This one got me 😭 can’t think of a sweeter Mother’s Day gift. Thank you Quade 🫶 And to all the moms of graduates, I see you. 💕
#matteroffact #pitythepretty #newmusic #graduation
To all the 𝗺𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 holding families together, creating adventure out struggles, speaking encouragement to weary souls, piecing together meals, and breathing hope into hopeless places…I SEE YOU!!
Make plans to celebrate family, miracles, and mums 😉 this wknd and go see “Unsung Hero” with your family.
I watched it yesterday and felt all the emotions! Such a well-done story of an amazing, real deal family.
Tickets for UNSUNG HERO are on sale now. Exclusively in theaters beginning April 26. Get your tickets today at tickets.unsunghero.movie 💕
#unsungheromovie #kingdomstorycompany #candyrock
Tickets are now on sale! Moms, you’ve heard rockstar mum @helensmallbone on the DMA podcast a couple times. Celebrate her story and the beauty of family teamwork by seeing UNSUNG HERO —starting April 26th. 👨👩👧👦✈️ (early #mothersdaygift 😉)
(Also shoutout to my “Israel Trip” brother @joelsmallbone who co-directed the film and takes on the role of his dad. And my good friend @candacecbure joins the cast in this fantastic film…that she also produced!👏).
Get your tickets today at tickets.unsunghero.movie
#unsungheromovie #candyrock #kingdomstorycompany
The Chosen: Season 3 Theatrical Trailer (Episodes One & Two)
What now? After Jesus completes a sermon that turns the world upside down, all 12 disciples (including newcomer Judas) are ready to follow him to the ends of the earth. But problems remain. Matthew wrestles with estrangement from his family. Andrew visits an imprisoned John the Baptist. Mary and the women must find a source of income. Simon and Eden face the costs of following Jesus.
Most importantly, the disciples face their biggest challenge yet when Jesus sends them out, two by two, to preach and perform miracles without him.
Episodes 1 & 2 of Season Three pick up where Season Two left off, and in this unique theatrical experience, launch the most emotional and consequential season of The Chosen to date. #chosenseries
I CAN'T WAIT!!! Get your tickets now for Nov 18th!!
What would today look like if you leaned into your unique mom brand and trusted your mothering instincts empowered by the Holy Spirit?
#SpiritLedMom #DontMomAlone
This week @thekatieorr joins me in discussing bible study. What it is and isn’t. Ultimately why we do it!
💕Have you taken her quiz to figure out your spot on her “Bible Study Boulevard”?
Let me know in the comments where you landed!
#biblestudygirl #dontmomalone
Thank God for His grace!
How does this verse influence your parenting in times where correction is needed?
"Moments of discipline can be moments of connection, not frustration." -Don't Mom Alone Book
"Anger is the warning sign that something is off. Anger's letting us know: get curious. What else is going on in your kids or in you? Do you have too high of expectations? Are you physcially exhausted? Yes. Check. Check. Or are there actual character flaws in your kids?
...I also realised my anger was really rooted in fear so a lot of what was actually coming out of me was fear-based. Overwhelm and fear are connected."
To read more about finding freedom from anger and fear in motherhood check out chapter 8 of the Don't Mom Alone Book by Heather MacFadyen.
"God invites us to fight for connection instead of fighting one another. To choose unity over the natural bent to singularity...I can't remember when we started one of my favourite connection points. But it is simple, free, and impactul. Each morning before we take the boys to school, while they finish breakfast and gather up backpacks, Bruce and I meet in the kitchen, stand in an embrace, and take turns praying for each other. These aren't long, eloquent prayers. But typically we hear what's on the other's heart and mind. What's causing stress. What's coming up that day. What's going well. And it only takes five minutes or less to show our boys that our marital connection and dependence on God comes before anything else that day...Staying connected to your spouse is hard work. But the intentionality of choosing each other, even in your differences and because of them, makes your family stronger." Read more in chapter 8 of the Don't Mom Alone Book by Heather MacFadyen
"In order to come alongside each other in mom frienships and to thrive in whatever work environment we find ourselves, it helps to identify our unique mom brands. Then you and I won't feel the need to defend or excuse who we are but can embrace our brand and encourage the mom next to us to do the same. How do you find your mom brand? Here are some questions to aks yourself:
What do I value?
What are my current assignments?
What assignments am I struggling to accept?
How does our family flourish?
I could chronicle a thousand different brands of moms. And there is no ranking order of one over another. I see them each as valuable. The less we judge one another, the better we can support each other."
Read more (and further explanations to these questions) in chapter 7 of Don't Mom Alone by Heather MacFadyen. This is a great reflective excercise as we head into the New Year and *that* time of considering resolutions and goals for the year. Let's make this year a year to flourish in the uniqueness of who God has made us to be and leave behind the expectations of others that we were never meant to carry.
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
Because of Christ, because of Christmas, we have the light of the world living in us. The thrill of hope. A weary world rejoices...
"Of course you and I desire the perfect friend. Solomon wrote, 'What a person desires is unfailing love' (Prov 19:22). The Hebrew word for 'unfailing love' is hesed. We want people in our life to provide mercy, kindness, and faithfulness. We need people to be both kind and loyal. But they will fall short. Here's the good news: ' Jesus is never tired of me always needing Him. Instead, He is delighted by how desperately I need His validation and He never, ever withholds it from me. Or from you.'
The key is to realize God is the only true source of hesed -- unfailing love. 'When a friend lets us down, we show our theology is off-base when we're overcome with shock. When people let us down it confirms what Scripture says, we are all sinners and none are righteous.' But when we let God be the center of our lives, He becomes our base of security and source of hesed. We realize 'God's love isn't based on me. It's simply placed on me. And it's the place from which I should live: loved.'"
Read more in chapter six of Don't Mom Alone by Heather MacFadyen
We have access to supernatural empowerment this holiday season (and every day!) You're almost there Mama. Christmas is coming. And it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful. "Godly and holy doesn't mean quiet and calm."
This breath prayer is from the episode, 'The Thrill of Hope' with Christy Nockels [Ep 144].
"At that point I never considered sharing negative emotions with friends. My goal was to keep up an image that I've got it all together, especially since I was writing a blog called God Centered Mom. Because a "God Centered Mom" doesn't have anxiety. And she definitely doesn't want to jump out of a car in the fried-chicken drive-through...after church no less!
It didn't matter if I called it an "anxiety attack" or a "breakdown." What mattered is I could no longer continue without community. I could no longer carry my thoughts, fears, and worries alone. So, at my husband's urging, I texted a friend. A friend who understood these thoughts and feelings...
I want to love the Lord my God with all my mind. All my heart. All my strength. Like Pastor John Mark Comer says, 'Emotional health isn't just about me feeling better. The whole thing is about love. You can't be emotionally unhealthy and loving to the degree that you want. The degree that you are emotionally healthy is the degree to which you have capacity to love. It's the greatest apologetic for emotional health.'
...May we humbly ask and accept help. Intentionally seek out safe people to vulnerably share feelings. Extend invitations to walk alongside someone just a step ahead. And provide the kind of community that gives space to process, heal, and bless others."
Read more in chapter 5 of Don't Mom Alone by Heather MacFadyen
What area of your life would you like to develop? Can you think of someone in your community who is a step ahead of you in that area? If not, take a moment to pray and ask God to open your eyes to a possible mentor. If so, think about when you will ask her to meet with you one time. And then, whose life can you speak into?
"I take great delight in you. When you feel awkward and unimportant remember...see yourself the way I see you, crowned with beauty...
Then He reminded me of who I am and Whose I am. As the Creator, He has the authority to label His creation 'lovely'. In choosing solitude with God, I aligned my heart with His so that I'm not pulled to less-satisfying sources of identity and worth...Aligning my thought processes with the Spirit impacts how I interact with others. Romans 8:6 promises, "For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace" (ESV). Life and peace to my parenting. Life and peace to my friendships. Life and peace to my ministry. Life and peace...
Jesus reframed the memory of being ignored and feeling unimportant. He healed a wound of perceived rejection so I could move forward in freedom to be hospitable to others. When I truly grasped how God saw me (adored, beautiful, accepted), I was free to see those around me. To extend an invitation to them to be seen by God."
Read more in chapter 4 of 'Don't Mom Alone' by Heather MacFadyen
☃You haven't missed out! ☃
You can still join the Winter Pep Club and receive weekly pep talks in December and be part of the book club for the Don't Mom Alone book in January. We want to see YOU there! ☃
❄Winter Pep Club!❄
This week's December Pep Talk is 'Reclaiming Godly and Holy'. And yes, it does contain a story of Heather's very own Buddy the elf moment.
"Moms remember: godly and holy doesn't mean quiet and calm... I've squandered many moments in an effort to make them what I thought they should be instead of embracing them for what they were."
You can listen to all of it and the remaining weekly pep talks by becoming a Don't Mom Alone Patreon for just $4 a month.
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“I think that there's a freedom and a frustration that comes with the Holy Spirit. There's freedom because it's like I can not do the Holy Spirit's job.
He is going to be the one who sparks their faith, sustains their faith, strengthens them, sanctifies them. That is all his job.
But that can also be frustrating because we want to be able to produce that fruit in their life to spare them from the consequences and the pain of sin.”
If you are longing to experience the freedom that comes from resting in the Holy Spirit instead of your own strength, this is the episode for you!
@jeanniecunnion shares more in-depth on this subject in her new Bible study, “Never Alone - Bible Study Book: Parenting in the Power of the Holy Spirit” available NOW!
