Fiat in the Mess

The conversation revolves around the theme of surrender in motherhood, particularly in the context of the Feast of the Annunciation. It explores the challenges, joys, and call to surrender in the journey of motherhood, drawing parallels with Mary's fiat at the Annunciation. The discussion reflects on the interruptions, doubts, and fears experienced in motherhood, and the invitation to surrender to God's plan. The conversation explo...

Annie and Kathryn are excited to introduce you to Kelsey Gillespy in this season two finale of the Mighty Is Her Call Podcast. Kesley is a mother, athlete and writer. We will discuss her journey of motherhood, particularly how Kelsey found the balance between self-gift and self-care and the ways the Lord revealed more about his love, and love of his Mother, through her journey of motherhood. 

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Today, Annie and Kathryn welcome author, mother, and podcaster, Kimberly Cook. Kimberly grew up formed by the culture and the feminist narrative and did not see motherhood as a worthy life-calling. Now the mother of a large family, she tells us the beautiful story of how God changed her perspective and how her experience of motherhood led her to write Motherhood Redeemed. We discuss this beautiful work, which reminds us that the tr...

Annie and Kathryn are thrilled to introduce you to mother and author, Catherine Pakaluk on today's podcast. We know you will be inspired by Catherine's story of "instant motherhood," becoming a mom to six (grieving) children on her wedding day. She is now mother to 13 beautiful children, an Economics professor at Catholic University of America, and the author of the very important work: Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying ...

Today on the Mighty Is Her Call Podcast, Annie and Kathryn are very happy to introduce you to their dear friend, Emily Glicksman. Emily comes from a large family and imagined her family would look very similar to her family of origin, but as is often the case, God's plans for her and her family were different. In all the ups and downs of longing and expectation, Emily's faith has been the rock and comfort of her life that has led h...

Today on the Mighty Is Her Call Podcast, Annie and Kathryn introduce you to Thu-Lan Andrews. Thu-Lan's story begins in Vietnam as an only child in a military family. Her mother's curiosity about the faith led to the family's conversion, and when Thu-Lan was ten, they moved to America. Thu-Lan's rebel spirit led to her fearless acceptance of the vocation of motherhood, even when it meant defying the tradition and the wishes of her f...

Today on the Mighty Is Her Call Podcast, Annie and Kathryn are excited to introduce you to Dr. Emily Heyne. Emily's story begins with conversion to the Catholic faith where she embraced the Church's teaching on openness to life only to then carry the heavy cross of infertility. Her story is one of beautiful faith, hope, and wisdom, and mirrors many of the heroic matriarchs of Scripture who drew close to the Lord as they waited for ...

Today on the Mighty Is Her Call Podcast, Annie and Kathryn can't wait for you to meet Susanna VanVickle. Susanna has a beautiful story of expectation and surrender. Susanna grew up as a missionary and had always envisioned that legacy would continue in her own family. She shares all the ways the Lord has ministered to her missionary heart, even when things have looked very different than she imagined. You are going to love Susanna'...

Today, on the Mighty Is Her Call Podcast, Annie and Kathryn are excited to introduce you to Sarah Hull. Sarah has an extraordinary story of self-gift, sacrifice and redemptive love. Diagnosed with cancer at 20 weeks pregnant, Sarah chose life for her baby. She shares her incredible story and reveals the many ways the Lord has been faithful to her and her family even as her physical suffering continues. Sarah embodies the words of S...

The Mighty Is Her Call Podcast: A podcast for Catholic mothers created to encourage, elevate and refresh!

Today on the Mighty Is Her Call Podcast, Jolly and Annie are very excited to introduce you to the founder of Mighty Is Her Call, Dr. Kathryn Rombs. Have you wondered if Motherhood is for you? Do you struggle to think of motherhood as a vocation and are waiting for something bigger?  You don't want to miss this episode! Kathry w...

The Mighty Is Her Call Podcast: A podcast for Catholic mothers created to encourage, elevate and refresh!

Today on the Mighty Is Her Call Podcast, Jolly and Annie examine Christ's hour of suffering as he faces his scourging, betrayal, and crucifixion. They consider how we can embrace the suffering that inevitably comes, and they share the ways the Lord has redeemed and used the suffering in their motherhood, both the big and the sm...

Today on the Mighty Is Her Call Podcast, Annie and Jolly welcome you back for season two and dive into the story of the Prodigal Son. They will examine each character in the familiar story and consider the many ways the Lord can speak to us about where we may find ourselves in various seasons of motherhood (prodigal, older son or Father). We know the Lord is always calling us home,and in our motherhood we have a special privilege o...

In this episode, Jolly and Annie wrap up season one by discussing how to find joy in connecting with the sacred, Christ-like calling of motherhood. They also recap the reasons we started the podcast and four themes of impact we have experienced and witnessed. Together they explore how sharing in our conversations can be catalysts to increasing understanding and faith in the Mighty One, a God who calls us to himself and then imparts...

Today, Jolly and Annie will discuss moments in motherhood wherein one feels unseen or unheard in the journey of raising children. How do we exercise God-appointed authority as mothers? How do we bring life and not merely demand our own agendas? We will discuss the examples in Sacred Scripture of two kinds of leadership found in the New and the Old Testaments. What is the aim? Are we called to build monuments of perfection? We will ...

It's back-to-school time and we know that comes with an endless check-list, grumpy kids and its own set of complicated emotions. Today, Jolly and Annie will discuss motherhood as a "path of paradox," particularly when it comes to the passage of time. How do we find peace in seasons of transition? How do the answers the world gives differ from what Christ is calling us to do? We will discuss all that and more as we seek to find Chri...

Today, Jolly and Annie will continue to look at the prayer life of a mom and delve into two more ways our prayer lives can take shape in the day to day of our vocation. Today they will examine our lives as a prayer and a living sacrifice, as well as our ability to spend our days rooted in the presence of God. Let us know if there are ways you have discovered that make your prayer-life as a mom work! 

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Motherhood alters nearly every area of our lives. We sleep less, our meals are often cold, our time is not our own, not to mention our bodies. But our prayer lives often become completely unrecognizable. Today, Annie and Jolly will kick off a two-part series considering some practical ways we can actively include prayer in our daily lives in this wonderful, and often all-consuming vocation. 

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Your birthday, an anniversary, Mother's Day–these days can be a complicated combination of expectation, anticipation, joy, and delight, often mixed with disappointment and resentment when what we've imagined is a far cry from what the day delivers. Annie and Jolly share their experiences with this familiar cycle by discussing some occasions where they were left deflated after a special day. They also share what they have learned ov...

Sometimes the words "self-care" can create an unpleasant response in us, making us feel like it's just one more thing we are failing at, or one more thing we need to fit in. Today, Annie and Jolly will talk about how the simplest form of self-care is spending time with dear friends. They will examine Psalm 27:9 and share their experiences of how the Lord has renewed and refreshed them through deep and meaningful friendships. They w...