All Episodes

81: Beginnings and Endings (Our Last Episode)

80: Dear Younger Me (From Me at 51 Years Old)

79. How to Cheer On Your High School Senior or College Freshman From the Sidelines

78: How Do You Listen to the Holy Spirit?

77: Measures of Grace: When God Gives Your Child a Diagnosis You Can't Change | ft. Jennifer Ouderkirk

76: My Son-in-Laws Hijacked My Podcast!

75: Seven Tips for the Empty Nester Dreading the End of Summer

74: How You Can Make a Difference in a Teen's Life and High School Memoirs

73: How to Make Really Hard Decisions Using Your Heart, Head, and Gut

72: Grandma's Survival Toolkit: Birth, Babysitting, and Boundaries | Interview with Ashli Prieskorn

71. Long Engagements, Yay or Nay? The Highs and Lows of Big Decisions | Interview with Jenna Dalton

70: How to Know if You're Manipulating Your Adult Kids Into Getting What You Want

69: When Your Adult Kids Are Having Marital Problems

68: What to Do When You Feel Like a Forgotten Mom of Adult Children

67: How Your Bible Reading Can Impact Your Children's Lives Today

66: 30 Years and Counting: A Letter To My Daughters

65: Make the Best Use of Your Summer, Outdoor Floral Aesthetics, and Moving Your Body

64: When Your Kids Want Nothing to Do With Your Faith

63: What It Takes to Have Great Relationships with Your Adult Kids

62: An Unpopular Opinion About Mother's Day

61: Moments Really Do Matter: Intentionality, Dad's Video, and Coffees at Play Practice

60: Preparing Your Kids for Big Transitions: Middle School, High School, and Beyond

59: Praying for Rain in the Rainy Season

58: The Vital Necessity to Having Deeper Relationships with Your Kids

57: 5 Steps for When Your Adult Child Makes a Shocking Decision

56: Dear Mom, Thanks for Teaching Us Modesty Back Then Because It Still Matters Today (Part 2)

55: Dear Mom, Growing Up "Modest" Had Its Highs and Lows (Part 1)

54: What Are My Kids Responsible For? Bad Attitudes, Chores, and Consequences

53: Sonja's Journey to Israel, One Piece of Bark, and Having Real Faith

52: Being Fruitful: Feminine Not Feminist

51: What in the World Do You Need? | Valentine's Edition with Kevin Wallenbeck

50: What We Can't Control As Moms

49: The Wild Journey of Being the Wife of an Entrepreneur

48: Julia’s Story of Being an Angry Kid and Having a Jealous God

47: How to Become a Better You When You're Not Super "Goal-Oriented"

46: Choosing a Word for the Year and How It’s Changed Our Family

45: Don’t Take it Personally and Other Fun Stuff Moms Need to Hear About Traditions

44: They'll Be Home For Christmas... If Only In My Dreams

43: Holidays Don't Start and End With Your Adult Kids Coming and Going, Do They?

42: Being Thankful for What You Have and Why It Matters Even When It's Hard

41: The Best Thing You Can Do As You Become An Empty Nesting Mom

40: The Family Table and How It Will Keep On Giving For Years to Come

39: 5 Tips for When Your Adult Kids Come Home for the Holidays

38: Should I Care About My Appearance?

37: Building New Foundations with Your College Kid as They Become a New Person | Interview with Brooke Sheesley

36: Don't Waste Your Empty Nest Years, Technology Addictions, and Living in Seasons

35: Life Lessons with Sonja: Careers, Car Accidents, and the 80's

34: How Do I Prepare My Kids to Handle Money? Learning Value, Getting Jobs, and Giving Generously

33: How to NOT Become a Bitter Old Woman By Detecting Unhealthy Patterns Now

32: Roles in Marriage, Being Aware of Generational Expectations, + Who Does the Laundry in the Creepy Basement

31: How to Teach Your Kids to Love God (and Read the Bible)

30: How Do I Honor My Parents Now That I'm An Adult?

29: Who Am I Without My Kids? Empty Nesting, Purpose, and True Identity

28: Stop Trying to "Fit In", Finding True Friendship, and Dealing With Seasons of Loneliness

27: How to Handle Taking Your Kid to College + That Final “Rearview Mirror Wave”

26: Listening to God's Voice: Obedience, Moving States Away, Doing Hard Things

25: When My Adult Child is Dating Someone I Don't Like

24: Why Is It So Hard to Ask for Help? Survivor Mode, Stress, and Vulnerability

23: Dear Mom, Thanks For The Standards You Set On Dating, Boys, and Sex

22: What You Probably Don't Want to Hear About Being a Grandparent

21: 3 Lessons I Wish I Would Have Taught My Kids Before They Left the House

20: 4 Tips to Being a Mother-in-Law They Actually Like

19: My Teenager Wants to Date, What Do I Do?

18: 4 Myths You Might Be Believing About Being or Having a One-On-One Mentor

17: Telling Your Kids About Your Past, Staying Faithful, and The Day Our Marriage Almost Ended Pt. 2 | Interview with Kevin Wallenbeck

16: Humble Beginnings, the Closet Hideaway, and the Day Our Marriage Almost Ended Pt. 1 | Interview with Kevin Wallenbeck

15: Will Your Kids Need to Recover From Emotionally Immature Parents?

14: 5 Ways to Make Graduation Enjoyable for Everyone (even you!)

13: "Mother Yourself Out of a Job"? (Desiring God Article Review)

Bonus: Teens and Technology

12: The Game-Changer: Using the Enneagram to See Our Sins

11: Helping or Enabling? How to Bless Our Kids in Every Stage of Life

10: A Mom's Role in Her Child's Wedding, Personalities, and Apologies Pt. 2

9: A Mom's Role in Her Child's Wedding, Budgeting, + The Screaming Match Pt. 1

8: "Good Luck With the Teenage Years," Other Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, + Should We Really Leave Our Teens Alone?

7: Is It Worth Vacationing With Your Adult Kids? Expectations to Set, Conversations to Have, and More

6: Facts, Fools, and Fiction: The Enneagram

5: Finding Joy When Your Kids Live Far Away From Home

4: What is Empty Nest Syndrome?, Anxiety of Anticipation, New Purpose, and More

3: When I Don't Agree With My Adult Children's Decisions

2: My Crazy Hot Mess Pt. 2 | Reacting vs. Responding

1: My Crazy Hot Mess Pt. 1 | Sonja's Story

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