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June 28, 2021
Purpose Filled Life Podcast #162: The 6 Do’s and Don’ts of Parenting Adult Children with Ingrid Sorensen
Is it a challenge to know how to connect with and “parent” your adult children? Okay, WOW. Talk about FABULOUS advice and insights from this down-to-earth mother of 9!! This Utah Young Mother of the Year has upgraded her skills to the world of navigating her young adults. Get your pen, pad, and soul ready …
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Fearless, Faithful, and Full of Love: a Reunion Retreat of Disciple Thought Leaders
These women. How I love them to my bones. Fearless, faithful, and full of love for each other and His children. Our Reunion Retreat of Disciple Thought Leaders was one for the books as we moved forward our focus. “Which is?” you may wonder? (Good food? Great connection? Fabulous faith? All of the above?) It …
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June 25, 2021
Slow down your busy summer! 3 Tips to Make it More Memorable
After school got out, did you hit the ground running? Especially after spending so much time at home, we are more eager than ever to get going with a bang, but, if you take a step back and slow down a little bit, you will have a more enjoyable summer season. In this segment, I share …
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June 23, 2021
Are You Under Pressure?
Thank you, Red Edge Live with Les Patterson for having me guest on your podcast! I thoroughly enjoyed our powerful conversation on dealing with and preventing burnout—both personally and professionally. Here’s a quote from the interview to give you food for thought: “‘Do you really want to do it this way?’ Because I can tell …
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June 21, 2021
Celebrate Father
On this special day, I feel to celebrate my Heavenly Father. Often amazing fathers seem in the background, quietly doing the consistent, mundane, fix-it work of the family–loving them with their diligent and daily constancy. I often feel that about God. His majesty, in part, is His unfailing healing and helping love for each of …
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June 14, 2021
A Special Invitation
Yesterday, I got a special invitation. Since the end of school my little guy and I have been doing Daily Summer Fun–one chosen fun thing a day to feel the joy of summer. It’s been pure childhood fabulousness, together and with his friends, of swimming, parks, pickle ball, you name it. But yesterday, when a …
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Studio 5: Phase 2 Parenting: How to embrace the next stage of motherhood
Kids grow up and leave home. And sometimes, this stage of parenthood comes with a stigma of sadness. We often use the term “empty nesters,” but our lives should be anything but empty! Watch this Studio 5 segment to get great tips on how to make this second half of parenting fabulous! You have so …
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June 11, 2021
Open Your Mouth for Good
Recently I was thinking about what happens when someone opens their mouth for good. Years ago in the summer after graduating from high school I was 17, in a difficult home situation, and with plans to attend a traditional Christian college with my best friend. One day I “happened” to meet a guy I’d known …
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June 8, 2021
Purpose Filled Life Podcast Episode #161: 3 Tips to “Mothering” Children at Different Ages & Stages with Regan Barnes
Do you have children at different ages and stages? Talk about shifting motherhood gears ALL DAY LONG. Enjoy this fabulous, candid, and useful interview with Regan Barnes, motherhood expert and founder of “Momivate,” (found at momivate.org). Get tips on how to create connection, set healthy boundaries (for real), and the power of “mirror neurons” – …
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June 1, 2021
Purpose Filled Life Podcast Episode #160: Got Transition? 3 Tips for a Stellar Summer
We made it through the school year! (and the pandemic, and the earthquake…) Are you ready for summer? DON’T make the top typical mom mistakes that actually increase stress. Instead, use these three simple tips to make it a memorable, stellar summer of peace, productivity, and play! P.S. For more great tips on how to …
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