As a mom of seven Heidi St John explains why you as a mom need to stay spiritually disciplined in your relationship with the Lord She looks at ways to place your confidence in God especially when you just want to give up on parenting She discusses how you can be more intentional in your mothering and why it's best to press into God's love grace and mercy With relatable stories practical tips and inspiring encouragement you'll be motivated to connect with God on a daily basis Receive the book MomStrong and a free audio download of Fueling Motherhood Through [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Heidi Viars shares about how her life changed when she began showing some neighborly kindness to a grumpy old cop Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Heidi Viars shares about how her life changed when she began showing some neighborly kindness to a grumpy old cop Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Heidi St John offers encouragement to you as a mom especially if you feel afraid overwhelmed and discouraged by everyday tasks With humor Heidi recalls some of her mom fails and other embarrassing challenging and wonderful moments every mom faces Get Heidi's book Becoming Mom Strong with your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast finding-new-strength-as-a-mom featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

The modern-day marathon is based on the story of a Greek messenger Pheidippides According to legend in bc he ran approximately twenty-five miles forty kilometers from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks rsquo victory against their formidable foe the invading Persians Today people run marathons for the personal satisfaction of an athletic achievement but Pheidippides had a greater purpose behind his effort each of his steps was run for the sheer joy of delivering such good news to his kinsmen Some years later two women also ran to deliver good news mdash the most pivotal news in all of [... more]

Heidi and Jeff came home from an overseas work assignment and settled for several months near family in the state of Michigan mdash just in time for winter They were coming from a hot climate and this would be the first time many of their ten children had seen the natural beauty of snow But winter weather requires a lot of warm outerwear including coats mittens and boots For a large family it was quite an undertaking just to outfit them for the bitterly cold months ahead But God provided First a neighbor brought over footwear then snow pants then [... more]