Welcome to the season 7 episode finale with our friend, Michelle Garrels! Michelle has previously shared on episodes 32, 33, 58, and 59. Today, she opens up about her journey with the Holy Spirit and praying in tongues. This is a beautiful, full-circle conversation as Michelle has been deeply instrumental in this area of my walk with Jesus.

REGISTRATION IS HERE! The Love in a Cottage Summer Retreat is in Holland, Michigan, August 14-17 2025. Sign-ups are first come, first serve. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. As of 6/10/25, there are three out of seven spots open. For more information, please visit our Instagram highlight, "retreat 05."

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Michelle's Instagram @ellegarrels

Michelle's Blog "Good News for Modern Women"

Michelle's Website "Little Phlox Farm"

Paige's Instagram @paigegeidel

Liz's Instagram @lizstambaugh

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast

Today's conversation is with the lovely Taylor Church! Taylor is a wife, mother and photographer living in Eugene, Oregon. This episode was recorded while Taylor was pregnant with her son, Curren, and the timing of this release is special because he was born three weeks ago now! It's sweet because in this conversation she shares all that her & her husband have been dreaming, hoping and praying for as they awaited and prepared for Curren's birth. Taylor talks about the important role of parents being ambassadors for God as they raise their children and how she's preparing her heart with that truth. Taylor also opens up honestly about her journey into motherhood as she has walked through the pain and grief of miscarriage. She shares her heart deeply on loss along with the ways the Lord met her amidst the grief through her community of friends & family. Toward the end of the conversation, we chat about how Taylor cultivates contentment and also we dive into how she values quality over quantity in her life, style and home.

Mentions in the Podcast:

Parenting 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp

Picnic (the stationary store in Laguna Beach)

The Love in a Cottage Summer Retreat in Holland, Michigan, August 14-17 2025! We only have a few spots left and would love to have you join! Sign up here.

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Taylor's Instagram @tayylorannnphoto

Taylor on Episode 14

Liz's Instagram @lizstambaugh

Paige's Instagram @paigegeidel

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast

We are excited to be sharing this encouraging conversation with the inspiring Amanda Demelo. Amanda is a wife, homemaker & mom to three living in Charleston, South Carolina. Amanda pours out her heart on how she cultivates a peaceful home as a mother to littles. She shares about limiting screen time, having rhythms more than routines and how she has navigated the outside pressures of motherhood. Throughout the conversation, Amanda shares about abiding in the peace of Jesus in all circumstances and seasons. We also chat about how Amanda and her Husband intentionally create a team mentality in their family culture and then we end our conversation chatting a bit about what community + hospitality looks like as a mother of three.

SAVE THE DATE! The Love in a Cottage Summer Retreat in Holland, Michigan, August 14-17 2025...more details to come!

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Amanda's Instagram @amandasdemelo

Amanda on Episode 42

Amanda on Gal Pals Talk Homebirth Episode

Paige's Instagram @paigegeidel

Liz's Instagram @lizstambaugh

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast

This week we are welcoming back Mary Kate Robertson and Hannah King to reflect on motherhood over the last five(!!) years and how God has grown our capacities and also made us more reliant upon Him. We discuss what our daily rhythms look like with three children and the beginning stages of homeschooling. This was such a cozy conversation that I hope encourages your heart, whatever stage you're at in your walk with Christ and/or motherhood.

SAVE THE DATE! The Love in a Cottage Summer Retreat in Holland, Michigan, August 14-17 2025...more details to come!

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Mary Kate's Instagram @marykaterob

Mary Kate's Previous Episode

Hannah's Instagram

Hannah's Previous Episode

Paige's Instagram @paigegeidel

Liz's Instagram @lizstambaugh

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast

We are excited to have the lovely Carlie Miya back on the podcast today! Carlie is a wife, mother of two and homemaker living in OC, California. She previously was on Episode 4 of the podcast and in this episode we catch up on the past four years. Carlie shares about becoming a mother and how her + her husband Dillon got pregnant unexpectedly. She opens up honestly about the difficulties she experienced in motherhood, and how Jesus has helped her embrace motherhood throughout the past several years. We have fun chatting about what inspires her style, dopamine dressing and what that has looked like for her in motherhood. We end our conversation chatting about how their family has navigated her husband's autoimmune disease + are in an ongoing journey of healing.

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Carlie's Instagram @miyadwelling

Carlie's Previous Episode

Liz's Instagram @lizstambaugh

Paige's Instagram @paigegeidel

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast

We are so honored to have Sierra Denham back on the show! Sierra is a wife, mother and homemaker living in southern California. She was a guest on the podcast back in 2022 and returns to share all that God has done in her life since—from moving across the country and becoming renters again, to homeschooling, to navigating auto immune disease. Sierra loves Jesus and has practical encouragement to share with you, we can't wait for you to listen!

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Sierra's Instagram @sierradenham

Sierra's Previous Episode: Episode 29

Paige's Instagram @paigegeidel

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast

Today's conversation is with Courtney Weston who is a wife, mother and creative living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In this episode, Courtney invites us into the change and shifts that have unfolded in her life over the past several years and the ways Jesus has met her and helped her walk through the uncomfortable seasons. She shares about her sweet birth with her son Ames and then we dive into a rich conversation about seeking the Lords voice in her family, how she invites her five year old daughter into creating and how Courtney cultivates a life of creating more than consuming.

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Courtney's Instagram @courtney__weston

Courtney's Rooney Instagram @rooneyclothing

Liz's Instagram @lizstambaugh

Paige's Instagram @paigegeidel

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast

Welcome back for another season of the podcast, friends! This season will feature all returning guests from past episodes to catch up on what Jesus has done in their lives. In this episode, Paige has the honor of chatting with Madi Reimer. Madi shares how Jesus radically healed her from anxiety last fall, and how he has been graciously rebuilding her faith after a period of deconstruction several years ago. It's a powerful testimony that I can't wait to share with you all!

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Madi's Instagram @madireimer

Paige's Instagram @paigegeidel

Liz's Instagram @lizstambaugh

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast

Today's show is the final episode of this season! In this conversation, Paige shares what Jesus has been cultivating in her heart and life in relation to the topic of hiddenness. We pray that you'd walk away from this conversation feeling encouraged and know that the Lord sees you. Toward the end of this episode, we also share some exciting news about the next season along with announcing the date of it's release! We are incredibly grateful for each of you who choose to listen and pray that you'd continue to feel blessed, friends!

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Paige's Instagram @paigegeidel

Liz's Instagram @liz.stambaugh

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast

This week we are chatting with the wonderful Peyton Elise Craft. Peyton lives in Colorado with her husband and their one year old son, Arken Bjear! She is a mother, photographer, poet & trauma therapist. In this episode, she shares about meeting her husband, walking through miscarriage, and redemption after loss. Towards the end of our conversation, she walks us through pieces of her home birth and the arrival of her son, Arken. If miscarriage or birth trauma are sensitive or tender topics for you, you might want to consider skipping this episode.

Give a one-time or recurring donation to the ministry

Pre-Order Crewnecks + Tees

Peyton's Instagram @peyyyyyyy

Peyton's Website

Liz's Instagram @lizstambaugh

Podcast Instagram @loveinacottagepodcast