Lavish Hospitality

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Glenda Marshall joins me today for the podcast. We talk about finding home and ministry life and suffering and counseling and the resurrection. Youre  gonna want to go listen and read everything she’s written. Glenna writes in such a way thats authentic and real but focuses on the gospel and doesn’t stay in the yuck too long but points our faces and points our minds and points our hearts to Christ

Glenna Marshall
Her books
Practical Shepherding Women
Scripture Memory
Bengal Spice Tea
Danielle Walker 

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Katherine Reay is an author and classic literature lover. She loves plenty of different creative activities and loves how they fuel her writing habit. Her new book releases today, November 2, and I can’t 2ait to read it.

Dear Mr Knightley
The London House

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My friend Kristie Anyabwile joins me on the podcast today.  Kristie has helped me the last 3 years to study the Bible better and be a better student of the Bible.  Through her work with Simeon Trust I've gotten to know her and had her directly impact my Bible teaching abilities.  So grateful!

She joins me today to talk about her forthcoming (Spring 2022) book on Bible genres and why knowing them will help you read the Bible more more accurately. 

We also talk about painting our nails, reading, and other fun things!

Kristie Anyabwile on Amazon
Kristie's church
Kristie's website
Simeon Trust
Leland Ryken
Olive and June (I've heard good things from other friends too)

Brownies she mentions She uses King Arthur Measure for Measure baking mix and 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup pecans

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Carla Laureano joins me today on the podcast.  She is one of my favorite modern storytellers. Her setting and characters and real and authentic and she weaves the gospel in just the right spots. 
One the podcast we talk about grace, the creative habit, parenting, travel, food, and so many other things.

Carla's Amazon page
Carla's website

Favorite quote from the show: "God uses place to remind us of his grace." - CL

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Yall - this is such a good podcast and so convicting for me - I mean every bit of it.
Mary Anne Challies Helms joins me today and I ask her to give us some guidelines and truth for interacting as Christian women, as moms, and as creatives.

She also hinted at these 3 S words to guard your time on social media:
1.  Have I submitted this post to God in thought and prayer?
2.  Is this post sincere? (No hint of untruth/exaggeration, etc)
3. Does this post serve the reader?

She also mentions:
Express Jeans (I picked them up on sale!)
Masks
A Severe Mercy

Mary Anne on Instagram
Ray Rhodes podcast on Spurgeons

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Courtney Shelton, an IRL friend, joins me today to talk about friendship, community building within the local church, even as a pastor's wife, raising readers.  We laugh so much in this episode and talk about real authentic living.  I'm so grateful for Courtney: her authentic living and sharing and the wisdom that pours out of her through her walk with Christ.
Come join us!

Courtney Shelton on IG
Mercy Charlotte (their church)

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This is something I learned from Emily P Freeman - she talks about taking time to talk about what you learned in a particular season.  Well, my seasons will look monthly.  Instead of sending this out in an email  - I thought I would do it as a podcast - like we are sitting down for coffee and we are swapping what we are learning!

So, what are you learning this month?  Let me know!

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Krista Skipper joins me at my table to talk about hospitality, the gospel, and evangelism.  We talk about barriers to hospitality and our insecurities.  She is a wife and mom here in GA and she leads a group of women who work together to give us Gather Box Ministry: a tool that God is using to bring the gospel to the lost around dining room tables. 
We talk about food, parenting, fear, pretty things, teen drivers.
You will definitely want to listen in. 

Gather Box Ministry
Gather Box on Instagram

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I'm joined today by my friend Emily - who is a wife, mom, Christ-follower, artist...so many hats to wear  I talk to her today about art, parenting boys, and community.  We talk about schooling options and how there is freedom in that. 

One thing I love about Emily and her art (which I have several pieces of in our home) is that it is authentic.  And another is that she is so willing to help other artists.  She's not about making her name great. 

Go give a listen and then find her in these places:

Emily on Instagram
Emily's website

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Sarah Bragg joins me today at my table to talk about her new book  A Mother's Guide to Raising Herself.  We talk about belonging vs fitting in, identity and "calling" as a mother, shame, compassion - and creation, candles, and horses
Sarah and I knew each other when we lived just a few miles apart in ATL.  She was a voice of grace and compassion in my life during a rough transition.  She has two daughters and lives in the country in TN.
Sarah was a great cheerleader for me in art in ATL and now in starting the podcast.   

Surviving Sarah - podcast
Sarah Bragg - website
A Mother's Guide to Raising Herself
Target candle Anthro Volcano knockoff