The Thriving Family

Learning The Sabbath: One Mom’s Story

The Thriving Family

Show Notes

Welcome to The Thriving Family, a Focus on the Family Canada podcast.

For today’s episode, we have the joy of introducing Dede Nicholson, a team member at Focus on the Family Canada. Dede shares her journey of rediscovering the importance of the Sabbath and how she truly experienced God’s rest as a busy mother.

Episode notes:

Work-Life Balance digital booklet https://info.focusonthefamily.ca/work-life-balance-free-pdf

Drawing Closer to God Through Spiritual Disciplines video series https://info.focusonthefamily.ca/spiritual-disciplines

Kerith Retreats https://kerithretreats.ca/

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