We are in the middle of Holy Week, friends. The week when we remember Jesus’ last days as He walked toward the cross. We celebrate the forgiveness of our sins on Good Friday and the incredible truth of the resurrection on Easter Sunday. 

So today, we’ll pause our usual podcast plans to reflect together. I want to share my “Daily-ish Devotional Thought” from inside the Faith Fiver Club - the Patreon community supporting this show! 

Join me as we walk through Colossians 1:15-23 and reflect together on the most important questions of life, which Holy Week is all about: Who is this Jesus? How has He impacted your life? What truly is the gospel?

I hope you and your family have a wonderful Easter celebration!

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hugs & blessings,

Jess

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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

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Episode 245 // Scripture offers great encouragements - and great warnings - about the power of our tongue. Words tend to shape the quality of our relationships, and they can slip out quickly. 

Our words are shaped by our emotions. And just like our emotions can be hard to manage, our tongues are sometimes even more so! 

Today, let’s sit together in James 3, seeking the Lord’s wisdom and encouragement for how we use our words and manage our tongues. We want to use our words for the blessing of our family and the glory of our God.

Join me, friend. Let’s dive in.

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

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Episode 244 // We all have those moments when we’re about to lose it. How can you cool down when you’re in that hot-button moment?

This is a common mom struggle - even for Christian mamas who are walking closely with Jesus! And we want our words and our reactions to show the fruit of the Spirit in every situation.

So today, I want to share 9 quick tips for what to do as soon as you notice you’re getting heated. Hopefully, before you yell. Before you cry. Before you lose it.

Jump in with me, friend, and let’s find some quick, practical things to help us get control of our big emotions before they lead us down a dangerous path.

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

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Episode 243 // Big, heavy, hard emotions are going to happen in life. And one of the problems is that they won’t just impact you. When you’re struggling, your whole family is impacted.

So in today’s episode, I want to share 5 ways that your emotional struggles are impacting your family (despite your best efforts) - AND 5 very practical, quick things you can do right away to help. 

This is coming from my 10+ years as a mental health counselor and family therapist - watching families struggle and helping them heal, restore, and strengthen their relationships. 

It’s not an easy topic, but it is worth the effort, friend. Let’s jump in.

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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MISSION

Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Grab the Joy In The Journey 40-day devotional, to find biblical joy even in the hardest seasons of motherhood.

Episode 242 // Do you sometimes feel totally overwhelmed by your emotions? Anxiety. Anger. Sadness. Stress. Every mom has seasons of hard emotions. 

But it’s worth asking the question… why. Why are you struggling?

When we understand some of the “why” it’s a lot easier to find some ideas for what to do about it. How to move forward, change things, and begin to heal. 

Those are the two questions we’re tackling in today’s episode. I want to share 4 reasons why Christian moms go through seasons of emotional struggles - along with specific tips for what you can do to tackle each of these reasons. 

Emotions can be strong - but guess what? The God who loves you is even stronger. He’s bigger, better, and there is hope and healing as you follow Him. 

Let’s jump in, friend.

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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LISTEN NEXT: Reflections On Gospel Hope As An Overwhelmed Mom (Episode 194)

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MISSION

Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Grab the Joy In The Journey 40-day devotional, to find biblical joy even in the hardest seasons of motherhood.

Episode 241 // Ready for part 2? We’ve looked at the 5 practical steps that help us manage seasons of stress and overwhelming emotions. But what about the spiritual action steps?

Those are even MORE important! 

We all go through emotionally hard seasons of life - and it makes a world of difference to stand firm in your faith through the storm. These 5 steps are central, friend. In part 1 of our conversation, we looked at practical steps. Today, in part 2, we’re looking at spiritual action steps. 

“As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.” Psalm 139:143 - the Lord’s commands bring JOY! Let’s find that joy together today.

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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MISSION

Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Grab the Keep Your Cool, Mama! 40-day devotional on emotional control.

Episode 240 // Feeling stressed? Pressured? Overwhelmed by big emotions? You are not alone - and there are action steps that will help!

I’m going to divide this conversation into two parts. Today, join me to look at 5 practical things we should all do when we’re in the overwhelming seasons of life. These are steps that I walk through as a counselor whenever someone is overwhelmed by emotions. These steps work.

In the next episode, we’ll tackle the 5 spiritual things that we also should do when emotions overwhelm us! Both are necessary. Both are good. But for the sake of clarity and time… we’ll do part 1 and part 2 🙂

Everyone deals with hard emotions sometimes. And these action steps will help. Join me, friend.

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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LISTEN NEXT: Drowning In All The Emotions? Steal My Best Counselor Tips To Start Managing Hard Emotions Today (Episode 174)

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MISSION

Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Grab the Joy In The Journey 40-day devotional, to find biblical joy even in the hardest seasons of motherhood.

Episode 239 // Emotions can be totally overwhelming. But, understanding them can be really helpful in getting them under control - so they stop hurting your family relationships.

Today, we’ll take a look at understanding the 4 most common emotional struggles that Christian moms deal with: Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Burnout. What are they? How can we deal with them?

I’ll share my thoughts from over 10 years as a professional family counselor, to help you better understand what’s happening in your own heart - and to offer ideas for what to do that will help. 

Ready, friend? Let’s dive in.

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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LISTEN NEXT: 10 Reasons Why You’re Struggling With Out Of Control Emotions As A Christian Mom (Episode 130) 

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MISSION

Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Grab the Joy In The Journey 40-day devotional, to find biblical joy even in the hardest seasons of motherhood.

Episode 238 // Stress is inevitable. It’s not fun - but we know it will happen eventually. And when stress hits us, we need to know there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

Well, friend, my family has been going through a very stressful season. The past 3 weeks, but even bigger - the past year and a half. We’re enough on the other side of it that I can look back and see some lessons learned and things that helped.

So join me today for encouragement. I want to share my heart with you, along with 10 encouragements that I’ve noticed comparing the past 3 weeks (of stress!) to the past year and a half (of different stress!) - I’ve seen the Lord’s goodness, and I want to share it with you!

Hop in, friend, and let’s find encouragement together. 

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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MISSION

Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

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Episode 237 // Happy Valentine’s Day! I thought today that I’d share my favorite tip from 10+ years as a marriage counselor. It’s not complicated (though, simple things aren’t always easy things) and it will make a BIG difference in a happy marriage!

Communication + intimacy are closely tied together - and that’s part of what makes this tip so powerful. 

If you want more support with intimacy in your Christian marriage, I recommend these online courses from Sheila Wray Gregoire. 

If you want to strengthen communication, try my 40-Day devotional Communicating to Connect or start with my free conflict resolution cheat sheet.

Take a look at my most popular blogpost, with 9 hot tips for Christian intimacy!

Let’s dive into today’s short and sweet tip - so you can get back to enjoying your Valentine’s Day!

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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MISSION

Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.

Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com