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  • Sometimes Hopes Come Back to Life

    Sometimes Hopes Come Back to Life

    Mar 21, 2023 • 32:09

    A year ago, after a great disappointment of the soul, I wrote these words: Sometimes small hopes die. And there is a grief that comes to us that cannot be measured by reason. A future that has lived in the illuminated imagination of the mind is set backward in time…

  • My Ramble from a Cozy Cottage in the Woods (Podcast #46)

    My Ramble from a Cozy Cottage in the Woods (Podcast #46)

    Feb 10, 2023 • 25:03

    I have missed making podcasts this last month! It has been a really busy time for me because I’ve given myself a deadline to complete something that I’ve been dreaming about for over a decade. Listen to today’s podcast, recorded at a quiet cozy cottage in the woods, where I…

  • Life in a Big Family (Podcast #45)

    Life in a Big Family (Podcast #45)

    Jan 5, 2023 • 49:51

    “How do you do it?” I have been asked this question so. many. times. When people learn that we have eight children ages 1-15, I think they are genuinely curious what our life looks like. Today I am sharing a bit about life as a mother of a large family,…

  • Moving into a Year with No Fear and No Regrets (Podcast #44)

    Moving into a Year with No Fear and No Regrets (Podcast #44)

    Dec 31, 2022 • 34:45

    On the last day of the year, I reflect on 2022, thinking about how this year has been different, what I have learned and some of the milestones of this year. I share some of our own family rhythms that we’ve established this year that have been making home in…

  • Marriage and the Creative Life (Podcast #43)

    Marriage and the Creative Life (Podcast #43)

    Dec 16, 2022 • 52:10

    What does it look like to be married to a creative soul? Today, I am sharing a little bit of our story and what our life has been like these 20 years, trying to learn how to find peace in marriage while also responding to the deep call of the…

  • Taking the Help That Comes (Podcast #42)

    Taking the Help That Comes (Podcast #42)

    Nov 29, 2022 • 31:51

    There are seasons of my life where I become acutely aware that I am in way over my head. When I want to hand my life over to someone who is more qualified to run it for me because I literally do not know what I’ve gotten myself into. I…

  • Homeschool and Creative Family Culture (Podcast #41)

    Homeschool and Creative Family Culture (Podcast #41)

    Oct 28, 2022 • 47:27

    I don’t want my children to be simply entertained through life. I want them to show up for the purposes for which God has created them. I want them to do the things that only they can do. I want them to have the living conversations that can only come…

  • One Small Garden (Ch. 7 Read Aloud of The Sacred Everyday Book) Podcast #40

    One Small Garden (Ch. 7 Read Aloud of The Sacred Everyday Book) Podcast #40

    Oct 14, 2022 • 24:49

    We never really know what we are building with our lives. I try so hard to understand what it’s all about. I pray for vision, I research my past for clues, I desperately seek God for the next step. This is the life of faith. And though we may think…

  • Faith and Miracles (Ch. 6 Read-Aloud of The Sacred Everyday Book) Podcast #39

    Faith and Miracles (Ch. 6 Read-Aloud of The Sacred Everyday Book) Podcast #39

    Oct 11, 2022 • 47:26

    Are you going to have more? How do you feed them? How do you do it? And the often-implied but never-spoken–why??? When people see us with our eight children, they are curious. For the past 6 weeks, I have been reading aloud a chapter at a time of my book,…

  • Questions at 2 a.m. (Chapter 5 Read Aloud of The Sacred Everyday Book) Podcast #38

    Questions at 2 a.m. (Chapter 5 Read Aloud of The Sacred Everyday Book) Podcast #38

    Oct 3, 2022 • 33:04

    If you find yourself lying awake at 2 a.m. asking questions that seem to have no answers, this episode is for you. Many of these reflections were written in the dead of night, stealing out of my dark bedroom, making my way to the kitchen table to pour out my…

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