Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs
Wire Talk was created to encourage and equip moms throughout the challenging and life-changing journey of motherhood. Each week on Wire Talk Karen Stubbs offers godly, practical advice on the topics every mother has questions about: mom guilt, our children’s faith, potty-training, divorce, our teenagers dating, and more!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 491
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
WT 265: Fostering a Great Relationship with Your Teenage Daughter
As your little girl turns the corner toward adulthood, your relationship dynamic will definitely start to change. Today Karen shares her thoughts on connecting with older daughters while still holdin…
WT 264: Taking Your Family Values Outside the Home
We all want kids with great character, but how do you help your kids take the lessons you are teaching them at home out into the real world? Today Karen is sharing the family values she and Greg trie…
WT 263: How Do I Teach My Child to Be a Good Friend?
Whether it’s a friend’s bad behavior rubbing off on your child, or your child having trouble being a good friend, today Karen and Sunny are tackling your questions about friendship. As always, we hop…
WT 262: How's Your Anxiety Level, Mom? with special guest Sissy Goff
"We feel out of control and so the easiest place and most natural place to control when we feel fearful, even fearful for our kids, is to step in and control them."
Author and counselor Sissy Goff j…
WT 261: Spiritual Disciplines for Mom Life: Practicing Sabbath
Sabbath first appears in the story of creation and again in the 10 commandments, but what does Sabbath actually look like in a mom's world? Today pastor Shireen Eldridge joins Karen and Sunny to shar…
WT 260: Spiritual Disciplines for Moms: Community with Other Believers
Gathering together this past year has been a complicated component of spiritual life for many of us. On today’s episode Karen and Sunny answer questions from moms weary of virtual church, about what …
WT 259: Spiritual Disciplines for Moms: Pray Continually
We're continuing this month's series on Spiritual Disciplines with a conversation about prayer today. Karen and Sunny address the tenderest questions from moms about how to pray when the words won't …
WT 258: Spiritual Disciplines for Moms: Studying God's Word
All month long we are diving into spiritual disciplines of the Christian faith. We’ll be talking about studying God’s Word, prayer, intentional community with other believers and Sabbath.
Today we a…
WT 257: Fighting For Control With Your Strong-Willed (RED) Child
Those strong-willed kiddos - phew! We know they'll be leaders one day, but what do we do TODAY when they won't listen or are constantly pushing back against us?
How do we establish our authority with…
WT 256: Navigating a Family Move
Both Karen and Sunny have moved A LOT in their lifetimes! In this episode, we’re answering questions about preparing your heart to move, staying in touch with friends and family who live far away, an…
WT 255: Organizing Your Life, One Day at a Time
Today we are talking all things home management on Wire Talk. From splitting space in your home with a work-from-home spouse to organizing toys and rooms, we even talk about how to keep the kids from…
WT 254: What Do I Do When They Want to Eat...Again?
How is it possible that we are always making food and yet our kids never seem to be full? Keeping our families fed is not for the faint of heart! Today Sunny and Karen are answering questions about f…
WT 253: The Only Child Family
Recent census data has shown one-child families are the fastest growing family unit in the United States. But often times families with one child feel isolated by the culture of family and siblings a…
WT 252: When Potty Training Isn't Working
Any toddler moms out there at their wit’s end with potty training?! In our first-ever episode on this topic, Karen and Sunny are sharing encouragement and wisdom for all those moms spending a LOT of …
WT 251: Loving Your Rebellious Child Well
Let's be honest moms, all of our children can be rebellious at times. And when your child is walking through a season of rebellion, sometimes it's really hard to "feel the love." On today's episode w…
WT 250: Loving Your Spouse Well
‘Happily ever after’ requires a LOT of work when you’re raising kids, and we could all use some encouragement in this arena from time to time. So today, Karen and Sunny are leaning in to your questio…
BONUS EPISODE: Real Life / Real Moms with Claire Stanfill
SURPRISE! We wanted you to overhear a conversation between me and my good friend Claire Stanfill, which we recorded together last spring as episode 5 of our other podcast Real Life / Real Moms, which…
WT 249: Mother & Missionary: An Interview with Betty Loudermilk
In the wake of World War II, a young college graduate decided to answer God's call on her heart to share the Gospel in Japan. Today, 90 year old Betty Loudermilk joins Sunny and Karen in the studio t…
WT 248: Why Can't My Kids Play Nicely?
From team sports to bedroom boundaries, your questions in this episode concern the problems we face when our kids refuse to play nicely. Get ready for some practical tips as always and a little bit o…
WT 247: Quality Time with Teenagers
Parenting teenagers means late nights, empty pantry shelves and more than a few tricky situations. Today Karen and Sunny answer your questions about getting quality time with your teen…plus, Karen sh…