215. The Model Mama | Proverbs 31

On my birthday, 30 miles from home, smoke started wafting up from the front of our Expedition. That was how our latest family adventure began, and it's the perfect picture of what this episode is all about. Adventure rarely goes as planned, but it's where you'll make the best memories.    Join me for a few travel stories… from getting stranded at the bottom of the Grand Canyon to waiting out a South Dakota tornado with total strangers in a bathroom stall.    And let's talk about the adventurous spirit that God put inside of you, how you can have more fun in your life, and why it's important for you to do so!    ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com  Connect with Katie | [email protected]   Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo

Welcome to the very first MomVersation here on the podcast!    My sister, Dori Colborn, joins me for one of the most relatable conversations you've ever heard… most of what we talk about came straight out of one crazy day in both of our homes last week. We're getting real about mom anger, where it actually comes from, and why saying "I'm sorry" to our kids matters so much. Then we lighten things up with a quick discussion on the use of power tools, and our favorite easy Crockpot dinners, including three of mine that take 3 ingredients or less.    ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com  Connect with Katie | [email protected]   Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo 

I was standing in the kitchen whipping up a pan of lasagna when my daughter Chloe said something that caught me completely off guard: she told me I was beautiful, right in the middle of taking care of our family. That moment is where this episode starts. Chloe is my very first guest since we rebranded to Becoming a Wisdom Woman, and she's sharing her own journey with femininity and modesty — from dressing to fit in during public school, to swinging hard into legalism once we started homeschooling, to finally landing in a heart-focused, Christ-centered understanding of what it means to dress and carry yourself as a daughter of God. You'll hear us talk about the difference between immodesty and frumpiness, why the mother sets the tone for the whole home, and how embracing softness and beauty is a gift, not a burden. ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Connect with Katie | [email protected] Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo

Job was a good man, yet God allowed him to be stripped of everything he held dear— testing him almost to the breaking point. Why? Because God had something important to show Job in that season.  Today I'm walking through Job's story, plus sharing my own (much smaller, but very real) tested-to-the-brink experience.  ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Connect with Katie | [email protected] Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo

Loyalty and redemption — these two things play a fitting role in the story of Ruth, and they might just be looking for a place in your story too. Today I'm walking through her story and what it looks like to stay the course when everything in you wants to walk away. ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Connect with Katie | [email protected] Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo

"Perhaps you were made queen for a time such as this." The story of Esther — an orphaned Jewish girl who became Queen of Persia — reminds us that God blesses obedience and courage. Today I'm walking through her story, plus what obedience has looked like recently in my own life and marriage. ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Connect with Katie | [email protected] Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo

The Proverbs 31 woman is not a Pinterest board — in fact, she's not even a real woman at all. Today I'm unpacking Proverbs 31:10-31 alongside the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5, taking a fresh look at what this often-misunderstood passage is actually meant to teach us. ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Connect with Katie | [email protected] Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo

Confession: driving over bridges is one of my biggest fears — But a recent drive across a long bridge over the Mississippi turned into one of the most powerful reminders I've had in a while: Jesus is the bridge. ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com  Connect with Katie | [email protected]   Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo 

Before you're a mom, a wife, a cook, a cleaning lady, or anything else — you are a Kingdom daughter. In this episode, I'm sharing about how God met me while I was scrubbing a toilet and helped me jump off the "hamster wheel" of motherhood to reclaim my deepest identity. If you feel swept up in the chaos of a busy life, this is a message you need to hear!  ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com  Connect with Katie | [email protected]   Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo 

It's been almost two years… and I'm finally coming back to the mic! Welcome to a brand new season of the podcast (and a new name, too!) — Becoming a Wisdom Woman.  In today's episode, I'm sharing an honest life update, plus three simple things that wise women can do to grow in their faith. ~~~~ Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Connect with Katie | [email protected]  Download Katie's 5-day Digital Devotional Joyful Moments with Jesus | KatieHedrick.com/Devo