Do you sometimes feel like you’re doing life alone? Do you wish you could have someone who was right there with you, day in and day out, to encourage you? Today I’m talking about the importance of strengthening your inner self to know more and more about God’s love so that you can feel his love and power in your life every single day. So you can feel the companionship of the Holy Spirit as a leader, teacher and comforter. I also talk about how this spiritual life we’re after is not something tha...
Aug 29, 2018•14 min•Season 2Ep. 71
I’m so excited to have Shelley Giglio join me today because she is basically a professional spiritual mama . Shelley is one of the most intentional people I know about bringing dear daughters alongside her in life and helping them know and love God more. So today, I wanted you to feel like you’re getting a little mentoring/spiritual mama time with Shelley, too. We talked about letting God redeem the disappointments in our lives and how our perspective changes when we put God in front of our circ...
Aug 15, 2018•52 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Do you sometimes feel like you need someone in your life a little older and wiser to remind you that God is still good, and that everything will be alright? Though you may already believe it for yourself, sometimes it’s comforting to hear it from someone else you trust. I hope you have someone like that in your life to speak the truth over you with confidence. When I think of the role of a mentor, I think of someone who helps you reclaim the vision for your life. Someone who helps you to meditat...
Aug 01, 2018•17 min•Season 2Ep. 69
There are some days when I feel like I’m building a legacy- maybe if I’ve had a really meaningful conversation with a dear daughter, or done something that seems like it could have some big impact. And there are other days that feel small like when I run errands, fold the laundry and make dinner for my husband. Maybe you can relate. You may not feel like you are building a legacy when you pray with your friend about her job interview, or when you care for a sick toddler, or make a phone call to ...
Jul 12, 2018•45 min•Season 2Ep. 68
If you’ve ever wondered what your calling is, then this episode is for you because today I talk with Beth Booram who has written a whole book on understanding what it looks like for God to birth a dream in your life. Beth walks us through the the gestational process of birthing a dream as well as providing a bit of direction and encouragement. Beth is a spiritual director and author, who also runs an urban spiritual retreat center in her home in Indianapolis. She’s written four books, and is wri...
Jun 28, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Do you feel like you’re in control of your emotions? Or do you feel like your emotions control you? When you’re caught up in a feeling – whether it’s anxiety or anger or envy – do you feel overwhelmed? I have definitely felt those things before, so I’m particularly grateful to talk with Alison Cook on the show today about boundaries for the soul and Spirit-led self leadership. Alison is a speaker, counselor, and writer who is passionate about helping people fully live out their God-given potenti...
Jun 21, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 66
How would you walk through your days if you knew you had the perfect Dad? When things get bumpy, would you worry and strive and rely on yourself – or would you endure with confidence that you could always count on your Dad to step in? I wonder how all of our lives would be different if we lived in the confidence that God is the perfect dad. How brave would we be? How much more grace and goodwill might we be willing to extend? What might we be willing to risk for our Big God Dreams, knowing that ...
Jun 14, 2018•14 min•Season 2Ep. 65
What if I told you that there is one relationship in your life that has probably influenced your view of God more than any other relationship? That the closeness, safety, acceptance and love (or lack of those things) that you felt in that relationship would become your framework for how you receive those things from God? I look forward to celebrating my dad on Father’s Day. He’s always cared for and provided for our family with selflessness and joy. I never questioned if he loved me because he t...
Jun 07, 2018•16 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Almost every big change in life, almost every big success, is a compilation of tiny steps forward. If you have a Big God Dream in your heart but it seems unattainable right now, saying yes today to the next small step is next best thing to do. And then do it all over again tomorrow, and the next day and the next. In this episode, Sarah Mackenzie and I talk about how she started living her dream by giving God a bunch of little yeses, even when she was feeling unprepared and unqualified. I love Sa...
May 31, 2018•48 min•Season 2Ep. 63
If you love God, but don’t feel like you can trust Him, I understand. For so many years, I struggled with worry over whether God was really looking out for me. When bad or hard things happened, it made me feel anxious and worried. Like what happened in the news just this week ... the Santa Fe school shooting . Lord, have mercy. That shooting took place forty years to the day that I witnessed a murder in my own classroom as a middle school student. I understand the long road to healing a lot of t...
May 24, 2018•16 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Are you allowing your heart to have space in your daily life? That might be a strange question but over the last two months I’ve had two dear daughters and one spiritual mama come to me because they were feeling stuck, worried and anxious about things in their lives. Then after talking things out, and walking metaphorically around their lives … I saw with all clarity, they were so in their heads with their issues, that they weren’t giving their hearts voice. They were working their lives, checki...
May 17, 2018•17 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Do you feel like your life is a mess? Just one mistake after another? Do you ever wonder how God could take the mistakes you’ve made and turn things around? Tricia Goyer felt that way almost 30 years ago as a despairing teen mom and then she prayed, “God, if you can do anything with my life, please do.” I loved getting to talk with her today about the way God radically answered that prayer and about her beautiful, better-than-a-fairy-tale love story. We also talked a lot about walking through th...
May 10, 2018•41 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Who encouraged you? Who took time to listen to you? Who was it that provided a safe haven? Who showed you how to live out your faith? Who was an organic, everyday mentor to you? What’s the best gift at Mother’s Day? I think it’s gratitude. And not just for your mom, though she certainly deserves it, but also for the spiritual mamas who shaped you as a young woman. Besides my own mother, I can think of three women in particular who loved me well. I look back now and can see how each of them playe...
May 03, 2018•17 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~ Mary Oliver Do you feel like you don’t know what you’re supposed to do with your life? Do you wonder if you’re too young or too old? When you think on the things that would really make your heart happy, do you feel under-qualified or maybe even over-qualified? Today on the podcast, we’re going to wonder about the things you’d love to do with your one beautiful life. We’re going to try to identify several things that God i...
Apr 26, 2018•16 min•Season 2Ep. 58
"Think of God often, by day, by night, in your business and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave him not alone." ~ Brother Lawrence If you’re like me, there are probably a bunch of tedious little tasks lined up and waiting for you today, like folding the laundry, unloading the dishwasher, or going to the grocery store…. those things that take us away from ‘the big things.’ But what if there is big blessing for us in those small tasks when we invite God to be present...
Apr 19, 2018•13 min•Season 2Ep. 57
This week on the podcast, I talked with Amy Hannon of Euna Mae’s and Kristin Schell of the Turquoise Table about true, biblical hospitality. And good news – it’s much simpler than we often make it and often more fun. It doesn’t matter what your house looks like or how good the food is – all that hospitality requires is being available and welcoming. Ordinary moments around the table or in the front yard become holy when we’re truly available. “ All the other stuff ,” as Kristin says, “ is just g...
Apr 11, 2018•41 min•Season 2Ep. 56
My whole life, in one sense, he has been an experiment in how to be a portable sanctuary, learning to practice the presence of God. ~ Richard Foster Everywhere you go, as you practice the presence of God in your life, you’re like a small sanctuary to the people closest by. So that means when you’re on the way to work and you stop for coffee and interact with the barista in the morning, you’re standing there as a respite. Giving life to the person you’re talking to. Or maybe as you hold your infa...
Apr 05, 2018•14 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Do you remember the first time you thought of God? Was it a good or bad first impression? How did that impression lead you on a journey with God? If you've wished you could sit at my table and talk, I've got good news! These are the kinds of questions I'm going to be asking you on the Dear Daughters Podcast in the 'Questions' Episodes. I've always hoped the Dear Daughters Podcast could be a place for you to hear about the kinds of things that are practical and helpful in living a godly life. And...
Mar 28, 2018•11 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Do you struggle between wanting to honestly express yourself on social media, and wanting to post a perfectly curated picture that kind of looks more like what everyone else is posting? Are you thirsty for authenticity? Do you need someone to remind you that because of Jesus, you are always enough and never too much? If you relate to any of these, I know you will love today’s interview with Hayley Morgan . In this episode, Hayley and I talked about authenticity on social media, the importance of...
Mar 21, 2018•45 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Do you want to journey deeper into self-awareness, but feel like you need a guide? It can be confusing to hear people rattle off a bunch of numbers and letters trying to help you better understand yourself if you don’t have enough context. Today, I talk with Anne Bogel about her latest book, Reading People , which gives an in-depth look at seven different personality frameworks. We also talk books (LOTS of books), the glory days of the 80’s hit-wonder, Color Me Beautiful , and our thoughts about...
Mar 14, 2018•47 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Are you or someone you love in a season of suffering? Whether it’s the suffering that comes from loneliness and unfulfilled hopes, or the heartache that comes with illness or loss, author and teacher Laurie Short has comfort for you. In her new book, When Changing Nothing Changes Everything: The Power of Reframing Your Life , Laurie talks about the ability to expand your perspective by reframing your life stories. She shares a very personal story of how when she finally got engaged at forty-thre...
Mar 08, 2018•48 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Are you looking for real friends who will walk through life with you? The sort of friends who you can say anything to? Today on the podcast, Jamie Ivey talks about how to find those kind of friends. The kind you can talk to about the hardest things, the kind that speak truth and walk out life with you. We also talk about freedom and authenticity and about parenting. Lots of good stuff. Jamie is a wife, mom, podcaster, speaker, and a newly published author of: If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavo...
Mar 01, 2018•47 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Jesus is the author of invitation. ~ Jen Schmidt Jen Schmidt has spent the last decade encouraging, challenging and cheering on women to embrace both the beauty and bedlam of their everyday lives on her popular lifestyle blog, Beauty and Bedlam . She’s a wife, mother, and ‘accidental author’, as well as a fellow table person and thrifter. Today we talk about how to get past some of the barriers that keep us from opening our homes, how to take hospitality on the go, and what you actually need to ...
Feb 22, 2018•53 min•Season 2Ep. 49
As women, we have this tendency to sabotage our own calling to shine. There’s a lot of confusion out there about shining and pride and hiding and humility. God has called us to live radiant lives, and that’s not prideful. That’s the calling of God. ~ Janet Davis Janet Davis is one of the best listeners I’ve ever met ~ both to other people, and to the Holy Spirit. She is a spiritual director, speaker, teacher, and has written two books. Janet works with women in particular, and I have loved getti...
Feb 15, 2018•52 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Do you need a guide to fight fear, wrestle worry and overcome anxiety? Meet Alli Worthington. Alli is a speaker, author, and business coach who lives with her husband and their five boys in Nashville, Tennessee. She’s the author of a new book, Fierce Faith: A Woman’s Guide to Fighting Fear, Wrestling Worry, and Overcoming Anxiety. Today we talk about breaking the cycle of anxiety, giving ourselves grace, and staying healthy while on social media. Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Podcast Ep...
Feb 08, 2018•54 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Be aware of where your time is going. Decide what’s going to be important to you. If you don’t, everybody else is going to decide it for you. ~ Will Davis III Do you have goals and dreams but for whatever reason aren’t able to achieve them? Well, then I hope you get some big encouragement and direction from today’s podcast with Will Davis III. Will is a realtor, trail runner, mountain climber, husband to beautiful Amy, and my son! He also has an amazing mind for systems and strategy. He recently...
Jan 31, 2018•53 min•Season 2Ep. 46
The Enneagram is a tool that awakens our compassion for people just as they are, not the people we wish they would become so our lives would become easier. ~ The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery As we continue diving into these questions surrounding vocation, identity and God’s plans for our lives, it just seemed right to explore the Enneagram so I called in an expert. Suzanne Stabile has taught over five hundred Enneagram workshops over the last twenty-five years. She ha...
Jan 24, 2018•58 min•Season 2Ep. 45
What am I supposed to do with my life? That’s what we’ll be looking into over the next few weeks on the podcast. The questions surrounding vocation, identify and then what to do with those two things in developing a strategy to accomplish God’s plans for our lives. Today, I’m so excited to have my husband Will Davis Jr. join me for another episode of the podcast. Besides being a church founder and pastor, I wanted to interview him because he is someone who has known what he’s meant to do with hi...
Jan 17, 2018•52 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Alexandra Kuykendall lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and four daughters, where she writes about relishing life, hosts The Open Door Sisterhood Podcast with our mutual friend Krista , and speaks about expectations, contentment, and purpose. She worked for MOPS International for ten years and still regularly contributes to their blog. In this episode of The Dear Daughters podcast, we talked a lot about releasing expectations this Christmas (which she talks about in her new book), focusi...
Dec 07, 2017•53 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Will Davis Jr. is a pastor, writer, mountain-climber, intense human, father, and my own sweet husband. Together we started Austin Christian Fellowship in 1993. He’s passionate about surprising unbelievers with the credibility and relevance of Jesus’ message, and teaching about the power of prayer. He’s written ten books , writes online at willdavisjr.com Even more important, he’s been an incredible dad to three pretty fabulous children (including our Sara, pictured with him above … how could I n...
Nov 30, 2017•54 min•Season 2Ep. 42
