Sunday, January 29, 2023

10 Practices for When Your World is Falling Apart

Michele Cushatt returns to the podcast this week to talk about something that we didn’t get to dive into last time – her personal story and journey! Michele has a brand new book coming out in March called A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to ...
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10 Practices for When Your World is Falling Apart

Michele Cushatt returns to the podcast this week to talk about something that we didn’t get to dive into last time – her personal story and journey! Michele has a brand new book coming out in March called A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to Build Up Your Faith When Your World Is Falling Apart, and if anyone knows what it’s like for your world to fall apart, it’s definitely Michele.

Michele dives into her journey and talks about all of the devastating loss that she has endured throughout her life. She describes her life over the last three decades as being “riddled with suffering” which includes cancer repeatedly coming back.

She touches upon the importance of lament and why grief is an important part of healing, why we need to anchor ourselves to something static other than the outcome, the importance of forgiveness and how refusing to hurts only ourselves, and so much more.

One of my favorite parts of Michele’s book are the Five-Minute Faith Builders at the end of each chapter. These give you really practical tools for what to do next when you feel sucked into the vortex of grief and loss and don’t know how to cope or function.

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In This Episode

[00:35] – Michele Cushatt returns to the show today!

[01:37] – How Michele’s world fell apart.

[06:43] – What does the word lament mean to Michele?

[08:23] – What lamenting looked like when Michele was diagnosed with cancer.

[10:18] – Grieving is the necessary first step to new living.

[10:36] – How do we avoid getting stuck in grief?

[15:40] – How do we anchor ourselves to something other than the outcome?

[18:35] – Overwhelming suffering can lead to panic.

[19:42] – What forgiveness has looked like in Michele’s life.

[21:39] – Forgiveness always comes at a cost.

[22:16] – How do people learn to forgive when they don’t want to?

[24:02] – Michele explains how she goes into the next day knowing it will be hard.

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

Brigette's $111 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6 and more...

My older sister, Brigette, shares her shopping trips and menu plans every week! You can go HERE to see all of her weekly menu plans and you can go HERE to read all about her family! Aldi 2 gallons Whole Milk – $4.58 1/2 gallon Unsweetened Almond Milk ...
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Brigette’s $111 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

My older sister, Brigette, shares her shopping trips and menu plans every week! You can go HERE to see all of her weekly menu plans and you can go HERE to read all about her family!

Aldi

2 gallons Whole Milk – $4.58

1/2 gallon Unsweetened Almond Milk – $2.19

10-lb bag Russet Potatoes – $4.99

1 3-lb bag Sweet Potatoes – $2.19

4 bags frozen Broccoli Florets – $3.88

1 bag Organic Kale – $3.19

1 bag Spinach – $1.49

4 cans Green Beans – $2.32

1 pkg Romaine Hearts – $2.99

1 3-ct pkg Multi-Colored Peppers – $2.39

1 pkg Zucchini – $2.01

1 bag Red Grapes ($1.49/lb) – $4.01

1 pkg Strawberries – $2.19

1 pkg boneless Chicken Thighs ($2.29/lb) – $7.26

1 pkg Bacon – $4.49

1 16-oz bag Deli Meat – $4.19

1 box Rice Squares – $2.49

1 box Raisin Bran – $2.29

1 bag Tortilla Chips – $1.79

1 32-oz box Macaroni Noodles – $1.68

1 5-lb bag Flour – $2.12

1 2-lb bag Powdered Sugar – $1.49

1 bag Chocolate Chips – $1.99

1 jar Pasta Sauce – $1.45

1 can Table Salt – $0.54

1 jar Honey – $7.09

1 32-oz carton Plain Greek Yogurt – $3.39

6 single-serving cartons Greek Yogurt – $3.54

2 2-lb bags Shredded Cheese – $7.38

1 pkg Sliced Cheese – $1.69

1 8-oz block Cheese – $1.89

1-lb box Butter – $3.48

1 pkg Hot Dog Buns – $0.99

2 loaves Honey Wheat Bread – $3.06

Total: $102.71

30+ lbs of Apples (seconds) from our favorite roadside stand – $9.00

Grocery Total for the Week: $111.71

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Cereal, Oatmeal, Fruit, Yogurt, Smoothies

Lunches

Deli Meat/Cheese Sandwiches, Graham Crackers (from this bulk purchase), Peppers, Apples x 2

Baked Potatoes with Cheese, Grapes, Fried Zucchini

Leftovers x 4

Dinners

French Toast, Bacon, Fried Potatoes

Church Dinner (I’m bringing Macaroni and Cheese, Kale Salad, and Brownies)

Meatloaf (I use half ground venison/half ground beef), Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Biscuits

Chicken in the Crockpot, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli

Build-Your-Own-Taco Salad (Shredded Romaine, Seasoned Ground Venison, Shredded Cheese, Salsa, Rice, Chips) Broccoli

Venison Roast in the Crockpot, Applesauce, Green Beans, Easy 30 Minute Rolls

Hot Dogs (from the freezer), Tossed Salad, Milk Rice

   
 

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Why the little minutes matter

“Use the little minutes…” they add up! In this Time-Saving Mom Instagram live with @drdaltonsmith she shares her wisdom from years of research on why rest matters, how rest isn’t just sleep (we talk about creative rest and more!), and how it greatly affects our productivity and joy to live from a rested state.

In this 15-minute Instagram live, @drdaltonsmith talks about:

  • What simple thing she plans each night before bed that makes a big difference in her day.
  • How to know what type of rest you are deficient in (hint: go to RestQuiz.com!)
  • Why she changed the way she approached her personal devotions.
  • The importance of setting an example for our kids when it comes to rest.
  • How we need to stop discounting the power of 3-minute and 5-minute blocks of time.

Listen to or watch our 15-minute conversation here.

If you’ve not read Sacred Rest, I highly recommend it! It was life-changing for me as it changed my perspective on what rest looks like and challenged me to add a lot more social and creative rest in my life — which has made a huge difference for me!

Want more time-saving strategies and practical ideas? My new book, The Time-Saving Mom comes out in March and it’s packed with all my best tips and the foundational systems and principles I use to juggle a lot, enjoy my life, and accomplish what matters most! Order it here.

   
 
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