Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcast
Welcome to Building Strong Homes, the podcast where faith meets family in the most practical and powerful ways. I’m your host, Carol Roper, wife, mom and former home designer who used to spend my days drafting floor plans and designing details, but now I help wives and moms design lives based on God’s word.
This podcast is for women who want more than survival mode. You want clarity. You want purpose. You want a home that stands strong—not just physically, but spiritually. Inside each episode, you’ll find practical tools that include:
*How to strengthen your marriage and motherhood through biblical truth
*Candid conversations with men and women who’ve faced real challenges and found God’s grace
*Encouragement to stand firm, even when culture says otherwise
*Actionable ways to bless your home and influence your community
If you’ve ever wondered how your ordinary days could build something extraordinary, you’re in the right place. Discover biblical blueprints for shaping a legacy that reflects God’s design—one brick of faith at a time.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 104
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
How to Successfully Raise a Strong-Willed Child with Cynthia Tobias
Cynthia Tobias has been on my bucket list since before I started this podcast because of the work she's done teaching about the strong-willed child. Her book, You Can't Make Me: But I Can Be Persuade…
The Dream That Led to New Day Recovery with Heather Millsaps and Leslie Hawkins
Heather Millsaps and Leslie Hawkins are two of the co-founders of New Day Recovery in Fountain Inn, S.C. Both ladies and their husbands have incredible testimonies of how God delivered their husbands…
From Marine to Movie Maker: The Journey to Creating the Movie, His Only Son with David Helling
Today on the podcast I'm thrilled to introduce you to writer/director David Helling. David wrote and directed the recently released to theaters movie His Only Son. We had a great conversation about h…
Impacting the Next Generation with Ruth McWhite
I'm so excited to introduce you to this week's guest, Ruth McWhite. You'll just love Ruth, as do many people in our community. She was recently honored by the South Carolina Baptist Convention last m…
From News Reporter to Writing "Good News" Stories with Jennifer Dukes Lee
Jennifer Dukes Lee has been on my bucket list to interview since I started the podcast. I've followed her blog for years and have always been drawn to her authenticity and vulnerability and her writi…
Discovering the Dad Who Raised Her Wasn't Her Biological Father with Megan Phillips
When Megan Phillips was 35 years old, she found out that her father was not her biological dad. This news left her reeling, thinking that her whole life had been a lie. But after the initial shock, s…
Passing on an Inheritance of Faith with Laura Barrineau
As Laura Barrineau tells it, she hasn't suffered a lot of terrible things in her life and for years she felt like her testimony wasn't good enough. Many times, when we grow up in a good Christian hom…
The Secret to Fighting Anxiety and Fear with Amy Debrucque
After the death of her brother and son in the same month, Amy Debrucque understandably struggled privately with severe anxiety. It would take a cancer diagnosis 14 years later for her to finally lean…
Losing the Weight That Matters with Jenn Mair and Julie Bagwell
For years Jenn Mair struggled with body image issues. She believed the lies that had been spoken to her by others and our culture, "you are too much" or "you are not enough." This kicked in an eating…
Finding Love After Long Seasons of Singleness with Elise and Wes Younts and Frieda Younts
Singleness can be a long a lonely journey, leaving you wondering if God really does see you in your struggle. Today I have three very special guests, my daughter, Elise Roper Younts, along with her h…
Finding Joy Again After Trauma with Kim Haar
Have you or someone close to you experienced trauma? Most of us have at one point in our lives to various degrees. Kim Haar had an extreme trauma when her usually calm ex-husband broke into her home …
Finding Freedom from a Poverty Mindset with Kimberly Long
Kimberly Long thought she was destined to be poor. It was a sweet surprise to find out she could control her financial future. Unknowingly, she had allowed fear to reign, keeping her in constant stre…
How to Live a Life of Significance with Rachael Adams
A significant life is simpler than you think. In a culture where bigger is seen as better, it's easy to wonder if your quick prayer between errands or the short note you text a friend means anything…
Saved for a Purpose with Scott and Noelle Lawson
Twelve years ago, Noelle Lawson died from alcohol poisoning. Her husband, Scott, had just been trained to do CPR and was able to revive her before the ambulance arrived. Their lives have never been t…
The Mulligan Movie with Tanya Christiansen
I'm pretty excited to tell you about today's guest, Tanya Christiansen, because she's an actress who recently played in the movie, The Mulligan with Eric Close and Pat Boone. I've never interviewed a…
Lessons From the Farm with Nicki Koziarz
Y'all are gonna love todays' guest, Nicki Koziarz. Nicki is a wife, mama, best-selling author, Bible teacher, podcast host and a farmer all rolled into one bubbly package. She has an incredible testi…
How to Pray Powerful and Effective Prayers for Your Children with Jodie Berndt
Today's guest is someone I'm so glad to have share her story and her ministry on the podcast. Jodie Berndt is the author of the Praying the Scriptures for Your Children series and has impacted so man…
Her Family's Amazing Jump Story with KariAnne Wood
I can't wait to introduce to this week's guest! She's one of the cutest, most inspiring and fun people on the internet who always leaves you with a smile. KariAnne Wood is the creator of Thistlewood …
Finding Freedom from the Father Wound with Juli Sellers
When Juli Sellers agreed to care for her father, the decision wasn’t easy. She had to reconcile years of abuse with the growing need to help him as his memory diminished. After a lifetime of hurt, sh…
From Murderer to Messenger with Henry Mitchell
One Wednesday night after church I struck up a conversation with another church member, Henry Mitchell, and he shared all of the great things God had been doing in his life. Now I knew Henry had been…