Love Your People Well - Christian Motherhood Tips, Marriage Help, and Family Relationship Building

Praying For Our Mom Anger (Proverbs 29:11)

The Lord is our greatest source of patience, kindness, self-control, and love. He gives us unfailing grace. And when we struggle with our emotions, we need the Holy Spirit to help us!
 
So join me today, friend, for a short prayer as we seek to manage our big emotions, control our tongues, and love our families well.
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
Today’s Scripture inspiration is Proverbs 29:11 - “Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.”
 
Grab my FREE Conflict Resolution Cheat Sheet here.
 
Grab my Keep Your Cool, Mama! devotional on emotional control.
 
Read this one on the blog instead.
 
FIND ALL MY FAVORITE RESOURCES HERE:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
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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.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

How To Stop Yelling At Your Kids When You're Angry

Episode 212 // Every mom has done it... and every mom wants to stop. Emotions can be hard to manage, but there are things we can do to stop the yelling! 
 
Today, I’ll share 5 super practical things you can do as soon as you notice yourself yelling - quick action steps that will help you control those big emotions and get things back on track. 
 
(Bonus tip… the more you try these tips, the more you’ll be able to use them even before you start yelling, and stop yourself before you start!)
 
Ready, friend? Let’s dive in.
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
Today’s Scripture inspiration is Proverbs 29:11 - “Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.”
 
Grab my FREE Conflict Resolution Cheat Sheet here.
 
Grab my Keep Your Cool, Mama! devotional on emotional control.
 
Read this one on the blog instead.
 
FIND ALL MY FAVORITE RESOURCES HERE:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
GRAB ONE OF MY **FREE** RESOURCES right here!
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON and enjoy our monthly challenges
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE for less than $5 in my Etsy shop
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL to help with common family-related topics
  
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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.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

Praying For Healthy Family Communication (Ephesians 4:26-27)

If you really want to change the communication patterns in your home... let's pray, friend. 
 
Today we'll pray through Ephesians 4:26-27 and ask the Lord to help us manage our emotions, communicate clearly, and seeking his help to CONNECT with our people.
 
Join me, friend.
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
Today’s Scripture inspiration is Ephesians 4:25-27 - Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
 
Grab my FREE Conflict Resolution Cheat Sheet here.
 
Find my Communicating to Connect marriage devotional here.
 
Find my devotionals for Marriage Communication or for building Emotional Control.
 
FIND ALL MY FAVORITE RESOURCES HERE:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
GRAB ONE OF MY **FREE** RESOURCES right here
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON and enjoy our monthly challenges!
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE for less than $5 in my Etsy shop
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL to help with common family-related topics
  
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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.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

6 Tips For How To Stop Passive Aggressive Behavior In Your Christian Home

Episode 211 // Want to stop the passive aggressive behavior in your home? No one enjoys it, but it can be hard to break bad habits.
 
Today, I’ve got 6 tips for you to help you make the change. Try these tips and find more connection in your family communication.
 
We’re unpacking Ephesians 4:26-27 and some practical ways to deal with real issues, never give the devil a foothold, and build healthier communication with your husband and kids.
 
Let’s do it!
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
Today’s Scripture inspiration is Ephesians 4:25-27 - Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
 
Grab my FREE Conflict Resolution Cheat Sheet here.
 
Find my Communicating to Connect marriage devotional here.
 
Find my devotionals for Marriage Communication or for building Emotional Control.
 
Read this one on the blog instead.
 
FIND ALL MY FAVORITE RESOURCES HERE:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
GRAB ONE OF MY **FREE** RESOURCES right here
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON and enjoy our monthly challenges!
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE for less than $5 in my Etsy shop
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL to help with common family-related topics
  
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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.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

Examples Of Passive Aggressive Communication In Your Christian Home

Episode 210 // Passive aggressive communication is a common family issue. We all know it isn’t healthy, it doesn’t make us happy… but it can be hard to talk about hard emotions! We all can struggle.
 
If you’re struggling with communication in your marriage, with your kids, or in your home, passive aggressive behaviors might have something to do with it. So today, let’s look at some examples of what this might look like in your Christian home… so that next week, we can dive into some tips for how to stop it! 
 
Let’s get on track with healthier, happier, and holier family communication, friend!
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
Today’s Scripture inspiration is Colossians 3:9-10 - Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
 
Grab my FREE Conflict Resolution Cheat Sheet here.
 
Find my Communicating to Connect marriage devotional here.
 
Read this one on the blog instead.
 
FIND ALL MY FAVORITE RESOURCES HERE:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
GRAB ONE OF MY **FREE** RESOURCES right here
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON and enjoy our monthly challenges!
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE for less than $5 in my Etsy shop
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL to help with common family-related topics
  
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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.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

Welcome To The Love Your People Well Podcast! Let's Build Healthy, Happy, and Holy Family Relationships Together - Christian Motherhood, Marriage, and Family Life

Do you want healthy, happy, and holy family relationships? You are in the right place!
Family life can be busy and chaotic. It’s easy to get distracted in the busyness of life. Relationships can feel discouraging and disappointing sometimes. 
But if you want to ENJOY those family relationships even through the ups and downs, this is the podcast for you.
Each episode, you’ll find biblical encouragement and practical, real-life action steps to help you be fully present, full of peace, and find purpose in your role as a Christian wife and mom. You’ll deepen your relationship with Jesus, find ways to manage the big emotions that can overwhelm you, and build skills for healthy communication with your husband and children.
As a pastor’s wife and mom of 4 little ones, I know all about the ups and downs of Christian family life. And with 20+ years as a licensed marriage and family therapist, I love bringing gospel hope AND practical strategies to help you find more joy in family life!
Subscribe to the show today and join me each week right here for encouragement, tips, strategies, and prayer. 
Plus, grab your FREE resources, find a great devotional, and more at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com
Hugs & Blessings, friend. I’ll talk to you soon!
~ Jess

Praying For Our Christian Families

Sure, you want to learn tips and tricks to help your family relationships. And this podcast is full of them!  
 
 
But no one can offer you strategies or mom hacks that are better than what God offers. His Word is the wisdom you need. His Spirit is your best source of strength, joy, and peace.
 
So, friend, you're invited to join me today with a short word of prayer! Let's pray together for our marriages, our children, our families, and our homes. May God bless every ounce of effort you pour into your family relationships!
 
> Grab a FREE resource right here! <
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
FIND ALL MY FAVORITE RESOURCES HERE:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON and enjoy our monthly challenges!
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE for less than $5 in my Etsy shop
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL to help with common family-related topics
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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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.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

The Foundation Matters: What Does It Really Mean To Love Your People Well As A Christian Mom?

Episode 209 // Ever feel like you’re spinning your wheels, trying your best, and just not really getting anywhere? Sometimes family life feels like that. You give and give and give… and we can lose track of why we’re really putting in all that effort in the first place! 
 
So today on the podcast, we’re hitting the pause button. A small reset. Let’s clarify together what it really looks like to love YOUR people well.
 
This podcast is all about building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Let’s zoom in on the foundation of what that really means and what it can look like in your family life today.
 
> Read this one on the blog here! <
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
FIND ALL MY FAVORITE RESOURCES HERE:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
GRAB ONE OF MY FREE RESOURCES right here
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON and enjoy our monthly challenges!
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE for less than $5 in my Etsy shop
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL to help with common family-related topics
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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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.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨

A Prayer For Our Seasons Of Exhaustion

... let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… (Hebrews 12:1 - NIV)
The race we are on takes perseverance, friend.
We need the Lord's strength. We need his grace. We need his help. 
Join me today for a short time of prayer, lifting our families and needs before the Almighty God. May He bless us with exactly what we need for THIS season of family life. 
> > Grab resources, encouragement, and more at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com < < 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
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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.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨

13 Tips For An Exhausted Christian Mom

Episode 208 // Every mom has hit that stage of parenting, at some point or another. Exhaustion. Overwhelm. Stress. 
 
Parenting is a lot of work! 
 
And every mom who hits that stage also has the same goal. Get back to enjoying family life again! Bring back the energy and the enthusiasm for it all. 
 
Well, my friend, these tips will help. I’m in that exhausted mom stage right now, and these 13 action steps have been so helpful! I know they will help you too.
 
Ready to find your joy again? Let’s dive in.
 
> Read this one on the blog here! <
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
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RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:
Free: FREE Self Care Ideas List
Resource: 30-Day Challenge: Self Care Habits For Christian Women
Listen: How Romans 12 Helps Me Be A Better Christian Mom (Episode # 181)
Read: Feeling Like A Burnt Out Mom? Here’s How To Enjoy Christian Family Life More
 
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GET HELP ENJOYING YOUR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
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SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON (and enjoy our monthly challenges!)
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE in my Etsy shop (most items under $5)
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL (dealing with many family-related topics)
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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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.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨