The New Loneliness: Finding Connection in an Isolated World with Cindi McMenamin

What do a stranger's hand, a science notebook, and a purple butterfly with yellow wings have in common? They're all part of how God wove together this week's story. Rhonda sits down with her friend Sherri Crandall, Vice President of Global Ministries and Leadership Experience for The Mom Co (formerly MOPS). The two met at MomCon when a silent hand-holding exercise left them both feeling seen. Now Sherri shares the story behind her new children's book, Lexi the Butterfly. It began at a campsit...

Guest Cast: PostPartum Empowerment with host: Samantha Newman and Guest: Rhonda Stoppe. Before she was known as "The No Regrets Woman," Rhonda Stoppe was a young mom living in a one-room mountain cabin with no electricity, raising two small children on a generator — and unexpectedly pregnant with her third. In this candid conversation, Rhonda takes us back to 1990: a surprise pregnancy, a sofa-bed bedroom, a husband racing to finish a nursery that wasn't ready in time, and a postpartum fog so...

Grandparent estrangement has jumped from 1 in 10 to 1 in 6 families — and Rhonda believes it doesn't have to be that way. In this episode, she sits down with author and family coach Lori Wildenberg (Grandparents Make Grand Partners) to talk honestly about the messy, tender work of staying connected across generations: navigating in-law relationships, setting boundaries without burning bridges, handling passive-aggressive family dynamics, and grieving well in front of your grandkids. Whether y...

One year ago today, the Christian world said goodbye to one of its most beloved voices. Dr. James Dobson went home to be with Jesus — and left behind a legacy so vast, so deep, and so far-reaching that it is impossible to measure this side of eternity. I am one of the countless women whose life and ministry was shaped by his work. I remember reading Dare to Discipline as a young mom — exhausted, uncertain, and desperate for someone to hand me a biblical framework for raising my kids. Dr. Dobs...

Ever catch yourself scrolling past another homeschool mom's picture-perfect morning — matching outfits, a spotless table, kids who actually finished their workbooks — and think, why can't I get it together like that? You are not alone. And you are not failing. In this episode, veteran homeschool mom, grandmother of 15, and author Rhonda Stoppe shares the wisdom that took her decades — and one honest mentor — to learn. Rhonda opens up about the moment she realized she was raising her kids for ...