The Punch Bowl Diaries

Hosted by Leigh Moss and April Hill

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Aug 2026

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Join two Southern women as they share their stories of faith building moments to bring you a message of hope for every season of life. With a deep love for all things old, historic, and Southern—especially the charming town of Natchez, Mississippi—they offer encouragement from a uniquely Southern perspective. They invite you to grab a glass of sweet tea or a cup of coffee (served in your grandmother's china, of course) and tune into The Punch Bowl Diaries. Email: punchbowldiaries@gmail.com Instagram: @punchbowldiaries_podcast

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August 14, 2026Episode 17115 min

Episode 171: BONUS The Promise Takes Time, Don’t Mistake Slow for Stuck with Leigh

Send us a message! Click here!What if the thing you’ve been praying for isn’t delayed at all? What if God is simply giving it to you little by little because He’s preparing you to carry it?In Exodus 23:30, God tells the Israelites that He will drive out their enemies “little by little” until they are ready to possess the land. He could have done it all at once, but He knew they weren’t ready for everything at once.Sometimes God is working on the promise while He’s also working on you.In this episode I’m talking about trusting God’s timing, recognizing progress even when it feels small, and remembering that little by little is still a win. Your slow season may actually be a season of preparation, growth, and increased capacity for what God has ahead.The promise takes time. Keep going. God is still moving.Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

August 12, 2026Episode 17049 min

Episode 170: Seasons Change, Roots Matter with Guest Marla Stroup

Send us a message! Click here!Life is full of changing seasons. Some are beautiful and full of growth, while others bring storms, uncertainty, and challenges we never saw coming. In this episode of The Punch Bowl Diaries, we talked with Pastor Marla Stroup from Healing Place Church about what it means to be truly rooted in Christ and why where you plant your roots matters.When our roots are anchored in Christ, we can weather the storms of life without being uprooted by every circumstance that comes our way. We may bend, we may struggle, and we may walk through difficult seasons, but deep roots give us something steady to hold onto.We talk about what it looks like to build a life rooted in faith, how our relationship with Christ carries us through every season, and why the foundation you build today matters when the storms come tomorrow.Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

August 8, 2026Episode 16918 min

Episode 169: BONUS What If the “Detour” Is Actually God’s Plan? with Leigh

Send us a message! Click here!What happens when God finally answers the prayer you’ve been praying, opens the door you’ve been waiting on, and then leads you somewhere you didn’t expect?In Exodus 12:37–39, the Israelites finally leave Egypt after generations of slavery. They know what they’re leaving behind, but they have no idea what comes next. They don’t have a detailed plan, they don’t know where their next provision will come from, and they certainly don’t know everything that awaits them in the wilderness.But they do know one thing: God brought them out.In this episode, we take a look at the journey from Exodus 1 through 12, the ten plagues, Passover, and Israel’s dramatic exit from Egypt. More importantly, we talk about what this story teaches us about waiting on God’s timing, walking through the doors He opens, trusting Him when we don’t have the whole plan, and remembering what He has already done.Hope this encourages you in your current season! Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

July 25, 2026Episode 16812 min

Episode 168: BONUS How to Find Hope When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned with Leigh

Send us a message! Click here!So many of us have Jeremiah 29:11 memorized, but have you ever read the verses around it? In this episode, we’re unpacking Jeremiah 29:10–14 and discovering the incredible hope God gave His people while they were living in exile. If you’re in a season of waiting, wondering why God hasn’t answered your prayers yet, this conversation is a reminder that His promises are still true, His timing is perfect, and He is always working behind the scenes.Listen now and be encouraged to trust God’s plan, seek Him wholeheartedly, and find hope even in life’s hardest seasons.Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

July 23, 2026Episode 16734 min

Episode 167: The Stirring That Changed Everything, April's Big Life Update

Send us a message! Click here!There are moments in life when God quietly begins to stir your heart, and before long, you realize He's been leading you somewhere all along.In this very vulnerable episode, April shares a major announcement for her family as they begin the journey of converting to Catholicism. She opens up about the prayers, questions, convictions, and gentle nudges from the Lord that have shaped this decision over time.Whether you're exploring your own faith, curious about the Catholic Church, or simply love hearing stories of God's faithfulness, this conversation is one you won't want to miss.Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

July 17, 2026Episode 16613 min

Episode 166: BONUS The Rearview Mirror Is Smaller Than the Windshield for a Reason with Leigh

Send us a message! Click here!Are you still replaying the past? Wishing things had turned out differently? Struggling to let go of a relationship, a mistake, a season, or the life you used to have? I have been there.In this episode, we’re unpacking the powerful story of Lot’s wife and why one backward glance changed everything. Her story isn’t just about looking over her shoulder. It’s about a heart that couldn’t let go of what God was calling her to leave behind.God never asks us to move forward while keeping one foot in the past.Today I’m talking about what it means to release the past, trust God’s direction, and press toward everything He has waiting for you ahead. The past may have shaped you, but it doesn’t have to define you.It’s time to stop looking back and start walking boldly into the future God has prepared. 🩷Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

July 10, 2026Episode 16531 min

Episode 165: Fish Can't Fly, Birds Can't Swim, Stop Forcing What God Never Called with Leigh and April

Send us a message! Click here!Have you ever felt like you're working harder than everyone else, yet nothing seems to fit? Maybe it's not because you're incapable. Maybe you're simply in the wrong environment.In this episode of The Punch Bowl Diaries, we're talking about the importance of living in alignment with God's purpose for your life. A fish was created to thrive in water. A bird was created to soar through the air. Neither is successful when it's trying to live in an environment it was never designed for.The same is true for us.We discuss how chasing the wrong opportunities, relationships, careers, or expectations can leave us feeling exhausted, frustrated, and unfulfilled, even when we're doing "good" things. Sometimes the answer isn't to work harder. Sometimes the answer is to seek God and ask where He created you to flourish.Join us as we explore what it looks like to pray for direction, recognize God's leading, and trust that He has uniquely equipped each of us for a specific purpose. When we stay aligned with His will instead of our own plans, we discover the peace, joy, and fulfillment that come from living the life He designed for us.Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

June 15, 2026Episode 16428 min

Episode 164: If You Read It Like This It Will Change Your Whole Experience...With April and Leigh

Send us a message! Click here!In this episode, we're unpacking one of the simplest yet most challenging instructions found in Scripture: "Do whatever He tells you."At the wedding in Cana, when the wine ran out, Mary turned to the servants and gave them a command that still speaks to us today: "Do whatever He tells you" (John 2:5). What Jesus asked the servants to do next probably didn't make sense. Filling jars with water had nothing to do with the problem they were trying to solve...or so it seemed. Yet their obedience positioned them to witness a miracle.How often do we do the opposite? We overthink, question, delay, and search for easier or more logical solutions. We want the full plan before we take the first step. But God often calls us to obey before we understand.Join us as we discuss why obedience is both simple and difficult, how God's instructions don't always make sense in the moment, and why the shortest path to where God is leading you is often just doing what He tells you to do.If you've been wrestling with a next step, waiting for clarity, or trying to figure everything out before moving forward, this conversation is for you.Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

June 9, 2026Episode 16316 min

Episode 163: How Did He Sleep Through That???? Bonus Shorty Acts 12:6-11 with Leigh

Send us a message! Click here!In this shorty episode, I’m sharing a passage on staying rooted in the Lord despite your present circumstances. Peter is sitting in prison, chained between two guards, with an uncertain future ahead of him. By all appearances, he has every reason to be anxious, afraid, and wide awake. Yet Acts 12 tells us something surprising: Peter was sleeping.How could someone facing such overwhelming circumstances experience that kind of peace?In this episode, I dive into Acts 12:6-11 and uncover what Peter understood about God’s power, God’s timing, and God’s faithfulness. I’ll explore how God works behind the scenes, opens doors no one else can open, and provides peace even when our circumstances haven’t changed.If you’ve been carrying stress, facing uncertainty, or wondering whether God is still at work in your situation, this conversation will encourage you to trust Him more and rest in His control.If Peter could sleep in prison, maybe there’s something we can learn about peace in our own storms.Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

May 29, 2026Episode 16234 min

Episode 162: That Time Elizabeth Had To Tell The People How It Was Going To Be with Leigh and April

Send us a message! Click here!In this week's episode, we're diving into the powerful story of Elizabeth and Zechariah in Luke 1 as they boldly named their son John despite the confusion, questions, and expectations of those around them.When it came time to name their baby, everyone assumed they would follow tradition. But Elizabeth stood firm and declared, "No, he shall be called John," because she and Zechariah were committed to obeying the assignment God had given them. What didn't make sense to others made perfect sense in light of God's direction.Their story challenges us to examine our own lives. Are we allowing the opinions of others, cultural expectations, or fear of standing out to pull us away from what God has called us to do? Or are we willing to walk in obedience, even when our decisions aren't understood?Join us as we discuss the courage it takes to stay true to God's calling, the importance of standing firm in your convictions, and why your divine assignment is too important to let the world talk you out of it.Follow us on Instagram at @PunchBowlDiaries_Podcast Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchBowlDiaries-jb7dqEmail Us: punchbowldiaries@gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to get notified when our new episodes drop every other week. Please leave us a written 5 star review and share your favorite episode with a friend! Connect with April on Instagram @aprilhillyogastudio90Connect with Leigh on Instagram @leigh_moss_

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Episode 171: BONUS The Promise Takes Time, Don’t Mistake Slow for Stuck with Leigh

Episode 170: Seasons Change, Roots Matter with Guest Marla Stroup

Episode 169: BONUS What If the “Detour” Is Actually God’s Plan? with Leigh

Episode 168: BONUS How to Find Hope When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned with Leigh

Episode 167: The Stirring That Changed Everything, April's Big Life Update

Episode 166: BONUS The Rearview Mirror Is Smaller Than the Windshield for a Reason with Leigh

Episode 165: Fish Can't Fly, Birds Can't Swim, Stop Forcing What God Never Called with Leigh and April

Episode 164: If You Read It Like This It Will Change Your Whole Experience...With April and Leigh

Episode 163: How Did He Sleep Through That???? Bonus Shorty Acts 12:6-11 with Leigh

Episode 162: That Time Elizabeth Had To Tell The People How It Was Going To Be with Leigh and April

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