Posts by Lisa-Jo

HomePartner With Us 56. 2 Hard Holidays & A Holy Night (Part 2 of 3) This is the story of a bag of broken Christmas gifts and an ironing board. Here comes the second in our 3 part journey unpacking our hard Christmas stories because we know this time of year isn’t just about the…

HomePartner With Us 55. 2 Hard Holidays & A Holy Night (Part 1 of 3) This is the story of a young woman’s first Thanksgiving and a young child’s Christmas wish. These are stories about hard holidays, but they are only the first step in a three-part journey Christie and Lisa-Jo take together on the…

HomePartner With Us 54. The One Thing We Won’t Do This Christmas This is the story of a terrible, no-good, but oh-so-hilarious Christmas card photo. These are stories about the things we will NOT be doing this Christmas season. Does the approach of Christmas feel a little less joyful than you wish it would? Are…

HomePartner With Us 53. Guardian Angels in Disguise This is the story of having a champion. Especially one who doesn’t look, talk, act, or sound like a champion. This is the story of surprise characters who become plot twists in our teenage memories.  This is how people are very often very different than what we…

HomePartner With Us 52. How to Heal Your Deepest Wounds This is a story about dark wells of deep water and the surprises that can come out of them. This week we talk about how the places of our pain are sometimes the very places where beauty grows in totally unexpected ways. Places that feel…

HomePartner With Us 49. In the Presence of Your Enemies This is the story about sitting down to do the thing God invited you to do, even though your worst fears are staring straight at you. Why isn’t it easier to do what we feel made to do?  Why can it be so hard or…

HomePartner With Us 47. You Are Here Welcome to Season 2 of our Out of the Ordinary conversations. Where we remind ourselves that the very best stories grow out of the soil of ordinary life. As Christie and Lisa-Jo sit down at Maplehurst again to unpack some of their most ordinary stories together, we hope,…

HomePartner With Us A FREE Tiny Library for YOU! Season 2 of the Out of the Ordinary conversations kicks off on October 2! How to win: In the meantime, if you share about the podcast coming back October 2nd on social media (anyway you like, screenshot, photo, FB update, Instagram pic, story, get as creative as…

HomePartner With Us 46. Live from the Maplehurst Black Barn! This is the story of a real life dream come true. When we began this podcast almost one year ago, we never imagined bringing you an episode like this one. But slowly, week by week, as we planted the small seeds of the Out of…