In a day and age when technology allows us to be everywhere and nowhere all at the same time, how connected are we? Join Karen Ehman as she shares forty days to opening your heart and home; reach out, gather in. Karen Ehman is a wife of thirty-four years to her college sweetheart, Todd, and mother to their three children and mom-in-love to two. You might know her from Proverbs 31 Ministries as a speaker, or read some of her devotionals on Encouragement for Today, an online devotional that reaches 4 million users daily. As a New York Times Best-Selling author, Karen has written fifteen books and Bible studies. Plus, she is a contributing writer for the 5 Bible Study App.   "She just offered me a chair in her ordinary life.” ~ Karen Ehman   CONNECT with Karen Ehman BOOK: Reach Out, Gather In Enjoy the multitude of topics discussed including black squirrels, HGTV, recipes, and spiritual gifts, plus so much more.

• Black squirrels
• Salvation
• Every day Living
• Warmed up leftovers
• Writing
• "Period"
• Hospitality
• Recipes
• 7-Layer salad
• Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
• HGTV
• Clutter-busting Strategies
• Soul-sharing
• Spiritual gifts
• Spiritual resume
• Old self
• Grocery Cart Wrestling
• Grant

  CONNECT with Karen Ehman BOOK: Reach Out, Gather In   "Hospitality doesn't always need to involve your four walls." ~ Karen Ehman   #MyStrengthIsMyStory #CreateYourNow #KarenEhman Quotes and statements within the interview: "I grew up in a single-parent home with a mom living on a budget so tight it squeaked." "And always had a goal to write a book by the time I turned forty." "I just feel like writing is talking on paper." "I wanted a book that not only gave the why of hospitality, but also showed you the how." "But what happens is when we go beyond using it as a resource and we think we have to mimic them as a lifestyle, that's when we get tripped up." "We have to get that perfection notion out of our brains." "I think we just really hone in on the clutter and learn to clean quickly so that it's not such a daunting task." "And asking the Lord to see our own lives as an exciting ministry, as a mission. Help it to unfold so that we are no longer wishing we were someone else."  "Who'd you bring with ya?"   What has your story gifted you?

• Stop being on the lookout

"Stop being not the lookout for people that have life better than me, and instead be on the lookout for those who surely don't and do something to encourage them and make their day."   Resources mentioned in the episode:

• CONNECT with Karen Ehman
• BOOK: Reach Out, Gather In
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenehman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialKarenEhman

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