095: Help and Hope for the Single Mom with Kristen Lisemby Lee

Kristen Lisemby Lee is a single mama of 3, writer, and contributor to The Better Mom. She has walked a hard road over the past few years, experiencing infidelity in her marriage and walking through a subsequent divorce. She comes on the show today to share her story, encourage us with the reality of the faithfulness of God in the midst of these hard trials, and also to inspire the church for how we can truly be the body of Christ to the single mamas we know. What We Chat about in Today's Episode: ~The journey that led Kristen to unexpectedly becoming a single mom ~The difference that being raised in Biblical truth made for Kristen when the hard times hit ~The hard seasons when God's plan and your plan aren't the same thing ~Hope and help for anyone facing infidelity in their marriages ~The importance of having close, trusted friends you can confide in during the hard times ~The helpful tool of journaling ~The importance of not taking to social media to publicly process everything as you are going through it ~How this hard journey has affected Kristen's three kids ~Navigating the hard questions with our kids ~Just being with our children in the hard seasons ~Help and hope for mamas trying to walk with their kids through their battle of anxiety ~The importance of loving and listening to our kids through these times  ~The important part therapy can play in our seasons of grief and trial ~The importance of truth in action ~How this trial has affected Kristen and her faith personally; the good that can come from going through a crisis of faith ~The three new children's books Kristen has written to help children who are going through hard times ~What life looks like for Kristen now as a single mom; a wakeup call for the church to realize how hard life can be for the single mamas among us ~Some advice and encouragement for how the church can be the body of Christ to the single mamas in the congregation; the importance of the church seeing, noticing, and utilizing the single moms ~Encouragement for single mamas ~The reality that God does not waste our pain ~Grace for the raw moments of pain and how being honest with God in and through them builds intimacy with Him ~And more! For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast