Podcast

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…

HomePartner With Us 45. Can we Trust God with our Kids? This is the story about trusting God with our kids I’ve heard Christie tell this story before. So have you. As part of practicing rest this summer, Christie and Lisa-Jo each chose their favorite episode from the past year to re-share. This is the…

HomePartner With Us 44. Confessions of a Carb Loving Author This is a story about how books are born Christie interviews Lisa-Jo today and takes us all behind the scenes of the writing of Lisa-Jo’s new book, The Middle Matters, which is on sale everywhere today! How she ended up on her own book cover, what people…

HomePartner With Us 43. Surprise! A Gift For You This is a story about the middle. We celebrate new beginnings, and we applaud satisfying endings, but too often we forget about the middle. Or, worse, we rush on by determined to get to the “good stuff.” But Lisa-Jo has a brand new book coming out…

HomePartner With Us 42. Why the End of Every Great Story is the Same This is a story about two astonishing names. One name belongs to Christie’s family and the other belongs to Lisa-Jo’s, but both names tell incredible stories. This conversation was inspired by Lisa-Jo’s most personal and vulnerable Instagram post ever. Her tear-streaked…

HomePartner With Us 41. This One is for the Weary This is a story inspired by rest. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, rest is sometimes easier to talk about than it is to receive. But at the Out of the Ordinary podcast, we believe that rest is not only a necessary part of ordinary life,…

HomePartner With Us 40. Christie Was Wrong (and Martha Stewart Was Right) This is a story about Martha Stewart’s magazine. And how Christie was disappointed by the gardening issue. Until this happened.  Christie did not used to be a gardner.  Lisa-Jo has no idea what Dahlias are. They both have strong feelings about Martha Stewart. …

HomePartner With Us 39. Eat This! This is the story about summer foods. If you’re like us then you also associate summer with certain foods. And therefore with certain memories. These are the foods and memories that have shaped our summers for decades.  We hope listening leaves you hungry. And also, makes you remember. The…