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Ep. 167: Discipling Your Child’s Heart (A Chat with Melissa Paredes)

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Melissa Paredes, homeschool mom and Senior Director of Content Marketing at Wycliffe Bible Translators, is on the show today to talk about discipling every child in your

Nov 11
31 min

Ep. 166: Simple Swaps for Healthy Homecooked Meals (A Chat with Violet Parcha)

If you feel overwhelmed with feeding your family healthy meals on a budget, this episode is for you. Violet Parcha had to learn how to cook with whole food ingredients

Nov 4
45 min

Ep. 165: Homemaking Matters (A Chat with Marci Ferrell)

If you find yourself confused and conflicted about the modern narrative surrounding “homemaking,” “tradwives,” and what exactly it means to keep your home well, this epis

Oct 27
37 min

Ep. 164: All Things Baby #11!

Today’s show is all about Baby Halberstadt #11! I’m answering your FAQs (how I feel, when I’m due, how big our age gap will be, etc.) and chatting about what it’s like t

Oct 23
40 min

Ep. 163: Giving Your Kids a Foundation That Lasts (A Chat with Trevin Wax)

If the concept of giving your child a firm theological foundation in God’s Word feels overwhelming, today’s episode is for you! Trevin Wax, author of The Gospel Way Cat

Oct 14
41 min

Ep. 162: Contentment Breeds Capacity + Big News!

Our current culture gives us every reason to make excuses for our lack of capacity: circumstances, trauma, personality, etc. But what if we truly believed that God’s Wo

Oct 7
40 min

Ep. 161: I’ve Loved You from the Start (A Chat with Tabitha Paige)

Bestselling children’s author + illustrator, Tabitha Paige joins me on this episode to talk about her precious new book, I’ve Loved You From the Start. She shares the d

Sep 30
37 min

Ep. 160: She Reads Truth (A Chat with Rachel Myers)

If you know one thing about me, it’s that I think you should read your Bible. A lot. And then read it some more. And this episode’s guest agrees with me! Raechel Myers

Sep 23
44 min

Ep. 159: A Biblical Look at Sleep Training (A Chat with Jessie Martin)

If you have questions about sleep training, this is the show for you! Not only is Jessie Martin a pediatric sleep specialist who has helped numerous clients find the be

Sep 16
1 h 00 min

Ep. 158: WWKW (Dating + Friendships + Sibling Relationships)

We’re back with another round of Whaddya Wanna Know Wednesday, podcast style after a long break! This episode, I’m tackling your questions about teen dating guidelines,

Sep 9
45 min

Ep. 157: Built on Faith (A Chat with Dr. Ben Carson)

Today’s show welcomes Dr. Ben Carson who shares with us about how the Lord grabbed ahold of his life in his teens and had guided him ever since—through an illustrious med

Sep 2
38 min

Ep. 156: Teaching Toddler Theology (A Chat with Lauren Groves)

If you’ve ever struggled with how to convey deep theological concepts in a simple way to your toddlers, this episode is for you! In it, we talk about the common obstacl

Aug 26
38 min

Ep. 155: Double Delights (A Chat with Evy and Nola Halberstadt)

My twin girls, Evy and Nola, are some of the most delightful humans I know, and they join me on the show to chat all things Double Delights (the baking book they wrote wi

Aug 19
46 min

Ep. 154: Does It Really Take a Village? (A Chat with Jennifer Flanders)

We’re back with season 4 of the M is for Mama podcast, and we’re kicking it off with one of my favorite people, Jennifer Flanders. In this episode, we chat about all th

Aug 12
1 h 09 min

Ep. 153: A Candid Q&A About Catholicism—Part 2 (with Pastor Rick Witmer)

In our Part 1 of this series, we answered common questions about Catholicism from the Catholic perspective with help from a Catholic priest. In Part 2, we’re sharing answ

Jun 24
1 h 45 min

Ep. 152: A Candid Q&A about Catholicism—Part 1 (with Pastor Rick Witmer)

You asked, we’re answering! After months of receiving questions about Catholicism, I decided it was time to dive in. I’ve invited Wit (my pastor) to join me as we addre

Jun 17
1 h 34 min

Ep. 151: Why Family Devotionals Matter (With Melissa and Michael Kruger)

We know we’re supposed to read the Bible with our kids. But sometimes, we overlook the why of its importance. In this episode, Melissa and Michael Kruger approach the top

Jun 10
44 min

Ep. 150: Boyhood Resurrected (A Chat with Rebekah Lovell)

If you’ve ever wondered how you’ll survive your boys’ energy and verve for life, if you’ve been concerned the walls might not be standing by the time they leave the house

Jun 3
35 min

Ep. 149: Raising “Successful” Young Adults (A Chat with Jonathan Brush)

Are we willing our young adults for success as they go out into the world, and are we even defining success correctly? These questions are just two of the many I tackle

May 27
53 min

Ep. 148: WWKW (May 2026)

In our last Whaddya Wanna Know Wednesday episode of this podcast season, I share several tidbits of exciting news from our family (hint: Europe 2.0, baby!), answer your b

May 20
1 h 01 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Abbie takes cultural trends, philosophies, and movements and filters them through a Biblical lens helping Christian mothers intentionally think through their response to the world around us. This podcast is grounded in Scripture. Rather than saying “this is how you should handle x,y,s” she walks through the broad Biblical principles that relate to x,y,z and encourages the listener to use prayer and discernment to come to their own conclusions for their individual situation. I have recommended this podcast and Abbie’s books to many of my friends. I was introduced to Abbie through her interview on the Culture Apothecary podcast and have since gone back and listened to most of this podcasts archives and read her books. Thank you Abbie so much for your encouragement, wisdom, and grace! I am so thankful for your voice in our world!

Elizabeth.Miller · Aug 2026

I’ve been listening to Abby’s podcast since its inception, and her interview with Jonathan Brush might be her best episode to date. So much amazing wisdom, not just for us as parents, but also as adults having to pivot our careers because of what AI is doing and asking what we do next. So good!!

CDBreks · Jun 2026

Woah! Love how y’all talked about the mental load and how we should view that as Christian women! I’ve never heard it talked about in this way and it makes so much sense! Would love a part two!!!

Han_hen1 · May 2026

These podcasts from Abbie are encouraging in my faith. She takes on some difficult issues and always presents what the Bible says and not just what she thinks. Wisdom from a fellow mama is always refreshing and biblical wisdom is exactly what God asks us to seek out.

Fellow Christian mama · Apr 2026

I really appreciate Abbie’s commitment to offering Biblically sound advice for moms. It is refreshing in our time! Because the message is so vital and inspiring, I have to say a practical tip is to stop saying “um” and “uh” so much which is why I can only give this podcast 1 star. Anyone in the public speaking space knows that words or gestures that distract from the message need to go. In a more recent podcast about building another house, it wasn’t even a 1/4 of the way into the discussion and I’d already heard those filler words over 20 times. I thought at one point she said her son edits the podcast episodes…tip, edit those out! I love hearing smart, wise and Biblically literate women like Abbie bringing encouragement, and I am telling you this in love, as a tip, and not to be unkind or critical, to reduce and ultimately eliminate those words. I read you are speaking at the Ark Encounter next year. I have been to those conferences and they bring in incredible speakers. Work on that and your message will go further! Listeners often tune out and don’t know why because of the distraction of the “um’s” being said so frequently. Or that is ALL they hear because it distracts from the important message you are sharing. It makes a big difference and I hope this review helps! You have an amazing message to bring to families and the way it’s presented matters!

JM 414 · Apr 2026

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