IN THIS EPISODE

• An introduction to Many Henry, her background, and life as a blended family | 1:26
• Raising a daughter, and a look into a young mom’s journey | 5:09
• Often times, when you’re close to Him, you can feel God moving in your life | 9:27
• At the end of the day: 1) Did I honor God? 2) Did I honor my daughter? 3) Did i honor myself? | 13:41
• What do the idols look like in your life? | 15:38
• As mom’s, we can pull our identity from that role | 21:31
• It’s ok to hurt, allow that time, and feel things that are hurtful | 25:52
• Everyone needs a Sam in their life, and to be a Sam in someone else’s life (LOTR) | 28:27

INSTANT TAKEAWAYS

1 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE

In this episode, Mandy talks a lot about asking for support from her friends and other family members in praying for her, listening to her, in the trying times of motherhood. The other amazing thing is that God promises we aren’t alone in our struggles and fights. Mandy talks about turning to prayer and her faith whenever things got rough (and thanking Him when times were easier), and He is always faithful to us. 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not onto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path. | Proverbs 3:5-6

2 | Idols can TAKE ANY FORM

Mandy does a really good job at breaking down modern idolatry. Often times, we think of Golden Calfs, or replica’s of gods in people’s homes as “idols”. But, idolatry can take a million different forms. When you define yourself by your job or your passion, that can be your idol. If you make trump decisions based on money if your life, you are idolizing money. If you are first concerned with a horizontal relationship, here on Earth, above that of the vertical relationship with your Heavenly Father, you are idolizing that person or that relationship. In this case, Mandy was idolizing her daughter, and her relationship with her daughter, as I’m sure many of us do without realizing. It’s easy to fall victim to this with a loved one, family member, friends, etc. Make sure, that above all else, you are pursuing Our Father. Make sure that you are chasing that relationship, that closeness, above all else. Your vertical relationship with Our Creator should be what defines everything else in your life. 

SHOW NOTES

Welcome back to Anchor + Waves and a very special Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mom’s, in any walk of life, out there. Today we have a very special episode for you. We are kicking off a new series today, that’s still being developed, celebrating Moms.

Motherhood is going to be a series that takes a look inside the nitty-gritty occurrences of motherhood. These episodes will take a raw look at all kinds of family dynamics as well as highlight the different stages of being a mom. A mom is so much more than a mother of children. She can be a professional, a wife, an athlete, a woman with stories, an entire person with the intricacies of life woven into her, daily, and we want to highlight that. Today we have Mandy Henry, who takes us inside her blended family. You don’t want to miss this series.