The Podcast
Encouragement for Real Life
Welcome to the Encouragement for Real Life podcast!
We both know real life is a mixture of blessings and blunders, celebrations and sadness, and happiness and heartaches. And some days we could use some extra encouragement for our real lives right now.
You’ll find that in each episode. Full of hope, promise, and joy, all in about 15 minutes each week. New episodes drop each Tuesday.
Subscribe to stay connected, and a rating/review will help others can find this encouragement, too!
I’ m so glad you’re here, friend!
The Podcast
Encouragement for Real Life
Welcome to the Encouragement for Real Life podcast!
We both know real life is a mixture of blessings and blunders, celebrations and sadness, and happiness and heartaches. And some days we could use some extra encouragement for our real lives right now.
You’ll find that in each episode. Full of hope, promise, and joy, all in about 15 minutes each week. New episodes drop each Tuesday.
Subscribe to stay connected, and a rating/review will help others can find this encouragement, too!
I’ m so glad you’re here, friend!
Latest Episode
Recent Episodes
165. Who Do You Go to First?
When something, either good or not-so-good, pops up in your life, who do you go to first with it? If it's something wonderful and worthy of celebration, who do you celebrate with first? And if it's something that's not so great--something...
164. Hope Amid the Struggles of Life with Julie Sunne
Recently I had a beautiful and life-giving conversation with fellow Iowan, Julie Sunne. Julie is an author, a lover of the outdoors, she writes about finding hope amid life's struggles, is a mom and wife and she shines bright for Jesus in this...
163. Do We Focus on Earthly or Heavenly Things?
In last week's episode (you can find it in the show notes) I shared with you how I prepared myself to stay fully present for our son's wedding on August 31. But what I didn't share with you was how a distraction came into play two weeks before...
162. How to Stay Fully Present on Memorable Days
Ten days ago, our son got married. As you can guess, it was a big day in our world. As we prepared for his and his fiancé's wedding, I also did some preparing on my own. For me. If you've been around here for any length of time, you know I've...
161. What Happened When I Rested This Summer
I did something this summer that was uncharacteristic of me: I rested. If you've learned anything about me, you might know that rest doesn't come easy for me. In fact, I have to force myself to rest most days. I love what I do so much, that I...
160. How to Be Stronger than Stress with Barb Roose
It's our guest episode for the month, and you are going to be so glad you are tuning in. Joining me on the podcast today is speaker and author, Barb Roose. Barb is passionate about teaching women to live beautifully strong and courageous so that...





