Anyone who knows me knows how much I love homeschooling, and today I’m talking with my friend Zan Tyler about the five reasons homeschooling is awesome. But knowing it is awesome isn’t always enough to make you realize you are capable of doing it. So we are here today to tell you how you can and how we want to help!
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In this season where I’m feeling a greater need to be prepared for any situation with my family, I love that essential oils can be all I need for my first aid kit. My friend Melissa Crabtree and I both love using oils every day for just about anything you can think of, and today we’re telling you about the oils we love for all things breathing, digestion, and germ-fighting (skin and internal), which are the most important to me. If you join us in July, we’ll send you a pocket reference guide full of directions for use. Trust me. We’ll make sure you know what to do! It doesn’t have to be complicated!
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I’m answering your questions today! Do I have to comply with the ‘Rona requirements to finish my college degree? How do I navigate this tension surrounding the support of President Trump? Do Christians need to be involved in politics? What sort of help does my husband need to help with a pornography addiction? You guys ask such good questions! Daily life is still moving on in the midst of the current insanity, and it’s important to keep talking about it.
We are at a place where we need to do some soul searching in our country. We are having to talk about things that we don’t like to talk about as we are in the middle of a grab for power and control of a narrative like I’ve never seen before. When we stand up against the narrative being pushed by the media and the radical left, we see division in our churches, families, and our closest communities. This agenda is unearthing issues that we need to deal with for sure, but they are not the issues the radical left thinks we need to correct. We can not sacrifice truth on the altar of misguided mercy or be shamed into thinking we are in sin when we are not. God is at work, and unless and until we open our eyes to see what is happening with this media driven narrative we will continue to fall into their trap. This is about control, and we need to be discerning and see the big picture so we don’t inadvertently perpetuate a misguided message.
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Jesus knew how hard this world was going to be. In His wisdom, He laid the groundwork for us—and we need to lay the groundwork for our kids. Jesus showed us how to suffer and not lose heart, how to view suffering, and how to view God in the middle of the struggle. We can honor Him without denying how difficult this situation really is, and I’m sharing some practical tips for doing that right now. He is listening, He loves you, and He can be trusted.
On Wednesday we heard from my daughter and her husband as they shared their birth story and the challenges that came with it. Today we’re finishing the “living room” conversation about the birth of their baby girl, and Ryan has practical tips for the dads from his own experience—even the third time around. This is a raw, real look inside our tight-knit family… and I think it will bless and encourage you.
Family and a caring community is so important during pregnancy and the postpartum. I’ll be honest: you guys, the first week of Junie’s birth was hard. We all know the weeks around having a baby are expected to be challenging, but adding the stress of this COVID situation is certainly not helping things. Savannah struggled with severe postpartum anxiety—and the Lord helped us through in some pretty amazing ways.
Many of us know someone who’s pregnant right now (you might even be pregnant yourself!) and I think you’ll be encouraged to hear Savannah and Ryan share their story—unfiltered—about what they learned and what they did that helped.
Today I have a special treat for you … I’ve invited my daughter Savannah and her husband, Ryan, on the show to have a “living room” conversation about the birth of their baby girl, Juniper. This is a raw, real look inside our tight-knit family… and I think it will bless and encourage you.
Family and a caring community is so important during pregnancy and the postpartum. I’ll be honest: you guys, the first week of Junie’s birth was hard. We all know the weeks around having a baby are expected to be challenging, but adding the stress of this COVID situation is certainly not helping things. Savannah struggled with severe postpartum anxiety—and the Lord helped us through in some pretty amazing ways.
Many of us know someone who’s pregnant right now (you might even be pregnant yourself!) and I think you’ll be encouraged to hear Savannah and Ryan share their story—unfiltered—about what they learned and what they did that helped.
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