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.Learning the Art of Gospel Discipline ConversationsThis 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 hereFollow her on Instagram @bethanykimseyPurchase the Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal
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398. Worried About Messing Up Your Kids?
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 ConversationsThis 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 hereFollow her on Instagram @bethanykimseyPurchase the Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal
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397. Defeating the Lie of Perfection
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 ConversationsThis 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 hereFollow her on Instagram @bethanykimseyPurchase the Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal
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396. Facing The Lie of Discontentment
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 ConversationsThis 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 hereFollow her on Instagram @bethanykimseyPurchase the Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal
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395. When I Feel Like My Life Would Be Better If I Was in a Different Season
Welcome back to the kitchen table. Do you ever say to yourself…"if only this were different, my life would be better." "If only this season were easier."It’s easy to believe these thoughts. They sneak in when exhaustion sets in, when the demands of motherhood feel overwhelming, when we long for a little more freedom, a little more ease. But the enemy thrives on discontentment. Motherhood is a sacrifice. It will cost you time, energy, and peace of mind. But God placed you in this season for a reason. Yet we’re always waiting for the next season, thinking that’s when life will finally feel whole. But Jesus tells us in John 6:35, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry.” Our hunger for something different, something easier, is really a hunger for him.We have to confront the lie that a change in circumstances will satisfy us. It won’t. Only Jesus will. If we don’t sit with him, we will always feel empty. Today, instead of longing for a different season, let’s choose to fill up on the truth: he is enough, and he is here in this season, too.Learning the Art of Gospel Discipline ConversationsThis 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 hereFollow her on Instagram @bethanykimseyPurchase the Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journal
Bethany Kimsey welcomes you for a quick cup of coffee, some laughs and maybe a few tears as we talk about the realities of motherhood. As a mother of 8 children ranging in age from 5-21, Bethany has learned the freedom of applying gospel truths to the daily details with children. Together we will learn how to take spiritual truths into the micro and macro moments of motherhood. How do we make this fuzzy intersection of real life mothering and the gospel clearly defined for vision and confidence? Connection happens when we meet together in the real spaces-- the kitchen tables of life-- sharing stories of hope, truth, and grace. When God breaks through everything changes about our motherhood, and we can walk with confidence and purpose.
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