MacKenzie Koppa is a podcaster, voice over artist, and single Christian mama of 4 kiddos who knows what it’s like to go through hard times. In the midst of it all, she is passionate about encouraging women to cultivate loveliness right where they are, in the midst of life’s trials and hardships. I know you will come away from this chat built up and encouraged to see, pursue, find, and cultivate more loveliness in your own life!
What we Chat about in This Episode:
~What inspired MacKenzie’s message of “cultivating the lovely”
~The importance of self-care and how it matters in how well we are able to pour out to our families
~The change that getting dressed nicely for the day makes in your outlook
~Not being a victim to motherhood
~The balance between caring for your children and also caring for yourself, mind, body, and soul
~Instilling special little gifts to ourselves in the midst of daily life to build ourselves up and cultivate loveliness
~The martyrdom complex common among stay-at-home moms
~There being no one-size-fits-all way to cultivate loveliness, enjoyment, and beauty into your life
~The mommy wars
~What “cultivating the lovely” means to MacKenzie personally and what that looks like for her in this season
~Practical first steps for beginning to cultivate loveliness in your own life
~Building family culture
~To “cultivate” something is to love, care for, and study something
~And more!
Resources Mentioned
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Inspiring Quotes from MacKenzie:
“When I poured everything of who I was into motherhood and lost myself in it, I became a more frustrated, more discontent, more angry mom. But when I did make the time to care for myself, I was a happier, more joyful mom, and my kids benefitted, too.”
“You cannot pour out from a dry place. We need to be pouring into our lives interesting things in order to pour that back out into our kids.”
“You don’t have to like the same home decor, hobbies, or music that your friends do. You can cultivate a home and life that is perfectly suited to you.”
“Sometimes moms can be the worst at giving grace to others and grace to themselves. But that is part of cultivating the lovely – it looks different for everyone. And there is grace for each season and for it not to look perfect.”
“Our God is a God of beauty. He cared for beauty, created beauty, and then invited us into that process. He wants us to be involved in the creation of beauty, too.”
Where You Can Find MacKenzie Online:
Website – Bold Turquoise
Instagram – @mackenziekoppa
Twitter – @boldturquoise
Podcasts – Cultivating the Lovely, The Same Page
YouTube Channel – Bold Turquoise
Patreon Community – Cultivating the Lovely
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