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Delighted Motherhood

The Delighted Motherhood Podcast is devoted to applying biblical principles to everyday motherhood as we delight ourselves in the Lord and in the calling that He has given to us.Kira is a homeschool mom to four young boys, wife to James, a Bible teacher at her church, writer, podcaster and seminary student. But more than anything else, she’s a Christian who is loved by her Savior. And that changes everything.

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Bucket List Bonus

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/05/19

Here is a quick read through of Meredith's summer bucket list!

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The Nature of Rest | Eryn Lynum

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/05/14

In a world that prizes hustle and constant productivity, breaking the habit of hurrying can seem far-fetched, yet taking time for rest is far more productive than we may realize. Listen to a conversation with naturalist Eryn Lynum and the author of The Nature of Rest as we consider patterns of rest from Scripture and nature and share practices for these times of refreshment in our own lives. Eryn's new book launches today! Check it out on amazon

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The Sacred Work of Homemaking : Lanier Ivester

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/04/24

What is the purpose of a home? Is it just a charging station for people to go home at night and then leave in the morning? Or ought it to be the center of life and activity? Why is a beautiful home more than design? How can the atmosphere of a home foster the living of life?

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Is enjoying parenting possible?

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/04/14

Happy Holy Week! Everyone wants to enjoy parenting but so many of us are struggling. What's the key to delighting in this calling? Everyone wants to be a loving, joyful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle and self-controlled parent. But in this world marked by sin and decay, our efforts are never enough. Yet, through the power of the Holy Spirit living in me, more and more, God is working to make me holy. The key to enjoying parenting is resting in the power of the resurrection and s...

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Be countercultural, throw parties regularly

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/03/26

It seems, if you want to be countercultural, throw parties and do it regularly. According to the Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics only 4.1 percent of Americans attended or hosted social gatherings on a given weekend or holiday in 2023. When Christians choose to foster community –both within the church and with unbelieving neighbors –we push back the darkness. In a partyless culture, Christians have a strategic opportunity to invite our neighbors to become friends. As ...

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Motherhood is worth it. Here's why.

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/03/18

Across the western world, women are saying no to kids. According to the Annual 2024 State of Motherhood Report compiled by Motherly, a secular motherhood website that reaches 20 million women a month, only 25 percent of Gen Z and Millennial moms surveyed said they planned to have or adopt more children while 55 percent said no to more kids, and 20 percent said they were unsure. According to Pew Research two thirds of moms say parenting is harder than they thought it was going to be. The...

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A Home in Bloom: Christie Purifoy

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/03/04

When it comes around to late February and early March we are desperate for some tulips to start blooming. But alas! It still isn’t time to start planting. What do we do with these gloomy months of waiting? And how does the waiting help prepare us for the glories of Spring? **** Christie Purifoy is a writer and gardener who loves to grow flowers and community. Most of all, she is a placemaker, and the place she is making with her family is a red brick Victorian farmhouse in Pennsylvania ...

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When Motherhood Feels Invisible

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/02/21

As a Christian mom, I should know better than anyone that nothing I do is invisible. Everything I do—or neglect to do—is fully and completely known to God. There’s no such thing as an invisible mom or a supermom. But there are moms who are fully known, fully forgiven, and fully loved in Christ. He has called us to live in the light as he is in the light. And as we abide in him, we need not fear our labor is in vain.

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The Praying Mom: Depending on the Father

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/02/11

Sometimes it feels like the world depends on us and yet amidst our worry and wrestling, the Lord reminds us to call him “Abba, Father.” When we anchor ourselves to God through prayer, we free ourselves from the myth of our own sovereignty and trade anxiety for joy.

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Talking to kids about sex | Garrett Kell

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/01/22

If I’m totally honest, the idea of talking to my kids about sex isn’t the most appealing. But as a Christian parent, it is important that my kids are blessed with a biblical vision for sex and sexuality. If I neglect this responsibility it may be the case that their thinking is informed by the world.Today we are going to be talking with Garrett Kell, father of seven, pastor of Del Ray Baptist Church and author of the book Pure in Heart about how to talk to our kids about these sensitive...

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Priorities, goals, and "the mom chart" for 2025

Delighted Motherhood ·

2025/01/06

In order to lead well, it helps to plan.Nine times out of ten, days that I tumble into without intentionality, prayer, and planning feel more like chaotic, cranky, messy disaster zones I am desperate to get out of rather than orderly, productive, creative days filled with adventures and joyful memories.The natural bent of this sinful world is towards destruction and decay. If I’m not proactive about it, my days are not going to bend that way too.D.A. Carson stated, “we don’t drift towards hol...

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The Birth Story: Joy, Sorrow, and Divine Mystery

Delighted Motherhood ·

2024/12/20

In God’s economy, joy and sorrow are often handmaidens. Christmas is a time of gladness –but often sorrow and joy go hand in hand. You can’t have the miracle of the resurrection without the cross. The birth stories of Jesus and his Eljah like cousin, John the Baptist, are no exception.“Some longings have a season, but the nature of longings itself is universal. God has written everlastingness into our DNA; these time-bound hearts of ours were made to live forever, and when we cease to ye...

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Advent magic: the power of nighttime words | James...

Delighted Motherhood ·

2024/12/02

Advent is a tradition that has been celebrated by Christians around the world since the 5th century. Rightly understood, Advent is a time for Christians to look back at God’s work in bringing the infant Savior into the world and look forward to when Christ will return as the glorious King to judge the living and dead and make all things new, right, and beautiful. Listen in for the how and why of our family Advent practices as well as fun creative ideas to celebrate during December.*****M...

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Serving out of a Heart of Gratitude | Balikian & Hughes

Delighted Motherhood ·

2024/11/22

Welcome to Part 2!Listen in as Amanda Balikian and Laura Hughes discuss how a grateful heart is the what enables us to serve with a grateful and generous heart. ****https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/easy-dill-dip/https://lilluna.com/turkey-veggie-tray/

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Ancient Feasting and a Heart of Gratitude | Balikian...

Delighted Motherhood ·

2024/11/21

Happy Thanksgiving week!Thanksgiving began as a time to celebrate God’s provision in the lives of a small group of Christians. But a thanksgiving feast wasn’t their idea! From the beginning, God has been telling his people to feast and that feasting can actually be a form of worship. All feasting should point us to a time when we will feast in total comfort and security away from sin and distress in the presence of God.The fall feasts of Israel were a little different than our Thanksgiving ce...

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An unequal load? Battling resentment in marriage |...

Delighted Motherhood ·

2024/11/14

In Galatians Paul urges us to each carry our own load. But sometimes as a young mom it can feel like I am doing everything. But oftentimes when I am feeling bitter at my husband it may be that I am not seeing the load he carries –especially given the pressures he is dealing with outside of our family.And the cultural narrative that each spouse should be doing 50/50 doesn’t help. How does anyone figure out what 50/50 is anyway? But on the other hand, a girl can’t do everything!...

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#Babiesdontkeep: Parenting in Light of Eternity |...

Delighted Motherhood ·

2024/11/07

“Don’t blink! You might miss it!”If there’s one thing I desperately don’t want to miss, it's their childhood. And I often stress out that I am! Their childhood and my life are very fleeting. The kid stage is here today and gone tomorrow. The phrase #babiesdontkeep is a hashtag for a reason.But should the brevity of childhood cause us anxiety? Chelsea Boes, senior writer at WORLD Magazine, the editor of WORLDkids Magazine and mom of two weighs in.

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Aging Gracefully: A Biblical Perspective | GlowBodyPT

Delighted Motherhood ·

2024/10/22

“The global anti-aging market was valued at around 62 billion U.S. dollars in 2021 and is expected to increase to some 93 billion by 2027.” In the midst of all that angst over preventing physical aging could we be neglecting a far more important consideration in aging beautifully –the state of our hearts? From a physical perspective, what's okay and what's not? Should we be doing all the latest treatments? Are we allowed? Listen in for a vulnerable conversation with Ashley Keller, a Prenatal ...

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Sourdough Basics and the Feast of Unleavened Bread

Delighted Motherhood ·

2024/10/07

Nothing screams cozy quite like fresh baked bread. And with a quality sourdough starter bread baking is actually super easy. That's because a mature starter is "alive" and will work its way into all of the dough in comes in contact with. Which is why in Scripture leaven to likened to sin.Listen in for a quick look at the Feast of Unleavened Bread in Leviticus 23 and a tutorial on no frills baking with sourdough. ****Kira's super basic sourdough recipe:Pull your recently fed starter ...

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Harvest, Tragedy and Redemption | Behind Our Farm

Delighted Motherhood ·

2024/10/01

It’s fall time! The majority of us love it. And really what’s not to like. It’s a time for lots of good food, reading, campfires, leaf piles, and delicious smells.But in Scripture there is much deeper significance to the season of harvest. Harvest is a time when God gathers in his peoples and completes his work in this present age.In many ways, harvest is a time for celebration and sober reflection.Listen in as our guest Laura Good (Behind Our Farm) describes life on a farm during Harvest, ho...

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