Add These Christian Books To TBR List: What I've Been Reading and Loving Lately

How do we cultivate a closeness with God, especially when our hands and lives are full? A sweet friend of Tara's, Elizabeth Santelmann, is on the show today. It's a gentle, encouraging, and lighthearted episode that we know you will LOVE. Not only are they talking about what it looks like to draw closer to God amidst distractions, but Elizabeth and Tara are also looking at the myths behind spiritual disciplines, what they truly are, and how to worship God with your entire life. Thank you to Hosanna Revival and Kindred Candle for sponsoring today's episode! Use code MISSTARASUN for 10% off at Hosanna Revival and code TARA15 for 15% off Kindred Candle. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're in for a treat, friends! Willow Weston is on the podcast today and she's one of Tara's favorite people. They met when Willow invited Tara to speak at her conference and it was such a powerful night. In this episode, they laugh, go deep, and get real about the ways that God has met them in their pain. You'll hear biblical encouragement and references to what it means to run to God with your pain instead of numb out, what true healing looks like with Christ, and so much more. Visit ⁠⁠Grace Coffee⁠⁠ to place your coffee order and change a child's life for the kingdom. Use code TARASUN15. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Tara is chatting all things books! If you're an avid reader or someone who hasn't picked up a book in a minute, this episode will encourage you with some powerful, inspiring, and biblically rich reads to add to your list. Grab your headphones and let's dive into some of Tara's recents reads, some books she has read multiple times through, and some books she has her eye on next. These messages have shaped her faith, motherhood, ministry, and so much more -- all through the lens of the gospel. Visit ⁠Grace Coffee⁠ to place your coffee order and change a child's life for the kingdom. Use code TARASUN15. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is such a joy to provide a space where we can honestly and hopefully look to Jesus in our postpartum seasons. As a mom herself, Tara has experienced postpartum first hand. It's joyful and wonderful with your sweet baby, but what not many people talk about is how hard, isolating, confusing, and hard it can be. Annie Vanderheiden is a fellow mom, sister-in-Christ, and the author of a new book all about Christ's care for postpartum moms. Tara and Annie look at how we can look to Him when our hormones are raging, how to take care of ourselves, what it means to reach out and be real with one another as we struggle, and so much more. Annie offers gospel hope to new moms in a disorienting season. Even as you perform daily tasks of feeding, soothing, and nurturing your child, Christ does the same for you. If you're a mom going into postpartum soon, are currently in it, or know someone who is having a baby soon, this is for you! Visit ⁠Grace Coffee⁠ to place your coffee order and change a child's life for the kingdom. Use code TARASUN15. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can we hold onto hope in the midst of autoimmune and chronic illness? In today's episode, Tara is sharing the whole story of her personal journey with fibromyalgia, from the beginning to now. Not only does she share her thirteen-year-struggle with this illness, but also how God has refined her faith through it. Spoiler alert: It's been messy at times and it would be an understatement to say that her faith was questioned during the process. But God is kind, faithful, and wastes nothing. If you're struggling with a chronic illness today, I hope you walk away knowing that what we may consider a setback in our life can truly be used as a setup and divine sanctification by our Heavenly Father. Visit Grace Coffee to place your coffee order and change a child's life for the kingdom. Use code TARASUN15. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does life feel a little bit "mundane" lately? Whether it's school drop-off, the routine of work, the comparison on social media, or anything else that we run into during the day, the temptation is to look around and wonder if our everyday tasks and moments really matter. Are we really making a difference for the kingdom? How does the laundry and dishes really matter in the kingdom? Ruth Simons is returning to the show to talk about her newest book, This Moment Matters. We're talking about how to cultivate joy "in the trenches" of everyday life, how God's grace meets us in every single moment, practical steps to create a life that you love AND brings God glory, creating a Scripture memory station, and so much more. Through vulnerable testimony, powerful honesty, and biblical wisdom, Tara and Ruth are getting real about where they've felt mundane, but how God has turned it into something meaningful. And He sure can do it for you too. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy first birthday to "Overbooked and Overwhelmed", one of my special book babies! It's been 365 days since this book was officially launched into the world and today, we're sitting down to talk all about it. In today's episode, Tara is gushing with gratitude for you and the ways the Lord has been faithful through this message, how she personally was challenged by this theme over the last year, ways she's messed up and tried again, and so much more. What does this message mean for you? How could this change your life? Let's recount God's faithfulness together, shall we? Get your copy of Overbooked and Overwhelmed! Or listen to the audiobook! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you, like Tara, have been curious about homeschool as a Christian parent, but feel intimidated by starting, unqualified to equip your children, overwhelmed by making a decision, or unsure about next steps, this episode is a must-listen. Tara loved reading Jennifer's latest book, The Inspired Homeschool, so much that she had to have her on the show. Jennifer is a mother of 7, sister in Christ, and homeschool "professional" who has sage wisdom for us from Scripture and her own experience. Today, we're chatting about why so many people (Christian families especially) are flocking to homeschool, how to raise children in the gospel, how to figure out if this is the right fit for you, curriculum ideas and so much more! Let's this conversation take the overwhelm out of the equation for you so you can pray and discern what's right for you and your family. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a difference between being tired OF life and tired FROM life. Today's episode is a vulnerable look at what to do when we're tired from living, serving, and all of the above. Maybe you're taking care of kids, a home, working, schooling, or all of the above and you're longing for someone to take care of you. Tara's here to tenderly walk you through what it looks like for God to be your Father, receive His care, and life a sustainable life of self-sacrifice, dependence, and rest. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an honor to have Jean Stoffer and Grace Start, a fabulous mother-daughter-duo, on the show. Not only are they beautiful designers (featured in their own TV show), but they're also down-to-earth sisters in Christ and they're passionately sharing their heart for relying on God when seasons change. Together, they co-authored a sweet kids book about navigating change, trusting God when things are uncertain, remembering our ultimate home in heaven, and more. If you've ever struggled with an unsettling circumstance or "in-between" season (or if you're going through one now), this episode will resonate and deeply encourage. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: [email protected] SPEAKING INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show’s next sponsor, please send an email to [email protected]. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I’ve received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don’t necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices