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**The Home and Hearth Podcast**

The Home and Hearth podcast is the weekly show that is all about edifying, equipping, and encouraging women in their journey of Biblical womanhood. If there is an issue that pertains to a woman’s life, you will find it discussed here! We’ll be covering everything from topics pertaining to marriage, motherhood, homemaking, and the Christian walk, to issues of health and fitness, infertility, adoption, chronic illness, and current event issues in the church and culture. It is my prayer that you will find an episode here which speaks directly to what you are going through right at this very moment and that you will receive the encouragement you need for your daily life.

Latest Episodes:

059: When Jesus Changes Everything Part 2 with Shannan Martin Mar 13, 2019

Show notes

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

058: When Jesus Changes Everything Part 1 with Shannan Martin Mar 06, 2019

Show notes

Shannan Martin is wife to Cory, the chaplain at their county jail, and mama to 4 adopted kiddos. She is also an author of two amazing books, "Falling Free" and "The Ministry of Ordinary Places". She is a passionate follower of Christ who desires to equip believers to better serve the Lord by loving well the people around them.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Shannan's books

~Her journey and their family's life story (as touched on in Falling Free!) of going from living a simple, safe, and peaceful life on a picturesque, sprawling farm to choosing to move to a lower income part of the city in order to enter into the lives of others with the light and love of Christ ~The importance of loving our neighbor and also being loved by our neighbor

~What day-to-day life looks like now in the Martin's new town (as shared in The Ministry of Ordinary Places)

~What it looks like to draw near to people who don't look, believe, or live like us (just as Christ did!)

~Slowing down to notice the people around us; the importance of the ministry at our finger tips right here and right now

~Shannan having her perspective changed on whether or not our aim in life ought to be to live safe, secure, comfortable, "common sense" lives

~Prejudices and wrong ways of thinking Shannan had to get past in order to live this new life of being a good and intentional neighbor to people who are very different from her

~The problem of living blindly under a bubble, insulated by people who are only just like us

~The reality that we are all actually not that different from one another after all - we are all image bearers of God who want to belong and be loved and trusted

~Tackling the dark, quiet places inside of us and coming face to face with wrong, judgmental viewpoints we harbor towards others

~How to start this new lifestyle of being a good neighbor to others and seeing people as Christ sees them

~The importance of learning and listening to other people's stories; the impact this can have on our hearts and views of others

~Shifting our perspective from "What?" to "Why?"

~Leveling the playing field by humbly dismantling the myth that we commit "ok" sins, while others commit far worse sins

~Our journeys out of legalism and judgementalism; Christ's disdain for legalistic Pharisaicalism; the damage it does to the kingdom

~God rescuing Shannan from the life she always wanted

~What to say to others who are accusing us of living unwise or unsafe lives

~Surrendering the idols of people-pleasing and the approval of others

~The reality that "living the American dream with a side of Jesus" is not Biblical Christianity

~Living with surrendered, open hands

~The importance of acknowledging our need for and dependance on Christ

~Our unfortunate practice of regularly parroting familiar Christian phrases from a place of theory rather than practice

~Entering into the pain of others as Christ did

~The significance of suffering

~And more!

For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

057: Experiencing God Through Verse Mapping Part 2 with Kristy Cambron Feb 27, 2019

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Kristy Cambron is wife to Jeremy, mama to 3 sons, fiction author, Bible study writer, women's ministry leader, and lover of Jesus who is passionate about equipping women to grow in their walk with the Lord through the practice of verse mapping.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Kristy's verse mapping Bible study and DVD resources on Acts and Luke

~The importance of seeking the Spirit's direction (before we do anyone else's!) for our daily lives

~How the Spirit confirms what He is leading us to do through what He leads the wise counselors in our lives to say to us

~Kristy's journey as a novelist; her fiction books that have been released thus far (and a sneak peak to the ones coming!)

~Seeing the power of God at work in the midst of the hard grittiness of real life

~Kristy's practice of spending the early morning hours with the Lord and then in writing time

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

056: Experiencing God Through Verse Mapping Part 1 with kristy cambron Feb 20, 2019

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What we Chat about in This Episode:

~What verse mapping is and how to do it

~How Kristy got started verse mapping and the impact it has had on her walk with the Lord

~How Kristy's love for art, history, and Jesus led to what she does today

~Kristy's journey out of working in corporate America and into being a Bible study teacher and author

~How verse mapping has helped Kristy be in the Word more, even as a busy woman

~Grace for the season of life you're in

~How *wanting* to be in the Word will bear a lot more fruit than thinking you *have* to be in the Word

~Fascinating cultural, historical, and other tidbits Kristy has discovered in the Word, specifically because of verse mapping

~Creating verse mapping groups

~The importance of following the leading of the Holy Spirit in our Bible study

~How the Bible is the only book that, when you read it, the Author is right there with you

~And Much More!

For Full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

055: Thriving with Joy Through Anxiety Part 2 with Brittany Pennel Feb 13, 2019

Show notes

Brittany Pennel joins me on the podcast today for the second in our two-part chat on thriving through anxiety.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~How the church needs to step up and love on folks battling anxiety

~Things the church has said towards those facing anxiety that have not been helpful, and what to say instead

~Understanding at what point additional help in the form of a counselor or therapist may become necessary

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

054: Thriving with Joy Through Anxiety with Brittany Pennel Feb 06, 2019

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Brittany Pennel is a wife, mama, blogger, and Christ-follower who is passionate about encouraging women with the truth that they can thrive with joy even in the midst of anxiety. She joins me on the podcast today to talk about exactly that.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Brittany's journey and experience with panic attacks and anxiety

~The positive impact her loving, non-judgmental mother-in-law had on her walk with Christ

~Believing that God is good and still having trust in Him while also dealing with feelings of anxiety

~What it looks like, practically in the day-to-day, for Brittany to turn to the Lord when in the midst of anxiety; verses and other resources she turns to for comfort

~Things to say to encourage others who are battling anxiety

~How Brittany and her story are being used by God today

~And much more!

Head to hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

053: Living by the Spirit as an Overcomer with Lindsey Falls Jan 22, 2019

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Lindsey Falls, a wife, mama to 3 boys, writer, servant of God, and stay-at-home mama joins me on the Home and Hearth podcast today to share her passion for the truth that we are overcomers in Christ who can live lives of victory by the Spirit.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Why Lindsey is so passionate about the message of victory and living as an overcomer in Christ; what led her to this point

~The wrong view Lindsey had of suffering and what the Bible says about it

~Taking thoughts captive

~What it means to be an overcomer in Christ living a life of victory and what that looks like in Lindsey's own life

~Taking the theology you say you believe and actually having it sink down deep into your bones to change your everyday life

~Lindsey's personal story of how the Lord has brought about victory in her marriage

~Wrong ideas regarding "Biblical womanhood", roles in marriage, and how they relate to our walk with the Lord; how these myths hinder our victory

~Living life as a victorious overcomer in the area of motherhood

~Living life on mission - what that means and how it looks for Lindsey

~Walking by the Spirit and how to get started doing so in the every day

~Some of the greatest hindrances to walking by the Spirit in victory as an overcomer

~Things to be mindful of when it comes to spiritual warfare; the importance of the armor of God

For full show notes, head to hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

052: Mental Illness and the Church with Lauren Bellows Jan 08, 2019

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Lauren Bellows joins me on the Home and Hearth podcast today. A wife, mom of 7 (both bio kids and adopted), writer, and lover of Jesus, Lauren is passionate about equipping the church to better understand the realities of mental illness and how we can best serve folks who battle those issues. Lauren Bellows joins me on the Home and Hearth podcast today. A wife, mom of 7 (both bio kids and adopted), writer, and lover of Jesus, Lauren is passionate about equipping the church to better understand the realities of mental illness and how we can best serve folks who battle those issues.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Lauren's own journey with mental health issues such as PTSD, OCD, and depression/anxiety

~Things said in the church to people battling mental health issues which are actually not helpful and should not be said

~Some of the best things Christians can say to those battling mental illness

~What Lauren wishes those of us who do not battle mental illness knew about how it is to struggle in those areas

~Ministering to those who are suicidal

~Understanding when prayer, Bible meditation, etc. is enough to get you through and when you need to also move onto other treatment

~Tips for finding a good counselor and how to combat the stigma surrounding seeking counseling that is all too common in the church

~The reality that there is a spiritual aspect to mental illness

~And much more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

051: Purposeful Finances with Jessi Fearon Nov 28, 2018

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Jessi Fearonjoins me on the Home and Hearth podcast today. A wife, mom of 3, personal finance coach, blogger, writer, and speaker, she is passionate about equipping, educating, empowering, and encouraging others to handle their finances well in order that they might have financial peace. I know you will come away from this episode feeling equipped and encouraged to walk forth in financial freedom in your own life!

What we Chat about in This Episode

~ Jessi's journey of paying off $55k in consumer debt and now only having $13k left still on her mortgage

~Tips for paying in cash for all things Christmas this year

~Making and sticking to a budget which enables you to still live a full, rich, and real life

~Amazing stories of God's faithfulness in the life of Jessi's family even when her husband was injured and medical bills wiped out their savings, when a $20 car repair cost $5,000, and the good that the Lord brought out of these challenging seasons in their lives

~Jessi's husband's salvation story

~The concept of keeping various fund checking accounts

~And much more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

050: Helping Our Kids Deal with Their Anger with Tricia Goyer Nov 14, 2018

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Tricia Goyer, wife, mama of 10, and author of 73 books joins me on the Home and Hearth podcast today to share about her newest book, Calming Angry Kids: Help and Hope for Parents in the Whirlwind. You are sure to walk away from today's episode feeling equipped and encouraged in your mothering journey!

What we Chat about in This Episode

~Tricia's new book, Calming Angry Kids, and the background story of what led her to write this book

~Taking the time to get to the root of our kids' anger problems (while realizing that many different emotions manifest themselves as anger in kids!)

~How similar our own struggles with anger are with our children's struggles

~Tricia's battles with guilt at distrupting her calm, happy home by bringing in angry children struggling with traumatic backgrounds and how God has grown and matured her children through this journey

~The importance of focusing on the relationship with our children rather than just the house rules and how that then leads to obedience from the heart

~Dealing with the triggers which are leading our kids to angry outbursts

~Equipping our kids to deal with their anger and triggers themselves

~Dealing with outbursts of anger in babies, toddlers, and preschoolers

~The compassion and grace of God through it all

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast