Celebrating 300! with Rebecca Joy

Rebecca Joy, content manager for the AllMomDoes podcast and Purposely joins Julie Lyles Carr to talk about the journey this podcast has taken. Julie and Rebecca also talk about parenting, where the podcast is going moving forward, a new project you won’t want to miss, and why they want to hear from you! This is a special #300 podcast and we are so grateful!

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Transcription:

Julie Lyles Carr:

I’m Julie Lyles Carr. This is the AllMomDoes Podcast, on the Purposely Podcast Network. And this is a historic episode, because this is our 300th episode. I cannot believe it. And in just a handful of episodes, we’re going to be rolling into our seventh season, which is mind-blowing, as well. And I will tell you, there is no way that all of this could exist… If you’ve been a listener, if you’re brand new, or if you’ve been along for a while, there is no way any of this would be going down without my amazing producer/friend/ creative buddy/remote work partner, Rebecca Joy. Rebecca, thank you so much for coming on the 300th episode.

Rebecca Joy:

I’m so excited to be on this end of the microphone. Because normally, I’m helping book guests, and today, I am the guest.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Today, you are the guest. I really feel like I should have had some sound effects, or some streamers or something. But 300, it is amazing to me. And I thought it would be so fun on this episode for us to have just a little walkthrough of how this all started, and how you and I collaborate and work remotely together, and what some of our favorite episodes are that we think back on all of these 300.

But before we get to that, I want the listener to know a little bit more about you. So when you hear me say things like, “Be sure and check out the show notes that Rebecca puts together,” each and every week, this is the Rebecca. When you see social media posts showing different people that we’re going to have on, Rebecca helps put all that together. If you listen to God on the Go, which is another podcast that we’ve recently released together, Rebecca is all up in that as well. So, this is the Rebecca. So Rebecca, tell the listeners where you are in the world, a little bit about your life, all that kind of stuff.

Rebecca Joy:

Yeah. I am in Seattle. So you might think rain, but it’s actually been a beautiful summer and fall, of lots of sunshine out here. I am married to my husband, 18 years now. And we met at Walmart, which everyone thinks is going to be this really fun romantic story. But really, we just work together there. And now, we work together again, with the radio stations that are part of the podcast network. This podcast is part of the Purposely Network, which is something I helped launch recently, which just is even more amazing podcasts. And, let’s see. I have two kids, as a junior higher and a fifth grader. And I’m in the junior high stage, and it’s way harder than I thought it was going to be. So, I am really excited about having the AllMomDoes community, not only this podcast and Julie, but the community. Because I feel like every mom stage along the way has something different and difficult, and we just need each other for each little moment, so we know that other moms have lived through it.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Absolutely. We all need each other, for sure. Now, Rebecca, you and I met because I’m down here in Austin, and I was starting to do some content. For a period of time, there was a radio station here in Austin that was connected to y’all’s network. And I was doing some on-air content for them and some written content, and that’s how we originally got connected. And that’s probably been, wow, 10 years ago, 11. I am not even sure.

Rebecca Joy:

Yeah, I don’t even know. I feel like we are just part of my life. We just do this together, and it’s amazing.

Julie Lyles Carr:

I know, it really is. Well, I want to hear more about your journey with God, how you came to know God, how this part of your life, you wanted to really combine both what you do as a career, and this ministry heart that you have. So, take me back to that place, about how your relationship with God began, and what your journey has looked like to this point.

Rebecca Joy:

Yeah, wow. So, grew up in a Christian household, and really grateful for that foundation. I would say when I was in maybe high school, college, still doing all the church things, but not quite as connected to the relationship of Jesus. And then, once I got married, my husband came to know Jesus. And watching him meet Jesus and have his life transformed really reignited my faith. I think there’s something just so beautiful about seeing someone else come to know Jesus. Watching them change is really cool. And ever since then, we’ve just been on a mission to raise our kids to love Jesus. And we don’t do it perfectly, but we do what we can. I love that my work pairs with my faith, so that every day, I get to just talk about Jesus in different ways. I love seeing how Jesus can really impact the motherhood journey, or the working mom journey, or the marriage journey. There’s just something so different, more connected and better about being able to have that sort of sense of purpose and calling.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Yeah, I think that’s amazing. And so often, I think we hear a lot of times with women, Rebecca, that I feel like in my world I have more women who are the ones who’ve started out in a more intentional walk, and eventually their spouse comes along. I think it’s really great to also know that there are those marriages where it’s the guy who has really clicked in, and that becomes an inspiration to his spouse. I think that’s really beautiful.

Rebecca Joy:

If somebody needs an on-ramp, go find a church that has an Alpha program. Because that’s all about asking all your questions. And God can handle your questions, the Bible can handle it, and it was inspirational to us.

Julie Lyles Carr:

I love that place of starting with questions. I think a lot of times, we are too quick to shut someone down, when they say, “I’ve got a lot of questions,” and we try to show up with really pat answers. There’s such value in just letting someone ask their questions, and get it all out. And to be honest, when you don’t know, to say, “That’s a tough one, I don’t know the answer to that.” And to let that sit, and be okay with that. What a beautiful thing, and we forget about that having such power.

Now, for you and I, we have been… Long before it became fashionable during the pandemic, you and I have been a remote team. We have been working in the hybrid space for a long time together, doing all kinds of creative stuff. What do you think has led to that being really successful for us? Because I know there are people today who are really trying to parse out how much they’re going to be in the office, and how much they’re not, and can you make remote teams work? And Rebecca, I hear opinions on all sides. All I can speak to is just knowing that for myself, I actually do a lot of remote work with a lot of people, and I love it. And it’s worked really well for me, and worked really well before we even hit the necessity of it, during the pandemic. What’s it been like for you? What do you think is the secret sauce that helps us make all this work?

Rebecca Joy:

Yeah, I love it. I spend half my time in the office, half the time remote, and then the majority of my AllMomDoes and Purposely our relationships like this, that are remote. And I think the key has been organized processes for us, creating those Dropbox or Google drives, and then intentionally being in touch with one another. What I love is when we get on the call, and have that brainstorm session, and just dump it all out, and then kind of organize it from there. So communication, systems and trusting each other. I think there is something to be said for you need to put together a team that you can trust, and a team that you can hand something to, and they’re just going to run with it. But I think being remote is really fun.

Julie Lyles Carr:

And for a lot of women, I think being able to work in the remote space is so powerful. Because the gap still exists between what women are doing and some of the mental load that we carry. And I hope that changes are coming. I think there’s some changes that are coming to that. I see some younger marriages that are really doing a beautiful job sharing some of that load. And yet, there is still this gap. So, for women who can work in the remote space, boy does it really help. I think it’s just really powerful to be able to do that.

Now, how do you go about… I know how you and I have a process for evaluating which guests, and the topics that we’re going to be talking about. And I think over the years, we’ve really honed that even further. We just know that there are certain things that don’t really fit what our audience needs, and there are other things that we’re going to get multiple perspectives on, because we know it’s something that keeps showing up. But in addition to this podcast, you are also looking over and helping develop content for all of these different channels for the brand AllMomDoes. And that is a website, and it’s a series of bloggers who contribute to that. It is the social media part of things. And, it’s also the podcast. So, what inspires you? What begins to catch your attention, where you think, “You know what? I think this could be something good for our readers, for our listeners, for our audience.” How do you do that?

Rebecca Joy:

So the first thing I do is kind of think about what people are going through in the world, what’s happening in the moment. So I think a lot of what we’re doing is really speaking in the moments to people, working side by side with the radio stations. We’re all about creating something that you need right now for today, and I think that is really important. So, seeing the general sense of what’s going on on social media, or what’s going on in the news, and how do we speak hope and encouragement into that space. And I think another thing is just talking to other moms, seeing what other moms are going through, and being aware of the emotions they have. And then taking that. And sometimes, you and I will brainstorm it, or I’ll brainstorm things in the office.

And then, one thing that I’ve really started to do is just praying over certain topics. And it’s interesting, we were talking about book… We’re starting to talk about the Book of Acts in church, and this… I can’t remember the… It’s in the first part of Acts, where Jesus comes back, and the disciples are super excited, and they’re ready to go out into the world. And He says, “Just wait a minute.” So they’re having to just sit, and then God says, “The Holy Spirit hasn’t come to you, yet.”

So I’ve been thinking about what that means, in terms of we gather what we have, but then we need to just wait for a minute with it, with God on it, and see where the Holy Spirit leads. So I’ve been trying to do more of that with my projects, kind of building that waiting time, I guess I would call it, where it’s… What’s going to bubble up? What does God want to put on our hearts? What is He leading forward? What doors is He opening? I might have this grand vision of what I think is going on in the world, but I really want Him to lead what the next best thing is.

Julie Lyles Carr:

You and I had some interesting experiences, where there have been some topics that we didn’t think would really catch gear at all, and we’ve discovered that they have been some of our top episodes, much to our surprise. And then, there have been a couple of series or two that we really thought, “Ooh, I think this would be really interesting.” And we start reaching out and trying to find guests, and we start to tease it out through some of the social media platforms, and it’s crickets. We’re like, “Well, we’re interested in it. Why isn’t anybody else?” But that has been really powerful, to take a step back, that pause, like you say, and just check in to see if this is something that we feel like either God is leading us to talk about, or it’s something that our audience is saying they need, or not, and being willing to pivot in that way. It’s one of the things that I do love in the podcast space.

And in conjunction with the other channels that AllMomDoes have, I think we have a really unique ability to get feedback real time, in a way that a lot of podcasts aren’t able to. Because we’ve got this whole social media platform for the brand in general, that comes back in, tells us what they think, all kinds of things that are really, really helpful, in terms of us being able to really think through, “Okay, where is our audience living, and what do they need to hear?”

One thing I think that’s been very interesting for you and I is when we started this back together, seven years ago, I think all eight of my kids were still in the house. You had little-bitty children. And we have been walking this together. And now, I’ve got some of mine launched. And now, you’ve got one in junior high, which is mind-blowing to me. And I feel like, while we still have an audience of women who are finding us who are expecting that first baby, I also feel like our audience is continuing to come along with us, which I think is really exciting. We had a lot of activity and engagement around a podcast episode we did about when I became a grandmother, and my feelings about becoming a grandmother, and the complexity of that.

What do you see, in terms of the way our audience is still coming alongside? Do you think that we should continue to talk about all those launches, and those stages after you’ve kind of got your kids raised immediately in your household, but you’re still a mom? What are some of the things that you’re hearing within the community? Because in addition to the podcast, we also have a whole little community that’s been walking this motherhood thing together.

Rebecca Joy:

I am really passionate about all the stages of motherhood really feeding into one another. So, I really think young new moms need the experienced mom who’s done it. I really think the experienced mom who’s done it needs the young mom. We need all of the different perspectives, to remind us either where we’re going, that there’s something great, or that we need to be reminded of, “Look at how far I’ve already come.” So I love that we can cover all aspects of it. It’s interesting, I consider myself to be kind of in the middle mom stage, where it’s like I didn’t just have babies, but I’m not launching them, and I’m just in this middle. So I get to speak… Both sides, I guess, kind of speak into me a little bit. And I just love that.

I think that there is a hole in the world a little bit for teen moms. I feel like there’s just not a lot of content out there that I’ve found. So, maybe there’s something to be said about doing more there. And then, I find a lot of reaction when we do content for the moms that are launching, and how to invite their kids back in, when they are launched, so you have that open communication. I think moms really want to develop that right relationship with their kids. And it’s hard, when you’re launching them, and they’re getting married, and they’re creating their own systems. How do you create that open? So, I think all the things. I want to do all the things. I think it’s beautiful.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Same. I agree with you. I think there is a deficit in content for moms with teens. It’s almost like we hit a certain point, and then we kind of bail out. I don’t think that’s intentional. I just think it’s so hands-on when they’re little, and you’ve got so much going on, that when you get to those teen years, I don’t know if it’s a level of parenting fatigue, fit parenting content fatigue. I don’t know. But I agree with you, I think we need more.

And here’s the other thing I noticed too, Rebecca, is I feel like with my first four, when they came into teenage years… And this is a generalization, but when they came into teenage years, in many ways, I feel like I was dealing with different issues culturally and topically, than I am with these last four, that we are in the process of all getting launched. And that really surprises me. It almost feels like to me, there are things that stay a little more continuous, when it comes to having little babies and toddlers in the way that we can do things. Because we have a little bit more control over what they’re being exposed to, who their friend group is, all those kinds of things. And when they hit the teen years, the waves of what’s happening in the culture, both good and bad, that really comes alongside, in a way that you have to stay so aware.

The other thing that’s really surprising me right now, as I look back over the tenure that we’ve had to this point, is I think back in the early days of the podcast, as I was seeing that the launch for several of my older kids was going to be coming in the next few years, in that weird way, I kind of thought, “Oh, I’m rounding one of the last laps. I’m in the home stretch.” Rebecca, girl, let me tell you something. Yes, I have kids who are independent, and supporting themselves, and all the things, but what I’m learning, in a way that is very unique is that… You know the statement, “You’re always a mom,” and that’s true. And yet, there’s this place where you have to take your foot off the gas, to let your kids let it catch speed for them and go.

But what I’m learning is there are still things that I have… I’m there with my kids, thinking, “Man, I really need to pray over this for this one. And this one has this going on, and I really want to be in prayer about that. And while that one has this decision, and ‘Huh, what do I think about that?'” And there’s just a whole new level of recognizing that, yeah, they may be doing their thing, and paying their taxes and buying a house, but there are still things that happen in which that mothering gear is so engaged. And in a weird way, Rebecca, I didn’t anticipate that.

What has surprised you, as your kids have gotten into older stages, as they’re starting into junior high, and then your baby being in those elementary school years? What’s something that surprised you, that you kind of didn’t see coming, that you realize now you’re in the thick of it in your mothering?

Rebecca Joy:

I think what has surprised me is how much smarter my kids are than I am. Because the world is changing so fast. And all of a sudden, the things that I was an expert in, suddenly I’m not an expert into them anymore. And the amount of voices they’re listening to is really vast. And I would challenge any mother to just be prepared. If you’re in that little kid stage, ground yourself now in the Bible and biblical truth. Because you will need it, when your kid is suddenly asking you in junior high the really hard questions, and you will be challenged by that. Because all of a sudden, you’re like, “Oh my goodness, what have I been spending 10 years of his little adult… We’ve been just reading the Jesus Storybook Bible together. Which is great, but I’m not ready for the theological question about, ‘Did the chicken or the egg come first? Which one did God create first?’ And having some sort of actual response to that.”

The kids want to go deep. And they need to go deep, because we’re in a world that is demanding so much from them, so much more than when I was a kid. They’re so much more connected. Their friends know so much more than them. And I read something the other day that said, your kid is only as protected as their weakest friends. And not weakest in necessarily a negative way, but every parent is going to have these different boundaries and different connected levels. And when they get phones, or connected online, or what they have in their house or not, whatever the kid is that’s getting the most information can influence your child. So you need your child to be prepared for that moment. It’s great to have all the boundaries with your child, but if they’re not prepared to be with a friend that doesn’t have those boundaries. I wasn’t prepared for that. I feel like we did great with all of our boundaries, but not every parent is doing it the same. So you have to be prepared for that, too.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Right, right. And I think you have to be prepared sometimes, that you’re going to get surprised. Because we all think we know our kids, and we think, “Oh, my kid will stand up in X, Y, Z situation.” But, our kids are human, just like we are. And we have all had times that a bigger personality, a stronger opinion, whatever it is, can really command the day. And in that moment, I think we have to pre-decide as well, not if my kid has a bit of a screw-up. It’s when my kid does. How am I going to handle this? Because I don’t think anymore, Rebecca, it’s enough to go, “I can’t believe that you would X, Y, Z.” Well, how can we not believe it, when we have such a plethora of voices, and such strong voices, and so many lanes of confusion coming at our kids all the time, in a way that a lot of us didn’t have?

I didn’t grow up necessarily in a community that was a Bible Belt community. But I will say that even though I was one of the handful of Christians I knew when I was growing up, it seemed like a lot of the families had a lot of the same expectations for their kids. There was just sort of a code, whether you were doing it from a faith posture or just from a social posture, pretty much that we all kind of had the same expectations. Whether I was at so-and-so’s house over on that street, or so-and-so’s house over in the cul-de-sac, and regardless of if their families went to church or not, the parents all had a very similar expectation of the kids, and it all kind of helped maintain what the standard was going to be.

Today, you cannot count on that, and you cannot count on it with even the families in your church, and you can’t count on it with friends online. You just don’t know. And you will have those outliers every now and then, where things align a little more closely. But, more than likely, your kids are going to be involved socially, even if you’re sending them to a private school or whatever, in situations where the families just simply have different standards. So, I think we have to be prepared for those times, and practice a little bit what our response is going to be when our kids hit speed bumps. Because it’s not going to be enough to say, “I can’t believe you would do this.”

Rebecca Joy:

We were at… I think it was a junior high thing at church, and they were talking about how our kids need seven trusted adults in their life that they can go to. So we’re beyond the, “I just need mom and dad to turn to,” because guess what? There’s going to be a time when your kid doesn’t want to turn to you for something, and they need someone else in their life that you know believes the things that you do, that will say the things that you will, that will come alongside your child. So, I think one of the most valuable things that we’ve started to do is getting involved in our local church, and plugging our kids into small groups. There’s parents there that we align with. There’s pastors that we align with. There’s small group leaders that we talk to, and that we can say, “Hey, how’s he doing? What’s going on? What is he telling you that he isn’t telling me?” Because I think you can’t be surprised by the fact that kids are not going to talk to you about everything. You want that. As a mom, you want that, but it’s not going to be that way.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Yeah, I think that’s so important. One of my kids in particular, I’m so thankful. She developed friendships with three friends of mine. And she doesn’t live in Texas anymore. She’s married now. It’s very interesting when I run into one of these women, when I’m out here in our town, and they’ll say, “Oh, your daughter called me the other day, and we caught up, and she was telling me how she was working through this,” and dah, dah, dah, dah, dah. And listen, I think I have a really close relationship with this particular child. We’re on the phone a lot, we talk a lot. She’s done some work for me. I cannot tell you, Rebecca, how it blesses me to know that she also has a little bit wider community of other women I align with, who speak into her life in specific ways. It’s a really beautiful thing. So I’m with you. I think we need to cultivate that in our kids.

Rebecca Joy:

It’s so good. We want to hold so tightly, and I want that. I want to hold my kids so tightly. But I’m really learning, as I get older with my kids, is that God really… You have to hold them with open hands, and surround yourself with the people that are going to help bring them up to their full potential. And holding them too tightly, it really stifles that.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Yeah, it really can. Okay, now I want to take a bit of a right turn. I’m going to go back to the 300th episode celebration theme-

Rebecca Joy:

Yay!

Julie Lyles Carr:

And I want to hear… Because you, my friend, of all the listeners of all the things… Listener, if you’re someone you’re like, “I think I’ve listened to every episode,” we love you and thank you. And I’m talking to someone who literally has listened to every episode, sometimes multiple times, to get the transcriptions correct, and to make sure that she’s got all the notes in the show notes for you, and all the things. Rebecca, you definitely have the most faithful listener t-shirt. So I want to hear about a couple of your favorite episodes, and why.

Rebecca Joy:

Well, this one might surprise you, because I can’t necessarily remember all the things in the episode, but I loved how the episode came about. And it was the one with Bob Goff. Because we had really wanted to get him. And we got an email from his publicist, I think, that he has a 10-minute window. And you were out and about, so it was on your cell phone, in the street, I don’t even know. And then, a backup recording. It was the craziest thing, but we pulled that episode off. And you always know it’s going to be good when it’s Bob Goff. So that one is just one of my favorite lessons of be flexible and be ready for anything and everything.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Yeah, that one is way up there for me, too. First of all, just because of the context of the conversation. It was such a great conversation.

Rebecca Joy:

It was one of our earliest ones, I think too.

Julie Lyles Carr:

It was. And it was one of those moments where we had to absolutely improv on the fly, because it’s the wildest thing. They’ll just call you out of the blue, and go, “Hey, Bob can talk. Do you want to talk?” And you’re like, “What… Can… Uh…” And you’re trying to send online studio information. They’re like, “No, no, his phone.” And I’m like, “His phone, okay.” So we troubleshot that. And here in the studio, I basically took my cell phone and turned it on speaker, and just recorded to… I think it was to a QuickTime file, or something, Rebecca. I can’t remember.

Rebecca Joy:

It was wild.

Julie Lyles Carr:

We were moving so fast. And the whole time, I was sitting there thinking, “I hope this is recording.” So, I’m with you on that one. I agree. Is there another one that stands out?

Rebecca Joy:

Oh gosh. You know what I love? The series that we did, I think it was last year, on mental health. That series really, really resonated. And I think it was… I don’t know if that was right after COVID, we did that, or during COVID we did that.

Julie Lyles Carr:

I think so, right as things were starting to lift a little bit, yeah.

Rebecca Joy:

Yeah, I honestly just love that whole series, because I think it just speaks still today… If you have not listened to that series, I recommend to go back. Because I think that there is a mental health issue happening with moms, with our kids. And I think that whole series is just such a great opportunity to dig into how we can come alongside our kids, how we can help ourselves, too.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Yeah, I love that series. And I’ll have you put that in the show notes, so people can go find it. When I think about some of the episodes, one of the ones that really stands out to me… Because again, we had just launched this thing. This was an experiment. We had sort of talked a station manager into letting us do this, to try it. And just immediately, we were getting interview requests. It was wild. And we ended up getting, in the first two or three episodes, Beth Moore.

Rebecca Joy:

Oh, I love that one, too.

Julie Lyles Carr:

I was just beside myself. And I ran down to the radio station here, to record that episode. And she was, I think, at her house that she has, that’s kind of out in the country, with kind of spotty wifi. It was the sweetest conversation. I still think about that interview quite a bit. I loved the interview with Michael Jr. I laughed, and laughed, and laughed.

Rebecca Joy:

Oh, yeah. The topic of laughter is… That was a good one.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Yeah. And he and I had been on a television show together, maybe a year before that, year and a half, something like that. So to get to connect with him again, and we’ve been around each other a few times, but there was something about getting to interview him in that format. We both laughed so hard. We had the best time. I really loved that conversation. And then, another one for me that was a little bit of a bucket list… So I went to Abilene Christian University. And I would argue that probably the most famous alumni of Abilene Christian University is Max Lucado. And he’s now been on the show, I think, three times.

Rebecca Joy:

Yeah. If you have not listened to those episodes, go back. Everything Max Lucado says is just-

Julie Lyles Carr:

I know. Absolutely. He was so gracious with his time, so gracious with me. Actually took time before the interview, and then would stay on after the interview and talk quite a bit. I was still, at that point, in vocational ministry. And he was just so compassionate, and kind, and asking me how things were going from the heart of someone who had also been trying to write books and do all the things, and do vocational ministry in the local church. He was really amazing. So those episodes stand out to me as well, just in terms of someone who is so giving, not just in the interview, but also both sides of hitting that record button. It was really, really powerful.

Rebecca Joy:

I love that. If you’re listening to this, and you wish that there was somebody that we would interview, tell us, because we would love to know that. Or a topic that you’d love us to dig into, we’d love to know that too. I’m just thinking, have we done a series or a episode on loneliness? I know that they just declared a loneliness epidemic. That might be an interesting topic to dig into.

Julie Lyles Carr:

I think that’d be great to dig into. Because we’ve done stuff on friendship, and we’ve done things on trying to find your community and that type of thing. But I don’t think we’ve really done a deep dive into that sense of loneliness, really owning what that is, figuring out the core of it. I think so many of us, the immediate bandaid we want to slap on it is, “Well, let’s find you a friend.” But, that is something that goes alongside. However, I know people with lots of friends, very engaged in their church, going to small group, who feel very lonely. So, I think that would be a great topic for us to dig into some more. That’s a great idea.

Rebecca Joy:

I do, too.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Where do you want the listener to go? Where’s the easiest place for you, if they have a topic or a question? I really love all the episodes we’ve done with questions. I think those have been really fun too, with listener questions. So where’s the best place for the listener to go, to let us know what they want to hear next?

Rebecca Joy:

You can email [email protected]. That would be great. Or you could text your question to mom, M-O-M, if you don’t how to spell that, at 89419. You can text your questions in, and just say, “Question for AllMomDoes,” or, “Question for Julie,” and we’ll get those, or topic ideas. We would love to hear from you. If there’s an episode you’ve listened to, and you want to leave a review, or tell us even in your reviews, that would be cool, too. That’s what we want to do. We want to give you content that reaches into what you’re going through right now. And I think the best way to do that is to hear from you.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Absolutely. Yeah, I love that. Okay, so [email protected]. Or, text the word “Mom” to 89419. That’s the word “Mom” to 89419. And I want to make sure too, that you know about a creative endeavor that Rebecca and I have launched just a few weeks ago. We got together for one of those brainstorming sessions, in which we have our Google sheet open, because we know we’re going to start organizing. I have to say, our workflow really matches well. We speak each other’s love language in the planning and organization process. But we started brainstorming what was something that we felt like we could offer to moms, that would be a great resource, and wouldn’t take more time out of the day. Something, a resource that would allow you to connect and have conversations with your kids about God. So that was the idea for God on the Go, which launched just a few weeks ago.

And what this does, it is just maybe 3, 4, 5 minutes of your time, as you’re driving your kids to school, or to youth group, or to practice, and it’s a short little teaching on a topic, that also provides biblical context for that topic, with some discussion questions and different ideas. So, I would love for you to go check out God on the Go. And you can also text the word “Go”, G-O, to 89419. And that will get you in the loop for reminders that an episode has come out, and all kinds of little freebies that we have to go with it, including discussion questions, and fun facts, and a memory verse, all that kind of stuff. So be sure and check out God on the Go too, the latest little brainstorm, heart storm, hopefully spirit-led endeavor that Rebecca and I have launched.

Rebecca Joy:

Here’s my God on the Go story, because I make my kids listen to everything that I do. So, we were in the car. I can’t remember where we were going now, but everybody was really grumpy, and I think needed a snack or something. But they were just fighting with each other, and I was like, “You guys, we got to turn this around.” So I said, “We’re going to listen to this latest episode of God on the Go.” So, I turned it on. Right now, this series is all about new goals, new situations. Our kids are back in school, so all this new stuff. And I will tell you, that five minutes that it was, they were very quiet in the car. And then, they really had some great response to it. So, if you, like me, have moments in the car, where your kids are just driving you bonkers, this is a great way to insert a little more spiritual discipleship into that, and kind of turn that around.

Julie Lyles Carr:

I love that plug. Thank you. That’s awesome. Well, Rebecca, you are a joy. You’re my Rebecca Joy, and I am so thankful to be taking this adventure with you. It has been such a ride for the last few years. So thankful for getting to do this with you, for all of your heart, your creativity, your organization, your ideas. It’s just absolutely an honor. Thanks so much for being my remote podcast, sis. I just love you dearly.

Rebecca Joy:

Yeah, thanks for having me. My first ever podcast guest experience, so now I know why all guests are always so nervous.

Julie Lyles Carr:

Well, I think you did great. So listener, go and tell Rebecca how great she did. We love it when you leave us a five star rating and review, wherever you get your podcast. Make sure you’re subscribed. And grab this link, send it to a friend who you would love to introduce to this podcast. And, if you have someone who’s like, “I’ve been wondering about this, that, or the other,” send them this link to this episode, so that they know that they can come to us at [email protected], and let us know what kind of topics and questions they have. We love to hear from you.

Be sure and check out AllMomDoes, allmomdoes.com, AllMomDoes on the socials. It’s a great community of women who are walking through the same seasons of life that you are, and you’re going to find support and encouragement and ideas there. So, check it out. I love to connect with you, too. I’m Julie Lyles Carr on all the places, all the socials, Instagram in particular. Rebecca, again, thank you so much for being here. Rebecca is going to have show notes for us, with all the links, and the episodes we talked about, and where you can reach out to us, all the stuff. Happy 300-

Rebecca Joy:

Woo-hoo! 300!

Julie Lyles Carr:

And here we go into season seven. Happy 300. I’ll see you next time, on the AllMomDoes Podcast.