Glordinary

Listen in to one of my favorite episodes! Can't wait to be back in your ears after my September Sabbath.
 
Join me and my dear friend, Becky Niemeyer, as she continues with her CRAZY story of the extraordinary YES in her life. Enjoy this raw, honest chat in part 2 of my conversation with Becky.

Listen in to one of my favorite episodes! Can't wait to be back in your ears after my September Sabbath. 
 
I’ve got a secret! When I daydreamed about launching a podcast, I assumed it would be “interview style” with various guests. I started writing out potential names, topics, and questions. Fast-forward to this week, and we are debuting our first Glordinary Guest episode. These occasional episodes will feature an ordinary friend living a Glordinary life because, well, I can relate to ordinary. You too?
Listen in as I invite my dear friend, Becky Niemeyer, to join me for our first Glordinary Guest episode. Over the next three days, we’ll chat about the extraordinary no, yes, and open-handed invitation of God in Becky’s life. Don’t take my word for it. Listen for yourself to the crazy twists and turns in Becky's life. 

The mornings are getting darker, summer is taking her final bow, and pumpkin-flavored everything is waiting in the wings. Yep, Friend. Fall is coming—whether we’re ready or not.
Before I head into my September Sabbath, let’s say hello to fall with a Glordinary seasonal examen—a few simple questions to help us notice what’s happening around us, what’s stirring within us, and where God might already be at work in both.
I’ll be back with new episodes in October, but some of my favorite Glordinary replays will keep you company throughout September.
Until then, stay connected at glordinary.com, find Glordinary on social media, or reach me at stacy@glordinary.com.
Now, go grab that cider donut. Fall isn’t going to savor itself. 😉
 
The Glordinary Fall Examen: (adapted from Emily P. Freeman's: A Soul Minimalist's Guide to Autumn)
Spot: (Spot where you are right now. Think of this like the spot on a map that says, “You are here.”)
Spot where you are right now: physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually.
What is the state of your body? (One word…Maybe, tired. Weary. Rested. Energized. Spot what your physical body is feeling.)
What’s on your mind?
What’s going on in your heart?
What questions are you carrying into this season?
See (Next, see what needs your attention.)
What in your inner life needs care?
What might you or your family members be facing between now and summer?
Is there a decision you’ve been thinking about?
A conversation you need to have?
Is there something or someone you need to forgive, lament, or release?
Skip (It’s time to make some space.)
What can you skip this season?
Is there something you will choose to no longer carry?
Somewhere you can choose to be absent? (Even the best of things can bring a mountain of stress to an overfilled season. What can you skip this season?)
Savor (Plan your presence and savor what’s filling you.)
What would be life-giving for you this fall?
Pay attention to your senses. (What do you want to see, hear, smell, taste, touch?)
What would help you be fully present in this season? Not zoning out, vegging out, blacking out. Not mindless scrolling or numbing distractions. What would help you be fully present this fall?
P.S. You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or visit glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box, just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!

Well, we’ve made it to the end of Summer of Sabbath— Revisited. And after an entire summer of revisiting lessons I first talked about two years ago, I’ve learned something very important: I’m still learning them. Womp, womp.
This week's episode starts with a 2-year-old, one very patient aunt, and nine consecutive rides on the Frog Hopper at Hersheypark. (“Do a’den. Do a’den.”)
Because maybe revisiting the same lesson doesn’t mean we haven’t grown. Maybe some Truths are simply worth returning to again…and again…and “a’den.”
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Here’s a small excerpt: “Because maybe growth doesn't always mean graduating from the lessons of life. Maybe growth means returning to the same Truth, finding the same faithful and trustworthy God…again. Same God. Different Stacy.”
You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or find me on our website: www.glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!

A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend! 
Twelve. It’s the number of conversations we’ve had about Sabbath. I gotta admit, I’m not hating that. But total honesty? Sabbath sometimes feels like a lot of work, and that’s exactly why I’ve saved Hebrews 4:9 until our final chat.
So, let’s pour one last cup of coffee and talk about how we can possibly add one.more.thing (Sabbath) to our plates. (Spoiler alert: It’s not really an add-on.) Join me for a final chat in our Summer of Sabbath series.
www.glordinary.comHere’s a small excerpt:"A Sabbath-rest in Hebrews 4:9 is a finished, completed, “no assembly required” rest, as in salvation. A Sabbath-rest absent of earning-potential. A “Jesus Paid It All” rest. Where God’s work stops, ours doesn’t begin.”

Two years ago, I sat nervously waiting on a test result, trying not to make it mean something it didn’t. I thought I understood the lesson pretty well at the time. That's cute. 😅
Now, after one emotional college drop-off, I’m apparently taking another trip around the same mountain. This week on Glordinary, we’re revisiting results, our love of control, and what God might be up to when things don’t unfold quite the way we expected.
Because results do matter. They just don’t get to mean everything.
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Here’s a small excerpt: “And you know what? I get that. I’ve got to fight my “inner-Saul” too- my tendency to jump in and fix the situation, so-to-speak. My proclivity to prop up the results I want.”
You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or find me on our website: www.glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!

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A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend!
My “to-do” list is currently winning the war against my “done” list. You too? It’s tempting in these moments to criticize and berate myself, as if my entire value is tied to a Post-It note of crossed-off priorities. Lord, help us!
We might as well talk about it because we all do it. Yep, we attach our value to what we do, our identity to our work. Join me in our “Summer of Sabbath” where we'll chat about our identity rooted in rest, not work. We’ll peek at the dream and reality of Genesis 1-3.
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Here’s a small excerpt:"It’s a temptation to turn away from our God-given identity as a human BEING in exchange for our man-made identity as a human DOING. And we’ve been hard at work ever since trying to convince ourselves and the world around us that we’re valuable, important, and worth it.”

In a few days, my house is going to feel a little emptier as we move our daughter into her college dorm. A moment of silence for all the college-drop-off mamas. Ha! But as I watch her room slowly empty, it has me thinking about empty spaces.
Two years ago, we talked about intentionally making room for them, choosing empty spaces. But what about the empty spaces we don’t choose?
This week, we’re heading back to the Canadian Rockies—yes, again—to talk about canyon echoes, learning to recognize the voice of God, and the gift of Sabbath space. Because maybe empty doesn’t mean absent. Maybe the quiet simply makes the echo easier to hear. www.glordinary.com
Here’s a small excerpt: “And maybe that's part of the gift of empty spaces: they don't make God speak. They make room for us to hear.”
You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or find me on our website: www.glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!

A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend! 
What’s your go-to boredom buster? Let me guess, you don’t have time to be bored! Oh, but Friend, we do and we are.
Boring spots? Yep, these are the empty spaces, the gaps, between our flurry of activities. We’re not exactly comfortable with boring, empty spaces…in our schedules or our hearts. Cue Sabbath!
Join me as we chat through our discomfort and desperate desire to cram life full-to-the-brim! We’ll settle in and sit still with Psalm 46:10. 
www.glordinary.comHere’s a small excerpt:"Sabbath allows the luxury of discomfort in those empty spaces, allows room for boredom to bubble up. What might God uncover in us if we stopped covering up all the empty spaces…even for one day a week?”

I wasn’t planning to write an episode this week. I was planning to replay an old one, tackle the post-vacation laundry mountain, and call it good.
Then one last unexpected hike in the Canadian Rockies changed the plan.
Two years after first sharing the story of how I learned to “play my way through,” I’m wondering if maybe we’ve gotten play all wrong. Is it something we’re supposed to outgrow—or something God keeps inviting us back into?
With dancing water, frolicking sea creatures, one very disappointing moose sighting, and a little help from Psalm 104, we’re rediscovering wonder, delight, and the God who built both right into His creation.
Maybe we’re not too grown-up to play after all. Have a listen!
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Here’s a small excerpt: “Because play doesn’t critique. It doesn’t evaluate. It doesn’t analyze. It doesn’t scrutinize. It doesn’t adult, at least, not in the boring-adult way. It’s just uninhibited joy. It’s laughter. It’s- well, playful. Man, when did I become such a grown-up? Too grown-up to play?”
You can now find Glordinary, Inc. as a charity on Venmo or PayPal, or find me on our website: www.glordinary.com for any other method of giving. The website can also direct you to our PO Box just in case you ever want to send me a note, snail-mail style. Thank you so much!