Restored Mama - Faith, motherhood, and messy grace. Let’s restore your joy, your peace, and your purpose one episode at a time.

Hey Mama!   Time management doesn’t mean being able to do ALL the things. Time management means being able to do all the IMPORTANT things well. Where are your priorities? Is your day in line with those priorities or is it off kilter a bit?   Some priorities will always stay the same, and others may shift from season to season, but knowing your priorities and when things need to shift is a crucial...

Hey Mama!   The devil is a liar, a thief, and he is out for our family but we won't stand for it! We are standing on God's promises and know that HE has the final say!   The Bible says in John 10:10 that the devil is out to kill, steel, and destroy, but God has come to bring life and life more abundantly! We have been called to live an abundant life and that means over and above not just mediocre,...

Hey Mama!   Tomorrow is our anniversary! I spent 6 years as a single mom, feeling like that would be my life forever, but still having hope that God had something else planned. Enter in my sexy man! He was totally worth the wait.   If you are in the season of hoping for that life partner to come your way, don't stop hoping. If you are in the season of not enjoying the life partner you have, find a...

Hey Mama!   Do you wish there was enough time in your day to get everything done without being so worn out by the end of the day you can’t enjoy your family, all while knowing you are walking in the call God has placed on your life?   I know what it feels like to be so spread thin and go to bed feeling like I was constantly going all day long but accomplished nothing. I was completely worn out wit...

Hey Mama!   Don't forget to join the facebook community to be entered in to the raffle for 50% off of the course Ditch The Overwhelm , mama! This is the last week!   Are you feeling drained in life? Feeling isolated and alone even if you have people around you? I have a real treat for you today. I don’t have many guests on here but when I do, it’s because it is someone that I know and trust and be...

Hey Mama!   Do you feel like you don’t have time to manage your time? You think working faster will pay off and the faster you go the more you will get done. Being busy doesn’t mean you’re being productive. In fact, busyness can actually be a hindrance to productivity. Don’t wear the crown of being busy proudly. The busier you are the less productive you are probably being.    Making time for time...

Hey Mama!   Life throws us curveballs all the time. Are you prepared when something big happens that tries to knock you off your feet? Do you fall and crumble or do you have a plan to get right back up and tackle the derailment like the amazing mama you are?   It’s really difficult to navigate all the roles and responsibilities we have as moms, a lot of us are working in addition to all the mom an...

Hey Mama!   Are you going though your busy life feeling unfulfilled? Wondering if there is more than this? Unmotivated to get out of bed because you know today is going to be like every other day and you are dreading the empty, overwhelmed, depressed state of mind? Tired of just surviving?   You are right! There is more than just surviving. When you are living out the calling God has placed on you...

Hey Mama!   Are you just coping? Not truly living? Just doing what you have to do and not actually enjoying life like it’s meant to be enjoyed? Or maybe it's even gotten to the point where you are so overwhelmed you are just watching things pile up not knowing how to get out of this? Depression is a horrible state to be in. Whether it’s medical and you are taking medication for it, it is caused by...

Hey Mama!   Are you going through your day to day life, wondering if this is all there is? Doing the same thing day after day, longing for a change? Do you day dream of whisking yourself away just so you can have some free time so you can maybe fill that longing that is deep inside you for something to change? We are called to do amazing things in this life! God had you in mind long before you act...

Hey Mama!   Do you struggle with depression? Anxiety? Do they seem to dominate your emotions, thoughts, and actions? It’s all too common as a busy mom to get to this point. Maybe there were life circumstances that drove you to this place, or maybe it has just happened over time and one day you woke up wondering what happened.   We can get caught up in just doing what we have to do because we have...

Hey Mama!   Life is busy, us moms have so much to get done, and it’s easy to use the television as a way to keep the kids entertained so you can get stuff done. Is this something that has happened in your home? Have you tracked how much time the television is actually on during the day?   When you work from home, homeschool, have multiple kids, it can be difficult to entertain the kids and still g...

Hey Mama!   Learn to get rid of diet culture in your home and teach your kids to live free from dieting. Kristen shows us how you can live free from diet and full on God's way of living when it comes to food, all while being the example your kids need to grow up avoiding the diet culture surrounding us.   We are talking about diet culture in mom life with guest Kristen Noriega, a registered dietit...

Hey Mama!   Life gets chaotic and it can be overwhelming for us as moms but it affects our children as well, even if we don't see it. Your world may feel surrounded with chaos, that’s why you are here learning time management and how to live without all the chaos…but what chaos is surrounding your kids? Are they living in chaos right along with you?   God is a God of order, the devil is the lord o...

Hey Mama!   Do you write out a to do list and put it in your purse, or lay it on the counter, or even go the extra mile to paste it on the fridge so you can see it? But then it gets lost, or you forget about it and you do another to do list, then the cycle continues?   Or maybe you have mastered keeping track of the to do list, but your list just continues to grow, or your day becomes so chaotic t...

Hey Mama!   Do you wake up in the morning feeling overwhelmed by what the day is going to bring? Or maybe you wake up hopeful, and by the end of breakfast, the overwhelm has set in and you realize this is on track to be a day just like all the others. With all the clutter and noise surrounding you it can be hard to avoid that overwhelming, stressed and spread thin feeling even if you have a plan i...

Hey Mama!   Is your family going through a big life change? Maybe a new child was added into the household, or you moved, or one of many other possible life changes that affects the dynamics in the home has happened. This may have caused some difficult struggles with your children.    There are so many things that are recommended you do when you have younger kids that you need to prepare for a big...

Hey Mama!     Are you busy working from home, trying to be a good homeschooling mama, an amazing wife and mom, keeping your house clean, and still trying to make time for you? It can be difficult to navigate all these roles that you have.   We get so caught up in trying to do ALL the things that we end up jumping from one task to another, then back to the previous task to try to finish that, then...

Hey Mama!   Do you struggle with fear? Anxiety? Depression? These are all too common in the mom world. We are so focused on all the things we have to do and caring for our family, working, taking care of the home and keeping the kids alive and healthy, we lose sight of the joy and peace from God. We get bogged down by everything in life, too busy to focus on Jesus, and that gives a foothold for fe...

Hey Mama!   Do you constantly have thoughts packed in your mind of what you need to do, the nap times and last nursing session or meal time for the kids, what’s for dinner, the home school assignments that need to get done, bills that still need to be paid, what’s going on in your bank account, your business tasks, the list goes on and on of all the things that need to get done or need to be track...

Hey Mama!   How many birthdays, anniversaries, mother's days, or valentines days have you been disappointed? How many celebrations have you had high expectations that just didn’t happen? Sorry to be the bearer of bad news… it’s likely to happen again. But it doesn’t have to end disappointing!   It all comes down to us, how we communicate, and how we manage our own thoughts and expectations. Then,...

Hey Mama!   Does time seem to slip away and you are left holding pieces of your day but nothing to show for it? You go about your day, running yourself ragged, look up at the clock, only to find that it’s 4 o’clock, you have no idea what you are doing for dinner. Then you look around and see the house is a mess, the kids are going wild and you wonder….what actually got done today? Why am I so tire...

Hey Mama!   Are you feeling like you are completely overwhelmed, about to sink down a deep hole never to see the light of day again through all the debris? How are us mamas supposed to manage, keep our calm, and not feel so spread thin that it’s just scraps of us left for the important things in our life? Getting our priorities straight sounds like an easy thing to do, but it's all too common to h...

Hey Mama!   Are you feeling like you are completely overwhelmed, about to sink down a deep hole never to see the light of day again through all the debris? Or maybe it’s not quite that bad for you but you can feel yourself getting to that point and need to get out and take a break before it gets worse? How are us mamas supposed to manage, keep our calm, and not feel so spread thin that it’s just s...

Hey Mama!   Do you think back while you are covered in the never ending piles of laundry and dirty dishes to the person you used to be before kids? Before marriage? You were free to do all the hobbies, all activities and have all the quiet time or spontaneous time you wanted. Now with the kids and spouse, the spontaneity is gone, laughter is less some days because of all the stress and anxiety, an...