The Martha + Mary Show

Lee and Katie laugh their way through ten items they will either leave in the past or love into the future.

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Things We Talk About:

• Pumpkin spice candle
• "Sun-In"
• Hymn sings
• "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"
• "Be Still My Soul"
• Chivalry/Honor
• "Clearly Canadian"
• 24-hour News
• Neighborhood games
• Indoor malls
• Libraries
• Lee on GoodReads
• Katie on GoodReads
• Isaiah 43:18-19

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• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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Cindy Bultema, Executive Director of GEMS Girls' Club, shares about the state of the union for girls and how we can rally around them with hope, especially on the International Day of the Girl.

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Today's Guest: Cindy Bultema has a powerful testimony of overcoming loss and addiction. Once a young mom who suffered from years of addiction; an eating disorder and a near fatal overdose, she now leads thousands of young girls into a loving relationship with Jesus as the Executive Director of GEMS (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior), a non-profit ministry impacting the lives of girls worldwide.

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Things We Talk About:

• The Gift of Celebration: Ep. 66 with Cindy Bultema
• GEMS Girls' Clubs
• Live Full, Walk Free Bible Study by Cindy Bultema
• My Yes in on the Table by Jennifer Hand
• State of the Union for Girls
• Lee's work with Live Global
• Leah from the Bible: Genesis 29:14-30
• Our girls desperately need connection (watch a movie, drive to the store, cook together)
• Make eye contact, lean in, listen to them, ask questions (tell me more), hug them (12 hugs a day for growth)
• Love Languages (affirming words, quality time, physical touch, gifts, acts of service)
• Sticky Faith by Dr. Kara E. Powell
• This is not the time for anyone to stay on the sidelines.
• The International of the Girl
• Resources to help you celebrate

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• Podcast Group on Facebook: Martha and Mary Show Sisterhood
• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @gemsgirlsclub
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

An honest and hopeful conversation about anxiety with author, Caris Snider.

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Today's Guest: Caris Snider loves to share the hope of God through speaking, writing, coaching, and leading worship. From her own personal experience, she helps women in their journey of overcoming depression, anxiety, fear, and shame. She is the author of the Anxiety Elephant books and the Car Line Mom devotional.

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Things We Talk About:

• The Inspired Business Guides
• Mark 14:32-34
• Anxiety Elephant book
• Car Line Mom devotional
• Galatians 6:2
• Psalm 94:18-19

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• The Martha + Mary Show webpage
• Podcast Group on Facebook: Martha and Mary Show Sisterhood
• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @carissnider
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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Move forward with gumption as you follow-through on your goals with encouragement from Rebecca George.

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Today's Guest: Rebecca George is the founder of Radical Radiance® - a podcast community where listeners are equipped to blend what they love with the Jesus who makes them shine. She is a podcaster, speaker, and author whose greatest joy in life is discipling others to pursue their passions in a way that builds the Kingdom.

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Things We Talk About:

• Do the Thing by Rebecca George
• Made Like Martha book
• Christa Hutchins
• Radical Radiance podcast
• Time blocking
• Full Focus Journal
• Deciding ahead vs. reacting in the moment
• God is Infinite and Limitless
• Micro-quitting vs. Macro-quitting

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• Podcast Group on Facebook: Martha and Mary Show Sisterhood
• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @rebeccageorgeauthor
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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Lee coaches Katie through a life-giving checklist to help her and YOU develop new patterns and routines this fall.

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Things We Talk About:

• Plug into the Power Source
• Try Softer book by Aundi Kolber
• Reground
• Matthew 11:28-29
• Psalm 103:13-14
• Give it Time
• Celebrate the Wins
• Isaiah 40:31
• Isaiah 55:12

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• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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Katie and Lee share some of their favorites beauty products and tips.

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Things We Talk About:

• Jamie B. Golden Skincare & Makeup Tips
• CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser
• Mary Kay Perfecting Concealer
• Live Global
• Maybelline Facestudio Master Conturing Kit
• Mary Kay Liquid Eye Shadow
• L'Oréal Paris Telescopic Lift Washable Mascara
• Tweezers
• Microfiber Makeup Remover Wash Cloths
• Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides

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• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

Jennifer Dukes Lee, author of Stuff I'd Only Tell God, encourages us to get honest with God through journaling.

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Today's Guest: Jennifer Dukes Lee is a bestselling author, thinker, and question-asker from Iowa. Her friends say they are scared to sit alone in a room with her because they end up telling her things they never intended to say. She is both proud of this fact and also a little annoyed at how nosy she can be. She put a bunch of her favorite questions into a journal called Stuff I'd Only Tell God.

Things We Talk About:

• Stuff I'd Only Tell God book
• The Happiness Dare book
• Waldeinsamkeit
• Brazil
• The Cotswolds
• Israel: Tel Dan Nature Reserve
• Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind book
• Psalm 13
• Psalm 22
• Psalm 42:11

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• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @jenniferdukeslee
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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Peg Arnold, dramatist, speaker, and writer invites us to exchange a distracted heart for a devoted heart.

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Today's Guest: Peg Arnold is a national speaker and author of Devotions for the Distracted Heart. She has been a leader in women's ministry for over 25 years. Peg uses her personal story, drama, teaching and humor to make Scripture come alive. Peg and her husband live in Colorado.

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Things We Walk About:

• Luke 10:38-42
• John 11
• Devotions for the Distracted Heart
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
• Philippians 4:12-13

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• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @arnoldpeg
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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Amy Lively provides tips, tools and teaching about loving our neighbors without being weird, offensive or pushy.

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Today's Guest: Amy Lively is a speaker and author of How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird. Amy is passionate about helping people identify their unique ministry gifts and use them in their community. She and her husband live in Colorado and Florida with their dog and cat.

Theme Music: "Found" by Lisa Troyer and Dawn Yoder Venture3Media/Circle of Friends

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Things We Talk About:

• How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird by Amy Lively
• The Neighborhood Cafe
• Lisa Troyer
• A Very Bavarian Christmas audiobook
• Luke 10:38-42
• Unexpected Revival by Erica Wiggenhorn
• John 11:17-27
• Peace that passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7)
• Crystal Paine Ep #165: Time-Saving Tips for Busy Women
• 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

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• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @amylively
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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Author, Wendy Speake, invites you to slow down and feast on God's Word as you savor its goodness and live from fullness.

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Today's Guest: Wendy Speake is the author of The 40-Day Sugar Fast and The 40-Day Social Media Fast, as well as The 40-Day Fast Journal. Wendy hosts her online 40-Day Sugar Fast every January and her 40-Day Social Media Fast every Lent. She lives just outside of Dallas, Texas. Wendy's latest book is The 40-Day Feast.

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Things We Talk About:

• 40-Day Sugar Fast
• 40-Day Social Media Fast
• Wendy on "Melrose Place"
• Ezekiel by the river
• Unexpected Revival by Erica Wiggenhorn
• Triggers book
• "When an Angry Woman Meets a Kind God"
• "When the Sweet Fix Makes You Sick"
• John 17:17
• Free resources
• Psalm 95:1-7

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• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @wendy_speake
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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