#119: Redefining Rest with Alex Hoover
Struggle Well School
Emily Thomas
5.0 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2017
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Alexandra Hoover is a wife, mother of three, daughter, friend, dreamer, reader & writer. She works as a full-time Ministry Assistant, and spends the rest of her time, loving her crew, her friends, and pouring her everything into being present. Her story is a story of redemption by Grace. Ransomed, Rescued and Redeemed. She loves to share Gods continuous faithfulness in her life, and how He has an abundant life waiting for us right now, in it all. She is for the women of this generation, and the next. Empowering and Encouraging them in Christ Jesus, and the truth of who they are, and who's they are. What we chat about: The difference between self-care and resting in Christ Responding when God's answer to a prayer is "not now" The blessing of walking in obedience, even when that means saying no to people How changing her "heart posture" changed her life The on-going restoration of Alex's relationship with her parents The difference between needing space from a person vs. withdrawing from them How extending love to others has helped her better understand God's unfailing love Links mentioned: GT's (Synergy) kombucha tea - Lavender Love Where to find Alex: website // instagram // facebook Episode Sponsors: Rebecca Renfrow - Tell Rebecca you heard about her on the show and get 10% off Wearthy Anchor of Hope Box - Use coupon code MSW at checkout for 15% off Support the show: Shop Amazon Affiliate Link Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram or Facebook because I want to hear YOUR thoughts on this episode! If you've been encouraged by the show, please share it with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!
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| 0:00.0 | Right, my turn. Let's do it. Okay, they're big on Christmas saving. |
| 0:03.6 | Uh, Scrooge? No, they save people over 50 million quid last Christmas. |
| 0:07.8 | Elves? No, no, think loads of points. |
| 0:10.2 | Uh, your dad's driving? No, nectar points! |
| 0:13.0 | Oh, I knew that! |
| 0:15.0 | Save a nectar this Christmas. |
| 0:16.0 | Cashing your points at places like Sainsbury's and Argos to save on turkeys, toys and more. |
| 0:20.0 | Tapp the Necta app and let the savings wrong. |
| 0:23.0 | Savings data based on point redemptions across Sainsbury and Argus from the 1st to the 24th of December |
| 0:26.8 | 2022, full teas and sees at Necto.com slash Get the app. |
| 0:30.2 | This is Emily Thomas and you are listening to the Mom Struggling While Podcast. Welcome back friends I've never met. It is stinking almost Christmas and I'm sick, but it's all right. |
| 0:55.8 | Here in Dallas it is not very cold so it feels like it's about to maybe start to be fall |
| 1:00.9 | Except that we're way past that. |
| 1:03.1 | My friend came in town from up north, and she was so weirded out by Christmas decorations |
| 1:07.5 | being up when it was so hot outside. |
| 1:09.3 | My kids and I get excited when it's cold enough to have a fire. |
| 1:11.9 | Still, in the middle of December, It's a hard life you guys feel bad for us. |
| 1:15.6 | Speaking of nearly Christmas, do your kids keep adding their Christmas list even the last minute? |
| 1:20.6 | I keep telling my kids listen I've already done my shopping, but they keep ignoring |
| 1:24.2 | me and adding things to their list. So it's one of the downsides of early Christmas shopping |
| 1:28.4 | because they want a different thing, a couple weeks later. Whatever, they're getting what they're getting the |
| 1:33.8 | requests become timeless I just want a nap very Christmas to me one quick |
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