Practical Family Podcast

Women put lots of pressure on themselves to handle every responsibility with ease. We need mom mentors to help us navigate the waters of home life, connection with God, and with our kids.

Sarah Mae shares how difficult it was for her to care for her home without the guidance of an older woman, and the grace she learned to have for herself through it all.

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Mentioned in this Episode

Having a Martha Home the Mary Way

Age Appropriate Chore Chart

Crying Out to the Lord Who Delights to Rescue Us (Psalm 40) - Releases June 2019

About the Author

Sarah Mae has found herself to be in the ministry of spilling your guts.

Through the "spilling" of her own honest and vulnerable stories, she's learned that no story is too unsafe, no past is too awful, no heartache is too great that God's grace can't cover, recover, and heal.

Sarah is the author of several books, including The Complicated Heart: Loving Even When It Hurts, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe (with Sally Clarkson), and the Bible study, Psalm 40: Crying Out to the God Who Delights to Rescue Us. She is also the host of The Complicated Heart Podcast.

She resides in Lancaster County, PA with her husband of 15 years, three children, and their green-eyed yellow lab, Memphis.

Pregnant women go through plenty of changes, but what if those changes are not only unexpected, but exhausting and even scary?

Jaclyn Flores shares her first pregnancy experience that knocked her off her feet and onto her knees. Hear about how she learned how to trust God when she could not control what was happening to her body.

About Our Guest

Jaclyn Flores loves Jesus and family time. She holds a degree in psychology, biomolecular science and is a registered nurse. She loves to sing with her church's worship team, and lives in Southern California with her husband Edward, their fur-baby Gracie, Baby Boy Flores (scheduled to arrive April 2019).

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Dysgeusia (metallic taste in the mouth)

Sensitive and Strong with Cheri Gregory

In this episode, Jennifer Dukes Lee shares the natural inclinations of a woman who longs to live a life of security. When we can overcome our need to unnecessarily control things, we can find the peace we long for.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode

6 Week Bible Study

I Need You to Struggle

Age Appropriate Chore Charts

Enneagram

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Give your kids the chance to learn the Biblical message through music! Check out my conversation with Vince Pierri and download his album The Greatest Story Ever Told to sing through the hiSTORY of the Bible with your family.

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High Point Church, Madison, WI

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Musical! (Youtube video)

Download the Devotional

Office Depot Printing / Binding Services

Classical Conversations (Timeline song)

Have you ever found yourself wishing for a different Christmas? Does Christmas usually come with mixed feelings of joy, regret, and maybe even anxiety?

Expectations surrounding the Christmas season seem to have turned from hope to entitlement, and from love to loathing all the stress that is heaped upon families during this otherwise festive time of year.

But there is hope, friend. Let's take peek through those crummy curtains of condemnation and lay false expectations to rest. Listen to my conversation with author Alexandra Kuykendall to hear how she learned to finally let go and love her actual Christmas.

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A trusted voice for Christian women, Alexandra Kuykendall speaks around the world about issues of parenting, faith and identity. She is the Cohost of The Open Door Sisterhood Podcast and has authored Loving My Actual Life, Loving My Actual Christmas, and The Artist's Daughter: A Memoir. Alex lives in the shadows of downtown Denver with her husband Derek and their 4 daughters who range in age from 15 to 6.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Loving My Actual Christmas

Loving My Actual Life

Open-Door Sisterhood Podcast

The Artist's Daughter

Raising little people doesn't mean producing perfect little Christ followers. But instilling a love for the real Jesus will transform the sacred ground of our home.

Jami Amerine shares how her perspective as a mother was transformed when she gave her home life back to a God who stays even when life gets sticky.

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https://sacredgroundstickyfloors.com

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Mentioned in this Episode

Sacred Grounds, Sticky Floors: How Less-Than-Perfect-Parents Can Raise (Kind Of) Great Kids

Stolen Jesus: An Unconventional Search for the Real Savior

Enter the Giveaway!

Leave a comment on the episode blog page about how Jesus makes your home sacred in the midst of messy family life. One winner will be chosen and announced 11/18/18.

Meet a former public school teacher who fell in love with homeschooling and developed her own music appreciation curriculum. This seasoned mama has many nuggets of wisdom to share for families considering the homeschool lifestyle.

Mary Prather, founder of HomeGrownLearners.com and the S.Q.U.I.L.T program talks about her homeschool misconceptions and how their family made intentional decisions to find freedom in educating at home.

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HomegrownLearners.com

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Mary is a homeschooling mom of two teens and former public school educator. Her family's journey out of public school and into homeschool taught her and her husband infinite amounts about their children, education, and what the true purpose of "school" really is. Mary is also a degreed music educator and educational administrator and writes the music appreciation curriculum SQUILT. She loves teaching all ages of children online in SQUILT LIVE!.

Mentioned in this Episode

Sonlight Curriculum

Classical Conversations Curriculum

Living Books (Charlotte Mason List)

The President's Song - CC

Have you wondered how to handle Halloween as a Christian family? Is it okay to dress up your kids and "celebrate" this holiday?

In this episode, Jenn Bryant shares her take on Halloween, options for safe practices as a Christian family, and how to redeem this holiday for Christ and be a light to your community.

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Mentioned in this Episode

Episode 021 | Where Did That Come From? The History of Christmas Traditions - Part 1

Episode 022 | Where Did That Come From? The History of Christmas Traditions - Part 2

Halloween Fun

Boney the Skeleton: Free Candy

Boney the Skeleton: Human Body

How to Steal Your Kid's Halloween Candy

Theological References

Peter and Paul Disagreement: Galatians 2:11-13

Agree to Disagree? What We Can Learn From Peter and Paul

The Connection Between Halloween and Reformation Day

Martin Luther & the 95 Theses - Video for Kids

Every family who chooses homeschooling is asked this question, and there is almost always a different answer. In today's episode, Jenn Bryant tells her story about deciding to come home after years of working full-time and the intentional process of making the decision to homeschool.

Jenn's story about transitioning home from full-time work

Losing Myself: How One Working Mom Finally Came Home

Finding Myself: How One Working Mom Found Her Purpose at Home

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Classical Conversations

Guide your kids in their own creativity by tapping into your own! There are many ways to express creatively because we were made by a creative God.

Join me and Jenny Randle as we discuss our own creative processes, with our kids, and how to develop a self-awareness that opens up doors for God's light to shine through you.

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https://www.jennyrandle.com/

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Mentioned in this Episode

Courageous Creative: a 31-day interactive devotional

Creativity Killers Quiz

Allie Cazazza - Minimalist Living

Watch The Creative Manifesto