The Warrior Mama Podcast

Welcome to our snapshot series, where we will be taking these core ideas about identity and learning them in a way where we can speak them to the lives of our children. You are God's delight, and this truth remains steadfast even in the midst of life's most challenging moments. It's crucial to understand that His delight in us is not contingent on our performance. God wholeheartedly delights in us, and he proudly claims us as his children. Anchoring Scriptures: Zephaniah 3:17-18 Psalm 18 Grab this week’s Snapshots Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome to our snapshot series, where we will be taking these core ideas about identity and learning them in a way where we can speak them to the lives of our children. Every individual, including your child, has been meticulously planned for by God. God has unique and intentional plans for both your life and your child's. It's important to remember that these plans are often challenged by an enemy who seeks to undermine this sense of purpose, but understanding that our lives are created with intention and purpose can help us navigate these challenges and inspire meaningful conversations with our kids about the specific plans God may have in store for each of us. Anchoring Scriptures: Psalm 139:16 Ephesians 2:10. Acts 17:26 Grab this week’s Snapshots Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome to our snapshot series, where we will be taking these core ideas about identity and learning them in a way where we can speak them to the lives of our children. You are known by our Creator. We all share the desire to be acknowledged and valued, but it's crucial to remember that God fully understands and knows us by name, even in our busiest and most unnoticed moments. This sense of being known and valued extends not only to us but also to our children. Anchoring Scriptures: Psalm 139:1 Exodus 33:12 Grab this week’s Snapshots Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Today's episode is a special invitation into The Snapshot Series. Bethany is inviting you to simplify, slow down, and provide your children with the knowledge and confidence they need to embrace their identity in Christ together. In the coming months, we encourage you to engage in daily episodes where Bethany will offer insights and lessons to help you along this incredible journey of parenting and faith. Ultimately, we aim to walk behind Jesus, being the aroma of Jesus to our kids. Bethany strives to help parents become the guiding influence that leads their children closer to God. By focusing on their identity and teaching them to embrace it, we can ensure they stand firm in their faith and convictions as they journey through life. Join as Bethany delves deeper into the core idea of identity. The question, "What does the gospel say about me? About my identity?" will be at the heart of our discussions. She will provide practical, everyday insights you can share with your children to help them understand their unique identity in Christ. These nuggets of wisdom will be quick and accessible, allowing you to carry them into motherhood with ease. Bethany's goal is to create a powerful conversation, one that anchors our children to God's word, nurturing their faith and identity. Grab this week’s Snapshots Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram

Welcome back to the kitchen table, where today's episode brings you a pivotal message from Bethany, one that she believes is among the most vital she could share with you. This message is warmly extended to every mother, with the hope that it can initiate a shift in your prayer life, moving it from a mere duty to a heartfelt desire. Bethany draws wisdom from scripture, emphasizing that God is not a distant observer but is fully engaged and attentive, already aware of our needs before we even voice them. This profound understanding has the power to reshape our approach to prayer, transforming it from an obligation into a sincere desire to commune with the Lord. When we acknowledge that God is not only aware of our desires but also encourages us to bring them to Him, it changes our perspective from a performance-driven faith to forming a deep, personal relationship with him. Bethany eloquently reminds us that our faith should not be reduced to a measure of our worth against some divine standard. Rather, it should be an embrace of God's posture of love and support. She extends this truth to every mother, recognizing its transformative potential, particularly in the context of motherhood and prayer. By shifting our focus from duty to desire and by gaining a profound understanding of God's compassionate posture toward us, we can discover a deep sense of purpose and joy in our journey of faith. Anchoring Scriptures: Psalm 37:4 Isaiah 40:11 Psalm 116:2 Psalm 40:1 Matthew 6:8 Purchase The Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany welcomes listeners into a conversation about the beautiful journey of motherhood filled with love, laughter, and tender moments but it’s also undeniably demanding. As moms, we often find ourselves juggling a multitude of tasks, from soothing crying babies to managing household responsibilities. We've all been there - those moments when exhaustion seems to be our constant companion. But amidst the chaos and fatigue, there is a path to finding true refreshment. Motherhood often feels like a series of "last straw" moments, where we're pushed to our limits. It's essential to realize that we don't have to carry this weight alone. When it all feels too tough, and the world around us seems too much to handle, there's a refuge in faith. We can shift our focus from worldly comforts like sleep and television and turn it toward something greater—our connection with God. By allowing ourselves to lay these "straws" at the feet of Jesus, we unburden our hearts and souls. But by shifting our perspective, trusting in God's plan, and seeking His presence, we can discover a sense of peace and rejuvenation even in the most challenging moments of motherhood. Remember, you're not alone on this journey, and there's always a source of strength and refreshment waiting for you in faith. Anchoring Scriptures: 2nd Corinthians 2:17 John 3:1 Acts 3:20 Romans 12:2 Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is sitting down with a remarkable guest, Elizabeth, a stress coach for Christian moms. Elizabeth helps moms who are stressed, overwhelmed, and anxious manage their emotions. Bethany and Elizabeth sit down for a conversation centered around emotions, overwhelm and experiences that all moms encounter. It is important to recognize that moms, regardless of their background or circumstances, often face tremendous challenges that can lead to feelings of stress, burnout, and the pressing need for some much-deserved alone time. Elizabeth provides guidance, tools, and strategies that you can begin to implement in your homes to help limit stress and allow you to bring peace and calmness into your home. Through this episode you will find encouragement and a reminder that you’re not the only mama who is struggling. Motherhood is a balancing act and while stress and overwhelm occur in motherhood, finding effective ways to reduce and manage stress is crucial for the overall health and happiness of moms. Elizabeth and Bethany bring the reminder that God offers hope, stability, and peace in your motherhood walk. Connect with Elizabeth: Website Elizabeth’s Free Download 5 Ways to Calm Down When You’re Feeling Trigged Listen to Elizabeth’s Podcast https://www.emotionallyhealthylegacy.com/podcast Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. As parents, one of our greatest concerns is the well-being of our children, and we are constantly praying for them. We want them to thrive spiritually, emotionally, and physically. But what do you do when your child is hurting, wandering, or feeling discouraged in their faith journey? How can you intercede for them in the spiritual battles they face? In today's episode, Bethany dives deeper into how to pray for your child's protection in spiritual battles, their maturity in their walk with Jesus, and their alignment with God's path for their lives. One of the most powerful ways to pray for our children is by praying God's Word over them. We turn to Scripture, seeking guidance, wisdom, and protection for our loved ones. Just as we yearn for encouragement in our spiritual battles, we pray for our children to have that same strength. The enemy often attempts to numb our children's hearts and convince them they don't need Jesus. In such moments, we must stand on God's Word, which serves as our shield of faith. Our prayers focus on helping them recognize the enemy, understand their identity in Christ, and allow the Holy Spirit to work in their lives. We pray God's Word over them, trusting that it will be a shield of faith and a source of strength. Let us stand firm in our prayers, knowing our children are in God's hands. Purchase The Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is continuing her series on prayer, and today answers one of the most profound questions a parent can ask: "How should I be praying for my child?" Bethany explores her rhythm with prayer but gives listeners specific ways we can pray over our children's spiritual growth. As parents, we are prayer warriors for our children. Our deepest desire is for our kids to know Jesus and love him with all their hearts. The foundation of our prayers should be to let our children know God intimately and see him as their Savior. We want our kids to experience the transforming power of the gospel in their lives, helping them become more like Jesus. In addition to praying for their spiritual growth, Bethany emphasizes the importance of praying purposely and specifically for our children's character. This involves interceding on their behalf and seeking God's guidance in molding their character. Praying for our children can be a beautiful rhythm that brings us closer to God while nurturing our children's spiritual and character development. As parents, we have a unique privilege and responsibility to guide our children in their faith journey. By praying intentionally, purposefully, and specifically, we can play a pivotal role in their relationship with the Lord. Join us in the Warrior Motherhood Community and learn how to take hold of the Gospel and confidently apply it to your motherhood as you parent your children https://www.warriormotherhood.org/ Purchase The Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Prayer is essential to our spiritual journey, yet many of us grapple with misconceptions that can hinder our prayer lives. Bethany welcomes you to continue this series, where she explores why prayer is a must while uncovering the two common lies we often tell ourselves about it. Bethany brings listeners into Luke 11, and we are reminded that God is not annoyed when we seek help or guidance. Contrary to our doubts, he is always willing to listen to our prayers. He will always teach us when we turn to him, seeking wisdom and grace. We must remember that he actively listens to our prayers, even when we feel persistent or troubled. The enemy often persuades us to doubt ourselves in needing guidance from the Lord. But God is never annoyed, irritated, or short-tempered with us. Instead, He encourages us to pray persistently and differently than before. By doing so, we deepen our connection with God through prayer. As we dive deeper into prayer, we understand the value of waiting and trusting that God will teach us in his perfect time. When we persistently pray, our faith grows stronger, and we can confidently enter God's presence and deepen our connection to him. Anchoring Scriptures:Luke 11 Luke 18 Purchase The Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is excited to welcome you into a new series centered around being a prayer warrior. Prayer is a powerful tool in our spiritual journey especially on the behalf of our loved ones and incorporating God's Word into your prayers can radically change your life. In today’s episode Bethany unpacks what it means to be a prayer warrior and the power of using God’s word in prayer. To understand the significance of praying God's Word, Bethany's shares how through a challenging season in her life she felt a beckoning from God to spend more time in prayer. But, not only prayer but God’s word. Bethany had been praying for her children and family regularly. However, she hadn't fully grasped the profound impact of praying God's Word over them. Her prayers were like shotgun blasts or flares into the sky, scattering in all directions.As Bethany spent more time in prayer, God highlighted the importance of praying specific scriptures for her family, a practice that would radically change the way she interceded for them. Incorporating God's Word into your prayers is a transformative experience. It's not about simply reciting verses but about allowing these verses to shape your prayers and deepen your connection with God. As we've seen through Bethany's journey, praying specific scriptures for your loved ones can bring peace, confidence, and spiritual growth. Anchoring Scriptures: Colossians 4:12 Psalms 37: 5-7 Purchase The Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. As moms, we know just how hectic life can get. Our days are often a whirlwind of school drop-offs, pickups, errands, and everything in between. You've probably found yourself sitting in the carline at school, scrolling through your phone, and wondering how to catch a moment of peace in the chaos. Join Bethany and author Caris Snider as they bring listeners into an incredible and valuable conversation. Life as a mom is full of ups and downs, and it's easy to get caught up in the anxiety and stress that can come with it. We worry about our kids, homes, to-do lists, and a thousand other things. During those moments of waiting in the carline, Caris realized we needed something to ground us, to bring us back to what truly matters. Caris and Bethany dive deeper into Cari's book, The Carline Mom Devotional, and how it's designed specifically for those precious moments when we find ourselves parked in the car, waiting for our children. It's a reminder that we don't need hours of solitude to connect with our faith. Even a few minutes can make a world of difference. Caris and Bethany's conversation encourages you to pause and remember that we aren't seeking perfection. And, when we open the car door to greet our children with a sense of calm instead of chaos, we've allowed God to free us from whatever had us tangled. It's a beautiful reminder that we don't have to carry our burdens alone. Connect with Caris on Instagram @carissnider Learn more about Caris Purchase the Car Line Devotional Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Worry is something we all grapple with at some point in our lives, especially in motherhood. Worry is often an overwhelming feeling that keeps us up at night, questioning the future and fearing the unknown. Join Bethany in this heartfelt conversation with dear friend Keri as they delve into the nature of worry, the power of faith, and the reminder that, above all, God is in control. Listen as Keri and Bethany unpack the wisdom and knowledge found in Keri’s book Win Over Worry. In today's world, we've found ourselves wrapped up in our worries, and every day brings new challenges and uncertainties. Recognizing that sitting in this state doesn't move us toward a solution is vital. Instead, it keeps us stuck. We often try to regain a sense of control in our lives when faced with worry. We attempt to manage situations and outcomes, failing to acknowledge that God is ultimately in control. Keri emphasizes the importance of writing the truths of God on our hearts and understanding the depth of His unconditional love for us. Keri and Bethany's conversation is encouraging and a reminder that we all struggle with worry. But by embracing the truths of God, we can navigate life's challenges with confidence, knowing that he is in control, loves us unconditionally, and has everything in his hands. Follow Keri on Instagram @kerieichberger Learn more about Keri Pre-Order Win Over Worry Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Finding the time to engage deeply with the Word of God can be a challenge in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. However, the importance of spending time in scripture remains undeniably significant. To shed light on this crucialness, Bethany sits down with good friend Mariel for an insightful conversation centered around the value of immersing yourself in God's Word. At different seasons of life, the pressures of our routines leave little room for us to engage deeply in God's Word. Yet, Mariel introduces us to an approach that simplifies the process, making it accessible to anyone seeking a deeper connection with the Word. This method, named the TEND method, guides individuals who want to nurture their relationship with God. Through the TEND method, Mariel invites us to discover the joy of immersing ourselves in God's Word. As we engage with scripture using this approach, we develop a richer understanding of His purpose for our lives. The primary purpose of God's Word is to teach, counsel, and lead us. Bethany and Mariel's conversation offers a solution by providing a practical framework for even the busiest of schedules. This method allows you to find pockets of time to nourish your spirit and cultivate a deeper understanding of God's truth. Learn and Connect with Mariel: Mariel is an atheist transformed by the Word of God, Mariel knows the power of seeking God through His Word. She is passionate about equipping others to tend their soul by the Word using her TEND method, via Scripture journals, Soul Tending Conferences, and online Tend Gathering Bible studies. Married for nearly 25 years and a retired homeschool mama, Mariel enjoys salsa from her garden as she pursues the Gardener who tends her soul. Learn More about her Tools, Offering, and Podcast on her website marieldavenport.com Join Mariel in her latest study Tending Through 1 John beginning in September at this link: https://marieldavenport.com/product/tending-through-1-john-pdf-journal/ Are you seeking guidance in the art of letting go and embracing a Gospel-centered perspective? Pre-order The Warrior Mama Prayer Journal, designed to help you navigate the challenges of life's transitions and find solace in the promises of God. https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. One of the most profound lessons of motherhood is the art of letting go. Especially in times of crisis, when our children's faith wavers or they reject their beliefs, we are confronted with the need to release our grip on control as challenging as it can be. In today's episode, Bethany explores how we can respond with faith and grace while relinquishing control in these moments. It's human nature to feel responsible for our children's spiritual journey. However, when we believe their salvation rests solely on our shoulders, we invest in a lie. The Gospel invites us to shift our focus from the outcome to the process and to instead focus on a relationship of unconditional love and guiding them towards a relationship with God. Watching our children question or reject their faith can be immensely challenging. It's easy to question our own beliefs, especially when we feel frustrated by God's perceived lack of intervention in their lives. But these moments are an opportunity to reflect on our faith, understand its complexity, and dive deeper into our relationship with God. By shifting our focus from control to trust, we honor God and allow our children the space to discover their faith journey. Letting go becomes a testament to our faith, paving the way for transformation, connection, and an unshakeable bond with our children and our faith. Anchoring Scriptures:Matthew 9:35 Romans 4 Are you seeking guidance in the art of letting go and embracing a Gospel-centered perspective? Pre-order The Warrior Mama Prayer Journal, designed to help you navigate the challenges of life's transitions and find solace in the promises of God. https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. As mothers, one of our most challenging experiences is watching our children navigate difficult seasons. The pain of seeing them struggle with loss, loneliness, and emotional hurt can be overwhelming, and so often, we find ourselves entrenched in their pain. In today's episode, Bethany guides listeners through the process of letting go and walking alongside our children without becoming entangled in their pain. The challenges our children face, whether bullying, shattered dreams, or the turmoil of friendships, deeply affect us. As parents, our hearts ache when they hurt. But it's important to remember that we aren't meant to fix every situation. Perfection isn't the goal of parenting; instead, it's about being a steadfast presence that embodies trust and faith rooted in scripture. While we can't remove all obstacles from our children's paths, we can equip them with truth from scripture and remind them of God's commitment to navigate these challenges. These reminders keep us grounded in our faith, providing guidance and wisdom when navigating difficult situations. Bethany shares word pictures and scriptures to share with your children to strengthen their spiritual foundation and support them in their struggles. Remember, your role isn't to create a perfect childhood but to provide unwavering support as they follow their path, guided by the Holy Spirit. Anchoring Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15 Genesis 16 Genesis 21 Isaiah 43 Hebrews 4:16 Romans 15:13 Isaiah 61 Are you seeking guidance in the art of letting go and embracing a Gospel-centered perspective? Pre-order The Warrior Mama Prayer Journal, designed to help you navigate the challenges of life's transitions and find solace in the promises of God. https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. As the back-to-school season approaches, parents face a common yet heart-wrenching challenge – letting go. Whether it's the first day of kindergarten or the day they send their child off to college, releasing their grip and allowing their children to step into new phases of life can be challenging. Join Bethany as she dives into the concepts of letting go and fully surrendering to allow the Lord to step in. Letting go when our children are learning and stepping into new seasons is a reflection of God's plan for our lives. In these moments, we are called to step back and allow the lessons to unfold, trusting that God is at work in the outcome. As parents, the battle of letting go isn't a one-time event. It's an ongoing process, and just as we repeatedly entrust our children to new experiences, we must continually renew our commitment to placing God at the center of our lives. As we embrace the letting go journey, whether it's waving goodbye to a kindergartner or watching a college student embark on a new adventure. Remember that this act of release is deeply rooted in the Gospel message. It's an opportunity to cultivate trust, to believe in a God who keeps His promises, and to find our security in His pursuit and grace. Anchoring Scriptures: Colossians 1 Ephesians 1 Are you seeking guidance in the art of letting go and embracing a Gospel-centered perspective? Pre-order The Warrior Mama Prayer Journal, designed to help you navigate the challenges of life's transitions and find solace in the promises of God. https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Today's episode is a personal invite into the Warrior Motherhood Community, where we invest in the spiritual lives of your children and build community with other women desiring to stand confidently in their calling as moms. In this community, we believe that every mom has a unique perspective, a voice to speak and teach, and a heart to pour into her children's lives. We witness the beauty of this perspective passing down through generations, shaping our children's lives. So, we extend a warm invitation to you to come and join us. When the Word of God becomes living and active within you, it naturally flows into your language and conversations with your kids. Here, we embrace the truth that there is no such thing as perfect parenting. We want this space to be light, warm, and filled with encouragement. As we journey through motherhood, we'll explore the wonders of God's Word, share wisdom, and uplift one another. Here, you'll find a community that supports, inspires, and embraces you just as you are. We believe that together, we can raise children who know and love Jesus, and in doing so, we contribute to a more compassionate and beautiful world. So, if you're seeking to deepen your connection between faith and motherhood, join us in this beautiful adventure. Let's embark on this journey together, knowing we are never alone. Join us in the Warrior Motherhood Community and learn how to take hold of the Gospel and confidently apply it to your motherhood as you parent your children https://www.warriormotherhood.org/ Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Over the past few weeks, Bethany has invited you into a series on building a foundation in motherhood, and this week is dedicated to the moms. Motherhood is a beautiful and transformative journey but comes with its share of challenges and uncertainties. We often find ourselves feeling empty, poured out, and needing guidance. In these moments, it becomes crucial to build a strong foundation for our motherhood that is grounded in the gospel's truth and connected to Jesus. In today's episode, Bethany explores John 7:37-39 to help you understand why building this foundation is essential and how it can bring clarity and assurance to our journey. Building a solid foundation in motherhood based on God's truth can provide the clarity and assurance we need to navigate the challenges that come our way. Through prayer, seeking His guidance, and diving into His word, we can find the direction and wisdom to nurture and raise our children. This connection with God's word not only brings hope and strength to us but also enables us to pour out His love and grace upon our children. Let us invest in our spiritual walk, allowing Him to pour out of our lives and into our children's lives. With God as our guide, we can find the assurance and strength needed to navigate motherhood's beautiful yet challenging adventure. Join the Warrior Motherhood Community Opening in August. Secure Your Spot on the Waitlist Now. Pre-Order A Warrior Mama’s Prayers journal here: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. In the midst of our journey centered on building a foundation in the gospel, we often overlook—the mundane moments. In today's episode, Bethany welcomes listeners into a conversation where we can consider how we can cultivate a gospel-centered lens in these everyday experiences. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it is easy to overlook the holiness of those mundane moments. Whether dealing with a meltdown in a grocery store or children whining during errands, we can practice discernment and grace. Grounding ourselves in the present moment allows us to unpack the motivations behind our emotions and reactions. Drawing inspiration from passages like Isaiah 40:11, we can find comfort in knowing that God provides strength, support, and guidance even in ordinary moments. Engaging in meaningful conversations during grocery shopping or dining at a restaurant can foster deeper connections with our children and reinforce our gospel-centered approach to life. As we strive to build a foundation in the gospel, let us not overlook the transformative potential of the mundane moments that fill our daily lives. Embracing these moments with grace, discernment, and wisdom allows us to find holiness and gospel truths in our everyday life. Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Pre-Order A Warrior Mama’s Prayers journal here: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Today's episode continues the series on building our foundations rooted in God's word. Parenting can be a challenging journey, especially when our children grapple with fear. Bethany explores the significance of anchoring our motherhood in gospel truth while acknowledging the abundance of opinions and advice out there. Through scripture, word pictures, and practical strategies, Bethany offers opportunities to help your children navigate the thoughts that cause fear by pivoting them back to what God says and the truth he offers—helping our children navigate. Instead of merely helping them understand why they feel afraid, we should strive to link their fears to the truth of God's Word. By doing so, we guide them toward a solid foundation built on the promises of God. By building a foundation rooted in gospel truth, we can help them navigate through fear and anxiety. Remember, God knows our children intimately and invites us to seek Him through prayer and rely on his wisdom. As we shift our focus from worldly advice to God's promises, we equip our children with the tools necessary to combat fear with unwavering faith. Related Scriptures: Psalm 34:3-4 Psalm 46:1-3 Isiah 56:3-4 Philippians 4 Order the Fear Less Pillowcase Pre-order Warrior Mama Prayer Journal here Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Bethany welcomes you back to the kitchen table, and today’s episode is rooted in applying the word of God to morning rituals and bedtime routines. There is much to be said about bedtime and morning practices, and there isn’t a magic recipe or a one-size-fits-all solution to the perfect bedtime routine or morning ritual. But instead, it’s the intention behind these practices. Bethany isn’t here to offer another mantra but instead provides scripture and the invitation God offers you. Bethany asks listeners to look deeper into the holiness of each immediate moment and interaction by tuning to God to ask for perspective through his lens. Remember, there is no right or wrong way to create these routines. Allow yourself the freedom to experiment, adjust, and find what works best for you and your children. As you embark on this journey, trust that God will use every aspect of your bedtime routine and morning ritual to enrich your life and draw you closer to Him. Seek Him always and listen to what he is telling you. Anchoring Scriptures: Isaiah 55 Isaiah 40 Psalm 33 Deuteronomy 6 Phillipians 3:3 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Pre-Order A Warrior Mama’s Prayers journal here: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Dealing with toddler tantrums is inevitably a season of motherhood that we all walk through. While there are a lot of strategies, methods, and advice out there, in today's episode, Bethany comforts this aspect of motherhood with a Gospel perspective built on the six principles in which God offers his strength. Interacting with your child during tantrums and fits while maintaining a gospel perspective requires intentionality and grace. In these moments, we are often triggered and sparked with anger and frustration, but we remember God's posture and the compassion he offers in these moments. Parenting from a gospel perspective requires us to approach tantrums and challenging moments with love, compassion, and a commitment to restoration. Bethany offers practical ways to handle these moments with your littles and verbiage to consistently point them to God's love and their need for a savior. As we navigate the ups and downs of parenting, let us strive to reflect on our Heavenly Father's love, extending grace and understanding to our children even during their most challenging moments. Listen to Episode 137 6 Ways We Anchor Our Motherhood in Gospel Related Scriptures: Psalm 103:13-14 Luke 15 Ephesians 2:4-7 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Pre-Order A Warrior Mama’s Prayers journal here: Bethanykimsey.co Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week on the Warrior Mama Podcast, Bethany continues her summertime series, and today she welcomes listeners into parenting tweens and teens. Parenting moody kids can be undeniably challenging, but it's important to remember that you are not alone in this journey. Bethany reminds listeners of the importance of building a foundational rock through scripture and six principles that offer God's strength. Society offers suggestions and advice for parenting your moody teens, from remaining calm to refraining from over-punishing. But, as mothers, we instantly feel defeat and failure when the advice doesn't work and the enemy preys on these motions of weakness. And today, Bethany offers you hope, encouragement, and the reminder that anchoring yourself in God's truth and the six principles will help you meet your children with more connection, grace, a stronger relationship, and a more solid foundation to build upon these principles. Bethany gives listeners three pivotal questions to ask themselves when met with a teenager who is moody, angry, or wants to be left alone. Remember, it's a challenging phase, but with perseverance and support from God, you can navigate through it and foster a stronger parent-child relationship. Listen to Episode 137 6 Ways We Anchor Our Motherhood in Gospel Related Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8-11 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week on the Warrior Mama Podcast, Bethany welcomes listeners into familiar struggles families face this summer, sibling fights, and rivalry. It’s inevitable during the summer months as siblings have less structure and more time together. In today’s episode, Bethany reminds listeners of the six Gospel truths to anchor in and how we can continue to ground ourselves in the Word so that when our children fight, we can build upon God’s promises while meeting our children with an understanding of their heart posture while offering grace and forgiveness. In a world filled with conflicting advice and noise, discernment is essential, especially in motherhood. Throughout this episode, Bethany offers the vital reminder of building upon the invitation to walk with Jesus during your journey while intentionally pivoting your children back to their relationship with the one who offers forgiveness and cleansing. All siblings fight and on average about eight times every hour, and regardless of what the world tells you, no family has it figured out. Still, instead, we can rest ourselves in the six overarching principles and allow these to be the anchoring hooks for your family. Listen to Episode 137 6 Ways We Anchor Our Motherhood in Gospel Anchoring Scriptures:Romans 12 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week on the Warrior Mama Podcast, Bethany continues bringing listeners into a summertime series about motherhood through the lens of the Gospel. Our culture offers remedies, societal norms as well as pressure in motherhood. Bethany brings advice and encouragement and breaks down concepts in motherhood that we have accepted. From moody teenagers to sibling fights, we all encounter big and small moments of motherhood where we need support, answers, and guidance. In today’s episode, Bethany introduces six principles that offer God’s strength so that you can instead look at the opinions of God rather than the opinions of society. Through these six principles, we anchor in God’s word but also remember that while we have a job in parenting, we need to partner with God because he knows our child intimately. Bethany reminds listeners of the importance of rooting ourselves in these principles so that when we tackle the big moments in motherhood, we can offer grace, repentance, and forgiveness but also turn to God for wisdom and guidance because his word is rich. He wants to walk in motherhood with you so that you can pivot your children back to him and his promises in the word. Anchoring Scriptures: Isaiah 43 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 1 John 1:9 Titus 3 Jeremiah 33:3 James 1:5 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Joining Bethany today is Allison Brost, a remarkable mother and writer who brings hope and encouragement to those facing hardships. Allison shares her beautiful story of loss, reminding listeners that God will come through during those incredibly hard seasons. Bethany and Allison explore the impact of Allison's Book This Side of Perfect: Holding Onto Hope When Life Gets Hard on its audience, the shared emotions it evokes, and the importance of fostering conversations around navigating hardships and loss. Allison's book serves as a reminder that even during loss, you can find rest and refuge in Christ by bringing it back to him. In the midst of our struggles, we can always turn to God, knowing that His love and grace are constant sources of strength and comfort. Bethany and Allison encourage listeners to understand that while all struggles, losses, and hardships may look different, they're similar, and there is always hope in whatever you face. Tune in for an incredible conversation that will give listeners hope and grace while offering an invitation to turn to Christ through hardship. Order Allison’s Book: This Side of Perfect: Holding Onto Hope When Life Gets Hard Connect with Allison on Instagram @allisonsbrost Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany sits down with Laura Hernandez, a mom of ten and an expert in creating household systems to help you operate with more peace and less chaos. Heading into summertime, when routines may change, and children are out of school, managing chaos in the house can be a challenge. However, Laura provides listeners with proactive strategies, and you can maintain a sense of peace while minimizing chaos. As moms, we often operate on auto-pilot and believe we should do it all, but we must remember to give ourselves the grace to know that no household is perfect. Join Bethany and Laura as they dive into the systems Laura uses with her family but also provide listeners with simple and easy systems to incorporate within their homes. While summertime lends a change in routine and more downtime, it’s also a great time to plan and conquer new systems you’ll want to utilize during the school year. Moms play a vital role in managing their households, and having systems in place can significantly help eliminate chaos and create a more peaceful and functional environment. Follow Laura on Instagram @mamasystems and connect with her through her website https://www.mamasystems.net/ Grab a copy of her Chore Guide. Purchase a copy of Laura’s book recommendation Atomic Habits Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Bethany welcomes you to the kitchen table this week for a crucial conversation on combating the thoughts that turn our minds into a battlefield with the enemy. In motherhood, we make mistakes and messes, but the enemy aims to bring us into a place of regret and sadness. Bethany inspires confidence and discernment on how to handle the thoughts that come against us. Bethany holds tight to the importance of guarding our minds and thoughts against harmful and destructive influences and to seek the truth of God's word as a source of wisdom, guidance, and spiritual protection. Christ chose you, he knows you'll make mistakes, but he doesn't plan to condemn you for them. He will invest in you. Sit with Bethany as she uses scripture, truth, and guidance to help you uncover the power to discern the enemy so that you can declare yourself in Christ and allow his voice to be louder. The enemy wants you to believe that you're doing it all wrong, but mamas, you're not the words, the voices, or the thoughts the enemy feeds you. When you have a stronghold on the Lord's promises and his voice, you can learn to navigate motherhood from a place of peace. You'll begin to understand that you're not meant to do it perfectly. Related Scripture: Ephesians 6 2 Corinthians 10 3:5 Ephesians 1 Revelation 12:10 2 Corinthians 7:10 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Do you ever find yourself getting lost in the thought that you’re not a good mom or somehow you’re messing everything up? You aren’t alone. The majority of moms are struggling with this thought. Bethany gives listeners hope and encouragement with a powerful reminder that God isn’t giving us a grade in motherhood. Bethany brings listeners into Gospel truth to help combat these moments of vulnerability, questioning, and insecurity in mothering children. As moms, we put pressure on ourselves and don’t walk surrendered to God but instead try to make fruit ourselves. Join Bethany as she uses scripture and word pictures that will provide insight into the ways Jesus is working within us to change us and fill us with fruit so that we can pour into our children with love, patience, grace, and joy even in the moments that we don’t feel that we have it all together. Related Scripture: John 15 Titus 3 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab your spot here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany welcomes listeners to this series, where we tackle common ideas we wrestle with as mothers through the Gospel lens. In today’s episode, Bethany begins with the basics of understanding why having a solid foundation of Jesus Christ is essential and how to identify the faulty foundations and build them back into place. Bethany takes you through conversations rooted in scripture to help you understand why we want to be warrior mamas with firm foundations. But, most notably, through scripture, she reassures you that both you and your child were specifically designed. God created us as his workmanship for a specific purpose, and Bethany builds out fundamental truths so that your foundation is anchored in God’s truth so as you walk through motherhood, you don’t fall victim to the lies of the enemy. Related Scriptures: Collathians 1:15 Hebrews 1:3 Ephesians 1 John 1 Romans 1:20 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Grab a spot here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany welcomes three incredible women and mothers to the table for a beautiful, inspiring, and encouraging conversation on parenting a child with needs. Carrie, Amy, and Sara are all mothers of children with various needs and diagnoses. Together they are a light for families walking through similar situations. In today's conversation, Bethany speaks with these women about the different stages of their journey from the beginning to how they processed with the Lord and what their walks continue to look like. These three incredible women and mothers offer a glimpse into their world as they walk through the emotions of parenting a child with needs. They share their struggles but remind listeners that they're not alone if they walk in this space. Carrie, Amy, and Sara share their conversations with God, how they stay rooted in his word, and continuously remind themselves of the story that God will unfold for each of their children. Connect with Amy, Carrie, and Sara at Take Heart Special Moms: WebsitePodcastInstagram @takeheartspecialmoms Facebook @takeheartspecialmoms Preorder the Other Side of Special Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table, Bethany invites listeners to continue the conversation on leading a life of investment. Last week Bethany introduced this concept, and in today's episode, Bethany dives deeper into how it practically plays into our lives and in motherhood. We are called to be investors and cultivators, and Bethany gives word pictures and scriptures to help listeners not only understand but apply this to their daily lives. We are called to be cultivators in not only our marriages and our homes but in our communities. Bethany gives practical tools and tips to help you understand that we can walk beside Jesus as he is the grower, and we are the planters and the waterers. Related Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 3 Isaiah 61:3 Matthew 13 Mark 4 Luke 8 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany invites listeners to look at their lives from an investment standpoint through the gospel lens. Life gets busy, and we fill our time, but are we filling it with Kingdom purpose? Bethany is breaking down the concept of investment through her experiences, knowledge, and scripture to help listeners understand this concept more deeply. Through the mundane and busy day-to-day, it can feel that the Lord isn’t there, but he is, and he’s invested, so how can we ensure that we live our lives purposefully? Bethany uses word pictures and a familiar phrase in her home to help you see where you are pouring into with intention and what it means for your family, motherhood, marriage, and walk with Jesus. Related Scriptures: Habakkuk 1:5 Hebrews 12 Hebrews 3:13 Ephesians 5 Colossians 2 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome to another episode of the Warrior Mama Podcast. As we head into Easter weekend, Bethany shares an important message on Jesus’s abundant love for us until the end. Bethany hopes these conversations will guide you as you walk into Easter with your children and loved ones. Bethany anchors listeners in various scriptures and takes them apart to show the message that God consistently delivers. As moms, we aren’t perfect, we have bad days, but Jesus doesn’t love us because of our perfect parenting. He selected each of us regardless of performance. Jesus has and will continue to love us until the very end, and through his love, he gives us the ability to love others abundantly. Through Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross, we can walk daily knowing that being loved isn’t contingent on anything except who we are. Bethany so beautifully walks listeners through Jesus’s love and how we can portray this reminder to our children throughout Easter week and every day. Related Scriptures: John 3:16 Ephesians 2:4 Ephesians 5:2 1 John 4:10 1 John 4:19 1 John 4: 11 Isaiah 49:15-16 John 13:1 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

This week on the Warrior Mama Podcast, Bethany continues her conversation on tempering our big emotions as parents when conflicts arise in our households. Sibling arguments, disagreements, and conflicts come with the parenting territory, and it’s no secret that they can trigger our emotions as mamas. Bethany speaks to listeners about a word picture that Jesus used in the bible that beautifully lays the framework of how we can communicate and handle conflict the way Jesus did. Jesus didn’t graze the service; instead, he did more profound heart work by leading with compassion, not consequences. Listen in as Bethany gives practice and tangible advice so you can implement this framework into your parenting. Bethany gives encouragement and grace, reminding you that it’s not easy to pause, ask the right questions, and communicate before immediately reacting with a scold or a consequence. Bethany encourages us to be like Jesus while understanding that while we can’t change the heart of our children, we can pivot them closer to the Lord. Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the Warrior Mama Podcast. As mothers, we often want to control and handle everything that happens in our households. From babies refusing to sleep, toddlers fighting, or teenagers who talk back, relinquishing to the Lord in your motherhood isn’t easy. In today’s episode, Bethany gives listeners practical tools anchored in God’s truth. What happens when we are committed to the Lord, but life breaks loose? We become triggered, and our reactions and discipline come from a place of blown emotions. Bethany takes listeners through her parenting, journey, and, most importantly, how she has partnered and trusted the Lord to help her discipline with a Gospel perspective. Join Bethany as she guides listeners in the power of the pause and how trusting in the Lord in your walk through motherhood provides you with insight before you step into the problem. Bethany anchors listeners in scripture so that they can posture themselves and trust the Lord so they can handle the crisis, chaos, and discipline from a Gospel-centered place Free Scripture Screensaver Episode 74: Purpose in the Pause Related Scriptures: Psalm 37: 3-4 Jeremiah 33:3 Colossians 1 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome to the kitchen table on the Warrior Mama Podcast. Join Bethany in celebrating the new podcast name. More than anything, Bethany is here to equip listeners as warrior mamas to remind them their job matters despite the days when they feel discouraged, messy, and ultimately feel they’re losing the battle. As mamas we have constant worries, bombarding thoughts, and struggle with mental overload. To help mamas understand the posture of our Lord, Bethany takes listeners into one of her places in scripture, Psalm 37:5. at first glance Psalm 37:5 can be seen as a formula, but when you dive deeper, it’s a true reminder of his commitment to us and that his love isn’t dependent on our performance. Bethany guides listeners through how to pray for our kids while combating worry and staying grounded in God’s promises. We must first understand the word to help walk us through worship and trust in the lord. Anchoring Scriptures: Psalm 37:5 Matthew 11 Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Rebecca George joins Bethany for an incredible conversation that not only provides encouragement but sits so beautifully inside of motherhood. Bethany and Rebecca take listeners through a journey of Rebecca's new book Do the Thing in a way that leaves listeners holding tight to God's promises. In motherhood, it can be challenging to balance the act of motherhood while still pursuing our gifts and callings. Still, Bethany and Rebecca give listeners hope and encouragement to turn to scripture to see the gifts and talents God has provided. Whether you're struggling with navigating your callings in a way that not only honors God but also allows you to honor your family, or maybe you're wrestling with the fears and insecurities tied to your calling. God knit you together, he gave you a purpose, and he can be trusted, and this episode is full of practical ways to bring these truths into your lives. Connect with Rebecca: Rebecca is an author, a podcaster, and speaker. Rebecca’s mission is to leave people better than I found them and knowing Jesus more fully than when they met me. Listen to the Radical Radiance Podcast Pre-Order Do The Thing Follow Rebecca on Instagram Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany welcomes Hillary, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics. Bethany and Hillary tackle the constantly shifting culture and societal pressures while looking deeper into Hillary’s books designed to help moms discern both truths and lies in science and culture. Bethany and Hillary welcome you into this incredible conversation allowing mama bears to stand firm on the foundation of the Gospel, especially when the enemy places cultural obstacles. Hillary not only empowers women to stay rooted in truth but gives encouragement and a wealth of wisdom when it comes to navigating cultural lies our children face on a daily basis. The parenting landscape is ever-changing but tune into this episode for practical tips and tools to teach your children to understand and form their own beliefs while standing rooted in the truth. Bethany takes you on a journey through these incredible books, and Hillary shares her journey and tools you can take with you into your own homes. Connect with Hillary: Hillary Morgan Ferrer is the founder and Mama-Bear-in-Chief of Mama Bear Apologetics. Both books are available for purchase: Mama Bear Apologetics™: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies and Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality. You can also follow Mama Bear Apologetics on Instagram @mamabearapologetics. Learn more about Mama Bear Apologetics on their website and take a listen to their podcast. Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is so excited for listeners to join her in a much-needed conversation with Alisa Childers. Alisa brings incredible perspective, experience, and reaffirming words to combat cultural slogans with God’s truth. As mothers, we’ve all failed, made mistakes, and could have handled things differently. In today’s episode, Alisa and Bethany’s conversations remind parents they aren’t perfect. Nobody is. Bethany speaks with Alisa about her new book that ultimately tackles the lies we all echo in our heads as parents. We live in a society that delivers messages through social media like “you are enough” and “God just wants you to be happy” to make us feel we need to gain validation through others rather than God himself. Alisa guides listeners in recognizing the lies, holding steadfast to God’s word, and remembering that surrendering to God is your best posture. By understanding the lies we are being fed, we can help guide our children in holding tight to God’s word and helping them know who they are in him. Connect with Alisa: Alisa Childers is a wife, mom, author, blogger, speaker, and worship leader. Alisa is the author of the latest book Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed. Alisa’s new book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies is now available head to: alisachilders.com to purchase. You can also follow Alisa on Instagram @alisachilders Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany welcomes Stasi Eldredge onto today's episode of When God Breaks Through. Stasi is overflowing with reminders of God's unconditional love for each of us. Bethany and Stasi sit down for a conversation that offers every mom hope, reassurance, and, most importantly, the reminder that God sees you, hears you, and loves you. Bethany and Stasi share bits and pieces of their walks in motherhood when they didn't quite feel they measured up. The enemy wants us to feel unseen, unwanted, and lonely in our motherhood walk, but when we hold tight to God's word and the intentional love he has, we will quickly be reminded that he is always with us, and he is the presence we so deeply need. Listen in as Bethany and Stasi provide the encouragement we all need in our motherhood journey. Connect with Stasi: Stasi Eldredge is an author, teacher, and the women's ministry leader at Wild at Heart—a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's love, and learn to live in God's Kingdom. Stasi and her husband, John, live in Colorado Springs. Listen to Stasi’s Podcast Stasi’s Books Captivating Love & WarBecoming MyselfDefiant Joy Join Bethany in resetting your mind when motherhood feels hard in her 6-Week faith based journey to realign your motherhood focusing on God’s love and anchoring in His word. Sign-up here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is thrilled to welcome Heidi Lee Anderson to the table today. Heidi is an author, writer, and speaker fueled by helping ensure that Christ-followers know the promises God offers. Bethany celebrates Heidi’s upcoming book Ps. It’s Gonna Be Good by taking a deeper dive into the passions behind her book and giving listeners perspective as Heidi answers those massive questions we all wrestle with during our faith walk. P.S. this episode is incredibly reassuring, relatable, and a reminder that when we’re stuck in the middle of motherhood feeling a bit lost, it’s going to be ok. Join Bethany as she digs into why Heidi wrote this book and all of the beauty it will offer readers. Anchoring Scriptures: Romans 8:28 Connect with Heidi: Heidi Lee Anderson is a writer, speaker, and stay-at-home mom. While crafting Instagram devotionals and writing kid’s curriculum all while teaching teaching biblical online courses, she’s a master at cleaning up Cheerios spills and building LEGO towers while simultaneously chugging coffee like a Gilmore. Heidi has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from University of Northwestern, MN, and has spent her career doing ministry—from teaching hundreds in kids’ ministry to writing daily devotionals, Bible reading plans, and small group curriculum as a content developer. After being diagnosed with cancer, Heidi’s fuel is now to make sure that Christ-followers realize, know, and claim the sure promises God offers—in the mundane, amid the heartache, and on top of the highest mountains. Instagram: @heidileeanderson Website Pre-order P.S It’s Gonna be Good Join Bethany in the Motherhood Collective, the place where motherhood makes sense. Bethany would love for you to join her in this Gospel-based community. Learn more about the Motherhood Collective here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Join Bethany this week as she closes this mini-series on how the Gospel radically changes every part of our life. Bethany ends this series with a powerful and significant message on the importance of community. Motherhood can feel isolating and unruly, and at times it might feel that the world is looking at you with a lens of disgust. Our society shows us the glimpses of perfection of other mothers leaving us feeling inadequate and bowing down in shame. Bethany invites listeners in on the truth that Jesus calls us to become a warrior against the enemy who aims to isolate us. Bethany uses a story to put into perspective the importance of a Gospel-based community and how it empowers us to fight the lies of destruction from the enemy. Without community, we become engulfed in the quicksand of the enemy’s lies. With community, we move forward, we charge the enemy, and most importantly, we’re willing to ask for help. Motherhood shouldn’t feel isolated but empowering, knowing we have Jesus and a community that stands in truth and is locked in the word of the Gospel. Watch The Battle of Kruger Join Bethany in the Motherhood Collective, the place where motherhood makes sense. Bethany would love for you to join her in this Gospel-based community. Learn more about the Motherhood Collective here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Over the past few weeks, Bethany provided listeners with practical ways to connect to the Gospel while laying the groundwork and applying his words to our walk with both him and our children. Bethany continues this conversation this week by helping us understand how to apply the Word of God when we feel lost, defeated, and hopeless. We must understand the journey by loving the word, being in the word, and, most importantly, allowing his word to work within us. Listen as Bethany takes listeners through a deeper understanding of sanctification and how God continuously highlights and shows us the areas in which we need to surrender. She explores the process of sanctification and its ever-deepening work within us. When we surrender and seek God to let the word work within us, it can change us. Join Bethany in the Motherhood Collective, the place where motherhood makes sense. Bethany would love for you to join her. Learn more about the Motherhood Collective here. Anchoring Scriptures: 2 Timothy 3 Romans 8:1 Colossians 3:16Colossians 2: 6-7 Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Join Bethany as she sits at the kitchen table with special guest Natalia Drumm. Natalia is a podcaster, author, and phenomenal voice for encouraging women to grow in faith by equipping them with God’s word. Bethany and Natalia give listeners a wealth of encouragement on studying God’s word while also pulling apart the question of how to read, interact, and apply the world in a way that is meaningful to your life. Natalia and Bethany share pieces of their walk in studying God’s word and discoveries they have made along that way that can help other women who may be combatting the hows of divulging in God’s word that isn’t solely about reading the Bible. Where to find Natalia: Natalia Drumm is a wife, homeschool mother to 3 boys and a girl passionate about encouraging and equipping women to grow in God’s Word and live out the Gospel in their everyday. She is a graduate student at Dallas Theological Seminary and creator of Girlfriends in the Word: Bible study resources for busy women. Listen to Natalia’s podcast Girlfriends in the WorldGrab her Free 31 Day Devotional and Other Freebies Connect with her on Instagram @nataliadrumm Natalia’s Etsy ShopWebsite and Blog Join Bethany in the Motherhood Collective, the place where motherhood makes sense. Bethany would love for you to join her. Learn more about the Motherhood Collective here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Join Bethany as she continues her mini-series on how we can become equipped by the Gospel on our journey as warrior mamas. Bethany unpacks the word to help equip you as a warrior mama and reassures you of the power the Gospel has to change everything. In today’s episode, Bethany takes listeners through what it means to be a warrior, what Jesus says about this role, and, most importantly, helps you stand firm in your identity as a warrior mama. There is a lot of noise about what we should think, how we should parent, and how to live out our day-to-day, but Bethany reassures you by holding tight to the word of the Gospel, you will be reminded that you are living inside God’s story. Bethany provides scripture to help you stand in the truth and understand what being a warrior is all about, and you can walk confidently knowing that he is the one holding it all together. When you secure your identity in Jesus, you will begin to let go of the comparison, chronic self-pity, anger, and anxiety. Resilience by John Eldredge Anchoring Scriptures: Matthew 112 Corinthians 2: 14-17Ephesians 2: 1-101 Peter 2:9Isiah 43:2 John 10: 14-15Psalm 91:14 Join Bethany in the Motherhood Collective, the place where motherhood makes sense. Bethany would love for you to join her. Learn more about the Motherhood Collective here. Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Join Bethany as she begins the new year with an episode centered around The Gospel. Most importantly, Bethany unpacks the word to help equip you as a warrior mama. To allow The Gospel to spill into your homes, children, spouses, and relationships, you have to fully understand God’s word. Through experiences, stories, teachings, and scriptures, Bethany brings listeners into The Gospel by making connections and radically breaking it down for listeners. Listen as Bethany gives you a snapshot look by breaking down the Gospel and truly hopes that through this episode, you can hear Jesus speaking, aiding you in making the connections to where in life you need them most. Anchoring Scriptures: Romans 1:20Romans 3 Romans 5: 6,8,10 Matthew 11 Connect with Bethany: Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table at Christmas. Join Bethany for the next six episodes as she explores the various names of Jesus to help you settle the Christmas season's tensions, overwhelms, and chaos. In today's final episode before Christmas, Bethany takes listeners on a journey through Isaiah 9 not only to understand the great depth, importance, and reasoning behind this passage. But to help listeners uncover stunning revelations behind the meaning of The Lord of Hosts and what his zeal means. If you're coming into the Christmas season and wondering if it's enough, you've done all the things, you've planned the big parties, but you ask if he is coming into the Christmas season with you. The answer is yes. He has an intense devotion and passionate commitment to you during Christmas and far after. Merry Christmas! Anchoring Scriptures:Isaiah 9 Connect with Bethany:Website Instagram Facebook

Welcome back to the kitchen table at Christmas. Join Bethany for the next six episodes as she explores the various names of Jesus to help you settle the Christmas season's tensions, overwhelms, and chaos. Have your children accidentally broken something, and their sibling comes forth promising it was an accident, and they're doing everything in their power to intercede in the situation? Well, Jesus does something similar for us. He is our intercessor before God by speaking on our half and defending our case. Bethany gives us hope that through his gracious gift of life, he advocates for us, has saved us, and, most importantly, provides us with righteousness and spiritual blessings so that we can rest. Anchoring Scriptures:Romans 8 Hebrews 7:25 Connect with Bethany: Website InstagramFacebook