The Even While podcast: Recent Episodes
Melinda Patrick
Welcome to The Even While Podcast, a gathering place for those longing to live life fully in the midst of waiting.
We are all waiting on something: a prodigal child to return home, a marriage to be healed, a long dark season to be over, (fill in your own blank________________).
If we’re not careful we end up losing our self in the waiting. Forgetting to live, we become oblivious to the fact that even in this season God has a purpose and a plan. He has called us to live the abundant life!
Stick around, friends, pull up a chair or turn the volume up on your heads phones and together we will not only discover life but live it, even while waiting well. Here's to cheering you on as we love God, live fully, and learn to dance in a season of wait!
Are you a caregiver for your parents? Or, perhaps that season is approaching but not quite here?
Maybe you are the parent and wondering how you can best help your child(ren) prepare.
Judy Burkle is bringing us a conversation that is a first for The Even While Podcast.
Since 1999, Judy has worked with thousands of caregivers in their homes, hospice, nursing homes, assisted living centers, and hospitals.
As a clinical social worker and one who also cared for both of her parents, Judy knows the difficult journey and
You are going to want to listen in if:
you are a caregiver
your parents are nearing the caregiving age
you are getting older and want to help your children prepare for when you need care
you have a friend who could benefit from this podcast
In this episode, you will discover ways to:
prepare for a caregiving season before it starts
set a healthy culture
prevent burnout
have difficult conversations with family/siblings
Connect with Judy Burkle: https://www.coachjudyburkle.com/
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Book:
Four Things That Matter Most by Ira Byock
Other related episodes:
https://melindapatrick.org/2021/05/19/eps-143-how-to-move-from-a-tired-life-to-a-restored-life-with-rachel-rauch/
https://melindapatrick.org/2020/11/05/eps-124-how-to-reclaim-hope-in-a-season-of-discouragement/
https://melindapatrick.org/2020/10/20/eps-122-how-to-live-in-the-power-of-today-for-a-more-peaceful-tomorrow-with-kathi-lipp/
Have you looked in the mirror recently only to realize you don't recognize the woman staring back at you?
When your waiting season began, you started praying in faith and believing. Now you ask yourself: "How did I get here?" "Is this wait ever going to end?"
Weary in hope, depleted of joy, and wondering if God even cares, you find yourself veering off course and living your life on autopilot. Instead of living in response to God, you are now moving in reaction to the circumstances around you.
In this episode, you will be encouraged to take inventory of where you are and begin to move toward who God created and purposed you to be, in spite of your waiting.
This week, Carol Feil is sharing some of her yellow boot wisdom on The Even While Podcast.
This waiting season seems awfully long for many of us but what if there is something we can be doing to prepare us for the other side of wait?
Listen into the conversation with Melinda Patrick and Carol Feil. In this episode you will gain:
*wisdom on how to strengthen your roots
*understanding as to how your roots help others
Guest: Carol Feil - https://carolfeil.com/
Carol's Social Media Mission Possible Challenge: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd66WLAsUOl/
Mentions:
Kathi Lipp - https://www.kathilipp.com/
Michele Cushatt - https://michelecushatt.com/
Tonya Kubo - https://www.tonyakubo.com/
Shane & Shane - https://www.shaneandshane.com/
Scripture References:
Psalm 18
Eph. 6:10-18
2 Cor. 1:4
1 Cor. 13
Gal. 5:22-24
Other TEWP episodes:
EPS 122 with Kathi Lipp https://melindapatrick.org/2020/10/20/eps-122-how-to-live-in-the-power-of-today-for-a-more-peaceful-tomorrow-with-kathi-lipp/
What do you do when God gives you a promise but then things don't look like you expected or He isn't coming through in the amount of time you anticipated?
In this episode, Melinda Patrick shares of the time God used a peach tree to open her eyes to understand what He may be doing in this time.
Listen in to learn:
*why God may be holding off on answering your prayer
*what you can do while you are waiting
For more encouragement and help, listen to these past episodes:
103- Tracking God with Lori Margo
104 - 3 Benefits To Tracking God
148 & 149 for the beginning of this 3 part series
For the Tracing the Father's Heart download:
https://mailchi.mp/1cbb5d16f1f7/flourishinlife
Resource: A Sacred Sorrow by Michael Card
Are you seeking the Lord for an answer for a specific situation in your life?
Listen in as Melinda shares practical steps you can take to hear from the Lord and receive a promise from His Word.
Scripture references:
Matthew 7: 24; Acts 6:7; Mark 14:72; John 14: 10, & John 4:43-53
Other related The Even While Podcast episodes: 111, 112, 113
Books mentioned:
Discerning the Voice of God - Priscilla Shirer
Whispers - Mark Batterson
Draw the Circle - Mark Batterson
Frequency - Robert Morris
Welcome to The Even While Podcast! Did you know there is a time we should STOP praying? Sounds completely crazy, right?!
In this episode, Melinda shares 4 reasons why praying could be stopping you from living.
Today, Caris Snider is joining Melinda Patrick on The Even While Podcast.
Listen in as Caris shares 3 ways to overcome anxiety.
Living in the wait. Hey, is that even possible?
Pull up a chair and grab a cup of coffee as you join in Melinda Patrick and Melissa Vande Kieft's conversation on how to take steps to live in the wait.
In this episode you will learn:
*steps to take to live in the wait
*God's thoughts verse our thoughts on waiting season
*how to take a divine interruption and turn it into a divine invitation
If you have a friend the Lord brings to mind as you are listening to this podcast, please share the podcast with her (or him). The Lord brought them to your mind for a reason.
To connect with Melissa:
https://livinginthewait.com/
Social media: Living in the Wait
Join Melinda Patrick with guest Athena Dean-Holtz as they talk about the power of Truth and how God fights for us in a season of wait. The enemy would like nothing more than to have us walking in deceit. God has so much more for us.
Listen in and hear how God used Truth and the words of others to bring freedom to the life of Athena Dean-Holtz.
Athena Dean-Holtz: https://athenadeanholtz.com/
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Redemption Press: https://redemption-press.com/
Jen Wilkin: Women Of The Word https://www.amazon.com/Women-Word-Study-Bible-Hearts/dp/1433567148/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=1433567148&psc=1
BSF: https://www.bsfinternational.org/
Scripture References: John 17:17; Ephesians 6:10-28; Romans 8:28
Download for Spiritual Armor: https://bit.ly/ArmorPrayerGuide
Welcome to Season Two of The Even While Podcast. In this episode you will learn of the importance of staying in step with God.
Welcome to Season Two of The Even While Podcast! In this episode, host Melinda Patrick shares about her longest waiting season came to an end and how every step in the midst of her waiting had an eternal impact.
If your waiting came to an end today, would you be ready?
You may find Melinda:
IG: @melindahpatrick
FB: Melinda Patrick, speaker
www.melindapatrick.org
"What an opportunity!"
This isn't a statement many of us would say when we find ourselves in a waiting season. But my guest, Wren Robbins, says it with excitement during our conversation.
Wren had dreams in her heart for her family yet God called her to wait. Listen in to see how God used this season to bring about peace, contentment, and unity in her home.
Here is where you may get to know Wren a little better:
Wren Robbins is a wife, mom, podcaster and podcast coach to Christian woman entrepreneurs. She is the Host of the Friends of a Feather Podcast sharing friends’ God stories to encourage others in their walks with Jesus. You can find her at: www.wrenrobbins.com or at: Friends of a Feather Podcast on Instagram.
Wendi Lou Lee is a Jesus follower, a former child actress, and a brain surgery survivor. The four seasons she spent on Little House on the Prairie playing Baby Grace Ingalls are among God’s greatest blessings. Her good but hard life resembles what the Ingalls family experienced—great joys and sorrows.
In 2015, Wendi was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her surgery and recovery led to a newfound freedom. Sharing her story of God’s goodness through life’s most difficult circumstances brings Wendi the most joy.
To connect with Wendi:
https://wendiloulee.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/babygracewendi/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/wendiloulee/
Wendi, her husband, and their two children call the Central Coast of California their home. When Wendi isn’t visiting Little House sites, writing, or speaking, you can find her paddle boarding at the beach or walking their Bernedoodle—Mo.
Today's guest, Judy Dunagan, is no stranger to being lost for words to pray when praying through a hard season.
Judy Dunagan is an acquisitions editor for the women’s line of books and Bible studies at Moody Publishers. A wonder seeker of God and His Word, Judy is passionate about making God’s Word—and the privilege of prayer—come alive in everyday life. She serves on the Board of Deeper Walk International, the ministry her father Mark I. Bubeck founded. Judy and her husband Rick live in Colorado and are the parents of two daughters and three grandchildren with another one on the way.
Connect with Judy at: www.JudyDunagan.com.
Jenn Hand https://www.comingaliveministries.com/
Billie Jauss https://www.billiejauss.com/
Cultivate What Matters Goal Planner https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/
Tina Smith
Raising Kids On Your Knees A MAP Global Partner Ministry Facebook: www.facebook.com/raisingkidsonyourknees Instagram: www.instagram.com/raisingkidsonyourknees Twitter: www.twitter.com/prayingforkids https://mailchi.mp/24bba9787d3e/raisingkidsonyourknees
Meet our guest:
Aimee Nelson
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Meet our guest: Gina Stinson, author of Reclaimed: The Stories Of Rescued Moments and Days
www.ginastinson.com
Life has many joys but there are also great disappointments.
Is it possible to reclaim those days and moments that heartbreak and disappointment rob from us?
@reclaimingeveryday is no stranger to discouragement. This week on The Even While Podcast, Gina Stinson gives us ways to reclaim those moments and find Hope in the rubble.
Meet our guest - April Chapman Podcast: https://audacioushope.libsyn.com/ Email: april@april-chapman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aprilchapman.author Website: www.april-chapman.com
You awaken to the bold aroma of your coffee filling every room of your home. Making your way to the liquid sunshine, you spy the cute mug you placed beside it the night before just waiting to be filled. The clothes you need to wear for the day? No worries, they are prepared and ready to be put on. (Can you just hear the soundtrack from Cinderella playing in the background?) All seems right in your world.
And then, if you're like me, it all comes to a screeching halt as you wake up and realize it was only a dream.
Unfortunately, I am usually scrambling to finish things from the day before and rushing late into the new day.
Can you imagine starting your day already prepared? What would that feel like? Or, does it all seem too good to be true?
When the subject of taking care of our future selves came up, I knew the perfect friend to have on The Even While Podcast, Kathi Lipp. She is the Queen of Clutter Free and a great example of how to live life in a way that cares for your future self and your family. Through her books, speaking, and podcast 'Clutter Free Academy', Kathi teaches others how to have more life.
Join us as we discuss:
*why regular maintenance isn't just about cars
*mornings go better when they start the night before
*a different way to meal plan that could also save you money
PLUS there is a Christmas bonus that will help to minimize your holiday stress AND a BOOK GIVEAWAY!
-> To be entered into the drawing for the book giveaway, leave a comment here, in the show notes, on one thing you will be changing in your holiday traditions for this year. Is there something you will be adding? Have you decided to take something away? On OCTOBER 27, 2020 I will be picking a name from the comments and mailing the winner the 'Christmas Project Planner' book written by Kathi Lipp.
For more show notes: www.melindapatrick.org
When my friend went through a season of grief I found myself at a loss. Even though I had been through similar seasons in my own life I still wasn't quite confident of the best way to walk with her on her journey.
This week, Angela Miller is back. Having recently gone - and let's be honest, still going - through a season of grief, we discuss 5 tips on how to be a friend to someone walking through grief.
In this episode Melinda and Angela discuss:
*the power of your presence
*how priceless a listening friend can be
*tears shared with a friend help give life
*a different way to speak the Word over your friend's life and situation
*food fills so much more than just a belly
PLUS: there are a few added bonus tips with the holidays coming up AND...recipes. 2 to be exact!
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For more show notes: www.melindapatrick.org
Waiting seasons can not only find us waiting in life but also waiting on the sofa binge watching for a mental escape. And, did I forget to mention the bag of chips or a gallon of ice cream?
Not that those are completely bad - I mean, everyone needs some time off - but when we find ourselves there night after night perhaps we should look into doing something different.
If you have found yourself finding more comfort on the sofa than anywhere else, this podcast offers a few steps we can all take to get us moving. As a personal trainer and one who has walked through her own long season of wait, Michelle knows the value that moving brings not only to our bodies but also our mental and spiritual health.
Lace up your shoes and invite a friend to join you as you walk and listen in to The Even While Podcast.
In this episode you will:
*learn how exercise refocuses our mind
*discover how to get more 'happy' hormones
*be encouraged in a new way to worship
For more show notes, go to: www.melindapatrick.org
Do you ever feeling like your waiting season is a wasted season? If so, you will be encouraged as you listen in to my conversation with Sarah Keeling.
Sarah Keeling is a rancher’s wife and boy mom who loves Jesus and is passionate about helping others connect deeply with Him. She published Psalm Prayers for Kids: A 40-Day Prayer Journal to help families pray the Psalms together and experience transformation. She is an advocate for the Bibleless, and she loves encouraging others by sharing what God is doing in her life.
Sarah also published Psalm Prayers for the Nations: Engage Your Family with 40 Scripture-Based Prayers to help families participate in God’s global work through prayer.
Sarah shares simple and fun ways for families to connect with God on her Instagram page, @_sarahkeeling_ and on her website, www.sarah-keeling.com.
For more information from this podcast please visit: melindapatrick.org
Do you ever have thoughts that derail your day? Or, maybe you find yourself in a slump and aren't sure why?
If you have, you don't want to miss this episode with Kendra Burrows. She has a way of asking just the right questions to get you back on track when it comes to your thought patterns. She is the queen of taking control of negative thoughts before they take control of us.
In this episode you will:
*learn why it is so important to re-frame your thoughts
*discover how to flip the script on your day or season
*be given access to a resource for peace during this political season
Get cozy in your favorite chair and make sure to have a pen and notepad nearby. Kendra is going to help us tackle our thoughts to bring greater peace to our life.
Kendra Burrows
www.kendraburrows.com
https://www.kendraburrows.com/prepare-for-peace/
For more show notes visit: www.melindapatrick.org
When we walk through heartbreaking seasons, our hear-hurts can begin to overflow into all other areas of our lives.
Grief over our prodigal is real and can rob us of the life of abundance the Lord longs for us to live. That is why invited Sarah Geringer to The Even While Podcast for this much needed conversation.
Sarah is no stranger to walking through a hard and long season of loving and praying for a prodigal. Through her lived out experiences she has some wisdom to pass on to us which will bring Hope and life as we love our own prodigal.
In this episode with Melinda and Sarah, you will :
- discover why a support team is important
- learn how to use God’s Word to speak Truth in your situation
- hear ways to not allow grief to rob you of your life
Pour yourself a cup of coffee, tea, or your favorite beverage and listen in on ways to keep hope alive in this season.
For more show notes: https://melindapatrick.org/2020/09/02/eps-115-keeping-hope-alive-when-you-love-a-prodigal/
One Easy Step To Gain Peace & Clarity In a Waiting Season
A long waiting season can easily have us wanting to make something happen, hurry the process, or move on with life. These feelings of impatience lead us to decision fatigue and then on to making poor decisions, or even making a ‘good’ decision but not the ‘best’ decision.
Friend, I get it. I have been there. That’s why I am super excited to have Tiffany Jo Baker on the podcast today. She is the best when it comes to helping us determine our core values – the missing step in gaining peace and clarity in decision making.
In this episode you will:
- discover the process to identifying your own core values
- learn how core values can decrease decision fatigue
- find out why living from our core values builds trust in the relationships around us
Grab your pen and notepad or pull up the notepad app on your phone because I can promise you are going to want to take notes. Or, better yet, make a date for coffee with a friend or your spouse and y’all listen in together. My conversation with Tiffany is full of golden nuggets.
Thanks for listening!
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Scripture References:
- Habakkuk 2:23
- James 1:8
Meet our guest:
Tiffany Jo Baker is a caffeinated mom of two teen girls, surrogate mom who has carried five babies for three families dealing with infertility and wife of 20+ years to an extreme outdoors man. She is a speaker, strategist, podcast host and right-hand woman for leaders, Christian communicators and multifaceted mamas at heart. She has been used from the breakfast table to the boardroom, uplifting the soul and success of families, small-business owners and multi-million-dollar non-profit organizations and helping them birth their God-given dreams.
For more show notes: www.melindapatrick.org
Have you ever found yourself wondering whether you heard God speak or was it something else?
As you listen in to the discussion between Julie Holmquist and Melinda Patrick you will:
*come to a great understanding of God's voice vs. the enemy's voice
*learn a simple prayer that will decrease anxiety and bring clarity
*discover 4 ways the Lord speaks to us through the Holy Spirit
2 great books on hearing the voice of God:
- 'Experiencing God' by Henry Blackaby
- 'Whispers' by Mark Batterson
Another great podcast:
Kairos Moments Podcast with Julie Holmquist
Did you know that just as our physical ears can be stopped up, so can our spiritual ears?
Join in on the conversation between Melinda Patrick and Julie Holmquist as they talk about ways to we can set ourselves up for success when it come to hearing the voice of the Lord.
In this episode you will:
*learn how wounds can play a part in our relationship with Jesus
*discover how to unclog our spiritual ears
*and be invited to join in a challenge!
Share this podcast with a friend and because life is so much better with others, we would love for you to join our Living Life, Waiting Well FB group
You can find Julie Holmquist over at the Kairos Moments Podcast on Itunes and https://stuffofheaven.com/
Join Melinda and Julie Homquist's conversation on hearing the voice that matters.
In this episode you will learn:
*the unexpected can really be a good thing
*practice makes perfect
*in order to hear something different sometimes we need to do something different
AND, we leave you with a challenge. We would love for you to join us!
Download available here.
Scripture references:
Ephesians 5:1-2
1 Samuel 3
Isaiah 55
https://www.markbatterson.com/
Click here to become a part of our Living Life, Waiting Well community.
Do the words we pray really make a difference in the world around us? And, if they do, were do we get those words?
Listen in to discover:
*one thing you can do to make a difference in the world around you
*how you can begin to speak life
*the impact you can make on a hurting world
Scripture references:
Ezekiel 37: 1-10
John 8:12
Make sure to share this Hope with a friend and subscribe to The Even While Podcast to make sure you don't miss out on any episodes.
Together, let's love God, live fully, and dance in a season of wait!
Meet my friend, Chanda Stegall.
Chanda has been married to her college sweetheart, Fabian, for 20 years. They have three, growing, active, entertaining and hungry, teenage sons. Chanda loves to trains moms to effectively communicate Scripture and foster a desire for Biblical literacy in their homes. She attended Dallas Theological Seminary and earned a Masters in Christian Education. Chanda enjoys Instagram and podcasting and she uses both to share relevant Bible teaching and entertaining stories that encourage and equip moms launching teenagers into the world.
You may connect with her here:
www.chandastegall.com
https://www.instagram.com/itschanda/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/chandastegall1
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Cheri Fletcher is a writer and speaker who is passionate about helping women understand just how intentionally they were created. She and her husband are empty nesters and live the greater Seattle area with their dogs Rosa and Libby. When Cheri is not writing, speaking, or mentoring she will be out running with friends, singing for different programs, or visiting family. https://cherifletcher.com/
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Change can be difficult and often leave us not knowing what to do. In this episode, author and speaker Billie Jauss gives us steps on how to live life to the fullest in a season of change.
Billie Jauss inspires women, who struggle with feeling unimportant even in their busy world, to value the significance of small beginnings. She encourages them to start with the small, so they can experience immeasurably more with God. She offers hope with practical and useful biblical guidance to live life with meaning, one step, one decision, one action at a time.
She’s the author of Making Room: Doing Less So God Can Do More. Billie loves to speak to women at gatherings, large and small. She is also a speaker with Compassion International, presenting Child Sponsorship. Billie has been married for over 30 years to Dave, a professional baseball coach. Their three adult sons are also employed in baseball. Writing, speaking, and baseball fills Billie’s love for travel and adventure. Billie and Dave live in Florida in their off-season.
https://www.billiejauss.com/
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IG:https://www.instagram.com/billie_jauss/
Podcast: Start Small, Believe Big on Itunes
Perhaps you've become disenchanted with the journey or, maybe the destination isn't quite what you expected. I get it and so does my friend, Jenn Hand.
We invite you to listen in to our conversation as Jenn shares a portion of her story.
In this episode we will:
*get a glimpse at what God may be doing behind the scenes
*discover ways to remain joyful in the wait
Grab a girlfriend or two, because we all know life is better with friends, and get ready to discover life in the wait!
Jenn Hand, Executive Director of Coming Alive Ministries, wishes she could sit down and have a strong cup of coffee with each of you and ask you what makes you come alive?The things that make Jenn come alive are strong coffee (did we mention Jenn loves coffee), Jesus (of course), collecting coffee mugs, missions around the world, and spoiling her nephews and nieces rotten.Jenn founded Coming Alive Ministries in 2012 and loves the honor of traveling nationally and internationally, providing the invitation to come alive in Christ through conferences, retreats, written resources and counseling.Jenn has had the joy of serving in over 30 countries andspeaking at around 40 ladies events a year. With her Master's degree in trauma counseling, God has opened a unique door for Jenn to respond after natural disasters around the world, providing trauma counseling and the hope of Christ on the holy ground of suffering.
https://www.comingaliveministries.com/
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Podcast: Coming Alive Conversations
How does tracking God bring life in a waiting season?
Join Melinda today as we take our conversation of tracking God a little deeper.
Together we will:
*gain understanding of a few benefits to watching for God
*learn 3 ways to creatively journal
Join us today, friends, as Lori Margo walks us through tracking God in a season of unknown.
Lori Margo may be found at
FB https://www.facebook.com/lorimargospeaks/
IG https://www.instagram.com/lorimargo/
https://lorimargo.com/