Dear Daughters

Live quietly and work with your hands. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Happy new year, friend! Here we are … 2023. And I'm so glad you're here with me. I am excited for the year to come and I wanted to spend the first few episodes of the Dear Daughter's Podcast celebrating the new year and offering some encouragement as you think about resolutions and plans and what's in store for you this year. I'm normally...

It is a good thing to observe Christmas, but it is even better to keep Christmas … – Henry Van Dyke It's Christmas time. Lights, shopping, trees filled with tiny twinkling treasures. I hope you and yours are enjoying the season. To celebrate, I wanted to jump in with one of my favorite stories by one of my favorite authors. Henry Jackson Van Dyke Jr . was an American author, educator, diplomat, an...

We are inherently significant. – Rachael Adams I hope that you have enjoyed listening to the stories of incredible women the past several weeks as much as I have. If this is your first time jumping in, I'm so glad you're here now … welcome to The Story Series! Be sure to catch up on the other episodes, too. This week Rachael Adams joined me on the podcast. Can I just tell you … she is a delight. R...

He tends his flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.  Isaiah 40:11 Welcome to the Dear Daughters Podcast! I'm so glad you're here. We're right in the middle of this series all about stories. Because I love stories. I love to ask questions, I love knowing people's stories, and I love that when you dig deeper...

Embrace your pain to discover hope and healing. – Toni Collier Toni had to grow up too fast. She went through a verbally abusive relationship with her father and then her first husband. She was saved and then hit rock bottom … and then she went searching for God again. She reconciled with her family. She married the love of her life, Sam, and became a mother of two. Toni is also an author and a sp...

It's never too late to pursue what you love and start a new season of your story. Welcome to the Story Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! I'm so glad you're here. I love to ask deep questions and listen to people's stories because when you get to know someone's story, you can experience the awe of God. Listen in and experience it with me. This week my friend and artist Mary Gregory is joining m...

There's something in all of us that craves the sanctuary of the Garden of Eden. Welcome to the Dear Daughters Podcast! We are deep in the heart of The Story Series and I'm so glad you're here. Join me as I ask questions and listen to other women's stories right here on the podcast. It's one of my favorite things. Because when you get to know someone's story, you can experience the awe of God. I've...

Welcome to the Dear Daughters Podcast! We are in the middle of The Story Series here and if you've been around the podcast for awhile, you know how much I love to ask questions and listen to other people's stories. Because you know what? Your story is one of the most unique and beautiful things about you. This week I've invited Jolie Helms onto the podcast! Jolie is a wife and mother, married for...

Your story will lead you to your purpose. That's why I love stories. I love to ask deep questions and hear other people's stories. Because that's when you encounter the awe of God. Welcome back to The Story Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! This week my daughter Emily Boone is on the Podcast! She  takes beautiful photos for a living  … helping capture people's stories in little moments. She ha...

I love knowing people's stories. I love to ask questions and I love that when you dig deeper it leads to the awe of God. Welcome back to The Story Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! This week I'm inviting a new friend on the podcast, Crystal Woodman Miller. She lives in Colorado with her husband and three kids. We have something in common that connects us … but it is something that we would hav...

Welcome to the Dear Daughters Podcast! It's time for a new season and I am so excited about this one. It's all about stories. I love stories. I love to ask questions, I love knowing people's stories, and I love that when you dig deeper it leads to the awe of God. I am just delighted to introduce you to this week's guest. She is Missions Pastor at Austin Christian Fellowship, wife to John, mom to P...

We're wrapping up The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast this week! I hope these conversations have helped bring a little more joy to your everyday life. In this last episode, I'll be talking about JOY and taking good care of your body with Natalie Betzer, a functional nutritionist and wellness consultant … who also happens to be my niece. :) Natalie lives in Austin with her husband, Drew, a...

We're still talking all things JOY on the Dear Daughters Podcast because I want to help you bring a little more joy to your everyday life. I am so excited this week because I love my garden and creeks and mountains and a big blue sky and we are talking about joy in nature! Verónica Godoy spent most of her life out in nature, climbing trees and playing on the beach in Argentina where she grew up. G...

We're still talking all things JOY on the Dear Daughters Podcast because I want to help you bring a little more joy to your everyday life. This week we're looking at joy a little differently because a lot is going on in the world … we're going to talk about the search for joy in the midst of hard things. Meredith McDaniel is an author and counselor at her practice, Milk & Honey Counseling. Meredit...

We're talking JOY on the Dear Daughters Podcast because I want to bring a little more joy to your everyday life. We've talked about joy at home, joy at the table, and now we're going to talk about joy in relationships. This week I have my husband, Will, next to me to start this next part of the series about how to find joy in your marriage. Will and I have been married 37 years this week, and we'v...

Welcome to The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! I'm so glad you're here. I believe that gathering at the table over a simple meal is one of the best ways to love people and invite them to a closer relationship with God. So listen in and enjoy … right now we're talking about the secrets to  joy at the table  and I've invited my favorite table experts on the show. This week my favorite tabl...

I believe that gathering at the table over a simple meal is one of the best ways to love people and invite them to a closer relationship with God. Welcome to The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! Right now we're talking about how to find joy at the table and I've invited some of my table experts to the show.   Jen Schmidt lives in North Carolina with her husband, Gregg, and is a mom of fiv...

Welcome to The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! I want you to have the joy in your life that you are seeking. So this podcast series is all about how to find joy, how to recover joy, how to keep joy…and now secrets to  finding joy at the table . I believe that gathering at the table over a simple meal is one of the best ways to love people and invite them to a closer relationship with God...

Welcome to The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! I want you to have the joy in your life that you are seeking. So this podcast series is all about how to find joy, how to recover joy, how to keep joy…secrets to getting more joy in your everyday life. We just wrapped up the first few episodes of  finding joy at home . Now I am so excited to talk about  finding joy at the table . I believe t...

The joy is in creating. Welcome to The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! It's all about finding joy in the places and things and people closest to you because I want you to have the joy in your life that you are seeking. This week we are wrapping up the first part of the JOY Series, talking all about  creating a home you love. This week, I have Kennesha Buycks with me (again!) to get her p...

Estate sale shopping is an exercise in creativity .  It's about connecting the dots of the stories behind the treasures you find. Welcome to The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! I want you to have the joy in your life that you are seeking. So we're going to talk about the secrets to getting more joy in your everyday life by  creating a home you love . This week, Tori Dear is with me to ta...

Your physical space is a place for peace and joy because things in our physical space hold connection to relationships and emotions. Welcome to The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! I want you to have the joy in your life that you are seeking. So we're going to talk about the secrets to getting more joy in your everyday life by creating a home you love . This week we're going to dive into...

What you surround yourself with every day has lasting power. Welcome to The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! I want you to have the joy in your life that you are seeking. So we're going to talk about how to find joy, how to recover joy, how to keep joy…the secrets to getting more joy in your everyday life. This week we are going to talk about finding joy at home and I am so excited to int...

Welcome to The JOY Series on the Dear Daughters Podcast! I want you to have the joy in your life that you are seeking. So we're going to talk about how to find joy, how to recover joy, how to keep joy …the secrets to getting more joy in your everyday life. The first part of The JOY Series is about finding joy at home. My home brings me such joy. It's where my people gather, where little treasures...

How do I sort through all the hard things that have accumulated in my life the past few years? Thanks for joining me in this mini-mester on the Dear Daughters Podcast these past few weeks as I tackle your deepest questions and biggest tangles. Let's wrap up our time with one more question I get all the time. This week's question is:  How do I sort through all the hard things that have accumulated...