What emotional connotation does the season of Lent hold for you? For many women, there is a strange shame and asceticism tied to the concept of a 40-day fast. For others, it's a season of stale ritual that has no bearing on real life. But what if I told you that the season of Lent could be a deep and rich time, full of God's grace? What if I told you that Lent could meet you right in the thick of your real, everyday life and nourish your spiritual growth far beyond the 40-day season. In this guide, I take you through some necessary steps to crafting a Lenten fast that's meaningful and connected to your personal spiritual growth journey. Listen in!

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Read the Blog Post Here!

Resources I recommend:

Kitchen Meditations Podcast by Edible Theology

Little Way Chapel Lenten Guide for Families

Join Leslie as she interviews Elisa Preston, author, podcaster, and certified Enneagram coach who aims to help women see old burdens in a new way. In this interview, Elisa shares her tumultuous journey into motherhood, and gives phenomenal insight and wisdom into the complexity of navigating motherhood amidst grief and lament. 

*TW* Elisa shares her birth story between 15:00-25:30 on this interview. If you are a mom who has a traumatic birth that you haven't fully processed the details of, you may want to skip Elisa sharing hers. 

Episode Links:

Follow Elisa on Instagram

Read Elisa's Writing and find her podcast!

Being With Podcast: Geoff Holsclaw and Jim Wilder on attachment in our spiritual formation

This Blog Post on Lament in Motherhood @ Mothering by Faith

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In the last episode, Leslie interviewed Langley Korepanova, who in the midst of several pieces of wisdom shared a story in which she was at first off-put and offended by a mom who thought differently than her. After consideration, however, Langley came to see the other woman's difference as a gift and strength in the lives of our children.

If you ever struggle to embrace different viewpoints in your community of people helping you raise your kiddos, this episode will I hope encourage you to consider God's intention in creating so many different people with so many different viewpoints. To quote the classic cliche–it truly takes a village to raise a child. But, will we embrace the village we're given, or will we hoard the raising of our children in fear that a different viewpoint or approach might be more harmful than helpful?

If you missed my conversation with Langley, make sure to check out episode 17 to get the context for this episode.

For a more basic conversation on the need for community in our mothering journey, check out episodes 3 and 4. 

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