Brave Moms

We are beginning a several month-long series using the Brave Moms curriculum that we typically use in small groups. We’d love for you to join in with us as we learn how to be brave and to overcome weariness. You can join us on Facebook here or listen to the podcast weekly for the lesson. We hope you’ll join us! Find this week’s worksheet here. Today we are discussing the most important thing to do to become a Brave Mom. This one thing sets the stage for everything else and is the key to success. I hope this changes your life as much as it did mine!

We are beginning a several month long series using the Brave Moms curriculum that we typically use in small groups. We'd love for you to join in with us as we learn how to be brave and to overcome weariness. You can join us on Facebook here or listen to the podcast weekly for the lesson. We hope you'll join us! Find this week's worksheet here.

How do you do life as a mom, which is already so tough, and go through the tough things we are facing as a nation and world? In this episode, we are answering that question and our hope is that you will be richly encouraged and equipped to be powerfully effective today.

There is so much going on in our world right now. From coronavirus to racial injustice to political discussion. It's a lot for anyone. How do we maintain peace in the midst of it all? How do we humble ourselves and ask God to change our hearts where they need to be changed? How do we know what our part is? We are addressing all of these issues in this episode. This episode is one big hug from my mom-heart to yours.

Do you struggle to find time for yourself as a mom? In this episode we are discussing finding time for ourselves in two areas: Quiet Time to spend with God and Me Time to have our fuel tank filled back up for the challenging task of motherhood. We're talking about how we make the time, what it might look like in different seasons and how to get creative so that it does happen. If you have a desire for more time with God and more time for yourself then be sure to listen to this episode. CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and we’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

We are living in unique and challenging times as moms. How do we handle life with these new norms and stay sane? Join us for a dose of hope for your life as a mom as you navigate life during a pandemic and rise up above your circumstances. This episode will encourage you right where you are at. IN THIS EPISODE: CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and we’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

This is the episode you should listen to over and over again. We want you to know and believe how for you God is and what He thinks of you. If you can catch His heart for you it will change your life. There is so much hope and encouragement in this episode. We hope you'll listen! IN THIS EPISODE: God Loves You God is Near God Has Good Plans For You CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and we’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

When a new year begins do you feel overwhelmed about setting goals and trying to stick to new plans that haven't worked for you in the past? We are brave moms and we are going to take on a new year in a new way. We will start by reflecting on our past year, asking God some questions and hearing His heart for us. Then we will consider our hopes and expectations and ask God to meet us in them. Let's start this new year believing that God says we are good moms and calls us to be brave and let's plan to have a year that is full of victories. Visit the link below for the (free) download that accompanies this episode. IN THIS EPISODE: PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER THE QUESTIONS BELOW: What are all the things I am involved in right now? Are there any things that I need to quit doing? What was my biggest struggle in 2018? What is God saying to me about this struggle? What am I believing God for in 2019? What are a couple of goals I have for 2019 in my mothering? LINKS MENTIONED: A Brave Plan for a New Year Download CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

In this episode, we are diving into what it means to get free and continue to live in freedom. God is so good and wants to heal our hearts and help us overcome lies and the pain of the past. This episode will be a powerful tool that you use to overcome the enemy. Free people free people and when you learn to walk in freedom you will become a mom who helps her kids walk in freedom. Seek freedom after freedomPractice connecting to God’s heart through your day not just in quiet timeThe fruit of the Spirit is fruit of WHO God is and when we lean into Him He cultivates those things in usAsk the Holy Spirit to reveal lives you’ve believedFreedom from inner vows LINKS MENTIONED: Overwhelmed is a lie - On Taking Your Thoughts Captive (EP 4) CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

There is a tool that every mom needs and when she has it she is guaranteed to be successful. What is that tool? We are diving into what it is in this episode. If you ever feel like you just don't know what to do or how to overcome a particular problem this episode is exactly what you need. IN THIS EPISODE: ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭2:1-11‬ ‭James‬ ‭1:5-6‬ ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭8:11‬Acts ‭7:10 CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

In this episode, we are discussing ways to set ourselves up for a Christmastime full of joy and hope without becoming weary moms. If you've ever felt like you are worn out, overworked and too tired to enjoy this time of year this episode is for you. Let's chat about some simple ways to make memories with our kids, keep Jesus at the center of Christmas and enjoy this typically busy time of year. Don't miss this episode! IN THIS EPISODE: Ask God for a gift for you each day of His voice and His presence in your lifeAsk God what should be on your list of to-dos before you pack it fullRemember to take your thoughts captiveLeave margin in your days LINKS MENTIONED: EP 1 You are a Good Mom EP 10 Margin and Keeping it All Together The Christmas Star From Afar Nativity Set CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

How do you have any hope in the hardest times in life? What about when the hard season just keeps going and going? Does it mean you are doing something wrong and God is punishing you? What if you have a real enemy that is out to get you but God is going to use this season to change everything for you, to anoint you for your calling and to give you lasting hope? Don't miss this episode if life has ever been hard. IN THIS EPISODE: God is betting on youGod is anointing you for your callingGod is changing your perspective to give you lasting hope God didn’t tell Job why he was suffering.God didn’t tell Job what he needed to do to end the sufferingWhat God did was shift Job’s perspective. He told Job where to put his hope. CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

What do you need to know as a mom to a teenager? How can you set yourself up for success and have the right expectations? Today we are sharing helpful ways to be a Brave Mom during the teen years. IN THIS EPISODE: overwhelmed is a lie CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

What do you need to know as a mom to a middle schooler? How can you set yourself up for success and have the right expectations? Today we are sharing helpful ways to be a Brave Mom in the middle school years. IN THIS EPISODE: Rest Up! They are going to want to have deep conversations with you during this time and they can happen at all hours LINKS MENTIONED: How We Love Book by Milan and Kay Yerkovich CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

What do you need to know as a mom to an elementary-age kid? How can you set yourself up for success and have the right expectations? Today we are sharing helpful ways to be a Brave Mom in the elementary age years. IN THIS EPISODE: Give them more and more freedom as they grow. Allow them to feel accomplishment and achievement. Help them learn to do work to help the family out and have a sense of ownership and belonging. Cultivate a sense of importance around reading God’s Word and asking Him for wisdom and revelation as they hear it or read it. Begin to develop your family culture - our family does... our family doesn’t... Teach them about what’s in their food. Start paying attention to what they enjoy doing and what they are good at. Call out the good and speak truth over them if you see them believing any lies. Help them put names to their feelings and work through expressing them properly. Teach them about self-control and forgiveness. Walk them through these often. Pray with them and let them pray when they have issues. Help them learn to give thanks and ask God for what the need and want. Teach them to value others and be kind. Teach them how to handle it when others are not kind to them. Talk to them about sex early and often. Establish yourself as the expert in their life. Let them know they can ask any questions they have and that you can be trusted Keep teaching them about appropriate and inappropriate touching and equip them to speak up if anyone touches them inappropriately. Tell them all the things about them that are unique and special. Help them build confidence in who God made them to be. Teach them to take their thoughts captive. Keep making time for your own relationships to model healthy friendships for them. Continue to work on your marriage and enjoy each other. Pray for wisdom often. CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

What do you need to know as a mom to a toddler? How can you set yourself up for success and have the right expectations? Today we are sharing helpful ways to be a Brave Mom in the early years when you have a toddler. Share this episode with the moms of toddlers in your life. IN THIS EPISODE: Extra sleep is still needed because your toddlers will have lots of energy. Play games with them that have them using up their energy (run around the table 10 times)... Be consistent with what you require from them and with discipline If they get away with something more than once you will have to work way harder later on to undo it Remember that discipline is love. "Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them." Prob 13:24 Keep having them take naps and if they stop napping turn it into quiet time in their rooms so that you continue to get the break and rest you need. Have expectations for them that are on their level. Don’t expect too much or too little Teach them how to act BEFORE you go places. Practice at home and remind them in the car on the way there. Their “why” questions may drive you crazy but answer them when they are not questioning your discipline. Kids need to know the reason why and you are educating them with moral reasons why that will stick with them for the rest of their lives. Why don’t we run in the store? Because someone might come around the corner and we could run into them hurting them and that would not be nice. Give them choices with rewards for good decisions and consequences for bad decisions. Your strong-willed toddler will change the world one day. Equip them to make good choices and be self-disciplined. Start teaching them now to pray and to wait and listen to hear God’s voice. Play with them and make memories but you are not allowed to feel guilty when you need to do the laundry and they want to play. Doing the laundry is for them too and it helps them learn there is a time to play and a time to work. It also helps them to learn to entertain themselves which is a valuable skill as they grow. Start teaching them about how special their bodies are and that no one should be touching them inappropriately. Tell them what to do if that happens and repeat this every so often. Make date night a priority. Keep working on your marriage. Keep taking good care of yourself. Keep doing the things that light you up inside. Remember this is a season and it will end and a new season is around the corner. CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

What do you need to know as a mom to a newborn or an infant? How can you set yourself up for success and have the right expectations? Today we are sharing helpful ways to be a Brave Mom in the early years when you have a little one. Share this episode with the new moms in your life. IN THIS EPISODE: LINKS WE MENTIONED: Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

Candace Jones believes there’s never an asterisk on what God asks us to do in His Word. She is an advocate for foster care. She has 8 children, 2 biological and 6 adopted. God called her and her husband to foster and the two of them have taken some wild steps of obedience. Candace doesn’t pull any punches in this interview. In this gut-honest conversation, she busts through excuses and misconceptions about fostering and shares her heart and what God did in her life to take such a huge leap of faith. After listening to this episode, you will be encouraged, challenged and informed on how to make a difference in the lives of children that desperately need you to do something. She also shares the most important thing any child needs. Don’t miss this episode. IN THIS EPISODE: LINKS WE MENTIONED: Dallas Life Shelter Scripture Printable Cards CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

Did you know that you can actually plan for a good day? So many times we just look back on our days and decide whether it was good or bad. Life happens and circumstances arise that can throw us off. But what if there were some things you could do to set yourself up for more good days? That's what we are talking about on the podcast today. We hope you'll join us! IN THIS EPISODE: LINKS WE MENTIONED: Podcast Episode on Margin and Keeping it all Together: https://www.bravemoms.com/margin-and-keeping-it-all-together/ CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook If you love the podcast leave a review here. It will take 30 seconds and I’d be so grateful. Plus, it will help more moms find this encouragement.

Back to School time is filled with so many things to do, buy and read and sign. It can be exhausting. How do you keep your heart from growing weary during this time? This week we have some ideas for you to take note of how your heart is doing and how to refuel so that you are set up for a great school year with your kids. IN THIS EPISODE: CONNECT WITH BRAVE MOMS: website | Instagram | facebook