She is His Podcast

What kind of faith are we actually passing on to our kids?

In this episode of She Is His, Lyndsay sits down with writer, speaker, teacher, and mom Wendy Lynne Smith for a conversation about building a legacy of faith in the middle of ordinary motherhood.

Together, they talk about the small, everyday moments that shape our kids more than we realize: reading Scripture together, creating family traditions, opening our homes, choosing encouragement, apologizing when we get it wrong, modeling forgiveness, and simply making time to enjoy the people God has placed in front of us.

Wendy also shares the powerful story of a journal she bought for her adopted daughter before she ever came home—a journal that years later became a way to remind her daughter of God’s hand on her life, her identity, her belonging, and the truth that she is deeply loved and chosen. 

This conversation is especially for the mom who feels tired, busy, stretched thin, or worried she isn’t doing enough. Legacy doesn’t require a perfect home, a platform, or elaborate family discipleship plans. Often, it is built quietly—around the dinner table, in five-minute conversations, in shared work, in laughter, in repentance, and in the consistent message:

I love you. I see you. I enjoy being with you. And Jesus is at the center of our home.

Wendy describes this kind of influence as a “whisper quiet legacy”—the kind built through ordinary moments like cooking, gardening, playing games, creating together, and simply being present. 

In this episode:

• Building a legacy of faith in ordinary family rhythms
• Why the small moments often become the memories our kids carry
• Helping children develop a faith of their own
• Reading Scripture together without making family discipleship complicated
• Creating traditions that communicate belonging and love
• Wendy’s adoption story and the journal she created for her daughter
• What adoption can teach us about belonging in the family of God
• Encouragement for working moms who feel like they only have small pockets of time
• Letting your children see you work with joy and purpose
• Changing your attitude when motherhood feels exhausting
• Why your kids need to see you apologize
• Modeling forgiveness, repentance, and reconciliation
• What to do when you’ve pursued reconciliation but the other person isn’t willing
• Building gratitude, laughter, and joy into the culture of your home
• Why you don’t need a platform to leave a meaningful legacy

One of our favorite takeaways from Wendy: “Faith becomes a legacy when God is at the center of your home.” 

Connect with Wendy Lynne Smith

Wendy encourages listeners to connect with her through her website, blog, Facebook page, and Instagram. 

Website + Blog:⁠https://wendylynnesmith.com⁠

Facebook:⁠https://www.facebook.com/WendyLynneSmith⁠

Instagram:⁠https://www.instagram.com/wendylynnesmith_/⁠

Wendy’s writing has also been featured with organizations including Guideposts, Focus on the Family, and Keys for Kids. 

Scriptures discussed:

Ephesians 1:4–5 — Chosen and adopted through Jesus ChristActs 17 — God determines the times and places in which we liveRomans 12:18 — “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.”Colossians 3:23 — Doing our work wholeheartedly as unto the Lord

Connect with Pretty & Wise

The Pretty & Wise Co. exists to encourage women to passionately pursue Christ, confidently live out biblical truth, and intentionally disciple the women around them.

Website:⁠https://prettyandwise.com⁠

Follow She Is His wherever you listen to podcasts, and share this episode with a mom who needs the reminder that the ordinary things she is doing today may become part of the faith her children carry tomorrow.

What makes a home feel like home? Not just a place where everyone lives, eats, sleeps, and keeps the calendar moving—but a place where your spouse and your kids feel safe, known, loved, and at peace?

This week, Lyndsay sits down with Rob and Joanna Teigen of Growing Home Together for an incredibly practical, honest conversation about marriage, parenting, and caring for the soul of your family.

Rob and Joanna share wisdom from more than three decades of marriage and raising five children, including what they’ve learned about fighting their way back to connection when marriage starts feeling more like a business partnership, navigating differences without resentment, having hard conversations well, apologizing specifically, and knowing when it’s time to invite outside support into your marriage.

They also talk about the kind of home we’re creating for our children. How do we build a family culture rooted in unconditional love rather than performance? How do we make room for laughter, fun, conversation, prayer, and connection in the middle of very full lives? And how do we create a home our children will still want to come back to when they’re grown?

This conversation is full of simple, doable encouragement—put the date on the calendar, ask a better question, give the longer hug, play the game, eat ice cream before dinner, say the specific apology, put down the phone, pray for your people, and keep choosing each other.

Because a peaceful home isn’t a perfect home. It’s a home where we lead with love, believe the best in one another, and let God shape the way we love the people He has entrusted to us.

CONNECT WITH ROB + JOANNA

Growing Home Together Website

Shop Rob + Joanna’s Books & Family Resources

Growing Home Together Podcast

Instagram — @growinghometogether

Facebook — Growing Home Together

YouTube — Growing Home Together

RESOURCES FROM ROB + JOANNA MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

📖 88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates
The book that helped launch Rob and Joanna’s writing journey, filled with simple ways for dads and daughters to spend meaningful one-on-one time together.

88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates

💬 Conversation Starters for Couples
Rob and Joanna talked about using simple questions to break out of “business partner mode” and create deeper, more intentional conversations.

88 Great Conversation Starters for Husbands and Wives

🙏 Prayer Resources for Parents
Looking for help praying specifically and intentionally for your kids? Rob and Joanna have created prayer resources for parents of both sons and daughters.

Powerful Prayers for Your Son + Daughter

🙏 Free 30-Day Prayer Journey
Receive short, Scripture-rooted prayers for marriage, parenting, stress, forgiveness, fear, and everyday family life.

Join the Free 30-Day Prayer Journey

😂 Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids
Rob is also the author behind the hugely popular clean-joke series for kids mentioned at the beginning of the episode.

Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids

OTHER RESOURCES + PEOPLE MENTIONED

❤️ The 5 Love Languages — Dr. Gary Chapman
Gary Chapman and The 5 Love Languages came up during the conversation about learning how to communicate, encourage, and care for your spouse well.

The Official 5 Love Languages Website

💍 Mark + Jill Savage
Rob and Joanna referenced marriage teachers Mark and Jill Savage while talking about the power of slowing down and giving your spouse your full attention—even through something as simple as a real, lingering hug.

Marriage Resources from Mark + Jill Savage

ABOUT GROWING HOME TOGETHER

Growing Home Together exists to help families grow closer to God and to one another through practical encouragement for marriage, parenting, prayer, faith, connection, and family life.

If this conversation encouraged you, send it to a friend, share it with your spouse, and take one small step this week toward caring for the soul of your family.

What if some of the relationships we need most are already sitting a few rows away from us at church?

In this episode of She Is His, Lyndsay sits down with Leslie Schonfeld of Dragonfly Ministry for a conversation about the relationships we’re missing when we stay inside our own generation. Leslie shares how simple acts of noticing, listening, remembering someone’s name, and making space for curiosity can grow into the kind of intergenerational relationships that shape our faith and our lives.

Together, they talk about why mentorship doesn’t have to begin with a formal church program, how technology and cultural shifts have widened the gap between generations, and what it looks like to build trust with women whose experiences may look very different from our own. They also unpack how different generations communicate, why Gen Z especially needs safe places to ask hard questions without fear of judgment, and how we can hold tightly to truth while still protecting relationship.

Leslie offers practical wisdom for listening well, asking better questions, creating margin for real connection, and becoming the kind of woman who notices the people around her. Because the body of Christ was never meant to be divided by age—and both younger and older women have something deeply valuable to give one another.

If you’ve ever wished for a big sister in the faith, wondered how to connect with a younger woman, or felt unsure how to bridge the generational divide, this conversation will give you a place to start.

Action Items:

+ Start with a simple hello to someone from another generation

+ Practice reflective listening in conversations

+ Share your story to build trust and connection

+ Invite someone older or younger for coffee or a walk

Featuring: Leslie Schonfeld, author, speaker, mentor, Family Life Pastor, and founder of Dragonfly Ministry

Resources:

When God Transforms Your Broken Story

Follow Leslie:

Website - dragonflyministry.com

Facebook - Leslie Schoenfeld, speaker author, founder Dragonfly Ministry

Instagram - @Lesscho

What happens when the faith you grew up around suddenly has to become the faith you choose for yourself?

Whether you’re stepping onto a college campus, moving into adulthood, encountering ideas that challenge what you believe, or simply realizing, I don’t want to believe this just because my parents told me to—this conversation is for you.

In this episode of She Is His, Lyndsay sits down with author, speaker, and young women’s mentor Elaiyna Hope for an honest, practical conversation about developing a faith that can withstand questions, cultural pressure, disappointment, doubt, and independence.

Elaiyna shares how her own faith became personal—not through one dramatic moment, but through repeated choices to trust what she knew to be true about God even when her circumstances and emotions told her something different.

Together, Lyndsay and Elaiyna talk about:

• the difference between your parents’ spiritual training and your own personal faith
• how to choose a healthy, biblically grounded church when you leave home
• moving beyond Christian culture into an actual relationship with Jesus
• why Christian community and deep sisterhood matter so much
• forming biblical convictions instead of simply borrowing someone else’s
• what to do when someone challenges your beliefs and you don’t know the answer
• why saying “I don’t know—but I’m going to find out” can actually open doors for meaningful conversations
• wrestling with questions and doubts without assuming your faith is falling apart
• how to tell whether you’re genuinely searching for truth or searching Scripture for a loophole
• trusting God through heartbreak, disappointment, unanswered prayer, and painful seasons
• practical rhythms that help keep your faith rooted
• moving from consuming Christian content to actually studying Scripture for yourself
• how moms can disciple their daughters without reducing Christianity to behavior management
• creating homes where children are free to ask hard questions while still being taught biblical truth

Elaiyna also shares the story behind her devotional book Felt That: A Search for Relational Honesty and Truth Amidst Emotional Clutter and Social Chaos, a collection born from her own middle and high school experiences. Designed for individual or group study, Felt That encourages girls to move beyond surface-level relationships and become honest with God, themselves, and one another.

If you’re questioning what you believe, remember this:

Don’t confuse questions with conclusions.

You’re allowed to wrestle. You’re allowed to admit you don’t understand. You’re allowed to ask hard questions. But keep seeking truth. Keep opening your Bible. Keep bringing your heart to Jesus. A faith that has been examined and wrestled with can become stronger—not weaker—through the testing.

Mentioned in This Episode

Connect with Elaiyna Hope
Website: elaiynahope.com
Instagram: @elaiynahope

Read Felt That: A Search for Relational Honesty and Truth Amidst Emotional Clutter and Social Chaos by Elaiyna Hope

Firefly with Elaiyna Hope
Firefly is Elaiyna’s one-night women’s event featuring acoustic worship, biblical teaching, intentional community, and a spiritual reset centered around the question: Are you shining effective Kingdom light? Churches interested in hosting a Firefly event can contact Elaiyna through her website.

Read Elaiyna on the Pretty & Wise Blog
The Whole “Church” Thing: A College Girl’s Guide to Protecting Your Faith

Wonder App by Revive Our Hearts + True Girl

True Girl with Dannah Gresh

TheosU

Scriptures Mentioned

Psalm 46:10 

Galatians 6:9 

Revelation 12:11 

About Elaiyna Hope

Elaiyna Hope is an author, speaker, ministry student, and mentor passionate about helping the next generation of girls know Jesus deeply and develop a faith that is genuinely their own. She has served with True Girl, mentors teen girls through the Wonder App by Revive Our Hearts, leads young adult women in her local church, and travels to churches with her Firefly women’s events.

What happens when the thing you’re asking God for is good—and He still doesn’t give it to you?

In this deeply honest conversation, Lyndsay and Lori sit down with author Heather LaVigne to talk about infertility, miscarriage, unanswered prayer, disappointment with God, and what it looks like to keep trusting Him when your story doesn’t unfold the way you believed it would.

Heather shares her own journey through years of infertility, IVF, pregnancy loss, endometriosis, and the spiritual wrestling that followed. There were seasons when she still believed the truth about God intellectually but felt completely numb toward Him emotionally—when opening her Bible felt impossible and the goodness of God felt much harder to believe than it once had.

We talk about what helped bring her back.

Not easy answers. Not Christian clichés. Not rushing through grief.

Community. Women who sat with her. Friends who prayed when she couldn’t pray. People who read Scripture over her when she couldn’t bring herself to read it. And a God who remained trustworthy even when Heather couldn’t understand what He was doing.

We also talk about how the Church can better care for women experiencing infertility and pregnancy loss, why grief shouldn’t be rushed, how suffering can expose the places where our theology needs to deepen, and the difference between God giving us the thing we desperately want and God doing something even deeper within our hearts.

If you’ve ever prayed for something good—a baby, a marriage, healing, restoration, a dream, an open door—and wondered why God hasn’t answered the way you hoped, this conversation is for you.

IN THIS EPISODE:
• Infertility, IVF, endometriosis & pregnancy loss
• Wrestling with God after unanswered prayer
• Lament and making room for grief
• Supporting a friend through miscarriage or infertility
• Finding God when you feel spiritually numb
• Trusting God’s character when you don’t understand His plan
• Biblical women who experienced barrenness, waiting & loss
• Allowing our broken places to become places God uses

RESOURCES + LINKS

📖 Barren: A Shared Journey of Infertility, Loss, and Faith — Heather LaVigne
Amazon: https://a.co/d/02S2hukR

🤍 Circle of Hope
A nationwide virtual support group for women walking through infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, and related grief. Heather serves as a facilitator/moderator.
https://www.twelve12ministries.org/circleofhope

📖 The Broken Way — Ann Voskamp
Heather’s answer to the question, “What is one book besides the Bible every woman should read?”
https://annvoskamp.com/thebrokenway/

CONNECT WITH HEATHER

Website: https://heatherlavigneauthor.com
Instagram: @heatherlavigneauthor
Facebook: Heather LaVigne

SCRIPTURES & BIBLICAL STORIES MENTIONED

Psalm 33:9
James 4:7
Revelation 12:11
Luke 1 — Elizabeth
Genesis — Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel & Hagar
1 Samuel 1 — Hannah
Ruth
John 6:68 — “Lord, to whom shall we go?”

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Some wounds are so deep that forgiveness doesn't feel possible.

In this honest conversation, Lyndsay sits down with mentor and speaker Rebekah Storey to talk about the reality of forgiving when your heart simply doesn't want to. Together they unpack the misconceptions many Christians have about forgiveness, why unresolved hurt quietly steals our joy, and how God gently leads us toward freedom—one step at a time.

Rebekah shares her own powerful story of learning to forgive her father, the simple prayer that became the turning point in her healing, and practical, biblical encouragement for anyone carrying anger, bitterness, or pain.

If you've ever wondered, "How do I forgive someone who hurt me so badly?" this episode is for you.

In this episode you'll discover:
• Why forgiveness is a choice—not a feeling
• The difference between forgiveness, reconciliation, and healthy boundaries
• How unresolved hurt can affect your spiritual life, anxiety, and burnout
• A simple prayer that can begin your healing journey today
• Practical first steps toward lasting freedom in Christ

No matter how impossible forgiveness may seem, Jesus never asks us to walk the road alone. Freedom is possible—and it begins one surrendered step at a time.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

Website - www.rebekahstorey.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rebekah.storey.2025

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rebekahstorey

Mom's Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1035691729024323

Life rarely unfolds the way we imagined.

For Ashley Higgins, the journey has included military deployments, PTSD, infertility, foster care, adoption, countless moves, and ultimately discovering that God's plans are often far better than the ones we write for ourselves.

In this deeply encouraging conversation, Ashley shares how seasons of disappointment, waiting, and uncertainty became the very places where God revealed His faithfulness. Together, we explore what it means to find your identity in Christ when life takes unexpected turns, how to surrender the dreams and expectations you've held tightly, and why knowing God's Word is essential to remaining anchored when everything around you changes.

Whether you're navigating infertility, grief, loneliness, a major life transition, or simply wondering what God is doing in your current season, Ashley's story will remind you that your circumstances do not define you—God does.

God may write a different story than the one you planned, but His story is always good.

✨ In This Episode:
• Finding your identity in Christ through life's changing seasons
• Navigating infertility, foster care, adoption, and motherhood
• Trusting God when life doesn't go according to plan
• Why biblical literacy matters for a strong faith
• Surrendering expectations and embracing God's faithfulness
• Learning to thrive through seasons of uncertainty and transition

📚 Resources Mentioned:
• From Gardens to Glory by Courtney Doctor
• The Bible Recap by Tara-Leigh Cobble
• Bible Project: bibleproject.com

• Ashley's P&W Article

🌿 Connect with Ashley:
• Website & Blog: ashleymhiggins.com
• Identity Quiz: ashleymhiggins.com/identity-quiz
• Instagram: @ashhiggins7
• Facebook: @ashley.higgins913

🎙️ If this episode encouraged you, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend who needs the reminder that even in unexpected seasons, God is faithful and your identity is secure in Him.

Have you ever walked through a season where you wondered, God, where are You?

In this deeply encouraging conversation, author, Bible teacher, and longtime pastor's wife Nan Jones shares how God faithfully met her in the darkest seasons of her life—including devastating loss, ministry heartbreak, the suicide of her brother, the death of her parents, and caring for her husband through frontotemporal dementia.

Together we talk about:

• Why God's promises sometimes take years (or decades) to unfold
• Trusting God's timing when you're stuck in the waiting
• How suffering becomes the place where we truly come to know God
• What it means to recognize God's presence in difficult places
• The beauty of shepherding others wherever God has placed you
• Why your calling is bigger than a title or platform
• Letting go of performance and learning to simply stay close to Jesus
• Forgiveness, restoration, and God's healing work in broken relationships
• The faithfulness of God in seasons that make no sense
• Why the wilderness is often where our deepest roots of faith are formed

If you've ever felt abandoned, overwhelmed, or wondered if God still sees you, this conversation will remind you that He has never left—and He is still faithfully drawing near.

Connect with Nan Jones:

🌿 Website & Weekly Blog:
https://www.nanjones.com

📖 Books:
• The Offering: How to Emerge from Shattered Faith
• The Perils of a Pastor's Wife
Available on Amazon or directly from Nan's website (autographed copies available).

📘 Facebook:
Nan Trammell Jones

🤍 Join the Alabaster Girls Community:
A private Facebook community for women featuring:
• Daily prayer
• Monthly topical Bible studies
• Scripture reflections
• Encouragement and authentic Christian community

📧 Contact Nan:
[email protected]

📱 Also find Nan on Instagram and X (Twitter), though she is most active on Facebook.

Connect with Pretty & Wise:

🌐 Website:
https://www.prettyandwise.com

📸 Instagram & Facebook:
@prettyandwiseco

If today's episode encouraged you, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend who may need this reminder: God has not abandoned you in the wilderness. He is already there, faithfully walking beside you.

Where is God when life falls apart?

In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, author and speaker Lisa Radcliff shares her journey through childhood abuse, trauma, healing, and the faithfulness of God that carried her through it all. Together, Lisa and Lyndsay explore difficult questions many women wrestle with: Where was God in my pain? Can He really redeem what was broken? Is healing possible after deep wounds?

With honesty, wisdom, and hope, Lisa reminds us that God does not abandon His children in their suffering. He sees, He stays, and He is still in the business of restoration.

Whether you are walking through your own healing journey, supporting someone who is, or simply need encouragement to trust God in hard places, this conversation points to the unwavering presence of Christ and the hope found in Him.

In this episode:
• Lisa's story of surviving childhood abuse and finding healing in Christ
• Where God is when life doesn't make sense
• Breaking cycles of pain and walking in freedom
• The difference between surviving and truly healing
• God's promise to restore what has been lost
• Finding hope, purpose, and joy after trauma

"The enemy meant it for harm, but God meant it for good. The story isn't over. He's not finished." — Lisa Radcliff

Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, and join us for a conversation about redemption, restoration, and the God who never leaves us alone. ❤️

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Lisa's Website: https://lisajradcliff.com

Lisa's Newest Book - God Is for Me: A Biblical Character Study of God's Heart for the Sexually Harmed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1963377605

On the Threshold of Hope: https://www.amazon.com/Threshold-Hope-Aacc-Counseling-Library/dp/0842343628?utm_source=chatgpt.com

On the Threshold of Hope Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Threshold-Workbook-Ph-D-Diane-Langberg/dp/162871607X?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Books by Mary DeMuth

Summer has a way of slowing us down just enough to make room for people again.

In this special mini episode, Lyndsay explores the powerful role meals and hospitality play throughout Scripture. From Zacchaeus' table to the Last Supper, Jesus consistently used ordinary meals to create extraordinary opportunities for discipleship, connection, and transformation.

What if hospitality is about more than entertaining? What if opening our homes, sharing a meal, and creating space for meaningful conversation is one of God's favorite tools for building community and advancing the gospel?

Join Lyndsay as she shares personal stories, biblical encouragement, and a practical challenge to intentionally gather people around your table this summer. Whether it's pizza on the porch, coffee with a friend, or a simple family dinner, you never know what God might do when you make room for someone else.

Pull up a chair. Set one more place. Make room for somebody.

You never know what God might do around the table.