Authentic Momma

    Join this amazing dive into the world of teenage boys and teenage girls!  The conversation was so rich it is a two-part episode! My friend Rev. Jenn Showalter discuss the differences with teenage boys and teenage girls in their friendships.

     It's the most wonderful time of the year-but it can stress a Mom out!   Join me in this incredible conversation with a fellow pastor mom, Rev. Robbie Cansler.   What is truly important for your family to experience?   Intentionally move forward with a plan and prayer.

     In the wake of Thanksgiving, how can you develop and grow a grateful family?   Join me for a discussion on cultivating thankfulness in every aspect of life.  We can be thankful and bring our kids past entitlement to gratefulness.

     Letting Go: It's a process and a necessity for all mommas.  Join a lively and spirit filled discussion with Rev. Jesi Myers!  Jesi is a pastor, a mom of 3 and really challenges us all to answer the important question.  Do you really trust God with your children?

TECHNOLOGY! It's the thing that is apart of our every day life and the thing that our kids know so much more about than we do.  How can we equip our kids to use technology and protect them from the dangers?  What rules do you use?  

   Joy Guffey has 4 adorable children under the age of 7.  Her journey to Motherhood and her journey as her family expanding is more than inspiring.  Join us as we talk about fostering, adoption, guarding your heart and the God who is good throughout the entire adventure.  Thank you Lord for increasing the size of our hearts as we mother.

     Has your kid ever disappointed you?  You are in good company!  Disappointment is not a question of if but when as we parent.  Are you living through your child?  Do the changes in your kid's behavior mean something deeper is going on?  Whatever the case, you need help from Jesus.

     Has there ever been a moment your child has disappointed you?  You are in good company!  It's not a question of if but when and we need to ask ourselves why we are disappointed.  Are you living through your kids?  Are changes in your kids behavior indicating a bigger problem?  Whatever the case, it's time once again for radical dependance on the living God.

      We have had to make so many decisions during this pandemic!  Holy Moly!  Susie Finkbeiner and I work through the exhausting job of decision making as a mom.  How can we keep our joy amongst the millions of decisions that have to be made?  Jesus help us as we make decisions!

     What do you believe in so much that you want your kids also to believe?  Like it or not, our children are influenced by the world around them and parents are the biggest influences in our children's lives.  But how can we pass on our faith without control and manipulation?  Join me for a conversation about passing on our faith to our children and the reality that we have to yet again let go.

     What do you do when the frustration gets to be too much?  Have you yelled at teenagers lately?  It doesn't work, does it?  Join me for a discussion where we ask ourselves the real question-Do you trust the living God with your teenagers?  From one frustrated Mom to all the others:

    One crucial predictor of future happiness and success is resiliency.  Can your kids bounce back?  Join me as I talk through actual research and we attempt to see what can help our kids foster their resiliency.  Are you bouncing back in your life as a mom so you can teach your kids?

    Let's go on vacation and loose our minds!:)   Join me discussing practical tips to make vacation a true refreshing your time with your family.  We  want to be adventurers with our family and each age group can be handled differently.  Let's get to tripping!

     I love my minivan!  I never wanted a minivan until we were expecting our second child and then it became a crucial part of our adventure.  Join me on the celebration of my swagger wagon as we realize that parenting can change you, and that's not necessarily a bad thing!

     It's important to nurture your marriage!  Listen in on my conversation with Kathy Devries.  We talk about the priorities in a godly marriage and how to continually give Jesus center stage in your life.

    Its time for Back to School!  Listen to sage advice and help from a group of moms  who provide organizational tips and idea to manage and thrive! Relax Mommas!  We are going to make it!

    Goal of motherhood: To have independent children! Well, that's one of my goals anyways.  Join a fantastic discussion about independence with Dr. Juanita Varian Copley.  (Who also happens to be my mom:)  How can we nurture and encourage independence in our children?

Boundaries-they are hard to create but an awesome stop on a mom's pathway to freedom!  Join me for a discussion on Cloud and Townsend's Book, Boundaries.  You are just a listen away from letting your yes be yes and your no be no.

   Friendship take intentionality and time but it is worth every investment!  Mommas-take time to open yourself up to friends and find treasure.  Join me for a conversation with Connie Peterson, one of my best friends.  Have you been burned by a female friend?  Try again until you are truly friends with women who support and love you!

      My kids are not my everything.  They are so important but I can't hinge my existence upon my kids.  Why is this such a spiritual question?  Listen in to my thoughts about prioritizing your kids over all other things.  

  Join us for the conclusion of It Takes a Village!  Are you a difficult mom to help?  Do you realize that you need people on this parenting journey?  What is accepting help is the most holy thing you can do?

We're all in this together!  Join my two  part discussion with Rev. Dana Farr on how to appreciate and use the village around you.  This episode celebrates the letting go of parenting that never stops.  All moms need community!

   Yelling-it happens.  I wish I could say that I never yelled but I have.  Every Mom I have talked to has yelled.  How do we get God to help us stop the madness and also acknowledge that life is frustrating?  Hopefully-admitting you yell is the first step.

      Kids are bouncier than we realize!  Join me for a talk with my friend Jenn Fishel as we walk our kids and ourselves through this crazy pandemic year.  Disappointment is a part of life and we have to learn how to cope and thrive!

Join my discussion with Stephanie Hendrickson, a pastor, editor and mom of 3 amazing kids.  What is important to impart to your children about faith?  What do you want to teach your kids about God?  We laugh and talk about the real stuff that's important to us all!  God loves you, God is mystery and God loves your questions.

     How do you know which way your child should go?  It's not like Aimee has the answer to this question, but please listen to this episode.  We will talk about letting go, becoming a mentor instead of a guide and the beauty of trusting God.  Each of our kids are becoming their own people and we step aside to trust that they won't get "above their raisin'"!

   The baby years are filled with self-doubt and fear.  These precious infants also are pretty gross!  So many fluids and explosions from these tiny creatures can overwhelm any mom.  Join Hope Talent Owens and I as we talk about overcoming doubt and trusting God with the babies we have.  God go with us as we walk around with spit up on our shirt!

    What are we investing in?  Our kids!  How can we guide and help them deal with money in a healthy way?  Join my conversation with Candice Bakx-Friesen, a money expert and mom as we talk about gratitude, contentment and promoting independence with our children.  Money is not be feared, but harnessed and managed. 

Feeling like you are falling short as a prayer mom?  Me too!  Listen in to my journey to enter the throne room of God and make prayer the fabric of my life.  It's been a tough road and I will always be on the path to praying better.  Praise the Lord that his presence never fails.  I may be a mom of prayer?  

What effect will your continued education have on your children?  What if it opened your kids' minds' to endless possibilities?  Join me as I discuss going to school with Rev. Deanna Hayden.  We laugh through the journey of education and the impact the call of Jesus has upon our lives.

Creative Play is a crucial part of being a kid!  Why do we neglect play as adults?  Join my discussion with Rev. Danielle Jones, counselor and mom of 3 girls who are also my nieces.  Danielle and I talk about the importance of play and discover our mutual quest to live in the present moment.

Are you on a quest for control?   It may a journey you are on your way to loose!  Join me for a conversation on control with Rev. Amy Orban.  We discover that the path to control is paved with what other people think of us!  Control: We never had it anyways!

As a mom of 3 young men, I want to be intentional in how I raise these amazing individuals.  No Boys will be Boys sentiments here!  How can we intentionally raise holy men of God and recognize their marvelous differences given to them by their creator?  

As mommas, we expect so many things for our children!  What happens when expectation takes over and we are trying to right the wrongs of our lives by the actions of our kids?  Join my conversation with Lisa George, mom of 2 and cheerleading coach.  Lisa challenges us to be present in every moment as we travel on this parenting journey!

The comparison trap can kill joy in motherhood.  Join my friend Samantha Cutler and I as we talk about the danger on living in a land of comparing ourselves to others.  Get ready for laughter and grace!

       Have you messed up as a Momma?  Come join the oops party!  We all make mistakes and some are funny and some could be tragic.  How do you move on from mistakes and live in the grace of God?  Humble yourself and the Lord will lift you up!

      Parenting sometimes sucks but Jesus can help!  Why start a parenting podcast?  This one's for the Christian, non-fundamentalist moms who need encouragement.  We will get honest about the brutal moments and turn to scripture every episode.  Keep pressing on this motherhood journey!