Thriving Vs. Surviving—The Little Things That Bring Us Joy: Amy Hannon & Tara L. Cole
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
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🗓️ 27 October 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
As so many of us go about our day to day, living what we might see as “ordinary” lives, we might wonder, while we are working hard at our jobs, providing for ourselves or our families, and staying so busy with the many things that make up the basic details of surviving—how can we also begin thriving and really enjoy our lives beyond merely keeping it all together?
Our guests this week offer some simple suggestions toward ways to bring some peace and joy to our daily existences. Tara L. Cole is a writer, educator, and mom raising school-aged kids during what can often be seen as turbulent times. She offers a few simple ways she helps guide her kids through this season of their lives through spending time with them, providing boundaries for the media they consume, and introducing prayer into their daily routines. Amy Hannon, the founder of Arkansas kitchen boutique Euna Mae’s, finds that simple hospitality brings joy to herself and others. And although she has turned it into a beautiful business, she encourages us that hospitality doesn’t have to be a show and gives us easy steps to welcome gladly and serve faithfully in ways that fill our hearts and others.
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Arkansas kitchen boutique Euna Mae’s
Gather and Give, Sharing God's Heart Through Everyday Hospitality and Gathering
Everyday Prayers For The School Year
Interview Quotes:
“It was at [Euna Mae’s] house where I have some of my favorite memories of watching her cook for and serve the ones that she loved. And I really didn't realize it then, I realized it later, but her love for gathering people around food was leaving a really long lasting impression on me.” - Amy Hannon
“We have to remember more than anything to seek the Lord and ask Him to find favor with our invitation and to fill us with His love and to radiate His life through us, because that's what we want. We need to be completely honest with the Lord about our worries and our concerns and ask Him to stir up joy and delight as we seek to love and service people.” - Amy Hannon
“Just keep things simple because the hospitality of the Bible isn't fancy and the purpose isn’t to show off your life. The purpose is to share your life with others.” - Amy Hannon
“Jesus knew better than anybody that a simple invitation for connection and community over a shared meal created the perfect opportunity for emotional, relational, and spiritual transactions to take place. And that's the hope of our hospitality.” - Amy Hannon
“I would really encourage you to just start making space in your day and praying to God and asking Him, ‘What can we let go of here in this season, the stage we find ourselves in?’” - Tara Cole
“The best guidance I can give as we introduce our kids to a healthy prayer life is to look at the season or stage that you find yourself in, because every season and stage of life with your kids is going to look different.” - Tara Cole
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| 0:00.0 | Join us on YouTube for the Jesus Listen's |
| 0:02.5 | Stories of Prayer web series hosted by Susie McIntyre Eaton. |
| 0:06.7 | This series features interviews with guests |
| 0:09.0 | sharing how prayer made an impact in their lives. |
| 0:11.6 | Subscribe on YouTube now. |
| 0:16.4 | There's nothing more beautiful or precious about our lives or things that matter |
| 0:20.4 | than building relationships with people. |
| 0:22.1 | So really, the rest of all of the things that pull on us really aren't as important |
| 0:27.6 | as sitting down with people and getting to know them and know their hearts and |
| 0:31.4 | meet their needs and then listen for opportunities to love them and pour out |
| 0:36.2 | praise and move towards spiritual things and love them really well. |
| 0:42.4 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. |
| 0:44.8 | As many of us go about our day-to-day, living what we might see as ordinary lives, |
| 0:49.6 | we might wonder, while we're working so hard at our jobs, providing for ourselves or our families, |
| 0:54.8 | and staying so busy with the many things that make up the basic details of surviving. |
| 0:59.8 | How can we also begin thriving and really enjoy our lives |
| 1:03.5 | beyond merely keeping it all together? |
| 1:11.2 | Our guests this week offer some simple suggestions toward ways to bring some peace and joy |
| 1:16.1 | to our daily existences. Tara L. Cole is a writer, educator, and mom, |
| 1:21.0 | raising school-aged kids during what can often be seen as turbulent times. |
| 1:25.3 | She offers a few simple ways she helps guide her kids through the season of their lives, |
| 1:29.7 | through spending time with them, providing boundaries for the media they consume, |
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