She Lives Purposefully

Latest Episodes:

223 | Year in Review: mini miracles, seeking Jesus without routine, depending FULLY on God’s strength Feb 27, 2025

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Today is my birthday! And I wanted to look back over the year and remember and share what God has done, what I’ve learned, what God has shown me. I also wanted to look forward and share what I want for this new year of life.

LINKS:

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222 | Christian Girl Q&A: Spicy books, leaving your job, making friends, people pleasing, the college experience Feb 20, 2025

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My sister and I team up to answer YOUR Christian woman questions in our Christian Girl Q&A!

We talk about making Christian friends in your 20s and at church, people pleasing, leaving church jobs without being afraid to disappoint people, being type A and type B, transitioning from high school to college, and our thoughts on Christian women reading spicy books!

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221 | You’re so loved and practical ways to show love and MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! Feb 13, 2025

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Today, we're talking all about God’s love for YOU. We talk about Valentine’s Day, God’s love for us based on Scripture, what love will be like in Heaven, and we also jump into practical ways to love one another.

PLUS, I share the BIG announcement that I’ve been alluding to!

LINKS

Grieving episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/212-grieving-during-christmastime/id1535514405?i=1000680112890
Love Languages Quiz: https://5lovelanguages.com
Taylor’s Custom Creations (new studio sign coming soon!): https://tinyurl.com/4k9duppt

EPISODE OUTLINE

(00:00) Big announcement

(04:55) 2 other announcements

(10:30) Valentine’s Day chat

(13:10) Love in Heaven

(21:50) God’s love for us

(26:00) Practical ways to love others

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220 | We have heavenly work to do and how to do it Feb 06, 2025

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Today, I’m sitting down to encourage YOU with what God’s been reminding me of lately: This life is short and it is ONE. You have things in your life that have eternal impact that you are MADE to do. And we’re talking about practical ways to do this heavenly work.

LINKS:

Daily Grace Co. Valentines Gift Guide: https://www.shelivespurposefully.com/2025/02/01/valentines-daily-grace-co-gift-guide/

Daily Grace Co. Galentine’s Gift Guide: https://www.shelivespurposefully.com/2025/02/01/galentinesdgcgiftguide/

Amazon Galentine's Gift Guide: https://amzn.to/4aSNThd

“Finding and using your Spiritual gifts” episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-lives-purposefully/id1535514405?i=1000658873468

“How do we realize our spiritual gifts” episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-lives-purposefully/id1535514405?i=1000555811341

EPISODE OUTLINE:

00:00 Hi!

02:40 Teaser to MAJOR announcement & Trailer Launch

04:40 You have a heavenly work

13:00 Practical ways to do the heavenly work you’re called to

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Welcome to the She Lives Purposefully Podcast Feb 06, 2025

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Are you looking for encouragement to live life how God calls you to and know that your life has Kingdom purpose? Welcome to She Lives Purposefully with me, Megan Edmonds! I’m a wife, mom and your new Christian friend. I believe that God has given you this one life to know Him, love Him, and live for Him, purposefully. And I want to cheer you on in that.

Each week on the She Lives Purposefully Podcast, we’ll chat about different areas of life from a Jesus loving perspective - emotions, relationships, faith doubts, parenthood, health and hormones, work, routines, getting our fire for God back, anxiety, modesty, drinking, my own experiences, and practical ways to walk with God.

So, friend, grab your favorite drink, let’s hang out and be encouraged to live purposefully on the She Lives Purposefully Podcast.

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219 | Christian Girl Q&A: Politics, Gender, Taylor Swift, Bible Reading Motivation, Finding Community, Singleness and MORE Jan 30, 2025

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I sit down with my sister Makenzy to answer your Instagram DM questions about Christian living - we talk about how to stay friends with friends who disagree with us politically, how to navigate friendships with those who are struggling with their gender, what we really think about Taylor Swift, how to get motivated to read your Bible, finding Christian community, discouragement in singleness, and more!

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LINKS

Episodes mentioned
Christians and Politics Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-lives-purposefully/id1535514405?i=1000674261865
Comparison episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gUO2JoTpmJ1ySl24WwI5o?si=0ADcwZOcRE-8kfOXuhekKw
Discover Purpose in Your Singleness Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xYnwrEPgmWMUxMHOPsImU?si=WiywtmXxTp623RQlY2WGCA
Losing your fire for God and getting it back with Jaclyn Brooke episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TzGrZ3a2r9vMlAQXDU6mf?si=xO21B6PDRsC8sIfcFWoIEA
Struggling with Bible reading episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5n6P5E42ona16k6LsUsgKs?si=N6aSSJ5bTlKn_Dppftepgg
TOP EPISODE: This year just give me Jesus: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hcmw4wFdUPrixd5nOVu2M?si=0c8BeHlMRHa-ywFZ5FN14w
Find Christian Community Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jEEst5JEHyBjlwonpPWn8?si=b586c5064019485f
Christian music playlist: https://tinyurl.com/2pwmhy4c
Cutest Bible tools and quiet time must haves
My go to beautiful bibles from Hosanna Revival (code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY for $$ off)
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https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles/products/esv-journaling-bible-sierra-theme
Daily Grace Co (Code MEGANHOLMES10 for 10% off): https://thedailygraceco.com?dt_id=293954
Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/shelivespurposefully/list/3IGTKWRXYSX88?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_GVMCGH9WK11CTAJH9HBS

Timeline:

00:00 Intro and Catch Up

03:20 How to get along with Christians who have completely opposing political views

12:00 Getting discouraged that I’ve never dated bc most Christians get married so young. Advice?

21:45 How do I connect more with God working as a night nurse?

27:00 How to find the motivation to wake up early to read the Bible and pray?

35:25 How to find Christian community and friends?

38:00 What do you think about Taylor swift?

41:40 Healthy ways to eat / gain weight

43:40 Navigating friendships with friends who are struggling with gender

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218 | Moving forward in grace and kicking condemnation to the curb Jan 23, 2025

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Today, I’m talking about my “word of the year”: moving forward in grace.

I discovered this word of the year on an episode just a few weeks ago (you can listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hcmw4wFdUPrixd5nOVu2M?si=9bx2XuZxS-um5_URWNYu3g), and I really wanted to dive into this encouragement that you can cast of condemnation and shame and embrace the grace God has for you as a Christian and move forward into what God has called you to in this life.

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217 | Alcohol Q&A and why we don't drink Jan 16, 2025

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Today, I’m joined by my husband Donny to talk about ALCOHOL as Christians.

We talk about whether drinking it is a sin, why we don’t drink, wine mom culture, the college party scene, alcoholism, falling off the wagon, God’s grace, judgy-ness in this area, and more!

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216 | 3 things you’re called to do today by God Jan 09, 2025

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Today, we are simplifying what it means to live with purpose. I’m talking about 3 things you are ALREADY called to do today by God. Today’s episode is jam packed with Bible verses and practical application so grab your notebooks and Bibles and let’s dive in!

LINKS

Bible Time Must Haves: https://tinyurl.com/3n729dwn
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
Dwell App (get 30% off): dwellapp.io/shelives

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215 | This year, just give me Jesus. Jan 02, 2025

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Today, Megan and her husband talk about the heart behind their New Year’s goals: growing their relationship with God Himself.

They talk about their New Year’s goals, the importance of getting to know God Himself instead of just wanting the benefits of Him, having a relationship with God over just a religion, igniting a new love for God as Christians, Megan’s Word for the year (hint: it’s got something to do with grace), shame, Bible stories and more.

00:00 Intro and life updates

05:45 New Year’s goals

12:00 Relationship > Religion

21:25 Igniting a love for God

26:30 Word of the year: moving forward in grace

33:00 Teaser

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