Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany understands how heavy and messy certain seasons of motherhood can feel. Maybe you’re in one right now, feeling worn down, unsure, or even questioning if you like being a mom at all. You’re not the only one, and you’re not alone. Motherhood can feel overwhelming, but there is work God is doing in you, even when it doesn’t feel like it.

In this episode, Bethany shares her own experience walking through seasons she hasn’t always loved and the honest emotions that come with them. She encourages you to return to the Lord, asking how you can delight in him even in the midst of mess and doubt. She gently reminds us that softening our hearts, leaning into God’s care, and trusting his guidance can make even the hardest seasons feel manageable.

There’s hope here for every mom who feels defeated or unsure. Bethany’s words are an invitation to pause, connect with God, and see his presence in your life, right where you are.

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Welcome back to The Kitchen Table with Bethany. Bethany reflects on the struggles of motherhood, including the fear, anxiety, and pressure that come from focusing too much on outcomes. She shares how she realized that comparing herself and her children to others kept her trapped in a cycle of performance instead of connection.

Bethany shares a word picture God placed in her life: she had hoped for Bradford pear trees but ended up with an oak shrub instead. Initially frustrated, she came to see that God was teaching her an important lesson. Just as an oak takes time to grow, children also develop according to God’s timing. Parenting isn’t about controlling the outcome or performing perfectly—it’s about creating the right environment, supporting growth, and trusting God’s plan for each child.

Bethany reflects on the freedom that comes when parents release comparison and fear and focus on the process rather than performance. She encourages parents to stop measuring themselves against others, trust God’s work in their children, and give their kids time and care as they grow.

Bethany’s story offers encouragement for parents who feel discouraged, overwhelmed, or uncertain, reminding them that God’s plan for their children is unique.

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Welcome back to the Kitchen Table. For the next few episodes, we’re exploring what it looks like to see our children through God’s eyes and let that shape our motherhood.

It’s easy to get caught up in “product thinking,” focusing on milestones, outcomes, or trying to fix every struggle. But our children are not projects—they are God’s handiwork, growing and changing in his timing. Even the hardest kids are fully known, fully loved, and fully committed to by Him, and we get to partner with Him rather than carry the weight alone.

Shifting to process thinking over product thinking softens the pressure, frees us from unnecessary guilt, and helps us trust God’s work in their hearts. As we lean into His truths and commit to praying for our children each day, we can parent with a kingdom perspective that brings peace and brings glory to God.

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Welcome back to the Warrior Mama Podcast! It’s been a while, but Bethany is pulling up a chair at the kitchen table again, and she’s so glad you’re here.

In this episode, we’re starting fresh by talking about what it really means to live out a gospel-centered motherhood. It’s a phrase we hear often, but what does it actually look like? How do we connect what we believe to the realities of everyday life with our kids—when the days feel messy, disjointed, and far from picture-perfect?

Bethany tackles the underlying question so many moms carry in their hearts: “How do I make my faith make sense in my everyday life?” This isn’t about adding another lecture to your to-do list, but about discovering how the gospel becomes part of the way we love, walk with, and show our kids the heart of the Father.

Starting with Colossians 1:28–29, Bethany shares how proclaiming who Jesus is in your motherhood leads to maturity in Christ. This is the foundation we build on, the starting point for everything else. Before we get into the “how-to’s,” we have to begin with knowing what the gospel is and how it anchors our motherhood.

So grab your coffee, pull up a chair, and join Bethany as we go back to the beginning—because living a gospel-centered motherhood starts here.

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. Those words we hear from our kid “well, you just don’t love me!" "I hate you!" Words flung in frustration, yet they cut deep. The lie creeps in: What if they really don’t love me?

But feelings in the moment don’t define the truth. Who loves you? God does.

John 15:9 says, "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love." His love is steady, unshaken by emotions.

If you struggle to feel loved, remember—Romans 8:37-39 declares that nothing separates us from God’s love. It’s beyond measure, poured out, filling every empty space.

Let his love steady you, so you can keep loving your children even through the hard moments.

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. It’s easy to believe the lie: I could so easily mess my kids up.

You feel unequipped, uncertain, and the voice in your head whispers, you’re going to get this wrong. The pressure is everywhere—social media, parenting books, comparison. It all points to some impossible gold standard of motherhood, convincing you that if you don’t get it exactly right, you’ll fail your children.

But your motherhood was never meant to look like anyone else’s.

God leads you in motherhood. He makes promises, and he keeps them. Colossians 1 reminds us that he is the one who equips us fully. He holds it all—your strengths, your struggles, your children’s needs.

There isn’t a gold standard of motherhood that matters. There is a God-standard. And, he promises to walk with you through it all.

You can let go of the fear that you’ll mess your kids up, because he is in control. Your job isn’t perfection—it’s trust. Walk with him in raising your children, and rest in the truth that he is more than enough.

Learning the Art of Gospel Discipline Conversations

This 4-week private podcast and workbook course teaches you how to approach discipline with a framework that goes beyond correcting behavior. Learn to help your children understand their motivations, practice self-reflection, and incorporate prayer and blessings into your discipline moments.

Learn more and sign up here.

Connect with Bethany here

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Purchase the Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. Motherhood has a way of making perfection feel like the goal. We chase it relentlessly—the perfect routines, the perfect responses, the perfect balance of patience and discipline. We convince ourselves there’s a standard we should meet.

This lie catches us fast.

We snap at our children and hear, you always mess up. We make a mistake and think, I’ll never get this right. The weight of it presses down, convincing us that if we could just try harder, do better, be more—we’d finally measure up.

But here’s the truth: You don’t need to be perfect. You are forgiven.

Ephesians 1 reminds us that we have redemption through Christ, that his grace covers us. Motherhood isn’t about proving ourselves; it’s about learning under forgiveness.

When we sin against our children, we don’t have to carry shame. We get to model repentance. We get to show them what it looks like to walk in grace.

You were never meant to be perfect. You were meant to be redeemed.

Learning the Art of Gospel Discipline Conversations

This 4-week private podcast and workbook course teaches you how to approach discipline with a framework that goes beyond correcting behavior. Learn to help your children understand their motivations, practice self-reflection, and incorporate prayer and blessings into your discipline moments.

Learn more and sign up here.

Connect with Bethany here

Follow her on Instagram @bethanykimsey

Purchase the Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal

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Welcome back to the kitchen table. Motherhood changes everything. Before kids, you had freedom—quiet mornings, spontaneous plans, uninterrupted thoughts. Now, your days are filled with constant needs, endless noise, and the weight of responsibility. And sometimes, if you're honest, you miss the old you.

The lie creeps in: you’re missing out. You see friends traveling, pursuing careers, or simply having a moment to themselves, and it stirs something in you. Discontentment sneaks in, whispering that you’ve lost yourself. That life was better before.

But Colossians 3:1-4 reminds us to set our minds on things above. The truth is, you are not missing out—you are walking in a calling. God isn’t rattled by your longing or your weariness.

Every moment—messy, mundane, beautiful—is for his glory. The only way for the lie to die is to replace it with truth. You have not lost yourself. You are in his calling.

Learning the Art of Gospel Discipline Conversations

This 4-week private podcast and workbook course teaches you how to approach discipline with a framework that goes beyond correcting behavior. Learn to help your children understand their motivations, practice self-reflection, and incorporate prayer and blessings into your discipline moments.

Learn more and sign up here.

Connect with Bethany here

Follow her on Instagram @bethanykimsey

Purchase the Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal

https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal