Episode 298 - Every Moment Holy with Doug McKelvey and Ned Bustard

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

How do you find the words to pray when you are in the middle of loss and suffering? How do mark the holy moments, both big and small, in a special way? Author Doug McKelvey and artist Ned Bustard have collaborated on three volumes of Every Moment Holy, books filled with liturgies to help people find the words in the joyful, the mundane and the most difficult moments of life. In their second volume, Every Moment Holy: Death, Grief, and Hope they offer prayers for those who are in the middle of life's most painful seasons. From helping those who are caregivers to offering words for those who are facing their own mortality, their book combines both visual art and words when it is hard to know what to even say. Ned would eventually experience the art he was creating to help others serve as a balm to his own heartache in the loss of his wife. It was through the power of Doug's writing and Ned's creative process that Ned felt the power of this work in his own personal pain. In this episode, guest co-host Eric Schumacher discusses with Doug and Ned how liturgies can help us find the words to pray, the creative process in creating meaningful work, and what happens when what you create for others ends up ministering to you. If you've ever found it hard to pray in either the moments of grief or in the everyday moments, this conversation will teach you the power of liturgy in our journey as believers. Website: https://www.rabbitroom.com https://www.worldsendimages.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everymomentholy https://www.instagram.com/quothdouglas https://www.instagram.com/nedbustard Book: Every Moment Holy Volume 3: The Work of the People https://store.rabbitroom.com/products/every-moment-holy-vol-3-hardcover Do you have a child in your life dealing with some big feelings? Aubrey Sampson's new book, Big Feelings Days, can help kids and their adults process the pain of life. Get it now wherever books are sold: www.aubreysampson.com/big-feelings-days/ Want to learn more about Pain to Purpose? Learn more: www.course.nothingiswasted.com Has a recent loss, trauma or tragedy upended your world? Let us guide you through those early days: nothingiswasted.com/everythingchanges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Aubrey Samson here, and just like you, I have dealt with a lot of big feelings
0:05.6	and heartache in my life.
0:07.6	Mostly I've written about lament and grief for a grown-up audience, but we all know, especially
0:12.6	here at Nothing is Wasted, that adults do not have a monopoly on strong, difficult emotions.
0:18.7	And so I have turned my attention to writing about big feelings for little ones with the
0:24.3	brand-new children's book called Big Feelings Days, a book about heartings, heavy emotions,
0:31.4	and Jesus' love.
0:33.1	We all know that children have a lot of emotions and feelings sad or angry or broken-hearted
0:38.4	can be overwhelming.
0:40.6	That's why it's so important to help the kids in our lives understand that their feelings
0:44.9	are valuable and normal, and that they can creatively express what they feel to Jesus,
0:51.0	who created emotions and deeply cares about everyone.
0:55.6	Big Feelings Days is a tender and engaging picture book that helps children ages 3-7
1:01.6	learn how to release their feelings of grief, anger, and heartbreak in creative ways
1:06.6	to our God who cares.
1:09.2	This picture book includes full-color illustrations and they are darling, relatable imagery to help
1:15.8	children express and identify emotions and creative ways for children to process their
1:21.1	feelings with Jesus.
1:23.3	Even now you can be helping your kids develop emotional health or your grandkids, your
1:27.5	nieces and nephews, those kids you love, you can help them begin to develop emotional
1:32.2	health and emotional intelligence as they learn to come to Jesus with whatever they may be
1:37.3	feeling and a little secret between us.
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