This is Not a Textbook Life: Living a life of hope, grace, and vision (Podcast #58)
It is good to have a plan, to hold a vision in our hearts, and to walk forward into that with faith. But walking with God means we must hold onto these visions loosely and allow him to tell the story as he envisions it. This is not a textbook life. We have access to... Read More
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Creative Family Culture: Interview with My Daughter, Rosanna Chester
I am delighted to share this interview with my lovely 17-year-old daughter, Rosanna. Rosie is a singer-songwriter, and she has so many insightful things to say about creativity and inspiration, life in a big family, making time to do the things you love, and more. I am betting this will be your favorite episode of... Read More
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Dealing With Voices (Trading This World’s Anxiety for God’s Peace)
I go through seasons where I have a constant stream of negative thoughts go through my mind. Fear, anxiety, bitterness, and regret can be hard to overcome, but God desires us to live and move in the direction of hope and peace. In this episode, I share some of the ways he has helped me... Read More
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Time as an Element of Beauty (Podcast #55)
My heart is overflowing today with God’s goodness. I have been looking back and reflecting on the last nine months, how he has brought me through so much that seemed impossible. While I have been sitting and feeding the baby, I have been reading over things I’ve written over the last nine months–my journals, weekly... Read More
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Birth and the Bravest Version of Myself (Podcast #54)
God has used birth like nothing else in my life to get my attention, to draw me close to Him, to help me surrender deeply to the life that I know He has called me to, despite my own fears and feelings of overwhelm and inadequacy. In this episode, 4 weeks away from my 9th... Read More
I want to wake up to the miracle of my ordinary life. My name is Mackenzie Chester, and I am a writer, a lifelong journaler, a wife and homeschooling Mama of eight children. I wake up every day with a desire to find beauty, to seek truth, and to live each moment with peace and purpose. If you are longing to find meaning and purpose behind the mundane rituals of your existence, I would love to invite you to pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea or a basket of laundry, and let's talk it over. Life is a gift. It is a miracle. Sometimes we have to search to find the sacred, but it is there... Every. Single. Day.
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