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!
Episodes
154 episodes
Simply Prepping: Feeding Your Family
Last week, I introduced you to a new, sweet little town called Simply Prepping. For the rest of the month, we’re going to hang out there, and see how the townsfolk are able to bring prepping and living a simple life together, and have it blend ...
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Season 3
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Episode 154
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13:13
Simple Life Meets Prepping
Imagine a life where your pantry holds jars of home-canned vegetables, your evenings are spent enjoying a quiet sunset with loved ones, and your heart is at ease knowing you’re ready for both today and tomorrow. That’s the harmony of living in ...
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Season 3
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Episode 153
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15:12
Entertainment without the Blue Light
In this digital age, it’s easy to rely on our devices for entertainment. Streaming movies, scrolling through social media, or playing games seem to fill every spare moment. But before blue light was a thing, people found meaningful ways to spen...
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Season 4
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Episode 152
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12:34
Finding Your Passion Within a Simple Life
Finding your passion can sometimes feel elusive. Either you have too many ideas to choose from, or you can’t pinpoint a single one. It’s easy to get stuck in uncertainty, but discovering your passion doesn’t have to be overwhelming. By focusing...
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Season 4
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Episode 151
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11:17
Grandma's Approach to Time Management
You may think some of Grandma’s time management ideas are old-fashioned, but no matter who you are or what you are doing, it’s inevitable that life will throw you a curve ball – or a broken phone. That’s when you need to sit down on the porch a...
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Season 4
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Episode 150
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12:38
Falling in Love with a Simple Life
With Valentine’s Day on the 14th of February, it’s no wonder we think about love during this month. We love the exhilaration of a new romance, and the security and comfort of a long-term relationship. But no matter its age, love is a whirlwind ...
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Season 4
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Episode 149
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11:52
Assessing Your Simple Life
Have you ever been driving along the road and had to swerve to miss a pothole? Sometimes, traffic or timing will prevent you from going around it, and it’s deep enough to make your teeth rattle and wonder if it ripped the muffler off of your ca...
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Season 4
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Episode 148
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13:39
7 Reasons Living a Simple Life Can Make You Happy
Happiness may be subjective, but one thing is universal: living a simple, intentional life can help us uncover the kind of happiness that lasts. Listen in and learn 7 Key Reasons why living a Simple Life can make you happy!
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Season 4
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Episode 147
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13:33
Taking your Simple Life to the Extreme
Many of us choose a word for the year and use it to help direct our goals for the foreseeable future. These are often words such as faith, empowerment, success, and gratitude, which are some of the most popular choices. But instead ...
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Season 4
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Episode 146
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13:52
The Unwritten Chapter
A new year is so much like writing a new book. January 1st gets the exciting title of Chapter One. Our goals are the initial ideas and the outline. But just like writing a book, there are some goals, dreams, or aspirations that won’t survive th...
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Season 4
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Episode 145
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14:31
Happy, Simple, New Year!
Before the year gets here, take time to reflect on the lessons learned, the growth, and joys of your simple life!
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Season 3
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Episode 144
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4:45
Have a Merry, Simple, Christmas
Discover the gifts you can give yourself this Christmas!
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Season 3
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Episode 143
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4:54
The Music of Christmas
Christmas carols are part and parcel of the holiday season. But if you think about it, the music of Christmas isn’t just about the notes in a score. Well beyond the notes and harmonies, there’s a deeper sense of rhythm and melody woven througho...
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Season 3
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Episode 142
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10:36
Time to Reflect: Inventories & Audits
The holidays are the busiest time of the year for many of us. Our calendars are so weighed down you can almost see the activities dripping off the paper. But in spite of all the busyness, we still need some quiet time to regroup and refresh. Th...
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Season 3
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Episode 141
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13:25
The December Survival Tool Kit
Even when living a Simple Life, all of the preparations that lead up to a holiday can be hectic and exhausting. Yes, you’ve done everything you can think of to make it easier. You’ve scaled back, delegated, planned carefully, have created quite...
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Season 3
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Episode 140
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12:37
2024 - Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving – with a ‘glass’ that is overflowing!
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Season 3
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Episode 139
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5:17
Cultivating the Power of Gratitude in Everyday Life
This time of year, with Thanksgiving headed our way, we’re often encouraged to focus on gratitude, count your blessings, or say thank you for all that we have. And, for the most part we do, and we are thankful for our blessings. Yet, ther...
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Season 3
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Episode 138
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12:47
How to Live a Gracious Life
Some things never go out of style, and living a gracious life is one of them. For me, living a simple life and a lifestyle of graciousness goes hand in hand. Living in the south, a gracious life not only seems to be the norm, but our mama...
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Season 3
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Episode 137
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16:00
The Eye of the Storm: Finding Peace in Life's Chaos
Even when you live a simple life there are times when you feel as if you are standing in the middle of a storm. Adding holidays to the mix can make it even more chaotic. It doesn’t have to be that way. Join me on the porch and find easy ways to...
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Season 3
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Episode 136
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13:06
Faith & a Simple Life
A comfortable faith comes from a place of trust, familiarity, and regular practice. Just as when you first begin getting to know someone new, your relationship goes through a bit of awkwardness and uncertainty. But once you spend more time with...
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Season 3
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Episode 135
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15:36
The Pass It On Plate
Here in the south, and I imagine it’s the same in other parts of the world, we have a deep-seated connection to food. Whether it be meals served at home, packed in a basket to create a picnic, or cakes and cookies made for a bake sale, we love ...
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Season 3
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Episode 134
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12:40
Fall Comforts
As the air cools and the days grow shorter, we find ourselves in the midst of one of the coziest times of the year—fall. It’s a season that invites us to slow down, gather with loved ones, and enjoy the comfort that only this time of year bring...
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Season 3
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Episode 133
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12:35
Changing with the Seasons of Life
The changing of the seasons, whether natural or in life, is inevitable. It’s how we move through these seasons that make a difference in our lives. And we have a choice. We can fight the changes, kicking and screaming, or embrace them with a co...
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Season 3
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Episode 132
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14:47
Life Lessons from a Bead Loom
We all have lessons to learn in life. Some are big and only happen once or twice in our lifetime. Some are pop quizzes which we never saw coming. And others are small, almost imperceptible, which happen as a learn as you go lesson. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 131
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11:41
Make Your Simple Life Fun - Join a Group!
It’s fairly easy to visit with a single friend from time to time, and occasionally a neighbor will drop by. But groups? I’m going to be honest – they are a little harder to come by. Whether they are steeped in the whirlwind of a hectic lifestyl...
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Season 3
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Episode 130
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12:52