Mama's Mission

Mama, I didn't want to take a break and not let you know why you haven't been hearing from me. Basically, in a nutshell, I am feeling like I can't pour from an empty cup. With all the change life is throwing at me recently, including a fair amount of spiritual attacks, I feel it's time to have a rest. For how long? I'm not too sure. All I know is that it won't be forever. So until the next time you hear from me, be blessed in your journey of pointing your kids to Jesus. Much love, Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Mama, is it possible to form one habit and for it to transform your motherhood AND your walk with the Lord?  I think so. In fact, I know so.  In this episode I share how I have formed the habit of reading the word and how it has transformed the way I parent and my relationship with God. Don't fret Mama. I don't leave you hanging with nothing else. I also share how I have formed the habit and what I would do if I did it all over again. My heart is to inspire you to pick up your word and develop this habit of your own. And watch how your parenting and walk with the Lord changes in the process. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. She Reads Truth Bible.  Hosanna Revival Bibles. The Bible Recap.

Mama, one of the most requested desire I hear from Mama's is that their kids develop a real and intimate relationship with God. I wish I could give you a 3 step program to work through and boom, you will have a little Christ follower on your hands. Sadly, it doesn't work like that. Your kids need to make the decision for themselves. But I can offer 3 tips that will help your kids to develop a personal, real relationship with God. I pray that these tips encourage you to keep at it with this what can seem at times mammoth task. I swear it's not as difficult as it may seem. Be blessed Mama! 159. Let's Chat Mama: Life Updates on Moving Countries and What's God Being Teaching Me Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Want to be a fly on the wall in my life? I can't promise you it's extremely thrilling. But it will hopefully fill in any questions you may have on what life has been like for me as of late. We have moved countries so we are navigating how to obtain a new home, school, church and hopefully new friends. Not everything has gone as smoothly as we might have wished. But through it all, God is evident and drawing us closer to Him. And you can't really get any better than that can you?! So if you'd love to hear more about the girl behind this mic, listen on.  I pray it blesses you in some way. XO Deb Mentioned in the podcast: Workouts I am using: Nourish Move Love.  Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Mama, just because our toddlers struggle with words and can't seem to do a heck of a lot for themselves at times, doesn't mean they can't pray and be exposed to the word of God. In this episode, I share how I am teaching my 2 year old son how to pray and how I am reading the bible with him. I share where I would start in the process and what I would do next. Even if you don't have toddlers, I hope this episode blesses you to pray more with your kids or get in the word more. Much love to you Mama. Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Bible mentioned is the Adventure Bible Storybook. 

It's my birthday Mama. Today I have hit the big 4-0! Am I wise in my 40 years of life? Nope. In fact, the older I get, the less I realise I actually know.  Despite that, I do want to share 5 lessons I have learned along the way. I share a lesson I have learned in my finances, faith, Parenting, Marriage and Health.  My hope and prayer is that you take one of these lessons and apply it to your own life.  And that you would join me in my Facebook community called Teaching Your Kids about Jesus to share your own lessons! Much love Mama. Deb Mentioned in the Podcast: Money, God and Me by Paul De Jong Nourish Move Love Workouts Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.  

Hands up if you want to point your kids to Jesus but you cannot be bothered? No judgement here Mama. I have been there for sure. Sometimes the things that have the best long term investment are hard. In this episode I want to share 3 easy ways you can use a few moments of your time to intentionally point your kids to Jesus. Maybe it's the time before bedtime, maybe it's just after breakfast. Whenever works for you and your family. These are simple to do, fun and effective. What more could you ask for?! I pray you run with one (if not all) of the ideas and use some of the precious time you have with your kids to make a heavenly deposit in their lives. Much love, Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.  

Mama, are you wanting to keep your kids engaged when reading the bible together? Are you wanting them to really get what you are reading instead of looking at you with a blank face when you ask them what they thought of the reading? I have been there. My daughter struggles to stay focused. But we have turned a corner, and I want to share the 3 tips I have that helped her engage with scripture. Getting in the word with our kids might sound like a mammoth task, but it's not really.  I pray this inspires you to open your bible with your kids to speak words of life to them. Much love Mama Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Is fear something you are wrestling with right now? Is it a companion you could really do without? With life being fairly chaotic right now, fear has been entering my life and weighing me down. In this episode, I share how I have been struggling with fear, and how I have managed to combat it and replace it with peace. It's as simple as opening your word, getting still with God and letting Him minister to you. God doesn't want fear to rule you Mama.  I pray this episode encourages you, takes root and flourishes in your life. Much love Mama. Deb The scripture talked about in this episode is Psalm 119: 165 Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.  

Mama, are you in the season of overwhelm? With all the things being a Mama entails, sometimes it can feel like you're in survival mode. I think we have all been there at one stage or another. In this episode, I want to share 3 ways you can find pockets of time in your day to help point your kids to Jesus. They are simple to implement and I promise that if you put at least one of them into practice, you will have at least an extra 10-15 mins in your day to point your kids to Jesus. And I think that's a whole lot better than you being overwhelmed having no time to teach your kids about Jesus. I pray you are inspired and encouraged with this episode. XO Deb Mentioned in the episode: Episode 147. 5 Christian Conversation Starters to Encourage Your Kids to Chat About God in an Authentic and Natural Way Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

With teaching your kids about Jesus, sometimes you can wonder if you're ever really getting anywhere. Or is that just me? In this episode I want to share my number 1 secret to making your teaching effective! Where what you say resonates with your kids and you feel like you are getting somewhere. This secret isn't earth shattering by any means. But once you implement it, I know you will have the desired results. And I can say that confidently, because you aren't doing this by yourself. I don't want to give too much away in the description. I pray this episode inspires you to have a chat to God and involve Him more in the way you teach your kids about Jesus. Much love Mama. Deb Mentioned in the episode 147. 5 Christian Conversation Starters to Encourage Your Kids to Chat About God in an Authentic and Natural Way Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Mama, do you sometimes try to teach your kids something and wonder if anything is even going in? They might be nodding yes that they understand, but you can tell that is so not the case! In this episode, I share 5 tips to use to see if you're kids have been listening to what you are trying to teach them. I use examples relating to faith and pointing your kids to Jesus, but the tips I give can be used in all areas of parenting. I pray that you can take and run with at least one of these tips and that you feel that feeling of success that what you are trying to teach is being received. Much love to you Mama! Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Are you in a season where you are weighing up whether a move might be the right thing for your family? It's a big decision to make for sure. And not one you want to do without God being involved.  In this episode, I want to share how we came to this decision, and give you some tips on what to do if you are in that season of uncertainty. Hopefully, with the Lords help, it might help shed some light on the decision making process. Be blessed Mama! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Confession time today Mama. We all get it wrong sometime with this biblical parenting thing, and I had a revelation where I realised I was getting it wrong in a big way. Basically, what was important to me in parenting (pointing my kids to Jesus) was not being reflected in my schedule and I discovered that I had a habit that was hindering me.  Listen in on the habit I had that hindered me in my biblical parenting, and how I am changing things up. I pray this encourages you Mama, XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.    

When you hear the term 'fire for God', what do you think of? I think passion! In this episode, I interview Alicia Tucker from the YouTube channel Alicia and Joshua where we chat habits and how they can help us grow our desire for God. Alicia shares her top habit that helps her grow her relationship with God. She shares how to start the habit in the first place and she offers encouragement to the listener who desires change in creating good habits, but is unsure on where to start. Mama, I know you will get something from this conversation. I pray what you get, you implement and start seeing the fruit. Believe me, God can work with little seeds, and that's what these habits are. Thanks for listening Mama. I appreciate you and am rooting for you! XO Deb Connect with Alicia on her YouTube channel, or her Instagram. Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.  

Are you wanting to chat to your kids more about God in an authentic way, but you aren't sure on where to start? In this episode, I unpack 5 conversation starters you can use whenever, wherever with your kids. These conversation starters aren't a one and done thing. They can be used all the time. And they aren't conversation starters that are formal and awkward. Ain't nobody got time for that. These conversation starters can be used naturally and are authentic. I guarantee that one of these conversation starters will get you and your kids chatting about God.  I pray this episode blesses you to bits. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Mama, do you have a plan in your parenting journey? Don't worry, neither do I. But I think after hearing this episode, you might just change your mind.  In this episode, I chatted with Amy Weichel from Faithful Parent. Amy shares how motherhood was overwhelming for her with 4 kids under 5. Her and her husband desired for their kids to know and love God, but their lives were so hectic, and they were unsure if they were parenting with this end goal in mind. So, they changed things up. They were encouraged to create a plan for their parenting, and little by little they made changes and created a vision as a family.  Now, life is a lot calmer and intentional with a greater focus on showing their kids Jesus. Mama, I know you will be inspired by this episode. Much love, Deb Connect with Amy at Faithful Parent or on Instagram. Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Matariki is a holiday we have here in New Zealand to celebrate the Maori New Year. It is an event that causes confusion within the Christian community. Some ignore the holiday, some view it as demonic and some can use it as an opportunity to point their kids to Jesus. In this episode, I unpack what the holiday is, how we should navigate it with our kids as believers and how we are going to use the holiday to point our kids to Jesus. It's an awesome episode and can be relevant for others who have national holidays that cause confusion and how they should navigate it with their kids. I pray this episode blesses you! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.    

In this episode, I had that privilege of chatting to Amy Davis from the podcast Generate Joy. We unpack what habits are, why they matter, how we can make them and how they can bring us closer to God and help us disciple our kids. Amy shares that the word habit used to be a trigger word for her. She thought it was restrictive and meant there would be no time for fun. But after implementing simple habits, she discovered the opposite.  Habits created freedom in her day to do more of what she loved. They helped her in her relationship with God, and helped her point her kids to Jesus. If you've been on the fence about implementing habits, this episode will totally shift your mindset. I pray this episode blesses you as much as it did me! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Connect with Amy on Instagram or listen to her podcast Generate Joy.

Mama, what would you do if I told you that I had a rhythm you could implement today and be a better mum and point your kids to Jesus more effectively if you implemented it? I would think you would say what is it??? Spill already! It's simpler than you might think. The BEST rhythm I have implemented that has transformed my ability to parent and disciple is getting up before my kids. This isn't as hard as you think. In this episode, I unpack how I have started this rhythm and why it has changed my parenting and discipling journey for the better. I pray that this episode blesses you and that you take the challenge to get up before your kids (even 5 minutes helps). Much love Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Mama, is the concept of pointing your kids to Jesus one that causes anxiety? Are you overwhelmed with where to even start? I want to take all of that confusion away today. I want to share a devotional we use that if I had to start all over again with showing my kids Jesus, I would start with this.  This devotional is fun, engaging, easy to follow and takes no time at all. Need I say anymore? The devotional is Minno Laugh and Grow Bible for Kids. I pray that this inspires you and helps you on your journey to pointing your kids to Jesus! Rooting for you Mama! Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.  

I am not a Swiftie by any means, in fact, I only recently listened to Taylor Swifts latest album for research purposes.  But I felt a stirring in my spirit to answer this question - Should we be okay with our kids listening to Taylor Swift as believers? In this episode, we look a some of the more controversial lyrics from Taylor's recent album and I share my thoughts on whether you should be okay with this as a Christian Mama.  Hear me, I am not out to tell you what you should and shouldn't be doing. That's not my heart. I want you to think about this and take it to the Lord if you are unsure of where you stand. I pray this episode blesses you and maybe challenges you a teensy bit. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Mama, the art of getting still in the busyness of life is somewhat foreign to a lot of us. But I think taking the time to get still with God, and fixing our eyes on Him is something that can only be good. In this episode, I share how I practice stillness in 2 minutes each day, and how it can help you point your kids to Jesus. This is part 5 of a 5 part series where we are learning to cultivate 5 habits that will help point our kids to Jesus.  The previous 4 episodes are: 136. Let's Consistently Point Our Kids to Jesus With 5 Simple Habits (Part 1/5), 137. How to show your Kids Jesus Consistently with the Habit of Appreciation (Part 2/5), 138. 5 Ways to Teach Your Kids How to Easily Memorize Scripture (Part 3/5), 139. The Habit of Spending Time With God and How It Will Help You Point Your Kids to Jesus (Part 4/5). I pray this episode inspires you to carve out a bit of time to get still with Him. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Mama, in order to point our kids to something, we need to know what that something is.  Here at Mama's Mission, our aim is to point our kids to Jesus. So as Mama's we need to be spending time with Him. In this episode I unpack what my time with God looks like. I don't want you to think that yours needs to look like mine, but I share it to help you.  Your time with God should be YOURS. However, I do share a couple of non- negotiables I have with spending time with the Lord.  I pray this episode inspires you on your journey to pointing your kids to Jesus. Much love,  Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. The other episodes in this series: 136. Let's Consistently Point Our Kids to Jesus With 5 Simple Habits (Part 1/5), 137. How to show your Kids Jesus Consistently with the Habit of Appreciation (Part 2/5), 138. 5 Ways to Teach Your Kids How to Easily Memorize Scripture (Part 3/5).   Commentary mentioned in the episode: Enduring Word

Mama's you have let me know that teaching your kids is something you want a hand with. We all know that it's something we should strive to do as mama's, but sometimes knowing is easier than doing.  In this episode I share how we memorize scripture in our home in 5 easy steps.  Seriously Mama, if you are super unsure on where to start, this is the episode that will give you clarity and hopefully help launch you into teaching your kids how to memorize scripture like a pro. It's not as hard as you may think and takes only a few minutes a day. And did I mention there is minimal prep.  Basically, you have no excuses Mama. (Sorry, not sorry hehe). I pray this blesses you! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Previous episodes in this mini series: 136. Let's Consistently Point Our Kids to Jesus With 5 Simple Habits (Part 1/5) Click here for the FREE PRINTABLES mentioned in the episode.  

Hey Mama, We are heading into part 2 of our 5 part series on how to show your kids Jesus consistently with 5 simple habits. In this episode we are unpacking the A of our SALTY acronym which is appreciation. I share examples on how practicing an attitude of gratitude has changed things in my life and we look at God and His thoughts on the matter. Practicing gratitude is something you can do aloud or in written form, but it changes things and helps us take our eyes off what we don't have and onto Him.  I pray this episode encourages you. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Part 1 of the 5 part series

Mama, I have been inspired to do a discipleship version of 75 Hard.  75 Hard is just that, 75 days of Hard Stuff to make you a better version of yourself. Ours is not going to be for 75 days, and it is not going to be hard. But it will help us on our journey in pointing our kids to Jesus. In this episode, I unpack the programme that is easy (and free) and the first habit that we are gonna put into practice. My heart is that you take this habit, implement it so that it becomes part of your everyday. I can't wait for you to join me in this! XO  Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Mentioned in the episode is crosswalk.com

Hey Mama, I've recently deep dived into the book of Daniel and I found some gold. Especially on how I can point my kids to Jesus in a better way. He's inspiring and we as Mama's can learn a lot from him. In this episode I share 5 tips on how Daniel has impacted on the way I disciple my kids. I pray that this episode inspires you to take one (or all) of the tips I mention and implement them into your parenting journey. Or, that it inspires you to open the book of Daniel and soak up all the 12 chapters have to offer. Heck, I pray that you do both of these things. Thanks for listening Mama and coming along for the journey of pointing our kids to Jesus. Much love, Deb Mentioned in the episode: Enduring Word Commentary Episode 133 - Is Reading Your Bible a Chore? How to Fall in Love with Reading the Word Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Does the thought of routines make you cringe? Do you think you don't need them. And you don't need them in the journey of pointing your kids to Jesus? I'm here to change your thinking. In this episode I share 5 reasons why routines are a good thing and will help you in pointing your kids to Jesus.  My desire is not for you to create a bunch of new routines, but to inspire you to create some routine to help you in your journey of creating passionate Christ followers. I pray this episode blesses you to bits. XO Deb Mentioned in the episode is Big Truths for Young Hearts. Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.  

Hey Mama! Is reading the word a chore for you? Is it something you know you should be reading, but you have no desire to do so? Mama, I have been there! And I want to share in this episode how I fell in love with reading my bible. I share my journey where I barely opened my word, let alone had a desire to apply it, to where I now open it daily and soak it up. My hearts desire is for you to be inspired to fall madly and deeply in love with reading your word. It may seem impossible, but if my stance has changed on the word, yours for sure can be. Much love Mama. XO Deb Mentioned in the episode: Enduring Word Commentary Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Does the concept of change freak you out Mama? Does it cause anxiety and feelings of anything but peace? Mama, change doesn't have to be something you need to resist.  In this episode, I share 3 ways you can gain peace in the unrest that change can bring. I share my current journey with change and how I have been resisting it. But I have begun to find peace.  This episode also points us to what God has to say where I use scripture to help share my ideas. I pray this blesses you big time Mama. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Mama, do you desire to chat to your kids about Jesus, but you're not too sure on how to do it? In this episode, we unpack 3 ways to intentionally chat to your kids about Jesus. We want our chats to be normal, and not awkward, and these tips will hopefully achieve just that. In this episode I give examples of what each tip looks like in my life, so this episode is packed full of practical advice which you can implement today. I pray this blesses you Mama. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Danika Cooley where we chat about how to help our kids learn and love the bible. Danika is the author of the book Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible. I read the book and got heaps from it, and knew I had to chat to her. We discuss why we should read the word with our kids, how we can do this easily and heaps more. I was blessed by our conversation and I know you will be too. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Connect with Danika at Thinking Kids Blog and Thinking Kids Press.  

Mama, do you have a desire to connect with your husband, where you can get on the same page about things?  Do you want to involve God more in your marriage? I have the resource for you! In this episode I unpack how my husband and I have a weekly marriage check in. We got this resource from Awesome Marriage and we love it. It has transformed our marriage where we are now on the same page about finances, schedules, parenting etc. It has encouraged us to share more with each other and to involve God more in our marriage. I pray this is something you can use yourself and watch as your marriage is impacted. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Are you the kind of Mama who is letting her frustrations come out in her words? Maybe your kids have a bit of an attitude and instead of speaking out what God thinks of them, you speak the first thing that comes to mind. (And it's usually not what God would have us say) No judgement here Mama, as I am in this boat. My words lately have been anything but mindful. And that's why I had to get Kimberly Muhtar on the podcast where she shares how we need to be speaking what God thinks over our kids and not what we think. For example, instead of saying our kids are lazy, we could say they are growing in diligence. Kimberly shares her journey of changing the words she spoke over her husband and her kids and the way it changed her life. She shared that we are the product of the words spoken over us. It's a scary thought. But rest assured, after this episode you will be equipped on how you can alter your mindset and the words that you speak. I pray this blesses you to bits! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Connect with Kimberly on Instagram, or listen to her podcast Renewed Mama.

Mama, is one of your desires in pointing your kids to Jesus, to help develop an authentic faith for them? Mine sure is! In this episode, I share 3 ways to model an authentic faith to your kids. Research shows that our kids learn through things that are caught rather than taught. No pressure right?! So, we need to be walking the talk. Don't worry though, it's not as intense as it sounds. I pray that this episode encourages you and maybe convicts you ever so slightly. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Mama, does the concept of pointing your kids to Jesus sound great in theory, but it seems like too daunting a task. In this interview, Julie Parido explains how simple discipleship is. We unpack the resource (Draw the Verse) she has created to help you and your kids memorize scripture through drawing.  Take it from me Mama - art is not my forte. But even I got into this resource and found that drawing scripture can be fun even with minimal skill. Julie also touched on how she was too consistent with discipleship (yes that is a thing).  I learned heaps from our chat, and I know you will too. Be blessed Mama! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Connect with Julie on Instagram.   

Are you finding this journey of pointing your kids to Jesus tough? You're doing the work, but not seeing a whole lot of fruit. In this episode, I want to encourage you in the wait. We head into James and unpack what he speaks about waiting for Jesus. James talks about a farmer and what they do before the harvest. We can be encouraged that in this waiting, there is purpose to point your kids to Jesus.  I pray this episode blesses you and encourages you to dive more deeply into scripture. Much love Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Mentioned in the podcast: Outside of Sunday Podcast Enduring Word commentary   

Mama, are you wanting more structure to your day, but the thought of keeping to times freaks you out? And are you wanting to point your kids to Jesus consistently in your day, but don't know how to achieve that? This episode will help you for sure. We unpack rhythms. What they are and 3 truths about them and how they will help you disciple your kids more effectively.  I know you will be blessed.  XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Podcast episodes that will help with rhythms are Episode 107. Rhythms - How to Form Them, Implement Them and Use them to Point Your Kids to Jesus with Kyann Molina, Episode 94. Want Structure to your Day with More Flexibility? How Daily Rhythms can help get you there! Episodes that will help with ideas on discipleship are Episode 90. The Basics on How to Disciple Your Kids Even When You are Unsure How to, Episode 74. How to Intentionally Show Jesus to Your Kids With Heidi Franz, Episode 68. Ditch the Overwhelm with Intentionally Discipling Your Kids with 3 Easy, Fun and Quick Discipleship Activities 

Mama, are you like me and you've heard about Sabbath but don't have a clue on where to start? In this episode, I chatted with Samantha Semans from The Abundant Woman Collective. We unpack what Sabbath is, why we should start implementing it as believers and most importantly - HOW. Sam makes it simple using heaps of real life examples. She highlights that Sabbath will look differently for every family, and is not a law based concept. It is a gift from God and there is a bunch of fruit that comes from practicing this ryhthm. I know you will be blessed beyond belief with this episode. I sure was! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Samantha's podcast is The Abundant Woman Collective Podcast.

The New Year is upon us Mama, and if you're like me, you have big plans.  And some of those plans involve getting more intentional with pointing my kids to Jesus consistently.  That's the key word here - consistently. I often have all these ideas, and manage to do them once or twice and then I fizzle and loose motivation.  Mama, this episode is not one to be missed. It is crammed full of ideas on how to easily point your kids to Jesus, how to get your kids engaged, and how to help you to not do as I have by loosing motivation, and manage to do this consistently.  I pray this blesses the socks off you! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Mentioned in the podcast is Episode 99. Put off By Play? Let This Change Your Mind with Joy Wendling

Welcome back Mama!  In todays episode, I unpack how I am doing goal setting this year. It's simple, easy and manageable.  If you are wanting to set goals that you can manage to achieve, through creating habits, this episode has your name all over it! This year, I plan on having 6 main areas that I plan on focusing on one every 2 months. From there I am going to create 3 mini goals and schedule them into my day planner to achieve them.  In the episode I share real life examples. I pray this encourages and inspires you to set a few goals Mama. Be blessed! XO  Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Can you believe that another year has been and almost gone?  Are you wanting to reflect on the year that is done in a simple way that doesn't require you to answer hundreds of questions? And are you wanting to enter the new year in a way that keeps God at the centre?  This episode shares how to do all that.  I share with you 4 steps on how to reflect on the year and 4 steps on how to set your 2024 up for success. It's a good one to end the year Mama. Grab a sweet treat and cozy up to go through this episode. I pray this blesses you. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Here at Mama's Mission we are chatting all things reflecting and resetting.  In Part 1 we looked at Reflecting and Resetting our weeks. In this episode, we unpack what it looks like to reflect and reset our months with a Christ Focus. My hearts desire is for this to be done with Christ in a simple way. This reflecting and resetting is a time that you'll love Mama and will be super productive, giving you a clearer idea on what God wants for you and your life. I pray this blesses you. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Reflection and Resetting is an important thing for us to do as Christians. This is part 1 of a 3 part mini series where we look at how you reflect and reset your week, month and year. In this episode, we unpack my 3 W's system on how I reflect on my week in a God honoring way. This reflection will get you closer to God and ensure that you are walking in the way He wants you to go. It's won't take a lot of time, and I know you will find it super beneficial in your Mamahood and journey as a child of God. I pray this blesses you Mama! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

In my search for an object lesson to teach my kids about the real meaning of Jesus, I came across a blog post from Tracey Brewer about unwrapping the gifts of Jesus. I read the post and was hooked. So I thought why not reach out to Tracey and get her to share the idea with you. This object lesson is perfect if you are wanting a way to point your kids to Jesus this Christmas in a fun, no fuss way. You can do this today and I swear you won't need to buy a thing. I found all the objects around my home and I live in a tiny house! I pray this blesses you Mama! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Connect with Tracey on her blog Girls to Grow. Or on Instagram.

Mama, are you feeling like a failure this Christmas? You may have had grand plans to point your kids to Jesus this Christmas, but the busyness of the season has got on top of you. I can relate for sure. In fact, I need to confess that I think I have planned too much in the realm of pointing my kids to Jesus. And also apologize because I think I have put that onto you too Mama. In this episode, I share that we are to boast in our weakness and get humble.  We are not to do this in our own strength.  Pointing our kids to Jesus this Christmas is a lot simpler than we make it out to be.  I pray this episode blesses you. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

You may be where I have been mama where you had the best intentions to point your kids to Jesus this Christmas and time got away on you. Before you knew it, you're half way through December and you are feeling all the guilt. Let this episode rid you of the guilt. I have one simple thing you can do this Christmas to point your kids to Jesus. And it doesn't even need to be done from Dec 1. It can be done whenever. We unpack prayer and how important it is in pointing your kids to Jesus this Christmas season.  I pray this blesses you to bits Mama! XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

I think it's an understatement when we say the Christmas season gets busy.  We may have plans on how we want to point our kids to Jesus this Christmas season, but the busyness is encroaching and before we know it, our plans head out the door. This doesn't have to be your reality Mama. In this episode I share 4 ways of the How we do this whole pointing your kids to Jesus during the busy Christmas period. It's one thing to have ideas. It's another thing entirely to put those ideas into action.  I pray this episode blesses you Mama. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids. Episode 111 - How We're pointing our Kids to Jesus this Christmas is a good one I referred to in the episode.     

This Christmas season is busy. We know that Jesus is the reason for the season, but how do we fit Him into our busy schedules? I'm here today to say I think we have it all wrong. We shouldn't be trying to fit Jesus into our busy schedules, we should be fitting our schedules into Jesus. A bit easier said than done. But I have got you Mama! In this episode, I share 3 ways I think we can fit our schedules into Jesus. They involve a bit of intention, but I think these tips will be helpful to implement into your schedule - anytime of the year. I pray this blesses you Mama. XO Deb Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.

Covid was a period where we had time on our hands. So Catherine Parks (my guest in this episode), used it to her advantage and created a bible study called 'What to Wear'.  What to Wear unpacks Colossians 3, putting on the 'clothing' that Paul talks about. In this episode, we unpack her book, identity for our kids, studying the bible as kids and a whole lot more. I pray this episode blesses you loads Mama! XO Deb Connect with Catherine here or on Instagram. Connect with me on Instagram, or join the Facebook community here. Email me: heymamasmission@gmail.com or join the weekly newsletter here. Keen to work with me? Book a 15 min discovery call here to see how I can help you find pockets of time in your day to help build an authentic faith in your kids.