Dear Daughters

Anxiety can make you feel all alone. Like you’re the only one. But you’re not. You are not alone. I had the privilege of meeting some of the loveliest, bravest women at my workshop last month and I want to spotlight some of the important things we uncovered together. Here are a few of the things to know… You can be free. You are not alone. There is joy on the other side of anxiety. Listen closely to the hope you hear from God.  Finding peace and freedom isn’t one size fits all. I pray that you can find joy and freedom and peace … it’s not one size fits all, so my prayer is that you discover the steps you need to take, however big or small, so that you can love and live your one beautiful life. SHOW NOTES Become a Newsletter Friend to get a weekly-ish dose of encouragement … and find out about the next workshop. Follow me on Instagram. Support and learn more about Apartment Life. Learn more about other ACF Ministry Partners here. Listen to more of Sara Davis Regan’s music. :) Join us Sundays online at my ho

Welcome to the Dear Daughters Podcast: Round Top Round Table edition! My daughters Sara and Emily are here with me to inspire you to all kinds of creativity! And we’re also here to let you in on all our secrets to make the most of the Round Top Antiques Fair. Emily revealed that she feels like the best version of herself at Round Top (and loves the kettle corn). Sara loves staying in Round Top because she gets to flex a different creative muscle and be imaginative there. I love how freeing Round Top feels. It’s a whole beautiful experience! We hope you get to experience that feeling someday, too, in your creative mecca – wherever it may be. SHOW NOTES Check out more about the Round Top Antiques Fair. Visit Rachel Ashwell’s Shabby Chic website. Check out the Vintage Round Top. Become a Newsletter Friend to get a weekly-ish dose of encouragement … and stay up to date on all the fun things. Visit Emily’s beautiful site. :) Support and learn more about Apartment Life. Learn more about other ACF Ministry Partners

Welcome to my first Spotlight Mentor Session. If you’re on the lookout for a mentor, it’s an opportunity for you to hear what it would be like to have a mentor sit down with you and ask questions about your life. If you’re curious about being a mentor, it’s a chance for you to hear how easy and natural it is to create space for a younger woman to reflect on her life. I’m thrilled for you to meet Jaclyn. She’s 19 years old. She goes to the University of Texas. She loves Jesus. And she has a lot of questions about life and loves the opportunity to sit with someone a little older and wiser to talk to about all the things. I think a lot of us wish for that, too. Let’s start with who a mentor is… Someone a couple steps ahead of you. Someone who is curious about your life. Someone willing to listen and ask the right questions. Someone who wants to be with you in the good as well as the messy parts of your life. This week we’re drinking coffee and talking through a few of Jaclyn’s questions: What does it look lik

Raise your hand if your kids are teaching you things about yourself that you didn’t know you needed to know. Thanks for listening in to the Dear Daughters Podcast! I’m so glad you’re here for the Spotlight Series. This week, let me introduce you to my new friend, Sarah Bragg. Sarah Bragg is a mom, a horsewoman, an author, and an encourager. She just moved from Atlanta back to Tennessee, where she grew up. Sarah has been married to her husband Scott for 16 years. They have two daughters in middle school, Rory and Sinclair, and a hound dog named Murray. She wrote a new book called A Mother’s Guide to Raising Herself and hosts a podcast, Surviving Sarah, to encourage women to grow and become their most authentic selves … and equip them to do more than just survive life. Join me and Sarah as we talk about what we can learn as we parent … not just about how to be a better parent but also about how to become our most authentic selves. We talk about the importance of being kind to ourselves and we talk about how t

How do you find freedom from your fears…and stay free? What things can you do to help you manage anxiety? And how do you best love someone who struggles with fear and anxiety? These are the questions you asked and I’m here to answer them! Thanks for listening in to the Dear Daughters Podcast! I’m so glad you’re here. Especially because we are starting a Spotlight Series this September. To start things off we’re highlighting YOU and will answer all sorts of questions that you are wondering. We’re continuing to field your questions related to various topics this season. This week we are continuing to talk about fear, worry, and anxiety. If you missed the first part of this episode, be sure to go back and listen here. These are a few things we talk about this week: How trauma and anxiety in your mind connects to trauma and anxiety in your body. How a creative outlet or hobby can help you handle fear. How to walk in freedom from your fears and anxiety. How to love someone who struggles with fear and anxiety. I

How do you give your worries and fears to God … and not pick them back up again? When you feel worry or fear, what can you pray? What are the signs that you are over-worrying and not just planning? These are the questions you asked and I’m here to answer them! Thanks for listening in to the Dear Daughters Podcast! I’m so glad you’re here. Especially because we are starting a Spotlight Series this September. To kick off the series we are highlighting YOU and will answer all sorts of questions that you are wondering. I’m here with sweet Tori Dear, who I asked to take care of Madeline the Cat and within three hours of meeting her – I asked her to join the Susie Davis Ministry team. She will be fielding your questions related to various topics this season. And this week (AND next week!) we are talking about fear, worry, and anxiety. Because we’re not meant to be bossed by worry. Listen in as Tori relays your questions like the ones below. I hope that the things I have learned can help you overcome your fear and a

Guess who’s on the DD Podcast with me this week … my youngest daughter (and current roomie!), Sara Davis Regan! Sara and I talk about everything from funny stories about sharing our space again to how to make the most of where you are and the way creativity can save your perspective to the benefit of having people provide wisdom and encouragement in every stage of life. I pray that you get creative when things get hard, like how Sara and David turned “the Katy Wilderness” into a place of abundance in their lives. I hope you let God reframe the way you see things … that you find the connection between the goodness of God and his plan for your life and the joy to be found right where you are. SHOW NOTES Listen to more of Sara Davis Regan’s music. Follow Sara on Instagram. Be on the lookout for the Creative Courage Workshop registration – COMING SOON! Learn more about other ACF Ministry Partners here. Follow me on Instagram. Join us Sundays online at my home church, Austin Christian Fellowship.

Have you ever thought about this? You are the one person that has the most impact in your walk with God. And that’s why it’s so important that you pray for yourself. Praying for yourself is not selfish. It’s like putting the oxygen mask on first so you can care for others. There are so many reasons why you should pray for yourself. Here are a few: Because God speaks to you through prayer. Because you love yourself … or because you don’t. Because it helps your spiritual growth. Because there are holes in your life that need to be filled (by God). Because how you are doing affects everyone around you. Because prayer fills you with the Holy Spirit. Because prayer deepens intimacy with God. Because prayer giants in scripture prayed for themselves, too. Because prayer is soul care. I pray that you would love yourself … pray for yourself … and love to pray for yourself. I hope you are able to be yourself in prayer and that you find what works for you to help you talk to God. SHOW NOTES Get a copy of Pray Big for

God knows your children and loves them more deeply than you can imagine. He knows what’s best for them and will take care of them. Prayer is a way to invite God to move in the heart of your child and to entrust your child to God. Prayer is an amazingly effective parenting tool. Prayer not only blesses your child but also changes your own heart as a parent. If you’re new here … welcome to the Dear Daughters Podcast July “mini-mester” edition! I’m hosting a month-long series on prayer with my husband (and prayer specialist) Will Davis, Jr. I’m so glad you’re here. Will and I talk about what prayer can do and share prayer promises with scripture when your child is making you anxious or for … your child to walk in the truth and light. your child’s future spouse. your child to love to pray, love to worship, and love God’s Word. your child to hate sin. your child to grow in wisdom. your child to love and follow Jesus. life perspective. a servant’s heart. grace for your child. I pray that your joy is made complete

Why does marriage seem so hard? And what is one thing you can do to bring more peace and joy into your marriage? That’s what we’re talking about today on the podcast. Marriage is the physical representation of God loving the Church and the Church serving God. Marriage is so good but also incredibly hard because in essence, you are trying to become one with someone who is not you. That’s why it needs prayer. These are just a few things Will and I talk about … What a healthy marriage looks like. How prayer can help marriage. There is grace for all parts of your marriage (even failed ones). What to pray for your spouse and your marriage. Prayer promises for your marriage. Dealing with disappointments in marriage. My prayer is that your marriage becomes more and more like the model of Christ and the Church. I hope that you pray for and pray with your spouse. I hope that you pour out grace on yourself and your spouse and every part of your marriage. And I hope that you and your spouse have hearts to know God. SH

Welcome, welcome! After a little break in June, I'm back with a focus on prayer this July. Prayer is simply communication with God. It opens you up to God’s presence. And it doesn’t have to be complicated. For me, it starts the minute I open my eyes. Prayer is a conversation I have all day. Will says it’s as natural as breathing, that we’re created to interact with God through prayer. This week I’m sitting here in my little home office with my very special guest: my husband (and prayer specialist) Will Davis, Jr. Listen in as we start a conversation about prayer and address questions like: What is prayer? How does prayer cut through any doubt or disappointment in God that may have come from personal experiences? How can prayer make a difference in your life? What should we pray? My prayer for you and for me is that we learn how to say “on earth as it is in Heaven” so that God’s reality may be our reality … that our lives reflect the rhythms and the peace of Heaven. I hope that you can be more and more at ho

As you know, I have been revisiting my favorite spiritual classics … books written by authors who have fought the good fight and remained faithful to the end. This week I am diving into the works of J.B. Phillips … but this week is a little bit different because I have a very special guest joining me: Peter Croft, the youngest grandson of J.B. Phillips. J.B. Phillips is a man who left an incredible legacy that changed so many lives, and Peter started a non-profit that highlights that faithful life. Today on the podcast Peter shares some insight into his grandfather’s work and stories of his incredible life. A few facts to start: J.B. Phillips was a Greek scholar and graduated from Cambridge University. He was a pastor in southeast London and led a youth group during the. They couldn’t wrap their minds around Paul’s letters, which shocked him and prompted him to communicate these letters in a way the young men would understand. He saw their lives change because they understood scripture. In the 1940s, with th

The Grace Guide: Live Your One Beautiful Life is a book about you. And it’s a book about God. It’s a guide to help you celebrate your story, both the joyful and painful parts. I wrote it to help you discover all the things that show God’s great love and endless grace for YOU. I launched The Grace Guide one year ago this week … right when we all needed a bit of extra grace for ourselves and others each day. Thank you for taking the time to celebrate on the Dear Daughters Podcast with me this week! My hope is that you’ll find the everyday peace and joy that comes from believing God loves you always and has grace upon grace for you. So … let’s celebrate one year of this little book offering BIG grace, The Grace Guide: Live Your One Beautiful Life! SHOW NOTES Get a copy The Grace Guide: Live Your One Beautiful Life. Get The Grace Gift Bundle (a lovely little gift for someone you love). Visit Euna Mae’s! To sign up to get The Grace Guide Discussion Notes/Questions, sign up for my newsletter list here. Learn more

A spiritual mama is what I call a woman just a little further down the road with wisdom to share and a dear daughter is a young woman in search of spiritual guidance. I wrote Dear Daughters: Love Letters to the Next Generation as a bridge between these two generations. I knew I couldn’t possibly walk right alongside every dear daughter in the world but I could write a book to encourage them and share what wisdom I have gleaned in my life…and hope that they, in turn, would use that book as a tool to be a spiritual mama to someone else. This book is so important to me and I want to take this week on the Dear Daughters Podcast to celebrate because my beautiful little book is two years old! We’re not meant to walk through life alone. Everyone needs a spiritual mama, no matter how old you are. I believe that woman helps you do these things: Reclaim the vision for your life. Meditate on whatever is true, right, noble, pure, and lovely. Listen more closely to the voice of God in your life. “When the Holy Spirit i

Need more prayer in your life but not sure where to start? I’m pleased to introduce you to a fabulous old book called A Prayer of Chain Across the Ages written by Dr. Selina Fitzherbert Fox, who herself was pretty fabulous. She’s another author I’m featuring this season who fought the good fight and remained faithful to the end. Dr. Selina Fitzherbert Fox lived an incredibly interesting life devoted to serving others. There is so much to learn about her … here are a few highlights: Dr. Selina Fitzherbert Fox was born in 1871. In 1899, she received her medical qualification from the London School of Medicine for Women and the General Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. By 1903, she had qualified as an M.D. from Durham University. In 1900, Dr. Fox spent a year in India as the Assistant Medical Officer at the Lady Kinnaird Memorial Hospital in Lucknow for the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission. In 1901, she was appointed medical officer of the Church Missionary Society’s missionary training school, where she stayed f

It’s nearly Easter. And I want to talk about someone today on the podcast who inspires me with her life and art and work. As you know, I have been revisiting my favorite spiritual classics … books written by authors who have fought the good fight and remained faithful to the end. There’s just so much we can learn from them. This week I’m introducing you to Corita Kent. Corita lived from 1918 to 1986. She was an artist, educator, and advocate for social justice.  At 18 years old, she entered the religious order Immaculate Heart of Mary, eventually teaching in and then heading up the art department at Immaculate Heart College.  She created hundreds of beautiful serigraphs because she wanted her art to be affordable and widely available. She didn’t number any of her works because she didn’t want any one print to be more valuable than the others. I have been collecting her work via collaborations with author Leslie Brandt. These are charming books with Corita’s art AND Brandt’s paraphrase of sections of the Bib

A sweet listener emailed me and asked if I would feature Elisabeth Elliot on this season of the podcast … well here she is! As you know, I have been revisiting my favorite spiritual classics … books written by authors who have fought the good fight and remained faithful to the end. There’s just so much we can learn from them. Elisabeth Elliot is an amazing woman who lived a faithful life, and I am so excited to share her words with you. Two books I want you to know about are Let Me Be a Woman and Discipline: The Glad Surrender. Here are a few interesting things about her: Elisabeth was born December 27, 1926, in Brussels, Belgium, where her parents served as missionaries. While at the college, she met Jim Elliot. After graduation, Elisabeth went on a missionary expedition to Ecuador with other students from Wheaton, including Jim Elliot. In 1953, Jim and Elisabeth were married and continued to serve in Ecuador. They had a daughter, Valerie Elliot Shepard. Jim was killed by the Auca tribe in Eastern Ecuador.

If there is one thing I learned over the last year, it is the importance of stepping back from the news and media to re-engage in a habit of reading spiritual classics. The authors who I’ll be featuring on the podcast have fought the good fight and remained faithful to the end. There’s just so much we can learn from them. I want to invite you to come along with me this season and dive into the wisdom of these faithful followers of Jesus. This is a book that was a stalwart for me while in college at Baylor and I still rely on it today. It is God Calling edited by A.J. Russell. Here are a few things interesting things about this book. A.J. Russell was an editor for a London newspaper in the early 20th century. While we have him to thank for the book, Russell did not write God Calling. Two women met every day to pray and listen for God together. Then they would write down what they heard God say. Those pages became God Calling. There is an entry for every day of the year. The first copy of God Calling was publi

Welcome to the Dear Daughters Podcast in 2021! If there is one thing I learned over the last year, it is the importance of stepping back from the news and media to re-engage in a habit of reading spiritual classics. The authors who I’ll be featuring on the podcast have fought the good fight and remained faithful to the end. There’s just so much we can learn from them. I want to invite you to come along with me this season and dive into the wisdom of these faithful followers of Jesus. This next book is one that I read and reread over and over. It is The Art of Divine Contentment by Thomas Watson. Here are three things you should know about Thomas: Thomas Watson was born in 1620. He was an English, non-conformist Puritan preacher and author … I counted over 17 books! History says he was brilliant … genius-level smart.  Around 1647 he married Abigail Beadle, daughter of a minister of Puritan convictions. They had seven children in the next thirteen years, four of whom died young. In 1651 he was imprisoned brief

Welcome to the Dear Daughters Podcast in 2021! If there is one thing I learned over the last year, it is the importance of stepping back from the news and media to re-engage in a habit of reading spiritual classics. The authors who I’ll be featuring on the podcast have fought the good fight and remained faithful to the end. There’s just so much we can learn from them. I want to invite you to come along with me this season and dive into the wisdom of these faithful followers of Jesus. This next book is oh so lovely. It’s Hidden Art by Edith Schaeffer. Here are a few interesting facts about Edith: Edith Rachel Merritt Schaeffer was born November 3, 1914, and died March 30, 2013. She was a Christian author, wife of Francis Schaeffer, and mother of Frank Schaeffer and three other children. In 1970, Edith and Francis founded L’Abri in Switzerland. L’Abri is a Christian organization that hosts guests worldwide. In the ’60s, L’Abri’s guests included backpackers, hippies, and even celebrities like Timothy Leary and