Tarrin Pendergrass and her husband were recently married and with her marriage, she went from being a mom to three to a mom of 10 as her husband has seven kids in addition to her three. Although the transition to blending families into one hasn’t always been easy, Tarrin feels God has equipped her with the skills, patience and love to be a mom to a large family. She knows what it’s like to not have God in her life and through that contrast has learned to recognize God's hand. Show Recap I really...
Aug 08, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 18
My guest in episode 17 of the Spiritually Minded Mom podcast is Noralee Jones. Her husband is a naval officer, they have three children under the age of 4 and they just moved to a new state. She goes by Mrs. Navy Mama on social media and writes on her blog about motherhood and life as a military family. Her motherhood story includes infertility, parenting on her own while her husband is away, moving frequently and trusting in God's timing. Show Recap In this episode, Noralee shares about the six...
Aug 01, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Courtney Casper is my guest on this week's podcast. Courtney is a mom to three girls, a wife and currently lives about 30 minutes from the nearest stop light, so she spends a lot of time in her car. She thinks of scripture study as a "magic wand" in motherhood and has found practical ways to make scripture study a daily habit in her busy mom life. I found Courtney's Instagram accoun t last year after hearing her interview on the Women With Fire podcast . I listened to that episode multiple times...
Jul 25, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Show Recap Elise Curtis is a wife, mom to three and an entrepreneur. In addition to a photography and a Maskcara business, Elise is also the founder of SALT , an LDS retreat that offers a place for women to come together to feel the Spirit and connect. During our conversation Elise and I have a discussion about what "balance" looks like for her as a mom who works from home. In addition to her insights on doing work outside of motherhood, Elise also shares her hopes for what her children will lea...
Jul 18, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Recognize God in Simple Ways "This challenge really was an answer to a prayer for me, which is why I jumped on it the second that I saw it. ... It's changed my life and it was so simple. That's what I loved about this challenge was that it wasn't like I had to be immersed spiritually for eight hours a day. It was just simple little things, recognizing what I need to do to feel the Spirit and feel God in my life more and more importantly to recognize it." --Michelle Garfield Show Recap Today I am...
Jul 11, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 14
When Your Motherhood Plan is Not God's Plan "I've had good days and bad days and I think that's okay. I think that I am definitely more aware of the good days because I have had the bad days of not believing and the anger, so when I have those good times and I feel that, that he's there, I can build on that. ... I am so grateful for Heavenly Father and what He's blessed me with. And I'm so grateful that I have Him to lean on at times of hardship and good and know that He is there. Not always can...
Jun 27, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Show Recap In episode 12 I'm sharing why I started the podcast and some of the lessons I have personally learned since becoming a podcaster. Spoiler alert:the best part of podcasting for me has been all of the amazing moms like you whom I have met and connected with. In the episode I talk about a common topic that keeps coming up for me in social media interactions and in real life conversations I have had since I started Spiritually Minded Mom. The topic is that many moms don't feel like they k...
Jun 13, 2018•15 min•Season 1Ep. 12
God's Love "I like to think of motherhood as a chance for me to understand a little more about how God feels about me. ...So when I think about the way that I love my children, and then I pull it back to think, 'That's how God loves me,' and I just think, 'Wow!' What a privilege,' number 1 to have a father who loves me this much and second, that He gave me the opportunity to feel this kind of love. It's amazing and it's something that I am grateful for every single day." --Lisa Anderson Show Rec...
Jun 06, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 11
"... I don't know that I really feel like I have that partnership with God...but I think it's good for women to know and to realize and to be told that yes, you do have that partnership with God and He is there. Even though you're going through the motions some days, it does matter. You are making a difference, even though it's hard to see sometimes." --Ally Hayward Show Recap In this interview, I talk to Ally Hayward, of Silently Surviving Souls about her diagnosis with anxiety and depression a...
May 30, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 10
On Adoption and Motherhood "Adoption is about love. Birth mothers place their babies because they love them [and] because they are doing what they think is best for them." --Jori Reid "Motherhood is the highest calling we could have on earth. It is so sacred just to have these little spirits that we get to raise for a short time. ...And all the help we can get is huge. It really does take a village and that village starts with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ." --Jori Reid Show Recap Adoption is...
May 23, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Julie's thoughts on dealing with cancer + motherhood: "I've realized in times like this when you get some hard news or you're having a tough time, a really hard trial in your life, you can either choose to look toward God for help or you can turn away from God. I really made the choice to put all my faith in God and I realized that He has a plan for me and once I kind of submitted myself to Him and said, 'OK, I'm here. What am I supposed to do?' I felt his guidance along the way in everything." ...
May 16, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
"When I turned to Him, I found that I am a daughter of God and that is worth so much. Nothing about me is broken. He sent me to this earth at this time with the body that I have for a reason. He put me on my path in life for a reason and whatever that reason is, it's perfect because He wanted me to do something that only I could do." - Kay West Show Recap I haven't met many mothers who have been through as much as Kay West has on the journey of motherhood. Her story has a happy ending with the a...
May 09, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
"We women need to remind ourselves a lot of us grow into motherhood. For a lot of us, it might not come so naturally. That was one thing I was probably the most surprised by is that it didn't feel natural for me for a long time, and I really had to cultivate that and build these relationships with my kids just like I would with any other person. For me, I feel like I've had to grow into this role." - Monica Packer Show Recap If you've ever felt that motherhood doesn't come naturally to you or yo...
May 02, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6
"I need to be here for my other children and my grandchildren. I need to be present and not stuck in the past. I need to be here now and that's a choice. I choose to be happy. I choose to look past all these horrible things that have happened and be OK." Show Recap I have always admired those who face unimaginable trials and yet can still be happy. At the top of this list of inspiring people is my friend, Maralyn Nava. Over the 12+ years I've known Maralyn, I've seen her go through the grief of ...
Apr 25, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
"As a mom, the only thing I can hope for any of my children is that they learn to love and they learn to love good because I can dream of them going to university or college, but if they don't have love to give to others I just feel like they don't have much to offer to the world. I'm a big believer in loving others." Show Recap In 2013, Jo-Anne Mazurat-Orlesky went on a 1-week mission trip to Haiti that changed her life. She openly admits that she went on the trip just to say she did it, but du...
Apr 18, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
"We have our strengths and we have our weaknesses but we need to focus on our strengths and realize that Heavenly Father gave us those strengths to serve our kids because that's what they needed." -Becky Squire This episode is an interview with Becky Squire. Becky is a writer, wife, and mom to four kids, including a brand new teenager. We talk about her definition of what it means to be a "good mom" and if you've ever felt inadequate as a mother because of the choices your kids are making, you'l...
Apr 05, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 2 of the Spiritually Minded Mom podcast is an interview with Alie Jones. When Alie got married, she and her husband had their whole life planned out perfectly, but Alie's motherhood journey has not been easy and has been anything but her perfect plan. Through everything she has gone through, Alie has learned to rely on God. I felt so inspired by everything she shared, especially this quote. "God sent us the right children at the right time. The pattern that our family has taken with chil...
Apr 02, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
I've always thought of myself as a writer (not a speaker) and while I love listening to podcasts, I never thought I would actually be the host of one. But here I am. I won't bore you with all the details of how I got here, but I will say that God has led me every step of the way, and I have no doubt that this is what He wants me to be doing right now. So, here we go. Episode 1 of the Spiritually Minded Mom podcast is an introduction to me and what this podcast will be about. In a nutshell, I wil...
Mar 29, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 1
