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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 is Broken
ARTICLEs
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...
5 Tips for Handling the Preschool Years
Because of the age range of our five kids, I had a preschooler for 17 straight years! It seemed those years would never end, yet here I am a mother of five young adults. Today I'm thinking of those of you who are in the preschool years...particularly the terrible twos...
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...
BONUS: How Fiction Can Grow Your Faith (with Tim Shoemaker)
We're back with another bonus episode! These shorter episodes are always a fun way to bring you some extra podcast goodness as a way to say thank you for your support of this show. After recording this week's episode with Tim Shoemaker (such a good one if you haven't...
Making Family Devotions Crazy Fun with Tim Shoemaker | Episode 78
What if your family devotions looked less like sitting in the living room listening to someone read and more like electrocuting a pickle? Or converting a leaf blower into a toilet paper launcher? Or lighting toothpaste on fire? That sounds crazy, doesn’t it? But I’m...
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...
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...
12 Ways To Say No and Find the Balance You Need | Episode 14
Do you have trouble saying no? Do you hate letting others down and feel guilty if you can't say yes? If so, you're not alone...but you're probably also over-committed and maybe even nursing resentment in your heart that comes when we lack boundaries. It can be so hard...
Simple Ways to Find Rest in the Middle of a Chaotic Life with Saundra Dalton-Smith | Episode 13
Do you find yourself constantly tired and your life doesn't seem to allow for rest? If so, you aren't the only one. A great nights sleep or a nap isn't always the key to great rest. According to Dr. Saundra-Dalton-Smith, there are seven different areas that we need...
Is Comparison Robbing You Of Contentment? with Shannon Popkin | Episode 12
Do you feel like you're always falling short? Struggle feeling like you're not enough? Wondering why others have some of the things in life that you really want? If so, you just might be comparing. Comparison breeds discontentment. It robs us of peace. It steals our...
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