Do It Again, Daddy: Learning to Trust God Like a Child

What if the greatest obstacle to peace isn't your circumstances, but your fear?

This week I share a simple but powerful moment as I watched my son toss my granddaughter into the air. Again and again, she laughed and shouted, "Do it again, Daddy!" Never once worrying if he would drop her. Never questioning if she was safe. She simply trusted.

Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, many of us lose that kind of faith.

We trade trust for control.
Joy for worry.
Surrender for striving.
And instead of resting in the Father's arms, we spend our days trying to hold everything together ourselves.

If you've ever stayed awake replaying worst-case scenarios, worried about your children, struggled to surrender a dream, or wondered if God really has your best in mind, this episode is for you.

I will discuss:

• Why fear often disguises itself as control, worry, and doubt
• What Jesus meant when He told us to become like little children
• How to trust God even when life feels uncertain
• Three practical ways to become more childlike and rest in the Father's love

Friend, the God who has carried you this far is not about to drop you now.

Maybe it's time to stop asking, "What if?" and start believing that whatever comes, your Father will catch you.

Jennie Guinn is a Catholic life coach and founder of Catholic Moms in the Middle. She accompanies midlife women through divorce, grief, and major life transitions, helping them encounter God’s healing and rediscover their purpose.

Like you were walking through a tunnel you never expected and felt unsure how long it would last, wondering if you’d ever see light again?

In this episode of Catholic Moms in the Middle, I share a powerful reflection inspired by traveling through the mountain tunnels of Italy and Switzerland. What began as an ordinary journey became a beautiful reminder of how God walks with us through the hardest seasons of life.

Whether you are facing disappointment, grief, divorce, loneliness, uncertainty, exhaustion, or simply a season where life feels heavy, this episode will remind you that you are not alone in the darkness.

I share:

• the difference between climbing mountains and walking through tunnels
• why some seasons require strength while others require surrender
• how God provides lights, helpers, and hope even in the darkest places
• three practical ways to keep moving forward when you cannot yet see the light

If you’ve been tired of being strong…
if your healing feels slower than expected…
if you’ve been questioning where God is in the middle of your pain…

I pray this conversation will encourage your heart and remind you that the tunnel is not your final destination.

Because even in the darkness, God is still guiding you home.

Jennie Guinn is a Catholic life coach and founder of Catholic Moms in the Middle. She accompanies midlife women through divorce, grief, and major life transitions, helping them encounter God’s healing and rediscover their purpose.

In this episode of Catholic Moms in the Middle, I share a powerful lesson God taught me during a recent family pilgrimage through Switzerland and Italy. As we prepared for the trip during a season filled with uncertainty, fear, and chaos in the world, I found myself struggling with anxiety, overthinking, and the need to control the outcome.

Then a friend shared a simple prayer with me that changed everything:

“Lord, block it or bless it.”

In this episode, I open up about how that prayer became a path to deeper surrender, peace, and trust in God. I talk honestly about fear, uncertainty, disappointment, and the exhausting burden of trying to control things we were never meant to carry.

I also share:

• How fear quietly keeps us stuck
• What it means to truly surrender to God
• Why God sometimes blesses opportunities and sometimes He lovingly blocks them
• How we can invite God into our daily decisions, relationships, dreams, and struggles

If you’re walking through uncertainty, struggling to trust God’s timing, or carrying the heavy burden of trying to hold everything together, I pray this episode encourages you to loosen your grip, open your hands to God, and trust that His plans are always rooted in love and goodness.

Sometimes the most freeing prayer we can pray is simply:
“Lord, block it or bless it.”

Jennie Guinn is a Catholic life coach and founder of Catholic Moms in the Middle. She accompanies midlife women through divorce, grief, and major life transitions, helping them encounter God’s healing and rediscover their purpose.