The Heart Lines Podcast

Have you ever gone 10 waking hours without your cellphone? We did this weekend. . . at the Masters. It isn't an option if you get to attend this prestigious event. We learned many things not only about golf and the Masters, but what happens when we unplug for a day.

Do you watch too much tv? Do you feel guilty about it? We enjoy our tv time, but we do set some limits and criteria. We talk about this and three shows we are enjoying streaming now.Please follow and like us. And if you haven't heard about why we are called Heart Lines, please listen to our first podcast. Find out more about our retreat center: HeartRidgeMinistries.com

Heart Ridge Retreat Center celebrates its 5 year anniversary on the Feast of St. Joseph. Why this date for the founding? How did they find this property? Why a retreat center? Keith and Tami tell about some St. Joseph coincidences with the starting of Heart Ridge.

This is our introduction episode to music. We talk a little about our early love for music, how we got hooked onto Classical Music, but most importantly, how our experience of music makes us aware of our own humanity and our quest for the infinite. "His enthusiasm is for something that music, or everything that is beautiful in this world, has awakened within him. When a person begins to feel this, his soul immediately harks to await the other thing: even in the presence of what he can grasp, he awaits another thing; he grasps what he can grasp, but he awaits another thing." Luigi Giussani

We discuss our best vacations and how we now try to make great vacations for families from all over the US at Heart Ridge.

Here's a little conversation discussing some of the takeaways from a recent Marriage Retreat that we attended, I mean we gave. Of course we learned so much in preparing, but we learned even more from the wonderful attendees.

We know when things get hectic, or stressful, or life feels overwhelming, that we probably need a break--in fact, we probably just need to pay attention to obeying the Sabbath. It's the gift of rest and rejuvenation that God gives to each and everyone of us every week. Why do we neglect this? And what exactly should we do on Sunday? What are Sabbathy things?

This is a short excerpt of a talk given by Sr. Virginia Joy at the Belonging Women's Conference in 2024 in South Carolina. She has some "heart lines" connecting her to us and Heart Ridge, so we thought we'd share just a taste of her inspiring message.

What's one thing that all marriages need? It's that four letter word--time. We talk a lot about the Gottmans and their marriage advice. To follow a lot of this advice takes spending time together--so we highly recommend taking time for a date night. Is it really important? Yes! Is it possible? Yes! And better yet--try an extended date night, as in a weekend away together. Join us in this conversation we have about spending time with your spouse.

What power there is in seeing another person. There's probably nothing better we can do for our children than to take the time to "see" them. We also need to "see" our spouses, neighbors, relatives, etc. In fact, our whole culture is suffering today because so many people feel lonely, not cared for, and not seen. It's time we start to notice where we need to see others in lives.

And so we begin. . . our first episode is probably "weightier" than we're thinking the others will be--but hey, who doesn't want some substance in their podcast? We talk about the name, Heart Lines, and why we are doing a podcast when there are so many podcasts out there. We also tackle the Pope's new encycle on the Sacred Heart--seems "weighty" but it really isn't. And why it took an encyclical to really seal our devotion to the Sacred Heart.