Trying to do it all and be all with Alyssa Bethke
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 26 September 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
I hope you are finding a theme on this podcast. I am always trying to bring you conversations about real-life problems that us moms face on a daily basis. Also, I want to always point us back to Jesus as well as practical ideas to move forward.
Today’s episode is one of those issues we face on a regular basis: Alyssa Bethke is passionate about this idea of “being all and doing all.” She really digs into why women struggle with this. My intentions aren’t always bad as a “doer” - they just aren’t sustainable. I would love to fix it all, handle it all and make sure everyone in my life is happy. I really, really struggled with this in my 20s and 30s. However, I am so excited that I have grown in this area and found ways to trust what he’s calling me to do - and only those things.
I love how Alyssa asks herself this question, “Lord, what is mine to do?” Don’t miss this part at the end when she gives us how she practically handles the pressure of many demands on us. As moms, this pressure to help, fix and support our kids is very real. It is very hard to face that reality - that there is never enough time or energy to do and be all. And that is where our faith comes in. How can we really lean into God so that we know what is ours to take and then we have peace surrendering the rest?
In this episode, we discuss:
- The struggle of doing it all as a mom
- The gift of boundaries and how to say no
- Finding rest in God’s grace and what he calls us to do
Enjoy!
Courtney
Chapters
00:00
Introduction and Background
01:18
The Struggle of Trying to Do It All
08:11
Setting Boundaries and Saying No
11:08
Seeking God's Guidance in Each Season
14:58
The Desire for Control and Predictability
16:16
Finding Rest in God's Grace
16:48
The Struggle of Control and the Call to Surrender
19:05
Honesty and Unmet Expectations in Our Relationship with God
20:33
Parenting: Trusting God and Surrendering Control
25:55
Trusting in God's Goodness and Seeking His Guidance
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to Pardon the Miss. |
| 0:09.4 | I'm your host, Courtney DeFaio, and on this podcast, we talk about raising kids as Christian parents. |
| 0:14.2 | It's so very important for me to honor God with my family and the two kids that he's given me. |
| 0:18.6 | But honestly, it's not always neat or easy or tidy, |
| 0:22.0 | but it's always worth it. So join us every week to laugh and learn together on this beautiful and |
| 0:26.5 | messy journey of parenting. |
| 0:35.8 | Guys, I'm really excited to tell you about a new movie that's coming out on October 4th called Whitebird. |
| 0:40.6 | And there's two reasons I'm pumped about it. |
| 0:42.2 | First of all, I got to preview it and see it ahead of time. |
| 0:44.8 | And I can honestly say it is a wonderful movie. |
| 0:47.4 | And the second reason I'm excited is from the same group that gave us the movie Wonder. |
| 0:51.8 | Do you all remember that movie? |
| 0:53.0 | It is one of our family favorites. And there's something special that happens when you're trying to teach your kids |
| 0:57.8 | about virtues and values and what's important in life. And then it comes to the screen |
| 1:01.7 | and they can see it in a way that it really tugs at their heart. So this is the same idea. |
| 1:06.0 | It's from the world of wonder, which sparked a move it to choose kind. And then the next inspirational chapter comes |
| 1:11.4 | with Whitebird. It's about a boy struggling to fit in at his new school after being expelled for |
| 1:16.5 | his treatment of Augie Pullman. Julian is visited by his grandmother, played by Helen Mirren, |
| 1:20.9 | and is transformed by the compassionate and heroic story of her attempts to escape Nazi-occupied |
| 1:27.4 | France during World War II. Can you get |
| 1:29.9 | your hands around that? It is so great because it goes back in time and then back to their |
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