Christian Moms Café (formerly Christian Homeschool Moms)

Christian Moms Café Is Open! A New Home for Moms in Every Season

The café is officially open! 🎉 After months of dreaming, praying, and building, ChristianMoms.net is live, and I couldn't wait another minute to share it with you.

In this short, joyful episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of this new chapter, from the early days of my online ministry in 2004 to the vision God has continued to bring full circle. You'll discover what's waiting for you at Christian Moms Café, why this new space is for moms in every season of life, and how you can help shape what comes next.

Plus, there's exciting news for women who have a story to tell: we're officially welcoming guest writer interest!

Pull up a chair, friend. There's a place for you here.

In this episode, we'll talk about:

• The story behind Christian Moms Café and its new website
• Why Christian Homeschool Moms remains available while my focus expands
• What's coming to the digital magazine, newsletter, and podcast home
• How women of faith can become guest writers and share their stories

Explore the café: https://ChristianMoms.net

Interested in writing for us? Visit ChristianMoms.net to find the writer interest form.

Thanks for being part of this journey. We grow better together!

Christian Moms Café has relaunched as a digital magazine for Christian women, with thoughtful, honest conversations about faith, motherhood, identity, wellness, purpose, and relationships. We're looking for guest writers to join us. If you're a woman of faith with a story to share, wisdom you've gathered along the way, or a message on your heart, we'd love to hear from you. You don't need to be a published author. You just need a voice and a willingness to share it. Find out more about writing for the Café here:

https://christianmoms.net/write-for-us/

• Our home on the web: http://www.christianmoms.net
• Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianmomscafe/
• Share this episode with a mom who needs this reminder today

Christian Moms Café, where every mom belongs and every story matters.

What happens when you can’t find the books you want your kids to read? You create your own! ☕📚

In this episode of Christian Moms Café, I’m chatting with Shemeca Cooper, founder of Cooper Legacy Books, about how a simple parenting frustration turned into a family business. As a homeschooling mom, Shemeca wanted fun, engaging books that reflected her family’s values, so she teamed up with her two children to create comic-style stories filled with humor, faith, and life lessons.

We talk about what it’s like to build a business with your kids, encourage their creativity, and give them room to make decisions and discover their gifts. Shemeca also shares how she weaves biblical values into stories that help kids navigate friendships, honesty, courage, and the challenges of growing up.

Her encouragement to moms who feel a nudge to create something of their own? Just do it! You don’t have to have everything figured out to take that first step.

Visit Shemeca and support her books at https://clbooks.top/

Pull up a chair and join us for a conversation about faith, family, creativity, and building something meaningful together. ❤️

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Christian Moms Café is relaunching this October as a digital magazine for Christian women, with thoughtful, honest conversations about faith, motherhood, identity, wellness, purpose, and relationships. We're looking for guest writers to join us. If you're a woman of faith with a story to share, wisdom you've gathered along the way, or a message on your heart, we'd love to hear from you. You don't need to be a published author. You just need a voice and a willingness to share it. Find out more about writing for the Café here once we go live: https://faithmedia.hbportal.co/public/6abc3024480096389f855ecf

• Christian Moms Café website and magazine: launching October 2026
• Share this episode with a mom who needs this reminder today

Christian Moms Café, where every mom belongs and every story matters.

When the house gets quiet, who are you now? In this heart-to-heart episode, I'm opening up about my first month after dropping my daughter off at college: new rhythms, dinners for two, solo picnics in the San Francisco fog, a growing stack of rom-coms, and the surprising joy of rediscovering myself while still being very much a mom. Whether you're an empty nester or in any season of change, this conversation is your gentle permission slip to stop feeling lost and start getting curious about who you're becoming.

Christian Moms Café is relaunching this October as a digital magazine for Christian women, with thoughtful, honest conversations about faith, motherhood, identity, wellness, purpose, and relationships. We're looking for guest writers to join us. If you're a woman of faith with a story to share, wisdom you've gathered along the way, or a message on your heart, we'd love to hear from you. You don't need to be a published author. You just need a voice and a willingness to share it. Find out more about writing for the Café here once we go live: https://faithmedia.hbportal.co/public/6abc3024480096389f855ecf

I'll be sharing some of my recent favorites on YouTube soon, including romance, rom-coms, and travel memoirs. Come say hi and leave me your recommendations:

https://youtu.be/4_1fCjGYKg8?si=0UdXKHGTTlXTtKqP

• Christian Moms Café website and magazine: launching October 2026
• Share this episode with a mom who needs this reminder today

Christian Moms Café, where every mom belongs and every story matters.

Jenna Schutt used to be a cardiac nurse — then her own body threw her the hardest curveball of her life. She's a stem cell transplant survivor, speaker, and writer, and now she runs Faith with Jenna, where she helps women choose God's truth over fear. She got there the hard way: years of chemo, hospital stays, and raising two little boys through all of it. Now she's writing a book, The Joy Reflex™, about how joy isn't something that just happens to you — it's something you can actually train yourself toward, even in the middle of hard seasons. She lives in Nebraska with her husband and their two boys.

This week, Jenna and I talk about what homeschooling looked like through years of chemo and hospital stays, what her boys learned watching her lose her hair and grow it back, and how joy can become second nature instead of your last resort.

Her advice? Forget the whole staircase — just take the next step.

🔗 Grab her free 3-Minute Mom Reset at: jennaschutt.com

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• 🎹Virtual Piano Lessons for Homeschoolers/After-Schoolers (& curious adults, too!): http://www.readandrhythm.com
• ▶️Join me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momzestlife/

Motherhood can leave us feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering if we're doing enough. In this encouraging conversation, I sit down with author, poet, and advocate Sydney Ann Johnson, whose lifelong passion for writing, faith, and uplifting others has shaped her work and ministry. Together, we talk about the lasting legacy of a parent's words, finding God in the ordinary moments of motherhood, and why taking time to be refreshed by His presence matters. Sydney Ann also shares the heart behind her debut children's book, God, The Great I AM, and why representation in Christian children's literature is so important—helping every child see themselves as beautifully created in God's image. If you need a reminder that God sees you, cares for you, and is carrying you through this season of motherhood, this episode will encourage your heart and strengthen your faith.

Purchase a copy of Sydney Ann's book here: https://www.amazon.com/God-Great-Sydney-Ann-Johnson/dp/1640704167

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• 🎹Virtual Piano Lessons for Homeschoolers/After-Schoolers (& curious adults, too!): http://www.readandrhythm.com
• ▶️Join me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momzestlife/

After 14 years of homeschooling, I’m stepping into a brand new season — and I’m finally ready to talk about what that transition has really looked like. A few weeks ago, I watched my daughter walk across the stage and graduate high school, and as I celebrated her next chapter, I realized God was also inviting me into mine. In this episode, I’m sharing the honest emotions of ending a season that shaped so much of my identity, the grief of a beautiful ending, and what God has been showing me about who we are when the roles we’ve poured ourselves into begin to change. This conversation is for any mom navigating a transition — whether homeschooling is ending, your children are growing up, your career is shifting, or you’re simply asking, “Lord, what’s next?” This podcast began 14 years ago as the Christian Homeschool Moms Podcast, but I’ve realized there are so many of us walking through this midlife season together, rediscovering who God created us to be beyond the roles we’ve carried. This episode is also available as a video I previously shared on my YouTube channel if you’d like to watch that version as well.

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• 🎹Virtual Piano Lessons for Homeschoolers/After-Schoolers (& curious adults, too!): http://www.readandrhythm.com
• ▶️Join me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momzestlife/

What do you do when life doesn't go according to plan?

In this encouraging conversation, I chat with self-taught coder, entrepreneur, and Rapido Spanish founder Sharon Eddings about overcoming setbacks, healing through growth, and finding the courage to reinvent yourself. Sharon shares how she built a successful tech career, created innovative learning programs, and discovered that lasting change happens one small step at a time.

If you've ever felt behind, stuck, or uncertain about your next chapter, this episode will remind you that your story isn't over yet. Learn more about Rapido Spanish here: https://tryrapidospanish.com/

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• 🎹Virtual Piano Lessons for Homeschoolers/After-Schoolers (& curious adults, too!): http://www.readandrhythm.com
• ▶️Join me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momzestlife/
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• Download the Dwell app
• Join me over at the Christian Women Podcasters Network

Have you ever felt guilty because your quiet time didn't look the way you thought it should? In this episode, I'm sharing what my morning routine looks like in this season of life—from Bible study and prayer to green tea, fasting, and preparing for the workday—but more importantly, I'm sharing what God taught me through both the slow, peaceful mornings and the rushed ones when prayer happened in the car. If you've ever wondered whether you're doing enough or wished your spiritual life looked more put together, I hope this conversation reminds you that God isn't grading your morning routine. He's simply inviting you to meet Him right where you are.

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• 🎹Virtual Piano Lessons for Homeschoolers/After-Schoolers (& curious adults, too!): http://www.readandrhythm.com
• ▶️Join me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momzestlife/
• Interested in D-Group? Click here.
• Download the Dwell app
• Join me over at the Christian Women Podcasters Network

In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with author and educator Jenna Myers to talk about something so many moms quietly carry: burnout, overwhelm, emotional exhaustion, and the pressure to constantly “do it all.” We dive into nervous system regulation, the importance of rest and white space, creating peaceful family rhythms, and learning how to slow down without guilt. Jenna shares her own journey through stress, motherhood, chronic overwhelm, and discovering healthier ways to care for herself and her family. If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, emotionally drained, or like you’re running on empty, this episode is your reminder to breathe, pause, and remember that you were never meant to carry everything alone. This is a gentle, encouraging conversation for moms who need peace, grace, and practical encouragement in a busy season of life.

Visit Jenna and find her book, Homeschooling with Purpose at her website: www.TheSophisticatedTeacher.com

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• 🎹Virtual Piano Lessons for Homeschoolers/After-Schoolers (& curious adults, too!): http://www.readandrhythm.com
• ▶️Join me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momzestlife/

Why does friendship feel so much harder as a mom… even when your heart still longs for connection?

In today’s episode, we’re having an honest, grace-filled conversation about the quiet shifts that happen in our friendships through motherhood. From changing capacity to evolving seasons, we’re unpacking why things don’t feel the same—and what God might be doing in the middle of it.

This isn’t about forcing more relationships or striving to “get it right.” It’s about understanding where you are, releasing pressure, and learning how to approach friendship in a way that’s healthy, intentional, and rooted in truth.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected, overlooked, or unsure of how to build meaningful friendships in this season… this conversation is for you.

Pull up a seat, mama. You’re not alone. ☕💛

Also, here's the video I shared about friendships during my midlife journey: https://youtu.be/M8SbMNZai9A

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• ✍Apply to be on the show: https://www.honeybook.com/widget/demetria_zinga_consulting_244093/cf_id/67d97e103753ac00254305ea
• 🎹Virtual Piano Lessons for Homeschoolers/After-Schoolers (& curious adults, too!): http://www.readandrhythm.com
• ▶️Join me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momzestlife/