263 // Wisdom For The Mom With The (Wannabe) Perfect Plans - Proverbs 16:1

Support the show on Patreon and grab access to 100+ devotionals from 2025!   Episode 264 // Let’s set some goals today for the incoming Fall season of our families’ lives… how do you feel about the Proverbs 31 woman?   She’s intimidating, but she can be a very helpful picture to lead us into setting goals and clarifying priorities for our families.    Hop in to join me for a few devotional thoughts on this extraordinary woman. After all: “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” Proverbs 31:1.    * *And if you’d like to get access to 100+ of these devotional thoughts, with more coming every week, support my ministry on Patreon inside our Faith Fiver Club!   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   Grab your FREEBIES at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free   Find a DEVOTIONAL on family relationship topics at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/devotionals    Dive into 300+ podcast episodes here or READ them on the blog at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/blog    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com  

Support the show on Patreon and grab access to 100+ devotionals from 2025!   Episode 263 // What are your plans for the day? Are you SURE they’re God’s plans for your day?   I’ve loved Proverbs 16:1 for a long time, because it challenges my natural desire for lists, schedules, and controlling my own plans. I’ve got 4 little kids… any thoughts of controlling the plans are an illusion.    But God always has a plan - and it’s good, it’s best, and it’s what we ultimately want for our families. Join me today for a devotional thought centered in Proverbs 16:1 - “To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.”   * *And if you’d like to get access to 100+ of these devotional thoughts, with more coming every week, support my ministry on Patreon inside our Faith Fiver Club!   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   Grab your FREEBIES at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free   Find a DEVOTIONAL on family relationship topics at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/devotionals    Dive into 300+ podcast episodes here or READ them on the blog at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/blog    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Support the show on Patreon and grab access to 100+ devotionals from 2025!   Episode 262 // No one wants to be thought of as stupid. But none of us really enjoy discipline and correction either. So how do we make sense of Proverbs 12:1 - “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.”   Join me today for a Christian mom-to-mom devotional for encouragement and help from this unusual proverb in Scripture!   * *And if you’d like to get access to 100+ of these devotional thoughts, with more coming every week, support my ministry on Patreon inside our Faith Fiver Club!   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   Grab your FREEBIES at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free   Find a DEVOTIONAL on family relationship topics at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/devotionals    Dive into 300+ podcast episodes here or READ them on the blog at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/blog    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Support the show on Patreon and grab access to 100+ devotionals from 2025!   Episode 261 // The book of Proverbs gives us wisdom, hope and encouragement. And today, we’ll take a look at Proverbs 21:9 and find wisdom for ourselves as wives.    It’s not an easy proverb to read, but it should hit close to home for all of us: “Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.” Proverbs 21:9   Eek. No one wants to be married to a quarrelsome wife… and none of us want to BE one either! Join me today for a short devotional thought on this provoking proverb, and let’s find encouragement together.    * *And if you’d like to get access to 100+ of these devotional thoughts, with more coming every week, support my ministry on Patreon inside our Faith Fiver Club!   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   Grab your FREEBIES at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free   Find a DEVOTIONAL on family relationship topics at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/devotionals    Dive into 300+ podcast episodes here or READ them on the blog at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/blog    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Join the Faith Fiver Club to support the show for just a few dollars a month at Patreon!   Episode 260 // God is always with you. He hears every prayer, and He responds.    Of course, that doesn’t always look like we hope it will. And He does not always act in ways that we desire. But our prayer journeys build a connection with God that carries us through hard and difficult seasons.    Join me today for a devotional thought from Psalm 86, and let’s deepen our personal walks with the Lord as we consider his Word together.    This is part of our Summertime in the Psalms series, and I’m so glad you’re here!   (If you’d like to get access to 100+ of these devotional moments, with more coming every week, support this ministry on Patreon inside our Faith Fiver Club!)   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   Grab your FREEBIES at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free   Find a DEVOTIONAL on family relationship topics at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/devotionals    Dive into 300+ podcast episodes here or READ them on the blog at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/blog    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com  

Join the Faith Fiver Club to support the show for just a few dollars a month at Patreon!   Episode 259 // Psalm 90:12 is a powerful verse that should point us not only toward the wisdom and goodness of God, but also toward a reality check for our own busy lives.    Our days are numbered. This may feel especially true when we consider the realities of family life. How long will your children be innocent in childhood? How long until they leave the home? How much time do you really have to influence and teach them? To build deeper relationship with them?   Today, I’ll share a short devotional to offer us all some biblical encouragement and real-life clarity for family life.    This is part of our Summertime in the Psalms series, and I’m so glad you’re here. Let’s dive in.   (If you’d like to get access to 100+ of these devotional moments, with more coming every week, support this ministry on Patreon inside our Faith Fiver Club!)   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   Grab your FREEBIES at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free   Find a DEVOTIONAL on family relationship topics at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/devotionals    Dive into 300+ podcast episodes here or READ them on the blog at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/blog    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Join the Faith Fiver Club to support the show for just a few dollars a month at Patreon!   Episode 258 // Prayer is the centerpiece of Christian life. But it’s easy to spend too much time on the day-to-day little things and miss out on praying for the deeper, richer priorities of life.    Today’s psalm will help us get back on track. We’ll take a look at Psalm 139 and consider together how our prayer lives for our family can focus on the biblical truths of what our families need.   This is part of our Summertime in the Psalms series, and I’m so glad you’re here.   Let’s jump in.   (If you’d like to get access to 100+ of these devotional moments, with more coming every week, support this ministry on Patreon inside our Faith Fiver Club!)   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   Grab your FREEBIES at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free   Find a DEVOTIONAL on family relationship topics at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/devotionals    Dive into 300+ podcast episodes here or READ them on the blog at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/blog    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Join the Faith Fiver Club to support the show for just a few dollars a month at Patreon!   Episode 257 // “But I cry to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you. Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?” Psalm 88:13-14.   Not an easy prayer. But this psalm is so REAL for us. We’ve all had these seasons, where we are desperate for the Lord’s help and yet we feel like He is absent and ignoring us.    He’s not ignoring you, friend. He’s not absent.    Join me today for a short devotional looking at these verses for a moment of biblical encouragement in our hardest seasons. This is part of our Summertime in the Psalms series, and I’m so glad you’re here.   (If you’d like to get access to 100+ of these devotional moments, with more coming every week, support this ministry on Patreon inside our Faith Fiver Club!)   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   Grab your FREEBIES at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free   Find a DEVOTIONAL on family relationship topics at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/devotionals    Dive into 300+ podcast episodes here or READ them on the blog at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/blog    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com  

Join the Faith Fiver Club to support the show for just a few dollars a month at Patreon!   Episode 256 // We’re diving into the Psalms for the month of July, and starting right at the beginning today! Psalm 1 is such a helpful reality check for each of us - for our own lives, but also for our responsibility as moms.   Summer can bring a lot of fun and freedom… so perhaps it’s even more important to be intentional and biblically-minded about how we are allowing ourselves and our children to be influenced.    Join me for a short devotional in Psalm 1 today, for biblical encouragement and some real-life wisdom from God’s Word.    (And if you’d like to get access to 100+ of these devotional thoughts, with more coming every week, support this ministry on Patreon inside our Faith Fiver Club!)   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   Grab your FREEBIES at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free   Find a DEVOTIONAL on family relationship topics at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/devotionals    Dive into 300+ podcast episodes here or READ them on the blog at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/blog    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com

Go deeper with the Stress Relief Workbook for Christian Moms.   Episode 255 // Summertime is a chance for great fun and family bonding… and a chance for extra bickering, cranky kids, and one million repetitions of “I’m bored.”   No more, friend.    Today, we’ll tackle a few angles to Summer Mom Life: a few reality checks about how to manage summer stressors, 10 fun and free ideas for family bonding, PLUS one big warning - to make sure you can fully enjoy this summer with your family!   Hop in, find some ideas, rest in some encouragement, and enjoy your summer 🙂   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   FREE: 51 Self Care Ideas List (p.s. - use them with your kids this summer!)   DEVOTIONAL: Stress Relief Workbook For Christian Moms   LISTEN NEXT: Turn Your Day Around With These 2 Key Decisions (Ep 228) READ MORE: 25 Free Ideas For Family Fun Activities At Home, With Toddlers, Teens, Or Anyone In Between   GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon today! - And enjoy this year’s PERK of new daily(ish) devotionals this year to encourage your faith & family life in 5 minutes a day!   Share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today :-)    And while you’re here - please leave a 5-star review for the show! What an encouragement!   FIND EXACTLY THE RESOURCE YOU NEED: Faith | Marriage | Parenting | Emotions | Communication | Home & Family | Freebies | Devotionals | Blog | Pinterest   DISCLAIMERS    I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.   MISSION   Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life as you build healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Keep Jesus at the center of it all and joy at the center of your days.   Find your resources, devotionals, and more support at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com