The Mission Driven Mom Podcast

For months Audrey felt like she was stuck. She knew what she needed to do but couldn't bring herself to do it.  Has this ever happened to you? Thinking the time just wasn't right, Audrey continually put off the next step until it was clear that she was drowning and had to do something. Yet, every time she tried to take action, she just couldn't bring herself to pull the trigger. Finally, the...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. turned the world upside down in the 1960's with his revolutionary approach to the problem of racial segregation. His method, "nonviolent resistance," had produced amazing results in India. When King sought to bring a consciousness of the evil of segregation to the minds of the white community, he determined to utilize this method. He said of this approach: "Christ furni...

“Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves.” — Alcoholics Anonymous Have you ever felt a sense of powerlessness in the face of addiction? Whether it is a struggle of your own or witnessing the cycle in a loved one, the fear can be paralyzing. We often look for physical solutions to what is, at its core, a spi...

“What is the difference between my books and those of other writers, is that I prefer to describe and perpetuate the best I have known in life." ~Gene Stratton-Porter    As a young girl growing up on a farm in Indiana, Gene had the idyllic life. The youngest of 12 children, Gene was given free-range of her large farm to fall in love with nature - her lifelong passion. Sadly, while she wa...

“If the conversation is worth having, it's worth doing right.” ~Audrey Rindlisbacher  We LOVE principles! We know they matter and we desperately want to share them with those we love. But... sharing principles can be tricky! When wanting to share the truths we've learned, we might be asking ourselves: How do I know I'm right? How much should I say? What if they won't listen? What if it hurts...

“Leadership is a gift. You can’t buy it, you can’t sell it, you can’t trade it. You either have it or you don’t. It is the most valuable commodity on the planet, and it is the rarest commodity we have. But it’s not just any type of leadership, it’s leadership without ego. It’s servant-leadership.” ~Bob Davids As moms, we often practice principles of servant-leadership without realizing it. But wha...

"Truth is seldom pleasant; it is almost invariably bitter." ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn While it is empowering and ennobling to striving for truth, it's important to remember that truth is also bitter. Truth requires attention, it requires commitment, it requires change. These aren't always things we want to give in our pursuit of a mission driven life, but they are essential. Where do we begin, then?...

When moms in The Mission Driven Mom Mastermind FB Group were asked, “What is your greatest strength?” some of the responses included:  “I don’t really know.” “I’m uncomfortable talking about this because it seems wrong to focus on my strengths.” “How can I be righteous and overcome my weaknesses if I’m focused on my talents?” “Maybe my greatest strength is to see my weaknesses?” What is wrong...

As we move forward on our journey toward life mission, loving ourselves is an absolutely critical foundational piece because, honestly, how can we truly love others if we aren't loving God and ourselves? Now that we have learned the first principle of loving ourselves--recognizing and meeting our real needs--we are ready for the second: Disciplining Our Heart and Mind! In this podcast, Audrey outl...

“Your relationship with God and yourself is the foundation of ALL your other relationships.” ~Audrey Rindlisbacher As busy moms, we all have one trait in common - putting ourselves last. Be honest, you've done it far more often than you should have - and to the detriment of your own health and well-being. While this is a very admirable trait in many ways, the horrible consequences we all seem to e...

“It is the most courageous act in this world to put God's will first in our lives - to listen to what our conscience is asking us to do.” ~Audrey Rindlisbacher  There are  important questions that have consumed the thinking of men and women through all the ages. Do we have free will or are we only acted upon? What does it mean to be willing? What role does conscience play in action?...

“As the rest of the world grew stranger, one thing became increasingly clear....our Bible was the center of an ever-widening circle of help and hope. Like waifs clustered around a blazing fire, we gathered about it, holding out our hearts to its warmth and light. The blacker the night around us grew, the brighter and truer and more beautiful burned the word of God.” ~Corrie ten Boom This is a cent...

Do you ever wish you could figure out why you aren't as happy as you think you should be? Do you struggle with a sense of insecurity? Does social media make you feel inferior because, as a social mirror, you don't look as good as your friends.  Do you struggle to change deeply embedded habits? Are you ever immobilized when what you want is to be productive. Have you felt a yearning for a deep...

“If all you do is give your kids a desire to keep learning you have done your job.”~Marlene Peterson Meet Marlene Peterson, the founder of Libraries of Hope and finder of the Well-Educated Heart pattern for learning.  She and her husband Brent have raised eight daughters and one son and are thoroughly enjoying the grand-parenting stage of their lives. Although she has a degree in Child Develo...

"But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” ~The Holy Bible, James 1:6-8 When Audrey found herself struggling with deep self-doubts, she assumed that these doubts were valid. She spent lots of time...

Have you ever considered that the way you talk to yourself about yourself might actually not be true? Have you ever caught yourself speaking about yourself in reference to a fault or weakness like, "I'm not good with people" or "I'm not a morning person" or "I hate exercising?" As if these habits were part of who you are! Recently Nir Eyal put a new spin on this negative self-talk most of us engag...

Conquer Your Worries and Mom-Guilt with One FREE Tool: https://www.themissiondrivenmom.com/worry-opt-in-for-socials From the first day I read his book until now, I have wanted to meet and talk to David Emerald. His officially endorsed alternative to the Karpman Drama Triangle is CHANGING LIVES all over the world--and an absolute game changer for my students! In this discussion we hear the AMA...

In this podcast I explore what it means to be peculiar! Why were the Ancient Israelites called peculiar by God? And why did they wear that title like a badge of honor for centuries --even though they were beaten, exiled and killed for it?! When we consider how much our lives and situations are like theirs , we can see that we too are being called to be peculiar, and what a special opportunity that...

“MDM has quenched a thirst to really be consistent in applying principles. It has broken open the doors of empowerment, freedom, and joy by helping me apply principles daily.” ~Leanna Irving "Understanding principles fundamentally changes you." ~Lindsey Wright “Permanent change is hard but living principles is the road to permanent change.” ~Audrey Rindlisbacher “When you are a Mother of Principle...

“The story of Mother Teresa’s childhood and youth is quite simply a demonstration of how God can take the life of any individual who is willing to offer it to Him and make of it something quite literally superhuman in its power and its effectiveness.

As Mission Driven Moms, it is CRITICAL that we engage in regular self-discovery and gain a clear understanding of who we are and the gifts we bring to our mission work. As you learn new things about yourself, your confidence will grow and you'll gain greater insight into how to begin developing your unique talents. In this episode, you'll be introduced to a NEW way of looking at yourself - focusin...

“Are we prepared to defend democratic principles? Of course not.” ~Robert M. Hutchins Robert M. Hutchins said this in 1940!  If society was steeped in relativism then, what about now?  As a mother, you may ask, "What can I do about it?

If you were wondering how academia and the mental health industry feel about forgiveness, the personal experience of forgiveness expert Robert D. Enright, PhD offers some insight. In his book   Forgiveness is a Choice , Enright explains why he had to forgive more than ever as he researched forgiveness, ran studies, and worked with hundreds of patients. In his book he says, “Many of my colleag...

At the age of 17, Shinichi Suzuki innocently hit the keys of a typewriter in an office at his father’s violin factory.  The owner of the typewriter entered the room and asked if he was pressing the keys without paper.

Having just celebrated our 30th anniversary, it seemed appropriate to talk about what is probably the single most important thing that kept us married--through addiction, loss, betrayal, financial and health challenges and more. If you listen carefully, and take to heart what I share here, your life will never be the same.   REMEMBER: you have the power right now to improve yourself, to heal...