Enlightened Motherhood

We all know the day and weeks after Christmas can bring some sadness and a little bit of a lull but today we want to talk about how we can have the Spirit of Christmas (which is really the Spirit of Christ) with us throughout the year.

Also, a big announcement we make is as we wrap up the year we are also wrapping up the podcast for a bit. We’ve felt prompted to take a step back from it but are truly so grateful for each of you wonderful listeners and friends. Thank you for your love, support and friendship! We have absolutely loved doing this podcast and are going to miss it so much! 

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There are so many lessons in motherhood we can learn from Mary, the mother of Jesus, and we are excited to share just a few of them with you in today’s episode!

“Mother to a Savior and King” song we mentioned from the movie Journey to Bethlehem.

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Just as the wise men sought after Jesus, we talk all about seeking the Savior in our lives as mothers and what it means to truly seek.

Lillies + Manna podcast we love and highly recommend!

“When We Seek Him” primary song briefly mentioned but such a great one to share with your children! 

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‘Tis the season of Christmas episodes and we are stoked! Talking all about the ministering of angels - earthly and heavenly. We hope you begin to notice all the angels around you bearing you up as a mother and feel His love for you throughout this Christmas season.

Check out the “random acts of kindness” generator from the Light the World initiative this year to be someone’s angel! 

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Our first submissions episode and wow is it a good one! We absolutely loved hearing all the amazing thoughts other moms had on what they are grateful for in motherhood and are excited to share them with you today!

Flecks of Gold motherhood journal we mention at the beginning!

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We are completely honored to have Ashlee Miller as our guest and talk about her inspired book "His Rest - how Jesus restores our weary souls." We absolutely love this book and can't recommend it enough! It truly is vital, especially as moms, to take time to be still, refill our souls and find rest in Christ and this book gives you so many tools to do just that! We hope you enjoy the thoughts, takeaways, quotes and insights we share from the book and author herself and truly find rest in Him.

Grab her book HERE! A must-read in our opinion!

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Have you ever thought about how you utilize Christ’s atonement in your motherhood? President Nelson has recently urged us to study the atonement weekly and we hope this episode can be a jumpstart to doing that! We barely touch the tip of the iceberg as we share ways we utilize His atonement in our everyday lives as moms and what a gift it is!!

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Today we are talking all about “the traditions of our [mothers]” with a big focus on the temple and why the Lord would want it to be a tradition in our lives and in the lives of our families. 

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In this episode we talk all about making the most of the Sabbath as a mom. We chat about various preparations, how to enjoy church more with kids and ultimately how to make the Sabbath Day a delight again! 

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We are faced with so many digital distractions in our day and it can get in the way of us really focusing, being present and connecting more with our families and with God. Cristel was so inspired by what our guest, Jessica Bell, did to help with this in her family and we hope it and other ideas we share can inspire and guide you in eliminating the distractions you and your kids face to help us all reconnect a little more! 

We share about the amazing ARO device  and highly recommend giving their app and smart home device a try! Our code ENLIGHTENED can get you a month off a year membership!

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