270 // Building Strong, Happy Relationships When You Have Lots Of Kids

Enjoy my devotional workbook on Building A Home Of Godliness And Joy!   Episode 270 // Every moms wants a deep bond with her kids… and the more kids you have, the harder that can get to manage!   I’ve been a family counselor for 15 years, and I’ve got four little ones of my own: triplets and another little one behind them. They’re all still 5 and under. Life is busy - and I know that if I want strong relationships with each of them, I have to be intentional!   Today, I want to share some tips and encouragements for how to balance everything going on in life and still prioritize that family bonding. How can we go deeper with each of our kids when we don’t have as much time as we’d like?   Let’s get practical, and let’s lean into these oh-so-precious relationships. Join me, friend.   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   FREE: Grab my free e-book! Building Your Mom Toolbox: Get Your Family Out Of The Rut And Reconnect    DEVOTIONAL: Go deeper with the Lord in my devotional workbook Building A Home Of Godliness And Joy   RELATED ON THE PODCAST: 7 Rhythms That Keep Me Connected With My Husband And Kids Even On Crazy Days (EP 206)   RELATED ON THE BLOG: 3 Keys For Christians To Enjoy Family Relationships More   GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon for just a few dollars a month, and grab access to our 2025 perk of daily(ish) devotionals!    Please leave a 5-star review and share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today!   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  

Find a great resource to strengthen your Christian Marriage right here.   Episode 269 // Every marriage will go through hard seasons. Those seasons may be big or small, impacting the whole family or just you as a couple. But your goal is to get through it stronger and closer on the other side.   Which is definitely possible. I’ve been a marriage counselor for over 10 years, and I’ve helped a lot of couples through a lot of hard seasons. The details can be unique, but there are some areas that are helpful for every couple during these rough patches.   So today, whatever hard season you might be facing in your marriage, I want to offer a few ideas, encouragements, and possible resources to help you today. Some might feel awkward and some might be hard, but we’ll talk about that too.    And P.S. … these are things you can work on all by yourself, to bless and strengthen your marriage.   Ready? Let’s dive in.   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   FREE: Find a great resource to strengthen your Christian Marriage right here.   DEVOTIONAL: Boost your marriage communication with the Communicating To Connect devotional for Christian wives.   INTIMACY: A big one for every couple! Try Sheila’s online courses for godly, private support.   RELATED ON THE PODCAST: Try #236 for marriage communication, #213 for help with forgiveness, or #237 for a quick intimacy tip   RELATED ON THE BLOG: Read my top-ranked intimacy tips or try this one on communication tips    GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon for just a few dollars a month, and grab access to our 2025 perk of daily(ish) devotionals!    Please leave a 5-star review and share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today!   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

Build the family life you want with the Building A Home Of Godliness And Joy devotional workbook   Episode 268 // Personal devotional time or quiet time is a HUGE part of spiritual formation as a Christian. Just because mom life is busy and tiring doesn’t mean our Bible time stops being important!    In fact, I think it’s fair to say it’s even more important for us to get this time as Christian parents. We need Jesus to shape our lives, our families, our homes. How else will we faithfully disciple our children? Where else will we find true joy, peace, wisdom, and patience?    Life may be busy, but I hope that today’s 6 simple steps will be helpful for you. When you get that time with the Lord, these steps will help you go deeper and live it out. Cover that time in prayer, lean on the grace that God is always pouring out for you and your family, and step out in faith.   Join me, friend. Let’s jump in!   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   FREE: Grab the free 45-day Holy Habits Bible and Prayer Guide   DEVOTIONAL: Grab the Building A Home Of Godliness And Joy Devotional Workbook   RELATED ON THE PODCAST: 3 Ways Satan Is Seeking To Destroy Your Family And Your Faith (EP 249)   RELATED ON THE BLOG: 5 Powerful Bible Verses To Improve Your Family Relationships   GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon for just a few dollars a month, and grab access to our 2025 perk of daily(ish) devotionals!    Please leave a 5-star review and share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today!   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

Find biblical joy during hard seasons of motherhood with the Joy In The Journey 40-day Devotional   Episode 267 // I love my kids. I love my husband. I love my family. But let’s be real… I also love some “me time” when I’m able to get it.    Lots of moms feel guilty about wanting, needing, or enjoying some alone time. Yet, Jesus himself sometimes got away from other people in order to be alone! To pray, reflect, sleep, and rest.   When moms can get some “me time” and use it rightly, it will fill you up! It will encourage and rejuvenate you for continuing to pour out and love your people well.    Today, let’s look at the value of “me time” along with some reality checks and realistic ideas for how we should use that time. How do we make it valuable? I’ll share some overall principles along with some everyday tips that help me and the women I work with in counseling.    Join me, friend! Let’s dive in.   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   FREE: Grab the free 51 Self Care Ideas List   DEVOTIONAL: Find biblical joy during hard seasons of motherhood with the Joy In The Journey 40-day Devotional   RELATED ON THE PODCAST: Top 10 Coping Strategies Every Christian Mom Needs (EP 231)   RELATED ON THE BLOG: 4 Ways To Fight Mom Burnout Symptoms With Real-Life Boundaries   GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon for just a few dollars a month, and grab access to our 2025 perk of daily(ish) devotionals!    Please leave a 5-star review and share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today!   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

Build your own daily devotional time with the FREE Holy Habits 45-Day Bible and Prayer Guide.   Episode 266 // Life is always changing. But the Bible is not.   Scripture never changes! It does not adjust to accommodate our busy schedules or reliance on technology. God does not change his mind on what is good or right just because we don’t understand or like it.   There is a biblical picture of what a happy, healthy, and holy marriage looks like. And there is a biblical picture of what happy, healthy, and holy mothering looks like.   Join me today to dive into 6 Scriptures that I have found so helpful over the years. These are the verses that have helped me think through my own family life, and the ones I turn to regularly in the counseling room to help other women strengthen their own family relationships too.    Let’s dive in.   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   FREE: Holy Habits 45-Day Bible and Prayer Guide   DEVOTIONAL: Find a devotional to help with YOUR family’s unique needs   RELATED ON THE PODCAST: Let Proverbs 2 Shape Your Year With 3 Powerful, Practical Action Steps (EP 227)   RELATED ON THE BLOG: 10 Great Bible Verses For Your Home And Family   GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon for just a few dollars a month, and grab access to our 2025 perk of daily(ish) devotionals!    Please leave a 5-star review and share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today!   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

Grab the FREE E-book - Building Your Mom Toolbox: Get Your Family Out Of The Rut And Reconnect   Episode 265 // We’re entering the fall season. For most of us moms, that means new family routines, and getting back to “regular life.” This is not only the perfect time to consider tweaking and strengthening some family rhythms, but also the time when you might be feeling the itch for something to change.   That itch might actually be a call from the Holy Spirit.   When you feel like things are a little off track - take a pause, and do something about it!    When you are entering a new season or a new phase of family life - take a pause, and approach it intentionally!   We always want the Lord to speak and to show us the path forward. But sometimes, we’re so busy and life is so loud that we miss what He’s saying.   So when you feel that nudge, take it seriously. I want to give you some ideas today for HOW to do that, so you can enter this next season of family life STRONG - happy, healthy, and holy.   Join me today for some biblical encouragement and practical ideas for this season - let’s jump in.   hugs & blessings, Jess   RESOURCES FOR YOU   FREE: Building Your Mom Toolbox E-book: Get Your Family Out Of The Rut And Reconnect   DEVOTIONAL: Find a devotional to help with YOUR family’s unique needs   RELATED ON THE PODCAST: A Season of Stress: 10 Encouragements To Find Light At The End Of The Tunnel (EP 238)   RELATED ON THE BLOG: Learning How To Trust God Completely   GET MORE & SUPPORT THE SHOW   Support the show on Patreon for just a few dollars a month, and grab access to our 2025 perk of daily(ish) devotionals!    Please leave a 5-star review and share the link to this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today!   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 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