In this heartfelt episode, Anna shares a powerful message straight from her morning prayer time - one so urgent she came on mid-cry to deliver it. Wrestling with questions of worth and value as her life has gotten "smaller," Anna discovers a profound truth from the Lord: Love is never small.
Through raw honesty about her struggles with justifying working less and wondering if her presence is "enough," Anna unpacks how the root of our actions determines the fruit they produce. She reminds us that every small act of love creates ripples we cannot fathom, and that what we're doing is enough because God makes it enough.
This episode is for anyone questioning whether their daily actions matter, wondering if they're adding enough value, or feeling like their contributions are too small to make a difference.
Life Getting Smaller - Anna's honest struggle with transitioning to working less and questioning her value to the family
The Hustle Trap - Why trying to create peace and rest through hustling and being "crazy for a little while" never works
Root Produces Fruit - How the posture we show up with (crazed vs. peaceful) determines what we'll yield in our lives
The Value Question - Wrestling with whether presence alone is worth more than earning potential
Love is Never Small - The Lord's message that no act of love is insignificant, no matter how small it seems
The Ripple Effect - How one small moment, like the VW Bug commercial example, creates chains of blessing we can't imagine
Breaking Things Down - If something feels overwhelming, it means you haven't broken it down to a small enough piece
Daily Actions Matter - The chin-up bar example of how consistent small actions compound over time
The Battle of "It Doesn't Matter" - Recognizing when we lose the battle by dismissing small consistent actions
Made Righteous - How Christ's work makes us enough, and our love deposits are holy touches from God
1 Corinthians 13:13 - "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
Henri Nouwen Quote - "From now on, wherever you go, or wherever I go, all the ground between us will be holy ground." (From the Book : Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life by Henri J.M. Nouwen)
Kathy Garland Interview - Previous episode about balance versus seasons (recommended listening)
VW Bug Commercial - 1990s Volkswagen advertisement showing how one smile creates a chain of kindness
Spring 2024 Episode - "Little Things Matter" (recommended listening)
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MUSIC CREDITS
Theme music: Brave New World
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Artist: Fantoms
Inspiring Hopeful
Audio source: Jamendo
Artist: Aliaksei Yukhnevich
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