Welcome to Sunshine in my Nest Podcast! I'm your host Elizabeth Santelmann. I hope these chats with our mentors about gospel-centered living will equip and insp...
120. Reclaiming Quiet in the Busyness with Sarah Clarkson
The past couple of months I’ve found myself constantly overstimulated. Then I started to notice that every time I had a quiet moment I popped my air pods in to listen to an audio book, or podcast. I started to wonder if I was stealing from myself all of the moments of silence that would naturally have occurred in my day and filled them with noise. I picked up Sarah’s newest book and found the words were exactly what I needed.
In your opening, you said you’ve found beauty in the contemplatives, even though that isn’t what this book is about. I'm particularly interested in this because it's something that's been coming up in my own circles quite a few times. What have they shown you about quiet, and how is your practice different?
What do you “do” while you’re quiet? Or do you sit and stare off?
As humans, do you think we generally see “Quiet” as a negative or a positive? How has it been both to you?
A line at the beginning of your book caught my attention it was something “I began to wonder if at times my smartphone had become my replacement for the Holy Spirit, the ever-present comforter I turned to in times of fear.” How do we begin to rewire these impulses?
Many of us crave quiet, especially mothers, how do you find quiet in the noise of the little years?
How is quiet essential to our spiritual lives and well-being?
You’ve talked before about the part that OCD has played in your story. In your last book the telling of how you found your way to faith through beauty in the face of the darkness of OCD. Do you think the quiet you’ve learned to find has come in the place of the loudness of OCD? If so how do you think it’s taught you the value of it, or allowed you to point others to the gift of quiet?
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119. YES! That Counts as Time with Jesus with Quina Aragon
Meditation is a cultural buzzword, that a lot of Christians have a knee-jerk reaction toward. Yet, we are called to meditate all through the Bible. Meditation is something I've felt a pull toward studying this year. So I've invited Quina on to talk to us about it!
How is meditation a different spiritual discipline than prayer?
When did meditation become important to you?
I've read your children's books and they give such good truth to ponder. How has the topics you've chosen allowed you to mull over and focus on truth?
Have things in your personal life made that hard? How did you overcome?
Would you share with us a meditation?
You can find Quina's new book "Love Has A Story" or follow Quina on Instagram
You can find Elizabeth writing helpful hints on the blog
Helping you love Jesus and disciple your kids on Instagram
Or get access to the "Bible Study" by signing up with email!
Original Music written and recorded by Jonathan Camenisch
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118. Giving Up Perfectionism in Motherhood with Risen Motherhood's Laura Wifler
On Risen Motherhood Laura has talked about how motherhood is joy-filled and hard. The two are so intertwined it can feel a bit like a moment-to-moment rollercoaster. (I'm the best/I'm the worst) Laura reminds us that hard life circumstances can lead us back to the foot of the cross. When we are weak it shows how desperately we need Jesus. But how? When we are already sipping cold coffee while doing the sink full of dirty dishes? How do we cultivate a deeper relationship with Jesus?
How has life looked the way you expected it to, and how is it different from what you expected?
I've found I haven't understood the beauty of the gospel until everything started to go off the rails. What was that moment for each of you?
Were you tempted to navigate toward a parenting formula? What caused you to steer away from that?
On the podcast before we've talked about how we run into discontentment when we compare ourselves to all the moms (ie crunchy mom, athletic mom, homeschool mom, stay-at-home mom) You take it a step further and say the problem is coming from what we define ourselves by entirely. Can you talk more about that?
Practically, how do we begin to define ourselves by who God says we are to become "Gospel Moms?"
How do you find time to form yourself by the word of God to be shaped in his likeness as a "Gospel Mom?"
You can find the new Risen Motherhood book by Laura Wifler and Emily Jenson called "Gospel Mom" and the workbook linked or follow Laura on Instagram.
You can find Elizabeth writing helpful hints on the blog
Helping you love Jesus and disciple your kids on Instagram
Or get access to the "Bible Study" by signing up with email!
Original Music written and recorded by Jonathan Camenisch
*affiliate links are used when appropriate. Thank you for supporting Sunshine in My Nest
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True Gifts of Christmas: REJOICE!!!
Christmas is a time of rejoicing. It’s a time to think about what has become commonplace. We’ve spent a month reminding ourselves of what a miracle our redemption is, and today we rejoice in it!
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True Gifts of Christmas: Let Your Joy Overflow!!
Praising God’s work is a theme we can trace through the whole Bible. It’s often after God has shown Himself the mighty rescuer of His people. Christ’s death allowed people outside of Israel to enter His church. This expansion of his kingdom gives us even more reason to celebrate His salvation with one another.
SHOW NOTES:
-Go to the "Get Started" page for all the information on how to use this study
-Join thousands of women to get the verse card and study questions!
-Invite a friend
-You can find more lessons on the blog
-Print more cards from the shop
Helping you love Jesus + disciple your kids on Instagram
Welcome to Sunshine in my Nest Podcast! I'm your host Elizabeth Santelmann. I hope these chats with our mentors about gospel-centered living will equip and inspire you to grow spiritually, love your family, and invest in your local community!
Through the conversations with these women of faith I’ve learned to pray and trust God's plans are good for me. I've grown in empathy, obedience to God’s will, patience with my kids, skills to disciple my kids, and reflected on how my day to day life impacts my faith walk. I pray that listening will do the same for you!
Brasil