The Shire House Chats

In this episode we discuss Victor Hugo's Les Mis, how scripture calls us to hospitality, and the unique landscape that summertime provides for all sorts of hospitality.

On this lengthier summer chat, we discuss what it means to reflect the glory of God, how much fun it is to travel as a family unit, and recent discoveries we have made about alpacas! :) The song mentioned in the episode is here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0hyQx3w15NupxtTcirzaKQ?si=mUdfJxVUQF2aiPey-SnOUg&nd=1&dlsi=7ad07401ccf24a58

In this episode we discuss Anne from Iowa's comment that she has started "I Wonder" journals with her kids so that they make sure to pursue the things that catch their interest. For most of the episode, though, we discuss Allie's great passion: homeopathy. She fills us in on what that is, how she got into it, and how it points her mind and heart to the Lord!

The first of our "Long Summer" episodes, this week's podcast delves into a listener's question about Richard III and exposes one of Sarah's great passions. Let us know what you think really happened in the comments section!

This week we have a special guest on our podcast: Master Gardener Kerri Rehn! Kerri chats with us on her love of gardening, how her garden impacts all aspects of her life, and the spiritual reflections from the life of a gardener. Kerri's website may be found here: https://sunnywrengardens.com/ She also has two websites she recommended on the podcast: https://relentless-creator-1271.kit.com/co...

In this episode, we pick up where we left off in our conversation about wonder--specifically, how to seek wonder in our own lives and ways we have seen wonder being kindled in our children's lives. Leave us a message of how you have seen wonder in your own life!

This week is the first of a two part conversation where we explore the idea of wonder--what it is, where it comes from, and how we can cultivate it in our lives.

In this week's episode, Allie and Sarah ponder the importance of friendship, the foolishness of John Wilkes Booth, and the best way to allocate time in a thoughtful manner.

This is the second half of our conversation on reading. We continue to discuss different forms and purposes of reading in our lives! We would love to hear what you have been reading recently!

In this week's podcast, Allie and Sarah reflect on the joys and delights of reading. We discuss some of our favorite reasons to read, our favorite formats to read, and our favorite people to whom we read. This conversation was so long that we have split it into TWO! Part One is this week and Part Two to follow next week. Send us your ponderings, feedback, and questions at theshirehousechats@gmail....

In this episode of The Shire House Chats, Allie and Sarah explore what they've been pondering this week. Allie discusses lithophytes and Sarah talks about weather in history. We also hear from Aubrey, who has been pondering Mozart, and are reminded that no matter what our situation, the Lord directs our steps.

Y'all, this was our first try. So please bear with us through the sound quality--it improves as we learn! In this first episode, Allie and Sarah discuss Philippians 4:4-8 and the beautiful gift offered by the Lord in that passage. They introduce themselves and chat a wee bit about why they are doing this. They share what they have been pondering recently and pose our first question: what are Y...