In this week's episode, Somer and Michelle pick up where they left off last week, discussing the lasts we encounter in motherhood. Some highlights of the convo include: loving being a mom without idolizing motherhood/your kids prioritizing the Lord + others as we walk through lasts how lasts are another reminder that earth is just our temporary home Scripture to study: Psalm 16 James 4:13-15
Before we talk about how to prioritize soul care, we need to define what it actually is. Think of soul care as the spiritual version of self care. The world sees self care as one of the most effective ways to fight anxiety and depression as well as minimize the symptoms of stress. If you’re a believer though, you know that there is no amount of self care that will remedy whatever strife you’re feeling if your soul isn’t at peace. Self care without soul care is just a bandaid on a gaping wound. The soul must always be tended to first. Matthew 14:23 reads, “And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. But the boat by this time was a long way from the land.” After so many sermons preached, miles walked, and miracles performed, Jesus knew what he needed was to go meet with his Father. Jesus, who was also God, did something so selfless when He basically took His deity, wrapped it up, and set it to the side so that He could live fully as man while here on [...]
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 [...]
In this week's episode, Somer and Michelle talk about the different ways we worship, including: how to prevent going simply through the motions of worship the practice of making God bigger than brokenness the benefits of both corporate and personal worship
A Conversation About Distractions This week, Michelle + Somer tackle distraction: why distraction can be dangerous (both practically + spiritually) how to identify what is distracting you when good things become distractions what Matthew 6:33, Hebrews 12:1-2, Colossians 3:2 and Revelation 2:4-5 remind us about living distracted 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.
