Sunshine in my Nest – Details, episodes & analysis

We would never dream of waking up one morning and just going to run a marathon. Yet, we often do that with Christian life. Then we hit that wall at the 18th mile and want to drop out.

A phase of my own life that nearly took my faith out at the knees was when we lost our baby to miscarriage. Death is something that doesn’t neatly fit into our boxes and leaves us asking a lot of questions about our faith. But the Christian faith in resurrection holds a path of hope through the valley of the shadow of death.

What has led you to write about death and loss in families?

Your husband died while your family was exploring in a national park, have you guys always loved the outdoor world? Do you still love it or is that something you left behind? 

What did God show you about Himself during grief? What hope did you hold on to?

How did you help your kids come to grips with what happened?

How is it you’ve become so compassionate in your loss to help coach others in grief?

You can find "⁠Hope Comes to Stay" here and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarissa Moll on Instagram⁠⁠

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Original Music written and recorded by Jonathan Camenisch

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As Christians, we want to be formed by wisdom. Biblically, we know that wisdom comes with age, but we live in a culture obsessed with youth rather than one formed by gospel truth. I’m of the age that I have friends turning both 30 and 40, and for so many women, those milestones are greeted with grief.

Creams and fillers to disguise our age are in our social media feeds constantly. When you open the comment sections on so many things, the term “Okay, Boomer” has revealed how far we’ve moved culturally from respect of elders to derision of them.

Most of us know Jen from her Bible studies, but recently she wrote an article for Christianity Today "At My Mother’s Deathbed, I Discovered the Symmetry of a Long Life" about what it was like caring for her mother as she aged and eventually passed. I would love for us to take a look together at what a “Legacy of Faith” looks like when caring for elderly parents.

What was it like moving into the stage of life caring for your parents?

You’ve talked about the arc of life and the way it reflects Biblical literature. Can you tell us about that?

How has watching your parents and older saints helped give you a path to exit a current season with grace and submission to the passing of time?

Being in midlife, you said you noticed that you repeat so many of the same life experiences, but level up the quality in how you handle them… Can you tell us about that?

How have you noticed the gaining of wisdom and shift in the internal life as we age?

What did you learn about cherishing all of your days in this process?

What does it look like to find value in older women, and not just to see them as having equal value, but rather increasing value?

You can find Jen Wilkin's latest Bible study on "⁠⁠Revelation" here. ⁠

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Original Music written and recorded by Jonathan Camenisch

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We are back this week to keep talking about what itlooks like to live a Legacy of Faith. Last week we talked about what it looks like when kids love Jesus really young. If you’re like me maybe you’ve struggled with not having a “fancy” testimony. Abbey and I talked about the benefit of exposing little ones to faith from a young age and if you’re an adult in the life of a kid what a gift that is to give them.

This week we are going to talk about how practically we point kids to faith! If you want to apply what you learn today for this series I’m creating a download with a verse to meditate, a passage to study, and questions to dig in deeper. You can find a link to that in the show notes.

You can find Abbey's series of books "⁠⁠Training Young Hearts⁠⁠" or follow ⁠⁠⁠Abbey on Instagram⁠. ⁠⁠

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Or get access to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Additional study resources here⁠

Original Music written and recorded by Jonathan Camenisch

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Joy Prouty is the videographer for JJ Heller's music videos and a beautiful lifestyle photographer. Today we chat about what it looks like to slow down and cherish the littlest moments of our life through the lens of a camera.

TAKE IT TO YOUR COMMUNITY

Share a photo of a past version of yourself with a friend this week. Open yourself to conversations of where life has taken you over the years!

You can find Joy's book "Practicing Presence" linked, and be sure to follow her on Instagram.

You can find Elizabeth writing helpful hints ⁠⁠on the blog⁠⁠

Being a stay-at-home mom co-worker ⁠⁠on Instagram ⁠⁠

Or get access to the ⁠⁠"Penpal Resources" by signing up with email! ⁠⁠

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Many of us endure pain that is the consequence of our actions. We repent and find forgiveness, but that doesn’t always mean our circumstances change. What we can know from this verse is that God is with us even in that kind of pain. He is a reliable place to put our hope.

SHOW NOTES:

-Go to the ⁠⁠⁠"Get Started" page⁠⁠⁠ for all the information on how to use this study

-⁠⁠⁠Join thousands of women⁠⁠⁠ who receive the lessons

-⁠⁠⁠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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Have you vowed to read through the Bible in a year only to fizzle out somewhere in Exodus or Leviticus? Or you've finished your reading and realized you don't remember anything you read? Today seminary trained, Amy talks about her favorite tools for studying the Bible.

TAKE IT TO YOUR COMMUNITY

Text a friend and ask, "What has God been teaching you? Not just through what you read, but in life?"

You can find The Bible Study Schoolhouse here, or follow Amy Gannett on Instagram.

You can find Elizabeth writing helpful hints ⁠⁠on the blog⁠⁠

Being a stay-at-home mom co-worker ⁠⁠on Instagram ⁠⁠

Or get access to the ⁠⁠"Penpal Resources" by signing up with email! ⁠⁠

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You can have hope in suffering, because what we see it brings is a deeper and more full understanding of who God is. Ask the hard questions, because he is big enough to handle and answer them.

SHOW NOTES:

-Go to the ⁠⁠⁠"Get Started" page⁠⁠⁠ for all the information on how to use this study

-⁠⁠⁠Join thousands of women⁠⁠⁠ who receive the lessons

-Get this week's lesson 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Do you feel stressed by all the demands the new year seems to bring? Everyone is talking about their new programs and goals, and yet we are still exhausted from the marathon of December and Christmas. What does it look like to assess where we are and gently lean into a new week instead of trying to tackle a whole year?

TAKE IT TO YOUR COMMUNITY

Identify who your inner circle is and choose to prioritize them this year.

You can find Tyler here on Instagram

You can find Elizabeth writing helpful hints ⁠⁠on the blog⁠⁠

Being a stay-at-home mom co-worker ⁠⁠on Instagram ⁠⁠

Or get access to the ⁠⁠"Penpal Resources" by signing up with email! ⁠⁠

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For lots of us, this year holds a lot of unknown big decisions. How I find God's will in all that can be hard. It can fill us with dread of the unknown or excitement for what God will do.

SHOW NOTES:

-Go to the ⁠⁠"Get Started" page⁠⁠ for all the information on how to use this study

-⁠⁠Join thousands of women⁠⁠ who receive the lessons

-⁠⁠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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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The past 5 weeks have been a pause to remember what Christ has done, and an invitation to carry that knowledge into the new year with us. To worship is a sacrifice and demands discipline. But when we live with what God has done for us in view it transforms the way we live. When we live a life transformed by his love it gives us and those around us into what God’s coming kingdom will look like.

SHOW NOTES:

-Go to the ⁠"Get Started" page⁠ for all the information on how to use this study

-⁠Join thousands of women⁠ who receive the lessons

-⁠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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

*affiliate links are used when appropriate. Thank you for supporting Sunshine in My Nest