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Grace In Real Life podcastWhat I Want You To Know: Your Good Shepherd leads you to wide open spacesBeing who you are, being who God created you to be, is the most free way to live. So how do we live in the wide open space God offers? Listen in. Living in God’s wide open spaces means there is no condemnation in Christ. God certainly convicts and corrects, but He never assaults your identity. If the Lord has set you free, you are free indeed. It is a grace to accept the fearful and wonderful way God designed you, not to wish you were more like someone else, not to feel confined by...
2024-03-1916 minGrace In Real Life podcastWhat I Want You To Know: It all countsIt all counts. Every act the Lord asks you to do is valuable. He sees it all. It all matters. All the work given to you by God and done in love is meaningful. I’m really good at discounting or downplaying the good ways God wired me, how He’s forming me through trials, and the work I do, the roles I hold, and how I show up in the world. And y’all, I believe that discounting is an effective - but totally flimsy - tactic of our enemy, who wants us quiet and isolated and stu...
2024-03-1221 minGrace In Real Life podcast#194: What I Want You To Know: Our God of ANDOur God is a God of grace and truth. But what does this mean for us in our busy and full lives? Listen to what it means for our God to be a God of AND. If you’ve been around the Grace In Real Life podcast long enough, you’ve heard me share that our God is a God of AND: He’s grace AND truth Mercy AND holy justice Love AND perfect judgment Man of Sorrows AND Prince of Peace Offensive AND attractive What does...
2024-03-0515 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Disciple-making in your right-now life with Kirk FreemanWhat is disciple-making? How do we do it? What does it look like to make disciples when your schedule is full? And how can you possibly disciple your teenagers? When I really stop and think about it, going and making disciples sounds intimidating. How do I do it? What does it even look like? Is it One More Thing to add to my already full schedule? But as today’s guest points out, disciple-making is as easy and light as enjoying and following Jesus and helping others enjoy and follow Jesus. Discipleship is a gift fro...
2024-02-2748 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Building resilient relationships one question at a time with Mandy PallockWhen we were in college, Ryan gave me the nickname “The Interrogator” because I love asking questions. People are truly fascinating to me, and God gave us such an incredible world to discover, it seems impossible for me to not ask eleventybillion questions in a day. But as today’s guest points out, if all we do is ask questions, we’re just delving into trivia instead of a person's heart. Because asking and responding to questions is an art in which many of us would like to grow, I invited Mandy Pallock to the show.
2024-02-2038 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Doing theology with Jen WilkinWhat are the benefits of studying theology? Isn’t theology for those in seminary or pastors? Do you need to study it? The truth is this: You are a theologian. If you’re like me, you’re like, “Am I a theologian? I’m pretty sure theologians went to seminary and read ancient texts and write papers about abstract attributes of God. I’m pretty sure I’m not one.” Through this conversation, Jen Wilkin will convince you of how you really, truly are a theologian in your right-now life and why that’s important for today’s world...
2024-02-1345 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Naming what matters with Kendra AdachiHave you ever wondered how to be compassionate to yourself? What would it look like to live in grace? Listen to Kendra Adachi on Grace In Real Life. This entire podcast is predicated on answering the question, “How do we live in and give out grace in our busy and full lives?” And one of the most generous, practical, action-oriented grace-girls I know is The Lazy Genius, Kendra Adachi. Kendra believes and practices self-compassion, contentedness, rest, and grace. Because living in grace and from grace is a bit tricky for those of us who love a to...
2024-01-2355 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: Peace: Forgiveness + reconciliationHave you ever wondered how to have peace with God? Or how you can live in peace with others? If your life lacks peace and you’re looking for encouragement, listen in. In today’s Advent episode, we take a look at what it means to be at peace with God and others. How to have peace with God Once sin entered the world, we humans were at war with God. Not that God was at war with us, but that we chose our way over His, our thoughts over His, our agenda over...
2023-12-1911 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: Joy: Making room for the singing of angelsIn today’s Advent episode, we take a look at how the shepherds found joy in the middle of their everyday, right now lives. How to find joy in the little things For there to always remain in your life some place for the singing of angels, you do not need an angelic visit. Perhaps to make space for the singing of angels means to do the work God specifically created you to do, at the time He gave you to do it, to be open to the possibility of wonder and miracle, to...
2023-12-1209 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: Faith: Embodying your faithHow do we exercise our faith? What does it look like to have embodied faith? What does living out our faith look like in real life? Listen in. In today’s Advent episode, we take a look at Mary’s faith journey. How do we exercise our faith? Faith starts in the mind with knowledge about God, facts about His character and understanding who He is and what He can do. Then faith moves into consent: We intellectually agree with the facts we know and the reality we understand, and then consen...
2023-12-0511 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: Hope: God is the AuthorWe have hope because God is the Author of our story, and we are not. We have hope because we are not alone. We have hope because Jesus is the protagonist of our story. We have hope because God is the Author The Author and Finisher of our faith is the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word is Jesus, and the language the Author speaks is Christ. When God spoke and wrote the story of redemption, His speech wasn’t in the mode of sentences or...
2023-11-2809 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace Over Fear: When you fear being vulnerable with Jamie IveyWhy is it hard to be vulnerable? What are the characteristics of a safe person? If you fear being vulnerable but want to try, listen to Jamie Ivey. Being vulnerable with safe people in the midst of your mess is a sacred space. Saying “I’m struggling too” is a saint’s cry. Wherever you struggle today, Whether it’s struggling with sin and temptation, a hard season in your marriage, or doubting God’s goodness and sovereignty in the midst of a cancer diagnosis, God longs for you to tell Him about it – to be vulnerable w...
2023-11-0749 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace Over Fear: When you avoid the discomfort of grief with Dorina Lazo Gilmore-YoungEven today, I imagine you experienced grief. Perhaps you’re back at work, even though you loved staying at home Or you miss your daughter, who’s off at college Or a friend has stood you up and blocked you out, and you feel unsettled by the loss. Or you are so sad about your pet who has passed away, Or maybe you’re grieving your spouse or parent who is slowly slipping away because of a diagnosis. Today, I’m grieving that the rhythms and routines I once held dear are met with sighs or a jam-pack...
2023-10-3138 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace Over Fear: When you feel embarrassed by your tearsHave you ever felt embarrassed by your tears? What is going on when we do not like to cry in front of others? Listen in. If Jesus wept, if Jesus calls us to suffer with those who suffer and weep with those who weep, why do we fear crying so much? The reality is that as much as we hate crying, most of us cry relatively often. As image-bearers, we resonate deeply with Jesus as the Man of Sorrows. We cry because we feel so deeply that words cannot convey our grief and heartbreak.
2023-10-2415 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace In Marriage: How to have a D.R.E.A.M. marriage with Arlene PellicaneHow happy is your marriage? How can you have a happier marriage? Listen to Arlene Pellicane as she shares how to be a happier wife. You’re listening to this episode because you want a happier marriage. Your marriage may be super happy and full of joy, and you want to increase it. Or, your marriage may feel like it’s on its last breath, and you are so ready for Jesus to breathe laughter and smiling and hope back into your relationship. You and Jesus and your spouse know where you are in your marr...
2023-10-1039 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace in Marriage: Intentionally creating the marriage you want with Kevin A. ThompsonYou don’t want to leave your marriage to chance. You want to design an intentional marriage, but how? Listen to Kevin Thompson in today's episode My marriage isn’t perfect. Ryan and I aren’t perfect. We struggle and get frustrated with each other. AND ALSO, we work on the relationship that we have. We are bound and determined to remember that before we were mom and dad, we were Ryan and Jill, two fun, Jesus-loving people who thought the other person was too awesome to get away. As much as we’ve messe...
2023-10-0343 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace in Marriage: How the Enneagram can help you build a healthy marriage with Beth McCordHave you ever wondered how the Enneagram can improve your marriage? Listen to Beth McCord as she breaks down how to use this tool. You don’t need me to tell you that seeing the same situation through a different lens can cause friction. So what do we do with this? How do we grow in our marriages without getting super annoyed at someone who sees life differently? I can think of no one better to speak about offering grace in marriage than today’s guest, Beth McCord. In today’s episode, you’ll recei...
2023-09-2650 minGrace In Real Life podcastSkill Set: Acknowledging everything is (not) fine with Katie SchnackI feel like I’m the poster child for the sentiment, “I’m fine. It’s fine. Everything’s fine,” when clearly it is not. Friend, I cannot tell you how much energy I spend avoiding pain, trying to make the bad, hard thing disappear, or pretending it’s all okay. But what if the most gracious, most life-giving gift we can give ourselves today is to acknowledge that we are struggling, that everything is not fine, that we need the Lord, and we need His people, our people? Perhaps we need to quit outrunnin...
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Grace In Real Life podcastSkill Set: Building a resilient thought life with Lauren GainesY’all, our world feels crazy and seems to get crazier by the year. Our children experience questions and come up against worldviews we never had to face at their age. As much as I want to be an ostrich and bury my head in the sand, I refuse to do that to my girls. I want to be mentally tough in the Lord. I want to combat lies with truth. I don’t want to be apathetic or resigned, but strong and courageous because I know the truth that my God is good. So, how...
2023-09-0538 minGrace In Real Life podcastSkill Set: How to listen so people will talk with Becky HarlingThe first words in the Bible speak of the cosmos hearing God’s spoken words and obeying: “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” At the heart of Israel’s prayer life is God’s call to listen in Deuteronomy 6:4: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” The writers of the Psalms ask God to listen to them and then write how He hears them and acts. As God’s sheep, we hear His voice; because we listen, we follow Him. So, yes, listening is important to God. It is vital to...
2023-08-2937 minGrace In Real Life podcastSkill Set: Building trust in the Lord with Maleah StephensAs a Grace In Real Life podcast listener, you want to grow in your faith and become more and more like Christ, but how do you do that? In your hardest moments, in the most mundane, what does it look like to trust the Lord? I can think of no one better to share about how to trust the Lord in shaky circumstances than today’s guest, Maleah Stephens. Maleah’s story is one of bold faith, love, survival, and hope. Her’s is the story of hearing that her firstborn had a congenital heart defect...
2023-08-2249 minGrace In Real Life podcastSkill Set: Setting healthy boundaries that work with LPC Shundria RiddickIf you’re anything like me, you’re like, “I’m not sure I need to listen to this episode. I don’t feel like I struggle with setting boundaries.” As a 47-year-old, I know my strengths and weaknesses, I invest in emotionally healthy people, and I don’t get sucked into drama or volunteering. And also… I wonder about the Bible’s call to help others and sacrifice myself with the reality that I get burned out and overwhelmed. I often fear turning down an opportunity because I don’t want people to think I’m dispensable or e...
2023-08-1543 minGrace In Real Life podcastSkill Set: Reclaiming fun and playfulness in your busy life with Courtney EllisYou may be hard-wired for efficiency, effectiveness, and checking tasks off the list. Being playful and silly and giving into whimsy is not your strong suit. We have fun AFTER we work. But the work is never done, and fun is the first to go when our calendar is full. And yet… when we don’t play, when we don’t laugh, when we don’t lighten up, seriousness scrunches up our souls. And it seems as if playfulness is the only way out and back to our true, God-made self. So how can we b...
2023-08-0845 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace is: allowing the Lord to tend to your heart with Vivian MabuniPLEASE KNOW: This is the last podcast until August 2023. Grace In Real Life is taking a break in July 2023. What does it mean for God to tend to your heart? How does God comfort you in real life? How does God heal our hurting hearts? I’ll never forget the first time I heard the phrase, “Allow the Lord to tend to your heart.” A friend of mine said it, and I was like, What is she talking about? What does that even mean? I’ve pondered that phrase for six years now: What doe...
2023-06-2740 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace is: forgiving others + yourself with Jennifer BarnettWhat is forgiveness, really? Is it something more than feeling like we should apologize? Is it more than just saying we forgive someone who hurt us even when we don’t want to at all? Forgiving others and asking for forgiveness are ground zero for receiving grace. Because isn’t the Lord’s forgiving of our sins the ultimate gift of grace? Forgiveness is foundational to our understanding of what it means to receive and live from grace. In today’s episode, you’ll receive practical strategies and anchoring truths for receiving grace through forgiveness and healin...
2023-06-2047 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace is: Bringing it all into the lightWe know there are no formulas, AND we also know God gives instructions and has a teacher’s heart. The Lord wants to give humans practices and principles to make the theoretical and theological practical and applicable. Which is how this series came to be. How does one go about receiving the grace God so freely offers? Every believer has access to God’s grace and the tools and ability to receive it when we: Bring our hurts, sins, emotions, dreams, and needs into the light Forgive and ask for forgiveness Allow the...
2023-06-1317 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace in Parenting: Raising teens with anxiety with Dr. Chinwé WilliamsRaising teens with anxiety is one tough assignment. How can you tell the difference between anxiety and worry? Anxiety, worry, stress, learning what you like, what you don’t, and what you believe and what you don’t is a part of becoming an adult. However, as Christ-following mamas, we don’t want anxiety to have the final say about our kids. We know our God offers all of us – teens included – a spirit of peace, but how do we access that when we’re living real-life in real-time? In today’s episode, you’ll receive...
2023-06-0646 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace in Parenting: Raising confident daughters with Susan SeayRaising godly daughters – how does a mom do it? How can you raise confident daughters? Listen in to Episode 165 with Susan Seay as we talk about grace-based parenting for moms raising girls. Girl-moms, let us continue to partner with Jesus as we raise confident women, who love the Lord, who know who God created them to be, and who speak life, not gossip, into their friendship circles. May we be girl-moms who raise women who hold fast to the truth of who they are beloved, cherished, seen, and cared for by their Heavenly Father. In tod...
2023-05-3055 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace in Parenting: Raising responsible sons with Marnie HammarRaising boys is a gift, privilege, and challenge. How can you raise your sons to be responsible? How you can connect with your son when you have different personalities? Listen in to Episode 164 with Marnie Hammar as we talk about grace-based parenting for moms raising boys. We need boy-moms who are speaking truth and life into their sons, who are raising boys who will become men who lead in our country, community, and home, and who love Jesus and their people. Thank you, boy-moms, who are raising sons who respect women and know right from...
2023-05-2355 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace in Parenting: Balancing motherhood and ministry with Katie ScottHow can we balance motherhood and ministry? Is it possible to follow your passions and be a mom? How can you handle mom guilt as you work in ministry? Listen in to Episode 163 with Katie Scott as we talk about grace-based parenting for those in ministry. You’re a mom. You're also in ministry, whether that’s by being on staff at your church, leading a Bible study at home, writing a book, or volunteering on Sunday mornings. How can balance motherhood with ministry? What do we do with the mom guilt that comes when we feel like...
2023-05-1656 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace in Parenting: Hope when your child’s choices break your heart with Mary DeMuthWhat is a wayward child? How do we love that adult child well when they continually make unwise choices? As parents, we have dreams and plans for our children, and those can come crashing down. What do we do with the expectations we hold about how our kids will turn out when they blindside us with the choices they make? Mom, there is hope. Do not give up on your child. Listen to this episode with Mary DeMuth. In today’s episode, you’ll receive practical strategies and anchoring truths as you parent a wayward child...
2023-05-0944 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace in Parenting: How to rest in God’s love when your schedule is full with Crystal PaineAre you an overwhelmed mom? Are you struggling with a long to-do list? What are practical strategies + anchoring truths when you feel exhausted? Listen in for grace-based parenting help. As a mom, you juggle so much: the family calendar, the emotional needs of your people, caring for yourself, running a household, and working. How can you enjoy your life and accomplish what matters most when there is so much to do? What would it look like to not be the victim of your calendar? How would it feel to be intentional about doing what matters m...
2023-05-0244 minGrace In Real Life podcastRace + Grace: How you can do something about racism with Jenny Booth PotterHow to fight racism is a question we want and need to answer. What can you do about racism? How can you make a difference? Listen in. Racism is hurting real people right now. Racism is hurting your brothers + sisters in Christ at this exact moment. Racism should make your skin boil because it is not God's plan for His people. So, what do you do? Where can you start? I mean, you're one person, what difference can you make? If you're wondering how you can become an antiracist, give Episode 160 with Jenny Booth Potter...
2023-04-2555 minGrace In Real Life podcastRace + Grace: Expanding your friendship circle beyond those who look just like you with Torrie SorgeHow to cultivate interracial friendship is a question we hold. How do we build friendships with people who don’t look like we do? What are do’s and don’ts in conversations with people of other ethnicities? Listen in. Diversifying our friendships is important. Diversifying our life is important too. Where do we start? What can we do to cultivate interracial friendships? I’m so glad you asked! You can cultivate interracial friendship with those in your real life starting today! In today’s episode, you’ll learn about cultivating interracial friendships. Torrie Sorge b...
2023-04-1851 minGrace In Real Life podcastRace + Grace: Weaving conversations about race into your real life with Michelle Ami ReyesStarting and holding a conversation about race with your people can feel intimidating. My hope is for us, as Christ's followers, to begin talking about race with the people most important to us because God’s heart is for people of every nation, tribe, and tongue to know and worship Him. If this is what heaven will look like, why can’t we bring heaven to earth now? Why can’t the Church be the frontrunner in racial reconciliation and hope? Friend, I posit to you today that it is no longer an option to do nothi...
2023-04-1153 minGrace In Real Life podcastThe part of the gospel we don’t hear enough aboutYou are loved by God. Yes, you are a sinner, AND God saved you because He loved you first. Sinning is a part of your story, but that’s not the only true truth about you. If you grew up with the drumbeat of messaging that reminded you of how sinful, unworthy, unrighteous, deceitful you were– which is certainly biblical but not the only or even most important part of your salvation story – please remember these truths. Yes, you are a sinner, AND God saved you because He loved you first. Sin is a big deal: it brings death to our sou...
2023-04-0412 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace Beneath the Waves: Grace will set you freeLearn what it means to be free, the four steps to break free from sin, and how to break free from lies that don’t serve you well in Episode 156. Through this last chapter of Jonah, we’ll see that only grace holds the power to set you free. God’s heart for us is not to be trapped by anger or sin or worry but to be free. God created us to be free from sin and wounds and lies, so we could be free to be loved by Him, to be healed by Him, t...
2023-03-2833 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace Beneath the Waves: How to give grace to others Learn the four powerful steps of forgiveness, three ways to practically show people grace in your real life, and 10 simple ways to lead with humility in Episode 155. People frustrate us, right? We bump up against each other’s sharp edges when we live, work, and play together. To live and love as Christ calls us to live and love, we must extend grace to others. I would imagine many of you have hard people in your life. Maybe you have a neighbor who hosts loud parties every Saturday night, and it disrupts your sleep. Maybe you...
2023-03-2135 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace Beneath the Waves: How to receive God's graceLearn how to receive God’s grace, three reasons you might reject, and three phrases to put on repeat to live a grace-filled life. Listen in. God’s grace is for the perfectionists, the ones who feel like they don’t belong, the ones who hate being vulnerable, and the ones who find their worth in metrics and knowledge. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to receive God’s grace, three reasons you might reject, and three phrases to put on repeat to live a grace-filled life. If you’d like to learn more ab...
2023-03-1435 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace Beneath the Waves: What is grace?Many of us feel today like we have been blindsided by a life we thought was going well; instead, we’ve been overcome by a health diagnosis. We feel untethered to who we are because our child is walking through hell, and we’ve done all we can, and we don’t know what to do, but we want our child’s pain to end. Or – oh, I don’t know: our world has been turned upside down over the past two years. Many of us feel like we have been scooped up into a reality we didn’t choos...
2023-03-0742 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Pouring out your heart to the Lord with Jennifer Dukes LeeIt is no accident that our Spiritual Health series started with paying attention and ends with sharing what rumbles in our souls. Only when we wake up to what’s bothering us on the inside can we pour it out to the Lord as David did in the psalms. We must know ourselves – our fears, hopes, dreams, worries, nervous ticks, default coping mechanisms – so we can articulate them to God, not because He doesn’t already know them but so we know ourselves in the light of His presence. Because developing the skill of pourin...
2023-02-2844 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Praying outside the box with Asheritah CiuciuLearn how to cultivate a deep prayer life and pray effectively, including incorporating prayer in your daily rhythms in Grace In Real Life Ep 151 w/Asheritah Ciuciu. I’ve been talking to God since I was little. My prayer life started with those basic prayers of mimicking what my parents spoke and saying grace before meals. I’m pretty sure I went radio silent in high school and college. I told myself God was too busy when I was not even considering talking to Him. Becoming a mother grounded my prayer life, making it a...
2023-02-2150 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Developing curiosity about God, yourself, and others with Lore Ferguson WilbertCuriosity is a skill we can use to better understand each other. But can we use that same skill to grow our faith? Can we develop curiosity about ourselves: Why do we tense up the way we do around that person? Why do we always say “yes” before checking our calendar? What does it look like to be curious about God, ourselves, and the world? Because developing curiosity is a skill that takes time and effort to cultivate, I invited Lore Ferguson Wilbert to the show. Today, Lore walks us through: How to cultivate curios...
2023-02-1446 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Sharing the love of Jesus with others with Twyla FranzHere’s how to spread the gospel without feeling awkward. This is evangelism without knocking on the doors of strangers. Jesus calls us to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything He commanded us. Nothing sounds more amazing and more terrifying. We know that Jesus alone is the solution and salvation that gets to the root of every issue we face in our own hearts and the world, AND YET… the id...
2023-01-2445 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Embracing a lifestyle of rest with Dr. Saundra Dalton-SmithWhat’s tired in your life? What area feels depleted? Today we’re talking about making rest a part of our everyday lives. If I were to ask every listener if she struggled with rest, I’m guessing 99.9% of you would say yes. When we rest, we feel: Guilty Unproductive Like it’s a waste of time Yet, God designed us to rest. In this episode, Dr. Saundra shares: The seven types of rest, How to weave rest into your daily routine And practical truth when you feel guilty about resting. Key Quot...
2023-01-1748 minGrace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Spending time with Jesus with Arabah Joy and Jen EvangelistaToday we’re talking about the spiritual discipline of spending time with Jesus. Is there any more transformational practice than spending time with Jesus? When we talk with Him and listen to Him and love Him and let Him love us back, it changes everything. We are no longer who we were after we’ve spent time with Christ. In this episode, AJ and Jen share: Ideas to freshen up your quiet time Creative ways to find time to spend with Jesus when your kids are little or homeschooling And the remembrance that all it takes is o...
2023-01-1051 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: PeaceThe story of Christ’s time on earth is the story of peace as a palindrome, you know: one of those words that reads the same forwards and backward. When Jesus was born, He came as Immanuel, God With Us. When Jesus died, was buried, rose again on the third day, and ascended into heaven, He is still Immanuel, God With Us. Jesus’s time here started with angels who spoke about peace. Jesus’s time here ended with His words of the peace He leaves us and His directions to us to be peacemakers, deliver...
2022-12-2007 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: JoyJoy is at the heart of Christ. And yet, joy is the noun I struggle with most. Joy causes a hitch in my throat that says, “But wait; what about all the hurt and sadness and violence?” Joy feels irrelevant or off-key or out of step in a world where: Human trafficking and slavery exist Women in the workplace face a wage disparity Racism flourishes Without provocation, one country attacks another country, and the world condemns with words, sends money, but doesn’t intervene. Joy feels like stand-up comedy at a funeral. And yet, de...
2022-12-1309 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: FaithOur great, big, powerful God invites us to have the great, big powerful gift of faith. Yet, this feels daunting to us. But what if our great big powerful God who created and offers the great big powerful gift of faith understands the beauty of small steps? When we look at the faithful giants of our faith, may we see the great big outcomes AND the small steps of obedience. What if faith is a big gift made of small steps? What if this gift of belief is stitched together with questions and...
2022-12-0608 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: HopeWe will revisit a well-worn story of a God who loves nearness with us and whose hallmark and name bear His With-ness. A story that started in the garden and ends in eternity. A story of a God who has taken the form of a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, AND who put on flesh and dwelt among us. A story of the infinite turned infant. A story of a God whose kingdom has come, is here now, and will be forever. A st...
2022-11-2908 minGrace In Real Life podcast‘Tis The Season: Gift ideas for every Enneagram typeWe’re talking about gift ideas for each Enneagram type and how each type feels about gifts in general. Each Enneagram type has gifts they would love to give and gifts they love to receive. In today’s episode, we’re going to break down: Each type’s gift-giving philosophy How each type feels as a gift-giver and gift-receiver And gift ideas for all nine types, including gifts you should NEVER buy! Key Quotes “More than any other type, Eights want something from the heart. You want to know that you are fully known, seen, and appreciate...
2022-11-1529 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace vs. Fear: When asking for help feels like The WorstSome of us feel like asking for help is The Worst, and our reasons for that fall into three buckets: our sin (like pride), wounds inflicted by others when we’ve asked for help in the past, and lies we believe about what it says about us if we ask for help. We don’t want to stay stuck. We want to be helpers and helpees, so what do we do? Today, we’ll work out: why we find it so hard to accept help, and practical tools to help you move away from not askin...
2022-11-0822 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace vs. Fear: When you believe you’re messing up your kidsMost moms I know – at one time or another – have said some version of “I’m messing up my kids.” Because we’ve lived the power of words and actions in our own lives with our parents, and because we know the truth of science, and the practicality of much of the messaging, we know our impact is critical and we take our roles seriously. This is good and right and true. And can be crushing to our confidence. We can heap shame on ourselves when we know the facts and read God’s word and learn about...
2022-11-0127 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace vs. Fear: When you worry you’re selfishNo grace-girl worth her salt wants to be selfish. Women – especially women raised in the church – do not want to be selfish or self-centered or someone who pursues selfish ambitions. Selfishness is a ninja that sneaks up on us and calls us out when we dare to watch a show and sit on the couch instead of doing laundry, sit on the back porch and read a book instead of playing with our kids, or when we turn down a coffee date or volunteer request. In this episode, we break down: What skews our unders...
2022-10-2522 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace-based Friendship: Friendship + the Introvert with Yohonna SmithNo matter our temperament or personality type, God designed us to be in friendship with each other. Whether introverts or extroverts, God invites us to come together, spur each other on to good works, care for each other, confess our sins to each other, and build each other up. But what does this look like for introverts who love people AND also need time alone to recharge? I’m so glad Yohonna Smith is here because today, Yohanna Gives hope when you struggle to initiate a friendship, Shares what to do when your extroverted friend’s plan...
2022-10-1830 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace-based Friendship: Making friends as an adult with Susan SeayWe’re talking about how to make friends as an adult, especially when you have older kids. God’s heart for us is to have deep friendships, but how do we do that in real life, especially when we have older kids who we drop off and pick up from places? I’m so glad Susan is here because she talks to us about The difference between community and friendship, Finding time to make friends as an adult, And what to do when you feel anxious meeting new people. Key Quotes “It takes such effort to say, ‘Hey...
2022-10-0451 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace-based Friendship: How your Enneagram type impacts your friendshipsHow does your Enneagram type impacts what type of friend you are? Our goal here is for you to learn about how God wired you, but also for you to learn about those in your life so you can love them well, show them grace, and be the friend God created you to be. You were created by God with your personality type by design for a specific purpose, so you can be the friend God created you to be to others and so you can be friends with God Himself. For each Enneagram type, w...
2022-09-2729 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace for the graduateIf you are graduating, are the parent of a graduate, or if you’re moving into a new, unchartered season, this episode is for you. May the grace and truth Jesus has taught me be of help to your tender heart. Key Quotes In the midst of celebrations and attention and ceremonies, you can feel grief alongside the joy. Can I tell you the best way to find your people? Figure out who you are. You will bump up against this tension: I am new AND I hate feeling like it. The only way to the othe...
2022-05-1023 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace + Your Body: Aging with graceAging with grace: What does it look like to be kind and compassionate to our physical bodies when they are not what they used to be? In our culture that values youth and abhors wrinkles, what do we do? In this episode, we’ll walk through What we see in the mirror and feel in our bones What our emotions are telling us as we age How to age with grace And how to age with grace in front of our kids Key Quotes “Aging with grace means reminding ourselves of what God says is tr...
2022-04-2626 minGrace In Real Life podcastLiving out the gospel in your real lifeIf you have questions about how to live out the gospel or if sharing it freaks you out on the inside, this is your episode. We’re walking through what it means to “live the gospel,” what that looks like for you in your inner life and what that looks like as you interact with others. What does “living the gospel” actually look like? Let’s think of the gospel-life overflowing into two buckets: We live it inwardly by application. We live it outwardly by sharing. Key Quotes The life we are meant to live...
2022-04-1228 minGrace In Real Life podcastGrace + Your Body: What trips you up from treating your body with graceWe’re talking about viewing our bodies through the lens of grace. In this episode, I’ll share my body’s story What trips us up from treating our bodies with grace And what is true Six mindsets we hold about our bodies: Our bodies are machines designed to produce without getting sick, having feelings about anything, or needing rest. We conflate our bodies with sin. Our bodies are to be fixed. Our bodies aren’t a safe place. Our bodies are solely defined by how we look or from what disease we suffer. Our bodies are that it is less...
2022-03-2929 minGrace In Real Life podcastSkill Set: Accepting your enough-ness in Christ with Rachael GilbertWhy do we battle against receiving our enough-ness in Christ? What’s going on when we turn “shining our light” into a call to be Super-Jesus? What’s one simple way to receive our belovedness? Listen in to this episode with counselor and author Rachael Gilbert as we tackle how not feeling enough leads us to shame ourselves, decide we must perfect witnesses for Jesus, and believe the false narrative that a life with Christ ALWAYS means choosing the sacrificial, hard, morally-obligated task even when we feel like we’re dying on the inside. This episode is...
2022-02-0848 minGrace In Real Life podcastCORRECTED: Spiritual Health: Celebrating Sabbath with Mark BuchananHow do you keep Sabbath when you’re a mom and constantly needed? What does Sabbath look like when you love working and taking a break sounds like The Worst? What do you do when kids’ activities interfere with Sabbath rest? Author Mark Buchanan addresses these questions and so much more in the third episode of our Spiritual Health series. Through this series, we’ll walk through five spiritual disciplines: Studying the Bible with writer Amber Palmer (Episode #97) Praying to connect with the heart of Christ with author Kimberly Coyle (Episode #98) Celebrating Sabbath with author M...
2022-01-191h 07Grace In Real Life podcastSpiritual Health: Celebrating Sabbath with Mark BuchananHow do you keep Sabbath when you’re a mom and constantly needed? What does Sabbath look like when you love working and taking a break sounds like The Worst? What do you do when kids’ activities interfere with Sabbath rest? Author Mark Buchanan addresses these questions and so much more in the third episode of our Spiritual Health series. Through this series, we’ll walk through five spiritual disciplines: Studying the Bible with writer Amber Palmer (Episode #97) Praying to connect with the heart of Christ with author Kimberly Coyle (Episode #98) Celebrating Sabbath with author M...
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Grace In Real Life podcast98: Spiritual Health: Praying to connect with the heart of Christ with Kimberly CoyleWhat does it look like to connect with the heart of Christ through prayer? How do we do that in our real lives? How do we talk with God instead of at God? To kick off this year, we’re in a new series called Spiritual Health. In it we’ll walk through five spiritual disciplines: Studying the Bible with writer Amber Palmer was Episode #97 Praying to connect with the heart of Christ with Kimberly Coyle – that’s today Celebrating Sabbath with author Mark Buchanan Imitating Christ as we suffer with author KJ Ramsey And hearing from God...
2022-01-1152 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: The shepherds + the wise menWe’ll enjoy together God’s word about the One who is the Word of God: straight Scripture telling of the birth of Christ. We are just enjoying Jesus in all His simple, glorious, swaddled beauty. Because the story of the Son of Man and Son of God is the story of grace. Because grace is the person of Jesus, everything He does is grace. Grace, grace, it is all grace. We will revisit a well-worn story of a God who loves nearness with us, and whose hallmark and name bear His With-ness. A...
2021-12-2107 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: The story of Mary + JosephWe’ll enjoy together God’s word about the One who is the Word of God: straight Scripture telling of the birth of Christ. We are just enjoying Jesus in all His simple, glorious, swaddled beauty. Because the story of the Son of Man and Son of God is the story of grace. Because grace is the person of Jesus, everything He does is grace. Grace, grace, it is all grace. We will revisit a well-worn story of a God who loves nearness with us, and whose hallmark and name bear His With-ness. A...
2021-12-1406 minGrace In Real Life podcastAdvent: The Lord is coming!We’ll enjoy together God’s word about the One who is the Word of God: straight Scripture telling of the birth of Christ. We are just enjoying Jesus in all His simple, glorious, swaddled beauty. Because the story of the Son of Man and Son of God is the story of grace. Because grace is the person of Jesus, everything He does is grace. Grace, grace, it is all grace. We will revisit a well-worn story of a God who loves nearness with us, and whose hallmark and name bear His With-ness. A...
2021-12-0807 minGrace In Real Life podcastHow to slow down without opting out with Jodi Grubbs [Holiday Series]How can you practically slow down without opting out during the holidays? What does it look like to create a sustainable pace, and where do you even start? I’m so glad you asked. In this interview, Jodi shares with us: What stands in our way as we move toward slow living A simple process to help you figure out what’s important to you And -- my personal favorite -- how to say “no” without actually saying “no.” I love how Jodi said that checklists are okay and we can add slowing down to them and how she remi...
2021-11-1634 minGrace In Real Life podcastWhen all doesn’t feel merry + bright [Holiday Series]Do you ever feel fleh? “Fleh” is a completely made-up word in our house used to describe when Ryan or I feel off. We use it when there’s nothing big going on, no major life changes, but there’s still a sadness that’s settled over our souls. What do we do when all doesn’t feel merry and bright? In this episode, we’re walking through: Where we typically look to determine what’s rumbling in our souls causing us to feel off The “if only” statements we beat ourselves up with And where God is in th...
2021-11-0916 min
Grace In Real Life podcastReduce Christmas stress with these sanity-saving tips customized for your Enneagram typeWhat stresses you out about Christmas? Is it trying to meet your expectations and those of others? Or maybe it's trying to do All The Things so people will think you're amazing? Or maybe you find Christmas stressful because you're out of your routine and just hate small talk? Each Enneagram type has a different stressor during the holidays. So what is your big stress, and how can you celebrate the birth of our Savior in a healthy way? Listener, for the month of November, we are getting our hearts and minds geared u...
2021-11-0224 minGrace In Real Life podcastWhat to do when you fear naming what you want [Fear Series]I have a few dreams sprouting in my heart. You have dreams too. Dreams like starting a non-profit, adding a little girl to your family, taking people on high-adventure tours to enjoy God’s creation, going to work at a job that fills your heart and uses your gifts, and owning your own bed and breakfast-- just to name a few. All of us have dreams. All of us hold hopes in our hearts. I’m talking about the in-your-gut, I-can’t-escape-this-desire kinda hopes. But it seems like for every dream, desire or goal we have, we experi...
2021-10-2625 minGrace In Real Life podcastYour Enneagram type's biggest fear and God-centered habits for peace [Fear Series]Whether we like to admit it or not, we live with a chronic case of low-grade anxiety. We disguise our fear and call it stress, but we know what it really is. The great news is that we don’t have to live this way. We can break free from fear and live in the abundant peace, hope, and joy God promised us. So let's learn about fear through the lens of the Enneagram. What is your type's greatest fear, and what God-centered habits will help you live a life of peace? In th...
2021-10-1228 min
Grace In Real Life podcast9/11: A FBI photographer's first-hand account of God's grace with Jen CombsIn this bonus, special edition episode, we’re talking about 9/11 and how God meets us in the face of national trauma and personal loss. To help us walk through what it was like to work one of the 9/11 scenes and how she saw God’s provision in those hard days, former crime scene photographer for the FBI, Jen Combs joins the show. In today’s episode, Jen: shares her story about photographing the hijacker’s car a few hours after the attacks, worked 18 days straight at various locations to photograph evidence, opens up about what it w...
2021-09-0942 min
Grace In Real Life podcastGet Unstuck: Your identity with Jen BabakhanThe #1 struggle of try-hard girls is living out of our identity in Christ. When we don’t operate from this foundational truth, we are prone to: Being rushed and feeling frantic on the inside, Trying to do All The Things, Getting caught up in perfectionism + people-pleasing, And wondering if we’re doing enough. We’re kicking off a new series today called Get Unstuck. In this series, we’ll tackle where try-hard girls struggle most: Our identity in Christ, Our thought-life, Shame, And expectations. To help us get unstuck with false beliefs about our identity, author J...
2021-09-0758 min
Grace In Real Life podcastWhen dad’s away: Grace + real-life strategies with Ryan McCormickWhether your husband travels a lot, works late or unpredictable hours, or is deployed, this episode was designed just for you. We’re breaking down what’s it like for the dad who’s away a lot and practical systems for the mom keeping things afloat. To help us navigate this topic, my husband Ryan McCormick joins the show. In this interview, Ryan and I talk about: the hardest part of traveling for both of us, how we frame Ryan’s work for the girls, what hasn’t worked for us, and practical sy...
2021-08-3139 min
Grace In Real Life podcastNavigating back-to-school stressWhether your kids are going back to school in-person for the first time in over a year, struggle with the pressure of testing and giving presentations, or feel the weight of the social side of school, you’ll learn 18 practical ways to help your child navigate back-to-school stress. In this episode, you’ll learn: How real their stress is, What to do when they struggle with uncertainty, How to handle the stress to perform, And what to do when the social pressure builds up. Back-to-school stress for kids is real. Let’s explore practical, simple ways to...
2021-08-1026 min
Grace In Real Life podcastWhen you love your kids and really need a breakThere is no doubt in my mind that you love your kids with your whole heart, but they are driving you crazy. After being together 24/7 in the summer, you really need a break, am I right? So what’s going on: why are we so irritated? In Episode 76, we’re talking about how to show yourself compassion when you’re with your kids All The Time. In this episode, we’ll: Break down five subconscious beliefs we hold about parenting in the summer, Zoom out to what’s really going on -- and you’ll get a lot...
2021-07-1427 min
Grace In Real Life podcastHow to actually enjoy summerThis is an unusual episode because this is not about how you can give yourself grace during the summer, but it’s about how you can take off the heavy burden summer carries for you. You want to enjoy your summer, but can you do it with all the expectations if you’ve laid on the sun-kissed shoulder of the season of summer? In this episode, we’ll dive into: What you expect from your summer And what you can do to lessen the expectations. Because when we recalibrate our expectations we can actuall...
2021-06-2919 min
Grace In Real Life podcastParenting with grace in the digital age with Mandy Majors [Grace in Parenting series]Let’s talk about how to build relationships with your kids using open + honest communication as you parent in the digital age. In this Grace In Real Life podcast interview, digital parenting expert Mandy Majors shares with us: What it looks like to have healthy conversations in your home, How to offer yourself grace when a new app or platform or algorithm pops up and you feel overwhelmed, And how to prepare your kids to use social media in a healthy, non-soul-crushing way. Mandy reminds us that: God loves you the same, no matter wh...
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Grace In Real Life podcast#71: Creating a family culture where Jesus is woven into daily life with Kimberly Amici [Grace in Parenting series]Your family has a culture. Do you know what your’s is? Do you even like it? How can you shape it so your faith and values are woven into it? I’m so glad you asked! You want to create a warm, welcoming, gospel-centered family, and today’s guest will help you! In this interview, Kimberly Amici shares with us: How to shape your family culture one day at a time, Ways to create an environment where kindness -- not rivalry and bickering -- thrives among your kids And how to give and receiv...
2021-06-0853 min
Grace In Real Life podcastHow to lead your family with love, not fear with Kevin A. Thompson [Grace in Parenting series]How can you tell if you’re parenting out of love or fear? Isn’t it important to keep our kids safe? How can we learn to love and be loved? In Episode 69, we’re talking about how to parent out of love instead of fear. In this interview, pastor, author, husband, and dad Kevin Thompson shares with us: How to lead your family with love, not fear How your child’s anxiety may be impacting your own And how to tell if you’re idolizing safety. Ryan and I both read Kevin’s latest book, Fearles...
2021-05-2550 minGrace In Real Life podcastHow to create a family shaped by grace with Gary Morland [Grace in Parenting series]How can Jesus’ sufficiency meet you as you parent in real life? What are ways we can woo our kids to Jesus instead of telling them about Him? If you’ve ever had a family Bible study or devotional go sideways, listen in on how you can shape your family with God’s grace. In Episode 68, we’re talking about how to create a family shaped by grace with author, husband, and dad Gary Morland. In this interview, Gary shares with us: How Jesus’ sufficiency meets you in real-life parenting, What we can control and what we...
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Grace In Real Life podcastWhich end-of-the-school-year mom are you?The end of the school year brings on All the Feels. Maybe you cannot wait for the summer. Maybe this year feels particularly bittersweet. Maybe you feel guilty that you didn’t do enough. No matter how you feel, you’ll be showered with grace in this episode! In this episode, you’ll learn: Which type of end-of-school-year mom you are And how to offer yourself grace during the craziest time of the year. The four categories moms fall into at this time of year. The I’m-ready-but-feel guilty-that-I-didn’t-do-enough mom The end-of-the-year-feels-bittersweet mama The I-feel...
2021-04-2722 minGrace In Real Life podcastThe Enneagram + Conflict || Part 2: Diving Deep Into Your Type with Jenn WhitmerHow does your Enneagram type handle conflict? Where does your type get stuck in conflict? What do you need to know about your Enneagram type when you find yourself in conflict? In this interview, speaker, writer, and Enneagram Coach Jenn Whitmer breaks down conflict and the Enneagram, going type-by-type about where each Enneagram type struggles, shines, and what would serve us well to remember. She tells us: what each Enneagram brings to the table in conflict where each type struggles and how each type can practically handle conflict and hard conversations better. Jenn re...
2021-04-0649 minGrace In Real Life podcastThe Enneagram + Conflict: Part 1 The Essentials with Jenn WhitmerWhat is conflict exactly, and how do you know when it’s resolved? Are there specific ways each Enneagram type handles hard conversations and approaches conflict? In this episode, speaker, writer, and Enneagram Coach Jenn Whitmer joins the show. We go in-depth about how to handle hard conversations and conflict using the Enneagram. Jenn shares what conflict is, how you know when it’s resolved, the five steps of genuine reconciliation, and the three major buckets each Enneagram type uses to approach conflict. So y’all, this interview was so good that I split...
2021-03-2352 minGrace In Real Life podcastHow to bounce back when you’re not crushing your goalsWhy are we talking about goals in mid-March? Isn’t talking about goals and goal-setting reserved for January and January only? It’s right about now, we question the goals we set, feel that we’ve failed miserably at goal-setting, and are ready to throw in the towel, even though we started the year really excited about our new plans. In this episode, you’ll learn three mindsets that probably tripped you up at the very beginning of goal-setting, three lies that may be holding you back from achieving your goals, four truths to help you regroup, so you can...
2021-03-0926 min
Grace In Real Life podcastA reminder for the try-hard girl when “Jesus loves me” feels clicheYou’ve sung “Jesus Loves Me” since forever, but now it doesn’t ring true. Do you need a gentle reminder of how crazy God is about you? Maybe you yelled at your kids this morning and feel like The Worst Mom ever. Maybe you had an abortion decades ago. Maybe you just feel a vague sadness that you were supposed to be better or have accomplished more or figured life out by now. Maybe you believe -- even subconsciously -- that God loves a lot of other try-hard girls really well, but He loves you just...
2021-02-0214 min
Grace In Real Life podcastDelete + Reset: Race, Racism, and Your Role in Racial Reconciliation with Dr. Lucretia BerryIn our second episode of the Delete + Reset series, we talk about race, racism, and your role in racial reconciliation as Dr. Lucretia Berry, founder of Brownicity, joins the show. How exactly is “race” defined? What is racism? Who has white privilege? Dr. Berry defines these terms and helps us delete mindsets that are unhealthy and holding back our country (and our relationships!) like the “bootstrap mentality” and staying quiet so we don’t offend people. She also shares three practical ways to talk to your kids about race in a non-awkward way. I love how Dr. Ber...
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Grace In Real Life podcastReal-life grace for the Enneagram Nine with Karen GauvreauWhat is it like to be an Enneagram Nine? How can we avoid settling for a false peace? Is expressing what you need and want not as selfish as it seems? In this interview, writer, wife, mom, and Enneagram Nine Karen Gauvreau shares with us: How not to be a wishy-washy mom, Three reasons why Nines are resistant to bringing up their hurt feelings, And how not to talk to a Nine. If you are a Nine, know or love a Nine, or have never met a Nine, this episode is so insightful in helping y...
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Grace In Real Life podcastEpisode #47: Real-life grace for the Enneagram Eight with Celia MillerWhat is it like to be an Enneagram Eight? How can an Eight (or any of us!) learn to be vulnerable when we hate showing our weaknesses? How can we redefine failure? In this interview, author and wife Celia Miller shares with us: What confrontation really is, What to do when you’re afraid of letting down your walls to allow others in, How the gospel is really a battle for our hearts and for love, The truth about exposing weakness, And what it means in real-life to live broken. If you are an Eight, kn...
2020-12-1540 min
Grace In Real Life podcastEpisode #46: When you just want to put on your comfy pants and disengage with peopleWhat’s really going on when we want to put on our comfy pants and not engage with people? We are all tired of adulting and over-analyzing, and being hyper-vigilant about All The Things. We just want a break because this has been one crazy year, so, in this episode, we break down: What we mean by “comfy pants” Why we all want to put on our comfy pants And a choose-your-own grace-filled next step. So if you just want to put on your comfy pants, not be bothered, and escape, listen in. Key Quotes...
2020-12-1019 min
Grace In Real Life podcastEpisode #45: Refresh your thought-life about your dreams, calling, and next steps with Sarah BirkbeckThis episode is all about your thought life and how it influences how you live, whether you strive or steward, whether you pursue your passion or you sit on the sidelines, and whether you move your dreams into reality or you stay stuck. In this interview, Refresh conference founder, wife, and mom Sarah Birkbeck shares with us: What slips us into a “striving mentality” and how we can stop it dead in its tracks About how to navigate the tension that comes from being a multi-passionate mama, And one practical tool to stop comparison. If you s...
2020-12-0851 min
Grace In Real Life podcastEpisode #44: Real-life grace for Enneagram Seven with Dorina GilmoreWhat is it like to be an Enneagram Seven? When you love to chase the joy, how do Sevens handle the hard? How can you love the Sevens in your life well? In this interview, wife, mom, author, podcaster, runner, and Enneagram Seven Dorina Gilmore shares with us: What a Seven longs for above all, The most counter-intuitive way to extend grace to yourself, Two practical ways to rest when you have a jam-packed schedule, And the spiritual discipline of letting your pace be your pace. If you are an Enneagram Seven, know or love a...
2020-12-0149 min
Grace In Real Life podcastEpisode #41: How to give grace when people’s post-election reactions are unkind, hurtful, and shockingHow can we respond as grace-givers and Christ-followers when we experience unkind, hurtful, and shocking interactions with friends and family about the election? What do we do when people’s reactions to the election drive are exasperating and exhausting? In this episode, we will: Process what you’re feeling and experiencing Decide what to do next. (I share some do’s and don’ts, and not one idea is cliche. Promise!) So if you’re wondering how to give grace when you feel bullied, exhausted, and over it, listen in. Let’s process what you’re feeli...
2020-11-1029 min
Grace In Real Life podcastEpisode #40: Real-life grace for the Enneagram Five with Loretta GjeltemaWhat is it like to be an Enneagram Five? How can we love the Fives in our lives well? What can all of us learn about staying engaged in community even when we’d rather put on our comfy pants and avoid people? In this interview, Loretta Gjeltema shares with us: What it’s like to be an Enneagram Five 3 strategies to keep you in community even when you want to shut down What happens when Fives don’t deal with their issues, And the #1 way to love Fives well. Loretta peels back the curtain on what...
2020-11-0348 min
Grace In Real Life podcastEpisode #33: Real-life grace for the Enneagram Two with Natalie GingrichWe continue our every-other-week Enneagram series of digging deep into the Enneagram as Grace In Real Life talks with Enneagram Two Natalie Gingrich. The Enneagram allows you to peel back all the behaviors, patterns, and coping mechanisms that conceal the real you. Knowing your Enneagram type allows you to recognize why you do what you do. Then you can exchange hurtful mindsets and behaviors for God-centered truth and courage. Change starts with knowledge, which invites you to bring your wounds, hurts, and fears to the feet of Christ and ask for His help. You can on...
2020-09-1557 min
Grace In Real Life podcastBonus Episode #4: What to tell your kids about COVID-19, how to get your kids to open up, and ways to keep calmJoining the Grace In Real Life podcast today is licensed professional counselor Shey Reichenau. Shey is a mental health therapist with Forever Hope Counseling & Educational Services specializing in working with children and adolescents. And she’s here to help us answer these questions: How do I talk to my child about the coronavirus and all that’s going on in the world in an age-appropriate way? How do I help my younger kids have the language to share their feelings? How do I get my older kids to open up? What can we practically do to mitiga...
2020-04-1426 min
Grace In Real Life podcastBONUS #3: How to give yourself grace as you parent during a pandemicHow can you practically parent with grace during a pandemic? What does that even look like? And how can you do it in real life? In this episode, you'll learn Seven mindsets to encourage you and give you grace What’s working for Team McCormick and receive a blessing over you Here are seven encouraging truths for you right now: You’re allowed to feel what you need to feel. Remember you’ve never been through this before. You’re not doing home-schooling wrong. What you’re doing counts. You don’t need to compare. Treat you...
2020-03-3130 min
Grace In Real Life podcastTRAILER: Grace In Real Life Podcast TrailerWelcome try-hard girl to the Grace In Real Life podcast. My name is Jill E. McCormick. This podcast is for you if you’re a woman who wants to wholeheartedly pursue Christ. You want to live in such a way that when you meet Jesus, He says, “Hello My sweet girl. Well done, my good and faithful servant.” You want to experience a life of freedom using the gifts and talents God gave you, but in a way that doesn’t wear you out. You want to follow where He leads, To liv...
2020-02-2104 min