You’re Not That Special

Welcome to part two of the conversation! Conflict is inevitable, but a fight is not. We’re discussing our relationship and how we’ve weathered conflict over the years. An Imperfect Woman by, Kim Hyland- Imperfect Woman: Letting Go of the Need to Have It All Together https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801075165/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_022A6DZG2SQS04VJH2DQ

Conflict is inevitable, but a fight is not. We’re discussing our relationship and how we’ve weathered conflict over the years. An Imperfect Woman by, Kim Hyland- Imperfect Woman: Letting Go of the Need to Have It All Together https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801075165/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_022A6DZG2SQS04VJH2DQ

If we’re “alright” is that alright? We want beauty, comfort, productivity, in our days, who doesn’t? However, not every day brings all of this and some days we don’t get any of it. What should we think about days that are just alright and what place do they have in the Christian sojourn? Listen in.

How does observing Holy Week contextualize and help us understand the daily intersection of Easter into our everyday lives? Outside of one exceptional day-the Easter Sunday celebration-what does this mean for us in our day to day, and especially in our mundane? Links: Changing the Conversation- https://worldviewacademy.square.site/product/changing-the-conversation/116

Where we’re finding inspiration can often be a calling card for grace or encouragement we didn’t know we needed. Join us as we speak on gardens, a recent gardening favorite (Garden Maker by, Christie Purifoy- https://www.amazon.com/Garden-Maker-Growing-Beauty-Flowers/dp/0736982140 ), and what has been generally inspiring us during the slow, rainy wake of spring here in the Virginia countryside. Li...

Today we’re sharing about a particularly frustrating or aggravating season and what exactly our “disturbance” may have in store for us. Trading well-meaning plans for the kind lessons of a loving Father. Emily shares about this pregnancy and how her lack is ultimately showing her a better, fuller way to live.

How can a season of penitence and fasting answer a deep longing in us? To “give up and take up” means the Lenten season is about more than just what is lacking. Listen in.

When we have a string of hard days, or a season of hard we have to learn (before we can embrace it) to find the wonder and joy in our everyday lives. We want to become a people of advent, where our hearts and minds are believing and rehearsing the truth of our coming savior. The beautiful repetition of birth and death illustrated in springtime growth points us to our very own domestic lives. Durin...

As winter is roughly 20 years of the average lifespan we’re diving into winter for all it has to offer. Enjoying this season for what it is and not forcing our agenda onto a season has incredible benefits, not just for our bodies, but also for our spiritual lives. Heavenly Gluten Free Galette: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-almond-galette-recipe

How setting goals from a place of humility and contentment may be the game changer we need to succeed in a deeper way this year.

TWELVE days of Christmas? Sounds nice, but who can handle that much celebration? Maybe we’re missing something. Listen in to this brief explanation of the practical role of humility in our celebration of Christ’s incarnation.

It’s the Christmas season! (Season, not day, just in case you missed it.) Good news for those who mourn just one singular day of Christmas and good news for those who are exhausted after one jam-packed family-filled day. We talk about the “after Christmas lull” that typically comes after day 1, the reflective choices that make this season double-y sweet as we practice thanksgiving, and the inevita...

As we await the first day of Christmas we are reflecting on how we’ve pushed things off our full plates in order to make room for a practice of advent. Conversely, we’re talking about the unavoidable fullness of a mother with child and what we can glean from the true events surrounding this time. In particular we focus on a young woman with child who, though her circumstances were less than idylli...

Here we share about the beautiful and true things to be gleaned from advent and how we can go about the gleaning part of it all. Aside from early mornings and slow coffee (praise the Lord for those moments), how can we cultivate a spirit of advent in our day to day this month of December? Free Live Zoom Teaching from Nick Leibish on the Advent of Jesus TONIGHT 12/13/21 at 7pm EST: https://www.scri...

Amidst the bustle of Christmas preparations and family gatherings how will we cultivate a spirit of advent? More than simply having it all (i.e. the clean house, the fun memories, the beautiful parties, and our daily advent devotions), we’re endeavoring to embrace the humility and posture apropos to the season. Advent means “waiting.” We invite you to wait with us! Advent Playlists: https://open.s...

Practicing thanksgiving as a life-changing commandment. Thanksgiving week is upon us…our hearts and minds (may be) completely full of family, work to be done, and the subsequent highs and lows that can bring. Join us as we explore the practical application of daily thanksgiving and how it benefits us to obey our Heavenly Father in this commandment of living.

How a spirit of advent can inform our approach to family and the holidays. What if we took to the very roots of these holidays we’re celebrating and let the love of Christ inform how we go about actually living them?

In the midst of the all together wonderful and often break-neck pace of the holidays we are gearing up to practice accepting grace and even looking for it on purpose. The excitement and anticipation of the pre-holiday season can reach a fever pitch for those typically in the role of organizing and orchestrating the affairs. “Hello, it’s us!” While we know there is work and blessing in the abundanc...

“A society without mothers would be an inhumane society.” Today we finish our series on womanhood, discussing the power and maternity of all women (both biological mothers and none). From the over-sentimentalized, to completely denied, we look at the extreme responses from our culture and offer a truth we all need to understand. Because of mothers our society endures, and not just in the physical...

On femininity-what it is and what it isn’t. Today’s conversation is inspired by words from Emily Stimpson Chapman. Her words- https://www.instagram.com/p/CVNwa17rUl6/?utm_medium=copy_link

From extreme October schedules, to holiday prep, to emptying oneself, we’re talking about the maternity of all women and how to use it for others. Yes, maternity is something mothers have, but it is also a gift of all women; this gift can be weaponized and used to our purposes, or given away as an emptying of self for those we love most. Listen in. Ultimate Makeover by, Carrie Gress- https://www.a...

What if, on our ordinary, planned, task-filled days we asked the Lord to guide the day with the trust of a child?

Following up on our conversation from the week prior (where we discussed difficult circumstances and the grace to accept our weakness in tandem with God’s kindness), we find that when things get worse there is still grace, maybe even more. Join us for a conversation about redemption of even the simplest inconveniences. We keep finding grace, more and more, as long as we’re looking. Links: Taylor L...

Welcome back to the conversation and the transition into fall! This conversation happened just on the cusp of the fall season, as we shared God’s grace and kindness in the midst of our (surprising to us) imminent weakness. Fr. Mike Schmitz- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cU8stlV0DLg Sarah Clarkson- https://sarahclarkson.com/thisbeautifultruth Chance or the Dance- https://www.amazon.com/Chance-Dance...

For the ones making end-of-summer lists and looking forward to fall. With just weeks left of summer and lots more to prep. For the external processors. For the avid writers. Sharing a literal page from Emily’s book. In this discussion we’re sharing what we’re learning right here in the thick of it.