Episodes

#77 Doing Church and Discipleship at Home During the Corona Virus: Rebecca Hartford and Mallory Brown 01.05.2020 47:02

I reached out to a lot of moms in our community and asked, "How are you doing in maintaining spiritual habits in your home in this time of Corona-19 self-isolation? And I heard a lot of the same answer I would give, "It's a struggle!" So, in today’s episode, I’m excited to talk to two wonderful moms in our community who have some tips in navigating this challenging time – Rebec...

#76 Handling Crisis Schooling During the Corona Virus: Teacher Tips from Dani Bartels & Maria Weiss. 24.04.2020 45:41

In today’s episode, I’m excited to talk to two wonderful moms in our community who are also elementary teachers - Dani Bartels & Maria Weiss. We'll talk homeschooling, crisis schooling, and trying to balance it all.

#75 Keri Dailey: Raising Kids with Worshipful Hearts 17.04.2020 52:04

In today’s episode, I’m excited to rebroadcast a conversation with my new friend Keri Dailey! Keri is a mama of 2, she is a worship leader, AND she’s lead worship for our women’s retreat in March of 2020! And today I’m excited to learn about her faith journey and particularly your heart for worship!

#74 Being more present and less perfect: is isolation causing us to relook at ourselves? 10.04.2020 51:46

This is a great time to be reminded of the importance of being present with our families. Today we’re replaying one of our favorite episodes from way back in season 1. We’re talking toAli Murphy & Stephanie Thompson about the book Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

#73: Susie Dhus – Creating Community Among Siblings 28.03.2020 38:02

In this time of Corona-19 isolation, a lot of mommas are home with a house full of bored kids. Today we're replaying one of our favorite episodes from way back in season 1. We're talking to the La Jolla Pres children's director, Susie Dhus about community among siblings. Listen in and be encouraged!

#72 Jen Foss – My Story of Overcoming Anxiety Through Christ 20.03.2020 36:12

During this time of "social distancing" and facing the unknown, we're rebroadcasting one of our favorite episodes, talking to dear Jen Foss about anxiety.

#71 Michelle Lebeau Shares Her 1-Day Women’s Conference Talk: Mary of Bethany 14.03.2020 53:46

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with this incredible mama, Michelle Lebeau. This past October at our Women’s 1-Day Conference, I asked some women to immerse themselves in the story of a woman from the Gospels who encountered Jesus and share what they learned. Michelle chose Mary of Bethany. Not to be confused with Mary Magdalene or Mary the mother of Jesus. There’s a lot of Marys in the Gospe...

#70 Stephanie Thompson Shares Her 1-Day Women’s Conference Talk: What Do You Need God To Shift In Your Life? 28.02.2020 55:16

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with this incredible mama, Stephanie Thompson. This past October at our Women’s 1-Day Conference, I asked some women to immerse themselves in the story of a woman from the Gospels who encountered Jesus and share what they learned. Stephanie chose the woman with 2 coins. It's a more obscure story, but one that has changed her perspective profoundly. Ladies,...

#69 Ali Murphy shares her insights from the Women’s One-Day conference on Mary Magdalene 21.02.2020 52:27

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with this amazing mama, Ali Murphy. This past October at our Women’s 1-Day Conference, I asked some women to immerse themselves in the story of a woman from the Gospels who encountered Jesus and share what they learned. Ali chose Mary Magdalene. This rocked Ali's world and changed her marriage. Because the women who attended shared how powerful all these m...

#68 Jim and Lynne Jackson Talk About Discipline That Connects with Your Child’s Heart 07.02.2020 1:03:22

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with two people, who have become my beacons in parenting, Jim & Lynne Jackson! Jim & Lynne are the authors of the book Discipline That Connects with Your Child’s Heart and I found that book about a year ago when I was at my wit’s end in parenting. By happenstance, or by THE LORD, I’ve snagged these 2 while they are in San Diego. I want to ask them about...

#67 Katie Nichol talks about her story: Clinging to Jesus through the loss of her daughter 24.01.2020 1:04:53

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with an amazing woman of faith, Katie Nichol. Today is going to be hard because Katie is going to share her story of loss with us. The loss of her daughter at 18 months. She also shares how that loss affected her faith. It's an incredibly sad story, but also a story of hope.

#66 Jen Foss & Jenny Laraia talk about a January cleanse: spiritual disciplines for everyday Mamas 17.01.2020 1:00:07

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with 2 mamas, Jen Foss & Jenny Laraia. So it’s January and probably lots of you out there have made resolutions or done some self-reflection and I know a lot of us think about our spiritual selves. Like how am I doing spiritually? Or how can I grow closer to Jesus? One way is to add some spiritual disciplines into our lives. So today, listen in as we ask, w...

#65 Purposefully Planning Your Year (repost) 10.01.2020 39:19

Here at the beginning of the year, we thought this would be a great time to repost one of our favorite episodes! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with an incredible mama, Natalie Muir. We originally posted this conversation when the school year has just started, and suddenly everything seems crazy! One thing that Natalie is really good at is being purposeful with the pace she sets for her fami...

#64 Lizzet Fitz Cluster & Caroline Matthews talk about Entitlement 27.12.2019 1:06:02

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with these 2 amazing mamas, Lizzet Fitz Cluster & Caroline Matthews. It’s Christmastime, and I thought we’d discuss a word that almost sounds like a bad word, Entitlement. This Fall at our #Momlife group, we went through a video series by Connected Families on Entitlement and it got me thinking, am I raising entitled kids? None of us want to, but it’s so ea...

#63 Melissa Musicha’s story of church planting, raising biracial kids, and faith 06.12.2019 1:00:08

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with Melissa Musicha. Melissa and her husband Noel, are part of the team planting the Ebenezer Church in Linda Vista, a difficult immigrant neighborhood in San Diego.

#62 Char Hutchins when pregnancy didn’t just happen 15.11.2019 1:01:13

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with Char Hutchins. Like many women out there, when Char & her husband decided to get pregnant, it didn’t just happen. In fact, it never ended up happening, even with medical intervention. But Char is a mom now! I want Char to share her story and especially talk about how it affected her faith. What happens when God doesn’t seem to answer our prayers? What...

#61 Beth & Stacey Talk About Transitions: How My Faith Has Recently Grown 08.11.2019 39:45

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with two incredible mamas, Beth and Stacey. This Fall, we are doing a series on transitions for the podcast. Today, these ladies are going to share about the transition of growing in faith.

#60 Kat Peppers & Tami Assaf talk about Transitions with Upper School Aged Kids 01.11.2019 53:37

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with two incredible mamas, Kat Peppers & Tami Assaf. This Fall, we are doing a series on transitions for the podcast. Today, these ladies are going to share about transition we go through as our kids get into upper school age.

#59 Jamie Flynn & Brooke Phelps talk about transitions with school aged kids 04.10.2019 1:05:51

Today we're speaking with two incredible mamas, Jamie Flynn & Brooke Phelps. This Fall, we are doing a series on transitions, and today, these ladies are going to share about the transition we go through as our kids get into those school years.

#58 Emily Gibbs & Nancy Mettler talk about Transitions: Becoming a Mom + Adding a Sibling 27.09.2019 1:03:07

Welcome to the 58th episode of the #Momlife podcast! And, welcome to our second episode of season 3! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with two incredible mamas, Emily Gibbs & Nancy Mettler. This Fall, we are going to do a series on transitions for the podcast. Today, these ladies are going to share about the transition we go through as new moms. How did becoming a mom affect them? And then...

#57 Natalie Muir talks about purposeful planning as we enter the Fall 20.09.2019 39:19

Welcome to the 57th episode of the #Momlife podcast! And, welcome to our FIRST episode of season 3! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with an incredible mama, Natalie Muir. So the school year has just started, and suddenly everything seems crazy! One thing that Natalie is really good at is being purposeful with the pace she sets for her family. Natalie has thought a lot about what it means to p...

Summer Rewind – #39 Mentor mama, Michelle Lebeau talks about communication in marriage 30.08.2019 53:18

On today’s episode, I’m super excited to interview one of our newer mentor mamas, Michelle Lebeau. For the last couple weeks at #Momlife, we have been talking about issues the come up in our marriages and a major one is communication. I was so encouraged personally when Michelle shared at #Momlife so I wanted to bring her story to all of you.

Summer Rewind – #38 My new friend Mallory Brown 23.08.2019 54:51

Welcome to the 38th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’m super excited to introduce you to my new friend Mallory Brown! Mallory is an everyday mama trying to raise her kids to follow Jesus, she works in ministry with athlete’s wives, plus hear how she is trying to foster a Christ-centered identity in her kids.

Summer Rewind – #37 Stephanie Thompson: Praying with authority 16.08.2019 50:03

Welcome to the 37th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’m again hanging out with this amazing mama, Stephanie Thompson! Today we are going to talk about prayer and probably a lot of moms out there are like, how do I pray? So today we are going to talk about praying with authority.

Summer Rewind – #36: Sarah Bianchi: My Story of Holding Onto Jesus During Suffering & My Passion for Discipling My Kids 13.08.2019 1:05:26

Welcome to the 36th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’m super excited to introduce you to my new friend Sarah Baruchi. Sarah has 4 kids and she is on staff with her husband at All People’s Church. Sarah has experienced great loss and disappointment in her faith journey and she is going to share about that and the wisdom she gained through it.