A Story, An Announcement, and an Invitation ❤️

The Monica Swanson Podcast - boy mom, build strong families, Biblical worldview, women's wellness

Monica Swanson and Christian Parenting

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Parenting, Christianity

5 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Thank you for tuning into this special episode!

A story: I am sharing something I have never documented publicly! It is my story of going from being a 40-year old, full-time homeschool mom (with a newborn!), to blogging, writing books, creating courses, and hosting a podcast! There are a few sentimental moments tucked in there, as well as some heartfelt encouragement for everyone listening.

An announcement: I am also announcing that after SIX YEARS of podcasting (every week of the year!) I am planning a break from the podcast. I am looking forward to this much-needed sabbatical as I am headed to Australia this week (for Luke’s first “Challenger series” surf contest) and have a lot more kids’ sports-related travel this summer, as well as other family commitments I want to be present for. I hope you can take some time to revisit episodes from the past years in the meantime.

An invitation: With the break from podcasting, I whole-heartedly invite you to join my weekly email list where I will be sharing a short-and-sweet summer email (calling it “summer shorts”!) with links to favorite articles and podcasts, a quick word of encouragement and other helpful links and fun surprises.

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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

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Christian Parenting
0:03.0	Hello-ha friends and welcome back to the Monica Swanson podcast.
0:14.0	I'm so happy to get to hang out with you today.
0:16.5	And this is a special episode.
0:18.7	I'm feeling a little sentimental even as I get started. I'm calling this one,
0:23.3	a story, an announcement, and an invitation. And it's actually, this is kind of going to be my story
0:30.3	of how I ended up doing what I do today. I'm going from being a 40-year-old, full-time,
0:36.2	homeschooling mom to writing books, having a podcast,
0:38.9	all the things. I actually get quite a few questions and realized I've never publicly shared
0:43.8	this story. I'm not going to tell you all the details because it's long and winding road,
0:48.3	but share some of the highlights, pivotal moments, and also some of the lessons and
0:52.3	hopefully some encouragement for all of you. Those of you who are
0:55.2	interested in writing a book or podcasting and anything else, I just think that the things the Lord
1:00.5	has taught me through this process, hopefully will encourage you no matter what. So if you don't
1:05.8	want to hear the story, you're welcome to fast forward. There is an announcement coming later in
1:10.0	the episode. but I'm
1:11.3	going to try to get through this as quickly as I can. But there's some pivotal moments I'm excited
1:15.5	to share as I reflect back. So I'll probably get some of the dates off. I'm just remembering
1:21.4	the best I can. And I'll probably be glad one day when I'm a, you know, old lady listening back
1:26.2	and remembering the story because God's been so good
1:28.6	to me. So thank you for being here. Thank you for sharing in this journey. And let's just kick off.
1:32.6	I'm going to start at 2010. That's the year that my son Levi was born. Many of you know I had three
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