SJP #007: Heidi St. John {Part 2} : Counter-Cultural Parenting
Feb 27, 2017
Simply Joyful Podcast — Heidi St. John Part 2: Counter-Cultural Parenting
We live in a hurting and broken world. The influences of our culture try to seep their way into our homes any way they can. The hearts and minds of our children are under attack daily. However, often this battle begins with us — parents. Often we are the ones who are battling the pressures of this culture and allowing ourselves to get stuck in the “ditches” that the enemy seems determined to put us in.
Heidi and I discussed these “ditches” in the first episode of this interview. These are the places we get stuck and off-track from the path that the Lord wants us walking on. In this episode we jump back in where we left off and discuss how parenting and womanhood are under attack today. We need to strive to live counter-culturally for our family's sake.
Now, if you are unfamiliar with Heidi St. John, she is a dynamic speaker and has a very popular blog called The Busy Mom. Equally as popular is her podcast, The Busy Mom Podcast.
In this episode Heidi and I get borderline controversial. If you follow Heidi anywhere online you know she is known for speaking truth on current events and how they relate to the Word of God. We dive into the recent Women's March in D.C. and how we should respond as women and mothers. I typically don't get into topics like this on my blog or on the podcast, but Heidi's wisdom is so good in how she relates everything back to the Lord.
This podcast interview was so awesome…and long…that I split it into two episodes. Don't miss Part One of this interview where Heidi shares some incredible encouragement for busy moms.
I hope you enjoy my continued conversation with Heidi! Get ready to be encouraged!
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Highlights from This Show:
- Heidi shares about how weak women are in the culture today as mothers, and how we don't even know what being a woman means anymore.
- “We take our worth and our role from the Lord.” —Heidi St. John
- With over 28 years of being married, having children, and now having grandchildren, Heidi talks about the fact that she has “the gift of perspective” which she shares in her new book, Becoming Mom Strong.
- Heidi and Kristi talk a bit about the Feminist Movement. Heidi shares about the history of Planned Parenthood and Margaret Sanger.
- “I feel like womanhood is under attack.” — Kristi Clover
- “I want to embrace my femininity.” — Heidi St. John
- Heidi talks about the recent Women’s March in Washington D.C. — and her Facebook post that got millions of views!
- “Unfortunately, we have allowed culture to get to the point where our kids think that's how it's done!” — Heidi St. John
- Kristi shares about how she sees one of the biggest problem we have in society right now is our view of “parenting.”
- Heidi talks about how she's seen a lot of people taking things that are happening in our culture out of the context of the Bible, because they don't know the Bible.
- Heidi discusses the Johnson Amendment and how this affects our pastors ability to speak the truth of the Bible.
- Kristi talks about the amazing resource Heidi has on her website on Scripture writing.
- “I don't think there's anything that can touch a heart more than Scripture.”
— Kristi Clover - Heidi shares some incredible tips on how she simplifies her “busy” home. She's a big fan of to-do lists, order, and having a plan for dinner.
- Heidi is getting ready to release a Busy Mom Planner that will be filled with her tips and the routines she incorporates into her day.
- Praying and asking the Lord to help order the day is the best way to start your day off right.
- Heidi is a big believer in getting rid of stuff — clutter!
- Lesson learned: Ask your husband before donating his power tools.
- We talked about how as wives we all know what our husband's “primary” love language is. {wink. wink.}
- Heidi's love language is acts of service. She joked that her husband is “bringing sexy back starting with the dishes.”
- We talked about how we feel like our love languages root from our family upbringing.
- Isaiah 40:11 (ESV)
- 1 Peter 5:8 (ESV)
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV)
- Romans 8:28
Resources:
- DON'T MISS PART ONE OF THIS INTERVIEW!
- Busy Homeschool Mom's Guide to Romance
- Word Writers: Philippians
- Word Writers: James
- The Five Love Languages
- Busy Homeschool Mom's Guide to Daylight
- The Five Love Languages of Children
- Every podcast episode will have all the highlights and links from each episode (just like this) on my website. So, come on over to the blog to find the show notes.
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