If you’ve been craving a moment of calm in the middle of motherhood, this episode is for you. 💛

Today, yoga and meditation instructor Kelly Smith joins us to lead a gentle, peaceful affirmation meditation created specifically for you amazing moms. This short practice helps you slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with the truth of who you are — a capable, loved, and divinely supported mother.

As you listen, you’ll be guided through affirmations that remind you:

✨ You are the perfect mother for your children ✨ You don’t have to do it all ✨ You are enough, even on the hard days

Find a quiet place (even the bathroom counts!), take a deep breath, and let this meditation fill your mind, heart, and spirit with peace.

🌿 Book Your Free 30-Minute Grace Reset Call (A calm, grace-filled space to renew your mind and spirit.) ➤ https://calendly.com/buildingyourselfwithgrace/graceresetcall

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Have you ever wondered what meditation really is — or how it fits into your life as a Christian mom?

In today’s episode, I sit down with meditation and yoga instructor Kelly Smith to talk about what meditation actually means, how it differs from mindfulness, and why these practices can beautifully support your mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. We also address the common concerns many Christian women have around meditation, and how to approach it in a way that aligns with your faith and draws you closer to God.

Kelly shares simple, accessible ways to create stillness, quiet your thoughts, and invite more peace into your busy days — even in the chaos of motherhood. If you’ve ever felt curious about meditation but unsure where to start, this conversation will leave you encouraged, grounded, and confident in exploring it through a Christ-centered lens.

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Kelly’s Podcasts

🎧 Mindful in Minutes

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindful-in-minutes-meditation/id1295718287

🎧 Meditation Mama

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meditation-mama-guided-meditations-for-pregnancy-labor/id1536210147

Recommended Children’s Book on Meditation

📘 Peaceful Piggy Meditation by Kerry Lee MacLean

(Beautiful, simple practices you can use with your littles!)

https://a.co/d/cRIuvsW

Connect with Kelly Smith

Website: yogaforyouonline.com

Instagram @yogaforyouonline

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💛 Ways to Grow & Connect

🌿 Book Your Free 30-Minute Grace Reset Call (A calm, grace-filled space to renew your mind and spirit.) ➤ https://calendly.com/buildingyourselfwithgrace/graceresetcall

🌿 Apply for The Grace-Minded Mom Coaching Program ➤ https://shorturl.at/w7XbS

💌 Subscribe to The Grace Letter ➤ https://buildingyourselfwithgrace.kit.com/resources

👩‍👧‍👦 Join our Free Christian Mom Facebook Community — Grace in the Mess ➤ https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14HjgsAK1cz/

📬 Email me directly ➤ buildingyourselfwithgrace@gmail.com

Today’s affirmations are inspired by Episode 13, where we talked about how gratitude can shift your mindset, strengthen your faith, and help you notice God’s hand even in the chaos of motherhood.

These gentle, faith-filled affirmations will help you slow down, breathe, and reconnect with God’s goodness — whether you’re in a season of joy, exhaustion, overwhelm, or simply trying to make it through the day.

If you’ve been feeling distracted, discouraged, or caught in comparison, this episode is for you. Let these truths fill your heart with peace, energy, and renewed perspective as you move through your daily routines.

Take a deep breath, Mama. God is here, and there is always something to thank Him for. 🌿

🌿 Book Your Free 30-Minute Grace Reset Call (A calm, grace-filled space to renew your mind and spirit.) ➤ https://calendly.com/buildingyourselfwithgrace/graceresetcall

🌿 Learn More About The Grace-Minded Mom Coaching Program ➤ https://shorturl.at/w7XbS

💌 Subscribe to The Grace Letter ➤ https://buildingyourselfwithgrace.kit.com/resources

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📬 Email me directly ➤ jennaazera@buildingyourselfwithgrace.com

Have you ever walked through a season where gratitude felt impossible? Where exhaustion, comparison, or overwhelm drowned out the ability to see anything good?

In today’s episode, we’re talking about the power of gratitude — not the shallow “just be thankful” message the world gives, but the biblical, heart-changing, peace-bringing gift God intended it to be.

Together we’ll explore:

✨ What gratitude really means (and why it’s more than polite thank-yous) ✨ Why God calls us to gratitude, even in the hard seasons ✨ How gratitude rewires your brain and body for peace, joy, and emotional regulation ✨ What gratitude looks like in everyday motherhood, even in the mess and meltdowns ✨ How gratitude helps you overcome comparison ✨ Simple, doable gratitude habits for your daily routine as a busy Christian mom

Gratitude doesn’t ignore the hard — it invites God into it. It softens your heart, opens your eyes, and becomes the bridge between grace and peace.

If you’ve been stretched thin or craving a fresh perspective… this episode will help you see God’s hand in your home, your motherhood, and your heart again. 💛

🌿 Mayo Clinic — Can Expressing Gratitude Improve Health? ➤ https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/can-expressing-gratitude-improve-health

🌿 11 | Trusting God in Your Spiritual Wilderness with Desiri Wightman: Navigating Special Needs Parenting and Marriage When Heaven Feels Silent ➤ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-yourself-with-grace-grace-filled-mindset/id1838704272?i=1000736255966

🌿 “Gratitude" from the Full Cup podcast ➤ https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tFPl3krFWoLgNql06CbfQ?si=JE2QiJIeScyO2PmrbHEq8w

🌿Christina Costa: How Gratitude Rewires Your Brain | TED ➤ https://youtu.be/NJerBBTy074?si=8UoVyNgl2vyq5iRX

🌿 Book Your Free 30-Minute Grace Reset Call (A calm, grace-filled space to renew your mind and spirit.) ➤ https://calendly.com/buildingyourselfwithgrace/graceresetcall

🌿 Learn More About The Grace-Minded Mom Coaching Program ➤ https://shorturl.at/w7XbS

💌 Subscribe to The Grace Letter ➤ https://buildingyourselfwithgrace.kit.com/resources

👩‍👧‍👦 Join the Grace in the Mess Facebook Community ➤ https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14HjgsAK1cz/

📬 Email Me Directly ➤ jennaazera@buildingyourselfwithgrace.com

If you listened to Episode 12 and thought, “Okay… I get what affirmations are, but how do I actually start?” — this episode is for you, Mama.

In this gentle, faith-filled affirmation session, we’ll speak simple truths you can use every single day to reset your mind, strengthen your heart, and remind you who you are in Christ. These affirmations are beginner-friendly, grace-filled, and designed to help you practice renewing your mind in a way that feels natural — not pressured.

Whether you're folding laundry, driving to preschool drop-off, or catching your breath between everything on your plate, let these truths anchor you:

✨ You are loved. ✨ You are growing. ✨ You are guided by a God who never leaves you.

These affirmations are meant to help you begin building your own — ones that match your season, your story, and your motherhood. Come breathe, reset, and speak life over your day.

💛 Ways to Grow & Connect

🌿 Book Your Free 30-Minute Grace Reset Call (A calm, grace-filled space to renew your mind and spirit.) ➤ https://calendly.com/buildingyourselfwithgrace/graceresetcall

🌿 Apply for The Grace-Minded Mom Coaching Program ➤ https://shorturl.at/w7XbS

💌 Subscribe to The Grace Letter ➤ https://buildingyourselfwithgrace.kit.com/resources

👩‍👧‍👦 Join our Free Christian Mom Facebook Community — Grace in the Mess ➤ https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14HjgsAK1cz/

📬 Email me directly ➤ jennaazera@buildingyourselfwithgrace.com

Do you ever catch yourself saying things like, “I’m a terrible mom,” “I’ll never change,” or “I’m always exhausted”? I know I have. The thoughts we repeat to ourselves every single day quietly shape our self-image, our motherhood, and even how we experience God.

In this episode, I’m walking you through affirmations from a Christian perspective — what they are, how they work in the mind, and how they can help us renew our thoughts instead of staying stuck in shame and self-doubt.

Together we’ll explore:

• how our thoughts become beliefs that shape our self-image

• how our self-talk can invite the Spirit or make it harder to feel God

• the difference between present affirmations, future affirmations, and bridge statements

• simple steps to reflect, reframe, replace, and repeat

• affirmation starters that help you speak truth with God at the center

This isn’t about pretending everything is fine. It’s about choosing truth on purpose, aligning our thoughts with God’s Word, and creating space for the Spirit to bless, strengthen, and encourage us in real-life motherhood.

So grab your journal, take a deep breath, and let’s start speaking God’s promises over our hearts, our homes, and our everyday mom life. 🩵

Books and Scriptures Mentioned and Extras!

• "Psycho-Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz
• Proverbs 18:21
• Romans 12:2
• Phillipians 4:8,13
• Romans 10:17
• Joshua 1:8

💛 Ways to Grow & Connect

🌿 Book Your Free 30-Minute Grace Reset Call (A calm, grace-filled space to renew your mind and spirit.) ➤ https://calendly.com/buildingyourselfwithgrace/graceresetcall

🌿 Learn More About The Grace-Minded Mom Coaching Program ➤ https://shorturl.at/w7XbS

💌 Subscribe to The Grace Letter ➤ https://buildingyourselfwithgrace.kit.com/resources

👩‍👧‍👦 Join our Free Christian Mom Facebook Community — Grace in the Mess ➤ https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14HjgsAK1cz/

📬 Email me directly ➤ jennaazera@buildingyourselfwithgrace.com

If you’ve ever felt like you’re walking through a spiritual wilderness — praying, waiting, and wondering where God is — this episode is for you.

These gentle, faith-filled affirmations are inspired by my conversation with Desiri Wightman from Episode 11, “Trusting God in Your Spiritual Wilderness: Navigating Special Needs Parenting and Marriage When Heaven Feels Silent.”

Together, we’ll invite peace, perspective, and the Spirit into our hearts; reminding ourselves that even when Heaven feels quiet, God is still near, still guiding, and still writing a story of grace through our lives. 🌿

💛 Ways to Grow & Connect

🌿 Book Your Free 30-Minute Grace Reset Call (A calm, grace-filled space to renew your mind and spirit.) ➤ https://calendly.com/buildingyourselfwithgrace/graceresetcall

🌿 Apply for The Grace-Minded Mom Coaching Program ➤ https://shorturl.at/w7XbS

💌 Subscribe to The Grace Letter (Weekly Faith & Mindset Encouragement) ➤ https://buildingyourselfwithgrace.kit.com/resources

👩‍👧‍👦 Join our Free Christian Mom Facebook Community — Grace in the Mess ➤ https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14HjgsAK1cz/

📬 Email me directly ➤ jennaazera@buildingyourselfwithgrace.com

Have you ever prayed for answers and felt… nothing? In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with my dear friend Desi Wightman, a Christian mom whose journey through parenting a child with special needs — while walking her own spiritual wilderness — has taught her what it really means to trust God when Heaven feels silent.

Together we talk about: ✨ Finding faith when God seems far away ✨ Strengthening your marriage through trials ✨ Letting go of control and trusting God’s timing ✨ Parenting a special-needs child with grace and compassion ✨ Seeing the Savior’s hand even in quiet seasons

If you’re a mom walking through uncertainty, loneliness, or unanswered prayers — this episode will remind you that you are not forgotten. God sees you, loves you, and is guiding you through every wilderness with purpose and peace. 🌿

Ways to Connect with Desiri Wightman:

Motherheart Midwifery | https://motherheart2mother.wixsite.com/midwiferyservices

motherheart2motherheart@gmail.com

💛 Ways to Grow & Connect

🌿 Apply for The Grace-Minded Mom Coaching Program ➤ https://shorturl.at/w7XbS

💌 Subscribe to The Grace Letter (Weekly Faith & Mindset Encouragement) ➤ https://buildingyourselfwithgrace.kit.com/resources

👩‍👧‍👦 Join our Free Christian Mom Facebook Community — Grace in the Mess ➤ https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14HjgsAK1cz/

📬 Email me directly ➤ buildingyourselfwithgrace@gmail.com