Episodes

Gather wouldn’t be here without our sweet friend, Jenny Worsham! She is the visionary behind our Gather groups, the Queen of hospitality and one of the best storytellers you’ll ever meet. She joined the ranks of homeschool mom this past year with her elementary aged kids and is now a zoom expert. Her house is just like yours with a touch of chaos, kid catastrophes and deceased pet fish. She is always up for a theme day and throws the best parties. Today she joins us in the studio to tell us all ...

Moms share some common needs like sleep, caffeine and solo shopping trips. Guess what else we share? 90% of moms endure the common struggle of loneliness. It’s hard to imagine a mom would ever be lonely in a house full of people, but often we feel isolated amidst the chaos of motherhood. We need each other! We need mom-friends to walk alongside us and share our burdens, offer encouragement and remind us we are normal. Social media would lead us to believe that great moms have it all together, al...

Spring weather makes all of us want to do some back porch sittin’. If you’re from the south then it might also include a cold glass of sweet tea. Have you ever considered your back porch as a room of your house? Kate claims it as one of her favorite places to relax and connect with her family. She also shares some pointers for fun playtime with the kids from the comfort of your swivel, patio-chair. You know how some friends inadvertently buy similar clothes or purses? Kate and Rebecca clearly to...

Raise your hand if you love uncomfortable conversations? Anyone?? Today on the podcast we are opening the door to the bedroom and talking about SEX. That’s right, MAMAS, it’s time to get busy (LOL) bringing light into this area of our homes and marriages. Our world has skewed this particular issue in such a way that it’s dirty or disordered. The movies do not portray an authentic idea of romance and real life. So much informs our attitudes towards intimacy, but is it accurate? Have you talked to...

Have you ever felt that you needed more training for this life of motherhood? Our next guest is here to help us navigate the chaos that is the everyday experience of moms. Susan Seay is the homeschool mother of 7 children, a certified life coach and runs a business with her husband. Her own struggles birthed a desire to help moms throw-off the mom guilt and exude confidence. Today we’re talking about the bedroom and it’s more than just baby-making. Susan’s bedroom is a no fly zone for the laundr...

Keeping things fed and nurtured is part of the job description for Moms. It not only applies to small humans, but also house plants! Kate admits to giving the side-eye to all buyers of fake house plants. If this is you then do not be dismayed! When Kate comes to visit, you can just hide that fake plant in the closet. Research shows millennials are causing a resurgence in house plant therapy. Bless their need for something green inside those trendy, city apartments. Bless the pandemic, too, becau...

Barbra Streisand’s iconic song lyrics are the inspiration for our podcast today. Rebecca chose to rewrite them just a bit to fit our mom-life even better. Be prepared for the singing because it’s not great, but hopefully your tears will come from laughter and not tingling ears. Our memories, a.k.a. stuff, are all over our HOME and there’s no stopping their end. For as long as children live here, the drawings, artwork, certificates, trophies and random picked flowers and rocks will find their way...

We know you will love our special guest, Christina Garrett, because she tells it like it is! She is a mom of five who lives and homeschools in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her life unfolds over on Instagram @themomathondiaries as she reminds us that motherhood is a marathon that takes discipline, solo ice cream dates at the Dairy Queen and Come to Jesus family meetings. If your kids can swipe up, then they can clean up. Get them involved in your HOME so we can all enjoy time and space to do the things we ...

Don’t get thrown off by the random camping tangent, we’re still talking all things HOME. Today we’re opening the door to our preschooler’s room which could be just as scary as the bathrooms on a campsite. Do you remember your childhood bedroom? Kate shares a vivid recollection of canopy beds and Cabbage Patch bedding. Oh to have those treasures back in 2021…we might get rich on Ebay! Today’s preschool child is learning the same lessons we did growing up like putting away toys, dirty clothes and ...

Why is it that anyone with an accent makes regular words sound even better? Karen Ehman is our special guest today and her Midwestern accent is warm and endearing. She is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker with Proverbs 31 Ministries. Her book, Reach Out Gather In, is all about making our homes a welcoming place for others. Karen reflects on the things her mom taught her that continue to make a difference in how she lives and mothers her own children. Her challenge for us is to look...

We’re making a new friend on the podcast today! Welcome to our special guest, Jessica Nickerson, who is a HOME eDesigner. We are loving her Instagram @househomemade as she renovates all the things in her 70’s home. She is mom of 2 who wants her daughters to know that they too can handle a power saw and paintbrush. She is self-described as scrappy meaning: why pay someone else to do what you can do yourself?! Jessica is here to give inspiration and direction for making your house WORK for you. T...

Can you even imagine a house without a front door? If the Bible starts with Genesis, then our homes start with the front door. It is the place we welcome guests, neighborhood kids, friends and the Amazon delivery person. It might be time to modernize or breathe new life into a tired wreath or weathered welcome mat. Kate and Rebecca talk front-door etiquette and easy tips to get your front door updated for spring. Start at Home: The front door is the most straightforward way in and out, and als...

Season Three of the Gather Moms Podcast is all about our HOME. This is the place that moms leverage their greatest influence on their families. It is also the place the contains all the clutter, overflowing closets, kitchen wedding gifts we never used, random socks and signs that don’t adequately describe what happens behind the front door. If we could share our thoughts to HomeGoods on real-life home signs, our suggestions would be: Sinners Live Here, Careful Where You Step, Who Forgot To Flush...

Your home. The training grounds for your children, the place where you lay your head, the source of great comfort and location of many struggles. Your home is where your heart lives. This season, we want to invite Jesus into every room of our home, ask him to show us what he wants to clean out and re-organize so that his light shines into every room in our house. Join us as we talk practically, think strategically and look biblically so that we can offer our homes to God. We have so many great ...

Some say it takes a village and we agree. In biblical terms, it takes a genealogy and one that is full of moms with all sorts of backgrounds to bring about the Savior of the world, Jesus. Our Christmas mamas series had to include the ones listed in the telling of the Christmas story found in the book of Matthew where we see Jesus’ scandalous family legacy that includes a list of five women. Women, who were usually left out of biblical genealogies, are included here and they aren’t only the clean...

Mary, did you know? Of course she did. The angel Gabriel delivered a startling message to this unmarried teenager that she would be the mother of the MESSIAH and she BELIEVED. She went on to live out a life that proved she knew her God and believed what He said and gives us hope that we can be that kind of mama, too. Join us for this look into this famous Christmas mama and for a little Christmas sing-a-long of our most loved and most detested holiday songs. Hint: Kate has a real problem with a...

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! It’s December and we’re finally feeling all the Christmas vibes, including rethinking the flocked Christmas tree. We should be singing, “O Christmas tree that makes a mess.” This month on the podcast we’re honoring our Christmas MAMAS who are central to the birth of Christ. Elizabeth is not usually included in the age-old Christmas pageant, but she is a miracle mama who shares a tender moment with Mary as their pregnancy paths cross. The words she speaks over ...

God can use any MAMA to accomplish his purposes. It might be a MAMA who has to lay down motherhood and it might be a MAMA who picks up the gift of motherhood. We know this as adoption. The Gospel is the definition of adoption because God adopts us into his family and becomes our spiritual parent. This is the theme of Season Two: MAMA that we see qualities of motherhood in God, that he then passes on to us. Pharaoh’s daughter becomes a mother in an unexpected way and then offers new opportunities...

Come sit around the podcast table as we throw it back to the OG with the very first woman ever created. She was butter to Adam’s bread and jelly to his peanut butter. Apparently food is a good metaphor because it shows up in another OG story called the fall of man. The start of motherhood arrived after Eve’s exit from the Garden of Eden and included pain in childbirth. Sad day for every-MAMA-after! The story of Eve’s family reminds us that no family is perfect. The partnership God created betwee...

My eight year old daughter innocently reminded me that even though people speak in different languages, we all laugh the same. Laughter translates across languages, emotions and even throughout history. Our MAMA today is infamous for her laughter in the Bible. Sarah didn’t just laugh…she laughed and lied to God. I think we all would laugh if we were told pregnancy was on the horizon as we peeked through the window in the senior citizen center. Maybe living in the desert and baking bread all day ...

Covering two MAMA’s at once definitely deserve two episodes. We could not take leave from this story of sister-wife drama without highlighting a moment of holy teamwork. Jacob, Leah and Rachel huddle up in the field and make a plan to save their children’s inheritance. Twelve boys definitely equals a basketball team but it also comprises God’s chosen tribes of Israel. We can be thankful for these MAMA’s of the Bible because it showcases one of the things God does so well; he steps into dysfuncti...

Pop Quiz: What product once used the jingle, ‘Double your pleasure, double your fun’? If you guessed Doublemint Gum then you get a point. Our Bible MAMAS, Leah and Rachel, could have starred in that commercial for their role in today’s story. This episode sets the stage for our sister wives who are constantly competing for their husband’s love and affection. Jacob’s jingle sang more like, ‘Double your pleasure, double your trouble.’ The story of these two sisters reminds us that comparison is th...

Have you ever heard of Mama Sophie? Sophie is short for the Syrophoenician woman found in Mark 14. We meet her in her most desperate hour when she is begging Jesus to heal her daughter. She is a mess of emotions and relentless in her request. This might describe all of us Mamas at one time or another. When it comes to our children, we cannot be stopped. God was persistent in his gospel endeavors too. He would not stop until his own son paid the price for our salvation. Rebecca and Kate celebrate...

We all long to be seen; for others to see our value and our contribution. In Lydia’s story, we learn how God sees us, calls us critical to His plan on Earth, equips us and gives us power. This boss babe, powerhouse may or may not have had children of her own. What we do know is that she exemplified the heart of a mother that draws others in and makes spaces available so that others can feel loved and known. Come with us to meet this entrepreneur fashionista in Greece and learn how she became the...