The Speaking Wife

What are some common misconceptions about grief and what are we even allowed to grieve?

I think it’s time to reintroduce myself!

Your position affects your perception, your perception determines your reality and your reality dictates your behavior.

Don’t make any sudden moves!

Sometimes you just have to give up.

A thank you to those that have sent messages in the last few months!

Pondering on purpose instead of pouting. Your words have power and not always the good kind.

Is it more productive to hold it all inside? Should we just explode? How do we throw a fit?

We struggle and manufacture confidence in ours when we can have a source of real confidence. We just get it by doing things exactly opposite to what society may tell us.

We have the greatest opportunity to set our children up for success with the words we pour into them now!

The number one thing stealing our time from our families is right in our hands. Many times it is controlling us instead of us controlling it!

Self examination and honest evaluation are crucial to growth and success!

When you’re trying to protect a wound, every other area is affected.

The rise in depression and suicide makes me wonder, what is different and what can we do?

Does one even matter?

Personal development does not happen overnight.

What we do without thinking will always be the determining factor in where we go.

Even when it’s hard.

His take on the love languages, how he’s learned to love me differently and more answers to your questions with my favorite guy!

Mid summer bring the I-don’t-want-to’s down on us hard. Learning to purposely see the good in the chaos is a lesson I’m not sure I’ll ever fully Ace.

As parents it’s easiest to place blame or have a ”give up” attitude instead of realizing we can help our children deal with natural wiggles and impatience. We can set them up for success!

We see what we look for and sometimes our vision is our worst enemy.

How can we fight our “flight” defense mechanism?

How many things to we plan and prepare for while neglecting to do that very thing for the truly important parts of life?

In our desire to avoid one ditch we have driven across the road into another.

In a take-yourself-too-serious world we have a gift we can give our children!

Is it possible to accidentally fall into an attitude of service to others?

Can we accept the best our children give in this season while also believing forward for them in the next?

You didn’t cause this issue but you’re stuck with it. Now what?

Why didn’t God heal me faster? Why can I still experience pain?

After a convicting missions trip, we are home!

Training our children when we feel like we’re still in training ourselves.

Big changes start with small moments of determination to change ourselves first. We must tear down the walls that divide us.

What do we do with this universal emotion and are we failing in our walk with God because we experience fear?

As much as I’d love it if God magically took my emotions away He doesn’t normally work like a fairy god mother.

So we’ve talked about how to be a friend but how do I accept friendship into my life when I’ve been betrayed in the past?

Don’t wait for the next season to arrive before you grab onto your mission with both hands!

You’re already talking to yourself. Let’s do it right!

Loneliness and feeling friendless is not as rare as one might think.

What do we do with all this grace we’ve got locked away in our receiving vault?

When you’re sure you’re the only one experiencing days of overwhelmedness and discouragement.

As we grieve and try to find a new normal we remember all the ways our hearts were molded by our precious Grandmother.

What to do when it seems like every year is the same struggle and there’s really not much hope in the possibilities of a new year ahead?

A mini episode wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Does screen time for ourselves and our children even matter? Why is it easier to hand them a device than engage?

We need to step away from the comparison trap and take a good long look at who we are.

When you’re feeling hopeless and joyless.

Who am I and why even bother with a podcast?

A brief episode on raising boys and instilling the characters of a kind and faithful husband.

Let’s talk about some practical ways we can roll up our sleeves and fight for our marriages.

We are bombarded with “truths” about love on every side. But what is true? How do we combat what we hear and see? Can we even make a difference?

I’m so excited to have my sister, Candi, back this week! In this episode we discuss the worst advice we’ve received when struggling with depression or overwhelming situations.

To celebrate the tenth episode of this podcast we have our first guest! One of my favorite sisters joins me to speak about mental health and what it looks like trying to live day to day with this "cloud" shadowing you. And most importantly, where we can find hope!

With anything, but especially parenting, discovering what motivates us is crucial.

Are we helpless in the face of difficulty? What can we really do when things are beyond our control?

You’re not crazy. Your husband really IS speaking a different language!

Practical tips for self-care

When we need to “vent” about our spouse who we choose to go to can make or break our marriage. Episode 5

Episode 4

What do we do when someone we love is grieving?

Are you grieving? A lost loved one, an unrealized dream, an abuse. No matter what your circumstance I hope I can encourage you in some way!

Which are we longing for?

Introductions