Moms Take Ten

Feb 02 2025 134 ep. 10 mins 2

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A place for Christian Moms to refuel and refocus in the midst of your busy days. Join us as we talk about Jesus, motherhood, foster care and adoption. Lyssa is a wife, a foster and adoptive mom of three, a Bible teacher and a Connected Families certified parent coach. Since leading her moms group at church, she has a desire to see moms in community, discovering who God has made them to be. Learn more at lyssastoyko.com. Follow me on Instagram @lyssastoyko

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Foster Care and Adoption--Grief and Hope

Feb 02 2025 10 mins

Foster care and adoption are full of grief, and that grief can come at unexpected times. As I saw with fellow foster and adoptive mamas, I was reminded that its ok to acknowledge and even share those feelings. And that when we do, we create space for others to share their own harder feelings. So that's what this episode is. Me sharing a little of the hard of my journey, and also po

Parenting Practicals--Addressing Our Anger with Laurie Shaffer, part 2

Jan 26 2025 11 mins

In part two of our conversation on anger, Laurie and I discuss God's heart for us. He is not put off by our emotions. Instead, he invites us to bring them before him and allow him to guide us through them. Our episodes on the Moms in the Bible like, Hagar, Naomi and Hannah can attest to that. And in the moments where we feel the anger rising, we can give ourselves the freedom to ta

Parenting Practicals--Addressing Our Anger with Laurie Shaffer, part 1

Jan 19 2025 10 mins

Have you had moments in your parenting journey where you are caught off guard by your own anger? I know I have, and so has my guest today. Laurie Shaffer, a fellow Connected Families certified parent coach, joins me for a conversation about facing our anger, seeking God in it, and what we can do to navigate those moments. There is so much to cover here that we made it a two-part co

Moms in the Bible--Two Grieving Mamas

Jan 12 2025 12 mins

In today's episode, we look at the second part of two stories--The Widow Zarephath found in 1 Kings 17 and The Shunammite Woman found in 2 Kings 4. Both mamas had seen blessing in their lives and both suddenly found themselves facing the death of their only son. Their grief raised questions like "Why did this happen?!" We all have asked that question when hard things, painful thing

Christmas Mamas--Christmas For You and Me

Dec 22 2024 9 mins

Mary's experience of Christmas was very different from ours. Yet hers impacts ours so deeply. Not just on the 25th but everyday of our lives. Her son was Immanuel. He was God with her and now he is God with us. In the bustle of the holidays and the busyness of our lives, let us remember what Immanuel means for us today. Merry Christmas! Song: He Has Come For Us (God Rest Ye Merry G

Christmas Mamas--Mary's Magnificat

Dec 15 2024 9 mins

After Mary was visited by the angel Gabriel and told she would be having a son, she headed out to see her cousin. Elizabeth, the angel had said, was miraculously pregnant in her old age. It was this pregnancy that the angel pointed to to encourage Mary to believe. In this episode, we look at how Mary's time with Elizabeth impacted her and brought about the beautiful prayer song tha

Christmas Mamas--Elizabeth's Testimony

Dec 11 2024 10 mins

For the rest of December, we are going to look at the stories of two mamas very closely related to Christmas--Elizabeth and Mary. Somehow, as we have gone through the Moms in the Bible series, we have never done an episode on Elizabeth! She is one of my favorites. Her life is a testimony of God's goodness, faithfulness and power to Mary, and to us today. Help other mamas find encou

Foster Care and Adoption with Lisa C. Qualls and Jodi Jackson Tucker

Dec 01 2024 12 mins

Adoption is joy and grief, loss and gain. Every member of the adoption triad experiences it differently, and even experiences it differently in different seasons of their life. My guests today, Lisa C. Qualls and Jodi Jackson Tucker, can attest to this. Lisa is a birth, adoptive, and former foster mom. Jodi is an adoptive mom. In their own lives, and in their ministry to other adop

Parenting Practicals--Playful Discipline with Amanda Erickson

Nov 24 2024 11 mins

Did you know that discipline can be playful? That doesn't mean we aren't taking it seriously or we are letting our children "get away" with their misbehavior. Amanda Erickson, of Flourishing Homes and Families, says that playfulness actually engages our children in the way they learn best which makes our discipline more effective. Rather than entering into a power struggle, we can

Moms in the Bible--Two Faith-Filled Widows

Nov 17 2024 10 mins

Have you ever faced a need that seemed so great and you wondered how it would ever be met? What did you do? Where did you turn? For two women in Scripture, they sought the help of a prophet of God. In both situations, it was through their faith-filled actions that the answer came. Be encouraged by their stories to not fear what God calls you to but to join him in the work he wants