Cherishing the Advent season with our children starts with us. Sometimes mothering in this season can cause stress that steals our joy and shrinks our faith. But it doesn't have to! When so many of life’s moments offer pain and disappointment, how can we reclaim our lost hope?

Taking time to fuel our faith in the Word of God strengths our faith when we feel weak. Here's some encouragement on discovering hope for our weary hearts in the Advent season. 

Advent is time of contemplation, hope, and peace as we anticipate the celebration of Christ's birth. While the world "hustles and bustles," we don't have to. We can not only celebrate the season, but cherish it. Here are a few reasons why we should cherish the season and a few tips on how do that in our homes. 

Are you feeling the mounting pressure of the holiday season? Before the Christmas celebrations, there were Advent preparations. Advent is a wonderful time for slowing down, preparing our hearts, and leaning into Hope. Christmas doesn't have to be chaotic. Listen in here and be encouraged on preparing for Advent. 

Cultivating a thankful heart is essential and powerful for our Christian walk. By practicing thankfulness, we reveal the light of Christ and point others toward Him. But this is not always easy, especially when we're walking through suffering. But if we remain steadfast in seeking Him in the midst of our suffering, we will see His abundant blessings and everlasting joy. 

Listen in here as Danielle and Amber talk about their experiences with lamenting, and share ways to seek after God and find joy in seasons of lament. 

Motherhood can be very lonely; especially in the little years of raising children and during the holiday seasons when we’re dealing with grief or an overwhelmed soul filled with chaos. During these seasons we can find hope and joy in our own souls when we freely give what little time and energy we have and send out Gospel light in dark places. It renews our own souls, reshapes our habits in our homes, and ignites responses to hope in mighty ways.

Listen in here as Danielle talks with Becky Keife (author of The Simple Difference) about the importance of demonstrating kindness in your home and community. Leaning in and learning ways to show kindness is another way to find renewal in motherhood. 

Resources Mentioned 

The Simple Difference: How Every Small Kindness Makes A Big Impact

Nothing can prepare us for the death of a loved one. Sometimes, it even comes without any warning at all. Our culture tells us that time heals all wounds and we just need to pick ourselves up, shake off the dust and move on. But it’s not that simple. 

Listen in here as Danielle chats with Edie Melson, author of "Soul Care When You're Grieving," about how to walk through the grieving process and draw closer to God in the midst of suffering. 

Motherhood is a battlefield. Yes, indeed it is tough to keep the faith and hold fast when you're facing "endless" days that test every fiber of your patience and will. So how do we equip ourselves to fight the battles we face every day within the walls of our home and dark places of our hearts? 

Listen in here as Danielle shares the truths of Scripture that will equip us for all the battles of motherhood. 

In motherhood, we often feel so lonely in this hard work. If we’re not being encouraged or we don’t have another wise, encouraging mom walking alongside of us, it is lonely. Because of that, we feel shame, depression, lack of peace, loss of hope, and little desire for joy.

So how to press on in faithfulness in the work we as mothers are called to do when we are so incredibly lonely? What does it look like to remain faithful?

Listen in here and be encouraged as Danielle shares how we can cultivate the most important relationship first and above all. 

Friends, while we can’t always grasp onto what God is currently working in our waiting seasons, we can claim and grasp onto His promises and records of His past faithfulness! His faithfulness in the past brings hope in our present.

Our faithfulness in minor moments increases our strength for major events.

Listen in here as Danielle shares her heart and Scriptural encouragement on waiting with faithfulness. 

Episode mentions:

31 Prayers for Renewing Motherhood

In this unique episode, we're wrapping up all the exciting topic of Season 1 and teasing new topics for the upcoming Season 2 of the Renewing Motherhood Podcast! Plus, we're unpacking one of Danielle's favorite passages of Scripture and chatting about God's faithfulness in all seasons. Listen in here and be encouraged in your season of motherhood. 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

God of Deliverance Bible Study Book by Jen Wilkin