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MomLife Ministries Podcast
Welcome to The MomLife Ministries Podcast with Melanie Hill and Christy Crosby. Being a mom is messy yet lovely in a very real way! We are here to help moms of all ages and stages feel encouraged, supported, and spurred on in their faith journey toward Christ. We want to take this journey together through all kinds of seasons and stories. Our hope is that you leave this show feeling a little more valuable and a little less alone. As a part of MomLife Ministries, INC, podcast topics will follow along with the greater MomLife Ministries curriculum.
Learn more about MomLife Ministries at momlife.org.
Editing: Angela Edwards
Music: "Another Successful Day" BoDleasons
Graphic Design: Melanie Hill
Episodes
32 episodes
BONUS Parenting the Heart of Your Child, Part 2
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your HeartWe have a special panel of moms on the podcast today: Tabitha Dowdy, Kayla Stevens, Tara Vinson, and Chris Baxter. They each represent a different age and stage of motherhood. Liste...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:44
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Parenting the Heart of Your Child
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your HeartChristy and Melanie talk with special guest Dr. Joshua Straub about parenting the hearts of our children through helping them share and process emotions. Hint: it has a lot to do...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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41:35
Wholehearted Emotions
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your HeartWholehearted EmotionsChristy and Melanie talk about what it means to love God with all of our heart, specifically with our emotions. We all have feelings about feel...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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40:33
Wholehearted Delight in the Lord
Wholehearted—Loving God: Heart, Soul, Mind, & StrengthWholehearted Delight in the LordChristy and Melanie continue to look at how we can show up wholeheartedly in our roles, relationships, and responsi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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28:26
Wholeheartedly Showing Up, Holding Steady to Jesus
Wholehearted—Loving God: Heart, Soul, Mind, & StrengthWhat does it mean to live wholehearted? It means showing up just as we are and being willing to release some things like busyness, distractions, avoidance, and c...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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33:33
Wholehearted—Loving God: Heart, Soul, Mind, & Strength: A Call for Wholehearted Commitment
We are back for our second season of the MomLife Ministries Podcast and our theme is: Wholehearted—Loving God: Heart, Soul, Mind, & Strength.From now through May we’re going to be talking about what it looks li...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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25:20
2024-25 MomLife Theme—What’s Coming in August 2024!
Join Melanie as she reveals the heart behind the theme for the MomLife Ministries Podcast and local MomLife groups across the country for August 2024-May 2025.Wholehearted—Loving God: Heart, Soul, Mind, & Strength...
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Season 1
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8:54
How Do We Navigate the Beauty and Mess of Summer?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beauty… in Summer!Let’s talk about summer! For moms, the thought of summer can come with a whole range of joy or dread or some uncertain mix of both. One of the messiest parts of being mom ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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36:54
Why Is The Prayer, “I Believe, Help My Unbelief” So Powerful?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful CONNECTION.We all need help—in faith, motherhood, marriage… life in general! And yet it can be so hard to ask for it and accept it. Why is that? Join Melanie and Christy as they t...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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22:58
How Is Obedience To God Related To The Connection We Feel With Him?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful CONNECTION.Melanie and Christy are joined with friend and special guest Tabitha Dowdy. Tabitha serves on the MomLife Ministries Board of Directors and Planning Team and she serve...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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36:38
Why Start a Local MomLife Group?
MomLife: Messy. Lovely. Real.Melanie and Christy are joined with some special friends: Tabitha Dowdy, Alicia Mullinix, Megan Evans, and Sydny Simpson. All of these women serve in various ways as leaders of local MomLife groups. ...
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Season 1
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34:05
How Do I Build Connection With My Kids?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful CONNECTIONMelanie and Christy are joined by friend and special guest Stephani Cook. Stephani has had a long career in school psychology and she also loves writing, and speakin...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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41:07
How Do I Build Connection With My Spouse?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful CONNECTIONMarriage is hard. It holds great beauty and is also overwhelmingly messy at times. Melanie and Christy share some things that they have learned to be helpful in buil...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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44:41
Bonus: How Do I Build Connection With My Mother/ Daughter(s)-In-Law When It Feels Messy?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful CONNECTIONAs we think of all of our relational connections, there’s both beauty and mess. A common messy connection for women can be with our in-laws. Because it’s a common qu...
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Season 1
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42:59
Bonus: How Do We Seek (The Wisdom Of) Jesus When Making A Decision About School For Our Kids?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful WISDOMMelanie and Christy are joined with friend and special guest Jenn Powell. They have a candid conversation around the hot topic of how to seek the wisdom of Jesus in the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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20:59
How Do We Seek (The Wisdom Of) Jesus In The Midst Of The Mess?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful WISDOMJoin us for this special Q & A episode! Melanie and Christy are joined with friend and special guest Jenn Powell. Jenn serves on the MomLife Ministries planning team...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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40:31
How Do We Persevere In The Hard Things and Teach Our Kids To Do The Same?
Hard things happen. It’s uncontrollable and oh so uncomfortable. So when they do, how do we respond? How do we get through? Melanie & Christy help to define what perseverance is and how it’s possible. They also share tips for...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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36:38
How Can I Discern What’s Good Vs. What’s Best?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful WISDOMChristy welcomes special guest Lauren Groves, a mom of two and lover of Jesus. She is thoughtful and kind, and always looks to point women toward the wisdom of the...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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33:42
Where Have You Come From and Where Are You Going?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful WISDOMChristy talks about Hagar’s story in Genesis and she will guide you through a reflection to get ready for the new year.We need your help to shape our February pod...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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15:27
How Does The Good News Of The Gospel Impact My Everyday, Ordinary Life?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful PURPOSEMelanie and Christy are joined with special guest Starr Cliff. Starr is a speech and language pathologist with her local school system. She has been married for 25 year...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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39:09
What Can We Learn From Jesus’ Time On Earth?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful PURPOSEMelanie and Christy are joined with special guest Janey Pitts. Janey is an author and speaker with a vivacious spirit and calling to serve the Lord. She is passionate a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:15
How Can I Believe What God Says About Me?
Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful PURPOSEMelanie and Christy are joined with special guest Sara Turnquist. Sara is a writer who desires to speak into the spaces of women’s lives where they are struggling: with...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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32:33
What Am I Created For?
As we seek Jesus we find beautiful faith and also beautiful purpose. Some of the messiest things we face are the questions of: Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? If we are seeking Jesus to help us with answering those questio...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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35:38