084: All Shall be Well with Catherine McNiel

Catherine McNiel is a wife, mama of 3, speaker, gardener, and author of two books, “Long Days of Small Things: Motherhood as a Spiritual Discipline” and “All Shall be Well: Awakening to God’s Presence in His Messy, Abundant World“. She shares about the newest of her two books today and inspires us with that truth that God’s unending presence is a promise that all shall be well.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Catherine’s new book, “All Shall be Well: Awakening to God’s Presence in His Messy, Abundant World“, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect

~How God is still working in and through us, forming, growing, and using us, in both the mess and the abundance of our everyday lives

~The importance of not just knowing or talking *about* God, but truly knowing Him and praying *to* Him

~Prioritizing our relationship with the Lord

~Practical ways to notice and relish in the Lord’s presence in our every moment

~The importance of paying attention to context in the Word

~Why it is so important to remember that God is present with us

~How to become more mindful and aware of God’s presence in the midst of the busyness of our daily lives

~What each of the four seasons of the year teach us about God

~What hope is and is not

~And more!

Resources Mentioned

Offer for a free audiobook and 30 day trial membership from Audible: www.audibletrial.com/HomeandHearth

Catherine’s first book, “Long Days of Small Things: Motherhood as a Spiritual Discipline”

Catherine’s new book, “All Shall be Well: Awakening to God’s Presence in His Messy, Abundant World“

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

From Risk to Resilience: How Empowering Young Women Can Change Everything by Jenny Rae Armstrong

Inspiring Quotes from Catherine:

“So often I forget to live with my eyes wide open to the fact that God is present right here. I fail to pay attention to all He is doing right around me, but that is not what God wants for us.”

“We are the clay that God is still forming and molding in the mess and the abundance of our everyday lives.”

“We don’t have to go find God. He is always right here, right with us. And I can even live out my busyness in that truth.”

“Jesus taught His disciples about His ways, His mission, and the character of God by taking examples from our everyday lives – making bread, serving meals, caring for children.”

“We have to change the way we think about beautiful experiences, expecting them to always be nothing but joy and ease, rather than something regularly mixed with hardship and mess. Both are a part of our lives and both are made by God into something truly beautiful.”

“This is a messy, abundant world, but God is here, He is faithful, and all shall be well.”

“If you don’t have that quiet, peaceful space, God is still with you, right there sustaining you in the midst of the chaos.”

Where You Can Find Catherine Online:

Websites – Catherine McNiel, All Shall be Well Book

Instagram – @catherinemcniel

Facebook – Catherine McNiel Writes

Twitter – @catherinemcniel

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