Busy Moms Can Read Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/busy-moms-can-read "Busy Moms Can Read" is a podcast created to encourage mothers to maintain a meaningful reading life throughout every season of motherhood. Hosted by Becky Aniol, Elise Sikes, and Kate Joyner, the show offers practical advice, thoughtful book recommendations, and honest conversations about making time to read while managing children, homeschooling, marriage, ministry, and the responsibilities of everyday life. Each episode helps moms discover how reading can strengthen their faith, develop their minds, enrich their families, and provide encouragement during demanding seasons. Whether discussing fiction, Christian living, theology, biographies, audiobooks, or classic literature, "Busy Moms Can Read" reminds women that they do not have to wait until their children are grown to become lifelong readers. © 2026 G3 Ministries b9de14fa-a01e-526f-8df6-c731b8ac86c6 yes en Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:12 -0400 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:02:11 -0400 https://img.transistorcdn.com/2I77Aaj3fVLH7zkpx3KjPWRqlfBTiWAXhsFAP-Cdanc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yYmNh/MTg0ZmUzNzkzMzM3/OTNlMDcwZmQzNTY4/YzU3Yy5wbmc.jpg Busy Moms Can Read episodic G3 Ministries "Busy Moms Can Read" is a podcast created to encourage mothers to maintain a meaningful reading life throughout every season of motherhood. Hosted by Becky Aniol, Elise Sikes, and Kate Joyner, the show offers practical advice, thoughtful book recommendations, and honest conversations about making time to read while managing children, homeschooling, marriage, ministry, and the responsibilities of everyday life. Each episode helps moms discover how reading can strengthen their faith, develop their minds, enrich their families, and provide encouragement during demanding seasons. Whether discussing fiction, Christian living, theology, biographies, audiobooks, or classic literature, "Busy Moms Can Read" reminds women that they do not have to wait until their children are grown to become lifelong readers. "Busy Moms Can Read" is a podcast created to encourage mothers to maintain a meaningful reading life throughout every season of motherhood. G3 Ministries No No Busy Moms Read the Bible 5 5 Busy Moms Read the Bible full f6b18c6e-05c9-4bde-a196-006aee60a71c https://share.transistor.fm/s/ba1e47fb In this episode, Becky, Kate, and Elise discuss how to prioritize Bible reading—the most important reading of all. They talk about when busy moms can find time to be in the Word and what different kinds of Bible reading plans and Bible studies have worked well for them in different seasons of motherhood.

Books Discussed:

  • Come, You Weary: Enjoy Christ’s Comfort
  • Sense and Sensibility
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • Unreasonable Hospitality
  • The Bible
  • Ephesians
  • Psalms
  • Proverbs
  • 1 Peter
  • Shopping for Time
  • Five Day Bible Reading Plan
  • Psalms and Hymns to the Living God
  • ESV Scripture Journals
  • LSB Scripture Journals
  • Dale Ralph Davis commentaries
  • John MacArthur New Testament commentaries
  • R.C. Sproul sermons
  • Reformed Expository Commentary series
]]> In this episode, Becky, Kate, and Elise discuss how to prioritize Bible reading—the most important reading of all. They talk about when busy moms can find time to be in the Word and what different kinds of Bible reading plans and Bible studies have worked well for them in different seasons of motherhood.

Books Discussed:

  • Come, You Weary: Enjoy Christ’s Comfort
  • Sense and Sensibility
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • Unreasonable Hospitality
  • The Bible
  • Ephesians
  • Psalms
  • Proverbs
  • 1 Peter
  • Shopping for Time
  • Five Day Bible Reading Plan
  • Psalms and Hymns to the Living God
  • ESV Scripture Journals
  • LSB Scripture Journals
  • Dale Ralph Davis commentaries
  • John MacArthur New Testament commentaries
  • R.C. Sproul sermons
  • Reformed Expository Commentary series
]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400 G3 Ministries G3 Ministries 1862 In this episode, Becky, Kate, and Elise discuss how to prioritize Bible reading—the most important reading of all. They talk about when busy moms can find time to be in the Word and what different kinds of Bible reading plans and Bible studies have worked well for them in different seasons of motherhood.

Books Discussed:

  • Come, You Weary: Enjoy Christ’s Comfort
  • Sense and Sensibility
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • Unreasonable Hospitality
  • The Bible
  • Ephesians
  • Psalms
  • Proverbs
  • 1 Peter
  • Shopping for Time
  • Five Day Bible Reading Plan
  • Psalms and Hymns to the Living God
  • ESV Scripture Journals
  • LSB Scripture Journals
  • Dale Ralph Davis commentaries
  • John MacArthur New Testament commentaries
  • R.C. Sproul sermons
  • Reformed Expository Commentary series
]]> No What Should Busy Moms Read? 4 4 What Should Busy Moms Read? full a5fe0179-a863-4c2d-8f0d-09e8d6390e50 https://share.transistor.fm/s/467093f1 Many busy moms fall into one of two ditches—either reading only fluffy fiction or thinking they should read only devotionals. In this episode, Becky, Kate, and Elise discuss not-to-miss genres with book recommendations for various categories so that busy moms can read widely and grow in many areas. They also mention a few things that Christian moms should not read.

Books Discussed:

  • Project Hail Mary
  • The Space Trilogy
  • The Other Bennet Sister
  • Death Comes to Pemberley
  • The Orphan’s Tale
  • Sarah Edwards: Delighting in God
  • Marriage to a Difficult Man
  • The Wright Brothers
  • Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World
  • Napoleon’s Buttons
  • Molecules of Murder
  • The James Herriot series
  • The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
  • The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
  • Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
  • Travels in the Interior of Africa
  • Marco Polo
  • Rembrandt Is in the Wind
  • Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart
  • The G3 Reading Challenge
]]> Many busy moms fall into one of two ditches—either reading only fluffy fiction or thinking they should read only devotionals. In this episode, Becky, Kate, and Elise discuss not-to-miss genres with book recommendations for various categories so that busy moms can read widely and grow in many areas. They also mention a few things that Christian moms should not read.

Books Discussed:

  • Project Hail Mary
  • The Space Trilogy
  • The Other Bennet Sister
  • Death Comes to Pemberley
  • The Orphan’s Tale
  • Sarah Edwards: Delighting in God
  • Marriage to a Difficult Man
  • The Wright Brothers
  • Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World
  • Napoleon’s Buttons
  • Molecules of Murder
  • The James Herriot series
  • The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
  • The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
  • Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
  • Travels in the Interior of Africa
  • Marco Polo
  • Rembrandt Is in the Wind
  • Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart
  • The G3 Reading Challenge
]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400 G3 Ministries G3 Ministries 1731 Many busy moms fall into one of two ditches—either reading only fluffy fiction or thinking they should read only devotionals. In this episode, Becky, Kate, and Elise discuss not-to-miss genres with book recommendations for various categories so that busy moms can read widely and grow in many areas. They also mention a few things that Christian moms should not read.

Books Discussed:

  • Project Hail Mary
  • The Space Trilogy
  • The Other Bennet Sister
  • Death Comes to Pemberley
  • The Orphan’s Tale
  • Sarah Edwards: Delighting in God
  • Marriage to a Difficult Man
  • The Wright Brothers
  • Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World
  • Napoleon’s Buttons
  • Molecules of Murder
  • The James Herriot series
  • The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
  • The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
  • Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
  • Travels in the Interior of Africa
  • Marco Polo
  • Rembrandt Is in the Wind
  • Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart
  • The G3 Reading Challenge
]]> No The Summer Stack: Making the Most of Summer Hours 3 3 The Summer Stack: Making the Most of Summer Hours full e3b0ed97-35e2-4be8-806d-dfbb054a5e5e https://share.transistor.fm/s/d4c7e9d0 In this episode, Becky, Elise, and Kate discuss the concept of the "summer stack"—having a small stack of challenging books from different genres to dip into, just a few pages at a time, on longer summer days. They offer book suggestions, different genres that work well for this, and ways they've challenged themselves and read outside their comfort zones through this annual practice.

Books Discussed:

  •  Mysterious Ways: The Providence of God in the Life of Joseph
  •  Pursuing Peace
  •  The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family
  •  The Excellent Wife
  •  The Wright Brothers
  •  Under the Tuscan Sun
  •  The Heart Taken Up: 90 Days with the Puritans
  •  Christian Worldview
  •  The Way of Repentance
  •  Unpacking Forgiveness
  •  Daily Doctrine
  •  A Treasury of Nature: Illustrated Poetry, Prose, and Praise
  •  The Soul in Paraphrase
  •  Special Providence for Anxious Souls
  •  The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living
  •  Chesterton’s Gateway: 14 Essays to Get You Hooked on Chesterton
  •  Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity
  •  Strange New World
]]> In this episode, Becky, Elise, and Kate discuss the concept of the "summer stack"—having a small stack of challenging books from different genres to dip into, just a few pages at a time, on longer summer days. They offer book suggestions, different genres that work well for this, and ways they've challenged themselves and read outside their comfort zones through this annual practice.

Books Discussed:

  •  Mysterious Ways: The Providence of God in the Life of Joseph
  •  Pursuing Peace
  •  The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family
  •  The Excellent Wife
  •  The Wright Brothers
  •  Under the Tuscan Sun
  •  The Heart Taken Up: 90 Days with the Puritans
  •  Christian Worldview
  •  The Way of Repentance
  •  Unpacking Forgiveness
  •  Daily Doctrine
  •  A Treasury of Nature: Illustrated Poetry, Prose, and Praise
  •  The Soul in Paraphrase
  •  Special Providence for Anxious Souls
  •  The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living
  •  Chesterton’s Gateway: 14 Essays to Get You Hooked on Chesterton
  •  Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity
  •  Strange New World
]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400 G3 Ministries G3 Ministries 1753 In this episode, Becky, Elise, and Kate discuss the concept of the "summer stack"—having a small stack of challenging books from different genres to dip into, just a few pages at a time, on longer summer days. They offer book suggestions, different genres that work well for this, and ways they've challenged themselves and read outside their comfort zones through this annual practice.

Books Discussed:

  •  Mysterious Ways: The Providence of God in the Life of Joseph
  •  Pursuing Peace
  •  The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family
  •  The Excellent Wife
  •  The Wright Brothers
  •  Under the Tuscan Sun
  •  The Heart Taken Up: 90 Days with the Puritans
  •  Christian Worldview
  •  The Way of Repentance
  •  Unpacking Forgiveness
  •  Daily Doctrine
  •  A Treasury of Nature: Illustrated Poetry, Prose, and Praise
  •  The Soul in Paraphrase
  •  Special Providence for Anxious Souls
  •  The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living
  •  Chesterton’s Gateway: 14 Essays to Get You Hooked on Chesterton
  •  Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity
  •  Strange New World
]]> No When Can Busy Moms Read? 2 2 When Can Busy Moms Read? full 479d09bd-a670-4513-b639-e6093a5e6384 https://share.transistor.fm/s/157084dc In this episode, Becky, Elise, and Kate discuss what they’re reading, when they find time to read, and strategies for busy moms to read amid motherhood and household responsibilities.

Books Discussed:

  • The Bruised Reed
  • Unpacking Forgiveness
  • The Necessity of Reforming the Church
  • Broken Bread
  • Special Providence for Anxious Souls
  • The Puritan Treasures for Today series
  • The Heart Taken Up: 90 Days with the Puritans
  • The Sight of Christ: 90 Days with the Puritans
  • How to Build a Godly Marriage
  • Jane Eyre
  • The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion series
  • Be Still, My Soul: Bright Hope for Dark Vales
  • The Conservative Church
  • The Ten Laws of Highly Compelling Preaching
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Chronicles of Narnia
  • The Little House series
  • The Hidden Art of Homemaking
  • Marriage to a Difficult Man
]]> In this episode, Becky, Elise, and Kate discuss what they’re reading, when they find time to read, and strategies for busy moms to read amid motherhood and household responsibilities.

Books Discussed:

  • The Bruised Reed
  • Unpacking Forgiveness
  • The Necessity of Reforming the Church
  • Broken Bread
  • Special Providence for Anxious Souls
  • The Puritan Treasures for Today series
  • The Heart Taken Up: 90 Days with the Puritans
  • The Sight of Christ: 90 Days with the Puritans
  • How to Build a Godly Marriage
  • Jane Eyre
  • The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion series
  • Be Still, My Soul: Bright Hope for Dark Vales
  • The Conservative Church
  • The Ten Laws of Highly Compelling Preaching
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Chronicles of Narnia
  • The Little House series
  • The Hidden Art of Homemaking
  • Marriage to a Difficult Man
]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400 G3 Ministries G3 Ministries 2258 In this episode, Becky, Elise, and Kate discuss what they’re reading, when they find time to read, and strategies for busy moms to read amid motherhood and household responsibilities.

Books Discussed:

  • The Bruised Reed
  • Unpacking Forgiveness
  • The Necessity of Reforming the Church
  • Broken Bread
  • Special Providence for Anxious Souls
  • The Puritan Treasures for Today series
  • The Heart Taken Up: 90 Days with the Puritans
  • The Sight of Christ: 90 Days with the Puritans
  • How to Build a Godly Marriage
  • Jane Eyre
  • The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion series
  • Be Still, My Soul: Bright Hope for Dark Vales
  • The Conservative Church
  • The Ten Laws of Highly Compelling Preaching
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Chronicles of Narnia
  • The Little House series
  • The Hidden Art of Homemaking
  • Marriage to a Difficult Man
]]> No Why Should Busy Moms Read? 1 1 Why Should Busy Moms Read? full 83b995a8-09e1-4f20-af62-12e16565334a https://share.transistor.fm/s/e55124a5 In this episode Becky Aniol, Elise Sikes, and Kate Joyner, three busy moms at different stages of motherhood, introduce themselves, talk about what they’re reading, and discuss why it’s important that moms maintain a reading life. Motherhood shouldn’t be an excuse to stop growing. It can become one of our greatest motivations to read, learn, and become better wives, mothers, and followers of Christ.

Books Discussed:

  • God’s Battle Plan for the Mind
  • The Electra McDonnell series
  • The Blue Castle
  • Sarah Edwards: Delighting in God
  • My Dear Hemlock
  • Marriage to a Difficult Man
  • The Odyssey
  • Following God Fully
  • Worldly Saints
  • I Must Betray You
  • The Mistmantle Chronicles
  • The Screwtape Letters
]]> In this episode Becky Aniol, Elise Sikes, and Kate Joyner, three busy moms at different stages of motherhood, introduce themselves, talk about what they’re reading, and discuss why it’s important that moms maintain a reading life. Motherhood shouldn’t be an excuse to stop growing. It can become one of our greatest motivations to read, learn, and become better wives, mothers, and followers of Christ.

Books Discussed:

  • God’s Battle Plan for the Mind
  • The Electra McDonnell series
  • The Blue Castle
  • Sarah Edwards: Delighting in God
  • My Dear Hemlock
  • Marriage to a Difficult Man
  • The Odyssey
  • Following God Fully
  • Worldly Saints
  • I Must Betray You
  • The Mistmantle Chronicles
  • The Screwtape Letters
]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400 G3 Ministries G3 Ministries 1882 In this episode Becky Aniol, Elise Sikes, and Kate Joyner, three busy moms at different stages of motherhood, introduce themselves, talk about what they’re reading, and discuss why it’s important that moms maintain a reading life. Motherhood shouldn’t be an excuse to stop growing. It can become one of our greatest motivations to read, learn, and become better wives, mothers, and followers of Christ.

Books Discussed:

  • God’s Battle Plan for the Mind
  • The Electra McDonnell series
  • The Blue Castle
  • Sarah Edwards: Delighting in God
  • My Dear Hemlock
  • Marriage to a Difficult Man
  • The Odyssey
  • Following God Fully
  • Worldly Saints
  • I Must Betray You
  • The Mistmantle Chronicles
  • The Screwtape Letters
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