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A Joyful JourneyOur 2023 GardenEpisode Notes:
Today we discuss this year's garden plans! We are so excited that the 2023 garden season has begun & can't wait to see what this year has in store. We discuss our expansions, new goals, crops, & what we are each looking forward to most.
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney@fidei.email!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, pray for us!
2023-03-2835 min
A Joyful JourneyLatin Mass, Cloth Diapering & Homebirth, Oh My! How the Lord Has Called Us to Live in Radical WaysToday we share all about many of the ways the Lord has called us to do things a little differently than most, the ways in which we are striving to live a little counter-culturally. From ditching our microwave to the Catholic Mass we attend to the way we view money, join us as we explain the why of several aspects of our life.
We hope you enjoy this new episode! As always, feel free to reach out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney@fidei.email!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, p...2023-01-171h 28A Joyful JourneyWhat is Your Mission? Revisiting our Family Mission Statement & "The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family"Episode Notes:
Today we discuss Patrick Lencioni's book "The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family". We share with you our family mission statement as well as our current rallying cry, all based on what we learned from the book! We hope you enjoy this episode and are looking forward to sharing our next episode on the upcoming liturgical season.
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney@fidei.email!
St. Joseph, Pillar of F...2022-10-2839 minA Joyful JourneyTrue Beauty & A Chicken CoopToday we share about our chicken coop, Chickendell: the House of Eggrond. At a deeper level, we discuss the importance of taking pride in our work & striving for beauty. Listen to hear our thoughts on beauty & how we found it in the creation of Chickendell.
We hope you enjoy this new episode! As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney@fidei.email.
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, pray for us!2022-09-2747 minA Joyful JourneyHomesteading Hearts: Our Dream & How We're Working Towards ItToday we share all about our ultimate dream & how we are working towards it! We are so excited & passionate about our dream of homesteading & are so happy to finally share this dream with you! From gardening to chickens to canning to owning land in the country & raising quail & other animals, we share so many facets of this dream & the ways we are making steps to fulfill this dream while living in the city.
We hope you enjoy this new episode! As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful...2022-08-2243 minA Joyful JourneyReturning the Gift: Dreaming in Every Stage of LifeToday we discuss the importance of dreaming in every state of life, even when accomplishing goals and dreams seems impossible. We also share a few of our dreams, both big and small.
We hope you enjoy this new episode! As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, pray for us!
Quote: "What you are is God's gift to you, what you...2022-07-2231 minA Joyful JourneyJumpstarting Your Day: Suggestions for Creating a Morning RoutineToday Anna discusses some tips for creating a morning routine! She also shares what her morning routine typically looks like.
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, ora pro nobis!
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Divine Intimacy: Meditations on the Interior Life for Every Day of the Liturgical Year by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D...2022-07-1215 min
A Joyful Journey7 Months Later...We're back! Join us as we share about life with Clement & what we've been up to these past 7 months!
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, ora pro nobis!
2022-06-2322 minA Joyful JourneyBorn at Home: Clement Joseph's Birth StoryToday we share all about our son's home birth!
We hope you enjoy this new episode! As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, pray for us!
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The Birth Book by William & Martha Sears: https://www.amazon.com/Birth-Book-Everything-Satisfying-Parenting/dp/0316779075/ref=sr_1_3?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3fiPBhCCARIsAFQ8QzWZX_Q4oBq2v2aS57v0ryo5zclRmgMd1...2022-02-051h 03A Joyful JourneyRediscovering SundaysToday we discuss the vital importance of Sundays! Using St. John Paul the Great’s Apostolic Letter, Dies Domini, we dive into the sacredness of Sundays as Catholic Christians and share some ways in which we have made an effort to rediscover the true essence of Sundays.
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, pray for us!
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“The...2021-09-2947 minA Joyful JourneyNourishing the Soul with Spiritual ReadingToday we discuss the importance of spiritual reading. We share our experiences with spiritual reading as well as some tips and recommendations. We hope you enjoy this episode and are looking forward to sharing our next episode on rediscovering Sundays!
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, pray for us!
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“Spiritual reading is necessary as the normal wa...2021-07-2730 minA Joyful JourneyFinding the Good Books on the ShelfEpisode Notes:
Today we discuss reading & literature & what makes a good book! We share some of our favorite books & those books that have inspired us! We hope you enjoy the episode & are looking forward to sharing our next episode on spiritual reading!
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, pray for us!
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“Without good books an...2021-07-1247 minA Joyful JourneyThe Lord of the Rings: A "fundamentally religious and Catholic work"Today we share with you our thoughts on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy! We recently finished listening to an audiobook version together that we LOVED! In this episode we share our personal thoughts on the books, share our favorite characters and scenes, as well as give a book to movie comparison. We also share with you the Catholic connections we found in this series, as “The ‘Lord of the Rings’ is a ‘fundamentally religious and Catholic work.’” - J.R.R. Tolkien. Finally, Taylor shares several connections that he made between the fictional character Aragorn and St. Joseph.
Note...2021-06-2958 minA Joyful JourneyMountains by Day, Oceans by Night: Nemechek Family Vacation #1Today we share with you some highlights from our very first family vacation! We were so blessed to go on a two week road trip & enjoyed it so much we wanted to share our experiences with you!
We hope you enjoy hearing about all of our adventures and hope you join us next time for an episode on The Lord of the Rings!
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
...2021-06-1432 minA Joyful JourneyNew Beginnings: Our Story - Part IIIToday we share with you the third part of our story: new beginnings. While this is the final part in this series for now, it is just the beginning of a very joyful and exciting journey! Besides sharing the “end” of our story, we also share with you some key takeaways and practical tips we learned from our friendship.
We hope you enjoy getting to know us and our story better and hope you join us next time for an episode on our two week vacation!
As always, feel free to join us on this jour...2021-05-311h 24A Joyful JourneyA Season of Suffering: Our Story - Part IIToday we share with you the second part of our story: a season of suffering. We share some types of suffering as explained by Soren Kierkegaard, then we dive into the second segment of our story, a time of separation, suffering, and growth!
We hope you enjoy getting to know us and our story better and hope you join us next time for part III!
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!2021-05-1144 minA Joyful JourneyHow it all Began: Our Story - Part IToday we share with you the first part of our story: our friendship! We share some thoughts on friendship in general as well as things we learned and blessings we received. We hope you enjoy getting to know us and our story better and hope you join us next time for part II!
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, pray for...2021-04-271h 32A Joyful JourneyCreating & Cultivating Virtuous HabitsToday we discuss habits! As we prepared for marriage, we found discussions on our current habits to be super helpful in preparing for life together! We were able to identify those habits we were really glad we had, and those we weren’t proud of. These discussions helped us be more aware of the ways we live subconsciously and helped us in our discussions concerning our mission statement.
Today we base our discussion on one of our favorite books, Atomic Habits, by James Clear. We discuss our key takeaways from the book, including practical ways to create an...2021-04-1352 minA Joyful JourneyWhat Makes You Unique? Creating a Mission StatementToday we share with you our mission statement and discuss how you can create your own! What makes you unique? What are your core values? We explain rallying cries (your top priority), defining objectives, and standard objectives. We talk about Patrick Lencioni’s book The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family, a quick and easy read that has helped us discover who we are at our core! Lastly, we discuss tactical meetings.
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by em...2021-03-2938 minA Joyful JourneyFinding Joy in Your JourneyToday we discuss joy! We define joy, differentiating it from other words that are given synonymous meanings. We discuss joy as being a source of marriage, and also share some ways in which we strive to live out joy in our lives. Finally, we share some practical ways you, too, can live joyfully!
As always, feel free to join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or by reaching out to us via email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, pray...2021-03-151h 01A Joyful JourneyA Joyful Journey: Who We Are & What to ExpectHello! We are Taylor & Anna Nemechek, a young Catholic married couple. We are passionate about the Catholic Faith and are excited to share our journey & discoveries as we strive to live an authentically joyful and life-giving marriage.
Today, we introduce ourselves, explain the name of our podcast, and share what you can expect in the episodes to come.
Join us on this journey by following us on Instagram: A Joyful Journey (@ajoyfuljourney1221), or reaching out to us by email at ajoyfuljourney1221@gmail.com!
St. Joseph, Pillar of Families and Glory of Domestic Life, p...2021-03-0120 min