S1:EP33 Come As You Are: Faith, Motherhood, and Making Money Without Sacrificing What Matters, With Sam Bonwick

Sam shares how growing up around marital conflict shaped her early distrust of marriage, and how mentorship later modeled a different way. Through her Amway network marketing community, she encountered couples who embodied partnership, faith, and stability in a way she hadn’t seen before. What began as business mentorship slowly became spiritual reawakening. She describes being drawn back to God not through pressure, but through a “come as you are” faith. Non-denominational services, healthy marriage models, and curiosity over certainty reshaped how she understood belonging. This conversation moves gently through joy and grief — through depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and a recent miscarriage that became a profound moment of surrender. Sam speaks honestly about choosing joy as a discipline, not a personality trait, and how faith deepened in the middle of uncertainty. Together, they explore what it means to be called to both motherhood and money. To reject the narrative that Christian women must choose between presence and provision. To believe that God is not threatened by ambition when it’s anchored in alignment. They talk about identity beyond motherhood, mental load, dating standards, denominations, faith conversations with kids, and the tension between chaos and clarity when you’re building something new. They unpack: Growing up with conflict and doubting marriage Finding mentorship that modeled healthy faith and partnership Rediscovering God through curiosity and non-denominational community Choosing joy through depression, anxiety, and panic Surrendering through miscarriage and grief Being called to both motherhood and income Challenging the belief that Christians must be poor Identity beyond motherhood Mental load and the “dad filter” Planning systems and practical “money-making moves” Building a Moms in Business community rooted in faith Sam also shares how she supports moms in business through structured planning systems, intentional income strategy, her “money-making moves” framework, and tools designed to reduce overwhelm and increase clarity. If you’ve ever felt torn between presence and provision… If you’ve wondered whether ambition can coexist with surrender… If you’re craving faith that feels welcoming instead of performative… This episode is for you. You don’t have to become someone else to be used by God. You can come as you are. Episode Timeline: 00:00 – Welcome to the table 00:31 – Introductions and recording 04:14 – Business background and life transitions 06:21 – Family upbringing and marriage doubts 07:47 – Searching for purpose and vision for motherhood 10:56 – Discovering mentorship through Amway 12:12 – Healthy marriage models 13:42 – Reframing faith after Catholic school 20:51 – Dating standards and meeting her husband 27:21 – Choosing joy through mental health challenges 32:46 – Called to mom and money 40:35 – Identity beyond motherhood 45:02 – Returning to curiosity about God 45:57 – Denominations and belonging 46:48 – Finding a welcoming church 49:26 – Baby believer mindset 51:10 – Faith conversations with kids 52:42 – Curiosity over certainty 01:02:56 – From chaos to clarity 01:04:37 – Mental load and the “dad filter” 01:08:19 – Money-Making Moves GPT 01:11:07 – Moms in Business Community 01:20:06 – Surrender through miscarriage 01:31:47 – Closing reflections Show Links: Moms in Business Community (Free Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1HxBQBx4D9/ Connect with Moms With A Call: Join the conversation with McKenzie + Rebecca on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, & YouTube → @momswithacall Get show updates, behind-the-scenes moments, and more at www.momswithacall.com Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon. Leave a review and let us know how this episode moved you — your words mean more than you know. If you or someone you know has a story of faith, healing, or redemption that could encourage others, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us at [email protected] Intro + Outro Music by Jason Bowles Branding + Design by dvoorheisdesigns.com