Hold on to your hats! Today’s guest is going to inspire them right off your head.

Kelly Balarie is the author of Fear Fighting and Battle Ready: Train Your Mind to Conquer Challenges, Defeat Doubt, and Live Victoriously. Kelly is a passionate national speaker. She has spent a decade leading groups of women in spiritual growth, marriage building, and Bible studies across the nation.Read More »

In this episode of the Mom Wants More Summer Book Club series I am chatting with author, Katie Reid about her new book, releasing today, Made Like Martha.

Katie M. Reid is a wife and mom to five loud and wonderful children (ages 2-14). She is also a national speaker and author of the new book, Made Like Martha: Good News for the Woman Who Gets Things Done. Katie delights in helping others take the next step toward their God-given dreams. She is also a fan of cut-t

Today Amber and I are tackling the tough subject of pursuing your passion and making a profit, or not making a profit. 

If you’ve ever felt like your art isn’t about making money or if you want your art to make you money then today’s episode is for you. You just might be surprised by what we have to say. 

In the this episode we discuss:

* the questions you should ask to identify WHY you want to make a profit

* some limiting beliefs about making money and making art

I can’t wait to introduce you to my guest today, Kelly Welk.

If you have ever thought, “I don’t know what my calling is or if I even have one,” then this episode is for you because Kelly started with just one dinner, that changed everything.

Kelly and her husband are the founders of CiderPress Lane, a community creation business fighting human trafficking. Four years ago they started hosting ‘freedom dinners’. Those dinners began with just

If you love the Gilmore Girls (or even if you don’t) you will love today’s episode with author Mary Carver.

Mary is a writer, speaker, and recovering perfectionist. She lives for good books, spicy queso, and television marathons, but she lives because of God’s grace. Mary writes with humor and honesty about giving up on perfect and finding truth in unexpected places on her blog, MaryCarver.com. She is the author of Fast Ta

Amber is back again, co-hosting, and today we are chatting all about when it’s hard to pursue your passion, because let’s face it, it just is sometimes. Like a lot of times. Like most of the time.

In this Episode we talk about: 

* ways to make it easier, to sit in the tension

* how to identify the obstacle: is it internal or external?

* how to partner with the voice of your inner critic 

* how to overcome fears like self-doubt and guilt

* how waiting is an im

My guest today is, Melissa Blair. Melissa is a writer and recovering Texan now living and playing in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. She finds small talk and high heels painful…and believes in fun marriages, raising good humans, and going to bed without regrets.

Today Melissa and I are talking about pornography. So I guess you could call today’s episode the porncast. But seriously, this is a heavy topic and as a mama, I know that it’s a conversation we need to have. Melissa is passio

Kate Motaung is my third guest on the Mom Wants More podcast’s Summer Book Club. She is the author of  A Place to Land: A Story of Longing and Belonging, A Start-Up Guide for Online Christian Writers, and Letters to Grief. She is the host of Five Minute Friday, an online community that encourages and equips Christian writers, and the owner of Refine Services, a company that offers writing, editing, and digital marketing services.Read More »

Amber Salhus is joining me as a summer co-host! Today we are talking all about the benefits of pursuing your passion in the middle of motherhood.

In this episode we talk about:

* The benefits  of pursuing your passion in the middle of motherhood a few are:

* Pushes yourself outside your comfort zone.

* Teaches us to be resilient. 

* Learning to take risks and play. 

* Allows us to deepen our faith and relationship with God

* The benefi

Today my guest is Dorina Lazo Gilmore. I have had the privilege of getting to know Dorina through an online writing group. I was moved by Dorina’s amazing story and her powerful writing.

Dorina lives in Fresno, California with her husband Shawn and three daughters. She is a multicultural children’s author, teacher, speaker and blogs about chasing God’s glory through grief. When she isn’t writing or speaking, you can find Dorina running trails, creating recipes with her girls, or savoring the s