Ann’s life has been shaped by decades of motherhood, international missions, and a vibrant family legacy spanning generations. As a seasoned homeschool mom, grandmother, and a passionate advocate for Mission-Minded Families, Ann faced the bittersweet transition to empty nesting with faith, intentionality, and prayer.

Today, we are talking about generational shifts, family culture, spiritual rhythms, and the beauty of honoring our grown children’s unique paths. Through scripture, practical wisdom, and real-life stories, Ann reminds us that God’s call is for every season of life—and that prayer and grace carry us as our families grow and change.

Ann shares her journey to encourage moms and grandmas navigating transitions, boundaries, and the art of letting go. Dive in for inspiration on trusting God, nurturing relationships, and stepping joyfully into your next mission.

🌹 Previous Conversations with Ann

The Mom Next Door Ep. 19 - "Mission Minded Motherhood"

• https://youtu.be/zjJ8XPUzfK0?si=mZv1nkvdNi0lX0Ih

The Mom Next Door Ep. 164 - "The Joy Factor: Discovering Happiness and Abundant Life"

• https://youtu.be/zjJ8XPUzfK0?si=mZv1nkvdNi0lX0Ih

🌹 Connect with Ann

Website:

• https://www.missionmindedfamilies.org

Facebook:

•https://www.facebook.com/anndunagan

Facebook Group (Mission Minded Women):

•https://www.facebook.com/groups/580355072027609

Instagram

• https://www.instagram.com/anndunagan/

Make sure to get Ann's books! (Contains affiliate links)

Mission-Minded Families: Saying "Yes!" to Jesus and God's Great Commission

• https://amzn.to/4lKKhDi

The Whole World Needs Jesus: Coloring Book

• https://amzn.to/4bI25dZ

🌹 Connect with Pam, the Mom Next Door

Website:

• https://www.tendingfields.net/

Facebook:

• https://www.facebook.com/TendingFields

Instagram:

• https://www.instagram.com/tendingfields/

Meet Mollie Kramer, a young mom whose journey has inspired many on Instagram. Mollie shares how her faith deepened through an unexpected and challenging pregnancy, as she and her husband faced difficult medical diagnoses for their daughter Lucy—and chose hope over fear, despite advice to terminate. From learning to advocate for her child to building resilience and embracing motherhood’s surprises, Mollie’s story is a powerful testament to perseverance and trusting God's promises.🌹 Previous Conversations about Similar TopicsThe Mom Next Door Ep. 56 with Kailey Kuenzi - "Matteo's Story" • https://youtu.be/uWBpMQDLH1c?si=f2sdCtr-bXPvi8J6The Mom Next Door Ep. 15 with Sara Allen - "Joyfully Living with Spina Bifida - Part 1" • https://youtu.be/ZM0ReuA4McA?si=txBf64Dbojuslbx7🌹 Connect with MollieInstagram • https://www.instagram.com/molliebkramer/🌹 Connect with Pam, the Mom Next DoorWebsite: • https://www.tendingfields.net/Facebook: • https://www.facebook.com/TendingFieldsFacebook Mom's Group: • https://www.facebook.com/groups/tendingfieldsInstagram: • https://www.instagram.com/tendingfields/💛 Support Tending Fields: • https://donorbox.org/tending-fields

Chris Bovill’s story begins on a busy New Zealand dairy farm, surrounded by six children, where faith and family are at the heart of everything she does. In this episode, Chris joins Pam Fields to share how God’s truth has carried her through the challenges of motherhood, homeschooling, and rural life.

Facing harsh words spoken over her as a child, Chris found hope and healing by anchoring herself in scripture. From creative family fun nights to practical ways of keeping the Word present in her home, Chris reveals how God meets us in both the messy and joyful moments of everyday life.🌹 Previous Conversations about Similar TopicsThe Mom Next Door Ep. 13 with Rachel Risner - "Saying "Yes" to God" • https://youtu.be/sHjKToOoS7U?si=5_6pohpW1Uup75uTThe Mom Next Door Ep. 209 with Jill Chapman - "Faith, Education, and Motherhood" • https://youtu.be/6prN-S1rkJM?si=rzvvLBPlSahN-K3E🌹 Connect with ChrisWebsite: • https://www.chrisbovill.comFacebook: • https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090393608205Instagram • https://www.instagram.com/flourishwithchrisbovill4544Make sure to get Chris' books! (Contains affiliate links)Flourish: Sixty Devotions to Refresh Your Heart • https://amzn.to/4b3gkuLWonder: Sixty Devotions to Inspire Your Heart • https://amzn.to/4llVLgt🌹 Connect with Pam, the Mom Next DoorWebsite: • https://www.tendingfields.net/Facebook: • https://www.facebook.com/TendingFieldsInstagram: • https://www.instagram.com/tendingfields/

Vivian spent years juggling career, family, and the pressures of doing it all—until overwhelm and burnout brought her to her knees. In her lowest moments, she surrendered to God and discovered the freedom and restoration He offers. Now, Vivian joins Pam to share her journey from burnout to balance, offering encouragement for moms who feel stretched thin.In this episode, Vivian and Pam discuss finding identity beyond work, the biblical call to live with intention and joy, and the power of community and accountability. Vivian’s story is a reminder that God longs to restore our weary hearts and lead us into a life of true joy and balance.🌹 Previous Conversations about Similar TopicsThe Mom Next Door Ep. 135 with Lisa Rowell - "Hungry for Rest" • https://youtu.be/J_z5tnzOAAI?si=oPWwPWr7311Xig29The Mom Next Door Ep. 179 with Rachel D. Baker - "Focus and Intentional Living for the New Year" • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV9ypOqWON8🌹 Connect with VivianWebsite: • https://viviancumins.com/Facebook: • https://www.facebook.com/VivianCuminsInstagram: • https://www.instagram.com/viviancumins/Make sure to get Vivian's books! (Contains affiliate links)Break Down Better: 52 Restoring Devotionals for Burned-Out Women • https://amzn.to/4b9bYksA Better Way! The Break Down Better Guided Journal • https://amzn.to/4bmfeJA🌹 Connect with Pam, the Mom Next DoorWebsite: • https://www.tendingfields.net/Facebook: • https://www.facebook.com/TendingFieldsInstagram: • https://www.instagram.com/tendingfields/

We're diving into the everyday, often unseen moments of motherhood—those times that can feel mundane, overwhelming, or like a placeholder for "real" life.

We're joined by Katie LaPierre, founder of Eternally Minded Mamas, who is passionate about keeping an eternal perspective through the routines and challenges of family life. Together, we’re gonna explore how God meets us—not just in big, spiritual moments—but right in the middle of dishes, messes, and sibling squabbles.

Whether your days feel chaotic or creatively fulfilling, this episode is packed with inspiration to help you live faithfully and joyfully right where you are. So settle in and be encouraged as we keep eternity in mind together!

🌹 Previous Conversations about Similar Topics

The Mom Next Door Ep. 138 with Lydia Teh - "Living On Mission"

• https://youtu.be/6GE6AfJF5LQ?si=FKnU3mTl_kvkGkZc

The Mom Next Door Ep. 84 with Angie Smuin - "Intentional Motherhood"

• https://youtu.be/Y3mbPoRMXTg?si=t4Nuf7FmY6t1E-n3🌹

Connect with Katie

Website:

• yourmarriagegodsway.org

Facebook (Eternally Minded Mamas):

• https://www.facebook.com/share/1AnkmJzu5g/

Make sure to get Katie's books! (Contains affiliate links)

Eternally Minded Mamas One-Month Devotional and Journal: Setting Our Mothering Eyes on Christ One Day at a Time • https://amzn.to/40g8lnVYour Marriage God's Way: A Biblical Guide to a Christ-Centered Relationship • https://amzn.to/4sAnRqJ

🌹 Connect with Pam, the Mom Next Door

Website:

• https://www.tendingfields.net/

Facebook:

• https://www.facebook.com/TendingFields

Instagram:

• https://www.instagram.com/tendingfields/

God entrusted Karol with an extraordinary and deeply challenging calling: to care for some of the world’s most vulnerable children. In this episode of The Mom Next Door: Stories of Faith, we will witness Karol’s journey marked by heartache, perseverance, and a faith that holds firm even in life’s darkest valleys.

From adopting medically fragile children and experiencing devastating loss, to navigating a broken system for adults with disabilities. Karol speaks with honesty about impossible choices, limited access to care, and the years spent waiting and interceding for God to bring freedom and peace.

But this is also a story of God’s faithfulness and a challenge for the church to truly see and support “the least of these.”

Will we step up to serve and advocate for families bearing heavy burdens?

Let Karol’s story inspire you to respond with compassion in your own community.

🌹 Previous Conversations about Similar Topics

The Mom Next Door Ep. 73 with Karol Holmes - "Grace According To Gifts"

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCyCGZr7mPg

The Mom Next Door Ep. 163 with Kim Cusimano - "Living with Purpose: Finding Meaning in Every Day"

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNmhL6gPrsI

🌹 Connect with Karol

Website:

• http://lovingtheleast.com/

Instagram:

• https://www.instagram.com/karolholmesauthor/

Facebook:

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577947618597

Make sure to get Karol's books! (Contains affiliate links)

Grace According to Gifts

• https://amzn.to/49F7keH

Only Jesus Knows: Loving the World’s Most Vulnerable

• https://amzn.to/4kOosT5

🌹 Connect with Pam, the Mom Next Door

Website:

• https://www.tendingfields.net/

Facebook:

• https://www.facebook.com/TendingFields

Instagram:

• https://www.instagram.com/tendingfields/

Karen knows what it’s like to face chaos—with five kids, military moves, and weathering more than a dozen natural disasters, she’s gathered wisdom from life’s storms. In today’s episode, Pam listens as Karen shares the surprising lessons her children have taught her—about trust, faith, and how God gently leads mothers through every season.From the laughter over childhood mishaps to the honest confessions of imperfection, Karen’s stories will encourage moms to treasure the lessons tucked into everyday moments.🌹 Connect with Karen- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarenHWhiting- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCWkAaItg7dTtzW64MYcP1SA - Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/KarenWhiting/🌹 Make sure to get Karen's books! (Contains affiliate links) - Growing a Mother's Heart: Devotions of Faith, Hope, and Love from Mothershttps://amzn.to/3ZgNFM8- The Super-Sized Book of Bible Craft Giftshttps://amzn.to/4qfd8jS🌹 Connect with Pam, the Mom Next Door- Website: https://www.tendingfields.net/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TendingFields- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendingfields/

When Janelle dreamed of becoming a mom, she never pictured the heartbreak that would come—navigating her daughter’s teen years and facing the reality of addiction, family estrangement, and the pain no one likes to talk about. We’re talking about Janelle’s honest journey through bewildering and lonely seasons: the confusion, denial, searching for answers, and finally the courage to ask for help.Janelle talks about what it was like to realize her daughter was struggling with drug addiction, how she faced hard choices as a parent, and what it looked like to set boundaries she never imagined she’d need. She opens up about the guilt, fear, and shame that can come with these dark times—and how she found hope and healing one step at a time. Through faith, real community, and a willingness to learn and grow alongside her daughter (including joining support groups and recovery programs herself), Janelle saw God bring them both to a place of restoration.

🌹 Previous Conversations about Similar Topics

- The Mom Next Door Ep. 71 with Cathy Taylor - "Hurting Moms, Mending Hearts"

https://youtu.be/BSNxgvBZfyU

- The Mom Next Door Ep. 220 with Laine Lawson Craft - "A Battle Plan and Prayer for Wayward Hearts"

https://youtu.be/unkzm0j12Mw

🌹 Connect with Janelle

Websites:

- https://www.ourbeautifulrecovery.com

- https://www.tmcbrainhealthcenter.com

Instagram:

- https://www.instagram.com/ourbeautifulrecovery

- https://www.instagram.com/themindconnection

Facebook:

- https://www.facebook.com/ourbeautifulrecovery

- https://www.facebook.com/YourBrainCanHeal

TikTok:

- https://www.tiktok.com/@jnelmartin

- https://www.tiktok.com/@the.mind.connecti

Make sure to get Janelle's book! - Losing Her, Finding Us (Contains affiliate links)

https://amzn.to/3ZhRAIB

🌹 Connect with Pam, the Mom Next Door

Website: https://www.tendingfields.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TendingFields

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendingfields/