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#147: Imperfect Courage with Jessica Honegger Aug 13, 2018

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Jessica Honegger is a pioneer. As founder and co-CEO of Noonday Collection, the world’s largest fair-trade jewelry company, she has created a new breed of social entrepreneurship that empowers women, connects cultures, and celebrates handmade beauty. Her path to award-winning business leader was anything but traditional: from serving as a midwife in Bolivia, to earning her Master’s degree in Education, to renovating and selling houses in Austin, Texas, Jessica has followed her heart down several paths, gaining once-in-a-lifetime experiences that all still guide her decisions today. A mom to three, she is also a passionate adoption advocate who initially launched Noonday Collection to help raise the needed funds to bring her and her husband’s third child home. Jessica shares her story, along with heartening encouragement, in her compelling new book, Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared, available August 14, 2018. What we chat about: Jessica's calling and struggle to adopt her son from Rwanda the beginnings of Noonday how to let your calling spur you to action instead of causing shame shifting your focus from what the world owes you to what you can offer to the world how Jessica has seen lives changed at home and abroad through Noonday tips on organizing jewelry the power of shared experiences with your family Links mentioned: Ep. 117: Unshakeable with Christine Caine Going Scared Podcast The Anatomy of the Soul The Soul of Shame The Giving Keys Hotel Rwanda MyFitnessPal Noonday Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared Connect with Jessica: website | instagram | facebook | twitter Episode Sponsors: BioClarity: 50% off your first month + free shipping with code MSW Prep Dish: get 2 weeks free by visiting PrepDish.com/msw Brooklinen: $20 + free shipping with code MSW Easy Kicks: join the sneaker club today at easykicks.com/joinnow Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts! If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!

Ep. 146: Living Ready to Leave with Kelly Sites Aug 06, 2018

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Kelly Sites is a wife and mom to 19-year-old twins who she homeschooled all the way through high school. She has been a registered nurse for 20 years and has worked as an international disaster response nurse with Samaritan's Purse since 2010. She has deployed over 13 times to disasters around the world, including the Cholera outbreak in Haiti, tsunamis, earthquakes, and hurricanes. She deployed twice to Liberia to care for Ebola patients, Iraq twice to work in a mobile field hospital outside of Mosul where they cared for trauma patients including ISIS soldiers. Most recently she was in Bangladesh for a diphtheria outbreak in a refugee camp filled with close to a million Rohingya refugees. What we chat about: advice for moms of twins how and why Kelly decided to become an international disaster response nurse how her work schedule has taught her to be more intentional with her time recognizing if the cost of your career on your family is too high how being in disaster areas abroad has changed her perspective on "need" at home how her experiences have helped shape her family what it looks like to be a disaster response nurse adjusting to everyday life after experiencing trauma responding to criticism that she's away too often Resources on suffering: A Path Through Suffering by Elisabeth Elliot The Hardest Peace: Expecting Grace in the Midst of Life's Hard by Kara Tippetts Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty by Joni Eareckson Tada How God Can Allow So Much Evil and Suffering from Focus on the Family The Truth about Suffering and the Believer (video sermon) Links mentioned: Samaritan's Purse The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey The Popcast with Knox and Jamie Serial Dirty John Episode Sponsors: Canvas People: get an 11x14 canvas for free + shipping & handling with code MSW Daily Harvest: use promo code MSW and get 3 free cups with your first order Nutrafol: subscribe using the promo code MSW to get your first month for $10 Tommy John: use the link and get 20% off your first order Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts! If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!

ENCORE: Viewing Inadequacies as Gifts with Anjuli Paschall Jul 30, 2018

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This girl is authentic. She is honest and not afraid to speak up about her struggles because she knows that's how others can know they are not alone. She's my kind of girl. You're going to love hearing her share her heart towards mothering in particular and life in general. I know I did! What We Chat About: the difference between willfulness, willlessness, and willingness how sometimes going to the park is the very WORST how she combats loneliness in motherhood practical steps to make home a safe place Connect with Anjuli: instagram Episode Sponsors: Phulr: get 20% a three-fragrance sample set with code MSW Care Of: 25% off your first month using code MSW Liquid IV: get 20% off any item using code STRUGGLE Easy Kicks: join the sneaker club today at easykicks.com/joinnow Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts! If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!

ENCORE: Crazy Incredible Redemption of Horrific Things with Amber Newberry Jul 23, 2018

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Some of us are able to tell stories eloquently. Some of our stories have rough places that can seem too dark to overcome. My friend Amber's story is both; incredibly difficult AND beautifully told. She is a gifted storyteller with a story of forgiveness and grace that will knock your socks off. Or, since it's summer, maybe just knock your flip-flops across the room. What We Chat About: What it's like when no one believes your story Grieving abortion Practically taking thoughts captive Amber's 5 minute "Hey Jesus" time-out sessions Links Mentioned: Save the Storks Amber's Save the Storks Video Scripture Doodle Connect with Amber: shop // instagram // facebook // twitter Episode Sponsors: BioClarity: 50% off your first month + free shipping with code MSW Zip Recruiter: try it for free at ZipRecruiter.com/MSW RX Bar: 25% off your first order using the link with code MSW Prep Dish: get 2 weeks free by visiting PrepDish.com/msw Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts! If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!

ENCORE: Protecting Our Kids from Our Baggage with Jim and Lynne Jackson Jul 16, 2018

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Jim and Lynne have worked in the trenches with parents of all kinds – single parents, adoptive parents, parents of teens, parents of kids with intense behavior challenges, parents in blended families, parents of wealth and parents in poverty, and any other kind of parent you can think of. In other words, they have a lot of experience! You're going to get a lot out of this chat. Grab a pen and paper! What We Chat About: The result of believing half-truths How to make a plan to deal with the problem behavior The identity messages we accidentally communicate to our kids Links Mentioned: 12 Misbehaviors and the God-given Gifts Beneath ThemDiscipline that Connects Parenting Course Discipline that Connects Book Connect with Jim and Lynne: Connected Families // Instagram // Facebook Episode Sponsors: FabFitFun: get $10 off your first box when you use promo code STRUGGLE Prep Dish: get your first two weeks free by visiting prepdish.com/msw Easy Kicks: join the sneaker club now at EasyKicks.com Brooklinen: $20 + free shipping with code MSW Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts! If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together! ***Some links above take you to Amazon. When you click through, anything you purchase there will help offset the costs associated with producing the show. It doesn't cost you any extra, and it helps me out. Everybody wins! Thank you for your support!

Encore: Lay Your Worry Down & Sing a Song Instead with Ellie Holcomb Jul 09, 2018

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Loss, disappointment, and fear of the unknown have marked Ellie's journey of wrestling through and coming to firmly believe in God’s faithfulness. Her new album Red Sea Road is clearly written as an act of obedience to sing in the middle of the heartbreak. I loved the heart behind this album so much I wanted to share Ellie with you guys today! What we chat about: The benefits and most of working in the music industry When you SWEAR you won't do something but God has other plans Sorting out your first identity in Christ Offering repentance to your kids Links mentioned: Red Sea Road Album Rising Strong by Brene Brown Wondering in Wandering by Sarah Gilmore Too Good by Jess Rae Connect with Ellie: website // instagram // facebook // twitter Episode Sponsors: Daily Harvest: use promo code MSW and get 3 free cups with your first order Tommy John: use the link and get 20% off your first order FabFitFun: get $10 off your first box when you use promo code STRUGGLE Phlur: get 20% off 3 sample scents using the code MSW Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts! If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!

ENCORE: You Are Loved and Worth Loving with Brandi Lea Jul 02, 2018

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Brandi is a single mom who was just sure God wouldn't use her after she was divorced. She wanted to help people but kept being told her usefulness had ended. She believed it until she sold some cows on Facebook. You'll just have to listen to the rest to believe this amazing story! What We Chat About: How she ended up starting a nonprofit despite her best efforts NOT to How she healed from a broken marriage and the loss of other significant relationships How she walks traumatized women through healing prayer Links Mentioned: Turn My Mourning into Dancing Half the Sky Connect with Brandi: blog | instagram | facebook Episode Sponsors: BioClarity: get your first month 1/2 off + free shipping with code MSW FabFitFun: get $10 off your first box using promo code STRUGGLE Canvas People: get an 11x14 print for free + shipping & handling - text MSW to 484848 Easy Kicks: join the sneaker club at easykicks.com/joinnow Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts! If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!

Problem Solved: Big News in June Jun 28, 2018

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In this life-changing episode we chat about vegetables, small-group struggles, and Rebecca's dirty fingernails. There's also a moment where we thought she might be getting mugged but (spoiler alert) it was just a misunderstanding. Then in the end we busted out with some news that we hadn't shared before which was fun and also nerve-wracking! Hope you enjoy it!

Just Em #15: Do You Want to be Healed? Jun 28, 2018

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This week we're reading John 5:1-9. Read along at Bible.com or download the free YouVersion Bible app. How can we learn to struggle well based on this passage? Ask yourself if you truly want God to change you. Ask God why you're alone. Is this for just a season or are you not making an effort? Episode Sponsor: Fabletics: get two pairs of leggings for just $24 when you become a VIP member

#145: Compared to Who with Heather Creekmore Jun 25, 2018

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Originally an East Coast native, Heather Creekmore is a church planter/pastor’s wife living in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas. Through her ministry, Compared to Who?, Heather speaks and writes to encourage Christian women who struggle with body image and comparison. Heather’s passion is seeing women set free from all that holds them back from finding their true purpose in Christ. In her free time, Heather homeschools their four children—ages 6 to 11, drives the soccer practice shuttle, competes on Netflix reality baking shows, and breaks grammar rules. What we chat about: why Heather changed her mind about homeschooling her appearance on the Netflix series Nailed It mom hacks for family road trips what lead Heather to write a book about comparisons, body image, and self-esteem how our innate need for acceptance can become an unhealthy addiction what most people miss about the story of Rachel and Leah understanding that God designed our appearance to suit our calling reconciling the adages of being beautiful because we're beautiful in God's eyes and that it's what on the inside that counts the power in identifying and acknowledging sin as sin Links mentioned: Nailed It Dr. Axe Multi Collagen Protein Dang Coconut Chips The Greatest Showman Soundtrack Connect with Heather: website | instagram | facebook | pinterest | youtube Episode Sponsors: FabFitFun: get $10 off your first box using promo code STRUGGLE Hello Fresh: $30 off your first week using the link with promo code MSW30 Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts! If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!

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