She Lives Purposefully

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214 | Growing with God in the New Year, new morning mercies, and other (realistic) New Year’s goals Dec 26, 2024

Show notes

Today, I want to get vulnerable about my Bible reading time this past year, my walk with the Lord, and how I’m looking to make some changes to grow MORE in my relationship with God in the new year.

I share a Bible reading plan I’ll be following, other New Year’s goals, and encouragement for the woman who’s feeling complacent, for the prodigal, and for the woman who just wants to seek God more.

LINKS

Daily Grace Co’s YouVersion Bible Reading Plan: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/33951-eden-to-eternity-a-year-in-the-bible-with

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213 | Christmas Christian encouragement, favorite songs, new and old traditions with Makenzy Holmes Dec 19, 2024

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I’m joined by my sister Makenzy on the podcast to talk about ALL things Christmas. We’re talking about our traditions, favorite Christian and non Christian Christmas songs, and Christmas truths that mean the most to us.

Christian Christmas Music Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/4un6mayz

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212 | Grieving during Christmastime Dec 12, 2024

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Grief during the holiday time is hard. Being merry and jolly doesn’t come naturally and heartbreak feels more prominent in our lives than before. Today, my husband and I talk about grieving during Christmatime, remembering Emmanuel, how to support friends or family going through a hard time, and a grief letter from GriefShare. We open up about our own years of suffering through the Christmas season and share encouragement for the person going through a hard time this year.

LINKS

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Grief share: https://www.griefshare.org
My Bible (code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY for 10% off site): https://collabs.shop/6hg0f7

EPISODE OUTLINE

00:00 Intro

03:45 It’s ok to be grieving

06:30 Remembering Emmanuel, God With Us

10:20 God wants you to be real with Him

11:14 Sharing our own grief experiences

20:30 Grief Letter

23:00 Being a friend to someone who’s grieving

35:20 God bears your burdens

36:45 Processing Grief

47:50 A prayer for the grieving friend

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211 | Christian Girl Gift Ideas + $0 Encouraging Gifts Dec 05, 2024

Show notes

Kicking off a December Christmas Series, today I wanted to share with you some gift ideas for your Christian friends - we’re talking books, Bible time must haves, purposeful living gift guide and cozy vibes! PLUS a few very intentional ideas that are $0.

Gift Guide LINKS

Gift Guides: https://tinyurl.com/49tjt6uv
My Wish List: https://tinyurl.com/2s46jvn7
Christmas Gift Guide to Encourage Him: https://tinyurl.com/4h2d2pu8
More Encouraging Gifts for Her: https://tinyurl.com/25cc5nef
Daily Grace Co Bibles, Journals and Bible Study Tools (code MEGANHOLMES10 for 10% OFF): https://thedailygraceco.com?dt_id=293954
My Bible (code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY for 10% off site): https://collabs.shop/6hg0f7
Roam Out East Sweater Set (code MEG10 for 10% off site): https://roamouteast.com/discount/MEG10
5 Year Prayer Journal (code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY for 10% off site): https://tinyurl.com/4xaw89y5
Dwell App (get 30% off): dwellapp.io/shelives

Episode Timeline

00:00 Christmas Series Intro

02:00 Book Gift Ideas

03:08 Bible Time Must Haves Gift Ideas

05:36 Cozy Vibes Gift Guide

08:57 Purposeful Living Gift Guide

13:25 $0 Intentional Gift Ideas

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210 | To the Christian girl who’s struggling with Bible reading Nov 28, 2024

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Today, I want to share one of my big struggles lately, give some tips in this area, and share some encouragement when it comes to… Bible reading!

As Christians, spending time in God’s Word is VITAL but it’s not always easy or if we’re honest, we don’t always WANT to do it.

I want to talk about my own struggle and share a short encouragement in this area.

Links

Get 30% off the Dwell App: https://dwellapp.io/shelives
Get 10% off Hosanna Revival with code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY: https://hosannarevival.com/shelivespurposefully
Bibles I have:
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Christian music playlist: https://mailchi.mp/c31ab7a095ae/slp-christian-music-and-worship-playlist
Start my 31 day Purpose Bible Reading Challenge: https://mailchi.mp/shelivespurposefully/purposebiblereadingchallenge

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro and my personal struggle with Bible reading

04:15 getting out of a Bible reading rut TIPS

07:50 Encouragement in this area

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209 | Christian Girl Q&A: Singleness, healing from past hurt, best Bibles and journals, & the LGBTQ+ Community Nov 21, 2024

Show notes

Today, I’m re-joined by my sister, Makenzy, to answer questions that YOU sent in on She Lives Purposefully's Instagram all about Christian living!

LINKS

Get 10% off Bible study tools, Christian living gifts + more at Daily Grace Co with code MEGANHOLMES10: https://thedailygraceco.com?dt_id=293954
Get 15% off Bible study tools, Christian living gifts + more at Hosanna Revival with code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY: hosannarevival.com/shelivespurposefully
Shop Megan’s Christian living gift guides on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3fy92ek

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208 | A new Christian mom chat: boy moms, motherhood, adjusting, struggles, infertility & “getting back” Nov 14, 2024

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*TW: Infertility and miscarriage

Today, Megan is joined by her friend Jewell who also had a baby boy this year. They talk about Jewell’s miraculous pregnancy, being a boy mom, motherhood as a calling from God, transitioning to being a mom, mom struggles, finding yourself again and more!

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00:00 Intro

04:37 Infertility, miscarriages, and a miracle pregnancy

08:50 Being a “boy mom”

20:00 Motherhood as a calling

22:40 Transitioning to motherhood

37:09 Lindsey Gurk’s Get your pink back

42:00 Dunkin’ Donuts Drama

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207 | Stop letting comparison hold you back from what God has for you Nov 07, 2024

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This week I am joined by my friend Julia Pacifico who was a community favorite in our maternity leave series!

Today we talk about comparison on social media and in real life, how it holds us back from what God has for us, and how to not compare ourselves to others and even what God is doing in their lives as Christians.

00:00 Intro & Halloween Recap

05:25 Our experience with comparison, how it holds you back from what God has for you as a Christian, and how to fight comparison

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206 | MY TESTIMONY Oct 31, 2024

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Today, I’m sharing what God has done in my life with you - my testimony. Testimonies are so powerful. They show what God has done and bring glory to Him and encourage others in the process. I want to share with you how I grew up as a church kid in a Christian family, had faith doubts for years, went to Bible college, experienced family tragedy, my process of being angry with God, and how God healed my heart at a church retreat.

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205 | Christians and Politics, Biblical Voting & Do We Celebrate Halloween? Oct 24, 2024

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Today I am joined by my husband Donny to talk about 2 HOT and polarizing topics in the Christian world - politics (this election) and holidays.

We talk about moral issues this election that are important to us, if we think Christians should vote and how, and if Christians should celebrate holidays, specifically Halloween.

00:00 Intro

04:00 Why we’re talking about politics and why vote - even when you don’t like either candidate

05:15 Why vote

12:30 The issues that matter most to us

25:25 Politics and the church

30:00 Dear Meg

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