EPISODE · Dec 18, 2023 · 33 MIN
006 | You Can Have it All, Just Not All at Once with Mary Jo Thayer
from Homespun: Create the Life You Crave · host Kathryn Garland
Mary Jo Thayer is an award-winning American author, educator, women's mentor, and public speaker. In her early career, she taught high school English and coached cheerleading in New Kent County, Virginia. She earned a master's degree from Michigan State University, while homeschooling her four children, and later taught moral theology at Lansing Catholic High School. A natural extrovert and people lover, Mary Jo's primary fun activities include grandchildren, water skiing, pickleball, traveling, and hosting gatherings. She is the eighth of eight children and grew up in Grand Ledge, Michigan. She is married to her high school sweetheart, and together they raised their four children with faith, courage, and enthusiasm. She began her journey as a novelist upon relocating to Grand Rapids in 2012. "Close to the Soul" is her first novel. Find her on her author page on Facebook and Instagram or Connect with her through her website: maryjothayer.com facebook.com/maryjothayerauthor https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21286206.Mary_Jo_Thayer instagram.com/maryjothayerauthor https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mary-Jo-Thayer/author/B092SLP55C You can always email me at [email protected]. Join the Homespun Facebook community here https://m.facebook.com/groups/265512269730228/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT Download my top 5 tips to creating a more home focused life here https://subscribepage.io/homespunpodcast
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Mary Jo Thayer is an award-winning American author, educator, women's mentor, and public speaker. In her early career, she taught high school English and coached cheerleading in New Kent County, Virginia. She earned a master's degree from Michigan State University, while homeschooling her four children, and later taught moral theology at Lansing Catholic High School. A natural extrovert and people lover, Mary Jo's primary fun activities include grandchildren, water skiing, pickleball, traveling, and hosting gatherings. She is the eighth of eight children and grew up in Grand Ledge, Michigan. She is married to her high school sweetheart, and together they raised their four children with faith, courage, and enthusiasm. She began her journey as a novelist upon relocating to Grand Rapids in 2012. "Close to the Soul" is her first novel. Find her on her author page on Facebook and Instagram or Connect with her through her website: maryjothayer.com facebook.com/maryjothayerauthor https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21286206.Mary_Jo_Thayer instagram.com/maryjothayerauthor https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mary-Jo-Thayer/author/B092SLP55C You can always email me at [email protected]. Join the Homespun Facebook community here https://m.facebook.com/groups/265512269730228/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT Download my top 5 tips to creating a more home focused life here https://subscribepage.io/homespunpodcast
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