Living a Simple Life with a Back Porch View
Grab a glass of lemonade and settle in for a visit! Listen to stories designed to encourage, uplift, and help you Live a Simple Life with a Back Porch View. Find out what that means, and how to shift your own lifestyle. Then relax and enjoy while learning the different aspects of a Simple Life - from following your dreams and passions to handcrafting, cooking, tending to the home and garden, and more. And from time to time, there will even be a recipe and freebie or two!
Living a Simple Life with a Back Porch View
Latest Episodes
Bearing Another's Burdens
Listening well often leads us to the edge of someone else’s weight. In this episode, we talk about what it really means to bear another’s burden — not by fixing or carrying everything for them, but by choosing presence over distance. We explore...
Being a Safe Place for Others
Some people have a way of making others feel at ease — unhurried, unjudged, and free to be honest. In this episode, we talk about what it really means to be a safe place for someone else. We explore how trust is built quietly over time, why pre...
Listening without Fixing
Our instinct to help often shows up as advice, solutions, or quick fixes — even when that’s not what’s needed. In this episode, we talk about why listening without fixing can feel so uncomfortable, and why it’s also one of the most caring thing...
What It Means to Truly Listen
In a world that rushes us to respond, fix, and explain, true listening has quietly become rare. In this episode, we slow things down and talk about what it really means to listen — not with an agenda, not with advice ready, but with presence an...
Ordinary Neighbors, Extraordinary Hearts
We tend to think of “heroes” as people who make headlines. But the truth is, the real heroes are often our neighbors. The ones who don’t talk about what they do. The ones who just notice needs and quietly meet them. The ones who move through li...