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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

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12:14

Moms in the Bible--The Lineage Women

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/12/15

As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, I want to turn our attention to his lineage. Matthew lists generation upon generation that Jesus descended from in his first chapter. Among all the fathers and sons, for family lines followed the men, we find five women mentioned. Each of their stories is unique and each played a role in bringing the events of this holiday to pass. Join me as we learn about Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary. In these women's stories we see hints of the redemption

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06:45

Parenting in Scripture--A Trustworthy Shelter

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/12/08

A calm house. A clean kitchen. Time to ourselves. Obedient children. There are many place and people and situations that we are tempted to take shelter in. Psalm 91:1-2 reminds us that God is our trustworthy shelter, the only one that we can truly find refuge in. Even when things around us are falling apart, or our kiddo is melting down, we can take shelter in him and find the peace and the strength that we need to carry on. Scripture referenced: Psalm 91:1-2 Books referenced: Gracelaced by Ruth

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Foster Care and Adoption with Kate Rietema

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/12/01

The journey to foster care and/or adoption looks different for each one of us. But for the moms on this podcast we all can point to a time when God said "this is what I want you to do." For Kate Rietema, it was about seventeen years ago as she listened to stories from foster parents and felt her heart stirred to say yes. Now, reflecting back on that time, Kate shares her own stories of loving and caring for children not her own and how God met her through them. Kate Rietema is the author of three

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10:09

Parenting Practicals--Gratitude with Katie Wetsell

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/11/24

Happy Thanksgiving Mamas! Given the season, I wanted to re-share an episode from two years ago with Katie Wetsell about gratitude. More than feeling grateful or writing something down in your journal, which is good to do, gratitude is meant to be shared. As parents, when we model gratitude to our children and express ours to them, we invite them to experience the benefits and enjoyment that a grateful heart brings. Katie Wetsell is a Connected Families certified parent coach. You can find her at

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08:48

Moms in the Bible--Lois with Evie Wesner

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/11/17

Who are the women who helped shape your faith? Whose faith are you helping shape today? Those are the questions that today's mom from Scripture guides us to ask. My guest, Evie Wesner, draws our attention to a single verse in the Scripture that speaks to a legacy of faith that one mama, one grandma, left behind. Her name was Lois and she is known for how she passed down her faith to her daughter Eunice and her grandson Timothy. Listen in as Evie shares how Lois' testimony has spoken to her and

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10:59

Parenting in Scripture--The Capacity He Gives Us

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/11/10

Have you ever found yourself comparing your capacity for something with your friend's and found yours lacking? I have. And it has led me to questioning what was wrong with me and why I couldn't measure up. God, in his kindness, met me recently during one of those times and spoke a different word over me. He wants to speak that word over you as well. I pray you will be encouraged through this episode. Scripture referenced: Matthew 25:14-30 1 Corinthians 12 Ephesians 2:10 I am a Connected Families

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10:55

Foster Care and Adoption with Ashley Carter

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/11/03

Fostering kiddos can bring us to the end of ourselves, of our limited human capacity. But today's guest, Ashley Carter, reminds us that isn't a bad thing. Because it is there that we recognize the true rescuer, Jesus Christ, and the work he is accomplishing in the children we are caring for, but also in our own hearts. He gives us the ability to continue, filling us up so that we can pour out to the little ones in our homes, and whomever else he calls us to love. Ashley Carter is a bio, foster and

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09:47

Parenting Practicals--Blessing Our Children with...

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/10/27

We talk to our kids a lot, don't we? We are giving instructions, correcting them, laughing with them, connecting with them. Some conversations are hard and some are pure joy. Have you ever thought about incorporating blessings into those conversations? In this episode of Parenting Practicals, Christy Grey teaches us about just that. Walking us through six Scripture passages, she shows us how speak the words of the Bible over our children in a way that lets them know God is for them and he is with

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12:18

Moms in the Bible--Discussing Rachel and Leah with...

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/10/20

How do the stories of the moms in the Bible speak to you? What has God taught you through them? That is what this season's Moms in the Bible series is all about. I am inviting other mamas to come and share their answers to those questions. This month, my sister Kim Taylor talks about how Rachel and Leah's lives of comparison and rivalry speak a cautionary word to us. Their lives were impacted significantly by the actions of their father and the way that they responded then impacted their own

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10:27

Foster Care and Adoption with Kristi Strossner

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/10/06

Have you ever prayed a prayer asking God to do something in you or use you in some way but were wholly unprepared for his answer? When my guest, Kristi Strossner, prayed asking God to take her deeper with him, she didn't anticipate that he would lead her to open her home and her heart to a little girl. Saying yes was not easy nor has the journey since been, but Kristi has seen the Lord continue to answer her prayers and draw her ever closer to himself. Kristi Strossner is married to Dave, and has

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11:03

Parenting Practicals--Patience with the Outcome with...

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/09/29

It is hard to wait. It is hard to wait for our coffee in the Starbucks line. It is hard to wait for the test results. And it is really hard to wait to see change happen in our parenting or in our children after we have put in so much time, energy and effort. Laura Zach joins me today to talk about her season of waiting and to encourage us in ours. Rather than growing discouraged, we can grow in acceptance and surrender to God and his plan as we walk closely with him. “In repentance and rest is your

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10:32

Moms in the Bible--Discussing Hagar with Kim Tews

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/09/22

We have a new season of Moms in the Bible starting and we are doing something a little different. Each week, I will be joined by a fellow mama to talk about how they related to or were taught by one of the moms in the Bible. Today, Kim Tews joins me to talk how God used the story of Hagar to remind her that she too is seen and she too is cared for even when life takes an unexpected and hard turn. You can read Hagar's story in Genesis 16 and 21. Other Scripture referenced was Isaiah 54:5. Listen to

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11:34

Parenting in Scripture--Our Ever Present Help

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/09/15

When the unknowns of hosting a sweet little boy stirred up old anxieties, God met me in Psalm 46 with a timely reminder: He is our refuge and ever-present help. In this episode of our Parenting in Scripture series, we talk about what it means to stop fighting for control, be still, and trust Him in the hard moments of parenting and life. Want to join one of the upcoming moms groups?! I am a Connected Families certified parent coach offering small groups for moms, individual parent coaching, and

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10:59

Foster Care and Adoption with Sierra Belton

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/09/08

We are back for a new season of Moms Take Ten, kicking off with an episode of our Foster Care and Adoption Series. Sierra Belton, who I had the pleasure of meeting through the Replanted Ministry, joins me today. From pursuing cross-cultural ministry overseas to becoming adoptive parents to three teenagers, Sierra shares how God has shaped the family she has today and what he is teaching her about resting in him. To learn more about the book series by Pete Scazzero that Sierra mentioned, head to his

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11:48

Parenting Practicals--Growing Resilience with Dr....

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/05/26

We all want our children to be overcomers, ones who get back up when life knocks them down, and who learn from the challenges they face. In short, we want them to be resilient. Dr. Nicole Wilke joins us today to talk about what resilience is, what the Scriptures say about it, and how we can cultivate resilience in our children. Her words bring hope no matter what your children have or are facing. As Dr. Wilke and Amanda Howard write in their book Overcoming, "Adversity is not the end of the story."

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11:36

Moms in the Bible--Their Testimony to Us

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/05/19

As we have studied the moms in the Bible the past couple of years, have you seen yourself in them? Have you related to their pain, their struggles, their personalities, their stories? They are not so very different from you and I. And what God said to them, he also wants to say to us. You are loved by him. He delights to be in relationship with you. He is working in you and through you for his good purpose. Verses Referenced: Genesis 2:18-22 Romans 3:23 Ephesians 2:10 Acts 16:1 2 Timothy 1:5 2

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10:08

Parenting in Scripture--Good in the Now

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/05/12

We've talked on Moms Take Ten a lot about our hope of Heaven and the complete restoration that will come on that day. It is a beautiful future that we get to look forward to! But we are living here and now. What good is there here? Quite a lot actually when we begin to look for it, even in the hard, the messy, the ugly. May you find encouragement through this episode and the scriptures below for your now. Verses Referenced (all were CSB unless otherwise noted): Psalm 30:5 Philippians 1:6 CSB and

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10:44

Foster Care and Adoption with Emily Cook

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/05/05

My guest today waited three years to adopt—and then welcomed three kids in three years through domestic adoption. In this episode, Emily shares her story and her growing understanding of the both/and of adoption. God has used that to deepen her relationships with her children's birth family as well as to serve foster and adoptive families through her church. Her encouragement is that we would not walk the foster or adoption journey alone. Lean into God, he sees and understands! Lean into others, and

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11:03

Parenting Practicals--The Beauty of Forgiveness with...

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/04/28

We want our children to forgive others, but do we forgive our children? Our guest today, Katie Johnson, shares how God convicted her of a lack of forgiveness towards her own children. I can relate to that, can you? From her journey, we learn the impact unforgiveness can have on our relationships with our children and the beauty that comes when we do forgive. More than that, we are reminded of the incredible offer of forgiveness that the Lord extends to us in our own imperfect parenting. Katie

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12:22

What Feels Like A Step Back

Moms Take Ten ·

2025/04/21

Have you ever found yourself "back" to a situation you thought you had moved on from? Or facing a sin you thought you had defeated? It can be so discouraging, even doubt-inducing when that happens. We can feel as though we are back to square one. That all that we had done up to that point had been for nothing. But I don't think that's what God would say about it. Verses Referenced: John 11:1-44 Matthew 27:45-54 John 20-21 Luke 24:13-35

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