Podcast Episode 17: 31 Days of Prayer for Estranged Family & Friends

Pip: Pollywog’s Place Blog is the kind of corner of the internet that hands you something genuinely useful and asks nothing dramatic in return.

Mara: Susie at Pollywog’s Place Blog has put together a thirty-one-day prayer devotional for anyone carrying the weight of an estranged relationship — and that’s the territory we’re covering today.

Pip: Let’s start with the devotional itself and what it’s actually asking of the person who picks it up.

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Podcast Episode 15: Accepting Criticism

Pip: Welcome back to Pollywog’s Place — where the freezer gets cleaned, the soul gets refreshed, and apparently those two things are more connected than you’d think.

Mara: Susie at Pollywog’s Place Blog has a post up that starts with a stinging comment and works outward into something much larger — how we give criticism, how we receive it, and what Scripture actually says about both.

Pip: Let’s start with that territory — accepting criticism without losing your footing.

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Podcast Episode 14: Don’t Rob Others of Their Blessings

Pip: Pollywog’s Place Blog is where the practical and the personal sit down together and have a very honest conversation — and today, Susie @ Pollywog’s Place Blog is asking a question most of us have never thought to ask.

Mara: That’s right. We’re looking at the act of receiving — why refusing a gift might cost someone else more than it costs you. Let’s start with the blessings hiding on the other side of “no thank you.”

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Podcast Episode 07: Gratitude And Grace

Pip: Welcome back to Pollywog’s Place Blog — where the car breaking down is actually a blessing in disguise, and the tow truck driver’s daughter gets her dental work done.

Mara: Susie at Pollywog’s Place Blog has been writing about gratitude this week — what it costs us when we skip it, and how a mother’s morning attitude can set the temperature for an entire household. Let’s start with the roots of thankfulness itself.

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Podcast Episode 35: Hobbit Day And Holiday Meals

Pip: If you have ever wished your calendar had more meals on it, Pollywog’s Place Blog may be the site you did not know you needed.

Mara: Susie at Pollywog’s Place Blog has been writing about exactly that — from a full Hobbit Day celebration with pictures to a September calendar stacked with food-forward holidays. Let’s start with the Hobbit Day territory.

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