Are you looking for encouragement to live life how God calls you to and know that your life has Kingdom purpose? Welcome to She Lives Purposefully with me, Megan Edmonds! I’m a wife, mom and your new Christian friend. I believe that God has given you this one life to know Him, love Him, and live for Him, purposefully. And I want to cheer you on in that.

Each week on the She Lives Purposefully Podcast, we’ll chat about different areas of life from a Jesus loving perspective - emotions, relationships, faith doubts, parenthood, health and hormones, work, routines, getting our fire for God back, anxiety, modesty, drinking, my own experiences, and practical ways to walk with God.

So, friend, grab your favorite drink, let’s hang out and be encouraged to live purposefully on the She Lives Purposefully Podcast.

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I sit down with my sister Makenzy to answer your Instagram DM questions about Christian living - we talk about how to stay friends with friends who disagree with us politically, how to navigate friendships with those who are struggling with their gender, what we really think about Taylor Swift, how to get motivated to read your Bible, finding Christian community, discouragement in singleness, and more!

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Timeline:

00:00 Intro and Catch Up

03:20 How to get along with Christians who have completely opposing political views

12:00 Getting discouraged that I’ve never dated bc most Christians get married so young. Advice?

21:45 How do I connect more with God working as a night nurse?

27:00 How to find the motivation to wake up early to read the Bible and pray?

35:25 How to find Christian community and friends?

38:00 What do you think about Taylor swift?

41:40 Healthy ways to eat / gain weight

43:40 Navigating friendships with friends who are struggling with gender

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Today, I’m talking about my “word of the year”: moving forward in grace.

I discovered this word of the year on an episode just a few weeks ago (you can listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hcmw4wFdUPrixd5nOVu2M?si=9bx2XuZxS-um5_URWNYu3g), and I really wanted to dive into this encouragement that you can cast of condemnation and shame and embrace the grace God has for you as a Christian and move forward into what God has called you to in this life. 

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Today, I’m joined by my husband Donny to talk about ALCOHOL as Christians.

We talk about whether drinking it is a sin, why we don’t drink, wine mom culture, the college party scene, alcoholism, falling off the wagon, God’s grace, judgy-ness in this area, and more!

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Today, we are simplifying what it means to live with purpose. I’m talking about 3 things you are ALREADY called to do today by God. Today’s episode is jam packed with Bible verses and practical application so grab your notebooks and Bibles and let’s dive in!

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Today, Megan and her husband talk about the heart behind their New Year’s goals: growing their relationship with God Himself.

They talk about their New Year’s goals, the importance of getting to know God Himself instead of just wanting the benefits of Him, having a relationship with God over just a religion, igniting a new love for God as Christians, Megan’s Word for the year (hint: it’s got something to do with grace), shame, Bible stories and more.

00:00 Intro and life updates

05:45 New Year’s goals

12:00 Relationship > Religion

21:25 Igniting a love for God

26:30 Word of the year: moving forward in grace

33:00 Teaser

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Today, I want to get vulnerable about my Bible reading time this past year, my walk with the Lord, and how I’m looking to make some changes to grow MORE in my relationship with God in the new year. 

I share a Bible reading plan I’ll be following, other New Year’s goals, and encouragement for the woman who’s feeling complacent, for the prodigal, and for the woman who just wants to seek God more. 

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Daily Grace Co’s YouVersion Bible Reading Plan: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/33951-eden-to-eternity-a-year-in-the-bible-with

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I’m joined by my sister Makenzy on the podcast to talk about ALL things Christmas. We’re talking about our traditions, favorite Christian and non Christian Christmas songs, and Christmas truths that mean the most to us.

Christian Christmas Music Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/4un6mayz 

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Grief during the holiday time is hard. Being merry and jolly doesn’t come naturally and heartbreak feels more prominent in our lives than before. Today, my husband and I talk about grieving during Christmatime, remembering Emmanuel, how to support friends or family going through a hard time, and a grief letter from GriefShare. We open up about our own years of suffering through the Christmas season and share encouragement for the person going through a hard time this year. 

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EPISODE OUTLINE

00:00 Intro 

03:45 It’s ok to be grieving 

06:30 Remembering Emmanuel, God With Us

10:20 God wants you to be real with Him

11:14 Sharing our own grief experiences 

20:30 Grief Letter

23:00 Being a friend to someone who’s grieving

35:20 God bears your burdens

36:45 Processing Grief

47:50 A prayer for the grieving friend

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Kicking off a December Christmas Series, today I wanted to share with you some gift ideas for your Christian friends - we’re talking books, Bible time must haves, purposeful living gift guide and cozy vibes! PLUS a few very intentional ideas that are $0.

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Episode Timeline

00:00 Christmas Series Intro

02:00 Book Gift Ideas

03:08 Bible Time Must Haves Gift Ideas

05:36 Cozy Vibes Gift Guide

08:57 Purposeful Living Gift Guide 

13:25 $0 Intentional Gift Ideas

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