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68. Eden Blackburn | Day in the Life as a Creative Director + Growing Up as a Missionary Kid

mardi 14 mai 2024 • Duration 01:03:07

Today's conversation is with the lovely Eden Blackburn! Eden is a wife, creative, and soon-to-be mother living in Birmingham, Alabama. In this episode, she shares about her upbringing as a missionary kid in Costa Rica, as well as what transitioning back to life in the states was like for college years later. Eden also walks us through how she discovered she loved creating, specifically in the areas of graphic design and photography. Toward the end, she opens up about miscarriage and pregnancy. It's a joy-filled, easy-listening conversation and I'm so excited for you to listen!

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Eden's Instagram @edenlblackburn / @upheldstudio

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60. Tay Ruth Welgoss | Suffering, Healing + Seeking God in All Seasons

mardi 25 juillet 2023 • Duration 01:54:04

This week's episode is with my friend Tay Welgoss! Tay is a wife, creative, and expecting mama. In our conversation, she tenderly shares her story of healing from a traumatic accident years ago. Tay walks us through how she has processed both physical and emotional wounding, as well as how she's found truth in Jesus in the midst of suffering. Wherever you're at in your walk with Christ, I believe you will be deeply encouraged by Tay's story.

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59. Michelle Garrels Part Two | Discerning What's Life-Giving + Loving Beauty While Rejecting the World

mardi 18 juillet 2023 • Duration 59:27

We're back this week for part two of my conversation with the lovely Michelle Garrels! Michelle has become my mentor and a dear friend over the last year. She and her family of seven live in Michigan on their small farm, homeschooling and cultivating beauty with their hands. Today in part two, Michelle and I discuss how to discern what is life-giving, knowing how and when to surrender, and how to parse out the difference between loving beauty with Jesus' call to reject the world. I'm so grateful for Michelle's heart, for her wisdom, and for her willingness to share both with us. Be sure to listen to part one of our conversation on episode 58, where we chat about her journey growing flowers and how we can joyfully embrace limitations with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Listen to more of Michelle on episodes 32, 33, and 58.

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58. Michelle Garrels Part One | Flower Gardening + Living with Limits

mardi 11 juillet 2023 • Duration 59:18

Today's show is part one of my conversation with returning guest Michelle Garrels! Michelle has become my mentor and a dear friend over the last year. She and her family of seven live in Michigan on their small farm, homeschooling and cultivating beauty with their hands. In part one, you'll hear all about Michelle's gardening journey—where her love for gardening began, what her favorite flower varieties are, and encouragement for the aspiring gardener who has yet to sow their first seed. We also talk about what it looks like to live a life with limits, and how we can joyfully embrace limitations with the help of the Holy Spirit. Part two will be up next week!

Listen to more of Michelle on episodes 32 and 33.

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57. Paige Geidel | My Light Phone Journey, Creativity + Mothering Two Under Two

mardi 4 juillet 2023 • Duration 58:00

This week's episode is a bit different, because I am on the other side of the mic! I'm sharing a conversation I had with Kennady Davis, host of the MOM Chats podcast, for her show, which aired back in February. I got to share all about my journey switching from an iPhone to a Light Phone. I also reflect on misconceptions I had when entering motherhood, and what my first year was like mothering two under two. I'm grateful that Kennady asked me to be a guest on her podcast and that I get to share our conversation with you!

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56. Marah Goralczyk | Quilting + Surrendering Dreams in Motherhood

mardi 27 juin 2023 • Duration 01:23:36

Today's episode features the lovely Marah Goralczyk! Marah is a wife, mother, and creative building a home and life in Texas. In our conversation, you'll hear Marah share her small business journey, along with a collection of stories from early marriage and motherhood. We explore how we learned to quilt and why we love it, with testimonies of Jesus' goodness woven through it all.

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55. Chloe Mack | Missions in America, Marriage + Identity as Women of God

mardi 20 juin 2023 • Duration 01:34:19

This week's conversation is with the delightful Chloe Mack! Chloe and her husband are missionaries with a ministry called Circuit Riders in southern California (she also has built an amazing community of people on TikTok!) She has a passion for sharing Jesus with young people and discipling them, specifically women. Today, you'll hear Chloe share a bit about getting married young, what it's like being in ministry with your spouse, and her thoughts on worship leading and being a "worship leader." I'm so grateful for Chloe's faithfulness and for the ways that she's encouraged me in my role as a Christian woman. I can't wait for you to listen!

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54. Amanda Pahls | Raising Daughters, Miscarriage + Creating Family Culture

mardi 13 juin 2023 • Duration 01:47:34

Welcome back to season three of the Love in a Cottage podcast! Today's episode is with my friend Amanda Pahls. Amanda is a wife, mother of five girls, homemaker, and content creator. In our conversation, you'll hear Amanda share about the early years of motherhood and having her first four daughters in four years. She also opens up about loss, sharing about the tragic passing of her sister and dad, as well as miscarrying her son, Shepherd. If miscarriage is a sensitive topic for you, you might want to consider skipping this episode.

Amanda is funny, relatable, kind, and honest—I can't wait for you to join our conversation!

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53. Caroline Hanson Part Two | Navigating Faith, Grief, PCOS + Infertility

mardi 6 décembre 2022 • Duration 01:17:40

Today's conversation is part two of my chat with Caroline Hanson (listen to episode no. 52 for part one). Caroline is a filmmaker and creative living with her husband in Nashville. In this episode, you'll hear Caroline walk through her PCOS and infertility diagnoses. She graciously shares her heart and her story with us, and what it feels like to be living in the thick of it all. Caroline shares her grief, her faith, and her hope with us in an honest and tangible way that I know will speak to so many of you.

This is also the last episode of the season—thank you so much for listening to season two! The show will resume in early spring. Check our Instagram for updates. Information about a 2023 spring retreat will also be shared on Instagram (I'll share a short bonus episode here, too, once all of the details go live!)

Caroline's Instagram @carohanny