Over A Cup

Mom’s are weary. There are so many burdens we and others place on ourselves and our schedules. Sometimes I feel like the Cat in The Hat balancing his pile of stuff as he stands on the ball. Can you relate? 

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith can relate, too. In this podcast episode, she shares how her book Sacred Rest came from such a time in her own life. As the mom of two littles, one day she plunked them down in front of the TV and laid down in her foyer flat on her back! I don’t want to give away the whole story (you’ll have to listen in!), but from that low place, she began to discover there are actually seven types of rest. 

Her message here and her books have helped me so much on my own rest journey over the past 18 months. Come listen in and learn how Moms can find true rest even in the middle of their crazy busy lives! 

Resources:

• Sacred Rest by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
• Rest Quiz
• TedTalk “The Real Reason Why We Are Tired and What to Do About It” with Dr. Dalton-Smith
• Website for Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
• Abide 5 Day Challenge

Service. We know we should serve others. We want to serve others, but sometimes we don’t know where to start. OR we serve in our community, church, and schools, but we feel more burnt out than blessed. 

Join me in this episode as Shanna shares how we and our families can serve from a place of strength and find joy in serving others, and how we can serve in the places that God places us in the middle of our busy day. Best of all she reminds us to give ourselves grace! 

Resources

• Youversion Bible App

Do you struggle with the woulda, shoulda, couldas in your life? I know I sure do. There are so many choices that I’ve made as a mother that I wish I could take back. But as Amber reminds us in this episode, we need to give ourselves and our kids grace. We need to remind ourselves of God’s grace and that His expectations of us are often different from our own. 

This episode falls in a season where I’m learning I need to give myself grace. I recently discovered that the exhaustion I’ve been fighting the last year isn’t a quick fix. There is no magic pill that will make it go away. So as I learn how to stop fighting the exhaustion and to work within the limits God has for me right now, I’m slowing down the podcast release times. I’ll have this episode and one more to release this fall. Then I’m going to take a break until January. 

If you want to stay connected during this time, I’ll still be showing up here in your inbox each month and in our OverACup Patreon Community. Those will be the very best places to connect with me over the next few months. 

If like me, you need to learn to give yourself grace during this season of your life, pull up a chair, and join me as Amber shares her story.

Resources:

• Sign up for Tara’s Email Newsletter 
• OverACup Patreon Community
• Ep. 26: Becoming a Praying Mom with Brooke McGlothlin
• YouVersion App
• Abide 5 Day Challenge
• Don’t Miss Out by Jeannie Cunnion
• Mother and Son Prayer Journal by Christie Thomas

Connect with Amber: 

• Myjarofclay.home.blog
• @MyJarsofclay 
• MyJarsofclay Facebook

As Moms it is so easy to become discouraged and feel like what we’re doing doesn’t matter. We long to see the fruit now, but all we see are tiny baby sprouts. 

In this episode, Shonda helps us to remember that motherhood is a ministry. Despite what other positions God may have called you to in this season, our primary ministry and focus is our children. 

Join me as Shonda reminds us: 

• To trust God with the hearts of our kids
• That we need to give ourselves and our kids grace
• Discouragement will come, but God is faithful

Resources

• Mother’s Day episode: 3 Reasons Mother’s are Important
• Praying for Boys by Brooke McGlothlin
• Good Morning Girls
• The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson
• Keys for Kids
• Karen and Kids
• YouVersion
• Mother and Son Prayer Journal by Christie Thomas 
• The Wonder Devotional
• Million Praying Moms Shop
• Threadbare Prayers by Stacey Thacker
• Psalm 139 Fully Known
• Greater by Mercy Me
• OverACup Facebook Group
• Ep. 18: The Myth of the 30 Minute Quiet Time

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:4-5, ESV)

Ever wonder how the OverACup podcast got its name? In this one year Anniversary episode, hear “the rest of the story.” 

I share how my Mom’s influence saw me through an abusive childhood and instead of running away from God taught me to run to Him. 

In this episode…

• Learn the power of a mother’s influence
• Where the “OverACup” name comes from
• How you can begin to grow your own relationship with God today

Resources

• OverACup Community Facebook Group

• OverACup Patreon Community

• Devotional: Little Visits with God
• Abide 5 Day Challenge
• Ep. 23: How to Memorize Scripture Quickly and Easily

Do you want to pray for your kids but you’re unsure where to start? Do you struggle to find the time or what to pray? 

Brooke shares her journey to becoming a praying mom. When her boys were young, she came to the end of herself, and God taught her to turn to Him and pray His word back to him.

In this episode learn how to:

• Begin praying for your kids today
• Pray God’s Word
• Overcome barriers to prayer

Resources

• Praying Mom by Brooke McGlothlin
• 25 Scriptures to Fight Off the Lies 
• Abide 5 Day Challenge starting Oct. 4th

Connect with Brooke: 

• Millionprayingmoms.com
• Brookemcglothlin.net 
• Instagram @BrookeMcGlothlin
• Instagram @Millionprayingmoms

“Deal bountifully with your servant,

    that I may live and keep your word.

Open my eyes, that I may behold

    wondrous things out of your law.”

Psalm 119:17-18, ESV

Sometimes the best way is the simplest way. This is also true of Bible study. This week learn how to keep it simple by studying the Bible using the 5 Ws and H that you learned about in grade school. 

Don’t believe me? In this episode, study Matthew 8:23-27 with me in less than 10 minutes! 

Resources

• Fully Known Bible Study resources
• OverACup Patreon Community
• Abide: 40 Ways to Focus on Jesus Daily
• En-Gedi Resource Center
• Bible History Online
• Kids Bible Maps

Connect with Tara: 

• Instagram Tara L. Cole 
• Facebook - Tara L. Cole Writer
• OverACup Community Facebook Group
• OverACup Patreon Community

“But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.” James 1:25, ESV

We know Bible study is important, but when you open your Bible are you left wondering where to start? Or if you’ve been studying it for years, do you struggle to dig deeper into the stories you know well? 

Join me this week as we learn about the LOOK Bible study method! It’s easily adaptable to the season of life you’re in. Whether you’re short on time or have all the time in the word, you can study God’s word!

Resources

• “One-on-One with Jana Magruder on Engaging Kids In A Lifetime of Faith” 
• Abide: 40 Ways to Focus on Jesus Daily
• YouVersion App
• Million Praying Moms
• Fully Known Bible Study
• OverACup Patreon Community

Connect with Tara: 

• Instagram Tara L. Cole 
• Facebook - Tara L. Cole Writer
• OverACup Community Facebook Group
• OverACup Patreon Community

“I have treasured your word in my heart

so that I may not sin against you.”

Psalm 119:11, CSB

We all want to develop a lifetime of faith in ourselves and those we love, but it starts with getting into God’s Word. 

In this month's episode, learn the simple practice of how to memorize scripture quickly and easily, even if you’ve failed in the past! 

Resources:

• “One-on-One with Jana Magruder on Engaging Kids In A Lifetime of Faith” 
• Ep. 20: 3 Reasons Why Mothers Matter
• Sharpen Your Sword Workshop 
• Sharpen Your Sword Workshop Workbook+
• Patreon OverACup Community

Connect with Tara: 

Instagram Tara L. Cole 

Facebook - Tara L. Cole Writer

OverACup Community Facebook Group

Oftentimes in life, we become discouraged and want to quit. Life gets too hard, and we wonder where we can go to resign. However, instead of waving the white flag, we instead need to lean into God and into His Spirit inside of us. 

In this episode:

• Learn where your true strength comes from
• Discover where our true joy comes from
• Be reminded the victory is assured

Resources

• One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp 
• Francis Chan Rope Illustration

Connect with Tara: 

Instagram Tara L. Cole 

Facebook - Tara L. Cole Writer

OverACup Community Facebook Group

OverACup Patreon Community