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Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcast
Best 100 Christian Family Podcasts in the US. 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…
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Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastFast Food Counts: Why You Should Make Family Dinner a Priority Even When You're Busy with Carol Roper Ep. 186
Does your family still gather around the table? In this Kitchen Table episode of Building Strong Homes, Carol Roper shares memories from her own childhood…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastIt's Not Too Late to Disciple Your Daughter with Tiffany Grace Marie Ep. 185
Is it too late to disciple your daughter? Carol talks with Tiffany Grace Marie, author of Daughters of Purpose, a mother-daughter Bible study for ages 6…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastHer Husband Died in a Helicopter Crash. His Wife Died of Cancer. Then They Found Each Other with Jeff and Kim Jackson Ep. 184
In this episode of Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family, host Carol Roper sits down with Jeff and Kim Jackson, a couple who…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastWhat I Wish Someone Had Told Me On My Own Cancer Journey with Carol Roper Ep. 183
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and today I'm sharing something deeply personal — my own breast cancer diagnosis, the fear in the waiting…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastShe Didn't Want a Divorce. She Got One Anyway with Jody Allen Ep. 182
Jody Allen, author of Hidden Heartache, joins [Your Name] to talk about surviving a marriage broken by her husband's pornography addiction — and finding hope…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastBonus Episode: I Said Yes at 29. I Didn't Know What I Was Signing Up For with Carol Roper Ep. 181
In this bonus Kitchen Table episode, host Carol Roper shares her personal story of how God called her into ministry at just 29 years old — and the 30+ years of…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastI Quit My Job for My Dream. I'd Do It Again — Even Knowing How Hard It Got with Carol Roper Ep. 180
In this first Kitchen Table episode of the fall season, we ask a question if we knew how hard it would be would we do it anyway? Through a personal story of…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastHow to Know if it's God or Just a Crazy Idea with Brittany Bruce Ep. 179
There's a moment in every woman's story where she wonders if she's lost her way — where the calling she once felt so clearly suddenly feels confusing, heavy…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastInside Ground Zero: A 9/11 Firefighter's Story of Courage, Loss, and Faith with Niels Jorgensen Ep. 178
In this special live episode, retired NYC firefighter Niels Jorgensen shares his firsthand account of serving at Ground Zero on 9/11. Niels reflects on the…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastHer Childhood was Broken. Her Legacy Isn't with Sam Navarro Ep. 177
She grew up in a home marked by addiction, instability, and zero faith influence. When a friend invited her to church at fifteen, everything changed — except…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastDuck Dynasty's Untold Redemption Story: Phil Robertson's Past and Phyllis' Miracle Discovery Ep. 176
In this powerful episode, Phyllis Robertson Thomas — daughter of Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty — shares the incredible story of discovering her biological…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastHow to Defend Your Faith without Losing Your Cool with Liz Cobo Ep. 175
Liz Cobo says that nothing has deepened her faith and changed her walk with Jesus like studying the Bible. Studying God's Word literally changed her life…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastBreaking Free from Shame: Pregnant at 15, Redeemed by Faith with Christy Braddock Ep. 174
In this episode of Carol sits down with Christy Braddock to share a powerful redemption story that proves no mistake is too big for God's grace. At just 15…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastThe Power of an Underdog Story: Faith, Grit, and Becoming Who You're Called to Be with Mary Marantz
Mary Marantz knows how fear can hold us back. Even though she was able to leave the musty single-wide trailer of her childhood in West Virginia and make her…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastWhy Your Story Matters — And Why the Flourish Retreat Could Be Your Turning Point with Carol Roper Bonus Episode
If you've ever wondered whether your story really matters — or questioned how your past, your personality, and your experiences fit into God's calling for your…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastUnsure What's Next? Start Here: Bonus Episode with Julie Bagwell Ep. 171
If you've been feeling stuck, restless, or unsure what God is asking of you in this season, the Flourish Retreat might be the turning point you've been praying…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastFrom Queer to Christ: A Candid Conversation on Identity, Scripture and What This Story Means for the Church with George Carneal Ep. 170
Please be aware that this content is not suitable for young children. George Carneal grew up in the '70s, raised by a Southern Baptist minister in the…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastNo One is Too Far Gone for God to Use with Glen and Kelly Daigle Ep. 169 Summer Throwback
Some stories don't just inspire you — they reroute your whole calling. This summer, I'm bringing back one of the episodes that changed everything for me. If…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastGiddy Up, Eunice: Because Women Need Each Other with Sophie Hudson Ep. 168 Summer Throwback
Today we're kicking off our Summer Throwback Series — a little every‑other‑week tradition where I'm pulling some of the most loved episodes from the archives…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastIs Comfort Killing Your Calling? One Brave Step Could Open the Door to Your Dream with Carol Roper Ep. 167
In this deeply personal episode, I share the story of how my writing journey began—during a season when the empty nest was approaching, purpose felt uncertain…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastHow a Single Mom Paid Off $64,000: Creative Debt Hacks from a Financial Coach with Tiffany Miliander Ep. 166
If you're walking a difficult journey through what may feel like insurmountable debt right now and see no way out, my guest today will give you hope. Tiffany…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastA Wake Up Call for Wives: Don't Let Fear Steal Your Yes with Carol Roper Ep. 165
Have you ever looked back and realized comfort kept you from saying yes to something that mattered? In this episode, I'm sharing how a moment from Taylor…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastFinding Hope in the Unknown: Tommy Jennings Fight with Cancer Ep. 163
When you're facing a diagnosis, a fear, or a season of waiting, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the unknown. In today's episode, Tommy Jennings shares a…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastI Almost Walked Away: How Questioning God Led to a Stronger Belief Ep. 163
Have you ever doubted your faith? Wondered if God isn't real? I dealt with this issue a couple of decades ago and wondered how I could go on doing "all the…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastA Blueprint for Raising Gender-Confident Kids: What Parents Need to Know with Dr. Jeff Myers EP. 162
Between school messaging, social media trends, and cultural pressure, it can feel like the world is speaking louder to our kids than we are. But you have more…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 161: Rediscovering the Front Porch: Why It Still Builds Family and Community with Carol Roper
Whether you call it a veranda, piazza, stoop or porch, these appendages to our homes can have a positive impact on our family and community. It doesn't have to…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 160: Your Scars Tell Your Story with Carol Roper
What scars do you carry? Maybe you've had a c-section (or 3) and don't want to wear a bathing suit anymore (among other reasons). Maybe you've been injured in…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 159: Oaks of Righteousness: Raising Families with Deep Roots with Carol Roper
Home isn't just a place—it's a story. When my husband and I set out to build our forever home on his family's farm, we weren't just choosing land; we were…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 158: The Power of Light: Becoming a Spiritual Lamplighter with Carol Roper
I'll leave the light on for you. Have you ever heard that line before? Motel 6 turned that phrase into a promise—but spiritually, it's a calling. Darkness is…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 157: Why You Matter: The Hidden Strength in Every Home with Carol Roper
Sometimes the most important role is the one that feels the least glamorous. We live in a world that celebrates big wins and visible achievements. But what…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 156: The Secret Behind a Strong Spiritual Home (Hint: It's Not Being Pinterest Perfect) with Carol Roper
Picture this: a stunning home with gleaming floors and perfect décor—but underneath, the foundation is cracked. Eventually, everything starts to tilt and…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 155: How Building a Dream Home Tests Your Marriage-and Your Faith with Carol Roper
What happens when building your dream home nearly breaks your marriage? In today's episode, I'm sharing a raw, honest story from my own life—a season when…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 154: Envision Your Dream Home with Carol Roper
Every great home starts with a dream—a vision for life within its walls. But before the first nail is hammered, the blueprint must be drawn. After decades of…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 153: How to Build a Godly Home: Choosing the Right Location with Carol Roper
Ever feel like building a godly home is overwhelming? You're not alone. In this episode, we uncover the very first step to creating a home that stands…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 152: Unlocking the Secrets to Effective Communication with Your Teen with Mark Gregston
We've all heard it before—bridging the communication gap with a teen can feel like trying to build a bridge with spaghetti. But don't worry, we've got you…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 151: Celebrating 5 Incredible Years: Your Favorite Christmas Traditions, Young Mom Insights and Our Top 10 Episodes
We're celebrating five amazing years of incredible testimonies and conversations! In this special anniversary episode, we're sharing your favorite Christmas…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 150: Hope Beyond Heartache: The Journey to an Untroubled Heart with Kara Stout
Heartache is something we all face—whether through loss, disappointment, or unexpected challenges. Today's guest, Kara Stout—author of An Untroubled…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 149: Unlocking Joy: The Surprising Power of Letting Go with Carol Roper
Have you ever struggled with unforgiveness? If we're honest I believe we all have. But that's not how God wants us to live. Even though He commands us to…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 148: Can Love Really Change a Broken World? How God's Love Transforms Hearts-Starting with Ours with Rachael Adams
What if the way you love could change the world—starting in your own home? In a culture that feels fractured and hostile, loving others like Jesus isn't just…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 147: Have You Lost Hope? Building Your Faith in a Season of Despair with Carol Roper
We all walk through seasons that feel like a desert—lonely, exhausting, and full of questions for God. In this episode, I open up about my own painful…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 146: When Feelings Fade: Finding Hope for Your Marriage Through Everyday Moments with Dan & Danielle Macaulay
Every marriage goes through seasons—some filled with laughter and connection, and others that feel dry, distant, or lonely. Maybe you've found yourself…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 145: What Are You Missing Because You're Afraid to Trust God?
What dream have you had that you feel is too big to pursue? One of my big dreams has always been to go to England, the country my maternal grandmother was…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 144: When Motherhood Doesn't Go As Planned with Former MOPS President Elisa Morgan
Did your motherhood story turn out the way you hoped? Even if it didn't, God is still writing something beautiful. Motherhood is both messy and miraculous…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 143: Finding Home Wherever We Lived: My Mom's Story of Faith and Family with Christine Limoges (& Lisa Johns)
In this heartfelt episode I sit down with my mom and sister to share a legacy of faith, resilience, and family love. My mom's story begins with her mom, an…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 142: Breaking the Cycle of Abuse: A Story of Healing and Hope with Ruth Valor
What does it take to break free from a lifetime of pain and abuse? Ruth Valor's story is a powerful Christian testimony of how God can heal even the deepest…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 141: The Hardest Surrender with Carol Roper
Before the Israelites could enter the Promised Land, they had to stand at the edge of the Jordan River — and trust God to make a way. At a retreat diving deep…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 140: Can Kids Really Learn to Think Biblically? Yes! Here's How with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
What happens when kids grow up in Christian homes, attend church regularly, and still end up thinking more like the culture than like Christ? That's the…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 139: How God Used My Small Story to Bring Hope: Encouragement for Christian Women Who Want to Make a Difference with Carol Roper
Have you felt God calling you to step outside of what you know how to do into an unknown arena? Over 12 years ago I felt led to begin writing. Me, the girl…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 138: Christian Marriage Advice That Will Make You Laugh, Cry, and Actually Use with Arlene Pellicane
Do you ever wonder if marriage can be great—not for the rare few—but for you? Today's episode answers that question with a resounding yes. In her new book…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 137: Addiction Almost Took Everything-But God Had Other Plans 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…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 136: Surviving a Night of Terror at the Hands of Her Ex-Husband: A True Story of Hope 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…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 135: A Love Story Worth the Wait: For Singles and Moms Believing for Marriage with Wes and Elise Younts and Frieda Younts
Today I have three very special guests, my daughter, Elise Roper Younts, along with her husband, Wes, and his mom, Frieda (who's also one of my best friends!)…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 134: From Murderer to Messenger: How God Transformed a Prisoner Through His Word 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…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 133: How to Successfully Raise a Strong-Willed Child with Cynthia Tobias
Cynthia Tobias was 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…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 132: How Death, Debt and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith with Molly Stillman- Summer Throwback
Molly Stillman has lived the type of life that when shared, people stop in their tracks and ask, "Wait, what happened?" Molly's mother, Lynda Van Devanter…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 131: Breaking Free from Shame: Pregnant at 15, Redeemed by Faith with Christy Braddock
Christy Braddock has struggled with shame from a teen pregnancy and years later, abortion. The guilt became a heavy weight to carry. Christy got pregnant at 15…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 130: Lessons Learned and Victories Won Through Our Son's Struggle with ADD with Carol Roper
As we've entered the last week of May, I remember how crazy this time of year is for those who have school-aged children. I know a lot of parents are in what…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 129: Do You Know How to Gracefully Defend Your Faith? with Liz Cobo
Liz Cobo says that nothing has deepened her faith and changed her walk with Jesus like studying the Bible. Studying God's Word literally changed her life…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 128: Are You Harboring Bitterness Toward Your Messy Family? with Carol Roper
I don't know about you, but in my home the laundry room is considered one of the most important rooms. It's command central. When my kids were still at home it…
Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcastEp. 127: Are You Weary? A Musical Duo's Story of Hope Through Life's Storms with Kenny and Claire Hilliard
Husband-and-wife music duo, Kenny and Claire Hilliard both grew up in the upstate of South Carolina before God took them the long way around to finally settle…