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Welcome back to the kitchen table. As mothers, one of our most challenging experiences is watching our children navigate difficult seasons. The pain of seeing them struggle with loss, loneliness, and emotional hurt can be overwhelming, and so often, we find ourselves entrenched in their pain. In today's episode, Bethany guides listeners through the process of letting go and walking alongside our children without becoming entangled in their pain.

 

The challenges our children face, whether bullying, shattered dreams, or the turmoil of friendships, deeply affect us. As parents, our hearts ache when they hurt. But it's important to remember that we aren't meant to fix every situation. Perfection isn't the goal of parenting; instead, it's about being a steadfast presence that embodies trust and faith rooted in scripture.

 

While we can't remove all obstacles from our children's paths, we can equip them with truth from scripture and remind them of God's commitment to navigate these challenges. These reminders keep us grounded in our faith, providing guidance and wisdom when navigating difficult situations. Bethany shares word pictures and scriptures to share with your children to strengthen their spiritual foundation and support them in their struggles.

 

Remember, your role isn't to create a perfect childhood but to provide unwavering support as they follow their path, guided by the Holy Spirit.

Anchoring Scriptures:

1 Corinthians 15
Genesis 16
Genesis 21
Isaiah 43
Hebrews 4:16
Romans 15:13
Isaiah 61

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The journey of surrender is not always easy, but it can lead to profound healing, peace, and courage. Today, I invite you into deep waters with two visuals that have served as metaphors within my own life. 

 

These metaphors have become tender spaces in the hearts of myself and my husband guiding us through life's challenges with the help of the Holy Spirit. I invite you to reflect on these metaphors and their meaning in your life and consider the importance of surrender. 

 

We come to realize that life fully happens when we let go and surrender. Trusting God and knowing that he deeply loves us lays the foundation for walking in the deeper waters of faith and purpose. Embrace surrender with an open heart, and you will find the strength, peace, and love needed to navigate life's ever-changing tides. May this journey of surrender lead you to a profound encounter with the Holy Spirit. 

Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week on the Warrior Mama Podcast, Bethany continues her summertime series, and today she welcomes listeners into parenting tweens and teens. Parenting moody kids can be undeniably challenging, but it's important to remember that you are not alone in this journey. Bethany reminds listeners of the importance of building a foundational rock through scripture and six principles that offer God's strength.

 

Society offers suggestions and advice for parenting your moody teens, from remaining calm to refraining from over-punishing. But, as mothers, we instantly feel defeat and failure when the advice doesn't work and the enemy preys on these motions of weakness. And today, Bethany offers you hope, encouragement, and the reminder that anchoring yourself in God's truth and the six principles will help you meet your children with more connection, grace, a stronger relationship, and a more solid foundation to build upon these principles. 

 

Bethany gives listeners three pivotal questions to ask themselves when met with a teenager who is moody, angry, or wants to be left alone. Remember, it's a challenging phase, but with perseverance and support from God, you can navigate through it and foster a stronger parent-child relationship.

 

Listen to Episode 137 6 Ways We Anchor Our Motherhood in Gospel

 

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1 Peter 4:8-11

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week on the Warrior Mama Podcast, Bethany continues bringing listeners into a summertime series about motherhood through the lens of the Gospel. Our culture offers remedies, societal norms as well as pressure in motherhood. Bethany brings advice and encouragement and breaks down concepts in motherhood that we have accepted. 

 

From moody teenagers to sibling fights, we all encounter big and small moments of motherhood where we need support, answers, and guidance. In today’s episode, Bethany introduces six principles that offer God’s strength so that you can instead look at the opinions of God rather than the opinions of society. Through these six principles, we anchor in God’s word but also remember that while we have a job in parenting, we need to partner with God because he knows our child intimately. 

 

Bethany reminds listeners of the importance of rooting ourselves in these principles so that when we tackle the big moments in motherhood, we can offer grace, repentance, and forgiveness but also turn to God for wisdom and guidance because his word is rich. He wants to walk in motherhood with you so that you can pivot your children back to him and his promises in the word. 

Anchoring Scriptures:

Isaiah 43
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
1 John 1:9
Titus 3
Jeremiah 33:3
James 1:5

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. Joining Bethany today is Allison Brost, a remarkable mother and writer who brings hope and encouragement to those facing hardships. Allison shares her beautiful story of loss, reminding listeners that God will come through during those incredibly hard seasons. 

 

Bethany and Allison explore the impact of Allison's Book This Side of Perfect: Holding Onto Hope When Life Gets Hard on its audience, the shared emotions it evokes, and the importance of fostering conversations around navigating hardships and loss. Allison's book serves as a reminder that even during loss, you can find rest and refuge in Christ by bringing it back to him. 

 

In the midst of our struggles, we can always turn to God, knowing that His love and grace are constant sources of strength and comfort. Bethany and Allison encourage listeners to understand that while all struggles, losses, and hardships may look different, they're similar, and there is always hope in whatever you face. Tune in for an incredible conversation that will give listeners hope and grace while offering an invitation to turn to Christ through hardship.

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany welcomes listeners to this series, where we tackle common ideas we wrestle with as mothers through the Gospel lens. In today’s episode, Bethany begins with the basics of understanding why having a solid foundation of Jesus Christ is essential and how to identify the faulty foundations and build them back into place. 

 

Bethany takes you through conversations rooted in scripture to help you understand why we want to be warrior mamas with firm foundations. But, most notably, through scripture, she reassures you that both you and your child were specifically designed. 

 

God created us as his workmanship for a specific purpose, and Bethany builds out fundamental truths so that your foundation is anchored in God’s truth so as you walk through motherhood, you don’t fall victim to the lies of the enemy. 

Related Scriptures:

Collathians 1:15
Hebrews 1:3
Ephesians 1
John 1
Romans 1:20

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany welcomes three incredible women and mothers to the table for a beautiful, inspiring, and encouraging conversation on parenting a child with needs.

 

Carrie, Amy, and Sara are all mothers of children with various needs and diagnoses. Together they are a light for families walking through similar situations. In today's conversation, Bethany speaks with these women about the different stages of their journey from the beginning to how they processed with the Lord and what their walks continue to look like.

 

These three incredible women and mothers offer a glimpse into their world as they walk through the emotions of parenting a child with needs. They share their struggles but remind listeners that they're not alone if they walk in this space. Carrie, Amy, and Sara share their conversations with God, how they stay rooted in his word, and continuously remind themselves of the story that God will unfold for each of their children. 

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany invites listeners to look at their lives from an investment standpoint through the gospel lens. Life gets busy, and we fill our time, but are we filling it with Kingdom purpose?

 

Bethany is breaking down the concept of investment through her experiences, knowledge, and scripture to help listeners understand this concept more deeply. Through the mundane and busy day-to-day, it can feel that the Lord isn’t there, but he is, and he’s invested, so how can we ensure that we live our lives purposefully?

 

Bethany uses word pictures and a familiar phrase in her home to help you see where you are pouring into with intention and what it means for your family, motherhood, marriage, and walk with Jesus. 

 

Related Scriptures:

Habakkuk 1:5
Hebrews 12
Hebrews 3:13
Ephesians 5
Colossians 2

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table at Christmas. Join Bethany for the next six episodes as she explores the various names of Jesus to help you settle the Christmas season's tensions, overwhelms, and chaos.

 

Have your children accidentally broken something, and their sibling comes forth promising it was an accident, and they're doing everything in their power to intercede in the situation? 

 

Well, Jesus does something similar for us. He is our intercessor before God by speaking on our half and defending our case. Bethany gives us hope that through his gracious gift of life, he advocates for us, has saved us, and, most importantly, provides us with righteousness and spiritual blessings so that we can rest. 

 

Anchoring Scriptures:
Romans 8 
Hebrews 7:25

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Welcome back to the kitchen table at Christmas. Join Bethany for the next six episodes as she explores the various names of Jesus to help you settle the Christmas season's tensions, overwhelms, and chaos.

 

Through scripture, Bethany gives listeners a deeper understanding of how Jesus is our living water. We often fall short of understanding this name because we don't understand the necessity of water for the Hebrews. 

 

Bethany encourages you to think about what you are desperately thirsty for this week. Are you hungry for affirmation? Truth? Satisfaction? Seeking hope?

 

Jesus can fill those places of hunger. He is your living water. He replenishes you daily by healing your hurts and providing a constant flow of steadiness. 

 

Anchoring Scriptures:
John 7:38 
John 4 
Psalm 36:9 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table at Christmas. Join Bethany for the next six episodes as she explores the various names of Jesus to help you settle the Christmas season's tensions, overwhelms, and chaos.

 

In today’s episode Bethany takes listeners through a story in scripture as to why Jesus is called the Great Shepard. She unpacks why this name is important and why would we want to know the deeper meaning behind the Great Shepard. 

 

He tends to us, and during the Christmas season we tend to be wandering while consumed by our to-do lists but we can led the Great Shepard into contentment and peace. 

Anchoring Scriptures:
Ezekiel 34
1 Peter 2:25
Psalm 23

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. We are in the midst of the holiday season, and it’s easy to become swept up in the societal expectations of the season, whether it’s the perfect Christmas tree, the most decorated house, or the abundance of holiday experiences. We often search for happiness and joy in the Christmas season but for the wrong reasons. 

 

In today’s episode, Bethany gives listeners the ultimate reminder when they feel inadequate and overwhelmed by the expectations of the perfect Christmas. Bethany encourages listeners to set their eyes on the true reason for Christmas. As a society, we hope for happiness in an event, but Jesus invites us to find contentment in him. 

 

Bethany takes listeners through personal experiences and Gospel truth to set firm in the understanding that he is the light and that we can worship him in fullness. We can trickle this into your children when we stand grounded in these beliefs. His expectations of us are rest and contentment, not the perfect holiday experience. 

 

Anchoring Scriptures:
Romans 8:16-17
2 Corinthians 5:17
Romans 6: 6-7, 11
2 Corinthians 3:18
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
Romans 8:38-39

 

Join Bethany in the Motherhood Collective, the place where motherhood makes sense. Bethany would love for you to join her. Learn more about the Motherhood Collective here. 

 

Bethany welcomes you to share some of your favorite moments or ask her any questions you’d love for her to chat about on her upcoming episodes. 

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table, Bethany welcomes listeners into the holiday season, and while we're all excited, this time of year can pose a few challenges for mamas. Bethany brings her listeners into a conversation on setting our spiritual eyes in the right place so we can feel gratitude and rest while sometimes feeling defeated.

 

Everywhere you look, there is societal pressure to be a certain way. Whether it's on holiday decorating, gift-buying, or the experiences you provide your children. In today's episode, Bethany is revisiting important scripture and reminding mamas of concrete truths to aid them in rerouting their vision of walking with their children during the holidays, especially when we don't feel like we're doing it well.

 

Bethany takes listeners into the story of Martha and Mary from Luke 10:38-42 with a holiday standpoint. Through this, Bethany hones in on the remembrance of setting our hearts in the right place and God's work in our child's life. Through these truths, we can hold tight to God's love and reframe our minds in preparation for the holiday season.

 

Anchoring Scriptures:
Luke 10:38-42
Hebrews 12:2
Isaiah 43, 61:3
Ephesians 210
Psalm 103: 13-14, 139

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany sits down with Jennifer Pepito for a fantastic conversation on battling feelings of fear, guilt, and shame when it comes to mistakes. Not only mistakes that we make as parents but also walking through our children’s mistakes. 

 

As moms, we battle with fear, especially when it comes to parenting. And, when our children make mistakes, we can instantly experience guilt, embarrassment, and failure. Both Bethany and Jennifer provide a wealth of wisdom on how we can combat those feelings and how we can join our children and walk through mistakes without shame. But instead by applying grace and forgiving ourselves. 

 

Parenting isn’t perfect, but God did not intend it to be. And, he doesn’t shame us when we make mistakes. It’s a calm conversation. In moments where we meet our children with shame, rage, and big emotions, we can step back and ask God for forgiveness and turn to scripture to guide us through our mistakes. 

 

We are often overcome by fear when we raise our children because we want them to love God, have a happy life, and follow Jesus. And, oftentimes we focus on behavior and performance, and fear mistakes. Where instead we can learn to walk by their side offering  reconciliation and forgiveness when your child might fall from the path. But, with the Gospel and Jesus, we can remind ourselves that we are beloved by him and extend this grace to our children. 

 

Bethany welcomes you to share some of your favorite moments or maybe some of your most difficult moments of motherhood. 

 

Learn more about Jennifer Pepito:

Jennifer Pepito is a homeschool mom of 25 years and the founder of The Peaceful Press , a company committed to providing families with curriculum that promotes connection between parents and children. Her efforts to give her own seven children a Charlotte Mason inspired education led her to create affordable and life giving curriculum for others. Her resources have been used by thousands of families and earn rave reviews. Jennifer’s writing has been featured in several online and print journals, including Wild and Free, Commonplace Quarterly, and Home Educating Family. She also speaks at conferences and retreats, including the Wild and Free conference, Christian Home Educators Association, and Arise. 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. Over the past few months, Bethany has had many conversations on parenting daughters. But, this week, Bethany is joined by her friend Christie for a discussion on parenting boys. Bethany and Christie discuss challenges, struggles, and the triumphs of parenting their sons. 

 

This episode provides biblical ways to talk about the difficult encounters our children might face. Providing us with ways to help our sons work through anxiety, worry, and discouragement. 

 

As parents, we may struggle with finding exactly how to guide our children through the tough moments. And Christie provides listeners with journals and books that help boys navigate those struggles with their parents. 

 

Listeners are also reminded that we can bring it to God in those messy moments of parenthood and seek him for answers and guidance. And he will provide wisdom and guidance for the next moment. Invite God in, and remind your sons that God is also by their side during the great moments but also during the challenging ones, too. 

We learn how to become students of our sons as they become men and how to fill them with the holy spirit during their faith walk. 

 

Bethany welcomes you to share some of your favorite moments or maybe some of your most difficult moments of motherhood. 

 

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Christie is a mom to three boys, author, and founder of Little Shoots Deep Roots. Christie uses tiny little habits to grow deep faith roots in her family.

 

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The Mother and Son Prayer Journal

Quinn Says Goodbye

Quinn's Promise Rock

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is so excited to have you join her this week in celebrating a new year. This week, Bethany discusses the importance of reminding yourself that God is always near.

 

While a new year brings resolutions and goals, it can also bring feelings of worry, concern, and unease about what is to come. Bethany brings wisdom, valuable scripture, and a reminder that God is near to you, and he is your refugee. 

 

In this episode, Bethany discusses her plans of What God Breaks Through will bring this upcoming year. She is so excited to have you join her with your cup of coffee at her kitchen table as she talks about speaking the truth of the Gospel to your children and how we can stand anchored in his truth.

 

We are on a constant battlefield but staying anchored in God's word, growing wiser, and understanding our sacred privilege of being a representative of reconciliation can help us to combat the enemy. Bethany hopes to help you learn and grow in your spiritual side of motherhood and to know that God is our strength, and he is near our children and us so our hearts can rest instead of wrestle with the outcome. 

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany sits down with her good friend and mentor Sandra Stanley to begin the conversation about understanding the lie of balance and accepting that as mothers we don’t have to do all the things. 

Sandra shares how she has learned to live with purposeful presence in her seasons with her children and how she has learned to say no confidently. She shares the importance of learning more about the perimeters of your current season of life. Sandra provides wisdom, encouragement, and understanding that God has a perfect plan for each one of us. 

As featured in today’s episode, here are the journal pages to help you identify the lies that you’re hearing and change the way you are thinking. https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60d0e421cfb7978901ae2e93

You can also find Bethany on Facebook and Instagram @bethanykimsey to share what your favorite stage with your child is and some great moments you had with them then! 

Meet Sandra Stanley
Sandra and Andy Stanley founded North Point Ministries in 1995. They’ve been married 33 years and have three children, ages 28, 27, and 25. Sandra is the author of two women’s devotional books with companion videos—Comparison Trap and Breathing Room. Her ministry passion is promoting foster care in the local church.  She received her undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech, and a Masters of Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. Much of her time these days is spent working on various writing projects, and continuing her involvement with Fostering Together – the foster care initiative at North Point Ministries.  

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is addressing the question, how can I be intentional with my kids when I am feeling burnt out? Many moms out there are probably feeling this way, you want to teach, have meaningful conversations, and plan fun activities. But, at the end of the day you feel defeated, burnt out, and you don’t have the energy. Bethany is walking in the same exact shoes, but she gives guidance, encouragement and scripture to help you find a middle ground. 

 

When we let the Holy Spirit tend to us, it begins to reframe our minds to be set on the gospel. God is the only one who can fill us when we feel defeated, and overwhelmed in motherhood. 

 

Bethany shares how she must see, hear, and constantly be reminded of the truth that Jesus says. She engages with the five truths when she reaches feelings of overwhelm, anger, or resentment. 

The Five Truths When Life Feels Crazy

• God Chose You- Matthew 11:28-29
• God Engages and Listens- Psalm 116: 1-2 & Psalm 66:19
• God Leads and Equips You- Isaiah 42:16 & Isaiah 40:11
• God Has Compassion on You- Psalm 103: 13-14
• God Brings Peace- Psalm 62: 1-2 & 1 Peter 1:2
  
  

In moments of mess, God has compassion for you, he longs to help you and will be your peace. 

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany invites you to sit down with her and her three daughters, Kendall, Abby Grace, and Anna Claire. For the next few weeks, Bethany sits down with her girls to have conversations on how moms and daughters can interact and how the gospel plays into their relationship. 

 

They visit how different temperaments, struggles, world experiences, and scenarios play a vital role. Bethany hopes this is a time where you as a mom can understand a bit more clarity on how you can partner and walk with God as he engages and guides your children on their journey. 

 

Bethany and her daughters discuss five concepts that will guide their conversations throughout the next few weeks. The girls share how they struggled, combatted, and persevered.

 

• Identity: Understanding where you find identity and where you are tempted to find an identity. 
• Comparison: What does it look like? How does it motivate and blind you?
• Perfectionism: How does it play into your mindset. 
• Surrender: How important it truly is. 
• An Active Army: The idea of being actively engaged in a faith walk with the lord. 

The girls share ways that their parents helped them throughout their journey with Christ and how honesty, presence, consistency, and a strong support system can put them on their path with Jesus. 

 

Head to Bethany's website to share comments, questions or to drop a quick note. You can also subscribe to her newsletters for encouragement, free resources, new content, and more. She is always available to chat, listen, or guide you in the direction that you need. 

 

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany continues her talk about the lies that we face in motherhood, especially the lie that says “you have to control it all”. 

As a mama you are faced with so many questions, what ifs, and the feeling that if you do not control it all then you will fail. Are you struggling with the need to control and overprotect which spirals into layers of anxiety?  Join Bethany as she talks about the anchors in God’s word that will help you believe and trust in him as he walks by your side in even the toughest days of motherhood. 

God wants mamas to pray about all the things they question in motherhood, he is there to equip you with the wisdom you need. Most importantly, God chose you for your child. 

As featured in today’s episode, here are the journal pages to help you identify the lies that you’re hearing and change the way you are thinking. https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60d0e421cfb7978901ae2e93. 

Head to https://bethanykimsey.com to send her anything you would like for her to share and answer.  You can also subscribe to Bethany’s newsletter for encouragement, free resources, new content and more.

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