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The Delighted Motherhood Podcast is devoted to applying biblical principles to everyday motherhood as we delight ourselves in the Lord and in the calling that He has given to us.</p><br>Kira is a homeschool mom to four young boys, wife to James, a Bible teacher at her church, writer, podcaster and seminary student. But more than anything else, she’s a Christian who is loved by her Savior. And that changes everything.</p>
In Galatians Paul urges us to each carry our own load. But sometimes as a young mom it can feel like I am doing everything.
But oftentimes when I am feeling bitter at my husband it may be that I am not seeing the load he carries –especially given the pressures he is dealing with outside of our family.
And the cultural narrative that each spouse should be doing 50/50 doesn’t help. How does anyone figure out what 50/50 is anyway?
But on the other hand, a girl can’t do everything! How do we ask for help? How do we bring to light the “hidden” aspects of mothering and homemaking that are too much or too burdensome for us? In seasons when a husband might be traveling a good deal, how can we prioritize intimacy in marriage? (physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual)?
Listen in to a vulnerable conversation with writer and mom to four Moriah Lovett.
“Don’t blink! You might miss it!”
If there’s one thing I desperately don’t want to miss, it's their childhood. And I often stress out that I am! Their childhood and my life are very fleeting.
The kid stage is here today and gone tomorrow. The phrase #babiesdontkeep is a hashtag for a reason.
But should the brevity of childhood cause us anxiety?
Chelsea Boes, senior writer at WORLD Magazine, the editor of WORLDkids Magazine and mom of two weighs in.
“The global anti-aging market was valued at around 62 billion U.S. dollars in 2021 and is expected to increase to some 93 billion by 2027.”
In the midst of all that angst over preventing physical aging could we be neglecting a far more important consideration in aging beautifully –the state of our hearts?
From a physical perspective, what's okay and what's not? Should we be doing all the latest treatments? Are we allowed?
Listen in for a vulnerable conversation with Ashley Keller, a Prenatal and Postnatal exercise specialist and the founder of GlowBodyPT, on aging gracefully from a Biblical perspective.
Nothing screams cozy quite like fresh baked bread. And with a quality sourdough starter bread baking is actually super easy.
That's because a mature starter is "alive" and will work its way into all of the dough in comes in contact with. Which is why in Scripture leaven to likened to sin.
Listen in for a quick look at the Feast of Unleavened Bread in Leviticus 23 and a tutorial on no frills baking with sourdough.
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Kira's super basic sourdough recipe:
Kira's Italian Inspired Coconut Soup (Gluten and Dairy Free!)
Simmer the above ingredients on medium heat in the order listed until delicious.
It’s fall time! The majority of us love it. And really what’s not to like. It’s a time for lots of good food, reading, campfires, leaf piles, and delicious smells.
But in Scripture there is much deeper significance to the season of harvest. Harvest is a time when God gathers in his peoples and completes his work in this present age.
In many ways, harvest is a time for celebration and sober reflection.
Listen in as our guest Laura Good (Behind Our Farm) describes life on a farm during Harvest, how God walked her through one of the most painful trials a momma can face, and tips for cultivating life giving spaces during the Autumn seasons.
"Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” - Matthew 9:37-38
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Note: Midway through the podcast Laura references references a passage in Isaiah. That passage can be found in Isaiah 24:4-5.
The U.S. Surgeon General just released an advisory warning that parental stress is a significant public health concern. Reporting on the advisory, the Wall Street Journal ran a headline stating that, “Parenting is Hazardous to Your Health.”
According to the advisory, four in 10 parents report feeling so stressed they can’t function.
What is it about our current cultural moment that makes parents so prone to severe mental health challenges?
“Samwise Gamgee, my dear hobbit –indeed, Sam my dearest hobbit, friend of friends.”
There's something spectacularly lovely about a true friend.
A friend who loves what you love, who understands your deep longings, and who helps you see the things that are truly beautiful --even in the midst of brokenness.
A friendship like that is a gift from God.
Since the dawn of sin, friendships have been broken. All relationships are fraught and sometimes the obstacles to meaningful friendships can feel insurmountable.
Tune in as we think through a Biblical definition for friendship, consider how we are designed for friendship, and then chat through a few practicalities.
As parents we all long for our kids to “turn out right.”
We want them to grow up to be kind, thoughtful, well adjusted and successful adults. And most of us, as Christians, are desperate for our kids to know the Lord.
But how does the sovereignty of God factor into all of that? Does my parenting even matter?
The biblical view of God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility in parenting –as in the rest of life –is freeing, empowering, encouraging, and glorious.
Tune in as Jason Seville, pastor at Del Ray Baptist Church and father to five, helps us to unpack the paradox of sovereignty and human agency.
We can be encouraged that when we are faithful to parent our children according to Scripture, that directly brings a blessing upon our children in ways we may not even fully understand because God is sovereign and he gave us Scripture for our good.
Are Patriotism and Christianity Compatible? Is it okay to say "I'm proud to be an American?" How about politics? What does it look like to engage advocacy and activism as Christians?
The presidential election in the United States is in full swing and it's an interesting election for sure. But as Christians, we must be careful to rightly order our allegiance and our passions without being cynical.
Listen in for a conversation with James Nelson (J.D. Harvard Law 2016) about how to care for the good of our country, government, and neighbors while keeping our ultimate allegiance to the glory of God and advance of his kingdom front and center.
To be a mom is often to feel guilt. Often we feel overwhelmed by everything we aren’t doing that we “should” be doing and we can worry that we are messing up our kids.
Our friends, often out of love, tell us we have nothing to worry about. We’ve done nothing wrong and we are perfect mothers. But in our gut we know we aren’t perfect mothers and we know we have failed our kids at times.
How do we discern between conviction over areas where we have sinned versus shame over things the Lord has already forgiven us for or things that we have no power to control?
How do we sort out which things we “need to do” as opposed to things our culture says we need to do?
What are some techniques for dealing with overwhelming feelings of shame in the moment?
Listen in for a Biblical consideration of "mom guilt" with Melissa Falcone --staff counselor at Del Ray Baptist Church, Westminster Seminary grad, Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation instructor, and mom to four.
Resource Mentioned:
Ask Pastor John, “How Do I Forget My Sinful Past?”
Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
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Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
