We welcomed another wonderful Christine Hoover to The Soapbox and you’re going to be fast friends! Christine is a Church girl from ATX, an author, and most importantly, a boy mom! She vulnerably shares the importance of doing her own heart work as she has mothered. Christine and Kelsey discuss pain points in their own stories, idols, and opportunities to grow in wholeheartedness.

Christine graciously shares how to know when there’s more underneath a reoccurring thought or feeling in motherhood and some ideas of where to go from there.

Learn more about Christine’s ministry and check out her books at www.christinehoover.com or follow her on Instagram.

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Just wait till you hear Jamie Wells- the joyful, childlike, cali-girl artist, who lives fascinated by God!!! Jamie’s eyes are opened wide and I marveled just listening to her. Jamie shares that she’s mothered a little outside of the “box” in hopes her kids SEE the story of faith all around them!

To learn more about Jamie and her incredible art, check her out Instagram @jamiewellsart or visit jamiewells.com

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Marian Jordan Ellis was our very first Soapbox Live guest! And lucky for you- this is a live recording! As you hear the women laughing along with us, I hope you can imagine them taking notes and nodding along too! Marian became a bonus mom later in life and then got to have another little girl at 43! She is full of wisdom and humility and will no doubt, leave you with more faith that the holy spirit has everything needed for mothering our young ones!

Learn more about Marian’s ministry at thisredeemedlife.org.

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Tamara Menges joins us for a special episode of The Soapbox to share about an opportunity for local BCS families to serve together called Kindness for Christmas. She and her daughter are using their gifts to prepare a space of kindness. You will be inspired to hear the ways Tamara is coming alongside her daughter’s gifts, and offering her own, to serve people.

Check out Kerrington’s Kindness Shop here and Tamara’s floral business here.

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Julie Dickerson graciously encourages every mom to talk about God in the mundane moments of life with kids of all ages. She has older kids and has been faithfully following Jesus since she became a mom, so she has so many hacks and practical ways to point kids to look at God. Julie dives into the meat and potatoes of every day discipleship of the kids in our lives. Julie is clear that we all have something to share about God-no matter how long we’ve been walking with Him.

Resources Julie mentioned:

Table Top Truths

Dwell Bible App

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Jean Marie, mom of 3, wants to encourage all the moms to keep walking with the Lord, even with a limp. She normalizes limping and shares vulnerably about learning to struggle well from the earliest days of motherhood through infertility, adoption, and the unique struggles of a transracial family. She shares ways she's helped her kids recognize and work through weakness as well. She will make you feel right at home with her no matter where your limping is. Jean Marie covers the bases from embracing weakness, to tackling hard things to teaching our kids the importance of “walking with a limp” and sticking with the Lord.

If you'd like to learn more about Impact Retreat that Jean Marie mentions, you can head here.

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Jamie Brown- mom of an only- joins us to share the why of knowing our kids. She, like most of us, has a kid wired very opposite of her. She is the champion of who God created her kid to be and left me even more convinced on my own kids exact wiring! She not only shares the why, but lots of practical hows in discovering more of our individual kids hearts.

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Kari Breed is a mom of 3 and founder of a Christian Montessori school in North Carolina. She spends her time thinking about the next generation and lives with great intention. She shares about how the ripples from faithfulness in our homes can influence kingdom family! Kari’s  friendship with Jesus always leaves me wanting to know Him even better!

Save the Date: Join us September 18th from 7-9PM at The Boathouse at Millican Reserve for The Soapbox Live! We’ll have a live interview, exciting guests, yummy treats, and more! Registration details coming soon. Be sure to stay up to date with all things You Are Family by following us on Instagram or signing up for our free monthly resource email here! 


Some of Kari’s recommendations for intentional parenting:

https://open.spotify.com/track/7CVLxsSOKpHjxehV7HFird?si=xxH_PiAp5SvaXx6BqflroIw

Don’t Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Hubbard (https://a.co/d/7LyxyVm)

Shepherding A Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp (https://a.co/d/dNJVGba)

How to Really Help Someone with a Problem by Danny Silk (https://youtu.be/DsJzKZV_Nso)

Wynne Elder is a mom of 4 whose family was built non-traditionally, through adoption + IVF.  Her kids range in age and her schedule is full. Her life could feel frantic, but she believes motherhood doesn’t have to be that way. Wynne is free and fun and loves being a mom. She shares how good rhythms have made motherhood even more enjoyable for her. She says, "rhythms are the quiet framework of a beautiful and intentional life." You will love hearing her passion and you will want to follow her on Substack where she shares stories, seasonal tools & everyday rhythms that will no doubt inspire AND help you in your home!

https://open.substack.com/pub/wynneelder

For our 10th episode Melissa Darst, one of my most passionate FRIENDS and the very inspiration for the SOAPBOX joins us a little differently! She shares a slew of soapboxes- everything from closets should be organized to the value in traditions! She could have kept going, but rest assured you’ll get to hear from her again! You are going to love hearing all the things, small and big, that she values!