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Hospitality can sometimes feel like one more thing on an already full plate... but what if opening your home doesn't require what we often think it does?

In this conversation, I sit down with Elizabeth Santelmann to talk about how she has built gospel community through hospitality, how her family practices this regularly even in hard seasons, and the faith & values that fuel it all. Elizabeth shares practical, real-life tips you can start using this week, and encourages moms in any season with simple disciplines that can transform the way you experience God's grace in every day life.

If you've ever wanted to welcome people but felt too tired, too busy, or too unsure where to start, this one is for you.

Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: @sunshineinmynest

Buy Elizabeth's book Gently Tended on Amazon: https://link.amazon/B0fY8AFJy

You haven't lost your sense of adventure... it might just be buried under a pile of laundry. Today we're redefining adventure for the trenches of motherhood, exploring what it looks like to step outside of our comfort zones in a life-giving way, and finding one small, brave step you can take this week. Eyes Up, Doors Open, friend.

P.S. Make sure to @msbrittfisher if you rock the challenge this week!

Interested in having me help you plan your next big family adventure? Shoot me an email at britt.fisher@fora.travel

The most beautiful hospitality I've ever experienced happened in a tiny living room in Kenya.

In Part 1, I shared the dream I finally said out loud and the steps that carried me to Kenya. Today, I'm taking you inside the small home of a local missionary, where I was welcomed so fully that it quietly rewrote everything I thought hospitality had to look like.

If you've ever held back from opening your door because your house isn't big enough, clean enough, or Pinterest-ready enough, this one's for you. We'll talk about:

• What that Kenyan living room taught me about true welcome
• Why hospitality has far more to do with an open door than a perfect table
• How to start practicing it right where you are, with what you already have

Grab your coffee and pull up a chair. I'm so glad you're here.

New here? Start with Part 1 to hear how this whole journey began.

💬 Come say hi on Instagram: @msbrittfisher

If this episode encouraged you, would you leave a rating and review? It helps another mama find her way to this little table.

Eyes up, doors open.

Some dreams feel too big to say out loud, until you finally do.

In this first episode of Far & Familiar, I'm taking you back to the trip that started it all: a dream I almost kept to myself, the courage it took to say it out loud, and the uncomfortable, holy steps that carried me all the way to Kenya.

If you've ever felt a quiet tug toward something that scares you a little, or wondered whether your ordinary life has room for adventure, this one's for you. We'll talk about:

• Why saying your dream out loud matters more than you think
• The leap of faith that taught me what it means to build the parachute on the way down
• How to navigate inevitable obstacles and objections

Grab your coffee and pull up a chair. I'm so glad you're here.

Don't miss Part 2, where I share the tiny living room in Kenya that completely changed how I see hospitality.

💬 Come say hi on Instagram: @msbrittfisher

If this episode encouraged you, would you leave a rating and review? It helps another mama find her way to this little table.

Eyes up, doors open, friend.

What would happen if you started consistently stepping outside of your comfort zone?

Far & Familiar is the podcast for Christian moms learning to live with both roots and wings: a rooted, hospitable home and the courage to step outside what's comfortable and known. Hosted by Britt Fisher — wife, mom of four, homeschooler, home barista educator, and travel advisor — this show is a weekly invitation to notice where you've been playing it safe, and to take the next brave step anyway. Sometimes that step is across the world. Sometimes it's just opening your front door to a neighbor you've never met.

Each week, Britt shares honest solo reflections and rich conversations with guests who are stepping outside their comfort zones in every corner of life — in faith, motherhood, hospitality, and travel. Expect real, practical help: how to pack for a trip you're nervous to take, how to host people well even when your house isn't "ready," budget-friendly ways to actually travel more this year, what it looks like to practice hospitality on the people already living inside your walls — loving your own family well before you ever open the door to anyone else — and small acts of courage that create a life well-lived.

You'll also hear from our recurring "Missionary Moms" series, spotlighting women who've said yes to radical comfort-zone-shattering faith in far-flung places — plus stories from Britt's own travel advising work, helping you dream up (and actually plan) your next adventure.

Britt's guiding phrase for this season of life is simple: eyes up, doors open. It's a posture — staying alert to what God is doing around you, and staying willing to let people in, wherever you are, whatever that costs you in comfort.

Whether you're deep in the diaper or teen years, dreaming of your next trip, nervous to host your first dinner, or just craving a nudge to live a little braver — pull up a chair. You belong here.

Launching October 1st. New episodes every Tuesday.