Do you clean your house when someone is coming over? We have this gut reaction to hide our messes from others. While I too enjoy a clean house, I’ve realized what a lie it is to hide or be ashamed of the “messy” parts of our lives. In this episode we talk why Satan wants us to hide our messes, and what God can do when we share our messes instead.

Do you know what spiritual gifts you have? Not sure you have ANY?! That’s what Satan wants you to believe. But you, my friend, DO have spiritual gifts. Today we are joined by guest Becky Squire who is on a mission to help everyone discover their spiritual gifts. Come learn how to discover your gifts, how to use them in busy seasons, and why Satan wants you to believe you don’t have any.

Summer is a fun, busy, exciting time where schedules change and we want to do ALL THE THINGS! I’m this episode we chat about burnout, how to avoid it, and ways to make your summer aligned with your goals for you family AND come out of it rejuvenated for fall. My book “Building Strong Families” is the perfect tool to help give you summer family activities that are simple and meaningful-and I’ve already done the work for you! Gets yours here https://www.amazon.com/Building-Strong-Families-your-31-day/dp/B0BDNJD14B/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=a60fc9a2-66d7-4c59-8892-16860e445d9d

I am a big birthday lover. I think it is such a fun and unique opportunity to celebrate the people we love & help them to feel seen, appreciated and special (like they are!). Birthday traditions can be as simple or fancy as you want. The important thing is that you create some sort of tradition. Traditions lead to memories, which lead to family bonds, which lead to stronger family relationships. Who doesn’t want that?! Don’t forget to message me on Instagram @makena.boyer and share any birthday traditions you have (and whether or not you like being sung to in public!) 😆

How do you celebrate the moms & dads in your life? Being a mother myself, I’ve realized how important expressing expectations is in relationships, and it applies to holidays too! In this episode we chat about making your own mothers & Father’s Day traditions, not comparing & being brave enough to communicate your expectations.

I wrote a book to help YOU strengthen your family using wholesome recreational activities! Fighting for our family starts with building strong family relationships. One powerful way to do that is to engage in wholesome recreational activities! I’ve done all the work for you, all you have to do is have fun! In this episode I explain how I got to this book, what it includes and my hope for you when you use it! You can find it on Amazon or here at this link. https://www.amazon.com/Building-Strong-Families-your-31-day/dp/B0BDNJD14B/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=a60fc9a2-66d7-4c59-8892-16860e445d9d

Satan loves to play on our desire to “fit in” and belong. The world is steadily moving farther and farther from God centered values & God’s people are becoming more and more different from the world. We NEED to be different and be okay being that way! And our youth need to know it, too. In this episode we talk about how Satan is using this against us and a few strategies to help ourselves and our families view being different as a super power.

I recently read the book “Living Slower” by Merissa A. Alink and it’s changed my life. In this episode I share my favorite gold nuggets from the book, how I’m personally applying it, and how Satan is using our busy schedules and worldly expectations to keep us from the things that truly matter.

Every human at one point or another questions their worth. Questions if they are enough. I’m here to tell you that you aren’t. But WITH GOD your small will be made into more than enough! Satan would have you think you’re on your own & not worth it. In this episode we discuss scriptural evidence of who we are and Gods ability to make what we have into enough.

Have you noticed this trend in movies? Where the younger generation “knows better” than their parents or grandparents? While it’s not totally wrong, it’s also not totally right! Come here my thoughts on it and how Satan is using this idea to undermine the family unit. This is the link to the article I mention in the episode. http://decentfilms.com/articles/junior-knows-best