The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful with Erin Clark

Erin shares practical ideas to make your Christmas season meaningful and intentional. sugarlovedesigns.com promo code: erinclark15

Erin shares forty lessons she has learned in her 40 years, from friendship to family and everything in between.

How can we practically love our neighbours during this jam packed holiday season? Between Canadian Thanksgiving, Halloween, Diwali, Remembrance Day, American Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas & New Years (I'm sure I'm missing one) we have so many natural opportunities to practically love our neighbours and those in our community.

I'm all about redeeming the everyday moments to build deeper connection with my girls. Beyond the everyday connection we have 3 milestone traditions we do with our girls, special rites of passage at 11, 13 & 16 that are intentional and meaningful. Plus, a bonus Newborn tradition that may or may not include singing. Six Ways to Keep the "Little" in Your Girl by Dannah Gresh The Back Door to Your Teen's Heart by Sissy Goff

I believe being an intentional person means everything you do is done with a clear purpose and focus. It's not about adding to your to-do list, it's about being intentional in the everyday and giving value to the areas that matter most to you. 1. Prioritize What Matters Most 2. Have a Plan 3. Have Clear Goals 4. Be Intentional 5. Prioritize Relationships that Matter Most

In today's episode Erin has an open and honest discussion with Greta Eskridge about protecting our children from the devastating effects of pornography and the conversations we MUST be having. Not a one-time warning, but an ongoing open dialogue with our kids. Not sure how where to start? Have a listen as we share The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful of pornography and how to protect our kids. "If we truly want to protect our children from pornography, we have to be wiling to be radically different from the rest of the world." Greta Eskridge (*I am working on the sound quality on my end for future interviews.) Resources to help your family fight pornography & to cultivate a healthy sexual culture in your home Compiled by Greta Eskridge -- www.gretaeskridge.com Books Books addressing pornography and body safety (to read with your kids): Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr. by Kristen Jensen (ages 5-8) Good Pictures Bad Pictures by Kristen Jensen (ages 9-12) God Made All of Me by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb (ages 4-10) How to Talk to Your Kids About Pornography by Alexander Dina (ages 12-18) Books addressing pornography (for adults to read): The Porn Myth by Matt Fradd Every Parent's Battle—a Family Guide to Resisting Pornography by Dan Spencer III Books Addressing Healthy Tech Use: The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch Find Greta on Instagram for lots more info and resources on fighting porn-- @maandpamodern If you'd like more information on any of these resources, or to have Greta Eskridge speak at your church or event, please send inquiries to: gretaeskridge@gmail.com

In this special Mother's Day episode I sit down with each of my 3 girls Isabella (10), Hayden (12) & Sienna (14) and have candid (maybe a little too candid) conversations on qualities that are important to make a mom great! Each perspective is unique. They share it all; The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful.

Erin Answers Your Questions - "Any advice on hormonal girls? My daughter is 9 and I'm wondering where my sweet, caring, always lovely child went." Recommended Books Six Ways to Keep the "Little" in Your Girl by Dannah Gresh Courageous by Terra A. Mattson

In this episode I share where I'm at emotionally, how I have found a new joy and peace and moved forward from a new wave of anxiety in this season. On today's podcast: Jennie Allen Post (April 15, 2021) @jenniesallen Soundtracks Book by Jon Acuff

"3 years seems like a long time, but it also doesn't. I feel like a lot has happened since, but sometimes it feels like just yesterday that I opened my door for the Delta Police, they sat me down at the kitchen table and told me my husband; Chris Ekren, had passed away. The hardest thing for me to talk about to this day is that moment I found out. It was the moment my life flipped completely upside down. My worst nightmare had come true. This could not be real life. This is a movie. I remember saying that multiple times – “This doesn't feel like real life.” " www.marieskerlphoto.com

"For many in the wold, even Christmas is a season of darkness, a time when the loss of loved ones, the reality of loneliness, the pain of estrangement is all made sharper by its contrast with the prevailing mood of joy that engenders in others. Holy Innocents brings that suffering into focus, validating its reality and reminding us that God is present with us in the midst of our pain. Christmas does not ignore pain, it embraces it and transforms it." K.C Ireton What is Advent? How can we redeem the season?

You Become what you Behold. Erin talks about how God has been working in her life to remove distractions and focus on God's calling. What is God calling you to?

Shannon shares her story of hope amid unimaginable loss. Two years ago as a young mother of three her life drastically changed in an instant. You can follow her journey at www.hopeinthehurting.com

Ever feel like you're not enough? How about too much? Erin talks about anxiety, criticism and our identity in Christ.

Erin talks about the importance of healthy friendships

Sometimes life is interrupted. Erin shares how she has learned to embrace these interruptions and see the beauty and blessings that come from stepping into these moments head on.

Erin talks about intentional vs. unintentional culture in the home. How missions became an intentional part of their families culture and how she stepped out scared and God showed up over and over again.

Mark's turning 40. We talk mid-life crisis, identity, the early years and so much more

Erin shares personal experiences and explores how God makes you flourish when you stop making it about you. 

In this episode I share my experience of growing up with crippling fear and my journey to freedom. "Fear. The earliest emotion and feeling I recall. Fear. It dictated my life. Told me what to do and how to think. Fear had control over every facet of my life..."

Mark Clark is my first guest, because I love him, he loves me and quite frankly 1. he is more popular than me and 2. I know he'll promote it if it's about him. Just joking, he'd promote it if I was talking about carrots. Lucky for you that's not the case. We talk "lively" about: our Dating life, our break-up, our Enneagram's, marriage, parenting, and how I'm the boss!!

I had the opportunity to speak at a couple online women's conferences during covid-19 about how to make every moment of chaos count as it pertains to Fun, Faith and Friendship with our kids. This is a recording of that talk.

In this episode I want you to get to know me better. I briefly share my “perfectly reasonable” obsession with quoted sweatshirts, my irrational fear of cats, how there is never too much information, my recovery from NETFLIX binging, my husband, aka, bestie, motherhood, life as a pastor's wife, homeschooling and more...