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Struggle Well School

#218: Finding Holy in the Suburbs with Ashley Hales

Struggle Well School

Emily Thomas

Education, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Self-improvement, Mental Health

5.01.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
  • what it’s like for Ashley as an only child now raising four kids

  • how learning to play with her kids and appreciating the moment has become a spiritual discipline

  • what helped Ashley embrace her life as a mom

  • letting go of expectations and embracing the things that are important to you

  • the emphasis Ashley places on getting to know her kids and how she does that

  • letting your overwhelm spill onto your kids

  • learning to use your quiet time well

  • what inspired Ashley to write her book

  • how Ashley’s concept of Jesus different than most because of her experience as a church planter

  • four idols of the suburbs

  • the power of wanting and waiting

LINKS MENTIONED:

Finding Holy in the SuburbsSara Groves “This Cup”

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0:00.0

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0:18.3

You not wanting to run with me in the race makes me feel like I need to make you run with me.

0:27.0

I feel like you asked me in such a way that was like we're not running together right? Because said yeah we're not doing that and I was like well but what have I wanted to well you're already decided we're not so then now I've decided that we are slower slower or faster.

0:43.1

I don't know where I am compared to you.

0:46.3

Are you trying to speak like Dr. Seuss?

0:51.3

Lower or faster. I cannot tell. First of all you're younger than me and you actually

0:56.0

been training so of course you're faster. Stop trying to be polite. I have not

1:00.9

been training just because your watch says that I finish a workout

1:04.0

doesn't mean that I'm like,

1:06.0

it have a sweat band on and I'm like really training.

1:09.0

There's no rocky playing over here.

1:11.0

Sometimes I just walk around. If you're not running at your pace, whether it's

1:17.2

too fast for you or too slow for you, it's an extra painful thing that's happening when you're

1:22.4

running.

1:23.2

Like mentally.

1:24.3

Have you ever tried to jog?

1:25.6

I already have so many painful things happening in my brain

1:28.3

while I'm running.

1:29.5

It's all painful.

1:30.3

That's what I'm saying.

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