Faithfulness in Small Things feat. Lindsay Schlegel

Show Notes

“When little things are hard, it’s not just about this moment. This is my training to be able to do a big thing later.”

 Do you feel like you’re sliding through your days without enough intentionality? Do the little moments of frustration make you lose your peace and feel crazy? If you’re a parent, do you feel like your parenting style is best described as: “kind of a mess”? *raises hand*

If you’re a regular listener, you know that my mission on this podcast is to increase awareness of discernment not JUST as a one-time answer about vocation, but as a lifelong muscle (or skill) that we build up and work out over time. The delightfully chipper Lindsay Schlegel is with me for coffee to lay out your training plan for getting some superbly buff discernment muscles (to continue the weird analogy.) Obedience, surrender, self-initiated spiritual education, and self-reflection are easy to let slip in the day-to-day. They may sound heavy, but don’t be fooled: our lighthearted convo will leave you feeling motivated and energized. Lindsay is the author of Don’t Forget to Say Thank You. She relays life lessons from her motherhood journey that listeners in all stages of life will find relevant.

Plus, you’ll find out who the bi-locating patron saint of coffee is (uh, how are he and I not besties already?)

BONUS: Bach-Gonoud’s Ave Maria….one of my favorites, so I recorded it when I recently had an opportunity to sing it for my bishop and every priest in my diocese! Organ accompaniment by Michael Plagerman. A beautiful piece for pausing with a cup of coffee in the middle of a busy day for a prayer break. Aaaahhhhh..

Topics Discussed

• How to become a better listener to God’s voice
• Can and should Catholic mothers “have it all?”
• Obedience to God in the small moments
• A quick and effective Ignatian discernment strategy for any decision

Resources

• Don’t Forget to Say Thank You
• Pedro Arrupe’s poem: Fall in Love
• Getting Past Perfect by Kate Wicker
• One Beautiful Dream by Jennifer Fulwiler
• The Ignatian Workout by Tim Muldoon
• Paul Krenzelok on Ignatian Discernment Spirituality on Called and Caffeinated

This episode is sponsored by Serving the Aged Lovingly Today (SALT) Mission Program with the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm. For more information and to apply, please visit www.carmelitesisters.com/SALT-program