Who remembers the saying, “Stick and stones may break my bones, but words may never hurt me?” That statement may have worked for a minute on the playground when we were 8. But the reality is words do matter and they can and will hurt. Words can lift us up or they can tear us down.

What lies have you believed with words spoken over you or words you have spoken over yourself? In this episode, Sondra breaks down some of the lies she believed from words spoken over herself and how that really shook her confidence. Words built up emotional walls in her heart and mind and created barriers to truth and understanding.

In Proverbs 16:24 it says, "Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soula and health to the bosy." When is the last time you spoke gracious words over yourself and others? Do you know how to speak truth to the lies you might have believed? This is something that takes thought and attention in order to bring restoration and transformation. 

In this episode, we cover:

• The power of words and thoughts
• Lies we have believed
• Speaking truth and life over the lies
• Proverbs 12:25

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So, what is your relationship with food? Yeah, Sondra knows it’s complicated and it’s not the most fun topic to address. Sondra realized her food relationship was really damaged. When she got down to the heart of the matter, she realized it took root at birth. This is when she realized she needed to start to take ownership of what, how and why she was eating what she was eating.

 

Now, like any good relationship, there is need for work, sacrifice, communication, love, and understanding. Let’s learn how we can improve some of those areas and gain better habits, and thus a better relationship with food in our daily lives. News flash: We need food to live. So, no matter what your age, it’s time to address what’s really happening.

 In this episode, we cover

• Emotions and food
• Fasting to gain clarity
• Habits and food
• Romans 12:2

·        Disclaimer for this episode: This is Sondra talking about her personal experience along with her experience as a life coach. Please consult your healthcare provider before making any personal healthcare decision. WTYM is not responsible or liable for any healthcare choices you decide to make.

 

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Where might you be broken or blessed in your current circumstance? In this episode Sondra shares how one decision brought her to a place of broken and blessed at the same time. She learned that many times we think we are only living in one or the other.

That one decision is what Sondra now calls, “Blacked Out Joy,” and it has brought a lot of life lessons in a matter of 13 weeks of healing and recovering. This episode will make you laugh, cry and never want to break your tailbone. It will also make you question how much you really want your “Cool Mom” status.

In this episode we cover:

• “Cool Mom” with a broken tailbone
• Rebuilding in small ways
• Gratitude in brokenness
• Judges 6:14 “Go in the strength you have.”

 

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What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word, habit? Most of the time, if we are honest, we probably go to the negative habits of our lives. Like, “I wish I was doing better at.” …

On this episode, host Sondra Doty explains how old and new habits can go together; that we really need to be aware of what season we are in and what God might be trying to reveal to us about our habits.

There is a tending and mending that needs to happen before a habit can transform into an on/off switch; where it becomes so easy to manage that you don’t even think about turning on/off the switch. You just do it!

In this episode we cover:

• An update and new directions for WTYM Podcast
• Old habits in a new season of life
• Very easy to very hard
• What is God trying to teach us in the tending to our hearts and minds through habits

Episode Resources:

Apps with Purpose; Lectio 365 and Live From Rest 

Books; Atomic Habits by James Clear and The Common Rule by Justin Whitmel Earley

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Hey, it’s host Sondra Doty and I want to welcome you to the Word To Your Mothers® Podcast. As a Life Doula and Consultant, it’s been an honor to share my story and others on this podcast. I hope you find these episodes encouraging and helpful. We aren’t meant to do life alone, and the conversations you hear on the podcast can be a steppingstone to aid in that.

Whether you have listening for three years or just tuned in, let me know what you think. Reach out on social media or leave a review/rating of the podcast. Or let me doula your life and sign up for a life consulting session. I mean, let’s be honest, who doesn’t need a life doula?

So, take a deep breath, have an open heart, and listen to this week’s episode.

On this episode, guest Sheri Prescott shares a few different stories how God redeems in more ways than one. Sheri believes that God uses small moments to change the world and that every day is a gift because of Jesus’ finished work on the cross!

In this episode we cover:

• Restoration through loss, grief and trauma
• First child leaving “the nest”
• Entrusting our children to God
• How God is restoring our daily walk with him

Get to Know Sheri Prescott:

Sheri Prescott is passionate about encouraging wives and mothers: to follow Christ in their homes, to study God’s Word (alone and with their children), to create a marriage that points others to the gospel, and to celebrate the magnificent and mundane moments of everyday life! She has been married to her hero for 22 years and home-schools their five children (two boys and three girls). Her husband’s military career has taken their family around the globe, where Sheri has learned that hospitality is one of her greatest ministries – welcoming others into their home for nourishing meals, fellowship, games, laughter, and worship. She also enjoys leading women’s Bible studies, mentoring teenage girls, and speaking at events on marriage and motherhood.

Follow: @sheri.prescott

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How does perspective aid in restoration? By bringing a different lens to what isn’t viewable. In this solo episode host Sondra Doty shares a few stories on how perspective brought healing and restoration in her life.

Consider what happens when one begins to wear glasses: First, they get used to them and then even dependent on them. And then there’s all the checkups – where there could be a major prescription adjustment. Sondra, a glasses wearer since 8th grade, has noticed when a prescription goes up and she got the new glasses, it’s like, “Well, hello! I didn’t know how clear things could be!”

We get so used to how the old lens aided us, we don’t see what’s missing.

During restoration we don’t always see the redemption coming or notice it when it arrives. Why? Because we are so focused on the old lens. That could be wounds, pain, circumstances, … you name it. And the old lens can lead us to tell ourselves, “It’s just always going to be this way, … here we go again, … why me?”

What if we were to stop and ask God to bring us perspective we need? Asking Him could bring out the details (perhaps a “new lens”) and renewal. God brings a totally different perspective! Especially when we can’t see the seemingly impossible. With God all things are possible!

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Welcome to the new series on WTYM Podcast called Restoration Story. Our first guests are Scott and April Patterson. They are from sunny Florida and have two beautiful boys, Nathan and Elijah. In 2009 they started their own photography and cinematography company, Life’s Highlights. Their creativity and love shine through in every photo and video they take.

On this episode, Scott and April share their story of walking through infertility, fertility treatments and adoption. Their road was met with many obstacles, but God was steadfast as they were faithful to what God spoke over their family through many prayers and asking. Their two boys are a literal representation of God’s redeeming love.

The Patterson’s story will bring hope to anyone that might question if God answers prayers or still does miracles. Spoiler Alert: The answer is YES! So, listen in and get your hope tank filled in your own personal situation that needs a little hope right now.

In this episode we cover

• Feeling alone when facing infertility
• How what others say makes an impact over time
• Losing hope, but gaining hope through faith
• Psalms 113
• Anchors during fear and uncertainty
• A mosaic picture of dark and light brings small redemption

Get to know Scott & April Patterson:

Follow: @lifes_highlights

Website:https://lifeshighlights.net/

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What would renewal look like for you in your current season? What do you think of when you hear the word, renewal? Do you think renewal is available in every season? Ok, ok, enough with the questions.

Host Sondra Doty is back with her first episode of 2022 to share how she is finding renewal in her own current season and posing these questions to herself. She discusses how she is rooting in renewal through faith, family, work and dreams.

In this episode she covers:

• Isaiah 43:18-19
• Finding renewal in weariness
• “Behold I’m doing a new thing”
• How fasting can aid in finding clarity in needing renewal
• A personal testimony on Sondra losing 50% of her hair

So, whatever wilderness moment or season you might be in right now, Sondra wants to encourage you to find and seek renewal. “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old.”  Shed the old to make room for reNEWal.

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Do you hear your mind or body saying, “I Can’t Keep Up” – especially this time of year in all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season? How do you respond when you hear yourself telling you this?

This saying has come up often for host Sondra Doty over the last few months. Faced with a few health setbacks and unforeseen mounting decisions, it’s challenging for her not to feel overwhelmed in her own lack of capacity to “keep up.”

What does, “I can’t keep up” even mean? This is one thing Sondra keeps asking herself and that God is actively working on in her own heart. In this episode, Sondra shares a few testimonies and verses to encourage you in your own, “I can’t keep up.”

It can be easy to think we are failing in the state of not keeping up, but we aren’t failing. This is a time for evaluation. A time to reflect on what God’s standard is for your life and to not simply lean on our own understanding.

Want to share your restoration story on WTYM podcast in 2022? Please reach out to Sondra at [email protected] or the contact page on wordtoyourmothers.com

Verses for 2022:

Revelation 21:5

Galatians 6:9

Lamentations 3:21-24

Isaiah 40:28-31

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