marriage? (Perhaps you asked)! Surrendering all of your heart, expectations, plans, and more to God (alone) to fill.  Yes, there are more tactics, but the foundational principle of trusting God to propel marriage is in surrender. Even more so if this is a hard season!  I want to share 7 Bible verses that  encourage trusting God even if the bottom falls out!  Che...

Any wife worn down by challenging valleys? Any momma unsettled and wrestling with the concept of worry vs. faith in the present hurdles? What if today is the day you set your hope to believe and internally prepare for the glory of God tomorrow?  This episode dives into trusting God without the evidence of what we’re hoping for.  Today’s reading of Psalm 102 will equip & empower your faith to p...

Jesus is calling for us to all level up. Like me, have you ever used easier targets to justify that you’re more righteous or doing better than Gods version of you? Psalm 101, in today’s episode, challenges us to start cleaning up our homes, and not with a sponge, by exploring how to live a blameless life, while balancing the responsibilities of marriage and motherhood. Cheering for you, sister in...

Raise your hand if adding in time with God feels like one more life demand!  What if Jesus became the pacesetter at the center of your life? No more days of a whip cream add on, now Jesus is the coffee, the main thing! Psalm 100 is a powerful template to rightly align motherhood & marriage from the pace of worship as the created to the Creator. Thanks for tuning in today! This is a public epis...

Have you been celebrating or fearful in last week’s election results? When Jesus says to “be in the world but not of the world” in John 17:14, how do we thrive at this? God is holy.  How can we wives and mothers seek peace and strength from God’s power? Especially in chaotic times such as these.  Today’s episode, Psalm 99, is a reminder for us to realign and shed away the things obstructing our fo...

Gratitude. What does it mean to you? What purpose does it serve? Is God still in control? God invites us to a gratefulness boot camp everyday. As the 50 squats a day challenge shapes the quads, what would 50 intentional points of gratitude do for your spirit? Quite possibly this valley or mountain season is meant to discipline your heart to love God more than anything else.  In this episode , Psal...

Have the present challenges become overwhelming? Does doubt cloud the reality of joy? God is higher than any mountain we face. Psalm 97 calls us back to remember our anchor in Christ and to trust Him to carry us through. In Christ, as wives and moms, we can overcome anything! I think today’s episode will uplift you for the day ahead! WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/OIK1AaAryJM?si=XYD_JiLCCVtdle...

Have you ever found yourself lacking awe in the things that once were exciting?  Our internal light, from God in us, cannot be on a dimmer. Gratitude and cultivation of a “I get to” attitude establishes a deep root of inner joy and peace that flows to every space we touch. Our marriages, raising our babies and experiencing a deep sense of joy each day resides in the words we speak. I believe that...

Have you wasted too much time chasing contentment? Has satisfaction, even if you’re living all the dreams you etched on paper, been out of reach?  God is worthy of praise! The Psalm reading today is a powerful one. Rather than missing one more day of abundance, choose peace now, claim joy now and thrive in this declaration of faith! Cheering for you! ….. Join the CR FB group: NEW topic each week💚...

Are you delaying the productivity in your journey by focusing on the behind or around you? Stand in faith. God is in control. Look ahead to Him doing new things beginning today! Cheering for you! ….. Join the CR FB group: NEW topic each week💚 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/DcbMo6Bb2q43zzgY/?mibextid=K35XfP ….. Join our monthly Anchored Wives Meeting EVERY first Sunday at 8pm💚  www.courageousra...