Our most trying moments as a parent can quickly spiral into discouragement, hopelessness, and sometimes even resentment toward God or your family—partly because our culture has conditioned us to believe that anything this hard can’t possibly be good for us. If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “Why me, Lord?” today’s podcast guest will resonate with you.
Abbie Halberstadt, (homeschooling) Mom to 10…with two sets of twins in the mix – understands toddler tantrums, mealtime melees, and the backseat blowups. Yet, she has lived out a message that is sure to encourage you. Learning the difference between “just making it” and Christlike parenting has changed everything for Abbie, and she wants to help other moms find the good…even in the hard!
In today’s conversation I ask Abbie more about her life – what led to book writing, and some of the highlights from her recent book, “Hard is Not the Same as Bad”. Find links to all that we talk about over in show notes!
www.monicaswanson.com/abbie-halberstadt
Don’t miss MY NEXT BOOK LAUNCH TEAM signups (the group just opened as this releases, but we’ll welcome new team members until the end of the week!) *find sign-up link in show notes as well.
General podcast page: www.monicaswanson.com/podcast
Looking for new math homeschool curriculum? All of my boys have used DIVE/Shormann Math for Bible-based, short-but-thorough science and math lessons, through AP level! They believe it was the best preparation for their college studies in engineering and data analytics. Go to diveintomath to learn more!
The Monica Swanson Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual resources to help you grow into the parent you want to be, visit www.christianparenting.org
Ep. 106: Help for Destructive Mommy Anger, with Natalie Hixson
Ep. 105: Create Family Adventures - Around the World or Around Your Table with Liz Yeboah
Ep. 104: 5 Ways to Avoid Mothers’ Day Disappointment
Ep. 103: Mother’s Day Starts Now! Join the Celebration...
Ep. 102: Unexpected Heartbreak, Ambiguous Loss, and Trusting God for Hope, with Pat and Tammy McLeod
Ep. 101: Wake Up Calls, Knowing Our Identity, and Love-Centered Parenting, with Crystal Paine
Ep. 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes with Show Highlights and Giveaways
Ep. 99.5: Holy Week Check-in and Poem with my son, Josiah
Ep. 99: Bible Devotions for Boys of all Ages, With Christie Thomas
Ep.98: Raising Differently Wired Boys to be Emotionally Intelligent and Resilient
Ep.97: Raising Kids to be Strong and Kind, with Korie Robertson
Ep. 96: Disrespectful Kids, Body Talk, Gardening and More: Q and A with Dave and Monica
Ep. 95: Taming Your Child’s Tongue, with Ginger Hubbard
Ep. 94: Every Boy is Unique! Personality types and more with Heather MacFadyen
Ep.93: Kids, Character, and their Future Success, with Dennis Trittin
Ep. 92: Let’s Talk about the Baby of the Family! With my sons, Luke and Levi {Part 3 of my Birth Order Series}
Ep. 91: Let’s Talk Middle Children! With my son, Jonah {Part II in my Birth Order Series}
Ep. 90: Let’s Talk Firstborns! With my son, Josiah {Part 1 in my Birth Order Series -}
Ep. 89: Reading and Understanding the Bible with the Bible Recap {with Tara Leigh Cobble}
Ep. 88: The God Contest, with Carl Laferton
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