Delighted Motherhood
The Delighted Motherhood Podcast is devoted to applying biblical principles to everyday motherhood as we delight ourselves in the Lord and in the calling that He has given to us.
Kira is a homeschool mom to four young boys, wife to James, a Bible teacher at her church, writer, podcaster and seminary student. But more than anything else, she’s a Christian who is loved by her Savior. And that changes everything.
Episodes
71 episodes
The Sacred Work of Homemaking : Lanier Ivester
What is the purpose of a home? Is it just a charging station for people to go home at night and then leave in the morning? Or ought it to be the center of life and activity? Why is a beautiful home more than design? How can the atmosphere of a ...
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Is enjoying parenting possible?
Happy Holy Week!Everyone wants to enjoy parenting but so many of us are struggling. What's the key to delighting in this calling? Everyone wants to be a loving, joyful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle and self-controlle...
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Be countercultural, throw parties regularly
It seems, if you want to be countercultural, throw parties and do it regularly. According to the Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Motherhood is worth it. Here's why.
Across the western world, women are saying no to kids. According to the Annual 2024 State of Motherhood Report compiled by Motherly, a secular motherhood website that reaches 20 million women a month, only 25 percent of Gen Z and Millennial mom...
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A Home in Bloom: Christie Purifoy
When it comes around to late February and early March we are desperate for some tulips to start blooming. But alas! It still isn’t time to start planting. What do we do with these gloomy months of waiting? And how does the waiting help prepare ...
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When Motherhood Feels Invisible
As a Christian mom, I should know better than anyone that nothing I do is invisible. Everything I do—or neglect to do—is fully and completely known to God.There’s no such thing as an invisible mom or a supermom. But there are moms who ar...
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The Praying Mom: Depending on the Father
Sometimes it feels like the world depends on us and yet amidst our worry and wrestling, the Lord reminds us to call him “Abba, Father.” When we anchor ourselves to God through prayer, we free ourselves from the myth of our own sovereignty and t...
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Talking to kids about sex | Garrett Kell
If I’m totally honest, the idea of talking to my kids about sex isn’t the most appealing. But as a Christian parent, it is important that my kids are blessed with a biblical vision for sex and sexuality. If I neglect this responsibility i...
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Priorities, goals, and "the mom chart" for 2025
In order to lead well, it helps to plan.Nine times out of ten, days that I tumble into without intentionality, prayer, and planning feel more like chaotic, cranky, messy disaster zones I am desperate to get out of rather than orderly, produ...
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The Birth Story: Joy, Sorrow, and Divine Mystery
In God’s economy, joy and sorrow are often handmaidens. Christmas is a time of gladness –but often sorrow and joy go hand in hand. You can’t have the miracle of the resurrection without the cross. The birth stories of Jesus and his ...
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Advent magic: the power of nighttime words | James Nelson
Advent is a tradition that has been celebrated by Christians around the world since the 5th century. Rightly understood, Advent is a time for Christians to look back at God’s work in bringing the infant Savior into the world and loo...
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Serving out of a Heart of Gratitude | Balikian & Hughes
Welcome to Part 2!Listen in as Amanda Balikian and Laura Hughes discuss how a grateful heart is the what enables us to serve with a grateful and generous heart. ****https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/easy-dill-dip/https...
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Ancient Feasting and a Heart of Gratitude | Balikian & Hughes
Happy Thanksgiving week!Thanksgiving began as a time to celebrate God’s provision in the lives of a small group of Christians. But a thanksgiving feast wasn’t their idea! From the beginning, God has been telling his people to feast and ...
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An unequal load? Battling resentment in marriage | Moriah Lovett
In Galatians Paul urges us to each carry our own load. But sometimes as a young mom it can feel like I am doing everything. But oftentimes when I am feeling bitter at my husband it may be that I am not seeing the load he carries ...
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#Babiesdontkeep: Parenting in Light of Eternity | Chelsea Boes
“Don’t blink! You might miss it!”If there’s one thing I desperately don’t want to miss, it's their childhood. And I often stress out that I am! Their childhood and my life are very fleeting. The kid stage is here today and go...
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Aging Gracefully: A Biblical Perspective | GlowBodyPT
“The global anti-aging market was valued at around 62 billion U.S. dollars in 2021 and is expected to increase to some 93 billion by 2027.” In the midst of all that angst over preventing physical aging could we be neglecting a far mo...
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Sourdough Basics and the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Nothing screams cozy quite like fresh baked bread. And with a quality sourdough starter bread baking is actually super easy. That's because a mature starter is "alive" and will work its way into all of the dough in comes in contact...
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Harvest, Tragedy and Redemption | Behind Our Farm
It’s fall time! The majority of us love it. And really what’s not to like. It’s a time for lots of good food, reading, campfires, leaf piles, and delicious smells.But in Scripture there is much deeper significance to the season of harve...
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Mom friends in an epidemic of loneliness | Proverbs and Practicalities
“Samwise Gamgee, my dear hobbit –indeed, Sam my dearest hobbit, friend of friends.” There's something spectacularly lovely about a true friend.A friend who loves what you love, who understands your deep longings, and who he...
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Does my effort make a difference? Parenting and God's Sovereignty | Jason Seville
As parents we all long for our kids to “turn out right.” We want them to grow up to be kind, thoughtful, well adjusted and successful adults. And most of us, as Christians, are desperate for our kids to know the Lord.But ho...
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Should Christians be Patriotic? Political Engagement in an Angry Age | James Nelson
Are Patriotism and Christianity Compatible? Is it okay to say "I'm proud to be an American?" How about politics? What does it look like to engage advocacy and activism as Christians?The presidential election in the United States is in f...
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Strategic Fall Planning: People, Priorities and Practicalities | Treehouse Schoolhouse
Summer is a time for playing in the sun, splashing around, sleeping in, roasting marshmallows and all around soaking up a season of chillaxin. But it can also be a season of planning.Before we know it the chaos of the school ...
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Disrupted Routines and Bite Sized “Quiet Times”
Summer is upon us! Which means pool days, vacations, VBS, and lots of ice cream. It also means lots of our schedule and routines are all out of wack. And that's slightly delightful. But in the midst of all this disruption, one prac...
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The How of Beautiful Homemaking | A Daily Something Part 2
Do you ever feel that your house is nothing but bad diaper smells, legos under the table and clutter? Is it even possible to have a "pretty house" during the season of motherhood? Or is it just frivolous to desire?And if not, how does one d...
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