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NO MORE PERFECT MOMS
No More Perfect Moms helps a mom:
→ Change her unrealistic expectations to realistic hopes
→ Give grace and love to her husband and children even during struggles, and discover the beauty of grace when she stops judging herself and others
→ Find freedom from disappointment when she embraces her real family, her real challenges, and her real, but imperfect, life


No More Perfect Marriages

No More Perfect Kids

Better Together

Is There Really Sex After Kids?

Real Moms
Real Jesus

My Heart’s at Home
ARTICLEs
Dear Younger Me
Dear younger me, We just had another birthday. It's probably hard for you to believe (it's hard for me to believe too), but this was number 58! What a life we've had so far. I look back at you and think of how much you have left to learn and to experience. In many...
Connecting with God Everyday with Wendy Pope | Episode 82
If you are anything like me, then you long to see Jesus working in the day-to-day, mundane parts of life. But let’s be honest: oftentimes we are so busy and so anxious that it’s hard to see His work around us. While He is at work, the enemy is at work to keep us blind...
Why It’s Important to Explore Our Past with Katrina Cowen | Episode 81
Trigger / Content Warning: I want to be sure my listeners are aware that in this episode we will be talking (in general terms) about sexual abuse. This week's episode will be a little different. My guest is not an author or a speaker, but instead is an everyday mom...
5 Reasons Continuing Education is Important in Your Marriage
Can I be honest? As Mark and I were approaching our June wedding almost 39 years ago, I thought everything would just kind of work out. I mean, I knew there would be conflict but we loved each other and were excited to get married, so I figured our differences or...
The Power of Playfulness in Your Life with Courtney Ellis | Episode 80
I have a question for you today: How do you do with incorporating play into your life? If I were to ask myself that question, my honest answer is I don’t do a very good job of making play a part of my life. Sure, when my grandkids are over at my house, I do a pretty...
Holding on to Faith When Life Breaks Your Heart with Chrystal Evans Hurst | Episode 79
“Especially when grief is fresh, it is going to sneak up on you.” - Chrystal Evans Hurst Have you ever experienced accumulated grief? This is when you have multiple losses within a short period of time. Maybe you've experienced accumulated disappointments or...
Podcast
Professionalizing Motherhood | Episode 34
“Just a mom?” There’s no such thing. Motherhood isn’t a second-rate occupation. It is a career that can maximize your talents and strengths to their fullest. When you look past the surface of mothering—the endless tasks and frantic pace—to the incredible skills...
How to Listen So Your Kids Will Talk with Becky Harling | Episode 31
So how well do you know your kids? I don't mean their likes or dislikes... I'm talking about how well you know what's going on inside their head and their heart. No matter their personality, or their age, it's so important to create a relationship that allows our kids...
Keep the Siblings, Lose the Rivalry with Todd Cartmell | Episode 29
Have you missed the workshops at Hearts at Home Conferences? (For those of you who were part of those!) That's one thing I hear all the time, and to be honest, I do as well. But friends, today's conversation will feel like a full-blown parenting workshop packed into...
Crushing the Mom Clichés with Becky Baudouin | Episode 21
“Enjoy every minute because the time goes so fast!” Every mother of young children has been offered this advice. Yet for moms in the thick of it, this advice is neither realistic nor attainable. A tired, overwhelmed mom can easily internalize these well-intentioned...
How to Love Someone Who’s Hard to Love | Episode 20
Do you have someone in your life who's difficult to love? It might be a sister-in-law, a sibling, a friend, neighbor, or co-worker. It could be a hard family season and your hard-to-love person is your spouse or even one of your children. When our marriage went...
How Are You Smart? with Dr. Kathy Koch | Episode 18
Understanding ourselves and understanding the way our children and grandchildren learn and process the world is so important. We're all unique and interact with the world and others the way God made us. The question isn’t, "Am I smart?" but rather, "How am I smart?"...
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