These weeks leading up to Christmas we are switching gears a bit as I offer a few Christmas-themed episodes, focusing on keeping Christmas simple and special this year. So, let’s take a few moments together today in the midst of the hustle...

Merry Christmas, friend! I know, we are still in November, but the season of Advent started on Sunday. So, even though it may seem a bit early, for this week and the next three, we are switching gears just a bit as we lead up to Christmas....

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m switching gears a bit this week’s episode as I share some thoughts on Thanksgiving, some personal Thanksgiving traditions and memories, and some encouragement for our real lives as we go. May this episode...

I saw a post on Facebook last week which proved the validity of my hunch. This person’s post asked for feedback about how her friends and followers were currently feeling, and what I saw was interesting and confirming. According to that...

Living encouraged. Why is it so important, and why do I talk about it often? Well, as we live our real, everyday lives, we experience discouragement, right? We can’t avoid it, even though we’d like to. And we certainly can’t...

You are listening to episode 13 of the Encouragement for Real Life podcast. Thank you for being here. How are you today? I pray you are well and are staying encouraged. Last week I was a bit overwhelmed as I witnessed many in my path who were...