Audio Articles

Don’t have time to read? No problem—now you can listen! Some of the best articles at Grit and Grace Life are now available in audio form! Each writer took the time to add their voice to their words, so you can listen on the go. Pop those headphones in and click play for the audio articles from Our Grit and Grace Life: Words You Can Hear!

This Is a Window Into My Widowhood

This Is a Window Into My Widowhood

By / HerStory, Audio Articles, Relationships

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) I remember getting the call. “Paul has had an accident and it’s not good. We need to get over there.” It was his dad delivering the news, and we needed to travel an hour and a half to learn more. The detective called him because the friend who was with him on the job site didn’t know his phone passcode but did know his dad’s number. By the time I reached my in-laws’ house in the neighboring city, they had decided we were all going because the detective had called again asking where we were and reiterated that we needed to get to the other coast urgently. So, his parents, our three-year-old son, […]

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You Are a Purpose Wrapped in a Person

You Are a Purpose Wrapped in a Person

By / Audio Articles, Purpose

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) Once upon a time, I was a stay-at-home mom. I loved being the one to cheer my children on as they drooled their first grins, stumbled over their first steps, and attempted their first somersaults. Those kiddos grew into teenagers and our parenting objectives changed up a bit. We wanted our home to be a place where they enjoyed hanging out with their friends. It turns out, we never wondered where they were on a Friday night. They were at our place with all their friends—playing their guitars, and playing the piano, and playing video games all at the same time. Gallons of milk would disappear in an afternoon. And if I turned

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This is Why I Believe in a Traditional Proposal

This Is Why I Believe in a Traditional Proposal

By / Audio Articles, Relationships

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) We live in an age now where women are breaking conventional stereotypes and finding their voice. They are quickly ascending the corporate ladder and earning prestigious positions in Congress. Others are bravely walking away from abusive relationships and learning not to criticize their body shape just to conform to the expectations presented by the media. A smaller number of women have even broken the bonds of tradition and lowered onto one knee to pop the question to their beloved boyfriend. I celebrate the monumental achievements that women have earned. I applaud them for their unceasing lack of courage and strength along the way. But no matter how many hurdles we conquer into the

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Can You Really Enjoy the Little Things in Life?

Can You Really Enjoy the Little Things in Life?

By / Audio Articles, Purpose

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) If I was paid a dollar for every time I heard, read, or even interpreted the phrase “enjoy the little things in life,” I would be a billionaire. I would be retired to a quaint beach house along the coast of California, sipping coffee on my back patio and overlooking the sunset as the deep gold rays of sun slid off the sprawling cliffs to the wayside and twinkled over the waters of the Pacific. That’s quite a lifestyle. It’s also the result of the money I would earn hearing the mundane, exhausted repetition of that phrase. It wasn’t until last year that I realized the phrase was truly a gem to abide

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