#MomLife

In this time of Corona-19 isolation, a lot of mommas are home with a house full of bored kids. Today we’re replaying one of our favorite episodes from way back in season 1. We’re talking to the La Jolla Pres children’s director, Susie Dhus about community among siblings. Listen in and be encouraged! We’re also hosting online Zoom meetings with mommas on Friday mornings, if you want to have some fun and connect with others, email Cynthia for an invite at cynthiab@ljpres.org.

During this time of “social distancing” and facing the unknown, we’re rebroadcasting one of our favorite episodes, talking to dear Jen Foss about anxiety.

Welcome to the 71st episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with this incredible mama, Michelle Lebeau. This past October at our Women’s 1-Day Conference, I asked some women to immerse themselves in the story of a woman from the Gospels who encountered Jesus and share what they learned. Michelle chose Mary of Bethany. Not to be confused with Mary Magdalene or Mary the mother of Jesus. There’s a lot of Marys in the Gospels, Right? Michelle is going to share what I learned from this Mary about releasing, receiving, and returning to Jesus. Because the women who attended shared how powerful all these messages were, I wanted to record them and share them with all of you. Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your care and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 70th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with this incredible mama, Stephanie Thompson. This past October at our Women’s 1-Day Conference, I asked some women to immerse themselves in the story of a woman from the Gospels who encountered Jesus and share what they learned. Stephanie chose the woman with 2 coins. It’s a more obscure story, but one that has changed her perspective profoundly. Ladies, what ache in your heart have you spent days, months, or years crying out to Jesus about? Stephanie wants to tell you how the Good Father loves you deeply, restores & redeems ALL things, & invites you to lay everything at His feet, expecting He will come through in miraculous ways. Because the women who attended shared how powerful all these messages were, I wanted to record them and share them with all of you. Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your care and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 69th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with this amazing mama, Ali Murphy. This past October at our Women’s 1-Day Conference, I asked some women to immerse themselves in the story of a woman from the Gospels who encountered Jesus and share what they learned. Ali chose Mary Magdalene. This rocked Ali’s world and changed her marriage. Because the women who attended shared how powerful all these messages were, I wanted to record them and share them with all of you. Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your care and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 68th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with two people, who have become my beacons in parenting, Jim & Lynne Jackson! Jim & Lynne are the authors of the book Discipline That Connects with Your Child’s Heart and I found that book about a year ago when I was at my wit’s end in parenting.  By happenstance, or by THE LORD, I’ve snagged these 2 while they are in San Diego.  I want to ask them about their own spiritual journey and have them give an overview of their discipline that connects model.  So listen in for practical wisdom that might just change your life too! Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your care and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 67th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with an amazing woman of faith, Katie Nichol. Today is going to be hard because Katie is going to share her story of loss with us. The loss of her daughter at 18 months. She also shares how that loss affected her faith. It’s an incredibly sad story, but also a story of hope. Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your care and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 66th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with 2 mamas, Jen Foss & Jenny Laraia. So it’s January and probably lots of you out there have made resolutions or done some self-reflection and I know a lot of us think about our spiritual selves. Like how am I doing spiritually? Or how can I grow closer to Jesus? One way is to add some spiritual disciplines into our lives.  So today, listen in as we ask, what are spiritual disciplines and how can we, as everyday mamas, try to incorporate some of them into our lives? Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your care and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 65th episode of the #Momlife podcast! Here at the beginning of the year, we thought this would be a great time to repost one of our favorite episodes! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with an incredible mama, Natalie Muir. We originally posted this conversation when the school year has just started, and suddenly everything seems crazy! One thing that Natalie is really good at is being purposeful with the pace she sets for her family. Natalie has thought a lot about what it means to plan your family pace with a purpose.  She is going to share with us today her spiritual perspective and practical tips to have a home focused on Jesus and functioning in his peace. Here are a couple resources that Natalie talks about: Download the powerful planning list here: powerful planning list And, the Spouse meeting worksheet here: Spouse meeting Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your womb and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 64th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with these 2 amazing mamas, Lizzet Fitz Cluster & Caroline Matthews. It’s Christmastime, and I thought we’d discuss a word that almost sounds like a bad word, Entitlement. This Fall at our #Momlife group, we went through a video series by Connected Families on Entitlement and it got me thinking, am I raising entitled kids? None of us want to, but it’s so easy in our culture we almost don’t realize we’re doing it Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your womb and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 63rd episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with Melissa Musicha. Melissa and her husband Noel, are part of the team planting the Ebenezer Church in Linda Vista, a difficult immigrant neighborhood in San Diego. Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your womb and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 62nd episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with Char Hutchins. Like many women out there, when Char & her husband decided to get pregnant, it didn’t just happen.  In fact, it never ended up happening, even with medical intervention.  But Char is a mom now! I want Char to share her story and especially talk about how it affected her faith.  What happens when God doesn’t seem to answer our prayers?  What has she learned? Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your womb and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 61st episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with two incredible mamas, Beth and Stacey. This Fall, we are doing a series on transitions for the podcast.  Today, these ladies are going to share about the transition of growing in faith. Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your womb and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 60th episode of the #Momlife podcast! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with two incredible mamas, Kat Peppers & Tami Assaf. This Fall, we are doing a series on transitions for the podcast.  Today, these ladies are going to share about transition we go through as our kids get into upper school age. Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your womb and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!

Welcome to the 59th episode of the #Momlife podcast! And, welcome to our third episode of season 3! On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with two incredible mamas, Jamie Flynn & Brooke Phelps. This Fall, we are going to do a series on transitions for the podcast.  Today, these ladies are going to share about the transition we go through as our kids get into those school years. Join us each Friday as we post a new #Momlife podcast. I want you to be encouraged in your journey with Jesus. Know that you are loved, that your kids were placed by our incredible Creator in your womb and you are the absolute best mom for your little people. Know that God is good and has good plans for you and your family. I encourage you ladies to trust God and notice the little gifts he gives you each day, the moments that are small blessings. And I pray that each of you amazing ladies will also find ways to love, encourage, and bless those around you today. If you find these podcast conversations encouraging and helpful, please subscribe and share with a friend. You can find out more about today’s episode, as well as past conversations at momlife.ljpres.org. #momlife is a ministry of La Jolla Presbyterian church. Today’s episode was produced by myself and Jim Sedgwick, and I’m your host Cynthia Blase. I pray you have a joy-filled day!