Home & Family Life

Strategies and help for building a peaceful home and enjoying Christian family life

How To Enjoy A Family Vacation Without Sibling Rivalry, Family Conflict, Or A Frustrated Mama // Episode 82

What are we talking about today? Summertime is all about fun family time – so you don’t want to let conflict and bickering ruin it!  With all the effort that goes into planning a great family vacation, you want to make sure that sibling rivalry or changes in the plans don’t throw everything out the […]

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How Clutter, Cleanliness, And Spring Cleaning For Mental Health Impact Your Christian Family. // Episode 75

What are we talking about today?  I’m guessing that it is important to you that your family enjoys a peaceful home life. That you want everyone to feel comfortable in your home. That you want to be able to look around the kitchen and the living room and everything in between and have a sense

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My Top 10 Life Lessons for Loving Christian Family Life and Growing Your Most Important Relationships // Episode 67

What are we talking about today? It’s busy, hectic, and sometimes frustrating… but we all want to love our family life. We want to enjoy our people. We want to find peace and purpose at the end of a crazy day. We want to feel connected with our family.  Well, today I’ve got 10 tips

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Finding peace in your home & your life: 5 things that disrupt our peace, and practical steps to get it back // Episode 63

What are we talking about today? Do you want a more peaceful home? I know that I do! Sure, there are days when everything runs smoothly, everyone is happy, and life feels… peaceful. And then there are the normal days, when things are busy and peace feels just a little bit beyond our reach.  Today,

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What if you’re the only one trying? 5 steps to setting goals and creating change in your family relationships. // Episode 60

What are we talking about today? Whatever your goals are for this year, I hope that you have a high priority on building or maintaining godly family relationships. We sometimes put a lot of pressure on ourselves to create meaningful goals, to stick with our New Years resolutions, or to change problems in our family

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25 quick, practical tips for your family’s year: build a happy marriage, peaceful home, and a great relationship with your kids // Episode 59

What are we talking about today? In the chaos of real life, sometimes all a busy Christian mom really wants are a few good tips and tricks to make her family life a little bit better.  Sure, you can set big and ambitious goals for your family. That’s great! But if you’re feeling a little

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My 10 favorite books, tools, and free resources (aka… gift ideas!) from marriage to biblical worldview and beyond // Episode 57

What are we talking about today? In today’s episode, I’m sharing my top 10 list of recommended resources for busy Christian moms. As a family therapist, I often get asked about my recommendations for books, tools, or ideas to help women strengthen their family relationships. Most of them are free, others are definitely low-cost… and

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Enjoy a meaningful, low-stress holiday season by giving your family these 3 gifts… and none of it is “stuff.” // Episode 52

What are we talking about today? I love the holiday season. Many of us do! The problem is, they sometimes get so busy, so filled with stress, so focused on the gifts and the stuff and the family obligations… we don’t get to really enjoy our people during this important time of year.  No more.

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The key to happiness, intimacy, and healthy relationships: Loving your actual life and your actual people // Episode 44

What are we talking about today? We all want to be happy. Or even, as the Apostle Paul say, content. But how do we get there?  Today’s episode is an encouragement for us all in how to be happy in our life today, our relationships today – even when things aren’t going the way we

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It’s hard to make friends as an adult. Try these 8 tips to grow new, deep Christian friendships. // Episode 42

What are we talking about today? My friend, we are talking about… friendship.  We all want good friends. In fact, I would argue that we NEED deep, healthy friendships to enjoy life to the fullest. But sometimes it seems like it’s harder to develop real friendships as an adult.  Life gets busy. We commit so

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