I wasn’t planning to write an episode this week. I was planning to replay an old one, tackle the post-vacation laundry mountain, and call it good.

Then one last unexpected hike in the Canadian Rockies changed the plan.

Two years after first sharing the story of how I learned to “play my way through,” I’m wondering if maybe we’ve gotten play all wrong. Is it something we’re supposed to outgrow—or something God keeps inviting us back into?

With dancing water, frolicking sea creatures, one very disappointing moose sighting, and a little help from Psalm 104, we’re rediscovering wonder, delight, and the God who built both right into His creation.

Maybe we’re not too grown-up to play after all. Have a listen!

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Here’s a small excerpt: “Because play doesn’t critique. It doesn’t evaluate. It doesn’t analyze. It doesn’t scrutinize. It doesn’t adult, at least, not in the boring-adult way. It’s just uninhibited joy. It’s laughter. It’s- well, playful. Man, when did I become such a grown-up? Too grown-up to play?”

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A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend!

Are you in a challenging season that just won’t quit? I hear you. Life sure can knock us down. I know my tendency is to lean in and pray harder. But what if there was another way?

Join me as we continue our “Summer of Sabbath” with a Biblical strategy for those rough patches. We’ll team up with Nehemiah 8 and a counterintuitive way through darker days.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: "I remember thinking if I just worked harder and prayed more, I’d get through. And then I became the honored guest at my teething toddler’s dinner party. In that time, I clearly heard deep down, “Stace, sometimes you’ve got to play your way through.” Huh? Play. Surely that was “Pray your way through.” Nope, again, I heard it so clearly in 2010, “Play your way through.”

Apparently God can teach me through just about anything these days. This time? A luggage scale.

I know...I didn't see that one coming either. As I was packing for our next hiking trip, God reminded me that while He gave us hearts full of compassion, He never asked us to carry the weight of the whole world.

Maybe that's why so many of us are exhausted. Not because we've stopped caring. Because we've been carrying more than we were ever meant to.

In this week's Summer of Sabbath: Revisited episode, we're talking about protecting our capacity, setting the suitcase down, and discovering why Sabbath is one of God's kindest gifts.

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Here’s a small excerpt: “And I wonder if that's why so many of us feel numb; why so many of us tune out. We assume compassion disappears because we've stopped caring. But I don't think that's usually true. Compassion disappears because we're exhausted. We've exceeded our capacity.”

You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or find me on our website: www.glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!