Seasonal Womanhood

Liz walked into the Cleveland airport with no kids, just a pink unpractical purse, and teared up. Hannah drove ten hours to Georgia to show her friends her hometown, completely caffeine free. After two weeks apart, Liz and Hannah are back to freestyle about how life giving it is to take a break from the normal - and how rich it is to return.

Together we talk about:

- Finally launching the podcast we've dreamed about for two years

- Antique malls, Atlanta favorites and a girls' trip without coffee

- Leaving the kids and why going away is good for the heart

- Maine, a canceled flight and a ten-hour drive home

- Realizing your husband's advice is an opinion, not the truth

Tell us in the comments: what helps you rest and reconnect when you get away?

And if this was encouraging, subscribe and follow along so you don't miss the next episode!

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome back after two weeks apart

02:00 Launching the podcast we've dreamed about

10:39 Hannah's hometown girls' trip

21:29 Leaving the kids and coming home

25:18 Liz and Kevin in Maine

34:46 Growth in conflict

41:01 Leaving the unpacking for Monday

46:52 Colors and Walmart jeans

51:38 Wrap-up

At the end of the year, society starts telling us we need more: more gifts, more events, more stuff, and more of us. This week Liz and Hannah talk about modesty, but not the kind you're thinking of. It's modesty of the heart, and the quiet contentment that comes from finding our sufficiency in Christ.

Together we talk about:

- Why "do not be anxious" in Matthew 6 is the place to start

- Buying our kids way too many gifts last Christmas (and what we learned)

- Writing contentment into wedding vows and still wrestling with it

- Pretty ads, free products and the closet that already has enough

- The 300,000 items in the average American home

We'd love to hear from you: where do you feel the pull for "more" most during the holidays?

And if this was encouraging, subscribe and follow along so you don't miss the next episode!

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome back

00:22 Modesty of the heart, not the closet

02:27 Do not be anxious

05:03 The more, more, more season

07:17 Too many gifts last Christmas

14:03 Contentment, vows and submission

26:16 Where we each struggle with discontentment

34:30 300,000 things to manage

37:33 Wrap-up

Self-care culture tells us we're owed a break. But are we? In this episode, we explore what is life giving in this season. Our exploration takes us down a few bunny trails. You don't want to miss!

Together we talk about:

- The difference between self-care and what's really life-giving

- Fall Extravaganza Day traditions and choosing joy when you can't indulge

- Leaving the children for a trip, mom guilt

- Fall wardrobes, soups, puzzles, crafts, and cozy movie nights

- Why we're thankful for the gift of slower seasons

We'd love to hear from you: What's one (or a few) thing that's been life-giving for you this season? And if this was encouraging, subscribe and follow along so you don't miss the next episode!

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and catching up

01:48 Car seat horrors

04:26 What is life giving?

06:16 Fall Extravaganza Day

22:56 Soups, and loving four seasons

43:43 Friendships in the colder months

50:37 What do you wish was life-giving?

59:00 Wrap-up

In a culture that puts busyness on a pedestal, slowing down can be hard. Liz and Hannah talk about Sabbath and what it looks like in this season with littles, a church role on Sunday mornings, and a phone that barely stops buzzing.

Together we talk about:

- What's life-giving for your family (yes, that might be mowing)

- Expectations, Sabbath FOMO, and letting the house stay messy

- Resting with littles, Sunday naps, and putting the phone on the charger

We'd love to hear from you! What's a moment of rest you've had recently that you're really thankful for? And if this was encouraging, subscribe and follow along so you don't miss the next episode!

00:00 Welcome and ushering in the Sabbath

02:41 What Sabbath really means

06:19 What's life-giving for your family

09:41 An ideal Sabbath day

15:44 Recovering perfectionist: leaving the mess

29:07 How to rest with littles

39:52 Wrap-up

Liz can count on one hand the people (outside of family) who invited her and her husband over in their first year back in Holmes County. Hannah grew up in the South watching her mom post open dinner invitations on Facebook.

In our first episode, we talk about the lost art of gathering: why so many of us stopped opening our homes, and what it takes to start again.

Together we talk about:

- Praying over your home and your guests before anyone arrives

- Asking “What do they need from us tonight?”

- Letting go of impressing people in order to serve them

- Keeping your heart in check when the house is loud and you’re running out of time

What is a hosting hack you've learned and like to pull out? We'd love to know in the comments! And if you’ve been meaning to have someone over, let this be a nudge. Tell us how it goes :)

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to Seasonal Womanhood

05:23 Today's topic: the lost art of gathering

08:40 The last-minute stir fry

11:06 Why gathering feels hard

15:30 Hosting is a muscle

18:36 Learning from other hosts

19:39 Helping guests drop their guard

26:15 A Sunday night around the fire

30:04 Hannah's Mom's open-invite Saturday dinners

37:00 Praying over the evening

39:41 Serving instead of impressing

44:13 Why aren't you hosting?

48:08 Husbands, last-minute chores, and our hearts

50:19 Paper plates and who cleans up

55:14 Wrap-up