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Durenda Wilson is the owner/host of her podcast and is a wife to one for 35 years, mom to eight, and nana to 12. She has homeschooled all of her kids from the beginning. She loves to share simple, effective approaches to motherhood, homeschooling, and life in general. These tools are a result of many years of walking with the Lord and finding freedom in letting His voice quiet all the others.
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Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Welcome to my devotional, Grace for a Mom’s Heart!
Today I am speaking to God’s ability and willingness to bless and multiply our efforts so we don’t have to worry about being inadequate!
Matthew 14:13-21 NLT In the weeks ahead, I will be reading from my devotional Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart-31 Days in God’s Word (available on Amazon *aff link)
Each devotional is less than 10 minutes long. I’ll start by reading a short scripture passage and then share some thoughts from my own heart as written in my devotional.
I will ask some questions at the end to help you dig deeper and then end in prayer.
Printed copies of this devotional are available on Amazon for just $8.99 (*aff link)
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Everything that feels and is out of your control, God has the power to order.
It’s ok if we don’t have all the answers...if we don’t know
Instead of dwelling on what we don’t know, let’s meditate on what we DO know.
What DO we know?
Read the rest of the podcast here or listen in!
Find my devotional, Unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart, written just for moms! (Amazon)
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Welcome to my devotional, Grace for a Mom’s Heart!
Today I am speaking to a doubt every mom deals with: whether or not we are doing enough.
In the weeks ahead, I will be reading from my devotional Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart-31 Days in God’s Word (available on Amazon *aff link)
Each devotional is less than 10 minutes long. I’ll start by reading a short scripture passage and then share some thoughts from my own heart as written in my devotional. I will ask some questions at the end to help you dig deeper and then end in prayer.
Printed copies of this devotional are available on Amazon for just $8.99 (*aff link)
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Welcome to my devotional, Grace for a Mom’s Heart!
Out of all of our needs, right now our biggest need is to press into God. We need to know Him and in order to know Him, we have to read His Word.
In the weeks ahead, I will be reading from my devotional Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart-31 Days in God’s Word (available on Amazon *aff link))
Each devotional is less than 10 minutes long.
I’ll start by reading a short scripture passage and then share some thoughts from my own heart as written in my devotional.
I will ask some questions at the end to help you dig deeper and then end in prayer.
Printed copies of this devotional are available on Amazon for just $8.99 (*aff link)
Today's passage is Deut. 5:29-33
If something is new, it's tempting to think it must be better.
(Be sure to check out my simple, mercifully short book on homeschooling: The Unhurried Homeschooler)
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
There are many unique pressures that are part of this homeschooling journey. The stresses are sometimes overwhelming, but as believers, we need to ask ourselves if we are being driven or led?
God often refers to His people as sheep. Have you ever been around sheep? A few things you should know: they can NOT be driven, they have to be led. If you try to drive them (come up behind them and force them a certain direction), they lose their minds and scatter. They will also lose trust in the shepherd.
God does not drive us. Ever. He is a gentle shepherd that leads, so if you are feeling driven, I can tell you that is NOT God.
(You can listen to the rest of the podcast here or read the transcript at https://durendawilson.com/moms-are-you-being-led-or-driven-podcast-131/)
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Parents who are considering homeschooling can easily become overwhelmed by all the information out there and that is why I thought it was essential to offer this resource to help parents prioritize their steps as they consider homeschooling.
Some of you haven’t done school at home until the quarantine and this is another reason I wanted to offer this conversation. You need to understand that distance learning is NOT the same thing as homeschooling. Actually, I think it’s often far more stressful in so many ways than choosing to homeschool. When we homeschool, we get to fine-tune our kids’ learning to what works best for THEM (and us). We can arrange their days to give them an opportunity to be kids, to experience a healthy childhood, to learn things in a way that works for them and AS THEY ARE READY.
You don’t have to be an expert in education or other people’s kids, you simply need to be an expert in YOUR kids.
It’s a commonly accepted fact that if someone spends 10,000 hours on something, they are considered an “expert” in that field.
Guess what? By the time your child is 6 years old, you will have spent an average of 16,000 hours with your child. That makes YOU an expert on your child!
With that in mind, listen in to my conversation with Vicki Bentley, another veteran homeschooling mom, and find encouragement along with simple, doable action steps you can take to start homeschooling your kids!
My simple, mercifully short book on homeschooling: The Unhurried Homeschooler
(To see more resources mentioned in the podcast go to https://durendawilson.com/how-to-start-homeschooling-without-getting-overwhelmed-podcast-131/)
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR MOM FRIENDS!
I’m Durenda Wilson. I’ve been a wife for almost 31 years and a mom for 29 years. I have eight children and 6 grandchildren. I have a word for moms that I think is of the utmost importance.
Our world is quickly changing. There are many things that are out of our control and downright frightening, BUT I want to speak right now to your mom heart:
As an older mom, I have experienced various crises in my life and learned so much from those, but I will admit that I’ve never seen anything quite like this. As I have prayed and prayed and prayed, God has made something very clear to me that I want to convey to you: In spite of everything that’s happening....
YOUR ROLE AS A MOM HAS NOT CHANGED. (You can listen or read the rest of the post here: https://durendawilson.com/an-urgent-message-of-encouragement-for-christian-moms-podcast-130/)
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
(You can listen to this podcast here or read it in full by going to durendawilson.com)
I want to be completely honest with you all. I have been struggling, trying to understand what my place is, what my role is in all that is going on around us.
Over the years as a mom at home with our 8 kids, God reminded me over and over again that raising and homeschooling our kids was my calling. A lot of outside activities, ministries, politics and other worthy causes all needed to be laid aside for the most part because I simply couldn’t do it all.
Have you ever heard of that saying, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”? (read complete podcast transcript at durendawilson.com)
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Welcome to my devotional, Grace for a Mom’s Heart!
In the weeks ahead, I will be reading from my devotional Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart-31 Days in God’s Word (available on Amazon *aff link))
Each devotional is less than 10 minutes long.
I’ll start by reading a short scripture passage and then share some thoughts from my own heart as written in my devotional.
I will ask some questions at the end to help you dig deeper and then end in prayer.
Printed copies of this devotional are available on Amazon for just $8.99 (*aff link)
What we are doing at home is of the utmost importance. We must not let the enemy distract us from our high calling. As mission-minded moms, we understand the threat we pose to the enemy’s kingdom and we stand firm in the truth of God’s Word. We don’t let culture or the voices of condemnation influence our decisions. Instead, we stay the course, setting our faces like flint.
I don’t know about you, but I have been struggling HARD. Around us, there is hatred, division, and issues that are polarizing and downright frightening. In times like these, it is essential that we are grounded daily in God’s word so we can better know HIs comfort, discern His voice, and receive the wisdom that can only come from Him!
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
With all that’s going on around us, one thing has not changed...we are still moms. Some of us chose to homeschool, others have had distance learning thrust upon us, and some who have tried, but thrown in the towel for this year(and that's okay!) BUT the fact is that we are all feeling the weight of our current situation and that can greatly affect our focus. So today I want to bring some encouragement to your mom heart and hopefully help you refocus and remember why you are doing what you doing so you can stay intentional.
This is part of a series I have called Mentoring Moments. There are other episodes addressing other topics on motherhood, but the reason I created this series is that, as an older mom, I feel a responsibility to mentor younger moms who might be looking for some perspective that can only come with experience and time.
I am thrilled today to have Vicki Bentley joining me today, who is the mother of eight daughters, foster mom of over fifty, a grandma to 23 wonderful grandbabies so far, and great-grandma to five! You will be hearing from literally several decades of experience between the two of us.
Ways to connect with Vicki:
Website: Everyday Homemaking
Website: Everyday Homeschooling
Facebook: Everyday Homemaking
Facebook: Homeschooling with Confidence