Shine, Mommy, Shine Podcast

Have you ever finished General Conference feeling completely inspired… and completely overwhelmed at the same time? Maybe you left the weekend feeling excited about Jesus Christ and full of ideas for how you want to grow. Then Monday comes, and suddenly all that inspiration feels like a giant spiritual to-do list. In this episode, We’ll about how we can receive the inspiration of General Conference without turning it into another measure of whether we are doing enough. Through the idea of “lowering the plank,” she shares five ways to approach Conference after the weekend is over, including learning line upon line, finding a way of studying that works for you, and recognizing that consistent growth does not have to look the same every day. This episode is a reminder that discipleship is not about becoming everything all at once. We are apprentices of Jesus Christ, learning, practicing, receiving grace, and taking one faithful step at a time. 🌿 In This Episode 🌸 How inspiration can accidentally become a spiritual to-do list 🌸 What it means to “lower the plank” in our discipleship 🌸 Why God teaches us line upon line 🌸 Finding a way of studying that draws you closer to Christ 🌸 Why growth does not have to look the same every day 🌸 How to identify the one small step God may be inviting you to take right now You do not have to digest the entire Conference feast today. Choose one bite, one invitation, one truth to carry with you, and trust God to teach you the rest, line upon line. 🎥 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/OAYLdTMkf1Q?si=vE6lkmKTLbNZUEzI Connect with me: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shinemommyshine/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirstinbaxtercoaching 🌐 Website: https://www.kirstinbaxtercoaching.com/ 📅 Book a Call: https://calendly.com/kirstin-baxter/personal-discernment-session 📧 Email Me: https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&[email protected]

In this episode, Kirstin is joined by her friend Stephanie Da Silva, a mom of three, teacher, and creator of Connected in Christ 2025.

Stephanie shares the one truth she most wants her children to know: that their Heavenly Father loves them always.

Together, they talk about teaching our children about God’s love, giving ourselves grace as we learn, and finding connection through Jesus Christ.

In this episode:
🌸 What Stephanie most wants her children to know about Heavenly Father’s love
🌸 How we can see God’s care in the ways He prepares and watches over us
🌸 Giving ourselves and our children grace as we learn and grow
🌸 Finding connection and unity through Jesus Christ despite our differences

🎥 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/CFejo_Wl6YQ?si=MzDLoRze3DJK99nW

Connect with me:

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🌐 Website: https://www.kirstinbaxtercoaching.com/
📅 Book a Call: https://calendly.com/kirstin-baxter/personal-discernment-session
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What if ministering isn’t one more thing to add to your already-full plate but part of Christ’s way of teaching you that you were never meant to carry it alone?

When we think about ministering, it can be easy to think about assignments, visits, texts we should have sent, or one more responsibility we need to squeeze into an already busy life. But what if ministering is about something much bigger?

In this episode, we’re looking at ministering as a way Christ teaches us to become more like Him and even as practice for becoming a Zion people.

We’ll talk about learning to notice and love people outside our normal circles, why receiving help can be just as important as giving it, and why being overwhelmed doesn’t necessarily mean you have nothing to offer. Zion isn’t made up of perfectly self-sufficient people. It’s made up of people whose hearts are knit together people who learn how to carry one another.

In this episode, we’ll talk about:

Why President Russell M. Nelson called ministering a “newer, holier approach” and what it might look like to minister in the Savior’s way.

How ministering can become part of our apprenticeship with Jesus Christ, helping us practice noticing, loving, listening, and showing up for the one.

What it means to have our hearts “knit together” and why the small, ordinary acts of connection may actually be helping us practice becoming Zion.

Why an overwhelmed woman still has something to give and why Zion needs receivers, too.

How to use discernment to know whether Christ is inviting you to serve, rest, reach out, ask for help, or simply let someone else love you today.

Maybe ministering isn’t just about making sure everyone gets checked on.

Maybe it’s one of the ways Jesus Christ is teaching us, stitch by stitch and heart by heart, how to become Zion. 🤍

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What if you don’t need to know your entire purpose today?

In this episode, Kirstin talks about covenant confidence the courage that comes from knowing Jesus Christ is with you, even when you don’t know exactly how the path will unfold. You’ll be encouraged to let go of the pressure to figure everything out and instead focus on what Christ is inviting you to do right now.

In this episode:

🌸 Why your purpose may be found in small, ordinary things
🌸 What covenant confidence really looks like
🌸 How Christ gives us mercy, protection, strength, and power
🌸 Learning to discern what is actually yours to do

🎥 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/wrkTP9wTJYk?si=KPsARlqd53voCzvh

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What if rest isn’t simply about stopping but about releasing what we’re carrying?

In this episode, we’re exploring Christ’s invitation to those who are “heavy laden” and what Mary and Martha can teach us about balancing service and stillness. We’ll talk about surrendering worry, releasing the need to control outcomes, and learning to discern what God is asking of us in each season.

You’ll be encouraged to consider:

What are you carrying that may not actually be yours to carry?
Where might God be inviting you to release pressure and trust Him?
How can you do your part while leaving the outcome in His hands?

Rest doesn’t always mean the work disappears.

Sometimes it means realizing you don’t have to carry the work alone. 🤍

🎥 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/5UH3s2xOZ7o?si=me8ap-V95cfFXWVw

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Until next time, keep walking with Him one surrendered step at a time.

Have you ever felt like you should be farther along in your spiritual journey? In this episode, we’re talking about what happens when we measure our spiritual growth by the wrong scoreboard and how God may be working in us in ways we don’t always recognize.

You’ll learn how to: Recognize the growth you may be overlooking Trust God’s pace instead of your own timeline See discipleship as a journey of learning, not something you have to “finish”

🎥 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/AT52dUImptk?si=R41yN6sSr9-2CXDK

🤍 You are not behind. You are still becoming.

What if Satan doesn't always tempt us with obvious lies, but instead takes something good and subtly twists it to pull us away from Christ? In this final episode of Rethinking Discipleship: Moving from Performance to Partnership with Christ, Kirstin explores how the enemy distorts things like love, self-reliance, rest, service, and discipleship and how we can learn to recognize the difference between his whispers and Christ's invitations. 🌿 In This Episode 🌸 Recognizing Satan's subtle counterfeits 🌸 Discerning Christ's voice from the enemy's whispers 🌸 Moving from shame and isolation toward connection with Christ 🌸 Why we can face spiritual opposition without fear 🎥 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/RmtvC5jW5tA

What if some of the most sacred moments of motherhood aren't the big, extraordinary ones but the ordinary moments where Christ meets us right where we are? In this episode, Kirstin sits down with Larisa Banks, creator of Sacred Ordinary Motherhood, for a heartfelt conversation about motherhood, following spiritual promptings, and learning to recognize Christ in the everyday moments of life. Larisa shares how God has met her in the middle of sleepless nights, difficult decisions, motherhood, and moments when she didn't feel capable of doing what was being asked of her. Together, they talk about what it looks like to trust Christ instead of carrying everything alone, create a home where children feel safe and loved, and notice the small promptings that invite us to serve others. 🌿 In This Episode 🌸 How Christ meets us in the ordinary moments of motherhood 🌸 Why we don't have to carry motherhood alone 🌸 Learning to trust God when life feels beyond our capacity 🌸 How love and safety can keep the door open for our children 🌸 Recognizing and following spiritual promptings in everyday life If you've ever wondered whether the ordinary things you're doing as a mother really matter, this conversation is a beautiful reminder that Christ meets us right where we are and He can magnify what we offer Him. Want to connect with Larisa and follow more of her beautiful work around motherhood and faith? 📲Follow Larisa on Instagram: @‌sacred_ordinary_motherhood 🎥 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/_WcX3twIvGg?si=6FpDbQTVMXZqLTbw

Have you ever had a thought that sounded true but left you feeling farther away from Christ? Maybe you've made a mistake and thought, I should have known better. Maybe you've felt discouraged and wondered, Why am I still struggling with this? Or maybe you've assumed you need to figure things out on your own before you can come back to God. But what if the most important question isn't simply whether a thought is true? What if we also need to ask where that thought is leading us? In this final episode of the Rethinking Discipleship: Moving from Performance to Partnership with Christ series, Kirstin explores how we can recognize Christ's voice in the middle of everyday life and learn to distinguish His invitations from the voices of shame, fear, and self-reliance. Drawing from the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and Moroni 7, Kirstin explores how Satan can mix truth with deception, subtly shifting our trust away from Christ and toward self-reliance. She contrasts the enemy's message of "hide" with Christ's invitation to "come." Kirstin also shares four questions she uses when a discouraging thought enters her mind. Rather than immediately asking whether the thought is true, these questions help us recognize the direction it is taking us toward Christ or away from Him. One of the most powerful distinctions in this episode is between conviction and shame. The Holy Ghost convicts, while shame condemns. One leads us toward Christ and reconciliation; the other tells us to hide until we've somehow become good enough to return. Kirstin also explains why recognizing Christ's voice isn't simply a skill we develop. Like recognizing the voice of someone we love, it becomes easier through relationship, familiarity, and time spent walking with Him. As this four-part series comes to a close, Kirstin brings everything together from remembering our identity, to wearing Christ's yoke, to seeing mortality as God's laboratory, and finally to learning how to recognize His voice as we walk through that laboratory with Him. 🌿 In This Episode 🌸 Why Satan often uses truth mixed with deception rather than obvious lies 🌸 What the story of Adam and Eve teaches us about hiding, shame, and God's invitation to return 🌸 How Moroni 7 gives us a principle for recognizing what comes from God 🌸 Why a thought can contain truth but still lead us away from Christ 🌸 Four questions to help you discern where your thoughts are leading you 🌸 The difference between the Holy Ghost convicting and shame condemning 🌸 Why discernment is the fruit of a growing relationship with Christ 🌸 How becoming more familiar with Christ helps us recognize His voice 🌸 The difference between trying to do everything alone and choosing partnership with Christ 🌸 The final invitation: "Jesus, what does partnership with you look like right here?" 🎥 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/sPUfHiFH79c?si=4RZwRbyl0sZQrz2s

Have you ever felt like your struggles were proof that you weren't growing enough?

Maybe you've found yourself wondering why you still stumble, why you sometimes forget to turn to Christ first, or why discipleship can still feel so difficult.

But what if those moments aren't evidence that something has gone wrong?

What if they're part of the very way God designed us to learn?

In this third episode of the Rethinking Discipleship: Moving from Performance to Partnership with Christ series, Kirstin explores the beautiful invitation to "be reconciled to God" and how that one phrase reshapes the way we understand grace, repentance, and spiritual growth.

Drawing from 2 Nephi 25:23 and 2 Nephi 2, she explains why opposition isn't a flaw in God's plan but an essential part of it. Through the powerful analogy of God's laboratory, Kirstin invites us to stop seeing every mistake as a verdict on our worth and begin viewing our experiences as opportunities to learn, grow, and walk more closely with Christ.

If you've ever struggled with feeling like you're not doing enough, this episode offers a refreshing perspective on what it means to become through Christ rather than striving for perfection on your own.

🌿 In This Episode

🌸 What it really means to be reconciled to God
🌸 Why "after all we can do" isn't the beginning of the invitation
🌸 How opposition is an intentional part of God's plan for our growth
🌸 Why Kirstin calls mortality "God's laboratory"
🌸 A healthier way to view mistakes, setbacks, and repentance
🌸 How to replace self-condemnation with curiosity and partnership with Christ

🎥 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/ebnB6Rhuff0