Learning Little Lessons

How do you love people that are a negative force in your life?? The answer to that question really begins with learning about boundaries.

My friend, Erica Steffen and I sat down and chatted about Boundaries. We talk about the book by Dr Henry Cloud and John Townsend. We talk about how difficult people tend to put their “trash” inside our fence. We chat about how to live by a trash dumping neighbor.

This is part one of a three part series. The trash dumping analogy, in this episode, sets us up to discuss what these trash dumping neighbors look like in real life. Be sure to look for part two next week!

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What have you been asking God? Have you really asked or are you whining? What do you actually want? I chat about some lessons I’m learning about asking and know what I really want. And then, what am I really doing about it. Is my everyday life pointing to what is really important to me?? Take a listen! I pray you are blessed.

Isabel Tom came on the show to talk about one of her great passions, the elderly. Isabel is the author of the soon to be released book “The Value of Wrinkles” During the show we chat about all things elderly; their value, the lessons we can learn by watching them, why it’s important to lean in and listen, and how we can come alongside and bless them as they age.

I think you will really enjoy her sweet stories and lessons she shares for us today.

Isabel’s book, ”The Value of Wrinkles” is coming out in March. You can preorder now on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Value-Wrinkles-Perspective-Loving-Change/dp/0802419534/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+value+of+wrinkles&qid=1577131989&sr=8-1)

Be sure to check it out! You can connect with her on Instagram at @isabelctom. Join her facebook page at The Value Of Wrinkles. (https://www.facebook.com/TheValueofWrinkles/) Visit her website at www.isabeltom.com

This week on the podcast I’m chatting about an idea my friend Becky thought of. It’s about Soul Care; a 30 day focus on Health, Happiness, and Heaven. I think this idea is something that could really work for you!  It sure has helped me. 

Listen to the podcast episode here.

And when you are finished listening be sure to download the 30 day challenge worksheet. You can find this free download (along with all the other freebies on my site) at LearningLittleLessons.com.

Have you thought about the women found in the Christmas Story? In this episode I chat about these seven women. I share what lesson stuck out to me most in each story. I also share three ways that you and I are called to be a part of the great Christmas Story this year. Jesus also invites us to be a Woman of the Christmas Story.

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Want to dig in more? Here is where you can find these women’s stories:

Tamar, Genesis 38

Rehab, Joshua 2 & 6

Ruth, the whole book of Ruth

Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11

Elizabeth, Luke 1

Mary, Matthew 1 and Luke 1 & 2

Anna, Luke 2

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You can also grab a copy of my book Women of the Christmas Story at HelloJesusCo.com or search “Women of the Christmas Story Trudie Schar” on Amazon.

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I have a short little podcast episode for you. Its a honest chat about last week and some mistakes I made. And what I learned about hoping in the Lord.

Last week we were chatting about making new brain pathways... this week I wanted to show you what this has looked like in the past for me. Practically. Picture a stack of sticky notes. Putting Truth in our brain in a very intentional, almost elementary way. — I’d love to hear from you! What truth is on your stack of sticky notes? Email me at [email protected]

It’s thanksgiving. We are thinking about everything we are thankful for. We are talking about it with our kids. We are making our lists.

We all know we should be thankful all year. We’ve heard it.

Yet can we talk about the opposite? Can we talk a moment about what happens when we aren’t thankful? What happens when we don’t do this thankful thing the rest of the year?

In this episode we will touch the tip of the iceberg of what happens in our brain when we are thankful. And what might happen if we do otherwise. And why we might want to start making new brain pathways. The link to the article I mentioned in the show, from Sheri is:: https://www.sherriseligson.com/blog/science-shows-complaining-rewires-the-brain-to-be-negative-and-how-the-bible-gives-a-solution

I’m excited to have Darcy join me on the podcast agian! This week we are chatting about the ACTS method of prayer. What ACTS stands for and how this can help focus your prayer life. I get a little geeky and talk about how Nehemiah prayed this method.

Darcy and I sit down to chat about prayer journaling. We chat about how reading Psalms is peeking into someone’s prayer journal, why she started prayer journaling, and 5 benefits she’s found by keeping a prayer journal. Run to her website to check out the prayer journal she mentions during the show. Use the coupon code “prayerjournal10” to save $10! Code ends November 17th, 2019. Link to the journal is here: https://hellojesusco.com/product/hello-jesus-spiral-bound-guided-prayer-journal-2/