Heather MacFadyen, wife, mama of 4 boys, and host of the popular God Centered Mom (now known as the Don’t Mom Alone) podcast joins me on the Home and Hearth podcast to chat about God-centered motherhood and what that looks like practically-speaking.
What we Chat about in This Episode
~Heather’s podcast journey at God Centered Mom
~The reason we are not meant to “mom alone”
~Rather than seeking to strike a life/work/mom “balance”, instead focusing on boundaries on your time
~The lie that you are “missing out” as a mom, and the truth that being smack dab in the middle of God’s will keeps you from ever being able to “miss out”
~Wisdom for disciplining toddlers
~Why consistency in discipline is not always feasible across children
~Discipline as shaping a heart, not merely wanting to control our children and getting them to do what we want
~Dealing with very persistent children
~Parenting strong-willed (or strong- spirited!) children
~The Inside Out Approach to Parenting; reaching the heart and validating and understanding feelings
~What God is teaching Heather through motherhood right now in this season
~Tips for how busy mamas can still prioritize their marriages
~What it looks like for Heather to be a truly God-centered mom and to make the time to meet with the Lord
~And more!
Resources Mentioned
Offer for a free audiobook and 30 day trial membership from Audible: www.audibletrial.com/HomeandHearth
Free 7 day “Mothering by the Book” email course
Home and Hearth Podcast Episode 023: Waking Up to the Possibilities with Kat Lee
Kat Lee’s Inspired to Action podcast
Tricia Goyer’s Walk it Out podcast
Home and Hearth Podcast Episode 004: Bible Study for Busy Women with Katie Orr
Katie Orr’s FOCUSed 15 podcast
God Centered Mom Podcast episodes with Jim and Lynn Jackson – Resolving Sibling Conflict, The Entitlement Fix, Connecting with Your Kids in Any Circumstance, How to Correct, Coach, and Correct Your Child, Help Your Child Feel Safe and Loved
God Centered Mom podcast episodes with Paul David Tripp – Opportunity vs. Disruption, Gospel Parenting,
“Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family” by Paul David Tripp
Inside-Out Approach to Parenting our Challenging Child – a blog post by Heather
God Centered Mom Podcast Episode 69: Calming Parenting the Strong Willed Child with Kirk Martin
Inspiring Quotes from Heather:
“It was as if He was saying to me, ‘Don’t let it be all about you or all about your kids. Let it be about Me and what I’m doing and the work I’m doing in and through your motherhood.'”
“I trusted God that if anything [about my platform] was going to grow in that season , He would grow it. But I didn’t need it to grow because right then I didn’t have the bandwidth to manage that. I don’t think growth always needs to be the goal. Even though that is what is the message flashing in your face on social media. I just keep going back to trusting that God will expand those boundaries in comparison to what I can handle.”
“That lie that I’m missing out needed to be replaced with the truth that if I am following His will, I am never missing out.”
“Oftentimes, the most strong-willed children have the most tender, soft hearts, and that strong-willedneszs is their way of protecting it. It’s a defense mechanism.”
Where You Can Find Heather Online
Website –Don’t Mom Alone
Facebook – Don’t Mom Alone
Instagram –@dontmomalone
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