In this week's conversation, Somer and Michelle discuss what's on their summer bucket lists including: water Fridays + city Saturdays a new learning rhythm that focuses on retention exercising for FUN Here are Michelle's 3 fiction book recommendations: The Lion, the Witch + the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Interested in having more conversations like the ones we have on the podcast? Join the SWHW Network today. Looking for a weekly Bible Study or Discipleship Training? The SWHW Discipleship team meets virtually once a week to study God's Word together. Find out more here.

In this week's episode, Michelle welcomes her husband, James, into the conversation for a discussion on fighting nice. (So if you're married, grab your husband + listen together!) Some highlights of their convo are: how conflict is one of God's tools to make you more like Jesus the reality that avoiding conflict only delays conflict considering both facts + feelings matters for conflict resolution Interested in having more conversations like the ones we have on the podcast? Join the SWHW Network today. Looking for a weekly Bible Study or Discipleship Training? The SWHW Discipleship team meets virtually once a week to study God's Word together. Find out more here.

A Conversation about Firsts In this week's episode, Michelle and Somer get an early start on celebrating Mother's Day as they talk through navigating the firsts we encounter as moms, such as: the semi hot-take that over-preparation steals more joy from the moment than it actually prepares you how the unknown gives us the opportunity for deeper dependence on the Lord the connection between firsts and God's faithfulness Bonus: Introducing a new segment - I Disagree With... - If you're not a mom and debating listening or not, here's our heart that we shared in our book: "If you're a woman and a believer, changes are that whether you have biological children or not, you will someday take on (if you haven't already) a maternal role in someone else's life. Maybe a teenager from your church you're discipling, a niece or nephew, or a young woman at work who has a strained relationship with her own family. So when we talk about motherhood here, it is not to exclude women without children, but to acknowledge, first of all, one of the greatest areas of contention in a working woman's life -- being a mom who works -- and [...]