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Seek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaThe 40-Day Sugar FastHave you ever considered trying something like this? I'm so excited to share my personal journey with the 40-Day Sugar Fast with you in this episode as I talk with the author of the book, The 40-Day Sugar Fast, Wendy Speake. What began as a one time an act of obedience with a few friends has now become a yearly rhythm that I can honestly say I look forward to. I look forward to it with expectancy, not just for physical health, but even more importantly for spiritual growth. And this year, all of my chil...2023-01-0237 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaReflect and RejoiceVisit the SEEK WHOLLY LIVING website (for Encouragement, Information, and Fun for all things Mom!)https://seekwhollyliving.comSIGN UP to receive updates & my free special printable:***THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES YOU CAN MAKE TODAY TO BE A BETTER MOM*** ☕ CONNECT with US:INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/seekwhollylivingFACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/seekwhollylivingseek wholly living,christa svoboda,christian mom,christian mom vlog,mom,christian mom,christian moms,stay at home mom,christian wife,christmas,reflect and rejoice, new year,2022-12-2637 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaAbide in HimMerry Christmas! I can’t believe that it is the final week of advent and preparing our hearts for the celebration of Christmas. At this time of year when there can be so much going on, I’ve decided to spend this episode with you bathing our hearts and minds in scripture. It is all too easy to busy ourselves so much that we neglect to still our hearts enough to truly abide in Him. We have so many voices constantly pouring into us, voices from those around us and in the voices we allow in our own mind...2022-12-1933 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaChristmas Carols with ChildrenVisit the SEEK WHOLLY LIVING website (for Encouragement, Information, and Fun for all things Mom!)https://seekwhollyliving.comSIGN UP to receive updates & my free special printable:***THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES YOU CAN MAKE TODAY TO BE A BETTER MOM*** ☕ CONNECT with US:INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/seekwhollylivingFACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/seekwhollylivingseek wholly living,christa svoboda,christian mom,christian mom vlog,mom,christian mom,christian moms,stay at home mom,christian wife,christmas,christmas carols with children2022-12-1239 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaSlowness In the Christmas SeasonIf you do not prioritize slowness for you and your family in the Christmas season, no one will. With so many wonderful opportunities to good things at this time of year, it is so easy to slip into the busy "hustle and bustle" and miss the opportunity for the hearts in our homes to "prepare Him room". My good friend Michelle Akrami is back with me for this conversation. Michelle lives a very full life in southern CA with her husband and their 5 children. Yet with all of the blessings that come with living in such a busy...2022-12-0536 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaAdventVisit the SEEK WHOLLY LIVING website (for Encouragement, Information, and Fun for all things Mom!)https://seekwhollyliving.comSIGN UP to receive updates & my free special printable:***THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES YOU CAN MAKE TODAY TO BE A BETTER MOM*** ☕ CONNECT with US:INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/seekwhollylivingFACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/seekwhollylivingseek wholly living,christa svoboda,christian mom,christian mom vlog,mom,christian mom,christian moms,stay at home mom,christian wife,homeschool,homeschool mom,homeschool family,birth control,advent2022-11-2836 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaCultivating WonderCultivating a love for wonder and beauty is both a responsibility and a gift that we, as mothers, have been entrusted with. Today we’ll be talking about our role in developing our children’s pallets for excellence and I’ll be sharing a wonderful new resource with you! As always, I love digging deep into the “why does this even matter” of a topic, so this episode will be an encouragement to moms with boys and girls of all ages! A friend shared Wildflowers Girls Magazine with me for my oldest daughter and I have loved it a...2022-11-2139 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaTrain Up a ChildI grew up knowing the passage about training up a child in the way he should go and was blessed with a mom who prioritized training us in that way. Even still, that passage took on a different level of importance and challenge for me when God gave me my own children. To say I believe something to be true is one thing, but to put that value into practice day in and day out requires a completely different level of commitment!I have invited Abbie Halberstadt to join me for this conversation because she is passionate ab...2022-11-1444 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaReading Aloud to Your Children, Part TwoReading aloud to your children will bring blessings of lasting relationships that will last far beyond their years at home. As Christian moms, we seek to be intentional about prioritizing relationships in our home, and using the tool of reading aloud is another extremely useful way to live out this priority of relationship building.In this episode, I will be sharing about various relationships that will be strengthened through time spent in quality literature together.Relationships with you and your children.Relationships between your children.The relationship between your children and t...2022-11-0733 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaReading Aloud to Your Children, Part OneReading aloud to your children is a gift in all seasons of mothering. I was so blessed to grow up in a home where reading aloud was prioritized and have carried on that priority in our home. I recently spoke at a moms group in this topic of reading aloud and am so glad to bring this important episode to you. How do we fit reading aloud into our schedule?What does it actually look like with multiple children of various ages? Why make it a priority?How do you ke...2022-10-3129 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaDo the Next Right ThingThis is such an important episode! As women who want to trust and obey the Lord, living each moment in active obedience is our truest desire, but sometimes it can be so hard to live out.Sometimes doing the next right thing is in the next step of obedience in large unknown circumstances, sometimes it is in overwhelming tasks that seem beyond our reach, sometimes it is in the mundane day to day acts of service that God has placed before us. Jeanna Young is the perfect guest for this conversation as she has so many personal te...2022-10-2434 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaSexual Intimacy in MotherhoodParental Warning: This is not a good episode to listen to with your children. This topic of having a healthy sexual relationship with your husband while in the trenches of motherhood is one that I have had on my list for months. I was so excited that Zsanae was not only willing to join me for this conversation, but enthusiastic about the importance of this topic for Christian moms in all seasons of motherhood.Zsanae Miller is a mama to 3 children who are 22, 21, and 14 and is a wealth of wisdom on this topic as she ha...2022-10-1734 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaPlanning Your Holiday SeasonI cannot believe that the holiday season is quickly approaching! As Christian wives and mothers, we have been given the gift and responsibility of managing our homes in all seasons, so let's not let Thanksgiving and Christmas catch us by surprise. My natural bend is to plan Thanksgiving in November and Christmas after Thanksgiving, so you can imagine my shock when my friend on episode 13, "Preparing Your Home for Christmas" referenced beginning her planning in OCTOBER! I have brought back a guest who is an expert at planning and is going to help us jump start our pl...2022-10-1036 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaVasectomiesThis week's episode is almost a part 2 to our conversation last week about birth control. I love encouraging you in all areas of living as a Christian mom and empowering you to make the best decisions the Lord leads you to make for your family. This topic is one I have never heard spoken to specifically from a Biblical worldview and I am so privileged to bring this conversation to you today!We will be diving into so much valuable information about what vasectomies are, what are some of the potential risks to be aware of, and ho...2022-10-0336 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaBirth ControlDon't laugh that the lady expecting her 6th child is talking about birth control! While our family has been blessed with many children, birth control has been part of our story over here as well. My guest this week is a mom who is a registered nurse who began questioning many areas of life that our culture has deemed "normal" and birth control is the topic she will be diving into with me today. Sadie Gannett is a busy mom to two boys who are 3 and 1 and is passionate about researching sharing true information about health choices wit...2022-09-2645 minSeek Wholly Living with Christa SvobodaDigital DetoxThe title perfectly defines this episode! This is the perfect time of year to reset priorities and choose healthier rhythms and habits in our homes. You are going to love this conversation with Molly DeFrank about detoxing our families from screens.Molly is mom to five children and has lived through the struggle of balancing the use of technology with children, as well as in her own mom life. You will hear her personal story in this episode as well as the incredible resource that she has created to help parents with this struggle.Join me...2022-09-1938 min