Just Ask Your Mom Just Ask Your Mom

If you've got young children and don't live near family, odds are you'll need a sitter at some point. What do you look for? How do you find one? What do sitters expect and what should you expect in return? In this episode, we talk to two sisters who give us the down low on all that and more!

Join us for our conversation with two seasoned nannies, Merri Aydelott and Mary Hill. They've nannied for multiple families and walk us through what it's like from the Nanny's perspective. What goes into hiring a nanny? What things might you consider? What happens when kids age out of needing a nanny? We learned a lot in this conversation & you will, too!

Our guest, Nellie Harden, a mom to 4 teenaged daughters, talks with us about some of her favorite conversations to have with them to instill self esteem, self worth, and self-confidence. Nellie is an author and speaker and offers courses and resources on navigating the teen years at her site nellieharden.com.
40 Scriptures and Conversations to Have with Daughters
Daughter Decoder Masterclass

In this episode, we dive into the pros and cons (and dos and don'ts) of having children AT your wedding, IN your wedding, or being the parent of a child in a wedding party or on a guest list. From simple etiquette know-how to things to consider whether you're a guest or a host, this fun conversation covers it all.

Just before her 40th birthday, Jamie Jackson received a shocking diagnosis. A mom of 3 daughters, Jamie's first concern was wanting to be there to see her kids grow up. Seven years down the road, the future is promising, and Jamie shares with us lessons she's learned about faith, fortitude, and fragility. And also that holing up under your bathroom vanity is maybe not the most solid life plan.

We may spend a lot of time praying on behalf of our children. We've noticed over the years that our prayers have changed from those for blessings and success to those for resilience and transformation. When our children face the hardest things, sometimes God wants us to pray them through that instead of out of it. In this episode we chew on what that looks like and get curious about why we as parents have a hard time doing that.