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KIDS CAMP - God Says You’re Special! w/Rhonda Stoppe Jul 05, 2023

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Kids Camp! It’s the best to watch the Lord work in the hearts of young children while they’re away at camp!
This message from the book of Esther is one of my favorites to teach at children’s camp because God used a kids camp speaker named “Dave” to teach me the story of Esther and it changed the trajectory of my life!
Take some time to LISTEN WITH YOUR KIDS to this episode. And be ready to have a good discussion with them about what makes them special! Help them realize how God’s plan for their life far exceeds anything this world has to offer!

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From Overwhelmed to Equipped: Homeschooling Tips for Reluctant Moms (Part 1) Jun 20, 2023

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From Overwhelmed to Equipped: Homeschooling Tips for Reluctant Moms

Welcome to another episode of "Old Ladies Know Stuff." I’m your host, Rhonda Stoppe, here to help women build "No Regrets" lives—and today, we’re diving into the world of homeschooling, especially for those who might not feel all-in about it. In this heartfelt and humorous conversation, I share honest stories from my own journey, offering encouragement and wisdom for moms who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or just plain reluctant about educating their kids at home.

We’ll talk about the real pressures that come with homeschooling—from fearing academic failure to battling the temptation to people-please. I’ll challenge you to keep your eyes on what truly matters: leading your kids to know Christ and making Him known. We’ll touch on the pitfalls of measuring success by accolades and remind you that humility, authenticity, and a strong marriage make a powerful impact on your children’s faith journey.

I draw on lessons from biblical figures like Moses, who was a reluctant leader before becoming a powerful one, and share some laugh-out-loud moments of my own mishaps, all to show you that God equips those He calls—even if you feel unqualified or unwilling. If you’ve ever worried that you “don’t want to” homeschool, or wonder if you can do it without regrets, this episode is filled with practical encouragement and spiritual perspective just for you.

So grab your coffee (and maybe your yoga pants), and let’s open our hearts to what God has for us in this calling—mess, moments of weakness, and all.

Books Mentioned:

Moms Raising Sons to Be Men

If My Husband Would Change I'd Be Happy

00:00 Homeschooling Pressure and Curriculum Overload

06:18 "God's Calling in Homeschooling"

08:46 "Living with a Missional Perspective"

11:03 Unexpected Parenthood Journey

14:16 "Honor Unbelieving Spouses"

16:37 Moses' Doubts and Worship Songs

19:27 Divine Timing and Humility

25:18 Revealing God's Grace and Guidance

27:03 "Moms Raising Sons: Bite-Sized Wisdom"

29:13 "Unexpected Hiking Revelation"

32:20 Strength in Weakness Through Faith

homeschooling, no regrets, Christian parenting, academic excellence, raising children, faith, people pleasing, pressure on parents, SATs, college admissions, humility, pride, ministry, marriage, youth pastor, salvation, evangelism, Titus 2 women, women's mentorship, anxieties of homeschooling, family relationships, spiritual leadership, God’s calling, gospel, personal growth, parental expectations, serving in church, hospitality, marriage advice, parental regrets

When You Don’t Know What to Do Jun 20, 2023

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When You Don’t Know What to Do - From her own life story - Rhonda Stoppe unpacks insights from 2 Chronicles 20:12 … “Lord, we don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

GuestCast: iWork4Him: How to Affair Proof Your Marriage Jun 06, 2023

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GUEST CAST EPISODE: Show notes iWork4Him
How to Affair proof your marriage

iWork4Him is a show solely focused on the intersection of our Faith in Jesus and our Work. When these two collide – fantastic things happen all around us. People start to benefit from you following Jesus whether they believe in Jesus or not. That’s when the enemy goes full on frontal attack. He wants to compromise your reputation at work so that your testimony is no longer attractive. What is one way he does this? An Affair with an office mate. Whether you are a man or a woman, A committed follower of Jesus or one just finding their way in being a Jesus Follower, the enemy wants to see you fail. How do we protect our reputation and the reputation of our savior? We need to affair proof our marriages. We need to have a solid ground to stand on at home so that our steadfastness isn’t compromised at work. Even if you are not married, an affair at work will significantly dismantle your witness as a Christian. Today joining Martha and Jim Brangenberg is Rhonda Stoppe with www.NoRegretsWoman.com

Rhonda Stoppe returns to iWork4Him for another great interview about marriage.

Rhonda and Steve have been married for 42 years and she knows that they continue to need to be transparent with each other and take their advice from scripture. When they were new parents Rhonda found herself dressing up for church on Sundays and appreciated the compliments of a gentleman there. After a few weeks of getting compliments she approached Steve and basically explained the situation and told him he needs to compliment her more, as she was looking forward to the compliments of the man at church. She knew this behaviour could have bad consequences and that is how most affairs get started.

Applying that story to the workplace is pretty easy. We need to set good boundaries and clearly protect our marriages. We can do this by strengthening our marriages and making them a priority. We shared the 72-hour intimacy rule with her and Rhonda is going to add that to her messaging. Rhonda encouraged women to pursue their husbands. This is a successful way to affair proof your marriage.

There is a road to recovery for an affair. God has forgiven us as far as the East is from the West. Don’t stop protecting your marriage. When the kids leave and our lives change we shouldn’t look elsewhere for attention. Rhonda encouraged marriages to be careful even in our virtual relationships while we work distantly. It can quickly get out of control.
Books:
The Marriage Mentor - Becoming the Couple You Long to Be
A Christian Woman's Guide to Great Sex in Marriage

Listen HERE to the original episode at iWork4Him

Motherhood Matters-YOU Matter! MOMcon_Stoppe_Part 1 (19:50) May 16, 2023

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MOPs MomCon Part 1
Motherhood Matters - YOU Matter!

Billy Graham’s mother

Luke Smallbone’s Mum

Sibling Rivalry the one secret that changed everything!

Quote:

“If we celebrate their differences, they become best friends, and they celebrate each other’s differences.”

Foster/Adopted Mom - The influence of a few years

SEX - DRUGS - ROCK n ROLL

Insights…

How to talk to your son about SEX

Always use the phrase: “Husband & Wife in the Marriage Bed”

(rather than man and woman/boy and girl.)

Word Picture: Pink Heart/Blue Heart

The Number One Mother/Son Communication Secret you don’t want to miss!
"Shoulder to Shoulder"

Pornography - How to equip your son to withstand the temptation/addiction
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TRANSCRIPT: Find complete transcript HERE
(00:00):

I'm gonna say that again. Motherhood matters. God has chosen us to influence this generation through motherhood because motherhood matters like really, really matters Down through history, the first teachers of men that God raised up in their generation were not scholars. They were their mothers. We are the makers of men, the architects of the next generation. Let that sit with you. Luke Smallbone of Fourth King and Country. Do you guys know them? Love the Smallbone family. He says this about his mom. I probably owe all that I am to my mom because when a man is loved by his mother, he can end up doing great things. And there's an amazing story of him and his mother in mom's raising sons to be men. And go to the next slide. Ruth Graham, who was the mother of Billy Graham, think of her influence on her culture. Every person who came to Jesus Christ because of Ruth Graham's influence on her son, Billy Graham, that's fruit of her work. Helen's Helen's Smallbone was Luke's mom. Every song you hear written, every worship note that he sings. Did you know she's also the mom of Rebecca St. James. Back in the olden days, there was a a singer hold Rebecca St. James <laugh> that's their sister. We don't know how God's gonna use us to influence our kids, but God knows, and he handpicked you to do it. Ruth Graham said to me, motherhood is the nicest, most rewarding job in the world. The second, the, I'm sorry, second importance to none.

(01:52):

Inspiring, terrifying <laugh>. Yes, but you're not alone. Everyone say with me, I am not alone. <Laugh>. And see, when we're looking at everybody on social media and they've got their Etsy store and they're making dresses outta pillow cases that they're selling and they're making meals that are all keto friendly, and you're in the same yoga pants and the messy bun that you've had for five days and, and they are like completely. And you're like, I feel completely alone that I'm the only one that can't wrap my arms around this mom thing. You're not alone. I'm gonna go through some practical boy mom stuff. Let's do that.
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Mothers Day Song: It's All in a Mother's Love by Brandon Stoppe May 12, 2023

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Motherhood Matters Part 2_MOMcon_Rhonda Stoppe May 10, 2023

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Part 2

*Teachable Moments Come in Times of Disobedience. 20:26

Control Freaks Raise Freaks!

“Let me live my own life”

Men Learn from their Mistakes

Pick them up when they fall

Ask God for Discernment

Show them How to Recover from their mistake

I AM NOT ALONE

Isaiah 41:10

Quote:

If God calls us to this mission of motherhood - He will help us.

Mentors Matter

Titus 2 Older women teach the younger women how to love their husbands and love their children.

What I learned from Older Mentors:

How to Love God’s Word

Quote:

“You will never know yourself more clearly than through the lens of scripture.”

“Get in the word and you will see a reflection of yourself that God can transform”

Scripture “Do not be conformed to this world… be transformed by the renewing of your mind…”

-Social media conforms us to the world’s view

-Scripture transforms our minds to a biblical world view.

DAVID’S MOM:

Helicopter Moms - Don’t fight his battles for him

Quote:

“Sometimes God sends the giant and he sends the bear to equip your child to fight a giant that you know nothing about.”

Scripture:

“As high as the heavens are above the earth so My ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:9).

Special Needs Child

Quote:

“Mom’s Kiss: He knows you kiss him while he’s sleeping”

Scripture:

“I have stored up Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You”(Psalm 119:11).

“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Quote:

“Sometimes your trial is not about you. Your trial is to show your children, to verify, that what you say you believe you really believe.”

Miscarriage:

Quote: “You will hold it in heaven”

Quote:

“We raised our children to direct each other to Christ in a crisis.”

“Your children will feel most secure when your love for each other is most genuine.”

“Your son will likely marry someone who is like you.”
APATHY is our Enemy.

Single Moms: God promises to be a father to the fatherless. (Psalm 68:5)
We see you. We are here for you.
Quote:

“No other calling influences our culture as powerful as motherhood.”

"It’s terrifying to raise our sons in this culture. And yet, God has called us to change the culture through the raising of our sons.”

I AM NOT ALONE

Motherhood Matters!

Mother’s Day Song… It's All in a Mother's Love (C)Music&Lyrics Brandon Stoppe

WATCH the slideshow on my YouTube channel
Link to LISTEN on the podcast: Old Ladies Know Stuff "Bonus Episode"

Abortion - What Does the Bible Say? May 02, 2023

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Abortion - What Does the Bible Say?
Oh wow, this was not an easy episode to upload. I know how controversial the subject of abortion can be. I get it. But, I also know how often women ask me, "What does the Bible Say about Abortion?"
So, I feel like it's a timely topic. And I also realize that posting this episode has the potential to make or break my podcast subscriber list. But with God's courage, I press on as I press: "Publish"
Prayers appreciated my friends. Please pray for the women who will listen. Pray that God stirs in us His compassion and longing to share the hope of the gospel with women who are looking for answers. Please pray that our love for Christ will spill over onto them and show them how Jesus is the one who washes us whiter than snow. And please pray that we will be like Naomi (an old lady who knows stuff) was to Ruth. May our love for God, and compassion for them draw women to trust Him too.
Resource Mentioned in this episode:
Crosswalk Article: What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?
Focus on the Family Resources:
by Rhonda Stoppe Lessons From a Teen Abortion Accomplice
by Kristie Piper: Abortion Survivors: Does God Forgive Abortion?

Post Abortion Emotional Struggles
Focus on the Family Counselors - Free Resource

GuestCast: PostPartum/PMS & Gods Kindness_with Postpartum Empowerment host Samantha Newman Apr 18, 2023

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GuestCast: PostPartum/PMS/Balancing Hormones and The Kindness of God with Samantha M Newman and Rhonda Stoppe.
BIO: Samantha NEWMAN helps ignite momentum for mothers going through postpartum depression and anxiety. She is a mother, wife and writer who passionately shares her heart while linking arms with those struggling.
SAMANTHA lives in QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
To date, this is by far one of my favorite GuestCast Episodes, because it offers real hope to real women who find themselves wrestling with PostPartum and hormonal imbalances. If you are struggling, Samantha and Rhonda want you to know they have both been in your shoes and you are not alone. Listen to hear their insights that come from their own experiences.
ORIGINAL EPISODE: This interview first aired on the amazing podcast:
PostPartum Empowerment
with host Samantha Newman Episode 106
You can also listen HERE to Part 1 ( Episode 105 ) of my interview with Samantha Newman.
QUOTE: "Don't give up until you find what works for you."
MENTIONS:
Focus on the Family Article by Rhonda:
How to Deal with Hormonal Imbalances that Effect Your Marriage
If you're a woman in need of a community to understands your hormonal stuff, you'll find your tribe when you subscribe & follow the Postpartum Empowerment Podcast
Show Notes can be found at SamanthaMNewman.com
*NOTE: Samantha admits she is not a doctor or healthcare professional. Just a momma who has been there and who wants to link arms with those who are struggling. We advise (as you'll hear in this episode) that you find professional help by seeking out a doctor or nutritionist specializing in hormonal imbalances. And of course, connecting with an older woman who's been in your shoes can be of great support as well, because, "Old Ladies Know Stuff!"

Over-Parenting_Are You Driving Your Kids Away from Faith? Apr 04, 2023

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Is Over Parenting Turning Your Kids Away from Faith?
"Control Freaks Raise Freaks" but how can a parent know the difference between controlling and concern?
Resources Mentioned:
Crosswalk.com
Is Over Parenting Turning Your Kid Away from Faith?
Moms Raising Sons to Be Men
Over-parenting can feel like the right thing to do, but it's important to learn to parent in a way that helps your child mature away from dependence upon you and more upon faith In Christ.
NOTE: The Opportunity to virtually attend your book club (FREE) has expired. But valid through April 30, 2023 for podcast subscribers - If you start a book club with at least 10 friends who all order a copy of the 10th Anniversary Revised Edition of Moms Raising Sons to Be Men
We didn't get to this in the episode... but it's super important:
So, let’s break down Deuteronomy 6:4-9:

Verse 4-5: You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Your wholehearted commitment to God and His Word will demonstrate to your child how much you love God and value Scripture.

Verse 6: Think about, meditate on, and memorize Scripture, so your obedience to God will be a response based upon biblical precepts. When you transform your thinking with Scripture you will be prepared to teach your kids how to speak and act in God-honoring ways, without hypocrisy.

Verse 7-9: Relate your child’s everyday experiences to the Bible. This practice will make talking about spiritual matters a normal part of your conversations.

When you arm your children with godly knowledge, they will learn to recognize when others are attempting to deceive them.

God said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6). So, to keep your children from being destroyed by worldly influences and deceptions, impart knowledge from the Bible as often as the opportunity arises. This will grow their faith more than the practice of over-parenting attempts to manipulate or control their actions.

The world would instruct your children to achieve their goals for their own pleasure and fame, rather than God’s glory. That is why it’s vital for you to train them to filter their opportunities and achievements through a biblical mindset.

One way to lay a biblical foundation in your child’s mind is through music. (And realize that ungodly music can also be the thing that woos your child’s heart away from a godly mindset.) For example, as a witness for the Lord, God told Moses to write a song for His people to teach to their children so it “will not be forgotten in the mouths of their descendants” (Deuteronomy 31:19-22).

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