MacKenzie Koppa is a podcaster, voice over artist, and single Christian mama of 4 kiddos who knows what it’s like to go through hard times. In the midst of it all, she is passionate about encouraging women to cultivate loveliness right where they are, in the midst of life’s trials and hardships. I know you will come away from this second part of our chat built up and encouraged to see, pursue, find, and cultivate more loveliness in your own life!
What we Chat about in This Episode:
~How cultivating loveliness has been looking for MacKenzie lately as she is going through a hard divorce and subsequent transitions
~The part cultivating loveliness plays in our ability and desire to freely extend hospitality and live open-handedly
~The crucial importance of still cultivating loveliness even in the midst of the really hard times
~The ministry that cultivating loveliness is for our children
~Our experiences with legalism and how legalism makes it hard for people to cultivate loveliness
~And more!
Resources Mentioned
Offer for a free audiobook and 30 day trial membership from Audible: www.audibletrial.com/HomeandHearth
Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World by Anthony Doerr
The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
The Modern Mrs. Darcy – podcast and blog
Inspiring Quotes from MacKenzie:
“I still cultivate loveliness even in the midst of this incredibly hard season, because I know I have to. I wouldn’t have survived the past year and a half without that.”
“Cultivating loveliness and being confident then in how we are presenting ourselves and our homes makes it easier for us to live open-handed, open-door lives.”
“When I can’t control anything else, I can still control the choices I make to still get dressed nicely, put on lovely music I enjoy, or wear my favorite outfit. That brings loveliness to an otherwise dark and trying time.”
“Legalism makes you less effective in the world and deprives you of who God made you to be. It is stifling, limiting, and leads you to the place of never thinking God is pleased with you because you just aren’t good enough.”
“Dare to cultivate loveliness in your life, and I promise you, you won’t want to go back.”
Where You Can Find MacKenzie Online:
Website – Bold Turquoise
Instagram – @mackenziekoppa
Twitter – @boldturquoise
Podcasts – Cultivating the Lovely, The Same Page
YouTube Channel – Bold Turquoise
Patreon Community – Cultivating the Lovely
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