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Ep. 37: Crispy at Best Meets Really Very Crunchy (A Chat with Emily Morrow) Oct 04, 2023

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Friends! This episode was so fun to record. My friend, Emily Morrow (AKA: Really Very Crunchy) drove all the way from Kentucky with her family to stay with us for a weekend to celebrate at my Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad book launch party. While she was here, we sat down to chat about all things internet fame (hers, not mine), DMs, the origin of her account, finding and making lasting friendships, motherhood, Emily’s new book, and so much more.

Is she really very crunchy? Does she mouth tape? What was she really thinking when I slathered her son in lavender oil after he got into his first ever bed of fire ants? (Ugh, Texas, c’mon!)

You’ll never know until you listen!

Find Emily on Instagram at @reallyverycrunchy (she also posts to Youtube and Tiktok under the same name).

You can also pre-order her new book here!

Bible References:

1 Peter 4:8

Philippians 2:3

Ephesians 4:2

Matthew 21:9

Luke 23:21

Ecclesiastes 1:9

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Ep. 36: “How Do You Do It All?” (I Don’t, and I’m So Grateful for Help) Sep 27, 2023

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If you’ve ever wondered how someone else “does it all,” I’ve got a spoiler alert for you: They don’t. No one does (definitely me included).

Plus, I truly believe there’s a better question we could be asking (that I share in this episode). And I chat about the Lord’s provision for help that has enabled me to do more in this season (without feeling like such a Lone Ranger) than I have in the past.

Yes, there are some people that have more on their plate than others, and there are some seasons that allow for less/more capacity. But as long as we are more concerned with the Lord’s will and His perfect timing than with any desire to replicate someone else’s “system,” we can be truly content in the “good works that He has prepared in advance for us.”

Be encouraged that, as you seek the Lord, He has you right where you need to be, doing exactly the right tasks you should be doing.

Bible References:

Colossians 3:23

Philippians 4:12-13

Romans 12:15

2 Corinthians 2:19

Psalm 28:7

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Ep. 35: Tools, Not Treasures (Body Image in Light of the Cross) Sep 20, 2023

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Ever been less-than-pleased with the body you see in the mirror? I've been there (in some ways, am still there at the moment). I would wager that, between pregnancy body changes, unrealistic cultural beauty standards (hello, air-brushing), and a tendency to be overly critical of our appearances, most of us women can relate to wishing we could tweak a thing or two about the way we look.

But is that how God views us? If we look to Scripture, we quickly discover that, rather than swinging to one extreme or the other of either self-indulgence or vain self-obsession, we are to "offer our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God." (Romans 12:1)

In other words, it's way less about how we look (a lesson I am constantly learning/relearning as my body ages) and way more about how we love God and love others with the resources (including the body) He's given us.

I am still a work in progress in every area, including this one, but, as always, I'm so grateful the Lord is so gracious not to leave us where He finds us.

Bible References:

Psalm 139:14

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

1 Corinthians 10:31

Ephesians 4:23

2 Corinthians 10:5

Philippians 4:11-13

Colossians 3:17

Philippians 4:7

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Ep. 34: Hard is Not the Same Thing As Good (Recognizing Our Limitations and God’s Provision) Sep 13, 2023

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If hard is not the same thing as bad, does that then mean all hard things are good? NOPE.

In this episode, we chat about when hard really is bad, how the Lord can still teach us and shape us through those things, and when to “abandon” the hard because God is clearly offering a different path forward.

Also, a super exciting update from our family that perfectly exemplifies the Lord’s gracious provision in the midst of the challenging aftermath of our downstairs house flooding.

Pssttt…I also have a chapter about this in Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad.

For our video audience, we apologize, but there is no video this week. Also the audio is a bit rougher than usual, we’ll be back to usual programming next week!

Bible References:

Romans 5:3-5

Isaiah 65:17

Romans 8:28

John 3:16

Romans 6:23

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