The question we're all asking is, "How do we do friendship and life with people who don't know Jesus?" How can we be the light of the world to those who haven't accepted Jesus yet? How can we be "in the world, but not of the world"? To continue on with our series on friendship to celebrate the launch of Hey Friend: 31 Journaling Devotionals on Friendship (For Girls, by Girls) on September 17th, Kolby Koloff is joining us with a real, raw, and fiery episode. She is a wife, mother, songwriter, and testimony of God's grace in friendship. You'll learn how to find friendship with unbelievers, how to be a witness of the gospel without compromising your faith, and so much more. Preorder "Hey Friend" now! Launching September 17th! -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the best pieces of advice that Cambria Joy got from her mom about friendship was, "Sometimes friendships are reasons, seasons, or lifetimes." We're coming in hot with our second episode of our "Hey Friend" series here on the podcast to celebrate the launch of Hey Friend: 31 Journaling Devotionals on Friendship (For Girls, by Girls) on September 17th. This episode is a must-listen, with advice on what to do when friendships only last for a season, how to learn from every relationship in our lives and become better because of it, and why we don't have to grow pessimistic or hopeless about God-given friendship. Preorder "Hey Friend" now! Launching September 17th! -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join me for a friendship series starting today on the podcast! It was my honor to be one of the many authors on an incredible devotional, releasing September 17th, called Hey Friend: 31 Journaling Devotionals on Friendship (For Girls, by Girls). To celebrate that, I'm inviting a few of my co-writers on this project to encourage your heart with truth for friendship on topics like struggling to find friendship, how to have relationship with unbelievers, multi-generational friendship, finding mentors, handling drama and so much more. We're kicking off today with Yvonne Russell to talk about what to do in seasons of loneliness and longing in friendship and the beauty of having friends younger and older than you. Nothing is off limits and everything is brought back to practical, biblical truth for you. Preorder "Hey Friend" now! Launching September 17th! -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time again - time to answer your questions about the Bible, life, and so much more. In this episode, we're getting right down to it with your questions navigating postpartum, writers block and tips for using your gifts, what about divorce as a Christian, and so much more. It's a joy to sit down and be real with you, sharing my encouragement and advice, but its an even greater joy to be able to take our questions and lead us to the Answer Himself. -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one (usually) likes change. It's often uncomfortable, leaving us wondering what's going to happen in the unknown. It throws us out of our normal routines and out of our comfort zone. As we approach the fall season where a lot of change begins - back to school, different routines - I figured it would be a great time to talk about one of the greatest truths that anchors us and gives us hope to face the unknown head-on. But this isn't just encouragement for back-to-school season. Change happens constantly, whether that's in relationships, work, family life, or careers, and we need some advice (not just fluffy advice, but biblical advice) to keep us steady. Tune in for a short but sweet episode on the faithfulness of God. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to move from "intimidated" to "attainable" when it comes to teaching your littles about Jesus. Trust me - I'm no expert, but I have learned a thing or two about integrating gospel-moments and the Word of God into our daily routine that has been such a blessing for everyone. In this episode, I'm sharing eight ways that Michael and I practically include Jesus in Hunter's day, while teaching him about the gospel. Plus - they're FUN. Whether you're a mama, caregiver, babysitter, or hopeful mama one day, you'll walk away with at least one (IF NOT MORE) life-giving tool to use today. LINKS TO RESOURCES: Slugs and Bugs (Bible memory songs) Veggie Tales Podcast Tiny Theologians Shop (flashcards, workbooks, puzzles, and more): use code TARASUN for 10% off Jesus Storybook Bible -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has anyone ever told you that you are a WHOLE person? In this season of big changes and busyness, I've come to an important realization: How I'm doing physically and mentally affects my relationship with God. In this episode, we're getting personal about how I've neglected my physical and mental health and how that has affected my intimacy with God. If you want to prioritize your whole body health (mind, body, and spirit), tune in for biblical practicals to get you started today without the overwhelm. This is the summer of *FINALLY* seeing "surrender" as beautiful. If this is something you want, grab Tara's book here to read this summer on sale. -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spilling some big news on the podcast today... we're pregnant with baby #2! God is so good and kind and we are so ecstatic! In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain and sharing behind the scenes of what the first trimester has looked like, some of the challenges and joys of this pregnancy, and more life updates. Pull up a seat. You're more than welcome here. This is the summer of FREEDOM. If this sounds like something you want, grab Tara's book here to read this summer on sale. -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We may be "stepping on some toes" with this conversation, but with all of the love and grace and hope of the gospel. Let's face it: Our relationship with our phones is a complex one. Joey Odom is a breath of fresh air and wisdom here to explore how technology has shaped us, practical strategies to prioritize relationship with people and Jesus over our phones, parenting advice, biblical examples, and so much more. If you're longing for a life more present, intentional, and joyful, then it starts with this conversation on how to steward our phones. (This doesn't mean chuck your phone in the woods and live like a monk... we can live intentionally with our phones present, but our feet more present in our daily lives.) Learn more about Aro, their boxes, and more life-giving tools. Download the Aro app. -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by an old bucket list from 2017 I found, this episode is all about who we become in Christ this summer and less about what we do. Whether you're by the pool, at your cubicle, doing laundry, running kids around, or anything in between, I'm sending encouragement straight to your earbuds about six things and Scriptures I'm focusing on in this season. Let's be women more preoccupied with who God is growing us to be, rather than what we accomplish or if our summer looks "aesthetic." This is the summer of FREEDOM. If this sounds like something you want, grab Tara's book here to read this summer on sale. -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you're facing infertility, recurrent miscarriages, or looking at the pieces of your life and thinking, "God, this is not how I thought this would happen", our prayer is that this episode instills hope, empathy, and truth into your life. The journey can be heavy as you look around and see everyone growing their family when you can't, or when you're miscarrying time after time, or when you have no answers as to why this is all happening. If you're looking for help and hope along the way, tune into this episode with Kelley and Jenn from Waiting In Hope Infertility Ministries. You'll hear about Kelley and Jenn's personal struggles with growing their families, a reminder of how to actively wait on God, how to not let fertility become your identity, and what to say and how to support someone you know who may be going through this. Connect with Waiting in Hope Ministries here. OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever felt hopeless or discouraged, stuck in your loop of habitual sin or shame? We've all been there, but we don't have to stay there. If you've ever thought that you couldn't possibly break free from your secret sin or live any different than you are now, you're in the right place. Kirby Kelly, great friend of mine and new author of "You Can Be Free" is here to share candidly about her secret struggles, how she overcame them with Christ, and so many more theological tidbits that are a breath of fresh air. Connect with Kirby and get her book here. -- OUR SPONSORS: Celebrate the progress you've already made. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/truthtalks today to get 10% off your first month. Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want to maximize your summer for all its worth, you're in the right place. Join me as I pull up to the mic and we talk one-on-one about how to grow AND rest in Christ this summer. Let this episode be your gentle reminder that not all seasons are for harvesting and producing - some, like summer, are for preparation, rest, and nurturing. With ever-changing schedules, vacations, kids out of school, and breaks in our normal routine, let's find out together how to put God first. This is the summer of FREEDOM. If you're in, grab Tara's book here on sale. -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Honesty hour? I'm tired. Not just physically, but spiritually. And something that has been keeping me tired is the undue pressure and expectation I've been self-imposing. But I'm ready to live freer and lighter - and I can bet you want that life too. In today's episode, let's talk about four things I'm letting go in my day to day life and how I've experienced freedom in the laying down. We're getting honest about our limitations (and how that's a beautiful thing), practicals for putting off pressure, and resting in your identity as a child of God FIRST. This is the summer of FREEDOM. If you're in, grab Tara's book here. -- OUR SPONSOR: Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who's ready for some serious talk? I'm shedding some light on the past six months and how I've been doing personally and what's been going on in our family - highs, lows, joys, anxieties, and more. My mom gave me one of the greatest pieces of advice about living presently and not worrying about the future, and I wanted to share it with you and how God has been changing my perspective. Tune in for a conversation about how to rely on God's daily bread, the secret to living present, and not letting anxieties about the present or future derail us from what's right in front of us. For more on trusting God, getting free from the burden of control, grab Tara's book here. -- OUR SPONSORS: Celebrate the progress you've already made. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/truthtalks today to get 10% off your first month. Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don't have to keep spiraling. Negative thoughts do not have to own you. If you've ever been caught in a trap of toxic thoughts or have ever struggled to dwell and meditate on God's Word with the noise around you, you're going to want to download and listen to this episode ASAP. Vera Schmitz, of Dwell Differently, is on the show to talk about how to do things differently: how to meditate on God's Word, how to memorize Scripture in a way that blesses you (and isn't a chore, it's actually fun and CUTE), and so much more. Get one free month of the Dwell membership and free lock screens! Connect with Dwell Differently and grab their book! -- OUR SPONSORS: Celebrate the progress you've already made. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/truthtalks today to get 10% off your first month. Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one talks about how hard friendship breakups are. I'm getting vulnerable and real, sharing a friendship breakup story that is still so tender. If you've ever been hurt by a friend, lost a friendship, or don't know why someone cut you out of their life and what to do about it now... this episode is for you. We're getting real about what the Bible says about "moving on" from friendships, what to do if forgiveness is one-sided, and so much more. Most of all, I hope we can all learn how to be a better, biblical friend. Need a summer read? Grab Tara's book on sale: "Surrender Your Story". -- OUR SPONSORS: Celebrate the progress you've already made. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/truthtalks today to get 10% off your first month. Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calling all Bible nerds! This episode with my sweet friend, Courtney Doctor, director at The Gospel Coalition and author, is a little silly, and a lot packed with theological truths in an understanding way. If you've ever wondered how to read God's Word as a whole story, or how you fit into God's story (and how that's a good thing), you're going to want to grab your earbuds. We also have a special announcement and giveaway in this episode you DON'T WANT TO MISS. Grab Courtney's book, From Garden to Glory. Join us at TGCW24 Conference and save $25 with code: TARASFRIENDS. Enter for a chance to win Courtney's book! Simply screenshot this episode, post it to your Instagram story and tag @misstarasun and @courtneycdoctor. We'll announce the winner on Instagram stories. -- OUR SPONSORS: Celebrate the progress you've already made. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/truthtalks today to get 10% off your first month. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1. Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase exclusively at https://www.drinkAG1.com/truthtalks. Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara: Instagram / Her book / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throwing it back to three years ago on the podcast when I interviewed one of my favorite friends, Gretchen Saffles of Well-Watered Women. If you've ever thought, "What the heck do I do with what I just read in God's Word?" or "I'm always so confused reading Scripture", then this is for you. This throwback conversation has no shortage of practical tools to take you from overwhelmed to overjoyed when reading Scripture, funny anecdotes, and a few cringy moments (I've grown a lot in my podcasting skills over the last three years). Let's be women who root ourselves in truth, grow in grace, and flourish in faith! Need a summer read? Grab Tara's book on sale: "Surrender Your Story". -- OUR SPONSORS: Celebrate the progress you've already made. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/truthtalks today to get 10% off your first month. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1. Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase exclusively at https://www.drinkAG1.com/truthtalks. Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara on: Instagram / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all want to be happy and healthy, right? But how do we find our way there when the world tells us one thing, and God tells us another? Jeanine Amapola, author and podcaster, is with me today to remind you that you're not alone in your sin cycles, addictions, or shame. We're here to tell you that the happy and healthy life you long for is found in Christ. The meaningful relationships and friendships and careers and ministries you long for are found in Christ. Jeanine lived enslaved by alcohol and toxic relationships until she found that God's Word actually has freedom and advice for everything in life. Tune in for a bold and to-the-point episode about how to get unstuck, how knowing Jesus changes everything (and I mean everything), meaningful friendships that last and more. Check out "Happy and Healthy." Connect with Jeanine on Instagram. Need a summer read? Grab Tara's book on sale: "Surrender Your Story". -- OUR SPONSORS: Celebrate the progress you've already made. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/truthtalks today to get 10% off your first month. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1. Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase exclusively at https://www.drinkAG1.com/truthtalks. Go to https://www.thrivemarket.com/truthtalks for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! -- Connect with Tara on: Instagram / Her website / Her discount code page / YouTube / The free, email family / Sponsor a child through Compassion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices