She Lives Purposefully

If you’re just trying to keep up with life—and struggling to keep up with God—you’re not alone. In today’s episode, I’m joined by my sweet friend Tara Sun, host of the beloved podcast Truth Talks with Tara and author of the brand-new book Overbooked and Overwhelmed.

Tara opens up about her own turning point—the moment she realized she was living distracted and disconnected from God—and how she found her way back to a life rooted in Jesus, not just busyness.

We talk about:

This conversation is like a deep breath for the soul.

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We’ve been parents for one whole year (well, more if you count pregnancy which we do)! We’re reflecting on the past year and talking about a bunch of things we’ve learned and what God has taught us - we get REAL and honest about where we’ve been at in this journey as newer Christian parents and talk about the blessing that is parenthood and getting to raise up our precious baby boy. 

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Outline

00:00 We’ve been parents for a whole year!

03:10 No comparison - every situation is different

11:30 no judgment

13:30 birth rate decline

14:30 our thoughts on  sleep training and formula  

21:20 good things take hard work 

30:00 It takes a village and we love ours

33:00 Spending time with God as parents and the importance of maintaining your relationship with God in the busyness of life

40:00 letting go of milestone pressure

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For the mamas who just want to raise their kids WELL in Christ, today, we’re talking about being a Gospel mom. 

I’m joined by Laura Wifler—wife, mama, writer, podcaster, and co-founder of the global nonprofit Risen Motherhood. 

Laura’s new book, cowritten with Emily Jensen, Gospel Mom, is for moms longing to live a Christ-centered life in the midst of messy, mundane motherhood.

We dive deep into:

Laura reminds us that our value doesn’t come from how productive or perfect we are—but from being rooted in Jesus and resting in His grace.

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In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Jessica Mathisen — foster mom, adoptive mom, and bio mom — whose mission is to help others know the deep love of God.

Jessica shares her journey through foster care and adoption, what led her to open her heart and home, and how God’s love shines through every part of the process.

We talk about:

This is a must-listen for anyone who’s been curious about fostering or wants to love families in crisis well. Don’t miss it!

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Summer can be full of sunshine, beach trips, and spontaneous fun—but it can also throw your routine completely off track, and staying consistent in your walk with God might feel harder than usual.

But it doesn’t have to be!

In today’s episode of She Lives Purposefully, I’m sharing 6 simple and meaningful ways to keep growing in your relationship with God this summer—even when your schedule is all over the place.

These ideas are flexible, doable, and perfect for busy Christian women, moms, or anyone who’s craving deeper faith in this season.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

🌿 How prayer walks with my baby boy have changed my daily rhythm

Resources Mentioned:

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Show Outline

00:00 We can and should grow in God whether we have routine or not

2:10 I’m so thankful for our Christian community and I’m emotional about it!

3:20 Potential podcast topic we might talk about soon

4:00 6 practical ways to grow in God this summer

4:45 Prayer walks

6:25 Short and conquerable Bible reading plans

8:15 Spend time with Jesus in the evening

9:15 Gather with Christians, church, and Bible studies during the week

11:10 Worship drives

12:50 Weekly memory verses

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Have you ever struggled to delight in God or even know what that means practically? Did you know that God delights in YOU?

Today, I am joined by Elle Cardel from Daughter of Delight. We talk about delighting in the Lord, spending time in the Bible, the truth that God delights in us, fighting perfectionism, and changing the mentality of the need to earn God’s favor. 

Show Outline:

00:00 Intro 

04:30 What does delighting in God mean?

10:00 Practical ways to grow in our delight of God; being too busy for God; and the importance of Scripture

15:00 Nothing satisfies like our God does

18:00 Fighting the lie that we don’t need to study God’s Word

21:00 Popular, WRONG Biblical teachings to be wary of

24:30 “God won’t give us more than we can handle”… or will He?

31:00 God delights in YOU

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Why should Christian women who want to live for Jesus consider their health? Why do most people struggle with their health? 

Today’s conversation is all about healthy living all through a Biblical mindset.

Today on the show, I’m joined my Chrissy Evans who is the wife to Heath Evans, former NFL player and analyst; a mother; and a business owner, who after losing 150 pounds became passionate about helping women break free from diet culture, weight loss gimmicks, and modern feminism’s false promises. She loves encouraging women to honor God with their bodies marriages and families.

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Morgan Krueger, LO Sister Ambassador, former Live Original Team member, content creator, author, wife and mama, joins me on the podcast today to talk about sin, shame, hiding as Christians and how we can trade that in to experience redemption and freedom in Jesus! 

We talk about feeling disqualified from God loving us or using us because of our past (or present) sin. And Morgan shares her testimony and what the Lord showed her about God’s heart for her. 

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USA Today bestselling author and founder of the ministry gathering 2 million moms a night in prayer - the Midnight Mom Devotional online community - Becky Thompson joins us on the podcast! Christian momma’s who struggle with overwhelm or anxiety, raise your hands! That’s me too. And I had the joy of being SO uplifted by Becky Thompson.

Together we talk about finding healing rest for moms, wearing overwhelm as a badge of honor and why that’s not ok, why moms are experiencing anxiety in huge numbers, trusting Jesus to safely hold us, how to practically rest when you just can’t stop and MORE. 

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Trigger warning and PSA: In this episode we discuss a lot of hard topics that may be triggering for some. This conversation is not meant for little ears. 

Today on the show, I am joined by Ashley Jameson, Associate Director of Women’s Groups for Pure Desire to discuss the new study that revealed 40% of Christian women use pornography.

We talk about Ashley’s personal experience with addiction and betrayal trauma, God’s truth and power through sin and shame, why this conversation matters, resources, the science behind addiction, that you CAN find freedom and how to do that, and encouragement for those impacted by betrayal trauma.

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00:00 Intro and trigger warning

04:00 Ashley’s experience

07:00 Why is pornography a struggle?

12:40 Can we conquer addiction?

15:30 “It’s not hurting anyone” and “I have it under control”

22:00 Why it’s important to talk about

27:00 Find healing, hope, and freedom

39:00 Encouragement for those impacted by betrayal trauma 

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