#138: The Lifegiving Parent with Sally Clarkson
Sally Clarkson is the beloved author of multiple bestselling books including Own Your Life, The Lifegiving Home and Desperate. As a mother of four, she has inspired thousands of women through conferences, resources, and books with Whole Heart Ministries. She has also advocated relentlessly for the power of motherhood and the influence of home through her Mom Heart conferences, speaking to audie...
48m May 07, 2018
48m
Just Em #11: A Compulsion to Love
This week we're reading John 4:1-15. When was the last time you were compelled by God to do something? When we're obedient to His cues, He can use us to impact lives both directly and indirectly - even if all we're actually doing is giving a bowl of stinky tofu to a homeless woman.  For those of you who are "weary from the journey," take some time today to rest. Jesus gives you permission - He ...
15m May 03, 2018
15m
Problem Solved: April (but really May) Edition
This month we talk about Emilio Smith, the dog I once took back to a shelter, what to do about biting kids and the world of car seat dilemmas. I also tried to intimidate Rebecca into sending me some Better Life Bags product ASAP but it remains to be seen if that worked.
46m May 01, 2018
46m
#137: Mom Anger and Knowing Our Triggers with Wendy Speake
As a trained actress and heartfelt Bible teacher, Wendy Speake ministers to women’s hearts through storytelling and Biblical life application. During her career in Hollywood, Wendy found herself longing to tell stories that edify and encourage women. Today she does just that, writing books about mommy anger and gentle parenting and performing dramatic Bible lessons for women’s groups, taking ev...
53m Apr 30, 2018
53m
#136: Questions for God with Kitty Slattery
Known by millions as a long-time Contributing Editor for Guideposts magazine, Kathryn “Kitty” Slattery has written hundreds of stories of hope and inspiration for a wide variety of publications, including Parent Life, Today’s Christian Woman, and Angels on Earth magazines.  Kathryn resides in beautiful New Hampshire with her husband Tom, and they are the parents of two grown children.   What we...
45m Apr 23, 2018
45m
Just Em #10: Set Our Seal
This week we're reading John 3:31 -3:35. Have you ever received a letter with one of those wax seals? It seems so fancy and official; it also authenticates who sent it. That's what we are to Christ - his wax seal. Each day we should be living in a way that authenticates Him, His nature, and His love for us.  Read along at Bible.com or download the free YouVersion Bible app. Episode Sponsor: Pho...
15m Apr 19, 2018
15m
#135: Truth and Grace with Amber Runyon
Amber Runyon is hospice nurse who became a social entrepreneur.  She founded Legacy and Eleventh Candle Co. out of the desire to bring hope to women both in the United States and in Ethiopia who’ve been vulnerable to human trafficking, abuse, exploitation, and addiction, focusing on providing a therapeutic work setting that allows all women a fair chance and opportunity to grow. The bottom line...
50m Apr 16, 2018
50m
#134: Just Open the Door with Jen Schmidt
For the last decade, Jen Schmidt has been encouraging, challenging, and cheering on women to embrace both the beauty and bedlam of their everyday lives on her popular lifestyle blog, Balancing Beauty and Bedlam. With a variety of topics—from easy dinner ideas and personal finance to leaving a legacy—Jen equips others to live life to its fullest, reminding them it's the little things that really...
53m Apr 09, 2018
53m
#133: Living a Purposeful Life with Kat Lee
Kat Lee is passionate about teaching others how to jump-start each day with a grace-filled, life-giving morning routine. She is a writer, speaker, podcaster and founder of HelloMornings.org. She and her husband, Jimmy, live in Waco, Texas, with their three children. What we chat about: the joy of having older kids (that you can watch Hallmark movies with) why Kat has chosen to use homeschool, p...
47m Apr 02, 2018
47m
Just Em #9: I Must Decrease
This week we're reading John 3:22 -3:30. When was the last time you saw someone create a Pinterest board with ideas to be the perfect bridesmaid? Maybe it's time to change our perspective.
13m Mar 29, 2018
13m
#132: Conflict 101 with Rob Barry
What we chat about: conflict as part of a healthy relationship striving for oneness with your spouse four different ways we handle conflict the importance of being heard when and how to confront a friend teaching your kids to take responsibility Links mentioned: Ep. 99: Fired Up About 40 with Leslie Barry The Search For Significance: Seeing Your True Worth Through God's EyesLove & Respect: The ...
59m Mar 26, 2018
59m
Problem Solved: Baby Edition
Listen. Rebecky (as she likes to be called) has some big news and she decided to reveal it on this nationally-beloved segment of the podcast.  She has some excitement and ambivalence that she works through.  As always, I am a source of wisdom for her.  Besides her amazing news, we talked about my obsessive signing-up of my children for summer camps, how to keep kids from being naked in public, ...
39m Mar 21, 2018
39m
#131 Watching Your Dream Grow with Carissa Bleeker
Carissa is wife to Phillip and mother to Eleanor. She's an adoptive mama, painter, Bible teacher, gardener and avid learner. She is the co-founder and co-director of McKinney Roots, a non-profit 100% food donation garden that supplies organic, fresh picked fruits, veggies, herbs and eggs to the food insecure in McKinney, TX.  If you would like to volunteer with McKinney Roots or help support th...
38m Mar 19, 2018
38m
Just Em #8: So Loved
This week we're reading through John 3:16 - 21. Now, we all know John 3:16, but when was the last time you really sat down and thought about what it says? We are so loved. We'll also see what this passage says about the power of talking about things that we really wish we didn't have to... like eating too much guacamole. Seriously. It's a problem.
16m Mar 15, 2018
16m
#130: When You Don't Fit the Mold with Jessica Kastner
Jessica Kastner is a journalist and author who serves as CT Coordinator for Straight Ahead Ministries, a non-profit working to see Jesus Christ transform the lives of juvenile offenders. She's also a single boy mom who has chosen to share her difficulty fitting the motherhood mold and everyday struggles. What we chat about: Owning the things about motherhood that make you happy The importance o...
42m Mar 12, 2018
42m
#129: Both Sides of the Story with Jinger & Jessica
Jinger and Jessica Lord are a mother and daughter pair whom I have watched and admired first hand. They share a closeness that is often not present between a mom and her 19-year-old daughter.  Jinger is on staff at my church in charge of our children’s and family ministries.  She is highly organized and administrative with a passion for excellence and the discipleship of children and parents. J...
46m Mar 05, 2018
46m
Struggling Sisters Podcast Sneak Peak
Hey ladies! Wanted to let you know there's a new podcast segment around the Mom Struggling Well Empire. It is coming out weekly exclusively for supporters of the show.  I think you're gonna LOVE my little sister as much as I do! If the Mom Struggling Well podcast is a project you'd like to support and you'd like to hear this segment weekly, head to patreon.com/momstrugglingwell and join us!
8m Mar 02, 2018
8m
New Names, School Choices, and Manatee Sightings
Rebecca wants to ruin the show's theme song by changing her name to Becky.  Please send her messages on Instagram letting her know this is the wrong choice. Rebecca went on vacation (again) to visit her parents who are not (but actually are) Snowbirds. I stopped homeschooling this week and made some people mad.  We also solved multiple listener problems. Listen and be changed forever.
45m Feb 28, 2018
45m
#128: Striking a Balance with Wynter Pitts
Wynter Pitts is the founder of For Girls Like You, a resource ministry for tween girls and their parents. She is the author of several books, including You’re God’s Girl!: A Devotional for Tweens and She is Yours: Trusting God As You Raise The Girl He Gave You. The mother of four girls herself, Wynter's mission is to empower and equip women of all ages to walk boldly into becoming who God has c...
49m Feb 26, 2018
49m
#127: Remembering Everett with Laura Kelley
Laura Kelley is a mom of five through birth, adoption, and fostering. She's also is no stranger to sorrow. Last year, Laura and her husband Josh accepted God's call to adopt a 3-year-old boy from China named Everett. Tragically, Everett was born with a congenital heart defect leaving his new parents with some very difficult decisions to make about his medical care. He passed away just days befo...
1hr 12m Feb 19, 2018
1hr 12m
#126: Face Time with Kristen Hatton
Kristen Hatton is the author of Face Time: Your Identity in a Selfie World for teen girls and the teen devotional Get Your Story Straight. A third book, The Gospel-Centered Life in Exodus for Students, is coming this summer. Kristen is also a blogger, Bible study teacher and speaker for groups of parents, women, and teens. In addition to her own blog, she contributes frequently to the Rooted Mi...
45m Feb 12, 2018
45m
Just Em #7: Devoted or FULLY Devoted?
This week we look at John 3:1-15 and a guy named Nicodemus.  And then we ask some hard questions about our own lives.  Ouch.  That's the part we don't like.  Let's do it anyway!
17m Feb 08, 2018
17m
#125: Closure is Complicated with Micah Maddox
Micah Maddox is a women’s conference speaker, Bible teacher, writer, blogger, and author of Anchored In: Experience a Power-Full Life in a Problem-Filled World. She is passionate about helping women find purpose, peace, and calm in our chaotic world. As a pastor’s wife and mother of three, she contributes her time to MOPS and her local church – including serving as a women’s ministry leader. Wh...
51m Feb 05, 2018
51m
#124: Unfiltered Faith with Tabitha Panariso
Tabitha Panariso is a devoted wife, mom of two (almost three) and a very wordy, typically unfiltered, writer of life and faith. She spends the majority of her days at home with her kids taking advantage of any other free time by pouring into her friendships and community. Over and over again, Tabitha is relearning that her worth has nothing to do with her doing and all to do with her being — Hi...
39m Jan 29, 2018
39m
#123: The Purpose Right In Front of You with Stephanie Ackerman
Stephanie Ackerman is an ordinary girl living an extraordinary life where she gets to do what she loves for a living. Her purpose is to create, inspire, teach, and encourage others through creative arts. At any given moment she might be praying, doodling, running, baking chocolate chip cookies, doing laundry, trying to match socks, doing more laundry, organizing piles, at the airport or coming ...
52m Jan 22, 2018
52m
Just Em #6: How Dare You
Join me as I look at the end of John 2 this week! Hope you learn as much as I did!
18m Jan 22, 2018
18m
Problem Solved: Figure Skating and the Mysterious Bathtub
Things got interesting this month, friends.  We changed up the format slightly and simplified it. Basically so Rebecca wouldn't quit.  Please feel free to send her mean messages about even considering it!  Thank you in advance. There's no theme this month which is fun because it left us open for even more shenanigans.  Enjoy.
40m Jan 17, 2018
40m
#122: Finding Hope & Reason with Elise Hurd
Elise Hurd is a faith coach, wife to her best friend, Jason, and mom of 5 wildly exuberant kids. Her passion is to help believers remember, record, and relay their personal experiences of Jesus. Her goal is to equip Jesus-followers to "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." (1 Peter 3:15). Elise and Jason are completing thei...
52m Jan 15, 2018
52m
Just Em #5: Making Whips and Cleaning House
Today we look at John 2:13-17 where Jesus did some things that don't seem very Jesus-y.  We know though that he never makes a mistake and is always working for our good so it's worth taking a deeper look into this interesting scene.
17m Jan 11, 2018
17m
#121: Becoming Free with Jamie Ivey
Jamie Ivey is a podcaster, writer, and speaker from Austin, Texas. She is the proud mama to four kids and the wife to Aaron, worship pastor of The Austin Stone Community Church. Jamie loves to encourage women to passionately follow Jesus through whatever stage of life. She does this through writing and her weekly podcast, The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey. Jamie's debut book If You Only Knew: My U...
48m Jan 08, 2018
48m
#120: Hope After Betrayal with Stacey Parker
What we chat about: Defining your family's culture How to respond to warranted criticism from your children The story of Stacey's husband's financial betrayal  Stacey's walk through the healing and grieving process   How God has used her husband's mistakes to change her  Links mentioned: Stacey's husband's testimony Ep. 92 - Sibling Conflict: From Bickering to Bonding with Jim and Lynne Jackson...
55m Jan 01, 2018
55m
Just Em #4: Embarrassment into Blessing
Jesus is an amazing wine maker.  He makes large batches in a flash.  That's not the point of this passage in John but it is definitely something we learn about Jesus in John 2.
17m Dec 23, 2017
17m
#119: Redefining Rest with Alex Hoover
Alexandra Hoover is a wife, mother of three, daughter, friend, dreamer, reader & writer. She works as a full-time Ministry Assistant, and spends the rest of her time, loving her crew, her friends, and pouring her everything into being present. Her story is a story of redemption by Grace. Ransomed, Rescued and Redeemed. She loves to share Gods continuous faithfulness in her life, and how He has ...
59m Dec 18, 2017
59m
Just Em #3: Expectations and Invitations
This passage messed me up in a good way this week.  We get caught up in lies about whether or not we are invited and start putting our expectations on the wrong people.  At least I do! I learned so much from this passage and I pray you do too!
23m Dec 13, 2017
23m
#118: Getting Real with Alison Stooksbury
Alison Stooksbury lives in Knoxville, TN and is a stay-at-home mom to two. Her husband Brandon builds houses and at the time of this interview, he was over a year into building their dream house - by himself.  Find out more about my visit to Glamour Shots and see some of my favorite shots from our family photo session now at GlamourShots.com. What we chat about: How her husband working on their...
49m Dec 11, 2017
49m
Just Em #2: John 1: 35-37
More great examples from John the Baptist about what to do when we are not chosen.  Way to go, John!
14m Dec 06, 2017
14m
#117 Unshakeable with Christine Caine
Christine Caine is an Australian-born, Greek-blooded lover of Jesus. She's an activist, author and international speaker with an incredible ability to speak hard truths in a disarming way. In a culture that is compromising in all directions, Christine stands firm and powerfully proclaims the Gospel in word and in deed. What we chat about: Her new devotional, Unshakeable Her work with A21, an an...
51m Dec 04, 2017
51m
Just Em #1: John 1: 1-34
In this short little segment I start going through the beginning of the book of John.  It would be great if you could read the short passage before you start.  Hope you love it!
17m Nov 29, 2017
17m
#116 A Mom on Mission with Kate Moala
Kate works with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in the Cook Islands alongside her husband and 3 children. She is a mom on mission, training young adults to share the gospel as well as having her own unique mission field (her children). Kate is passionate about knowing God and pointing her children toward Him. She also encourages other moms to do the same on her blog missionmumma.com. What we chat a...
50m Nov 27, 2017
50m
Problem Solved: Top Ten Favorite Things
In this riveting episode Rebecca and I start off by sharing what we've been up to lately.  I shared a little about my experience at Revelation Wellness Instructor Training and how I recently went to Glamour Shots with my family for family portraits.   Rebecca shared that she's been struggling with being a homeschool mom and me and everyone else on the live Instagram video gave our hearty agreem...
42m Nov 22, 2017
42m
#115 So Close to Amazing with KariAnne Wood
KariAnne writes the decorating and lifestyle blog, Thistlewood Farms from the back porch of her vintage farmhouse in the rolling hills of Kentucky. She followed God's call for her heart and jumped with her family from the busy Dallas metroplex to the middle of the country where she lives with her husband and four children.  If you turn down the winding country road to KariAnne's farmhouse you m...
55m Nov 20, 2017
55m
#114 Anchored and Devoted with Deana Uhrig
Deana is a wife and mama with a heart for helping women stay anchored in God's Word. She is the founder of Anchored Press and the creator of the Anchored Press Devotional Planner. Her heart's mission is to help you make time for God daily so you reap all He has planned for you. When she's not pouring into her family, friends or Anchored Press, you will likely find her at the beach soaking in Go...
49m Nov 13, 2017
49m
#113 Believing Forward with Sally Clarkson
Sally Clarkson is the beloved author of multiple bestselling books including Own Your Life,The Lifegiving Home and Desperate with her daughter Sarah, and most recently, Different with her son Nathan. As a mother of four, she has inspired thousands of women through conferences, resources, and books with Whole Heart Ministries. She has also advocated relentlessly for the power of motherhood and t...
49m Nov 06, 2017
49m
#112 Catch and Release with September McCarthy
September McCarthy is the Founder and Hostess of the non-profit, Raising Generations Today; an author; wife to her "builder" and the mother of ten children.  Although as a parent she considers her primary responsibility to raise kingdom builders and world changers, as an individual God has called her "to encourage all women to be brave and to embrace the gifts that God has placed upon them to h...
56m Oct 30, 2017
56m
Problem Solved: Halloween Plus Some Other Things
In this episode I discovered something I liked on Instagram and Rebecca let me know it's been around for ages.  We talked about whether or not we feel like devil raves are good events for our children to attend.  I insulted dresses she likes on accident and she took a firm stand against people trying to bully her into taking an oily journey.
53m Oct 27, 2017
53m
#111 Setting Goals with Lara Casey
Lara Casey is a believer in the “impossible,” helping women to live on purpose through the many hats she wears in her parent company, Lara Casey Media. She founded Southern Weddings magazine a decade ago and is the CEO of Cultivate What Matters. Lara is also the founder of the Making Things Happen movement, a nationally-acclaimed workshop that has been sold out for the last eight years and has ...
45m Oct 23, 2017
45m
#110 Thinking Outside the Box with Elizabeth Quintal
Elizabeth Quintal spent over a decade working with homeless children before making the decision to stay at home full time with her "cheeky" son, to keep writing and styling on her blog Cheeky Days, and to start a subscription box business called Outside The Box.  Outside The Box is a subscription box by a family for families inspiring connection, creativity and community. Elizabeth's goal is to...
40m Oct 16, 2017
40m
#109 Slowing Down with Nichole Nordeman
Nichole Nordeman is a recording artist and songwriter with numerous #1 and top 10 singles to her credit and cumulative album sales of over one million. A two-time Gospel Music Association winner for Female Vocalist Of The Year, she has won a total of nine Dove Awards. Nichole is also a single mother who recently publish the book Slow Down that encourages moms to celebrate the every day moments ...
49m Oct 09, 2017
49m
#108: Small Things with Melanie Shankle
Melanie Shankle is a public speaker and the author of three New York Times bestselling books - Sparkly Green Earrings, The Antelope in the Living Room, and Nobody’s Cuter Than You. Her new book, Church of the Small Things, released on October 3, 2017. Formerly a pharmaceutical sales rep, Melanie started The Big Mama Blog in July 2006 and is the co-host of The Big Boo Cast with fellow author/spe...
51m Oct 02, 2017
51m
Problem Solved: Friendship
We may have accidentally solved real friendship problems this month! We also cover the history of friendship, Rebecca talked about a public naked experience she had yesterday and we even talked about conflict we have had. AND we sang several times.
47m Sep 26, 2017
47m