165. How To Make Your Life Make Sense

<p><strong>Key Conversation Points:</strong></p> <ul> <li>It's possible to make sense of the weird parts of our stories. </li> <li>No part of your past is insignificant. </li> <li>God isn't just allowing randomness in our lives for no reason but he's making a pattern.  Do you see it in your life?  </li> <li>Christie and Lisa-Jo show us the courage and struggle of owning ALL the parts of our story.</li> <li>Anyone can be a gardener.  Trust Christie on this. We're reminded that our life is not random.  God knows where all the the seeds are planted.  </li> <li>Lisa-Jo read from the Chapter entitled "Seeds: Ready, Set, Grow" from Christie Purifoy's new book <a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/garden-maker-growing-a-life-of-beauty-and-wonder-with-flowers/9780736982146"> Garden Maker: Growing a Life of Beauty and Wonder with Flowers.</a>  The book is available for purchase now.  It's a book about becoming!! Grab a few copies because you'll want to share it with friends! </li> <li>Lisa-Jo has a whole story about Maplehurt on her IG stories saved <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17901560650285291/?hl=en"> here</a>. </li> <li>Christie reads from "Flowers of Importance" on page 137 in her new book "Garden Maker." </li> <li>Canon 80D is the camera Christie uses for her photography. </li> <li>Tag @christiepurifoy and share about this podcast.  Christie and Lisa-Jo will choose a listener to send a signed copy straight from Christie's home to the winner. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Podcast links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.blackbarnonline.com/">Click here</a> to join the conversations we have with listeners every week around the podcast. <a href= "https://www.blackbarnonline.com/">https://www.blackbarnonline.com/</a></p> <p>_______</p> <p>Sponsor appreciation: We're so grateful to partner with show sponsors that keep making our work possible.</p> <p><a href="https://greenchef.com/ordinary10">Click here</a> to visit Green Chef and use code ordinary10 to get 10 Free Meals including free shipping! The