Parenting First Aid with Marty Machowski No one said that parenting is easy, and in the midst of dealing with challenging kids, life often throws challenges our way, too. The lie that we often believe is, “It’s all up to us.” But the truth is that even in the midst of parenting problems (and other… [Continue Reading]
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Walk It Out #137: For Girls Like You with The Pitt Girls
For Girls Like You with the Pitt Girls What do you get when you interview three very sweet girls, who are excited to go to a sleepover, on a Friday afternoon? You get a very short and very endearing podcast! I was honored to interview the Pitt girls — the youngest daughters of my friend… [Continue Reading]
Walk It Out #136: The Wingfeather Saga with Andrew Peterson
The Wingfeather Saga with Andrew Peterson Have you ever had a book series recommended to you, and when you finally got around to reading it you thought, Wow, now I know what everyone was gushing about? That’s how I feel about the Wingfeather series by Andrew Peterson. I’ve heard parents talk about how much their… [Continue Reading]
Walk It Out #135: Boy Mom with Monica Swanson
Boy Mom with Monica Swanson I am the mother of three sons, ages 10-31 years old. I’ve raised two sons from newborn to adulthood, and it’ll be a while until the third leaves home. As a mom of older sons, I understand clearly that they do grow up and make decisions about God—and their relationship… [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #134: Love Her Well with Kari Kampakis
Love Her Well with Kari Kampakis God must have had great faith in me when He gave me seven daughters. I’m honored to also have three sons, but it is my daughters who have brought me to my knees more than anything else. I want to teach them, but sometimes I’m too pushy. I want… [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #133: Let Them Be Kids with Jessica Smartt
Let Them Be Kids with Jessica Smartt What are your goals of parenthood? I’ll be the first to admit with my first three kids I wanted them to live an “ideal” childhood. I signed them up for sports and classes, up playdates, and joined homeschool co-ops. I pictured my kids as empty vessels for me… [Continue Reading]
Walk It Out #132: Sky Full of Stars with Meg Apperson
Sky Full of Stars with Meg Apperson I’m going to be totally transparent here. There have been times I’ve been so overwhelmed with the pain of life that I’ve lifted my face up to my ceiling and whispered, “God, if you love me how could you have allowed this to happen?” Maybe you can relate…. [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #131: Standing Strong with Alli Worthington
Standing Strong with Alli Worthington Don’t you love it when you’re reading along and something in a book makes you sit up a little straighter, causing you to think of something in a new way? Recently I was reading Standing Strong by Alli Worthington, and this quote did that for me: “Think of a… [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #130: You Be You with Jamie Ivey
You Be You with Jamie Ivey It’s a stat that will make any podcaster envious: 25+ million downloads. AMAZING! But there are two things that I must point out about this: 1. Jamie’s heart is to reach women, and she does that by giving voice to others on her podcast, The Happy Hour with Jamie… [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #129: Welcome Home with Myquillyn Smith
Welcome Home with Myquillyn Smith I used to take such pride in having a beautiful home … and then John and I adopted seven more kids. My house is still nice, but very lived in. There are always shoes kicked off by the front door, piles of books on the dining room table (where we… [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #127: Afraid of the Light with Cynthia Ruchti
Afraid of the Light with Cynthia Ruchti I’m so excited to be chatting with my friend Cynthia Ruchti on this week’s episode of Walk it Out! “Hoarding.” That word stirs images of piles of discarded trash, rotting food tucked inside broken refrigerators, and disheveled people so fixated on keeping every broken thing that they can’t… [Continue Reading]