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• EP 83: In Honor of Mothers Everywhere

  Mother’s Day is right around the corner, so that’s what I’d like to discuss on the podcast this week. Even if giving birth to you is all your mother ever did, she would still be worthy of your gratitude and respect. But for most of our moms, the end of labor and delivery was when the real work began.  Show Notes: VERSES CITED: Ephesians 6:2-3 - "Honor your father and your mother --which is the first commandment with a promise--that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” Proverbs 31:28-29 - “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also praises her saying, ‘Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.’” Leviticus 19:3 - “Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.” Proverbs 23:22 - “Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.” Matthew 15:4 - “For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’” 1 Corinthians 12:17- 18 - “If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? [Or] If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.” RELATED LINKS: EP 2: Dealing with Difficult In-Laws - the wonderful relationship we enjoy today makes me glad I didn't give up BBC Documentary with Miriam Margolyes - scroll halfway down this post to view our 12-minute segment A Christian Home - the hymn I sang at the end of this episode STAY CONNECTED: - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies - (weekly themed link lists of free resources) - Instagram: follow @flanders_family for more great content - Shop my books: Flanders Family Store - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life (parenting tips, homeschool help, free printables)  - Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home  (encouragement in your roles as wife, mother, believer)

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• EP 82 - Cultivating Contentment

  Much of the material from this week's podcast comes from a blog post I wrote on cultivating contentment over a decade ago, but the same strategy still works today. If you've ever found yourself fixating on your problems, stewing about things over which you have no control, or struggling to "rejoice in all circumstances," this episode is for you! Show Notes VERSES CITED: 1 Timothy 6:6-8 – “Now godliness with contentment is great gain.....” Philippians 4:11-12 – “... I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances....” 2 Corinthians 12:10 - “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships....” Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have....” Proverbs 19:23 – “The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.” Proverbs 14:30 – “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” Proverbs 15:15 – “All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.” Ecclesiastes 6:9 - “Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have....” Ecclesiastes 5:10 – “Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied....” Luke 12:19  – “And I’ll say to myself, ‘You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy....’" RELATED LINKS: EP 10 – We Find What We Look For EP 19 - Amazing Stories of God's Provision EP 51 – Waiting in a Way that Honors God    EP 61 – How to Handle Deep Regrets EP 81 – When You’re Barely Treading Water  Free Printable - Empty Nest List Free Printable - Do It Now List STAY CONNECTED: - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies - (weekly themed link lists of free resources) - Instagram: follow @flanders_family for more great content - Shop my books: Flanders Family Store - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life (parenting tips, homeschool help, free printables)  - Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home  (encouragement in your roles as wife, mother, believer)  

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• EP 81: When You Feel Like You're Just Treading Water

  Sometimes life's responsibilities seem so overwhelming and inescapable that you feel like you're barely treading water. How do you cope when the going gets tough, and your energy's already depleted? Here are seven strategies that have kept me afloat during the busiest, most exhausting seasons of mothering 12 children and managing a increasingly busy household. Show Notes VERSES CITED: - “These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me you may have peace....” - John 16:33  - “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials....” - James 1:2-4 - "...God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God...."- Romans 8:28 - "If anybody lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives to all freely..." - James 1:5 - “When [people] measure themselves by themselves... they are not wise.” - 2 Corinthians 10:12 - “Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” - 1 Corinthians 10:31 - "Be strong and courageous... He will never leave you nor forsake you.” - Deuteronomy 31:6 - “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!” - Philippians 4:13 - “Yet those who wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength....They shall walk and not faint.” - Isaiah 40:31 - “Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” - Psalm 50:15 - "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit...." - John 15:5 - “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest...." - Proverbs 6:10 (see also Prov 24:33-34) - “Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it...” - Psalm 127:1-2 - “He will feed His flock like a shepherd... and gently lead those who are with young.” - Isaiah 40:11 - “Come to Me, all you who are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest....” - Matthew 11:28-30 - “So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” - Psalm 90:12 - “Love you neighbor as you love yourself” - Mark 12:30 - "From everyone to whom much has been given will much be required...” - Luke 12:48 - "So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God." - Romans 14:12 - "Love the LORD your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength...." - Mark 12:30 - “Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.” - Proverbs 17:1 - “Better is a portion of vegetables where there is love, than a fattened ox served with hatred.” - Proverbs 15:17  - “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we don't lose heart.” - Galatians 6:9  - "Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin..." - Zechariah 4:10   RELATED LINKS:  - Flanders Family Freebies - use ths link to subscribe to my weekly newsletter - Episode 53: Microsystems for Home Management - Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl   STAY CONNECTED: - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies - (weekly themed link lists of free resources) - Instagram: follow @flanders_family for more great content - Shop my books: Flanders Family Store - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life (parenting tips, homeschool help, free printables)  - Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home  (encouragement in your roles as wife, mother, believer)    

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• EP 80: Egg Hunts & Other Easter Celebrations

  We're right in the middle of holy week, which makes this a great time to discuss some of our family's favorite Easter traditions -- especially those that keep our focus on the finished work of Christ on the cross. Show Notes VERSES CITED: - Matthew 13:44 - “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”  - 1 John 4:10 - “God loved us and sent His Son.”  - Matthew 28:6 - “He has risen, just as He said.”   - John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. - Romans 5:8 - "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." - John 8:12 - "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” RELATED LINKS: - EP 37: Our Family's Favorite Easter Traditions - Resurrection Eggs Printable - Scripture Eggs Printable - Empty Tomb Kids Craft - Easter Bible Verse Coloring Pages - The Easter Story (book by Carol Heyer) - Easter Scripture Chain - Passion Week Quiz  - Resurrection Day Word Scramble  - Resurrection Day Word Find - Easter Conversation Starters - Let Them Know Music Video - All About that Grace Music Video - Never Enough Music Video - The Jelly Bean Gospel STAY CONNECTED: - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies - (weekly themed link lists of free resources) - Instagram: follow @flanders_family for more great content - Shop my books: Flanders Family Store - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life (parenting tips, homeschool help, free printables)  - Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home  (encouragement in your roles as wife, mother, believer)  

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• EP 79: Let's Adopt a Winston Churchill Mindset in Marriage

  Little known fact: Today (April 9) is Winston Churchill Day in the US. So today, I'm taking some of my favorite quotes from the British Bulldog, examining them in light of scripture, and applying them to marriage. I hope you'll listen in! Show Notes VERSES CITED: - Luke 12:48 - “From everyone who has been given much, much will be required....” - Romans 12:10 - “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”  - Philippians 4:8 - “...whatever is true... honorable... right... pure... think about these things.” - Luke 6:38 - “Give, and it will be given to you...good measure—pressed down, shaken together....”  - James 1:19 - "Let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.” - James 1:2-3 - “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials....”  - 1 Peter 1:6-7 - “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief ....”  - 2 Cor. 4:17 - “For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory...." - Heb. 12:11 - "No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however...." - Isaiah 41:10 - “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you....” - Psalm 23:4 - "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil...." - Philippians 4:13 - “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” - Galatians 6:9 - “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap...." - John 15:5 - “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit..."   RELATED LINKS: - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara - “the remarkable power of giving people more than they expect” - EP 78: 7 Ways to Ruin Your Marriage - EP 75: Emphasize Your Husband's Good Points - The Good News about Marriage by Shaunti Feldhahn   STAY CONNECTED: - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies - (weekly themed link lists of free resources) - Instagram: follow @flanders_family for more great content - Shop my books: Flanders Family Store - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life (parenting tips, homeschool help, free printables)  - Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home  (encouragement in your roles as wife, mother, believer)

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