What does Lent mean to you? Join Kim for a reflection about the journey of Lent leading us to face our unhealed pain and sorrow moving us to rediscovering the riches of God's grace and the promise of new life. Kim introduces the next seven episodes as part of this journey through unhealed pain and to new life. 

Quote by Bishop Robert Barron

"You want to destroy yourself? Cling to your warring emotions; they will devour you. You want to save yourself? Hook those passions onto the infinite purposes of God and you will find yourself elevated, transfigured, enlightened. Pressed in the direction of sanctity, you will save your life."

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Join Kim for this very special and unscripted episode as she tells the story about her journey to adopting her daughter who happens to be celebrating her 19th birthday today. It is a story of answered prayers and literal miracles. It is a story of faith, life, love, and grace. 

Join Kim for our 10th episode! The topic is prayer.  This podcast is the fruit of prayer. Kim offers insights to what prayer really is, what gets in the way of prayer, and ways to pray. Kim offers real and tangible suggestions on getting started in prayer or going deeper in prayer. 

Quotes:

"There is a moment between intending to pray and actually praying that is as dark and silent as any moment of our lives. It is the split second between thinking about prayer and really praying. For some of us, this split second may last for decades." Emilie Griffin - Clinging

"Prayer is, after all, a very dangerous business. For the the benefits it offers us of growing closer to God, it carries with it one great element of risk - the possibility of change, In prayer we open ourselves up to the chance God will do something with us that we had not intended." Emilie Griffin - Clinging

“IN prayer, the soul is purified from sin, charity is nurtured, faith takes root, hope is strengthened, the spirit is gladdened. IN prayer, the soul melts into tenderness, the heart is purified, the truth reveals itself, temptation is overcome, sadness is put to flight. IN prayer, the senses are renewed, lukewarmness vanishes, failing virtue is reinvigorated, the rust of vices is scoured away; and in this exchange, there comes forth living sparks, blazing desires of heaven, in which the flame of divine love burns.” Jacques Phillipe - Thirsting for Prayer

Books:

The Better Part by John Bartunek

The Lord's Prayer by Romano Guardini

Living the Lord's Prayer by Albert Haase

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We are a work in progress...it's a journey...trust the process. Kim shares an alternative way of thinking and processing for everyone, especially her fellow perfectionists by reflecting on Henri Nouwen's book, "Life of the Beloved."

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Link to YouTube video of Sarah Kroger singing her song, "Belovedness." Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-7JdSZYzQc

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Today's episode is special! Listen in to Kim's inspiring story about her battle with perfectionism. It's a constant battle, an addiction really. The more we are aware of our triggers leading us to the vicious cycle of perfectionism, the more we become our whole selves. And wholeness is the path to our deepest and most authentic self. 

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! Life is full of them - some big, some small, some in-between but all significant. Join Kim and her niece Alexis as they discuss their journey of making decisions that may not fall into societal standards but that serve their emotional, mental, and spiritual needs. How do you make decisions? On a whim, pros and cons, lots of input? Do you invite God into the process? Kim and Alexis talk about the ways they process making big life decisions and what they have learned in the process. 

Perhaps instead of making resolutions that you probably won't keep, how about discovering ONE WORD to focus on in your life this year. Kim will walk you through the idea and the process of finding One Word that can transform your life. 

The book title and author Kim refers to is: "One Word That Will Change Your Life by Jon Gordon, Dan Britton, and Jimmy Page.

The questions for working through the process of discovering your One Word:

Feel free to reach out to Kim via her website if you have any questions or need some coaching to work through the process for yourself, your family, and/or your team. 

As we enter into a new year, it's a perfect time to reflect on what we are grateful for and how we can grow in gratitude. Gratitude inspires us to spread goodness in the world - it is the foundation of many of the virtues - kindness, patience, gentleness, compassion, and social justice. All things our world is desperately needing. 

Kim and Nuka Solomon, CEO of Free Wheelchair Mission talk about gratitude and how gratitude can be and should be continuous; that we are all truly grateful to the ultimate Giver of life and that we take what he has given us and we share that with the world...as others do the same...and from a deep humbling gratitude, we continue to give and receive. Gratitude has a rippling effect...and hopefully if done well without measuring how much we give versus how much we receive, perhaps everyone ends up with what they need.

"Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth...Gratitude follows grace like thunder and lightening." - Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics 

"The movement of grace toward gratitude brings us from the package of self-obsessed madness to a spiritual awakening. Gratitude is peace." - Anne Lamott

Free Wheelchair Mission; freewheelchairmission.org

You can find a QR Code and link to donate on our website. 

Join Kim as she shares the key "seasons" of her life. The inspiration for this episode comes from the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verses 1-8.

"For everything, there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to tear down, and a time to build. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. A time to scatter, and a time to gather; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing. A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away. A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak. A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace."

What season of life are you in? These are just a few...name the seasons you've walked through. What have you learned? How have the seasons changed and transformed you? How have you grown?

We are all vessels of the Holy Spirit and God fills up our vessel so that we can share his love, light, comfort - whatever it is that others may need. Everyone is going through something and God wants us to know that he hears our cries and that he cares. We can help deliver that message. Be a vessel!

Today, Kim is talking with Sharon Spencer, owner of LeShay's Salon in Irvine, CA. (see Sharon's contact info below) Sharon specializes in hair loss due to alopecia, cancer, stress, or other physiological ailment or issue. 

In today's conversation, Sharon and Kim talk about the story of Elisha and the widow from 2 Kings, chapter 4.

Sharon mentions a book she's reading called Relational Intelligence: The People Skills You Need for the Life of Purpose You Want by Dr. Dharius Daniels.

Sharon also shared her favorite quote: 

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” This quote is often attributed to Nelson Mandela but the actual author is Marianne Williamson.

Sharon's contact information:

Website: leshayssalon.com

Instagram: @leshayssalon  @restoringthecrown

You can also go to our website (spotsoftime.net) to find a link to donate directly to LeShay's Salon to support a woman in need of a wig because of hair loss due to alopecia or cancer.