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Out of the Ordinary

Welcome to Out of the Ordinary, the show that helps you grow a daily life that matters. In a world that loves bigger, better, fast, and famous, longtime friends and authors, Christie and Lisa-Jo, are ... Read more

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58. A New Year's "No" (Part 1 of 2)

58. A New Year's "No" (Part 1 of 2)

This is the story of a neglected garden and a disappearing act. This is the first half of a two-part conversation on why... Read more

8 Jan 2020

41mins

Ranked #2

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51. When You're Tired of Making Dinner. Again.

51. When You're Tired of Making Dinner. Again.

This is a story about being fed. Lisa-Jo and Christie describe the lengths they'll go to fuel themselves for these podca... Read more

30 Oct 2019

34mins

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54. The One Thing We Won't Do This Christmas

54. The One Thing We Won't Do This Christmas

This is the story of a terrible, no-good, but oh-so-hilarious Christmas card photo. These are stories about the things w... Read more

20 Nov 2019

34mins

Ranked #4

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50. The Great Thing About Not Having Enough

50. The Great Thing About Not Having Enough

This is a story about Not Enough. Not having enough. Not being enough. Lisa-Jo and Christie speak honestly about their o... Read more

23 Oct 2019

37mins

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30. You're Allowed Everyday Extravagances

30. You're Allowed Everyday Extravagances

This is a story about painting a dining room nearly charcoal black. And the hundreds of hours it took. This is a story a... Read more

17 Apr 2019

33mins

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41. This One is for the Weary

41. This One is for the Weary

This is a story inspired by rest. Sounds good, doesn't it? Unfortunately, rest is sometimes easier to talk about than it... Read more

3 Jul 2019

40mins

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36. The One Secret to Better Friendships

36. The One Secret to Better Friendships

This is the story of a special night out. Christie and Lisa-Jo share the story of a recent Friday night spent together t... Read more

29 May 2019

37mins

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66. The Benefits of an Unimportant Life

66. The Benefits of an Unimportant Life

This is a story about how to listen (instead of  worrying about how life hasn't lived up to the story we write in our he... Read more

4 Mar 2020

41mins

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33.These Are The Books That Made Us

33.These Are The Books That Made Us

This is a story about a book Christie loved and Lisa-Jo did not. Actually, here are stories about quite a few books! Bec... Read more

8 May 2019

43mins

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32. Surprised by Motherhood

32. Surprised by Motherhood

This is a story from Lisa-Jo's favorite book baby, Surprised by Motherhood: Everything I Never Expected About Being a Mo... Read more

1 May 2019

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55. 2 Hard Holidays & A Holy Night (Part 1 of 3)

55. 2 Hard Holidays & A Holy Night (Part 1 of 3)

This is the story of a young woman's first Thanksgiving and a young child's Christmas wish. These are stories about hard... Read more

27 Nov 2019

28mins

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57. 2 Hard Holidays and A Holy Night (Part 3 of 3)

57. 2 Hard Holidays and A Holy Night (Part 3 of 3)

This is the story of 1 hospital conference room and 1,000 lanterns in the sky. Here comes the final installment in our 3... Read more

11 Dec 2019

35mins

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31. Our Favorite Neighbor

31. Our Favorite Neighbor

This is a story about a man who moved into our neighborhood and it changed everything. This week Lisa-Jo and Christie re... Read more

24 Apr 2019

31mins

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52. How to Heal Your Deepest Wounds

52. How to Heal Your Deepest Wounds

This is a story about dark wells of deep water and the surprises that can come out of them. This week we talk about how ... Read more

6 Nov 2019

31mins

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68. Fear is the Virus We CAN Treat

68. Fear is the Virus We CAN Treat

This is a story about being allergic to life. This week Christie went in for allergy testing and discovered that she's a... Read more

18 Mar 2020

35mins

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43. Surprise! A Gift For You

43. Surprise! A Gift For You

This is a story about the middle. We celebrate new beginnings, and we applaud satisfying endings, but too often we forge... Read more

17 Jul 2019

44mins

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56. 2 Hard Holidays and A Holy Night (Part 2 of 3)

56. 2 Hard Holidays and A Holy Night (Part 2 of 3)

This is the story of a bag of broken Christmas gifts and an ironing board. Here comes the second in our 3 part journey u... Read more

4 Dec 2019

38mins

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45. Can we Trust God with our Kids?

45. Can we Trust God with our Kids?

This is the story about trusting God with our kids I've heard Christie tell this story before. So have you. As part of p... Read more

31 Jul 2019

36mins

Ranked #19

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65. Rebuilding Our Broken Homes

65. Rebuilding Our Broken Homes

This is a story about the burned down parts of our lives. On Ash Wednesday it feels appropriate.  This is the third in a... Read more

26 Feb 2020

33mins

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34. My Worst Mother's Day

34. My Worst Mother's Day

This is the story of a new mom crushed by one sentence on her first Mother's Day. And how a decade later she got to re-w... Read more

15 May 2019

37mins

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