Episodes

“If you look at how our behaviors are built, it starts with our relationships, experiences, and genetics. From those three, you get these beliefs that influence your thoughts and your emotions that are automatic throughout the day, which influence your behaviors. So, if you want to truly change your behaviors, you begin with gratitude because it changes your perception, changes your belief about something, and changes your thoughts and emotions.” – Dr. Danny Huerta. Dr. Danny Huerta oversees Foc...

“We've been so exposed the last few years to cancel culture. It's, "If I don't agree with you, I'm going to get louder and more dominant, and I'm going to tear you apart." And how do we model to our kids that we are called to love through that process?” – Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield. Three women of Christ on a mission, Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield, Rhonda Stoppe, and Lee Ann Mancini, have joined together to share empowering Godly advice, information, and encouragement for everyone who is raisin...

“Honestly, if there's one thing that I pray for daily, I pray for the Lord to give America solid Christian families where husbands love their wives and children are raised in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” – Alex McFarland. Alex McFarland is the leader of Alex McFarland Ministries and a religion, youth, and culture expert. He is also the creator of Viral Truth Clubs, and has authored or co-authored more than 20 books, including The Assault on America: How to Defend our Nation Before It...

“But to make our home a reflection of heaven on earth, we also need to be thinking about God's characteristics, who he is, and how we can demonstrate that in our homes. How can we ultimately have a sense of security, a sense of peace and protection, a sense of order?” – Lori Wildenberg. Once a month, Lori and Lee Ann will discuss complex topics regarding parenting and disciplining. Lori Wildenberg is a national speaker, a licensed parent-family educator of over 25 years, and an award-winning aut...

Mary DeMuth is an international speaker, podcaster, and author of nearly 50 books, fiction and nonfiction. As an avid Bible reader, she has guided many people into the Scriptures to supercharge their faith. Through God’s healing, Mary has overcome a difficult past to become an authentic example of what it means to live a brand-new story. She loves to help others “re-story” their lives through the books she writes. Mary lives in Texas with her husband of 33 years and is mom to three adult childre...

“Can we just be challenged enough to say, "It's going be dirty and messy and hard, but at the same time, would we want to go to heaven any other way?" And if we want to raise kids, I pray for my kids every day that they chase after the God-sized dreams. But if we want that, then we have to do that ourselves - we have to model it. And so, my challenge for myself and my family and for all of us is to envision that.” – Cynthia Yanof. Cynthia is a wife, mother, podcaster, blogger, and everyday girl ...

“Inconvenient parenting is a willingness to lay down our comforts and our conveniences for the sake of our children to help them become who God created them to be.” – Melissa Hannigan. Melissa Hannigan holds a Master of Arts degree in counseling from Midwestern Theological Seminary. She is married to John Hannigan, and they have three daughters and a son who recently went to be with the Lord. Before becoming a full-time homeschool mom, Melissa worked with teen girls to overcome abuse, addictions...

“We teach our children biblical character, not so that they're better than others, not so that they perform better than others, but because it glorifies God when we put him on display in that way.” – Dr. Kathy Koch. Kathy Koch, PhD, is the founder and president of Celebrate Kids, Inc., and a child development specialist. She is also the author of seven bestselling parent-child enrichment books. In her latest book, Parent Differently, Raise Kids with Biblical Character That Changes Culture (Moody...

“We love because he first loved us. And it's the same with kids. Kids need to feel love in order to be able to love others. Love can change the world; that starts with us and our kids.” – Jill Roman Lord. Jill Roman Lord is an award-winning author of over 30 Christian children's books. She and her husband have raised three Jesus-loving kids who have flown the coop, leaving them to navigate the empty nest on their own. During this episode, Jill discusses the impact of children's literature on dev...

“Long story short, if someone's name and phone number are not in that contact list, they literally cannot talk to your child. A text can't come through; a phone call can't come through.” – Bill Brady. Bill Brady is the co-founder and CEO of Troomi Wireless, a mobile phone solution that provides kids with all the good they need from technology without pornography, predators, bullies, and social media. During this episode, Bill shares his personal journey as a parent of five and how it led him to ...

“In chaos, God sees perfection. In these moments of utter despair and brokenness, the most historic tragedy of my life, losing my dad and my family being crushed and broken, yet there was perfection, yet there was he saw us whole.” – Jake Freels. Jake Freels is a real estate developer, businessman, state champion football coach, avid outdoorsman, missionary, rodeo competitor, movie producer, overseer of men’s ministry, mentor to men & young men, and most importantly, an amazing dad and husband t...

“They need routine, they need protection, they need biblical truth, they need things labeled as what's God-honoring and not God-honoring behavior.” -Darby Strickland. Darby A. Strickland, MDiv, is a faculty member and counselor at the Christian Counseling & Education Foundation (CCEF). She is a contributor to Becoming a Church That Cares Well for the Abused and author of Is It Abuse? A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims, the children’s book Something Scary Happened,...

“Being thankful means seeing that God is the source of all the things that we experience in life.” – Champ Thornton. Champ Thornton is an acquisitions editor at Crossway and the author of several books for kids and families, including The Really Radical Book for Kids, The Radical Book for Kids, Wonders of His Love, The Serpent Slayer and the Scroll of Riddles, A Five-Senses Countdown to Calm: You Count!, Why Do We Say Good Night, and Why Do We Say Thank You? During this episode, Champ discusses ...

Once a month, Lori and Lee Ann will discuss complex topics regarding parenting and disciplining. Lori Wildenberg is a national speaker, a licensed parent-family educator of over 25 years, and an award-winning author of six Christian parenting books. Lori also leads the popular Moms Together Facebook Community Page and Group. During this episode, Lori and Lee Ann delve into the aspects of parenting prodigal children, offering guidance to parents navigating these challenges with faith and grace. L...

“I want them to know just how much God loves them, how that is demonstrated again and again in the stories in the Bible, and how he loves when we come to him with our emotions, with our needs, tell him what's going on, come to him to ask for forgiveness. That he loves to connect with us through prayer anytime and anywhere.” – Laura Sassi. Laura Sassi has been a teacher, homeschool mama, children’s ministry director, and more. She is the author of multiple children's books, including Christian Bo...

“If we really start undergirding kids with a biblical worldview and showing them how these other worldviews really don't align with reality, then a lot of those questions will go away because they don't have the bad assumptions to begin with.” –Hillary Morgan Ferrer. Founder and Mama-Bear-in-Chief of Mama Bear Apologetics, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, is passionate about providing accessible apologetics resources for busy moms. She is the co-author and general editor of the bestselling book Mama Bear ...

“I think parents today, more than ever, tend to really want their kids not to experience pain or anything negative. And I think that's understandable in the short run, but in the long run, it really hurts them because all of a sudden, they're out in the real world and have a job and, and something bad happens, they don't know how to handle it.” – Steve Hines. Steve Hines is the author of the recently released book Salt, Light, and Kids: Parenting Well in Today's Culture, as well as a lifelong en...

Let’s help our children become influencers for Christ! Tessa Emily Hall is an award-winning author who wrote her debut novel when she was sixteen. She is now a multi-published author of Christian books for teenage girls, including her latest release, INFLUENCER. Her unwavering passion lies in inspiring young women to embrace their unique potential within God’s kingdom. Driven by her dedication to providing clean teen fiction, she launched Illuminate YA Fiction in 2017—a teen fiction imprint form...

“Some of these hidden behaviors that we talk about are gossip and forgiveness, criticizing others, judging others. And these are all things that God talks about in His word and how to handle these things. And His word is the greatest authority.” – Dr. Magdalena Battles. Dr. Magdalena Battles has a Ph.D. in psychology, a master’s degree in professional counseling from Liberty University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. After the completion of her doctorate in 2005, she went on to ...

“We have to make sure we don’t make a feature of who we are the foundation of who we are. Race is a feature, but Christ is the foundation. Gender is a feature, but Christ is the foundation. But when we take political sides, and we make features foundations, that’s when we see the arguing and the bickering, and we begin to go against the oneness in unity.” -Jerome Gay Jr. Jerome Gay Jr. is the founding and teaching pastor of Vision Church in Raleigh, NC. He has a vision to see gospel-centered chu...

Sharon Jaynes has been encouraging women through ministry for over twenty-five years. She is the author of 24 books with Harvest House, Moody Publishers, Baker Books, Multnomah Publishers, and Thomas Nelson. Sharon is a frequent guest on radio and television programs and currently writes for Proverbs 31 Ministries' Encouragement for Today devotions. Sharon co-founded Girlfriends in God, Inc., a non-denominational ministry that crosses generational, denominational, and racial boundaries to bring ...

“And this was a pretty in-depth survey. So, the fact that over 1,000 women took it was amazing, and I wanted to know how much mom guilt was affecting them, and 96% of women said it was." -Alli Worthington. Alli Worthington, known for her straight-talking encouragement and practical tools that help women reach their dreams in business and life, is the author of five books, including The Year of Living Happy, Fierce Faith, Breaking Busy and her latest Remaining You While Raising Them. She is a spe...

“When we teach girls that they are at least partially responsible for boys' sin, they're far more likely to marry an abuser because we're teaching them it is normal for boys to lust after you and treat you badly.” -Sheila Gregoire. Sheila Wray Gregoire is a sought-after speaker and the face behind ToLoveHonorandVacuum.com, the largest single-blogger marriage blog. She's also an award-winning author of nine books, including The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex and She Deserves Better. With her humo...

"We want our kids to feel safe. We want our kids to feel secure. We want our kids to feel loved." -Lori Wildenberg. Once a month, Lori and Lee Ann will discuss complex topics regarding parenting and disciplining. Lori Wildenberg is a national speaker, a licensed parent-family educator of over 25 years, and an award-winning author of six Christian parenting books. Lori also leads the popular Moms Together Facebook Community Page and Group. During this episode, Lori and Lee Ann discuss the crucial...