Find a Moment

In our third Home for the Holidays episode, Gretchen and Jennifer sit down with their friend Melissa Capps, owner of Simple Spaces, to talk about what it really looks like to stay organized through the holiday season and beyond. Melissa shares practical, doable tips for managing the chaos of decorating, hosting, and keeping your home feeling peaceful and functional. Together, we dive into the idea...

When it comes to holiday preparations, are you a methodical list maker like Gretchen, or are you more scattered and spontaneous like Jennifer? Do you put up the Christmas tree before or after Thanksgiving? Is your Christmas card picked out by October or are you taking family selfies in the second week of December? No matter where you land in the spectrum of planning and preparing, we believe that...

While the pumpkins are still on your porch, it seems like a good time to think ahead about how to intentionally prepare our homes and hearts for the holiday season.  Introducing a new series called Home for the Holidays, Gretchen and Jennifer reflect on their childhood experiences of the season and how those memories have impacted their orchestration of traditions with their own families.  We also...

Faithfulness in relationships can take many forms. In the final episode of our friendship series, we welcome Jennifer Wood, Gretchen‘s longtime friend of almost 50 years to share conversation about longevity, grace, forgiveness, and genuine affection. We were made to experience authentic and meaningful connection and unconditional acceptance, and yet it remains rare. We hope you’ll find a moment t...

Cherished friendships can bring satisfaction and encouragement to a life riddled with challenges and trials, but is there ever a friend who’s available to us at any and every moment? Christ is the only one, and he already knows your deepest needs and desires. Intentionality and devotion will allow us to cultivate a deep friendship with Jesus that will sustain us through every season of our lives....

Friendship is a topic that elicits a broad spectrum of emotions and experiences. Whether your memories are full of kindred bonds or many years of loneliness, there is a place for you to connect with our latest series on friendship. How do we define it? How would our ideal friendship work, and then what does everyday life look like? How does friendship with our children shift as they are growing up...

He’s a Christ follower, husband, father, friend, shepherd, disciple, leader, musician… Meet Brooks Joyce. Finishing up our worship series, Brooks sat down with Gretchen and Jennifer to discuss the ideals and everyday life when it comes to living a life of surrender. After two decades on staff at Port City Community Church in Wilmington, NC, Brooks possesses a tremendous outpouring of wisdom, convi...

What happens to our physical bodies when we sing and meditate? Is there a place for personal preference when it comes to the style of worship music at your home church?  Should bodily posture be considered during worship and prayer?  How does the lens of God’s mercy shape our worship?  This is a sampling of the questions we cover during the second episode in our worship series. We hope you find a...

Everyday life as a believer is filled with countless opportunities to express praise and honor to our Heavenly Father, but if you’re like us, you’re prone to wandering affections too. How can we remain aligned with Jesus in our minds and hearts as we move through the mundane and routine parts of our lives?  Is it possible to transform ordinary into sacred?  To worship in spirit and in truth as scr...

Wrapping up our Health and Wellness series, Gretchen and Jennifer discuss the topics of nutrition and exercise with Trevor Wilson.  Based in Dallas, TX, Trevor is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with a B.S. in Exercise Physiology.  Whether you've been lifting heavy things for years or you're still dreading the work required for aging well, this conversation will inspire...

As a continuation of our health and wellness conversation, we pick up in this episode, discussing exercise and how to maximize the efficiency of movement in a way that is compatible with your season of life. Whether you're pushing a stroller around the neighborhood or lifting weights at the gym with your teens, there's a way to build exercise into the life that you're living right n...

Are you overwhelmed by the idea of setting new nutrition goals? Does the idea of maintaining long-term consistency seem unattainable when it comes to food?  Do we count calories? Go low carb? Step on the scale every day?  We all know that healthy nutrition habits are important, so why do we also struggle to set goals and make wise food choices on a daily basis?  Is making it past the learning curv...

Opening our series on health and wellness, Gretchen and Jennifer lay the groundwork by discussing healthy lifestyle ideals while also being honest about how everyday life doesn’t always cooperate with our plans. If you’re new to the idea of healthy living and open to getting started with some baseline data about your body composition, this episode will point you in the right direction. Or maybe yo...

In this episode, Jennifer Ford and Gretchen Roberts interview Jennie Nelson. Their conversation with her is the perfect way to end the education series. Jennie discusses homeschooling her three children and launching two into adulthood so far. Her wit and honesty will encourage you to be flexible in your education journey and not to feel burdened by others' expectations. She shares a unique w...

What does it look like to continue learning in adult life and alongside your adult children? Join Jennifer and Gretchen for the third episode in the four-part series on education, where we discuss the syllabus of life and how to pursue education in adulthood with resolve and intention. Show Notes: www.medicinemotherhood.com/blog/education-podcast-series Send us Fan Mail

What do autonomy, frustration tolerance, and cultivating beauty have to do with education? These are just a few of the ideas Gretchen and Jennifer cover in the second episode of this four-part series. Along with plenty of ideals surrounding education, we also share honestly about the realities of every day life from elementary years all the way through high school. No matter what educational path...

As we make educational plans for our children, bringing ideals into focus provides a groundwork for goals and how to measure success, but how can we also remain confident in our purpose when every day life fails to align with our visions and plans? Kicking off a new four-part series, Gretchen and Jennifer share their personalized definitions of education, how their educational ideals have shaped t...

Wrapping up our series on identity, Maggie Fleming bravely shares with Jennifer and Gretchen about her refining journey towards true freedom. Be encouraged by the boldness and power of her testimony as she articulates the transformation from stolen identity to wholeness in Christ.  Show Notes: www.medicinemotherhood.com/blog/identity-podcast-series Send us Fan Mail

From toddlers to teens and beyond, we have the opportunity to shape our children’s internal narrative by speaking value and purpose over them. Continuing a series on identity, hosts Gretchen Roberts and Jennifer Ford share lessons learned, practical encouragement, and more. Join us as we discuss how being a student of our children helps us love them well.  Send us Fan Mail

Kicking off a new series on the Find A Moment podcast, hosts Gretchen Roberts and Jennifer Ford share personal experiences, resources, and meaningful conversation on the topic of identity. Find a moment to listen in and hear more about how being a student of ourselves paves the way for us to love others well.  Send us Fan Mail

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Find a Moment , where your hosts, Gretchen Roberts & Jennifer Ford, navigate the space between ideals and everyday life. In today's episode we introduce ourselves and share the stories of our families, how we met, and our heart behind the podcast. We look forward to discussing all things friendship, family, faith, fitness, and sharing our moments with y...