Decorating for Christmas can be overwhelming! In this episode, we talk about some simple ways to help reduce the stress and bring joy to the process!

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In this episode, I had the great honor of sitting down with my friend, Rhonda Peary, the owner and founder of Fork Real Cafe.  Rhonda is full of wisdom and shares her journey of saying yes to God, and taking one step at a time.  Rhonda also gives us insight into how our generosity can positively impact non-profits in our communities! 

Check out the cafe here: https://www.forkrealcafe.org

Rhonda mentioned the book, "The Best Yes" in this episode.  I too have read this book and love it! You can purchase the book here: 

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Thanksgiving is a great time to gather around the table with family and friends.  If you're the host, it can also come with a bit of stress. In this episode, we get super practical about preparing for hosting a Thanksgiving meal.  We talk about everything from selecting recipes to planning the preparation of food!  

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In episode 21, we continue on with the conversation of hurry.  Diving into the why and how of our hurried lives, we talk about some practical tips for evaluating and pivoting from a rushed life to a quiet unhurried one.  

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Busy is a word most of us use in our day-to-day conversations.  It's an excuse we have readily available in our back pocket to use in a moments notice.  But, maybe our relationship with busy needs to change.  In episode 20, we talk about what both the word and the notion of busy does to our minds and hearts.

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In episode 19 we talk all about how creating a fall bucket list can be both freeing and fun! Your host, Vanessa, gives some tips and tricks for working through the process of creating a bucket list.  

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My lifelong best friend, Jami, joins us for episode 18 to give us all her wisdom, tips, and tricks of harvest time canning.  We talk childhood stories, life on a farm/ranch, and how to preserve food for our families.  

P.S. We apologize for the poor sound quality of this episode.  Computer issues happened, but the conversation was too fun to scrap! 

In the episode, Jami references "The Ball Blue Book to Canning", which you can find here: https://www.amazon.com/Ball-Blue-Book-Guide-Preserving/dp/0972753745

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In this episode we spend time exploring the giving and receiving of words of encouragement.  We think through the ways we respond to encouragement, and some ideas for cultivating a humble heart response.  We talk about reasons why we don't and why we should be generous with our words of encouragement.  I hope you leave this episode inspired to speak life over your family, friends, and strangers! 

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In Episode 16 we explore the summer to autumn transition, specifically focusing on our homes and our rhythms.  Join us as we take a look at how to make the transition in our home, by evaluating our senses of feel, smell, taste, and sight.  In our rhythms, we look at our summertime rhythms and work through a process to determine what should stay, and what we should transition as we move into fall. 

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Join us as we talk about what it looks like to ramp back up for fall, by reviewing our goals.  In this episode, Vanessa gives you some tips on re-assessing your goals for relevance and possibility, prioritizing them, and charting the course towards the last 1/3 of the year.  

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