Show Notes
Stasi welcomes Stacey Burton for a conversation about the rhythms of life—the joy found in seasons of goodness, the ache of letting go, and the gift of finding God in new ways. With honesty and hope, they name the beauty and loss of changing seasons in family, friendships, and faith, offering simple rhythms to stay near God’s heart and encouragement to trust His goodness through every season.
….. SHOW NOTES: ….. VERSES: 1 Chronicles 29:22 (NIV) – They ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the Lord that day. Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the Lord to be ruler and Zadok to be priest.
Psalm 13:5–6 (NIV) – But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.
Psalm 32:11 (NIV) – Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
Psalm 6:1–2 (NIV) – Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
Psalm 44:23 (NIV) – Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
….. RESOURCES Defiant Joy: Taking Hold of Hope, Beauty, and Life in a Hurting World, by Stasi Eldredge https://amzn.to/42uFe1q
E97 | Leaning into God’s Goodness in Every Season, with Annie F. Downs https://wahe.art/47L0GmC
E83 | When God Is Silent: Trusting His Presence https://wahe.art/46Dc96y
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