Kingdom Mothers Rise Up

I'd love to hear from you! Text me A culture of communication involves vocabulary around emotions. It also is the attitude and behaviors demonstrated toward emotions. To connect with your child's emotions you need a vocabulary and culture where conversations can happen. Emotion words are only part of the picture. Do you take time to listen to why the emotion is there? Do you take time to...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me What is in the way of you being a warrior? Is it distractions? Lack of support? Lack of clarity? Good things keeping you too busy? The fact that you are alive in this time in history tells me God made you to be a warrior. That may well look different for you than it does for me. We can fight differently, in different battles and all be warriors. Being a warri...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me A safe place for your emotions is vital to your health in every way. It is vital to your relationship with your child as well. Emotions are precious. Even when we don't think so we treat them as special. We hide them from people who don't treat them kindly. So will your child. Emotions are only comfortable in a safe space. Learn what makes a safe sp...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Preparing your child for the battles they will face is the best way to protect them. We don't hope for war but we know it will come. Warriors prepare for battles. Because you know there is an enemy you know there will be battles. I'd love to connect with you! Find community in Healing Generations  Learn how God communicates with you in Transformatio...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me How do you understand what your emotions or your child's emotions are all about? Emotions are not bad. They are not to be ignored. They create energy and provide information. This is the first of a series coming the next 5 Fridays from my course, Connect with Your Child's Emotions .  Each episode give you a focus point for the week to make sustainab...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me What example are you setting for the young warriors who are watching? God has called you to be a warrior. He has called your child to be a warrior, too. My word for 2023 is Warrior. I watched Wonder Woman (2017 Warner Bros.) in January and the Lord showed me so many lessons about being a warrior and raising warriors. I'll be sharing some of those insight...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Does your head always agree with your heart? When you see a place your beliefs and your emotions or actions don't line up with what you know to be true there is often healing work to be done. This episode lays out a format you can use on your own if you are comfortable meeting with God on your own and have the skills to return to stability after dealing...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me As a child, you learn and decide many things about how life works and what God was like based on interactions, or lack of interaction, with key people in your life. Often this leads to what you know of God from scripture being in conflict with what your heart believes because of your experiences. If your dad was a safe place to be yourself and you received lo...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me In episode 52: Daughter of the King I talked about experiencing God's love and said I would make an episode for you to practice. Here it is! God loves you. He wants you to know He loves you. He also wants you to experience His love for you. Find a quiet place and grab a journal. Listen and practice receiving His love for you. I'd love to connect wit...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me You are the daughter of the King. That's why you are a Kingdom Mother. You are a fully adopted daughter. You know this. How much do you believe it? Live it? Experience it? How much do you experience the love of your Father, the King? I used to discount experiencing God's love. Not anymore. God wants you to live out of the experience of His love for...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me How did emotions become overwhelming, and scary? It is the practice of stuffing and dismissing them that causes them to explode with hurtful consequences. The consequences are scary and hard, not the emotions themselves.   Being aware of emotions is the first step to sitting with ALL of your emotions. Once you can sit with your emotions you can hear the Lord...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me You are a gift from God to God.  I am a gift to God from God.  This thought made me weep and brings me great comfort. It's true for you, too. God created you as a gift for Himself. He wants a relationship with you. I'd love to connect with you! Find community in Healing Generations  Learn how God communicates with you in Transformational Quiet Times

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Christian mindfulness? Is that even a thing? Prioritize Your Mental Health and Your Relationship with Jesus Anxiety is very real for many women.  KiYada shares her own story of how Jesus and mindfulness give her practical strategies for dealing with anxiety. She answers questions like: What can you do to help when you are anxious and when you are not? How doe...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Why Kingdom Mothers Rise Up? As a Christian, you are adopted by the King of Kings. You are part of His Kingdom. This impacts your mothering. If you are drawn to this podcast you also feel a call to make a Kingdom impact in your family, community, nation, or world. You see the significance and the struggle of being a Kingdom Mother and you are up for the chall...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me Women have a special place in the Kingdom. God designed us to play essential roles as mothers to our own children and to spiritual children. I think you agree because the most popular episodes echo this message. They also reminded me of some lessons the Lord showed me as I watched Wonder Woman. I think season 2 of the Kingdom Mothers Rise Up Podcast will talk...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me It was an honor to interview DWayanna and help her share her story of trauma and God's beautiful redemption. Dee's story is one of breaking generational curses and healing from trauma. She encountered God through fasting and praying, enabling her to heal from her experiences. By establishing a deeper relationship with God, she was able to share her...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me The week between Christmas and New Year's feels like a bonus week to me. I suppose because I was blessed to stay home with my children all these years and I still get a 2 week Christmas break! I love to sit by my Christmas tree and reflect with the Lord on the last year and look ahead to the new. Looking ahead will be another episode. Today I share some...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me December 24th Jesus Christmas is About Jesus  Today your Savior was born in David’s town. He is Christ, the Lord. Luke 2:11   Jesus came to earth many, many years ago. His birth was very special. Jesus was God, but he was born a baby just like you.  Christmas is the time of year when you celebrate Jesus's birthday.  That’s why Christmas is about Jesus. S...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me December 23rd Mary Say Yes to Jesus  Mary said, “I am the servant girl of the Lord. Let this happen to me as you say!” Luke 1:38  Mary loved God and pleased God by the way she lived.  God chose her to be the mother of the Savior, Jesus. An angel came to tell her the news. She was afraid and confused. The angel told her everything would be okay.  Mary said, “Y...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me December 22nd Angels Angels Bring News of Jesus  The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, because I am bringing you some good news. It will be a joy to all people.” Luke 2:10   Do you have an angel on the top of your Christmas tree?  The angels were busy getting ready for that first Christmas. They first delivered a message telling Zechariah he would be the...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me December 21st  Shepherd  Jesus is The Good Shepherd   “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep … My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:11 & 27   Sheep do not worry about what they will eat. They do not worry if they will have water to drink. They do not think about where they will sleep. They...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me   December 20th  Shepherds  Share the Good News   When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child. Luke 2:17 (NIV)   Shepherds were outside watching their sheep near Bethlehem on the night Jesus was born. Things were going along as usual when an angel appeared. The shepherds were very afraid. Would you have bee...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me December 19th Sheep Jesus is the Lamb of God  He saw Jesus walking by and said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” John 1:36   At the time Jesus was born, God’s people made sacrifices of animals to show God they were sorry for the things they had done wrong.  One of the animals they used was a lamb. The lamb had to be perfect, but really even the perfect lambs could no...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me December 18th  Stars  Jesus is the Way    Jesus answered, “I am the way. And I am the truth and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.” John 14:6   There was a very special star on the first Christmas. Scholars from faraway countries noticed the special star. The star told them someone special had been born. The star showed the way for the Wise M...

I'd love to hear from you! Text me December 17th  Wise Men Obey Jesus  “If you love me, you will do the things I command.” John 14:15   The wise men in the Christmas story lived very far away from where Jesus was born. They loved to study the stars. When they were studying the stars, they noticed a special star. It was so special they decided it meant a great king had been born. They knew they...