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Victoria Magazine Giveaway & A Great Big Celebration! - Episode 768
18 april 2023 · 33 min
I pray that this book will refresh you in your ideals and give you a sense of why bringing rhythms of grace regularly into your life will help you keep steadfast in your meaningful work of mentoring, loving, serving and praying for those in your personal life and story. Lees meer
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Win a Virtual Tea with Sally - Episode 767
17 april 2023 · 14 min
I have been through so many seasons, but I have learned how to keep going forward, by God's grace. I pray you are encouraged in your own season of giving yourself to your ideals.
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Tea Time Tuesday: God's View of Hospitality
11 april 2023 · 36 min
Teatime Discipleship is about the hospitality one friend offers another, to link arms, to say, "I am here for you" in a world that is draining and isolating.
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Mentoring with Grace - Episode 765
10 april 2023 · 40 min
Each of us is designed by God to whisper His words to the hearts of our children so they will feel the call of God in their own lives to become "fishers of men."
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Tea Time Tuesday: A Simple Little Tea Time - Episode 764
4 april 2023 · 26 min
Sometimes a girl needs a little spoiling. Just a fun, special tea time with a dear friend can pick me up! Like the Dowager Countess can say, "Well, there is nothing else to be done. Let's have tea."
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Cultivating Peace in the Trenches of Motherhood (with Lyndsey Mimnagh) - Episode 763
3 april 2023 · 40 min
If you are experiencing weariness and discouragement, it signifies you are engaged in the battle. Join me today to find some answers to bring peace to the trenches of life.
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Tea Time Tuesday: Aging Gracefully and With Vision - Episode 762
28 maart 2023 · 36 min
If you have a vision for being steadfast into old age, you have an intrinsic strength to make it through all the years and seasons. Ponder your life through all the seasons, friends, and know you are living your story you will tell to generations.
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Building a Legacy of Faith Takes Relentless Forbearance - Episode 761
27 maart 2023 · 31 min
Life is a marathon. Keep your legacy going. My friends, never give up, never give in. Your labor is not in vain. You matter.
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Tea Time Tuesday: Cuddle Your Tea Pot - Episode 760
21 maart 2023 · 37 min
Don't we all need the world to go away for just a few? So, take time today for a cuppa and close the world out in your mind and breathe in peace.
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Light Outshines the Darkness - Episode 759
20 maart 2023 · 29 min
I wrestled with my faith over years, but in doing so, I came to a deeper understanding of this fallen world, the nature of evil, that God's light was stronger than the darkness, that we are all heading to a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
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Tea Time Tuesday: Gathering Together Shapes Souls & Cherishes Faith - Episode 758
15 maart 2023 · 34 min
Often, people ask what drew our family close, that built a common legacy of ideals, the foundation that made all of us writers, and cultivated the kind of faith that lives in all of us today. Our souls were shaped by the daily rhythms of gathering, eating meals together, sharing in deep fellowship as a regular habit. Lees meer
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Don't Ever Stop Listening For the Music or Dancing to His Songs - Episode 757
13 maart 2023 · 19 min
We must not give in to the dark side, that creates the cacophony to blot out all of the alluring, heavenly music of His voice, words. May God grant us ears to hear, hearts to listen.
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Teatime Tuesday: Teatime Comes In Many Forms - Episode 756
7 maart 2023 · 43 min
Today, I have so many fun subjects on Tea Time Tuesday. Of course music for this season of Lent, food from Mary Barry, who used to be on The Great British Bakeoff, and so much more.
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Resist Performing for Others: It Is a Poison - Episode 755
6 maart 2023 · 44 min
No two families are alike. No two children are alike. They develop at different times, have different fingerprints, differing personalities, different looks and DNA—God made them to be unique. And He did not intend for us to worry if we were doing enough at every stage of life. Lees meer
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An Angel Friend (with Leah Boden) - Episode 754
1 maart 2023 · 40 min
Every once in a while, I feel like God kisses me on my cheek and brings along an angel friend just when I need one. Leah and I have similar hearts—we love beauty, our families, education, art, eating and drinking tea, the Lord, writing, publishing and so much more. Lees meer
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Tea Time Tuesday: The World of Tea in 1775 & a Famous Author
28 februari 2023 · 36 min
Today's Tea Time Tuesday is lots of fun. Be sure to share a cuppa something wonderful with someone in your life who would enjoy a few moments of pure pleasure, relaxation and with friendship and peace.
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Do You Ever Feel Like A Child? - Episode 752
27 februari 2023 · 46 min
Do you ever feel like a child? Not knowing where you are going or what you are doing? This is how many have felt throughout history—lost, confused, not sure of what is ahead or if we are capable enough to live the life we have been called to. Throughout scripture, we see that some of the most faithful heroes of faith felt lost along the way. Lees meer
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Tea Time Tuesday: Cheers, My Friends!
21 februari 2023 · 31 min
If only you could come sit with me and sip a golden cup of tea. I would ask you questions and hope to be of encouragement to you. We would talk about everything in the world, share thoughts and dreams, fears and failures, and give one another joy in time well-spent. Lees meer
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Servant Leadership Opens Hearts - Episode 750
20 februari 2023 · 41 min
As we seek to influence the thinking, faith, love of our children, it will be as we do the work of serving, over and over again, of exercising thoughtful, kind deeds, thousands of times, one moment at a time.
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Tea Time Tuesday: The Pathway to Becoming Mature is to Accept Advice
14 februari 2023 · 45 min
I have been one of the richest women in the world because of the sweet fellowship and deep friendships I have experienced. This is what my new book Teatime Discipleship is all about—creating a place where people can become friends, grow in faith, find support and encouragement. Lees meer
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Why Teatime Discipleship Matters - Episode 748
13 februari 2023 · 22 min
Through teatime discipleship, repeated over many years, my children and I became the deepest of friends. It is a tool, a holding place for creating relationships, a hopeful expectation that, "Mama wants to spend time with me, we shall be friends."
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Tea Time Tuesday: A Family Culture of Love
7 februari 2023 · 42 min
We were not a perfect family, we had conflict through seasons, but unchanging love was the holding foundation of our home culture.
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Tea Time Habit - Episode 746
6 februari 2023 · 28 min
Deep friendships and connected relationships happen best when intentional encouragement is planned and given on a regular basis.
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Tea Time Tuesday: Humility: Becoming Like Jesus
31 januari 2023 · 46 min
Something that seems to be true of my own life, the longer I live: "Life is a long lesson in humility." (JM Barrie) Oh, to be openhearted to be like Jesus—that is my prayer.
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Try Not To Be So Hard On Yourself - Episode 744
30 januari 2023 · 30 min
God is my hope when I am out of control. He is my prayer-answerer when I am beyond my own strength. I live practicing joy because He is my audience and I want to rest in Him because He wants to be my adequacy.
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Tea Time Tuesday: Morning Delighting in Life - Episode 743
24 januari 2023 · 29 min
This week, I am on a quest for delight—for myself and my people. We all need some moments to put away darkness and to invest in beauty, fun, celebration. Determine that this will be a week when you bring joy, beauty, delight to yourself and your beloveds. Lees meer
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My Work is Never Finished - Episode 742
23 januari 2023 · 26 min
I had no idea what motherhood would cost me in time, heart, work, creativity, love, instruction and so much more. And yet, I am old enough, seasoned through the many years to be able to say it is the most profound work I have ever undertaken—to shape real human beings in faith, virtue and purpose in life over days, months, years and decades. Lees meer
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Teatimes Waiting to Happen - Episode 741
17 januari 2023 · 40 min
This is a marathon of a life for most of us, but with every step, I come to see the loving, gracious compassion and sympathy of God at work. Most issues take longer than I want them to take—God rarely seems in a hurry. Yet, He companions us each step. Sip your tea or coffee with me today and rest in His generous love. Lees meer
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Gentleness Opens Hearts - Episode 740
16 januari 2023 · 33 min
In a study about gentleness recently, I found no less than 8 Biblical writers that place gentleness at the core of their call to righteousness. Today's podcast is about these leaders and what they wrote. God grant us gentleness.
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Tea Time Tuesday: Love in Action - Episode 739
10 januari 2023 · 21 min
Lots of fun on Tea Time Tuesday today!
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Graceful Endurance: Remaining Under the Weight - Episode 738
9 januari 2023 · 18 min
As I look back, I am sometimes amazed at the ways God has led, lessons learned, souls were shaped, faith grew. It all started when I made a quiet commitment to Him.
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Awaking Wonder: Inspiration for a New Season - Episode 737
5 januari 2023 · 39 min
Whether you are single, married, working outside your home, or a stay-at-home mom, you are called by the heart of Jesus to give of yourself to others.
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Tea Time Tuesday: Keep Up Your Courage, Friends - Episode 736
3 januari 2023 · 41 min
Today, I review the disastrous storm in which Paul found himself and other passengers who were scared. He teaches us about how to rally others to courage and faith.
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The Lifegiving Home Plan: 2023 - Episode 735
30 december 2022 · 25 min
There is no one right way to live life in a home. No one size of routine or rules or order fits all. Homes with young children will be quite different from a single-adult home. Elderly adults will order their lives by different life rituals than will young marrieds or students. But the more carefully we plan our days, the better our homes will provide us with freedom and enjoyment as well as purpose and accomplishment. Lees meer
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Tea Time Tuesday: Decluttering Your Heart & Soul For 2023 - Episode 734
27 december 2022 · 41 min
Many years ago, I began the habit at the beginning of the new year to declutter my heart and soul.
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Tea Time Tuesday: Pondering Mary this Christmas - Episode 733
20 december 2022 · 37 min
Pondering Mary, one of my favorite role models, I speak today of what was in her heart when God says, "Greetings, you who are highly favored. The Lord is with you."
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Tea Time Tuesday: Just One Cup - Episode 731
14 december 2022 · 20 min
When Jesus said, "whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward," I'm quite sure He also had in mind "whoever gives a steaming cup of tea!"
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Choosing Lifelong Faith - Episode 730
12 december 2022 · 25 min
Faith requires a listening heart. God is so willing to use normal people—who are listening, willing to obey. What risk will you take, by faith, to live a story that others will tell for generations to come?
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Tea Time Tuesday: Canticles to Memorize, Orzo, Michael Card & An Adventure - Episode 729
7 december 2022 · 54 min
Today, my forever friend, Jacqui and I speak of friend formation, and tell of our intentional and purpose driven fun times and how it has shaped us. Such fun. Hope it encourages you.
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Building a Long Term Marriage - Episode 728
5 december 2022 · 35 min
Nothing quite prepared me, as an untrained young woman, to know how to bear all of the stresses we would face by being a family. And yet, I had been taught to seek God's word, to pray and to obey and live in wisdom.
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Tea Time Tuesday: Preparing Your Heart to Face the Holidays with Grace - Episode 727
29 november 2022 · 34 min
This week, I am asking myself what I need to do to prepare my heart to be present to my people, ready to serve and to determine not to give into the weariness or demands.
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In the Cold Winter Seasons, Find the Light - Episode 726
28 november 2022 · 40 min
In my life as a mom, there have been countless times, I felt like I was not accomplishing anything productive from day to day. Five scriptures have been especially helpful to me when I am overwhelmed.
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Welcoming Holiday Celebration with Joy - Episode 725
22 november 2022 · 42 min
To me, Thanksgiving is the entry way to preparing my heart to be filled and renewed with a love for Christ. I need child-like excitement and gratitude to fill my heart again, so that I might bring light into my year ahead.
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Growing Gratefulness - Episode 724
21 november 2022 · 17 min
Giving thanks starts with a humble heart, one that does not demand but receives the gifts of everyday moments with joy. A grateful heart sees the fingerprints of God in normal every day circumstances, a lens through which we see life, people, simple pleasures as a gift. Lees meer
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Tea Time Tuesday: Goodness: The Power to Fight Darkness - Episode 723
15 november 2022 · 38 min
When we read in the Word, "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good," this is a call out of passivity to action, to engaging, to spreading the moral excellence through each aspect of our lives that God has called us to. Today, I discuss what that has meant to me lately. I hope it will encourage you. Lees meer
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Why Stories Matter (& Nathan's New Movie!) - Episode 722
14 november 2022 · 34 min
Stories have the power to change and inspire us in ways nothing else does. I hope you'll join us in this journey of bringing a good story to life that just might be the thing to help a world in need.
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Building a House for Eternity - Episode 721
8 november 2022 · 38 min
I have come to realize that embracing God's call to the duties of motherhood doesn't diminish my abilities to use my gifts, strength, and training, but fulfills a part of God's design.
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Minding Your Mind - Episode 720
7 november 2022 · 29 min
What if someone could read your thoughts—would you like what they see? Worship the Lord Your God with all of your mind, we are told. I call it "minding your mind" because thinking, learning, understanding, creating—so many things we do with our minds, are to be a focus of our worship of God. Worshipping God with our mind requires a focus, intentionality, effort, a plan. Lees meer
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Minding Your Mind - Episode 720
7 november 2022 · 29 min
What if someone could read your thoughts—would you like what they see? Worship the Lord Your God with all of your mind, we are told. I call it "minding your mind" because thinking, learning, understanding, creating—so many things we do with our minds, are to be a focus of our worship of God. Worshipping God with our mind requires a focus, intentionality, effort, a plan. Lees meer
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Seasons of Life - Episode 719
3 november 2022 · 37 min
Whatever season you find yourself in is eventually going to pass. God is aware of your season and He will give you wisdom, strength, grace to walk through the seasons with Him by your side to provide you with insight and understanding into the ways he is working in the world. Lees meer