Welcome to episode 012 of Mud Stories!
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Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone.
In today’s episode I’m talking with Kate Battistelli, an empty-nester who’s been married to Mike for 30 years. She’s the mother of recording artist, Francesca Battistelli, and Mimi to Franny’s two children, Eli and Audrey Jane.
Kate’s a Jersey girl, currently living in Atlanta, and writing about God, food, family and hospitality. And she loves creating and sharing easy recipes using whole foods and organic ingredients.
Kate is the author of Growing Great Kids: Partner With God to Cultivate His Purpose in Your Child’s Life
and her second book, The God Dare, will be releasing soon.
In this episode we discuss:
- Kate’s struggle through her fertility challenges and failed adoptions
- How life didn’t go as she’d planned
- Having anger at God
- The different ways we hear God and His direction
- The importance of mentors in our lives
- How to recognize the gifting of our kids, and help them dream big dreams
- How our faith in God should not based on what we get FROM Him
- The intricate practice of walking a life in humility
- And the truth that God has a bigger picture in mind for each of us as we surrender to Him
- And how God never wastes even one thing, EVER
Mud Stories 012: “My job is to love God for who He is, not for what He gives me…” @katebattistelli [Tweet that]
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SCRIPTURE:
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me. I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. Psalm 16:5-6, 8, 11 (NASB)
CONNECT with Kate:
Website:
- Kate’s website: katebattistelli.com
Social Media:
LINKS:
- Growing Great Kids: Partner With God to Cultivate His Purpose in Your Child’s Life
- A Book Club going through Kate’s book (meeting now!)
- My Utmost for His Highest
, by Oswald Chambers
- Beth Moore Bible Studies
- Bible Study Fellowship
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