The Gospel-Shaped Life Podcast

I am honored to have author, speaker, podcaster, and mama of 7, Heidi St. John (also known as The Busy Mom) , on the podcast today! I have been following along with her ministry for several years now (back even before I became a mom myself, I think!), and have been convicted, inspired, and encouraged time and again by what she has to share. The passion of her heart matches mine - it is to draw wom...

Katie Bulmer joins me on the podcast today to share her heart for college girls and the incredible impact they can have on the world for Christ. Katie is super vulnerable and real with us, sharing her testimony of being a sorority girl given to partying, drinking, and dating around during college and how the Lord saved her out of that lifestyle and set her on a different path. Katie is passionate...

Shontell Brewer joins me on the podcast today to discuss how we can go about living our lives on mission, with purpose and intentionality. She is a wife, mama to five, writer, and lover of hospitality whose passion is to encourage women to live in a Biblical manner. I know you will be inspired and encouraged by what she shares with us in today's episode!     What we Chat about in this Episode ~Tac...

What we Chat about in this Episode ~Hannah's journey of launching the Young Wives Club ~How God views us as young people and the impact we can have ~The influence we can have on those girls and young women who are younger than us ~Why it may be that there are not more young women involved in Christian ministry online ~Hannah's advice for any young woman wanting to start her own ministry ~Dealing w...

Valerie Keinsley is a Christian, wife, mama to two, and home business owner residing in Indiana. She joins me on the podcast today to share her journey of dealing with prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety, in the hopes that doing so will encourage fellow mamas and inspire them to be open and honest about their own struggles. I know the way she shares her heart today will be an encouragem...

My friend Rebekah Thompson joins me on the podcast today in what I know will be a super helpful episode for all you mamas! Rebekah is a wife, homeschooling mom of 3 (with baby #4 on the way!), blogger, doula, piano teacher, and aspiring author who is passionate about seeing mamas thrive in the toddler season (thus the name of her blog, Surviving Toddlerhood!), as well as when they are newly postpa...

Erika Oeding Hull of Chaotic Blessing joins me today to talk about the work at home mom life. She is a wife, mom of 5, and home business owner dedicated to helping women wisely plan their days according to their God-given priorities.    What we Chat about in this Episode ~The importance of planning and prioritizing in the life of a busy woman, and how Erica got started running her own business pro...

Naomi Quick is a wife, homeschooling mama to 6 kiddos 8 and under, two of which have been adopted through the foster care system, writer, and speaker dedicated to encouraging and advocating for orphans, adoptive parents, and those involved in the foster care system. She recently wrote a fantastic book entitled "Don't Waste Your Wait: Embracing the Journey of Bringing Your Child Home" . Though it i...

Kristi Clover joins me today to provide us with some wonderful and practical tips for how we can be cultivating more joy and simplicity in our everyday lives, even when the going gets tough. As you will discover as soon as you get to know her through this podcast episode, Kristi is the absolute perfect person to be spreading this message of joy and simplicity. She is an absolute joy to be around a...

My sweet, sweet friend, Amber Durgan , joins me today for a special Father's Day episode of the podcast. We realize that Father's Day is a very hard day for some folks, particularly for people who have lost their fathers or who do not have good relationships with them. For this reason, we wanted to record this episode where Amber shares with us her own story of fatherlessness, in the hopes that we...

Keelie Reason of Love, Hope, Adventure and I am The Sex Talk Lady joins me for episode 8 of the podcast to talk about the importance of sexual intimacy in marriage and to help us sort through some of the various challenges we may face in this area. *I do apologize for the sound quality of this episode - it was actually one of the first I ever recorded, and I made the rookie mistake of not plugging...

What we Chat about in this Episode ~How Olivia got started working as an exercise specialist in the field of prenatal and postpartum fitness ~Diastasis Recti - what it is and how it affects your life ~How to determine if you have diastasis recti and why the depth of it is more important than the width ~Why the core and pelvic floor muscles are so crucial to overall wellbeing ~Exercises to strength...

What we Chat about in this Episode   ~Caitlin's story of experiencing the stillbirth of her son at 21 weeks and the subsequent miscarriage of her 3rd baby at 7 weeks ~How she dealt with feelings of blaming herself and God and the hard "Why?" question ~How the losses affected Caitlin's walk with the Lord and her trust in Him ~ The goodness and fruit she has seen come about as a result of this hard...

Retha Nichole is my wonderful guest for episode 5 of the podcast, and I am honored to be chatting with her today. On today's episode, we dive deep into the issue of racial tension in the church and culture. This chat is a very meaty conversation on what is too often a very difficult, oftentimes touchy, topic. I'm so grateful for Retha and the wisdom, wit, encouragement, knowledge, and perspective...

Katie Orr is my guest for the 4th episode of the Home and Hearth podcast! It was such an honor to get to chat with her and to pick her brain on all things Bible study and quiet time. Katie's passion and mission is "equipping busy women to experience God" and to really provide the tools women need in order to learn to do in-depth Bible study right where they are, even in this busy season of life. T...

On this episode of the Home and Hearth podcast, I chat with my friend, Lauren Jane Bellows, on the topics of foster care and adoption. We cover issues including the following:   ~How Lauren and her husband got started on their foster care/adoption journey and what that journey has consisted of so far ~How to deal with foster care concerns such as government interference ~How to deal with people wh...

On this episode of the Home and Hearth podcast, I chat with my pastor's wife, Amy Morse, on topics pertaining to her life as a homeschooling mama of 11 children. We cover issues including the following: ~How the Morses came to the point of willingly embracing large family life and deciding to have as many children as the Lord would bless them with ~What a typical homeschooling day looks like for t...

On this episode of the Home and Hearth podcast, I chat with my dear friend, Angela Parsley, on the topic of chronic illness. We cover issues including the following: ~What Angela's chronic illness is, how long she has had it, and how it has affected her Christian walk and daily life, and what the Lord has taught her through it   ~What Scripture passages have been of the most encouragement to her d...