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Encouragement for Real Life — 203 episodes
251. 4 Small Choices That Shape Your Life
250. The 10-Minute Reset You Can Use Anytime
249. 5 Simple Shifts That Actually Make a Difference
248. There Is Power in the Wait with Marcia Cramer
247. You Were Made for More Than Settling for Less
246. You Were Made for More Than Running on Empty
244. How to Love Your Mornings with Jennifer Dukes Lee
243. 10 Things That Help You Feel Like You Again
242. 10 Things You Are Allowed to Be Bad At
240. 10 Things That Are Not Actually Emergencies
239. What Matters Most with My Oldest Brother, Marty Gorkow
238. What We Do Not Want Anyone to See
236. What We Think but Do Not Say
235. Staying Close to Jesus with LuEllyn Rozeboom
234. What if God Is Using the Life You Did Not Plan?
233. What if This Is Your Moment to Step Forward?
232. What if You Are Not as Unseen as You Feel?
231. Life on the Other Side of the Field with Brother Steve Gorkow
230. Celebrate with Purpose
229. Be Here for It
228. Protect What Matters Most
227. A Different Kind of December
226. Real Talk with Morgan and Paige, My Kids by Marriage
225. Just Say No to Perfectionism
224. Just Say No to People Pleasing
223. Just Say No to Rushing
221. Say No to Good and Yes to God
220. How to Take Back Your Attention
219. The Cost of a Scattered Life
218. Living Life to the Fullest with Debbie Hitzel
217. Encouragement Extra: Where Do We Go From Here?
216. Summer of Abundance Bonus Recap: Keep Eternity in View
215. Summer of Abundance Week 12: Do It Afraid, Do It Anyway
214. Summer of Abundance Week 11: Give What You've Got
213. Summer of Abundance Week 10: Speak Life, Live Full
212. What Happens When Four Women Show Up to Pray
211. Summer of Abundance Week 9: When Enough Really Is Enough
210. Summer of Abundance Week 8: You Are Not Meant to Run on Empty
209. Summer of Abundance Week 7: Care for the Body God Gave You
207. Summer of Abundance Week 6: Gratitude Changes Everything
206. Summer of Abundance Week 5: Be Where Your Feet Are
205. Summer of Abundance Week 4: Surrender is Where Freedom Starts
204. Summer of Abundance Week 3: Stay Close to Your Source
203. Finding Abundance in the Unexpected with Reverend Barbara Furman
202. Summer of Abundance Week 2: Train Your Thoughts for Truth
201. Summer of Abundance Week 1: You Are Who He Says You Are
200. 200 Episodes and One Grateful Host
199. Living a Real Life of Abundance with Alissa Studt
198. Beyond Your Bloom: Living a Fruitful Life for God
197. While You Bloom: How to Flourish Where You Are
196. Before You Bloom: When You Cannot See Progress
195. From Childhood to Now: Real Talk with Karen and Sheila
194. Washing Windows When Your Perspective Becomes Cloudy
193. Decluttering Your Heart When You Feel Distracted
192. Dusting Off Weariness When You Are Exhausted
191. Clearing Out the Cobwebs When You Feel Dead Inside
190. Real Life and Real Relationships with Zach Lefebure
189. How to Find Peace in the Storms of Life
187. On What Are You Building Your Life?
186. Life, Love, and Everything in Between with Bill Lefebure
184. What Is a Heart for God and How to Have One
183. Why Following Your Heart Is Not the Best Choice
182. Embodying Authentic Life and Faith with Tina Herring
181. Practical Steps to Identify Your Unique Purpose
180. How to Live Intentionally and Make Every Day Count
179. A Helpful Way to Welcome a New Year
178. The Gift of Noticing with Kelly Blackwell
176. "No Crib for a Bed" - Carols of Encouragement
175. "All Is Calm, All Is Bright" - Carols of Encouragement
174. "Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room" - Carols of Encouragement
172. 10 Practical Ways to Deal With Discomfort
170. When Discomfort Makes You Uncomfortable
169. Waking Up in the Wilderness with Natalie Ogbourne
167. 3 Simple Ways to Slow Down Time
165. Who Do You Go to First?
163. Do We Focus on Earthly or Heavenly Things?
161. What Happened When I Rested This Summer
160. How to Be Stronger than Stress with Barb Roose
159. The Secret to a Life of Joy and Abundance
157. How to Overcome the Distraction of Multitasking
154. When Technology Distracts You from Life
153. How to Stay Present When the Future Distracts You
152. How to Live Now When You Are Stuck in the Past
151. A Prescription of Hope with Dr. Jessica Peck
149. You May Be Living Distracted if You Cannot Enjoy Now
148. You May Be Living Distracted Lacking Joy and Peace
144. You May Be Living Distracted if You Cannot Focus
143. Life as a Right-Now Woman With Alissa Studt
142. Are You Tired of Missing out on Life?
140. 3 Ways Studying Scripture Can Impact Your Life
139. What? A Quarter of the Year Is Behind Us!
138. Seeing God's Image in Others with Nicole Williams
137. What Happens When We Invite God Into Our Days
136. That Time When God Went with Us on Vacation
135. The Truth About Distractions and Our Purpose
134. An Unexpected Divine Detour with Lori Ann Wood
133. There Has Got to Be More to Life Than This
132. Do You Love Who You Are?
130. Are You Listening? with Michelle Layer Rahal
128. Are We Missing Moments We Will Never Get Back?
127. 5 Ways to Be a Right-Now Woman in 2024
126. Walking Into 2024 Worry Free with a Word
125. Ending 2023 Grateful and With Big News!
124. Sound Your Joy on Repeat to the World
123. How to Cope When Holidays Are Not Happy
122. 5 Ways to Stay Present This Holiday Season
121. God Desires to Dwell With Us With Rachel Fahrenbach
120. Here Is a New Concept: Celebrate "Thanksgivings"
119. How to Slow Your Go and Unbusy Your Life
118. How Do I Know if I Am Living Distracted?
116. Celebrating the Launch of Right Now Matters Part 2
115. Celebrating the Launch of Right Now Matters Part 1
114. The Heart Behind Right Now Matters
112. Living Above the Noise with Terry Covey
111. What We Are Really Doing When We Complain
110. Why Encouragement Is Necessary and Important
109. How to Succeed at Something Difficult
108. A Decluttered Life Is a Free Life with Julie Lane
107. The Unexpected Gift of Starting Over
106. When I Make Life All About Me
104. Truth: God Knows You, Sees You, and He Cares
103. Will It Really Be Okay?
102. What to Do When Life Is Overwhelming
100. Do You Know How Amazing You Are?
98. How to Live Your Best Life This Summer
97. Our Focus Matters When It Comes to Distraction
96. How to Make the Most of Right Now
95. A Real Life Conversation With Jennifer Dukes Lee
94. There Is Only One Who Controls Your Destiny
93. The Distraction of Others Says, "Notice Me Now"
92. How to Live an Abundant Life
91. How to Avoid Living Life on Empty
90. The Distraction of a Wandering Mind Says, "Meander with Me"
89. The Distraction of Social Media Says, "Check This Out"
88. The Truth About Multitasking and Distractions
87. How to Thrive in Difficult Circumstances
86. The Distraction of a Busy Mind Says, "Think About This"
85. Now Is the Time to Bloom
84. When God Calls You Into the Uncomfortable
83. Are We Called to Be Comfortable?
82. How to Brighten Your Corner of the World
81. How to Stay Encouraged When Winter Feels Long
80. The Distraction of the Past Says, "Stay Stuck Here"
79. The Distraction of the Future Says, "Live There Now"
78. 7 Ways How to Begin Your Day Encouraged
77. The Distraction of Fatigue Says, "You Are Tired"
76. The Distraction of Poor Health Says, "You Are Unwell"
75. How to Look Back to Move Forward
74. Happy 2023! How Are You Beginning This New Year?
73. How to Set Ourselves Up for the New Year
72. Christmas and Grief: How to Make It Through
71. The Distraction of Hurry Says, "You Are Behind"
69. Is This Really the Season to Be Jolly?
68. Living as if Thanksgiving Is More Than a Day
67. The Distraction of Busyness Says, "Be Busier"
66. The Distraction of Regret Says, "You Did That?"
65. Real Life Truth: A Delay Is Not Defeat
64. The Distraction of Worry Says, "Fret About This"
63. The Distraction of Comparison Says "Be Like Her"
61. Here Is the Truth: God Sees You and He Cares
60. Hope for Us Who Are Exhausted
59. A Simple Way to Positively Influence Another
57. 9 Ways to Stay Focused and Less Distracted
56. What We Focus on Matters
55. How to Be More Like the Sunflower
53. Celebrate With Me: One Year of the Podcast!
52. Life Is Too Important to Live Distracted
51. Why I RAGBRAI: The Reasons May Surprise You
50. The Truth About Our Limiting Beliefs
49. How to Remain Encouraged in the Waiting
48. 7 Practical Ways to Uncomplicate Your Life
47. How to Say Goodbye to Guilt for Good
46. How Tandem Bicycling Is a Little Like Following God
45. Life Is One Big Adventure With God
43. 7 Ways to Overcome FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
40. Where Is God in Your Life?
39. What in the World Are We Thinking?
38. 10 Simple Ways to Be a Light in This World
36. Been Hurt by the Church? Now What?
35. The Hope of Living Beyond Our Brokenness
33. When It's Not So Easy to Love Your Neighbor
32. How to Bloom Where You Are Planted - Part 2
31. How to Bloom Where You Are Planted - Part 1
30. Is the Best Medicine Really Laughter?
27. Are You Mad at God?
25. If the New Year Hasn't Begun the Way You Hoped
24. The Day After the Most Depressing Day of the Year
23. 10 Simple Ways to Remain Joyful This Winter
22. Hello 2022: The Year We Are Ready For
21. Goodbye to 2021: Time to Reflect, Grow, and Celebrate
20. Merry Christmas 2021 - My Gift to You
19. When It Is Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
16. The Difference a Grateful Heart Makes
13. Help and Hope for Discouraging Days
11. 6 Ways to Begin Each Day Encouraged and Hopeful
10. Waiting Times Don't Need to Be Wasted Times
08. How to Stay Encouraged in Seasons of Transition
06. Can Our Differences Make Us Better and Not Bitter?
05. Don't Think You're Special? Think Again.
03. Rest from Worry
02. The Imperfect Real Life
01. Why a Podcast?
Introduction to Encouragement for Real Life