Gather Moms

A silent night where all is calm sounds pretty amazing right now! Instead, we are all in the thick of final gift purchases, holiday parties, gift wrapping, food shopping, house cleaning and the list goes on. In this episode, we’re talking about how we can find calm in the chaos. Mary, Jesus’ mama, knew what we were going through. She might have laughed if she knew that we sing about the night she...

There are so many things to fill our time and hearts at Christmas. Busy calendars, kids wish lists, online shopping, Secret Santa exchanges, the opinions of others and even unrealistic expectations. Instead of more presents under the tree, we all would like a side of extra peace. Part of the reason you might be chasing peace is because you’re trying to prove your worth. If I can just measure up to...

We’re all busy decking walls and halls with boughs of holly or something similar like an artificial flocked Christmas tree. As the decorations go up, our spirits can start to go down as the pressure of it all sets in. We have the opportunity right now to lead our families in a better way. Mom sets the pace in the home. Let’s set a pace of contentment instead of comparison and peace instead of stre...

Get your pen and paper ready because this episode will have you taking all the notes! We are thrilled to welcome Amy Davison, contributing blog author with Mama Bear Apologetics and co-host of their podcast. Amy is overflowing with knowledge and insight on how sexuality and culture are waging war on our kids. Honestly, you might feel overwhelmed with all there is to know and defend as you raise yo...

“Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.” That’s a famous line from Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music and it can help this conversation with our kids. Instead of starting with sex, let’s start from the beginning and how God made our bodies. Today Kate and I discuss a great book that walks your child through their changing body and body parts. My daughter was eager to read...

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Do you know your type? Do you know what the enneagram even is? No matter where you’re coming from on this convo, we’ve got you covered! Special guest and enneagram expert, Christina Wilcox, is with us to talk all things enneagram like: where the enneagram came from, how we find out our type and why knowing our type can be game changing in our overall health. Get Christina’s Book: Take Care of Your...

It doesn’t take long after becoming a mom that we cry out to God for help. We need Him. We can’t do this without Him. And yet, we’re struggling to find time to spend with him. For some of us, we long for the pre-kid days where could linger in our Bible studies and for others of us, we don’t know where to start to grow closer to God. In this episode, we’re taking a look back at Kate and Rebecca’s f...

Are you a control freak? You’re not alone. As moms, we love to be in control. We want to make sure our kids are safe, have everything they need and have successful lives. Those are all good things! The frustrating news is that we don’t have ultimate control over how our kids’ lives and even our own lives go. The good news is that we have agency. God has given us influence to partner with him as he...

Sometimes finding mom friends feels like the school lunchroom all over again. Where do I sit? Who do I talk to? Will they like me? You may feel like you’re the only one struggling to find your crew but you’re not. It can be such a challenge to find moms who get us and are in a similar mom season. Not to mention, our time is limited and plans can get easily interrupted by a sick kid or lack of a ba...

Skeletons and goblins and bats, oh my! How do we as moms talk with our kids about all of these things and is it ok for us to even celebrate Halloween? Rebecca and Kate are talking all things costumes, candies, where Halloween got started and how we can look to biblical wisdom as we approach this holiday. Join us! Learn more about where Halloween got started HERE How we can use discernment: Romans...

Grief. The pain we feel when the unwanted and unexpected happens and we experience loss. In today’s episode, we’re talking about grief as we hear Jessye’s story. Jessye’s life changed drastically when her best friend and sister in law and brother in law passed away suddenly, leaving behind their two children. Jessye and her husband were living out of a garage apartment, she was pregnant and in her...

Here’s to all the moms that want a better morning! Kate and Rebecca share more insight on changing our perspective of the early morning hours. Did you know it starts the night before? Instead of dreading the alarm, we can decide to embrace the opportunity to start the day with discipline. Mornings for moms come with all kinds of surprises and pivots, but we can set aside time to prepare our mind a...

Are you a morning person or a night owl? Many of us excuse ourselves from productive mornings because we think it’s not who we are. That’s a myth! We believe that moms need better mornings MORE than anyone else. We have kids to feed, places to drive, work to do and a future dinner to make. We could all use some help for better mornings. Just like the rudder of a ship sets a course for its directio...

Are we treating our 12 year olds like 2 year olds? The way we approach discipline has to grow as our kids grow. If we want them to hear us, we have to speak in the language that they need most for their stage. In this episode, we’re looking to some experts who have gone ahead of us and offer wisdom for the 4 stages of parenting. Truth: The 4 Stages of Parenting The Discipline Years (0-5) COMMANDER...

DISCIPLINE. It’s the most requested topic for the podcast so we’re giving you a double dose. This week is part one where we talk about what makes kids today different, why we’re seeing an increase in behavioral issues and what we can do about it. And guess what? All of that latest research is just proving out what the Bible told us long ago. Kids need community, connection and to be able to contri...

Inflation has come for all of us and we’re out here asking: how are we going to feed these kids and put gas in our cars? Economists, Kate and Rebecca, are deep-diving all things monetary including the staggering increase in price of Kate’s precious avocados and Rebecca’s bougie milk. Join us as we get real about what we’re up against and talk about some very practical ways we can adjust our budget...

You know who needs help? MOMS. You know who is the worst when it comes to asking for help? MOMS. Our pride, fear of being judged and not wanting to be a burden to others keeps us from saying anything. We have to push past those lies. When you ask for help, it sets another mom free to ask for the help she needs. Join us this season as we talk about how to get the help we need. Truth: Mark 2:1-12 Ma...

Back to school. Back to school. To prove to dad, I’m not a fool…If you sung along as you read that: you’re Kate’s people. If you have no idea what that reference is: you’re Rebecca’s bubble people or you were potentially born after the heyday of Billy Madison. Either way, you’re in this back to school craziness with us. Tips for a great school year: Make a plan for what your family wants to be abo...

Ready or not: here comes SUMMER! Summer break is an opportunity to slow down, have some fun and maybe even for our kids to learn new things or reach new goals. BUT, it gets hot and these kids are home, and we can find ourselves *quickly* wishing for the school doors to open again. We’re talking in this episode about where the concept of summer even came from and how we can do summer well. Tips for...

All moms are working moms. Whether you work in the home or outside the home or some hybrid version of that, we all know what it’s like to feel like we’re juggling the things we need to do to help support our family and also care for our children and, if there’s time, chase our dreams. Jenny Worsham knows this struggle well and has seen God grow her so much in this area and has great wisdom to offe...

In all honesty, we have mixed feelings about Mother’s Day as mamas. Our expectations of a magical day are dashed when things aren’t so magical because, let’s face it, our kids don’t stop being kids just because it’s the second Sunday in May. They will still fight, make messes and forget to say thank you. So, what if we flipped the script on Mother’s Day? What if we re-calibrated our expectations a...

One of the very first words our children learn: NO. And then, mine. Before they even reach the age of two, we are disciplining these rebellious little beings and it doesn’t let up for a long time. That can feel overwhelming and discouraging BUT we have HOPE. Listen in as we talk about how every act of disobedience is not actually something that is inconvenient and making our life harder but an opp...

When was the last time you had an argument with your spouse? Today we’re reminding all of us that fighting is normal. It can actually be a healthy part of a relationship. Passionate opinions and selfish desires force us to examine what’s most important and compromise as we come together to find common ground. Most of us don’t expect an argument to interrupt our day but then it happens. Kate and Re...

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