Carrying the Caregiver Cross- A lesson from Arthur Blessitt
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Today we will be discussing the life and legacy of Arthur Blessitt. He faced many challenges during his evangelical career, but did he let it stop him? No. Tune in to learn a little about his life, how God used him to impact others, and how he led many to faith through carrying a cross around the world. If you feel discouraged in your caregiving journey, just know you aren't alone. Let the story of Blessitt inspire you to keep going even when it feels like it's impossible. Arthur Blessitt bio is from Wikipedia:
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How Wes Huff Can Help You Be a Better Caregiver
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To check out more about Wes visit or check him out on YouTube. Today, we explore the vital role that faith plays in the caregiving journey. Caregiving can be both rewarding and challenging, and navigating this path often requires spiritual grounding. Join us as we discuss why faith matters, highlight the remarkable story of Wes Huff, and delve into the ways caregivers are evolving today. We also give you some Christian resources including Joseph Prince's The Healing Power of the Holy Communion and Rebecca Stewart's Unbinding Love: a guide for the caregiver who has nothing...
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Navigating a "Not Normal" Christmas: 3 Easy Steps for Caregivers
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In today's episode Rebecca will be outlining simple steps for you, the caregiver, to navigate Christmas. No matter the circumstances, God wants good things for you this Holiday Season. Lean into him and focus on your priorities. By outlining your top 3 Christmas priorities, you as the caregiver will feel like your needs are being met while trying to make everyone else's Christmas dreams come true. Are you feeling overwhelmed during a very special time? It's okay. However you feel during this season, we want you to know you are not alone! Don't be afraid to ask for help: -Find someone who...
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Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts- Little Grief with Author Jess Kayhart
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Topics discussed today: Who is Jess Kayhart? What is little grief? Examples Why it’s less socially acceptable It’s often dismissed by others and that makes us feel alone Then you have to figure out a way to be okay The Story of Job and how it relates Making space to figure out the emotion How to find a place where you can talk about the little grief Find people you trust Jennie Allen book How to be kind to ourselves When you’re sad… do this one thing Get Jess’s Weight Lift at home
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Nurturing Ourselves and Others During Sickness
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There's nothing like having a puking kid to make you feel out of control! Today's talk is about what to do when there is sickness in your house. Rebecca will talk you through it, step by step. Details include: Priorities during sickness How to prevent sickness from spreading A few simple tips to get your household running A reward at the end of the day for you! Specific prayers to pray over your loved ones when they are sick Thanks for listening! Below is a link to Flylady's crisis cleaning video:
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Havin' Fun While Cleaning Toilets- A book review on Mandy Arioto's Have More Fun Book
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Today's podcast discusses: Who is Mandy Arioto? A review of her book How to get your mind ready for change How to incorporate more fun in your life and why Why we struggle with fun Fake fun vs healthy fun Ways Rebecca has incorporated fun in her life Check out on youtube for cleaning inspo Thanks for listening to the podcast! We'll be back next Thursday with another book review.
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Hope for the Homeless
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Host Rebecca Stewart shares stories from her childhood: poverty, low income housing, suicide, and overcoming hard times. She shares scriptures that provide hope to the weary from the book of Job and the gospel of Matthew. If we all helped a little bit we would greatly impact the homeless population. The data shows over 54% of our homeless population in America have some sort of mental disorder. (RAND Institute) Please join Rebecca in fighting homelessness but simply subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review! Thank you, your contribution matters! Check out
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How You Can Evolve As a Caregiver
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Host Rebecca Stewart shares intimate details of taking care of her mother with Schizophrenia, the caregiver role, why it’s challenging, and ultimately what to do to have hope. Something new- Rebecca shares audio of her mother Elaine to show first hand the brain disease and what it is like. Other topics: How to be new in your caregiving How to put yourself first How to establish healthy boundaries How to use scripture for your foundation Psalm 10:14- God is the father of the fatherless God sees our pain How you can share your experience with others,...
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Nourishing Your Soul with Life Coach Melissa Schultz
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Who is Melissa? Melissa Schultz is passionate about helping women break through harmful mindsets that keep them from operating in alignment with who God called them to be so they can operate at God's pace of peace. In addition to being the director of Women with Purpose, Melissa is a mentor and coach for those she works with in her ministry. She and her husband Matt celebrated 30 years of marriage this past year and are the proud parents to their 2 adult children and their spouses. She enjoys spending time with family, spoiling her grandchildren, glamping, bike riding,...
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Getting over the Post Christmas Blues
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What does Ezekiel’s vision of God have to do with Post Christmas Stress? Are you feeling a little blue after the Christmas hustle and bustle? You are not alone. According to experts the "saddest week of the year" is the third week of January. January is the month we know the bills are starting to come in from our pre christmas shopping sprees. January typically in the midwest is dreary, dark, and grey. There can be lots of snow which is fun for the kids but not so fun for driving adults. January is long. What is there to look forward to? Valentines Day which is oh yeah can be another...
info_outlineDo you ever feel like God is not near you when you're suffering? God's love is enough!
Host Rebecca Stewart discusses the topic of the goodness of God and how His love is enough during your trials.
We all have seasons when things aren't going our way. Some of these seasons can be particularly difficult, such as seasons of grief. Rebecca lost her mother two years ago, although it feels like it just happened.
When you get out your bible and can't hear His voice, why is that? It's because the enemy tries to get in the way. He tries to distract you.
Have you heard of the song "The Nearness of You" by Norah Jones? It's a beautiful song of intimacy. Likewise, we can read in scripture about the nearness of the Holy Lord. The purpose of scripture is to you gently remind us of how to live, how to receive His love, and what we can expect moving forward in life.
Are you fearing the Lord? Sometimes when we don't hear the voice of God it's because we aren't fearing the Lord. We are more distracted by life and the world. Do sometimes you feel like you're sin free? You know that is a lie! We all sin. BUT GOD. He will fulfill us and help us align with his vision for us when we fear him.
Dressing Your Truth is a program created by Carol Tuttle to help women know how to dress. It's something Rebecca used to follow because she wanted her outside appearance to match the inside. However, over time, it became clear that the program wasn't in alignment with the Lord. We need to repent when we look to outside inviduals and programs over the Lord and His word. We need to be careful of things that appear to be of the Lord and are NOT of the Lord.
We don't have to understand every biblical aspect of Jesus, but we do have to have a heart FOR JESUS. It doesn't need to be complicated! You don't have to read every book of the bible or be a biblical scholar to understand His awesome love and receive it.
"All the wicked, He will destroy"- God's promise to take out all of the evil in the world. This is important to know. God is still on the throne and one day Jesus will come back and make all things right. His second coming will be EPIC! In the meantime, are you ready?
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