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I’m sure we’ve all wondered what our last words will be, but do you ever think about the possibility that your words might be the last that someone else hears?  In Episode 70 of The AMPLIFY Show (70, can you believe it?), I share my thoughts on the significance of last words, including the unexpected […]

Episode 70: Last Words and Learning Through Hard Seasons

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I’m sure we’ve all wondered what our last words will be, but do you ever think about the possibility that your words might be the last that someone else hears?  In Episode 70 of The AMPLIFY Show (70, can you believe it?), I share my thoughts on the significance of last words, including the unexpected […]

Episode 70: Last Words and Learning Through Hard Seasons

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In this episode of The AMPLIFY Show, I interview Kaylene Brown, creator of Magnify 90, a 90-day spiritual journey for women. This episode comes just in time as we head into Lent. If you’re looking to grow deeper in faith and to journey into the desert of spirituality and asceticism, then you’ll love this episode […]

Episode 68: Magnify 90 & Pursuing Virtue As A Feminine Genius With Kaylene Brown

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Today’s episode of The AMPLIFY Show is one of my favorite topics: how to take back your time. That’s the topic of Christy Wright’s latest book, Take Back Your Time: The Guilt-Free Guide to Life Balance. In this interview, Christy talks about her definition of balance, five tactical steps to achieve life balance and how to […]

Christy Wright joins The AMPLIFY Show to talk about balance and taking back your time.

When I quit consuming as much social media and digital entertainment, I found I had more time to read. Here are the 52 books I read this past year.   If you want to listen to the podcast I recently did on this topic, head on over here to listen.  If you had told me […]

52 Books to Read in the New Year 

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Happy new year friends! In today’s episode of The AMPLIFY Show, I’m going to chat a bit about planning for the new year. I’ll tell you what I’m doing differently this year and how I’m going into 2022 with a different perspective. That includes an update on two months of being without social media and […]

Episode 64: Resolutions, Habits, & Quitting Social Media in the New Year

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Last night my kids and I watched one of our favorite Christmas movies, The Polar Express.  We love reading the book throughout the season and find it especially cool that it takes place in our town of Grand Rapids.  The kids always forget this detail and then squeal with surprise when they hear the elf […]

I’ve been sharing some of our most downloaded episodes of all time here on The AMPLIFY Show, and this week is my interview with author Kim John Payne.  He’s well known for his best-selling book Simplicity Parenting, which is my favorite parenting book and one I’ve reread multiple times. He has worked with children and […]

Episode 62: Best of The AMPLIFY Show: My Interview With Kim John Payne

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This month, I’m sharing The AMPLIFY Show’s most popular episodes. Today is my interview with author and entrepreneur Courtney Carver. She’s one of the first people I discovered in the simplicity space, and I loved getting a chance to talk with her.  In this interview, she shares her journey from overworked, drowning in debt, and […]

Episode 61: Best of The AMPLIFY Show: My Interview With Courtney Carver

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I’ve been having these crazy thoughts lately.  Crazy probably isn’t the best word for it… but a bit countercultural.  Thoughts about what it means to unplug, to be the master of our days and time, and to truly connect and give our best selves to the people we love.  Maybe you’re feeling this a bit […]

Today I’m sharing The AMPLIFY Show’s most popular episode of all time, and one the guest said was one of her favorite interviews. It’s my interview with Allie Casazza, author of Declutter Like A Mother and the host of The Purpose Show. In this interview, we chat about how to minimize stress at home when […]

Episode 60: Best of The AMPLIFY Show: My Interview With Allie Casazza

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