Courtney is an awesome host and her topics are timely and relatable to parents. I have a small group at church that has followed this podcast for years. The prayer journal, the short podcast and the longer ones are all worth listening to weekly.

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I’ve been a long time listener and this still remains one of my favorite podcasts. I also enjoy the bonus episodes where we pray for our kids. A must listen! You’ll find yourself sharing episodes with friends.

Everythannnng 🙋🏾‍♀️ My scattered brain is draining my energy! Thank you for making this so easy to listen to! All. on. point 🎯

This podcast makes me feel heard and seen. Courtney is amazing and so helpful in my mom life. Thanks!!!!

I knew by the title, Pardon the Mess, that this was a pod I needed in my life!! 4 kids, 3 dogs…there is no lack of messiness in my life! This pod has been so encouraging & I love passing along episodes to my fellow mama friends. I wish I could have had this encouragement as a new mom, but so thankful it’s never too late to learn how to give myself grace for the looming feeling that I’m always falling short in my attempts to be the best mom. Courtney, thank you for constantly reminding me that no matter what I am feeling about myself, God chose me to be my kids’ mom and leaning on that truth everyday will enable me to show up with grace and love, so my kids learn messes are okay, they are a part of life, and no mess is too big for Jesus to clean up (and that love can live big in messy houses)!!! ♥️

I love this podcast as a mom of a 3 year old and a new Christian. My biggest desire is to grow in my faith and learn how to share and live that out with my family. I love that this podcast is real, but also serious about Jesus. So practical and biblical. Thank you!

What a treasure this podcast is! Not too much, not too little, it's JUST RIGHT. It always seems to be right on point, a pertinent topic, a current struggle. And it's always right on time. Not too long, not too short. Perfect to listen to during my early morning walk. Setting my heart on the right thing!

I especially love the Monday morning episodes related to the prayer journal for our kids 💕

I am really enjoying the weekly prayer episode and coordinating devotional. This has been a meaningful addition to my prayer life.

Just started listening to this and I love it! I have a four year old boy and one year old girl and my heart’s desire is to raise them up to know and love Jesus! It seems so counter cultural and hard to do sometimes! Listening to Courtney’s podcast reminds me that there are other moms who have similar goals and hearts for Jesus! She is so encouraging! I absolutely love the Monday prayer podcast where we pray for our kids together! These are usually no more than ten minutes but so powerful and exactly what I need to hear and pray for my kids each week!

I get something out of every episode and every guest you have on your show. Thank you for the encouragement, authenticity, and always pointing us to our Savior!

Courtney I listened to your episode with Cari and Terri and needed to tell you how much your podcast means to me! I just started studying to become a Biblical Christian counselor, because I want to encourage moms as you and some other Christian mom mentors have done for me. I am a mother of four young girls and I listen to you when I run alone…or with the stroller…bikes…and a scooter 😅 You are my motivation to run longer. I want to hear the whole podcast! Your humility touches lives. Your honesty opens us up to be vulnerable before God which allows for growth and change, scary as it may be. Keep speaking, keep writing, continue to be real, because you are validating us moms so that we feel connected to each other and to Christ as His daughters.

Courtney after your most recent podcast episode I felt compelled to tell you what an amazing host you are. You are so inviting, authentic and warm. This one hit me hard, in a good way! I felt you were shining a spotlight on all the things I have been feeling and hearing all of your thoughts spoken aloud, it is the exact struggles I feel about wanting to be open, but fearing what others think. Or seeming to come off inauthentic. Your vulnerability and authenticity is what makes me listen week after week and I always feel so positive after. I found this podcast probably six months before Cynthia, the previous host left, and I was so saddened. However, you were born to do this! I love listening to you and everything you have brought to the show in your own right. The ten mom stories was also so inspiring. Keep up the great work! I love your podcast, and I feel closer to God and Jesus because of you.

Thank you, from one Courtney to another. I found your episode Nov 2023 on being light in the darkness and Charlie’s story so inspiring. There is nothing more contagious than the Spirit of the Lord and His great work in the lives of His people, saving, restoring, re-creating and cleansing and making all things new. In recently listened to the episode titled, “do I have a drinking problem or thinking problem?” It was brilliant! Your guests are always so full of truth, hope and light. Just like Jesus is, and how He wants us to live.

This podcast is definitely one of the highlights of my week! Currently only a mom of one toddler with another baby on the way ( and plans for many more children, Lord-willing) and this podcast makes raising kids feel less scary and more sacred. Courtney is real and relatable and I constantly catch myself smiling in my car because she radiates such beautiful gracious energy! Guests have been equally wonderfully and insightful. I also really enjoyed the lighter topics over the holidays. It a great mix of spiritually driven conversations and wisdom + fun, real, lighthearted grace that is so necessary for parenting. I recommend this podcast all the time. XO, VO

Thank you for following your calling & creating this podcast! I just recently started listening & my heart is touched by your episodes especially the mini ones where you pray over our children. Sometimes I feel as though my prayers can get repetitive but I do mean it with my whole heart each time I pray over my kids. But thank you for your beautiful, powerful prayers! Wonderful podcast! I feel so blessed that I came across it! Thank you!

Practical, but rooted in God’s truth & love. As the youngsters would say, it’s fire 🔥 (without the brimstone😉😆)!

Courtney DeFeo -so funny, one of the best hosts! She’s so real - she helped me learn to laugh - instead of cry in the chaos. Real Christian Parenting Content that really is helpful and uplifting even in hard times. I’m learning how to pray better for my kiddo and learning daily how I really can just trust God with all of it, everything- yesterday today and tomorrow. Just listen to one episode and you will know what I mean about real, funny and helpful. Even if ur not a Christian- Be prepared to be hooked on this podcast.

There are so many great parenting advice podcasts out there. But I really appreciate how real Courtney is in Pardon the Mess. Raising kids is so fun and so hard, and this podcast gives real-life applications that you can implement in your family.

Courtney is so wise and enjoyable as a host. She has the best guests and she naturally asks the questions we all want answered. I’m always encouraged and better equipped after each episode.

Just found you on Instagram. Even though I have adult children I find the advice still applicable to my mama’s heart.

Being a Christian parent is getting harder and harder. This podcast is both refreshing and encouraging to stay in the game as a Christian dad and husband.

This has wonderful content. Very helpful for mom’s of all ages. Great podcast to wake up to in the morning and refresh your day. The only negative I saw with the entire thing was one advertiser. Blue stream, certainly not the most appropriate advertisement. And this had nothing to do with the actual show.

This podcast isn’t just for parents. It’s for anyone wanting useful tools for life. I’ve loved every episode! So many interesting guests who are making an impact in the lives of others. The content is inspiring and uplifting. Courtney is an amazing interviewer. Can’t say enough good things.

this podcast is great. Really good. Teaches me a lot about parenting

I'm always looking for resources on this motherhood journey that are faith focused. I have LOVED these episodes that are so relatable and help me in growing as a mom.

Courtney and the PTM crew are a wealth of knowledge for any parent. They balance inspiration and practicum in a way that’s a lifesaver to the parent who feels they’re thriving or failing. I’d recommend to anyone!

Courtney is just one of those people who makes you feel like she is on ~your~ side. Her take on everything is fresh, wise, comforting, loving, funny, and REAL.

Love this podcast and Courtney’s heart for parenting. Every single episode has a great takeaway!

Love Courtney and so grateful she’s carrying on the Pardon the Mess legacy. Don’t miss an episode - great things happening on this show!

There’s a good and exciting feeling when you are a few episodes in a new podcast and you realize you have a new podcast for your daily commute! I am not a mom yet, but so thankful that I have something like this to get me thinking about things that might be a topic of conversation for me in the next few years as my husband and I pray about starting a family. And by the way, the fact that you got Courtney DeFeo on here is such a plus!! So relatable and hilarious. I feel like I am sitting with my besties over coffee in the morning !! I can’t wait to hear about her mom, Journey, and Chick-fil-A jokes 🤣🥳

Really enjoyed Courtney’s podcast!! Funny, relatable and applicable in this world of raising kids. It’s not the same as when we were growing up and I am thankful for Courtney and Christian Parenting for Christian advice and parenting help that I can trust!

Enjoyed listening to today’s podcast! Funny, informative and relatable!!!

I am so excited for Courtney to be the new host! She is funny, genuine, and wise but always points us back to Jesus!

Cynthia, you have been a fixture in my car daily for years and I’m so thankful for this podcast that has encouraged and challenged me. I’ve already subscribed to your new podcast and will continue listening to this one. You have made me laugh and cry and feel like a friend:) Thankful for your wisdom and desire to point parents to the Lord. Thank you and good luck.

It sounds dramatic, but I don’t know how I’d be parenting my two kids without Cynthia. And somehow her episodes always center around a topic that I so desperately need help with in that exact moment. Her Monday episodes of praying the Psalms over our kids are so wonderful. Her episodes seriously refuel me every time I listen, and I genuinely believe that I am a much better parent and follower of Christ because of them. Thank you, Cynthia!

This podcast shares biblical and realistic insight about parenting, marriage, and tough personal issues. I love that because they are all needed in our homes to live that life that God wants for us all. Thank you Cynthia and guests! ~Chari, Self-Care Coach for Moms

Cynthia and her family are so wonderful - in my opinion! I always listen on my way to or from work - and I always feel like I am in the room. I love how relatable she is and how I don’t feel like I would be judged in my Christian home! Thank you for sharing topics that are oh so relatable - even to me who is new to this season of motherhood.

A girlfriend recommended this podcast to me at the beginning of the year. I have loved every minute I've listened to. As a mama of 3, 4-11+ she and her guest have so much wisdom and Truth to share and impart.

Love this podcast! It’s so encouraging, and full of Biblical wisdom and advice on parenting. Cynthia is gifted with a wonderful sense of humor and does a great job of “keeping it real”.

Cynthia, Thanks so much for the work you put into this podcast. I have received blessing after blessing after blessing from the messages and interviews and book recommendations. I feel that I’m able to have better faith talks with my kids because of the insights I’ve gained from your show. Keep doing the good work!

As a mom of 2 boys, Cynthia’s podcast is such a wonderful encouragement to me! I can trust Cynthia and her wisdom!

I teach Sunday school to elementary students and this podcast is helpful to me to help steer and support my students and their parents

I love finding podcasts that support my parenting abilities, with God’s word. The experts all bring something different to the show, and I love how relatable it all is!

I have been listening off and on for several years. It chose to do the weekly prayer guide this year. What a blessing!!! It starts my week in the right place and has been such a guide to me and how I parent. I will be doing this yar after year now. Keep up the amazing work!!

Pardon the Mess is one of two parenting podcasts that I listen to on a regular basis. The Lord always knows what I need and speaks to me through Cynthia. She is real, relatable, honest and hilarious. Do yourself a favor and tune in to hear a word from the Lord about this sometimes-messy job of parenting!

Love praying for my kids on Monday and then getting such wisdom, fun, and parenting insight on Thursday! Such a blessing!

This podcast has truly been a light, comfort, and calm for me! I look forward to listening each week, and even go back and listen to the ones I’ve already heard! I love how relatable and real Cynthia is—so I know I’m not the only mama going through this! Thank you Cynthia for being such a blessing!

Thank you for showing up with holy nuggets of goodness. A blessing each and every podcast!!