The MOM Show with Courtney Doyle

Even with a past riddled with pain and persecution Rahab had a legacy. I encourage you to  identify with her for just a minute. This isn't a girl full of confidence and a giant bucket of self-esteem. Yet she is strong and she is willing to stand up for the sake of her family. She stands up for her belief in God.  Her story is what mystery, suspense, heroes and great romance novels are made of.  Go...

It doesn't matter what your personality is, what your situation is,  there is a deep longing in all of us to be seen.  It's when we fabricate this idea in our head that if others are overlooking us, forgetting about our needs, God TOO must have forgotten about us.  Whitney Akin explains it like this:  "We feel it most in the moments we long to be remembered. When we wish that someone, anyone could...

Shy,  introverted, self-conscious, slightly awkward and OVERLOOKED… adjectives today's guest uses to describe how she has felt most of her life. She has worn the mask of "I'm Good" in an attempt to NOT draw attention to her needs. BUT GOD… he met her right in those moments and reminded her Dear girl, you are seen by Me. Whitney Akin is the author of Overlooked: Finding Your Worth With You Feel All...

Behind every victory, there is a mom celebrating!  Behind every struggle, there is a mom crumbling!  Behind every Mom, there may be simultaneous feelings of celebration and crumbling.  The most consistent mask I wear is the mask of a brave momma who can face anything in the eyes of her children.  But that is not always the way I am on the inside. I am processing the world around us, the struggles...

Rizpah? Who?   This Momma isn't one very well known amongst the moms we learn about in scripture. Tucked deep in a few verses in 2 Samuel 21, Rizpah's story is one of crime, bloodshed, and a moms mourning and sacrifice.  Her example of sitting vigil over her children's bodies, reminds me that as I stand by and watch God's plan for my children, my greatest responsibility as their mother is to sit v...

When God calls you to lay it down, how willing are you? My guest last week, Carol Kent, shared her story of surrendering her son JP completely to the Lord. The faith that it took, the freedom she has found in sharing their story with others and how joy is possible amidst hard circumstances.  "I pray for moms out there whose children have made wrong choices that have been devastating, not only to t...

How do we have Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances?  Today's guest, Carol Kent, shares with us how she had to unmask shame and guilt and pursue  unshakable faith since her sons conviction and imprisonment for first-degree murder. Her story will encourage you, and inspire you to run to Jesus despite the circumstances.   Her book "When I Lay My Isaac Down," is a reminder that we may face a...

School is out, summer is here! How are you spending your summer?  Todays MOM 101 tip... Use this summer to take time for each kid individually!  I saw a meme this week that said and several of you shared it... "You are "guaranteed" 18 summers with your kids, make them count!" Well… maybe and maybe not. We are not guaranteed anything, other than the moment you are currently in. We can show up, be p...

Most know the name Moses... few know his mothers name, Jochebed.  A mom who exhibits great courage... A mom who sacrifices her own desires in an attempt to save her son...  A mom who lays him down and walks away... A mom who trusts God fully... A mom who's painful obedience leads a nation to freedom.  If you need some encouragement right now on "letting go and letting God,"  I know the story of Jo...

Relationships can be messy and hard. Last week my guest shared she is praying for relationships on all levels:  "I do believe that if there's one thing that the enemy is very successfully attacking right now, it's relationships, marriages. Parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, church leadership. There's a lot of division and I'm praying very specifically and strategically that we woul...

Have you been broken? Do you battle insecurity that prevents you from answering God's call on your life? Are you in a unique role as a Mom, where blessings and challenges coincide?  Do you know you are loved and accepted for who you are by God, our loving Father?  So many questions, and so many topics are explored in this conversation with Tamera.  As a practicing psychotherapist, business owner,...

MOM 101 "Date your spouse!"  This will be a running series of advice and encouragement I have learned or been taught along the way of raising my kids.  Connect with Courtney: Website ~ Instagram ~ Facebook

Continuing our series on Unmasking Me, meet my friend, Rebekah. Oh Rebekah!  You go getter you! A girl who will take initiative, aggressive in nature, a doer, a take charge kind of girl. I like her spunk!  There are lessons of obedience from her life and a list of "what not to do" from her life as well.   Today's episode, we explore both.  Connect with Courtney: Website ~ Instagram ~ Facebook  

Last week in my conversation with Brittany Estes, we talked about the negative scripts we tell ourselves, and the scripts we have held onto that have been spoken over us. Her book "Flip The Script" encourages us to identify where we are allowing those lies to penetrate deep in our hearts and souls for God's light to reveal them and to heal them. Brittanys prayer is for us to realize how we are lik...

Today's guest is Brittany Estes, a certified life coach, author, speaker, pastor's wife, mom to 7 children. Her new book "Flip the Script" is a must read for anyone, and everyone who believes the negative scripts that cycle through our heads. What if your life didn't have to be defined by these scripts? What if there was another way? Well, there is! Brittany shows us how to move from broken to bri...

Hagar and Sarah's relationship was one laden with guilt, envy, anger and jealousy. Both women attempted to take matters into their own hands, and both failed.  In the wake of the manipulation Hagar attempted to escape, as if running ever makes things better. This was when El Roi, God who sees came to her to remind her, she was in fact seen and heard by Him. In a dry desert, where she felt desperat...

Anyone else feel like Spring Break is an acclerator to the end of the school year?  Many of us have big changes happening in the next 9 weeks or so, and though our emotions may be excitement or butterflies in our stomachs, we can rest assured of one thing. God's steadfast love endures forever. (Psalm 100:5)  Endurance.... Something I would like to pray with you about and encourage you to continue...

MOM 101 "Pick your Battles"  This will be a running series of advice and encouragement I have learned or been taught along the way of raising my kids.  Connect with Courtney: Website ~ Instagram ~ Facebook

Today's guest, Brooke McGlothlin with Million Praying Moms shares with us when she realized that in her weakness God was strong and faithful. It was a moment when her boys were little and she felt exposed that she couldn't "control" her boys that she knew she needed God's direction she was reminded of 2 Corinthians 12:9, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." T...

How much do you desire what you don't have? Have you ever had your heart set on something you wanted so badly only for it to not work out? Maybe in your younger years it was a relationship, or a college acceptance. Maybe a job, a house, a husband or children?  This week on the Unmasking Me series, we visit another friend God sent me to show me an example of how to wait!  None of us like to wait, b...

A few weeks ago I shared the story of Eve, Cain and Abel. Cain's sin, the disobedience, and the root of it all, the heart. Full of pride, jealousy and hardened to the consequences of their actions. This story is so familiar, but have you ever considered it as applicable today?  Heart disease is still one of the leading causes of death in the world? A diseased heart is in fact cause for concern, an...

Coming from the corporate world of tasks and success, to full time motherhood my guest today stripped away this notion of having to be "professional" at all times.  Through multiple learning curves, a community who believed in her, the help of a mentor and a deadline that spoke to her type A "get it done" personality. God has revealed a side to her that she has kept buried for quite some time. Bet...

Eve... the first woman, the first wife, the first Mom. Two weeks ago we talked about Eve as a woman and this week let's dive into Eve as a Mom. Was she perfect? Kids perfect? NOPE, not even close.  As God began to lead me to Moms that I could find common ground with when I was feeling so alone, Eve was the first. Come explore with me a deeper look into her life as a Mom.  Connect with Courtney: We...

Keep showing up!  That is a message we all need to hear. Being a mom is hard, Tara Cole is a college professor, author, speaker, podcaster, and mom to 3 energetic boys.  She also understands the challenges of motherhood. After a season of thinking she had to do it ALL and in her own strength, she knew God was telling her to rest! After a time of rest she continued to feel weary and was ultimately...

I felt a crippling loneliness, not that I wasn't surrounded by a lot of people physically, I was. Between my home, my volunteering, my friendships, my children's activities, there really weren't very many times I was physically alone. Yet, I felt alone. I didn't have a single person in my life that could understand the magnitude of my pain, worry and helplessness. I knew the presence of God was eq...