x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Moms Take Ten

A place for Christian Moms to refuel and refocus in the midst of your busy days. Join us as we talk about Jesus, motherhood, foster care and adoption. Lyssa is a wife, a foster and adoptive mom of three, a Bible teacher and a Connected Families certified parent coach. Since leading her moms group at church, she has a desire to see moms in community, discovering who God has made them to be. Learn more at lyssastoyko.com. Follow me on Instagram @lyssastoyko

kids & family parenting

All Episodes

08:31

Moms in the Bible--The Syrophoenician Woman

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/05/18

This month’s episode on Moms in the Bible focuses on the Syrophoenician woman. Her story is found in Matthew 15 and Mark 7. I love this story! She models for us faith, persistence, humility and confidence. Learn more about me at https://www.lyssastoyko.com/ Want to say hello? Follow me on Facebook and Insta @lyssastoyko Email me at momstaketen@gmail.com Help other mamas find encouragement through Moms Take Ten by rating and reviewing this show. Thanks! Image from John Heseltine / Pam Masco /

en

07:48

Reflecting God's Homemaking Heart

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/05/08

Inspired by an episode from The Daily Grace Podcast, this Mother's Day episode will discuss how our work as homemakers (women who invest in our homes) reflects God's own heart. We will look at places in Scripture where God is making a home for his people. We will discuss the beautiful truth that God himself is our home. We will find encouragement in the reminder that he sees our work and he joins us in it. Happy Mother's Day! Learn more about me at https://www.lyssastoyko.com/ Want to say hello

en

09:41

Foster Care and Adoption with Ashley McMahan

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/05/01

Ashley McMahan joined Moms Take Ten today to bring a different perspective to our podcast--that of the daughter of a foster family. Listen in as she shares how her family became involved in foster care and how that has been a blessing in her life. Ashley and her family started the organization Ruth Project, located in the greater Elgin area of Illinois, that provides tangible and spiritual support for foster and adoptive families. Be sure to check out their website! Learn more about me at

en

09:53

Moms in the Bible--Herodias

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/04/24

All of the other moms that we have studied so far had redeeming qualities about them. Not Herodias. Her story is different from all the others in that she did not acknowledge or believe in God and her life showed it. Hers is a cautionary tale that we would be wise to heed. Learn more about me at https://www.lyssastoyko.com/ Want to say hello? Follow me on Facebook and Insta @lyssastoyko Email me at momstaketen@gmail.com Help other mamas find encouragement through Moms Take Ten by rating and

en

12:28

Drawing the Dysregulated Child Close

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/04/17

It is so hard when our child is dysregulated or misbehaving. One of my kiddo seems to live in a near constant state of dysregulation. In this episode, I share how the framework from Connected Families, through the gracious work of the Spirit, has been helping me reorient my thinking about my responses to him. I hope that this episode will encourage you in your efforts to respond with grace to your own children. Verses referenced: James 1:2-3 Romans 8:38-39 Colossians 3:12-13 Books referenced:

en

10:31

Foster Care and Adoption--In Her Shoes

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/04/10

The grief that I have been experiencing from the sudden end of a placement has moved me to compassion for the bio families. Will you join me in this space for a moment? Put yourself in the shoes of a mama who has just lost her children to the foster system, or a mama who is willingly yet sorrowfully placing her child through adoption. Let that move you to compassion and love for this member of the triad that so often is judged and condemned, or worse, forgotten. Learn more about me at

en

09:47

Moms in the Bible--Mary, part 2

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/04/03

A look at the crucifixion and resurrection through the eyes of Mary, Jesus' mother. Learn more about me at https://www.lyssastoyko.com/ Want to say hello? Follow me on Facebook and Insta @lyssastoyko Email me at momstaketen@gmail.com Help other mamas find encouragement through Moms Take Ten by rating and reviewing this show. Thanks! Image from John Heseltine / Pam Masco / FreeBibleimages.org.

en

10:19

Kneeling with Jesus in the Garden

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/03/27

Motherhood is hard and can bring us to our knees asking God for a different way, an easier. Jesus was familiar with this request as he pleaded with God in the Garden of Gethsemane. Both our struggle and Jesus' find their roots in a different garden, the Garden of Eden. References: "The Pain in Childbearing" by Tim Challies, https://www.challies.com/articles/pain-in-childbearing/ Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full by Gloria Furman Every Moment Holy by Douglas Kaine McKelvey Learn more

en

11:31

Hemmed in by God

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/03/20

A word of encouragement for moms from Psalm 139. God has hemmed us into the present and into his presence. Let us find our rest, our strength and our daily grace right where he has us. Verses mentioned: Psalm 139:1-6 Psalm 118:24 Matthew 6:25-34 James 4:13-15 Matthew 6:11 Hebrews 4: 15-16 Isaiah 41:10 Isaiah 43:1-2 Learn more about me at https://www.lyssastoyko.com/ Want to say hello? Follow me on Facebook and Insta @lyssastoyko Email me at momstaketen@gmail.com Help other mamas find encouragement

en

09:12

Beauty in the Ordinary with Kimberly Taylor

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/03/13

My sister, Kimberly Taylor, takes the mic today to share encouragement for our ordinary, mundane, routine moments of motherhood. As she says, "Be encouraged, Mama. Your work is purposeful. Whatever work you have in front of you today, look beyond the physical and temporal and see into eternity- that this simple, menial task “might sit upstream the changing of a heart” and “the changing of a heart might sit upstream the changing of the world.” The prayer that she reads is "A Liturgy for Changing

en

10:19

Foster Care and Adoption--The Struggle Against...

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/03/06

It is our one-year anniversary!!! Thank you for listening to Moms Take Ten and for supporting this podcast. If this podcast has been a blessing to you, will you take a minute to rate and review it? That will help more mamas find encouragement through this podcast. Thank you! I am taking a break from our usual foster and adoption interviews to share something that I have been thinking about. Every time a placement ends, Jonathan and I wrestle with the decision to host again or not. It is a struggle

en

10:12

Sensitive and Intense Kids with Lydia Rex

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/02/27

I have a sensitive and intense kiddo. One who has pushed me to learning and growing in ways I didn't realize I would as a parent. As I have looked for support to help me parent him well, I found Connected Families. Lydia Rex, my parent coach from Connected Families and one of the teachers of the new course, Sensitive and Intense Kids, joins me today to discuss the challenges and the hope of raising our kids. If you are interested in joining me for this course, you can head here to register! Use the

en

09:01

Moms in the Bible--The Shunammite Woman

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/02/20

The Shunammite Woman's story is found in 2 Kings 4 and 8. Her story teaches us the value of hospitality. The word can make us cringe or feel guilty as we look at our messy house, busy schedules, or rambunctious children. Hospitality doesn't have to be a big, elaborate, pinterest worthy event. Listen in to learn more about what hospitality, biblical hospitality, is like, and how we are all called to be hospitable to those around us. Learn more about me at https://www.lyssastoyko.com/ Want to say

en

11:50

Valentine's Day Special with Jonathan Stoyko

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/02/13

I had so much fun making this episode because I was joined by my husband, Jonathan Stoyko. Coming from a posture of honoring our marriage and our spouse, Jonathan and I discuss ways that we invest in our marriage. Of all the friendships that we can and should be pouring into, this one is the most important. Take sometime this week to have a listen and then to invest in your marriage as well. Happy Valentine's Day! You are loved :-) Learn more about me at https://www.lyssastoyko.com/ Want to say

en

09:22

We Need Each Other

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/02/06

I hear from so many mamas, especially those in the foster and adoption world, that they need other mamas to come alongside them for friendship, support and encouragement. The forming and cultivating of those friendships takes work, and oftentimes we mamas let other things get in the way. The reality is, we need each other. So let's talk about ways we can prioritize our friendships to grow our village. Learn more about me at https://www.lyssastoyko.com/ Want to say hello? Follow me on Facebook and

en

09:54

Foster Care and Adoption with Laura Hernandez

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/01/30

Laura Hernandez is a bio and adoptive mama of ten kiddos. Three of her children joined her family through the foster care system and all three have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Laura shares some of her journey through adoption and diagnoses, and the daily commitment she makes to love and care for her kiddos. Laura has a heart to come alongside mamas who are also facing FASD diagnoses, as well as to help mamas create and implement systems to make daily life more manageable. You can

en

10:44

Moms in the Bible--Bathsheba

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/01/23

Bathsheba's story is a difficult one for me. It is full of pain and injustice. Out of the suffering, God blessed Bathsheba with a son that would love and serve the Lord, respected his mother, and who was part of the lineage of Christ. While not our ultimate source of joy or hope, God often uses our children to encourage us. They are our life's work, after all. Bathsheba's story is found in 2 Samuel 11-12 and 1 Kings 1-2. Learn more about me at https://www.lyssastoyko.com/ Want to say hello? Follow

en

07:46

Flipping the Switch

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/01/16

Do you ever feel like a switch gets flipped in your body that turns something off? That’s how I have felt the past few months. I want to share with you where I am at and some truths from God's word that I find encouraging. If I sound a little funny in this episode, it is because I just had gum surgery. I tried to plan ahead but it just didn't happen! Oh well. This is life :-) Verses referenced: John 15:4-5 John 14:6 Matthew 11:28-30 Philippians 4:6 Romans 8:37 John 16:33 Matthew 28:18-20 Song

en

10:07

Foster Care and Adoption with Kim Johnson

Moms Take Ten ·

2023/01/09

A stirring as a child that grew into a desire as a college student and became a reality as an adult. Join Kim Johnson and I as she shares her story of adopting and what she has been learning through that experience.

en

09:09

Moms in the Bible--Mary

Moms Take Ten ·

2022/12/19

With Christmas in less than a week, it is only fitting that this month's Moms in the Bible episode focuses on Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her life was changed in an instant, yet she handled it with such grace. Beginning with humble acceptance, the Lord brought her to a place of rejoicing at what he had invited her into. Allow her story to move you to a place of rejoicing at what God has invited you into as well. Watch the Instagram live on Elizabeth here. Learn more about me at

en

165 results

Similar Podcasts

Tale Teller Kids™

Sarnia de la Mare

米克馬故事坊

咪萊

Imagination Station

Imagination Station

Die Pferde sind nicht das Problem - und du bist nicht zu blöd. Der Aha-Podcast für Pferdemenschen

Silke Jahn & Maren Diehl

Hanna fragt Papa - Der Podcast für neugierige Kinder und Eltern

Hanna und Thomas Schamberger