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225. When Self-Care Gets Crooked
HomePartner With Us 225. When Self-Care Gets Crooked How much do you love coffee or wine? Lisa-Jo and Christie are having are riding the sluggard, struggle bus during Lent sometimes and they have helpful nuggets of truth to share with us. In our self-care culture, it’s easy to let our sinful nature take us right…
Read More224. Tiny Happy Things
HomePartner With Us 224. Tiny Happy Things What makes your daily life rich? Practicing gratitude as a discipline is the vibe for today. Lisa-Jo and Christie have a list that you will appreciate. You’ll leave feeling lighter and happier as you smile and laugh along! Please tag us with your tiny happy things in your…
Read More223. Own The Disaster
HomePartner With Us 223. Own The Disaster Object lesson today is we don’t need to white knuckle life. Have you gotten something wrong this week? Wherever you are in your life, we can all relate to the days when we can’t move forward as planned. You think it’s going to get nice and it doesn’t.…
Read More222. Building Takes Time
HomePartner With Us 222. Building Takes Time Christie has a rare, special guest. They talk about how nothing ever stays the same. Building something good takes time and thoughtfulness, which involves their home at Maplehurst. They recap the past decade and what’s to come while giving tips to us all, no matter our stage of…
Read More221. We’re Not Alone in the Valley of the Shadow of Death
HomePartner With Us 221. We’re Not Alone in the Valley of the Shadow of Death Did you know this new word that Christie learned from Lisa-Jo today? You’re safe in this conversational space. Wait until you’re cozy and alone to listen today as we go deep and possibly dark for a bit. When we walk…
Read More220. The Gift of the Second Half
HomePartner With Us 220. The Gift of the Second Half What did Christie say to shock Lisa-Jo? No one knew this fact about her husband. “How do you recognize “enough” when you have it?” In the second half of life Lisa-Jo and Christie ponder how we let go of the season of hunger to settle…
Read More219. Becoming
HomePartner With Us 219. Becoming How did a podcast comment show Lisa-Jo and Christie’s blindspot? Creativity gets more deep and less wide with age. No matter your season, this episode is here to encourage you. Don’t let the anxiety of finding the “one right road” stress you out. The end goal isn’t to be the…
Read More218. Does Creativity Get Dusty?
HomePartner With Us 218. Does Creativity Get Dusty? Why did Lisa-Jo say she feels like a grandmother? As we get older, does the settlement in our age mean we’re less creative? If we feel tired does that mean we’re past the most creative season in our lives? Lisa-Jo and Christie dig into the facts that…
Read More217. Beauty in the Messy Middle
HomePartner With Us 217. Beauty in the Messy Middle Can you believe what Christie is doing at Maplehurst? Sometimes embodied faithfulness can feel like drudgery. Today we talk about how staying awake and staying in motion with our faith is a messy journey. We don’t romanticize life here. Staying awake to what God is doing…
Read More216. Back to Ordinary Life: Lisa-Jo’s reentry from South Africa
HomePartner With Us 216. Back to Ordinary Life: Lisa-Jo’s reentry from South Africa Lisa-Jo’s daughter, Zoe, has a fantastic take on their family’s visit back to South Africa. How do our lives change if we can step out of our regular perspective? Today you can learn from other main characters across the world. There’s relief…
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