Bible Momming

In 2018, Nike signed its first athlete with cerebral palsy. His name is Justin Gallegos. On this Bible Momming podcast, Paula talks with Tracy  Gallegos, Justin's mom, about finding her purpose and passion as she helped her son grow. She shares the value of community and how falling is just a part of life. 

You can see videos about Justin at BibleMomming.com. 

During a Q&A, after speaking at a MOPS group, Paula was asked, "Do you have any tips on having good conversations with our kids?" This episode is a result of that discussion. If you have struggled with how to talk with your kids, Paula provides some handy tips and strategies to get you having conversations throughout your child's life. 

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In this episode, I'm joined by Counseling Pastor and licensed therapist Becky White. With the increase in suicides across our country, it's getting tougher to avoid the topic with our families. Let's learn together some wise ways to address this difficult topic with wisdom. 

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A great way to help your kids imagine other places in the world and learn contentment in our neck of the woods is to expose them to missions. You can serve here in the United States or take your family to other countries so that they learn about the different types of lives people lead around the world. Today, I'm talking with my friend Lisa DiGiovanni about her organization the Lunch Bucket and how missions have impacted her family over the years. 

I'm talking with Carolynn Reiser about finding hope when all feels hopeless, specifically in your marriage. Carolynn and her husband Bill have been leaders in Celebrate Recovery for years and now they have started their own ministry called The Hope Encounter. If you have been frustrated with your own marriage in the midst of also caring for your kids, you need to listen to this episode. 

No one can get us angry, frustrated, and at our wits end like our family. Sometimes they do it intentionally and sometimes they don't, but we feel it just the same. As Moms, we have to deal with our own issues of forgiveness while also attempting to train our little humans so that they can be forgiving people too. It isn't easy, but it also isn't impossible. 

Many of my friends have adopted children using a wide variety of methods. Often I hear their wishes for things they would love other families to understand. Today, I'm talking with Leslie Hoff, one of the founders of Foster Love L.A. about her adoption journey in the foster care system and what it can be like for other adoptive families.

Being a mom is just plain stressful. There is no way around that. We can simply react as we have always done or we can seek out ways to be wise. If you feel guilty about how you handle stress, you don't have to feel that way. You can have joy while raising up other humans. 

Today, I'm talking with Jenna Parde about her ministry called Scribbling Grace. She shares about fun ways to do Bible journalling with paint. She gives tips on how to help yourself and your kids to enjoy the Bible more by using some artistic expression. 

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We often avoid appearing weird because someone might judge us, but when we genuinely follow the teachings of the Bible many people will perceive us as weird. This can be tough for kids. So, why not encourage other weird habits so that they can embrace the wonderful weirdness only God can give.