Listen in to one of my favorite episodes! Can't wait to be back in your ears after my September Sabbath. 

I’ve got a secret! When I daydreamed about launching a podcast, I assumed it would be “interview style” with various guests. I started writing out potential names, topics, and questions. Fast-forward to this week, and we are debuting our first Glordinary Guest episode. These occasional episodes will feature an ordinary friend living a Glordinary life because, well, I can relate to ordinary. You too?

Listen in as I invite my dear friend, Becky Niemeyer, to join me for our first Glordinary Guest episode. Over the next three days, we’ll chat about the extraordinary no, yes, and open-handed invitation of God in Becky’s life. Don’t take my word for it. Listen for yourself to the crazy twists and turns in Becky's life. 

The mornings are getting darker, summer is taking her final bow, and pumpkin-flavored everything is waiting in the wings. Yep, Friend. Fall is coming—whether we’re ready or not.

Before I head into my September Sabbath, let’s say hello to fall with a Glordinary seasonal examen—a few simple questions to help us notice what’s happening around us, what’s stirring within us, and where God might already be at work in both.

I’ll be back with new episodes in October, but some of my favorite Glordinary replays will keep you company throughout September.

Until then, stay connected at glordinary.com, find Glordinary on social media, or reach me at [email protected].

Now, go grab that cider donut. Fall isn’t going to savor itself. 😉

The Glordinary Fall Examen:

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Well, we’ve made it to the end of Summer of Sabbath— Revisited. And after an entire summer of revisiting lessons I first talked about two years ago, I’ve learned something very important:

This week's episode starts with a 2-year-old, one very patient aunt, and nine consecutive rides on the Frog Hopper at Hersheypark. (“Do a’den. Do a’den.”)

Because maybe revisiting the same lesson doesn’t mean we haven’t grown. Maybe some Truths are simply worth returning to again…and again…and “a’den.”

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You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or find me on our website: www.glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!

A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend! 

Twelve. It’s the number of conversations we’ve had about Sabbath. I gotta admit, I’m not hating that. But total honesty? Sabbath sometimes feels like a lot of work, and that’s exactly why I’ve saved Hebrews 4:9 until our final chat.

So, let’s pour one last cup of coffee and talk about how we can possibly add one.more.thing (Sabbath) to our plates. (Spoiler alert: It’s not really an add-on.) Join me for a final chat in our Summer of Sabbath series.

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Two years ago, I sat nervously waiting on a test result, trying not to make it mean something it didn’t. I thought I understood the lesson pretty well at the time. That's cute. 😅

Now, after one emotional college drop-off, I’m apparently taking another trip around the same mountain. This week on Glordinary, we’re revisiting results, our love of control, and what God might be up to when things don’t unfold quite the way we expected.

Because results do matter. They just don’t get to mean everything.

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Here’s a small excerpt:

You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or find me on our website: www.glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!

A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend!

My “to-do” list is currently winning the war against my “done” list. You too? It’s tempting in these moments to criticize and berate myself, as if my entire value is tied to a Post-It note of crossed-off priorities. Lord, help us!

We might as well talk about it because we all do it. Yep, we attach our value to what we do, our identity to our work. Join me in our “Summer of Sabbath” where we'll chat about our identity rooted in rest, not work. We’ll peek at the dream and reality of Genesis 1-3.

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In a few days, my house is going to feel a little emptier as we move our daughter into her college dorm. A moment of silence for all the college-drop-off mamas. Ha! But as I watch her room slowly empty, it has me thinking about empty spaces.

Two years ago, we talked about intentionally making room for them, choosing empty spaces. But what about the empty spaces we don’t choose?

This week, we’re heading back to the Canadian Rockies—yes, again—to talk about canyon echoes, learning to recognize the voice of God, and the gift of Sabbath space. Because maybe empty doesn’t mean absent. Maybe the quiet simply makes the echo easier to hear.

Here’s a small excerpt:

You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or find me on our website: www.glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!

A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend! 

What’s your go-to boredom buster? Let me guess, you don’t have time to be bored! Oh, but Friend, we do and we are.

Boring spots? Yep, these are the empty spaces, the gaps, between our flurry of activities. We’re not exactly comfortable with boring, empty spaces…in our schedules or our hearts. Cue Sabbath!

Join me as we chat through our discomfort and desperate desire to cram life full-to-the-brim! We’ll settle in and sit still with Psalm 46:10. 

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I wasn’t planning to write an episode this week. I was planning to replay an old one, tackle the post-vacation laundry mountain, and call it good.

Then one last unexpected hike in the Canadian Rockies changed the plan.

Two years after first sharing the story of how I learned to “play my way through,” I’m wondering if maybe we’ve gotten play all wrong. Is it something we’re supposed to outgrow—or something God keeps inviting us back into?

With dancing water, frolicking sea creatures, one very disappointing moose sighting, and a little help from Psalm 104, we’re rediscovering wonder, delight, and the God who built both right into His creation.

Maybe we’re not too grown-up to play after all. Have a listen!

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Here’s a small excerpt:

You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or find me on our website: www.glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!

A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend! 

Are you in a challenging season that just won’t quit? I hear you. Life sure can knock us down. I know my tendency is to lean in and pray harder. But what if there was another way?

Join me as we continue our “Summer of Sabbath” with a Biblical strategy for those rough patches. We’ll team up with Nehemiah 8 and a counterintuitive way through darker days.

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