Hi, my name is Sally Clarkson and I'm so glad you joined me at my podcast today at Home

with Sally. My sweet friend, Chris and Kills, joining me in this space and we hope that

we'll bring a smile to your heart and inspiration how to live an intentional life and especially

to encourage you to find joy along the way and to know how deeply you're loved by God.

Thanks for joining us.

Hi again to all of my friends who listen to my podcast. This is Sally Clarkson and you are

at Home with Sally and I'm sitting in my kitchen on my cabinet on my stool. Actually my

computers on my cabinet, I'm on the stool and I'm looking so forward to talking with you

today. We are covering several podcasts that are in a series of my blogs about the

life giving home and hoping to give you insight and encouragement and ideas as you start

off this new season with your children and with your family and with your friends.

I told a story at the beginning of my blog today and as a matter of fact I've been remembering

so many stories from my time when I worked in communist countries and in Vienna, Austria when

I was very young and maybe someday I'll write a more of a biography or some kind of story about

the times there and in other stories in my life I've never told because they were the times when

I cut my teeth on God's faithfulness and learned to really see his presence in my life in very real ways.

And I just want all of those who are missing Christ and I miss her too but we both decided that

during this time the first few weeks with her precious wonderful little boys life that she needed

to enjoy him and to fully give herself to having moved to a new place, having a little one and

getting the year started for her other children, her other four children and so pray for her

and if you live in Portland maybe you can even reach out to her. But anyway,

hi Kristen, I miss you today. So many years ago I was living in Poland and I had the

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