by Barb Roose | Oct 16, 2017 | Better Together Podcast
Did you know that a girl’s confidence peaks at the age of nine?
Statistics report that 7 out of every 10 girls don’t feel like they measure up.
Moms, how can we raise our daughters with the confidence to pursue courageous and fearless lives?
Today’s Better Together podcast guest, author and Proverbs 31 Ministry speaker, Lynn Cowell, tells us about her journey to discover what it means to be brave and courageous in her life. As women of all ages fight to find that same confidence, Lynn wants to equip our young tweens so that they can find confidence sooner in life. She is the author of the new book, Brave Beauty: Finding the Fearless, a companion guide written for girls between the ages of 8-12 years old.
I loved so many things about our conversation! As the seventh of eight children, Lynn grew up in a community where everyone followed the beaten path. Yet, Lynn made a bold move in her early years that put her a path toward God’s unique purpose for her life.
One of the most powerful observations was when Lynn explained how culture drives our girls to build their confidence on three shaky foundations:
1. Someone (like a relationship with someone);
2. Some Place (career/status); or
3. Something (beauty, education).
But, all of those things can be lost or taken because much of life is out of our control. So, to help our daughters, let’s journey along with them to help them to build unshakeable confidence on an unshakeable God because they can’t lose God!
What if your confidence has been shaken? Lynn has something for you, too!
Lynn has a new Bible study for women titled Make Your Move: Finding Unshakeable Confidence Despite Your Fears and Failures. There are a lot of strong, confident women in the Bible! Lynn has created a Bible study so that you can learn from these women, some of them you might not know, but they will inspire to reach for God’s best!
Mom, if you have a daughter in elementary school or junior high, would you do me a favor and check out Lynn’s website. Our world is coming hard after young girls, but we can equip them to stand strong and confident in Jesus’ name.
RESOURCES
Lynn’s website – including free resources!
Brave Beauty: Finding the Fearless You
Make Your Move: Finding Unshakeable Confidence Despite Your Fears and Failures
Lynn’s books can be found at Proverbs 31 or at your favorite Christian Retailers.
ABOUT LYNN COWELL
Lynn Cowell is a Proverbs 31 Ministries author and speaker who helps moms become wise women so they can raise wiser daughters.
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by Barb Roose | Sep 25, 2017 | Better Together Podcast
What frustrates you about clothes and fashion?
On this episode of the Better Together podcast, my friend and fabulous fashion expert, Shari Braendel is back! Recently, Shari asked her audience about their top fashion dilemmas. Over 1000 women responded to Shari’s survey and here were the top three questions:
1. How do I dress for my body?
2. How do I pick the right style for my hair?
3. How do I put together an entire look?
In this episode of the Better Together podcast, Shari answers those three questions with fabulous fashion tips and suggestions that you can begin using today! If you’ve been struggling to figure out a new hairstyle, you’ll love her practical tips. I learned so much!
Here’s what I just love about Shari – she believes that every woman is a VIP. You might beat yourself up every day, but it doesn’t have to be that way! Shari has just launched – like last week – a new site to help women learn how to dress for their body shape, organize their closet and put their look together. There’s a link below and Shari will tell you all about it!
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE ACTION STEPS!
- Text the word “fashion” to 44222 and get a free bundle of goodies from Shari! (No strings attached!)
- Click here to check out VIP Membership site
- Fashion Meets Faith Website
by Barb Roose | Sep 10, 2017 | Better Together Podcast
In the newest episode of the Better Together podcast, I sharing four bridges that will help you build connection with your teen and adult daughters:
1. Kind Words – How do you speak to your daughter? What we say is most often a reflection of our heart, not our daughter’s actions. Our kind words can actually heal the emotional and physical pain that our daughters experience in life.
2. Discover Her Love Language – Do you know your daughter’s love language? Both of you can take the free test at the fivelovelanguages.com. When you invest 10-15 minutes per day in “speaking” her love language, you build resiliency into her life and she’ll have the reserve to dig deep and tackle the problems that she’s facing.
3. Ask Before You Accuse – How many of us jump to conclusions when a negative situation happens? We can build a connection instead of creating conflict when we calmly and kindly ask, “Can you tell me what happened?” and listen to what she has to say.
4. “Open the Door” – Getting our daughter to talk can be tricky because she has a lot on her mind. I share a tip to open up communication with your daughter. Listen to the podcast to find out more!
RESOURCES
The Parenting Teens Summit
An online experience designed to help you thrive as a parent of a teenager. Over 40 different Christian authors and thoughts leaders are ready to share their unique insight with you. Featured speakers include Dr. James Dobson, Dr. Juli Slattery, Dr. Paul David Tripp, Craig Gross, Kimm Carr, Craig Groeschel, and Dr. Kathy Koch, among others.
Parenting Teen Summit starts September 11-27! Click here to find out more and register!
FREE eBook
Mom, is your young daughter comparing herself to her friends? Has she made comments about how she looks or shows signs of low self-esteem? Download a free copy of my ebook, 10 Beauty Essentials to Teach Your Daughter. Reach her now with God’s beautiful truth so that she can learn how to push back against our culture’s impossible beauty standards. It’s not too early to help your daughter avoid an ugly struggle with beauty. Click here to download.
by Barb Roose | Aug 27, 2017 | Better Together Podcast
How do we learn contentment in a culture that is always pushing us to pursue more? What are we missing out on if we’re always searching for the next best thing? Listen to this episode by clicking the “play” button above.
Author Melissa Spoelstra shares lessons that we can learn from her new Bible study, Numbers: Learning Contentment in a Culture of More about the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness. While God planned to bring them to the Promised Land, their arrival was delayed because they complained too much.
Listen as we talk about why we default to complaining – even though we know shouldn’t. What are some of the secrets to contentment that we can learn from God’s word?
Here are the takeaways from today’s Better Together podcast episode:
1. We can learn to “secret” to contentment, even if everything in our lives are upside-down.
2. Join Melissa’s Contentment Project – Have you been complaining a lot lately? Learn to move from complaining to contentment by participating in Melissa’s “Contentment Project” starting in early September. Click here to sign up today!
3. Check out Melissa’s new Bible study, Numbers: Learning Contentment in a Culture of More. Available at all Christian retailers.
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by Barb Roose | May 28, 2017 | Better Together Podcast
So, you and you friend have gotten into a fight. What now?
A few years ago, I hurt a friend. It wasn’t on purpose. There was a conflict between my friend and another person. I thought that I was being helpful – a bridge-builder per se. I stuck my nosy nose into the situation and gave my worthless two cents. The next day, my girlfriend called in tears to let me know that my well-meaning words put her in an awful position. I felt awful. I’d hurt my friend.
Have you ever been hurt by a friend? Have you ever been the one to hurt a friend’s feelings? No matter which side you find yourself on, it’s painful all the way around!
After last week’s Better Together episode with my guest, Natalie Chambers Snapp, I heard from many women who’ve dealt with friendship break-ups, heartache, betrayal and pain. It’s so hard sometimes!
I love how Natalie shared her “PEG System” to help her think through friendship conflict. Here’s an explanation and something that you can consider if you have a friendship that is broken right now:
Pray – Instead of taking our pain to friends, take your pain to God and ask for clarity on what’s going on.
Examine – Ask yourself tough questions like:
- What’s my role in this conflict?
- Can I be with my friend in the future without replaying the hurt?
- Do I need to talk to her about the problem OR is this a “me” issue that I need to work out with God?
Go Straight to that Person – Direct dialogue, but Natalie lists a few conditions in the podcast.
This podcast is jam-packed with solid Biblical insight about not only friendships, but Natalie challenges our hearts to realize where God needs to work within us.
GIVEAWAY: I’m giving away a copy of Natalie’s NEW Becoming Heart Sisters Bible study! It’s available at Christian retailers nationwide, but you can enter to win a copy by clicking here and leaving a comment on last week’s blog page. Winner will be drawn on June 5.
LEAVE A REVIEW: Did you like this episode? I hope so! Help other women discover this podcast on iTunes. CLICK HERE to leave a review about this episode on iTunes.
About Natalie?
Author Natalie Chambers Snapp uses her own and others’ stories of successes and failures to illustrate what she has learned about girlfriend relationships. Healthy boundaries, honesty, tact, sharing, and agape love all play a part in being and maintaining a circle of close confidants. She also deals with the inevitable challenges that face many relationships including how to handle conflict; life changes like a new baby, move or divorce; and when it is right to “break-up” with your friend.
by Barb Roose | May 22, 2017 | Better Together Podcast
ANNOUNCEMENT! CONGRATULATIONS TO TINA WARREN – SHE WINS A COPY OF NATALIE’S BECOMING HEART SISTERS BIBLE STUDY!
What is it with women and friendships?
As much as we know that we need good girlfriends, we can’t seem to stop ourselves from friendship drama! We’re surrounded by a culture that has dipped the term “BFF” in 24 karat gold, so if you don’t have a BFF, then you’re hopelessly alone forever. On the other hand, we’re flooded with “Real” television shows that make backbiting, pettiness and betrayal the norm. Recently, one “Housewife” was kicked off her reality television show because she spread rumors about another housewife plans to drug another woman. What’s going on here?
Do we even know what good friendships look like anymore?
Today, I’m talking with my friend, Natalie Snapp, author of the Bible study, Heart Sisters: A Bible Study on Authentic Friendships. She’s a strong, courageous sister in Christ whose life experiences have given her a passion for helping women develop healthy authentic relationships with each other. Her writings specifically address women who’ve been hurt by friendships and are looking for healing.
In this episode, Natalie tells us about the bullying that she endured in high school from other girls. She’ll also tell us about what happened when she realized that her non-Christian friends seemed to handle friendship conflict better than her Christian friends.
You’ll learn about the two ingredients that all healthy, authentic relationships must have as well as learn how your mother’s approach to friendship may have impacted your life.
GIVEAWAY: I’m giving away a free copy of Natalie’s Bible Study, Becoming Heart Sisters on June 5. Enter by posting a comment below. Tell us what you took away from this week’s podcast or share a friendship struggle that you’ve dealt with in the past.
About Natalie…
Author Natalie Chambers Snapp uses her own and others’ stories of successes and failures to illustrate what she has learned about girlfriend relationships. Healthy boundaries, honesty, tact, sharing, and agape love all play a part in being and maintaining a circle of close confidants. She also deals with the inevitable challenges that face many relationships including how to handle conflict; life changes like a new baby, move or divorce; and when it is right to “break-up” with your friend.
GIVEAWAY: I’m giving away a copy of Natalie’s NEW Becoming Heart Sisters Bible study! It’s available at Christian retailers nationwide, but you can enter to win a copy by 
