M Is for Mama Podcast

Today’s episode has a rare treat—an appearance from my husband, Shaun.

We tackle some of your burning questions, most notably how to stay connected in seasons of stress, busyness, small children, or all of the above. 

We hope you’ll glean some helpful tidbits from this marriage chat and that you’ll be encouraged to invest faithfully in your own marriage each and every day.

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Sometimes, you meet someone with whom you instantly click, and it feels like you’ve known each other for decades. 

That’s how it felt when I found my friend Kat online. We started chatting via DMs, and a couple of years later, we got the chance to hang out face-to-face when she came to stay at our house for my book launch party for You Bet Your Stretch Marks. 

Our conversations during our time together ranged from the ridiculous to t...

What if we truly believed God’s power gave us everything we need for life and godliness? That His power really is made perfect in our weakness? That His grace is actually sufficient for every circumstance we encounter?

In this episode, we dive into the kind of thought patterns that keep us stuck in resentment + bitterness, instead of contentment (“must be nice” and “if I had what she had, I’d be able to…” are big ones!). And we ...

Y’all asked, and I’m delivering! So many of you wanted a dedicated episode on why “be a blessing” is our family motto and how we practically apply it in our home and community at large. 

As always, we go back to Scripture as our guide for any phrases or intentions we choose to focus on, and there are plenty of examples of what it means to look outside ourselves for the purpose of blessing others all throughout God’s Word. 

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Welcome to Whaddya Wanna Know Wednesday podcast-style in 2026!

In this episode, we’re tackling everything from chores as discipline to whether you can homeschool without a co-op to how to move forward with peace when you’ve gone through multiple miscarriages. 

As always, my goal is to give you practical helps based on biblical principles, rather than teach you to do anything “Abbie-style.” 

May this episode encourage you t...

One of my favorite things when I have guests on is when they combine biblical principles with actionable steps for more peace, joy, and order in our homes. 

Arlene Pelicane does this so well in today’s episode in which we discuss the biblical principles that undergird family interactions in areas that span everything from technology to marriage.

I know you’ll be encouraged to stay the course (or maybe recalibrate your approac...

Have you ever wondered why you can’t seem to get as much done as you used to? Or, conversely, why something that used to feel overwhelming now seems like not as big a deal? 

The answer, in a word, might be capacity.

Human beings are seasonal creatures, and there will be times in our life when we are simply capable of more (or less), thanks to a variety of factors. 

Join me as we chat about how to approach capacity in a God...

All right, friends! We’re answering all things Christmas in this episode. A few years back, I did a Christmas series you guys loved, but it felt like a good time to do a follow up.

We talk gifts, keeping Jesus the focus, what to do about Santa Claus, and favorite traditions—all in one jam-packed Christmassy show!

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If you’ve ever struggled to find the line between teaching your children life skills while also not putting them in dangerous situations, then this episode is for you. 

In it, we explore what the true purpose of promoting autonomy in our kids is from a biblical perspective and how we can do that while fulfilling our God-given parental roles of protecting and discipling.

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During the Christmas season, joy can feel like something we *should* have, even while we struggle to stay afloat with everyday life plus the responsibilities of making magical memories for our children. 

But what if joy were so much more than a feeling—were instead an assurance of something weighty and eternal that can never be taken away? 

I wrote The Joyfulness Challenge to explore these exact themes, and we’re chatting abo...

Join in as I answer your burning questions about everything from my favorite Thanksgiving foods to how to handle snarky comments about your family size to how I deal with exhausted days to what I think of all of the speculation swirling around Charlie Kirk’s death. 

As always, it’s a mix of fun, lighthearted topics, and deeper cultural issues. And as always, my goal is to answer in a way that aligns with God’s Word and brings gl...

Join us as we tackle the tricky topic of grief and children. 

A few weeks ago, a reader whose husband had died under tragic circumstances asked for resources on how to navigate grief with her four children.

So I invited my pastor Wit (Rick Witmer) on to share from the perspective of a biblical counselor. 

In this episode, he introduces the idea of “trellissing” grief in a way that helps our kids make sense of it biblically...

Whether you have personal experience with a child asking questions about gender or are nervous about how to address issues that might arise from exposure to media or peers, this episode is for you!

Dr. Jeff Meyers breaks down the importance of emphasizing God’s good design for gender and why it matters that male and female remain distinct. 

We also dive into the science behind gender as well as the devastating consequences of...

My friend, Alisa Childers, is back on the podcast to talk about how we can help the next generation—middle schoolers through young adults—to spot and refute the lies of progressive Christianity. 

We talk about how politics and culture are always downstream from theology and ways we can prepare ourselves and our children to stand on historical Christianity in the face of an onslaught of secular ideologies. 

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Come along for the ride as I tell you all about the ways my family made my 43rd birthday a magical experience. 

I pray you’ll be encouraged to press into whatever season you find yourself in, knowing that, regardless of your family’s response, the Lord sees and honors your efforts to invest well in your husband and children.

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This week’s episode is all about Share the Arrows—a conservative Christian women’s event in Dallas, Tx. 

I’ve had the honor of being invited to speak and represent the motherhood perspective from a biblical standpoint for 2024 (the year of its inception) and 2025. And both times were utterly surreal experiences in sheer scope of number of attendees (4,000 the first year and 6,700 the next) and the work involved to prep/run our b...

We’re back with another episode of Whaddya Wanna Know Wednesday in long/form podcast answers. 

In this show, we tackle everything from toddler expectations to dating guidelines for teens and lots of things in between! 

As always, my goal is to approach each topic from a biblical perspective while encouraging you to seek the Lord for wisdom in how to apply His Word to your specific circumstances.

Enjoy!

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Today, we’re tackling the hot button topic of whether women should be pastors with my own pastor’s wife, Jenn Witmer. 

As female pastors and clerics become more common, it’s inevitable that even the most traditional minds will start to question or at least reconsider the historical church’s position on the subject. 

The real question is: Should we? 

In this episode, Jenn and I approach the topic with the view of scripture,...

This show tackles such a timely topic for children and parents alike: how to approach anxiety from a biblical perspective. 

My pastor, Rick Witmer, unpacks his very personal story of struggling with crippling anxiety and how the Lord lead him to write a book for children called Walking With God When I’m Afraid. 

The impetus for this book was one of his children’s anxious tendencies, but everyone who listens will find useful/p...