What does faithfulness look like when your body is weak? This episode is for any mom (homeschooling or not) who is walking through pain, illness, or physical limitation—whether chronic suffering or a simple season of sickness like the common cold. Join me and Beth as we both share the stories of our own battles with chronic illness and talk about resting in God’s sovereignty, persevering when capacity is limited, and remaining faithful to your calling with joy and grit, even when obedie...

In this episode, Heather is joined by Becki McNeely from Fruitful and Fearless to explore what it means to truly delight in the daily work of homemaking. They talk about rejecting the victim mindset, finding joy in necessary tasks, pursuing skill and excellence, and viewing homemaking as both art and calling. If you’re longing for renewed purpose, creativity, and faithfulness in your home, this conversation will encourage and equip you.

In this episode, Heather invites Danielle Wood on for a discussion contrasting the modern “it takes a village” narrative with the biblical vision of covenantal community in Acts 2, particularly in the context of motherhood. Together they explore how society has used the phrase to promote state-centered child-rearing, then highlight what it looks like for Christian women to embody true, sacrificial, church-rooted community. A powerful look at what real biblical support for mothers should be.&n...

In this episode, Heather sits down with her husband to talk about what it means for a wife to build her life around her husband’s God-given mission. Through sharing the stories of Abigail Adams, Katie Luther, and Erika Kirk, as well as the story of their own marriage, they explore how faithful women can strengthen their men to live on mission.

In this debut episode of The Keeping the Citadel Podcast, Heather shares the mission behind the podcast and the call for women to faithfully “man their posts.” Drawing from Éowyn’s story in The Lord of the Rings, and real life examples of women from history, she highlights how ordinary faithfulness in the home shapes families, nations, and the Kingdom of God. Learn what it means to be a woman of true strength — and to keep the flame of your citadel burning brightly.