The Keeping the Citadel Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to take courage in the hard, ordinary days of homeschooling—especially with pre-teen and older children? In this episode, I’m joined by Mystie Winkler to talk about faithful motherhood when the days feel heavy, the resistance is real, and your expectations aren’t being met. We discuss cultivating a convivial homeschool, addressing sin in older children, and why the rhythm of repent, rejoice, repeat is essential for building a life-giving home.  If you’re weary, this conversation will remind you how to take heart and keep moving forward. 

Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to build a courageous legacy within the walls of your home? In this episode, I sit down with my mom, Lauren Huss—a woman who chose faith over fear, conviction over comfort, and intentionally shaped our family culture through homemaking, homeschooling, and steadfast devotion to Christ. Her story is a powerful reminder that the legacy we leave is formed in the quiet, everyday faithfulness of home, and will be especially helpful to those who feel like they are pioneering in their efforts, trying to figure out a lot on their own.

Send us Fan MailSingleness is often treated as a time for self indulgence or a throw away season until real life begins—but is that how Scripture actually describes it?In this episode, Heather talks with Lydia Edmonds about her article “How Single Women Can Live a Better Story.” Together they address what it means that we are created for good works in every season, how single women should be preparing for marriage, and why this topic of singleness is an important conversation the church needs to recover. Whether single or married, this episode will encourage women to see their current season not as a placeholder, but as a meaningful part of the story God is writing.

Send us Fan MailWhy do so many Christian women feel bored, numb, or disconnected from their callings—even while doing all the “right” things?In this episode, I’m joined by Esther Edmonds of The Feminine Glory Podcast for a deep, honest conversation about awakening from apathy and learning to live with courage as women inside God’s Story. We talk about C.S. Lewis and the dark enchantment of modernity, why comfort has discipled so many of us, and what it means to be a good character in the story God is writing.If you’ve ever wondered whether your ordinary, unseen faithfulness really matters, this episode is for you.

Send us Fan Mail How do we set goals and build routines that actually reflect faithfulness to Christ? In this final episode of season one, we walk through Proverbs 31 as a practical guide for intentional planning, wise goal setting, and ordered daily routines. This episode reframes productivity through the fear of the Lord and offers tangible encouragement for women seeking to steward their time, homes, and callings with diligence and joy—especially in the ordinary, unseen work of everyday life. 

Send us Fan Mail What does faithfulness look like when your body is weak? This episode is for any mom (homeschooling or not) who is walking through pain, illness, or physical limitation—whether chronic suffering or a simple season of sickness like the common cold. Join me and Beth as we both share the stories of our own battles with chronic illness and talk about resting in God’s sovereignty, persevering when capacity is limited, and remaining faithful to your calling with joy and grit, even when obedience is costly. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Heather is joined by Becki McNeely from Fruitful and Fearless to explore what it means to truly delight in the daily work of homemaking. They talk about rejecting the victim mindset, finding joy in necessary tasks, pursuing skill and excellence, and viewing homemaking as both art and calling. If you’re longing for renewed purpose, creativity, and faithfulness in your home, this conversation will encourage and equip you. 

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Heather invites Danielle Wood on for a discussion contrasting the modern “it takes a village” narrative with the biblical vision of covenantal community in Acts 2, particularly in the context of motherhood. Together they explore how society has used the phrase to promote state-centered child-rearing, then highlight what it looks like for Christian women to embody true, sacrificial, church-rooted community. A powerful look at what real biblical support for mothers should be. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Heather sits down with her husband to talk about what it means for a wife to build her life around her husband’s God-given mission. Through sharing the stories of Abigail Adams, Katie Luther, and Erika Kirk, as well as the story of their own marriage, they explore how faithful women can strengthen their men to live on mission.

Send us Fan Mail In this debut episode of The Keeping the Citadel Podcast, Heather shares the mission behind the podcast and the call for women to faithfully “man their posts.” Drawing from Éowyn’s story in The Lord of the Rings, and real life examples of women from history, she highlights how ordinary faithfulness in the home shapes families, nations, and the Kingdom of God. Learn what it means to be a woman of true strength — and to keep the flame of your citadel burning brightly.