Messy Life Mighty Love Podcast

It's been a while since I've been in this space and there's good reason for that. There's been moves, book editing, but most, the caring for my father before he went home to Heaven on August 6, 2021. This episode's main body is the tribute to my father I shared at his memorial service. Listen in if you: Have ever loved someone beautiful and lost them Have known the love of...

After a hiatus because of the messy days I am living as I sell and leave the home I have made in this world and make way for a new home I do not yet know, I am back. Instead of launching into the many ideas that have come from this messy time, I thought I would finish what I started and do the second part of the 'Messy Art of Listening' series I began a few weeks ago. Listen in if you: s...

In this episode, I begin a two part series on Listening, and listening well. For the next two weeks I will take the top 10 things to do to listen well according to this website , and unpack them to help us all think more, amid the sure mess of listening, on how to love others well by really listening to them. Listen in if you: Struggle with knowing how to listen well Need a reminder of what it loo...

In this episode, I talk about my journey of learning to surrender, from little girl to present day woman. Sometimes it is all so painful, and bloody kind of messy, but what we gain for the true journey, is worth it. Listen in if you: are holding on tight to something and feeling the call to surrender want to remember how God met you in surrender before need to know you aren't alone in the str...

In this episode, I look at my own performing ways and how that radical bent is exactly the mess Jesus came to speak into and embrace with his own mighty love. Listen in if you: have ever struggled at perfectionism. want to live life your way. need to know you aren't alone in your mess. hear the 'try-hard' message playing too often and too loud. May God grace you with a special measu...

In this episode, I talk about the very real temptation to fill our lives with busyness and how to break that pattern: Listen in if you: Struggle with busyness and the drive for doing more. Want to remember how to balance your life. Know caring for your spiritual life is important. Need a jumpstart in reviewing the activities in your life. Here are some links to things mentioned in this Podcast: E-...

In this episode, I go unscripted (but short;) about these days and keeping it real and vulnerable as I finish the manuscript for my book. It's hard to keep showing up, but if I can, so can you! Listen in if you: wonder if being vulnerable is worth it. have a hard time showing up with your whole self. desperately want to be free of projecting 'perfect'. need to know you're not a...

In this episode I talk about the wildly messy, chaotic, tumultuous times we live in and how to follow God in them, or, at least, what this looks like for me. Listen in if you: struggle to believe God is truly in control. want to be reminded that God is upholding all things. are looking for an encouraging few minutes. need to remember the truth of God in His Word. Trust you will be blessed! Your fe...

In this episode, I share my word for 2021. This is my eleventh year picking a word for the year. It has been a truly valuable practice and one I would encourage you to consider, if you don't already do this.  Listen in if you: want to learn a little more about the practice of choosing a word for the year. wonder how this is a significant thing. are looking to be challenged in your spiritual j...

As 2020 comes to an end, we may say 'good riddance' but there is still much to process and reflect upon of where we have put our energy and found our hope. This podcast is a meditation on what comes after the purposeful waiting of Christmas and how do we sit with all that did and didn't happen this year. Listen in if you: have many thoughts about 2020 and wonder how to process them....

In this episode, I talk about the fourth and final Advent theme, that of LOVE. It's a sweet look at how the Baby we celebrate this time of year represents the most inscrutable and gorgeous forms of love. Listen in if you: Need the softness and surety of God's love Struggle to understand how a baby can represent God's love Are looking for a way to still, ponder and receive this Adven...

In this episode, I share Joy as seen through a mother and father, Zechariah and Elizabeth, who longed for a child and were finally, in their old age, given one by God.  Theirs was a pure joy about the one who would lead many home to God. As I look at them, I talk about moving beyond, even their joy to the deepest joy we can ever know. Listen in if you: need a fresh reminder of what 'true joy&...

As we walk through Advent, this is the second in a four part series I am sharing with the themes of each week. This week is Peace. In this episode, we look at true peace, how it feels impossible, but is incredibly, made beautifully possible. Listen in, if you: Are looking for thoughtful ways to experience Advent. Are struggling to know peace in these days. Have doubted true peace is real. Want to...

Today I begin a four part series called 'Messy Advent' where I will share meditations on the themes of each advent week. This week we talk about the prophets and how to hope. Listen in if you: have ever struggled for hope. are looking for a way to enter advent. wonder about the history of our hope. want to know what Advent is about. are looking to refresh your hope. I trust this series w...

Today I go on a journey of what Thanksgiving (the day) and Thanksgiving (the act of worship) have looked like for me over the years. Listen in if you: want to remember your Thanksgiving Day's of old have ever longed to belong have had to give the hard thanks want to remember in these strange days what matters most desire to know in the pain of grief over lost loved ones, you are not alone May...

In this episode I go unscripted about life as the Beloved of God. It is a bit lengthier than normal, but I hope you still listen in! This episode is for you if: You struggle to know life as the Beloved of God You need a reminder of how God brings us home You are seeking to love a prodigal You need encouragement in your journey as a prodigal Thank you for going on this unscripted journey with me, Y...

Today I talk about the uncertain times in which we live and how to turn that uncertainty on its head as we become anchored in God. Listen in if you: are struggling with the uncertainty of these days. want to be reminded of the anchor of our souls. desire to remember Jesus and his life afresh. know there is a way to greater peace than you are experiencing. I trust this episode will serve to bless y...

In this episode, I share a word about 'World Mental Health Day' and the importance of sharing our stories. I also share about our Messy Rhythms and How to Get in Sync with a few 'tips' (though I am very bad at giving tips). I share from a day I had recently to get 'as much done as possible'...uh oh, you can guess what happened. Listen in if you: struggle to manage you...

In this episode, I talk about my messy, rainy walk and all that I learned from it.  I share from Emily P. Freeman's 'The Next Right Thing' Podcast Episode 146:  Life With God: Start With Your Senses Listen in if you: have a hard time being messy like dancing in the rain forget that Jesus walked among us and still does have a hard time experiencing God in your moments need to know yo...

In this episode, I talk about that long ago spawned villain, shame, and how deeply it can cover us. I share about mental illness and how shame clings to those who suffer.  Listen in if you: have ever struggled with shame. need to know the difference between knowing you have sinned and becoming mired in shame. struggle with mental illness or love someone who does. have ever been abused or otherwise...

In today's episode, I take a look at our hearts, well, at least my heart. It's a messy place, especially in my marriage and I am so thankful for the forgiveness I have found in God and my husband. It's amazing to see our relational messes washed clean in forgiveness! Listen in if you: Need to remember you are forgiven--fully and completely Need to be reminded how that forgiveness ca...

In this episode, I roam from the pastures of my youth to the darkest days of my mental illness, all with the purpose of showing God's truest desires in the spaces and places of our lives. Listen in if you: need the fresh encouragement of God's presence with you want to hear again how God loves you unconditionally have perfectionist tendencies want fresh food from the Word long for a plac...

Today's episode comes to you unscripted about an important decision I made in my life and my family's life.  Listen in if you: are prone to overthink things. wonder if there's a guarantee it won't be messy. want to be reminded of what surrender feels like. ever struggle with holding back from God. need to know you are not alone in the mess. Your fellow messy-life journeyer and...

In Today's Episode, I talk about the messy ways of disappointment from my own story--even as a second-grader to the surprise of these days and where I find myself. It's a journey we all must walk and so I hope to be your friend along this way. Listen in if: you have ever struggled with disappointment you have ever had a dream crushed you have had a hard time moving on after the loss you...

After some of my own, literal, messy travels up and down the east coast, I am happy to be back in this space. Trust you are well as I share all things about messy traveling -- literal and figurative -- for we're all together on this 'long road home.' Listen in if you: Can relate to long road trips or plane trips or canoe trips... have ever really wanted to get somewhere have wondere...