PODCAST
Find Joy No Matter What
Join me, Jill Baughan, this season for a podcast full of stories that will show you how to find JOY in the middle of hard places.
Your life may be far from perfect.
Your joy may seem like it’s gone underground.
If so, it’s high time for a resurrection.
For a few minutes each week, I’ll tell you a story–one that just might inspire a way to uncover some joy you might be looking for. Then, together, we’ll consider how it might speak to your own life. And finally, I’ll offer a benediction to send you into your day…or into your night.
So… if you’re up for doing a few joy shots with a friend, my friend…Come and join us!
EPISODES
Podcast Episode 245- Best Of! Ask for Help
Oh, how we hate being needy. And by "we" I mean me, and quite possibly you. Maybe your first inclination in difficulty, like mine, is to announce, 'I'm FINE!" to the general public, even if you're not. Fall down a flight of stairs? You're FINE! Just have a baby...
Podcast Episode 244: Best of- SAY “I LOVE YOU”
It's quite possibly the weirdest phrase in the English language. Because, oddly enough, it's a non-question that demands an answer: If someone says, "I love you," the hoped-for, appropriate response is--you know this--"I love you too." But what if you put yourself out...
Best Of! Episode 135: Bring a Clown
Few would argue with you about the benefits of having one or more people around to give you emotional and physical support. The challenge for a lot of people—and maybe you’re one of them—is rustling up a willingness to be proactive in calling these people into action...
Best Of: Podcast Episode 110- Wait Well, A Good Friday Meditation
Author John Ortberg once said that “waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.” Which is great…and excruciating. Because sometimes waiting is very, very hard. So. This is...
BEST OF! Episode 146: Mercy
Someone gestured at me in traffic yesterday. Apparently I didn’t change lanes fast enough for him, and when he made a right turn behind me, he took that opportunity to honk his horn and give me an angry salute. I felt mad. Defensive. And I told myself all kinds of...
Best Of! Episode 240: Learn a Joyful Word- Wabi Sabi
There is so much joy in learning a new word. I even have a list of words that I classify as “want to use this some day when the time is right” on a white board in my office—words like excrementitious, fantasmagoria and flibbertigibbet add a jazzy little mojo to life,...
Best of! Podcast Episode 58 Wallow
Sometimes your happy little umbrella of optimism has blown inside out, and you find yourself face down on concrete. THEN what do you need? Sometimes the greatest potential for joy comes when we investigate what we need within the circumstances we can't control. While...
Best of! Podcast Episode 32: Say I Love You
It's quite possibly the weirdest phrase in the English language. Because, oddly enough, it's a non-question that demands an answer: If someone says, "I love you," the hoped-for, appropriate response is--you know this--"I love you too." But what if you put yourself out...
Best Of! Podcast Episode 86: Grab Your Blankie
Recently I went to a football practice where my six-year-old grandson was playing. When he ran over to the sidelines to get a drink of water, I held up my phone and said, “Hey good boy! Give me your game face!” And did he ever. He looked for all the world to me like...
Best of! Episode 118: Do Something You’re Bad At
Have you ever wanted to try to do something, but never did because you were afraid you’d be really bad at it? (I’m talking to you, perfectionists.) Well, let me introduce you to someone who didn’t let incompetence stop her. Her story is almost unbelievable, but...
Best of! Podcast Episode 94: Celebrate
This week I have something special for you. If you’re listening to this episode when it drops, it’s just a few days before Christmas--the time of year that is so very loaded with activity and emotions. And sometimes it’s easy to focus on the busyness and the feelings...
