Audrey Rindlisbacher Podcast

“Telling myself the truth was my guiding light." ~Heidi Mathews

At The Mission Driven Mom, we make a big deal about principles. We know that principles are timeless, absolute truths that can guide us through hard times, show us how to change for the better, and make our way in life a little bit smoother. We work hard to make the concepts of natural law, first principles, and principles as clear as possible. We know that one of the key reasons we are floundering as individuals, as families, as communities, and as a nation is precisely because we have lost touch with true principles and their enlightening and healing power. 

In this podcast, Audrey and a few of the MDM Clapham Leadership Team members look back at the principles that came to their rescue in 2020. Join them as they share how truths they learned through The Mission Driven Mom programs and courses empowered them to overcome the trials they faced--bringing them the peace of mind and heart they so desperately needed. 

As you listen, ponder the principles in your life own that aid you in times of trouble and consider what new truths you could learn and live in 2021 that would make it your best year yet!

Listener's Guide:

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2:15      Introduction of Ashley Mecham, member of the Leadership Team

3:31     Introduction of Heidi Mathews, member of the Leadership Team

7:16     What to Expect in the Facebook Group in 2021

12:30   How Truth Statements Conquered Negativity and Lightened the Load - Audrey Rindlisbacher

16:41    How Habit, Routine, and Structure Rescued the Family - Ashley Mecham

18:26    How Telling Ourselves the Truth Set the Tone for the Year - Heidi Mathews

22:06    The Power of Remembering Truth - Audrey Rindlisbacher

24:1 1    Super Woman vs Values and What is Essential 

Quotes from this episode:

“... where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Corinthians 3:17 Holy Bible

“The truth shall make you free.” ~Audrey Rindlisbacher's Family Mission Statement 

“I made it a priority to do truth statements every single day...What I didn't expect was that eventually, I didn't have to lean so heavily on them. Over time the burden [of negativity] got lighter and lighter and the truth became louder than the lies. It was liberating!" ~Audrey Rindlisbacher

“The fact that we had routines already in place and that we could keep these routines and habits saved our sanity. The structure helped us not spiral down into negativity.” ~Ashley Mecham 

“Telling myself the truth was my guiding light. We do need to help each other and I am worthy of help. Telling the truth rescued me." ~Heidi Mathews

“I had to cut some big things out of my life to make room for myself because I had nothing left to give. Choosing between two really good things, those are the hardest choices. But I needed to get to the essential things I needed to be doing. ” ~Lindsey Wright

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At the end of a tough Covid-19 year, we have all struggled with things that feel out of our control. Societal issues like quarantines, riots, illness, contentious debates, and even fraud have caused even the best of us frustration and heartache. Often these were compounded by personal challenges such as job loss, struggling children, and lack of community connection. Unfortunately, most of these trials have felt like they were imposed on us by others. We didn't ask for these troubles! It can feel so unfair and overwhelming. 

When we face situations like these, that bring us pain or frustration and seem as though there is nothing we can do about them, is there anything we can do?

Join Audrey this week as she shares what she does when there's nothing she can do. Listen to the daily practices which nourish her hope, courage, and faith. Learn with her those actions you can begin taking now which will empower you to move forward with increased optimism and love as you face your own personal challenges.  

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5:07    What the Title Means

9:12    What Doesn't Work

9:55    The Time Required

11:12    Responses Can be a Lesson

13:17    Prayer, Written Prayers, Prayer Journal

22:31   Positive Images in Our Minds

26:52   Watch Your Language

28:01   Truth Statements

28:44   Daily Gratitude

29:18    Scripture Reading

30:19    Listen To/Read Faith building Content

31:23    Remember You Can Only Control You

31:39    Work on Your Way of Being

31:53    Remember It's Not About You

32:44   Focus on your Goals and Dreams

35:27    Visualize

37:33    Voice Memos

38:05   Meet Your Needs

39:00   Success Story 1

45:03    Success Story 2

Quotes from this episode:

“Your expectation must have a clearly defined objective. Lot's of people get nowhere simply because they do not know where they want to go. They have no clear cut, precisely defined purpose. You cannot expect the best if you think aimlessly." ~Norman Vincent Peale

“I believe that if you want to get somewhere, you must decide definitely where you want to be or what you want to accomplish. Be sure it is a right objective, then photograph this objective on your mind and hold it there. Work hard, believe in it, and the thought will become so powerful that it will tend to assure success. There is a deep tendency to become what your mind pictures, provided you hold the mental picture, and if the objective is sound.” ~Norman Vincent Peale

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“I'm 100% certain that Becky is called to Africa. And I am called to her.” ~Tom Rogers

Meet Becky Rogers, mother of 10, music major, and violin teacher. Although she used to live a typical American family life, through her vigilance in the 7 Laws of Life Mission, she prepared herself and eventually heard the call to become a passionate advocate for African women. She now lives full-time in Ghana. Since arriving three years ago, she and her husband have founded Family Literacy Centers in several African countries and are finishing up the first Family Restoration Center in Ghana.  

This week join Becky Rogers and Audrey Rindlisbacher as they explore Becky's journey. Learn about her childhood, her self-education and self-discovery, and the steps that led to her call to Africa. Be inspired by the courage and faith she and her husband exercised to get there. Best of all, listen to the miracles that are taking place as a result of the relationship she so vigilantly built with God. 

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1:15      Becky's Childhood

3:58     Family Culture and Priorities

6:26      Investing in Children

7:05     Religion and Music

9:09      Work Ethic and Discipline

10:31    Beginning a Family and Going Large

15:54    The Perfect Storm for Homeschooling

19:17    What to Teach

25:13    What Does God Need Me to Know?

33:17    Moving Towards Africa

46:55    "We could Always Move to Africa!"

50:12    Leaving the USA and God Links

54:42    Arrival in Ghana

1:00:39   Her Husband and the Greatest Blessing

1:02:14  The Story Refelcts the Outcome of Spiritual Preparation

1:06:09  The Projects in Ghana

1:18:01   The Objective of the Family Restoration Center

1:22:32   Safety and the Dog

1:25:55   How This Has Influenced Becky's Children

Quotes from this episode:

“If we moved to Ghana we would have to learn to live so radically differently that we would actually have time to be a family.” ~Tom Rogers

“We got an impression every day of two things to do and we didn't get the next piece until we did them.” ~Becky Rogers

“One day I prayed, "I'm totally good in the space of not knowing but if there is anything that is OK for us to know then that would also be cool.” ~Becky Rogers

“Sometimes the mercy is the not knowing.” ~Becky Rogers

“I'm 100% certain that Becky is called to Africa. And I am called to her.” ~Tom Rogers

“We are wholly dependent on the paycheck from God.” ~Becky rogers

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FMF Family Literacy Center

Family Restoration Introduction

By the time Audrey Rindlisbacher was 19 years old, her father and two close friends had passed away unexpectedly. Through these trials Audrey learned for herself that life is very fragile. She knew that we have to make the most of the day we are in, because we never know when it might be the last day for us or someone we love.  

"Many people live as if someday they’ll arrive at “happiness” like one arrives at a bus stop. They figure that someday everything will fall into place, they will take a deep breath and say, 'Here I am at last…happy!' Hence their life story is one of 'I’ll be happy when…'" ~Andrew Matthews

When we relegate our happiness to the future, we rob ourselves and others of the chance for deeper connection, joyful moments, and greater fulfillment. The mindset of waiting to be happy keeps us from seeing all the beautiful things in our lives right now. When we realize that happiness is a choice, that it is, "something we make inside ourselves," we are able to shift our focus from all the things that are making us unhappy, to all the things that can bring us happiness and fulfillment every day.

Join Audrey and other women in The Mission Driven Mom Mastermind FB Group for a replay of a "Lighting Our Lamps: Morning Inspiration for Moms" FB Live from the spring of 2020, where Audrey shares stories, quotes, and tips that will inspire you to choose happiness today.

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2:29    Why We Are Unhappy

3:22    Happiness is a Decision

4:45    Audrey's Story

5:55    "Learning in Wartime"

7:37     I Made a Decision-Andrew Matthews

10:23   From The Hiding Place

13:54   How Can I Be Happy Today? 

15:38   Sharing Gratitude

Quotes from this episode:

“Truth seldom is sweet; it is almost invariably bitter." ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 

“Being happy can be one of the greatest challenges that we face and can sometimes take all the determination, persistence, and self-discipline we can muster. ” ~Audrey Rindlisbacher

“If we’re unhappy, it’s because life is not as we want it. Life is not matching our expectations of how it ‘ought’ to be. We want the future, not 'the now'. We don’t want what is, we want what isn’t. Too much of this and you go crazy.” ~Andrew Matthews

“Life is not perfect. Life is about being exhilarated, frustrated, sometimes achieving, and sometimes missing out. So long as we say “I’ll be happy when…” we’re deluding ourselves.” ~Andrew Matthews

“Happiness is a decision. Many people live as if someday they’ll arrive at “happiness” like one arrives at a bus stop. They figure that someday everything will fall into place, they will take a deep breath and say, “Here I am at last…happy!” Hence their life story is one of “I’ll be happy when…” ~Andrew Matthews

“Each one of us has a decision to make. Are we prepared to daily remind ourselves that we have only a limited time to make the most of what we’ve got, or will we while away the present, hoping for a better future?” ~Andrew Matthews

“The world is not perfect. The degree of our unhappiness is the distance between the way things are and the way we ‘think’ they ‘ought’ to be.” ~Andrew Matthews

“Value people. Don't go to bed angry. Let people know how much they mean to you.” ~Audrey Rindlisbacher

“Make today one you would want to end on.” ~Audrey Rindlisbacher

“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ~Abraham Lincoln

“It's not what happens to us in life that determines our happiness as much as the way we react to what happens.” ~Andrew Matthews

“You've got today. That's all you've got. You might as well be happy.

"That is what you had to do to live in the camp: be engaged, not live for yourself alone. The self-centered life has no place in the world of the deported. You must go beyond it. Lay hold on something outside yourself.”~Jacques Lusseyran

Born to loving, devoted, faithful parents, Jacques Lusseyran had a very happy childhood. Even the accident that stole his sight at age 7 couldn't dampen the joy and wonder he experienced as a boy. A loyal friend, a serious scholar, a faithful Christian, Jacques loved every element of life...until the occupation of France by the Nazis. Dedicated to truth and freedom, Jacques determined to do something about it. 

Join Audrey this week as she tells the inspiring and miraculous story of Jacques Lusseyran, blind resistance hero of WWII who risked everything for what he knew to be right. 

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3:34    Introduction to Jacques Lusseyran

5:10    My Parents

7:02     Blindness

9:10    Experiencing Light

12:00   Fear Made Me Blind

14:19   Discerning Character through Voices

16:06   Friendship  

17:03   Education

19:15    Independence, War, Speaking Out

23:00   Looking For Answers

27:37   An Incredible Teacher

29:36   Illness, Spiritual Experience, Resolve, the Responsible Ones

36:00   Recruiting 

39:00   Elio, Betrayal, Democracy and Christian Morality    

49:40   Robert and Clinging to Christ

52:38   Letting Fear Go and Living On Hope

Quotes from this episode:

“My parents spoke to me about God, but only later. I had no name for Him. He was just there and it was better so. Behind my parents there was Someone, and my father and mother were simply the people responsible for passing along the gift. My religion began like this, which I think explains why I have never known doubt.” ~Jacques Lusseyran

“What the loss of my eyes had not accomplished was brought about by fear. It made me blind. Anger and impatience had the same effect, throwing everything into confusion. The minute before I knew just where everything in the room was, but if I got angry, things got angrier than I. They went and hid in the most unlikely corners, mixed themselves up, turned turtle, muttered like crazy men, and looked wild. As for me, I no longer knew where to put hand or foot. Everything hurt me. This mechanism worked so well that I became cautious.” ~Jacques Lusseyran

“For our part, we wanted to learn how to live, and that was a much more serious matter....Unless we were up to making a better life than the life of our elders, the orgy of stupidity and killing would go on till the end of the world. Let people be silent if they were able to go on living without speaking out. We were incapable of it. As for that fear of theirs, it was indecent and made us feel sick. We had no forbearance toward the philosophers, our teachers, or our families. It was better so since we needed our strength to prepare ourselves. Students were very serious that winter in Paris.” ~Jacques Lusseyran

“I sat up late at night. I had thrown myself furiously into the study of philosophy. I wanted to understand it all and felt it was urgent, I don't know exactly why, but it seemed to me that such a chance would not come again, that I was going to be snatched away to more worldly responsibilities. All the ideas of men who had dedicated themselves to thought found their way into my head for the first time, from Pythagoras to Bergson, from Plato to Freud. I examined them as closely as I could.” ~Jacques Lusseyran

"At the beginning of May I had adopted the ascetic life, including Sunday. I got up at half-past four before it was light. The first thing I did was to kneel down and pray: “My God,