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 What I Learned About Love From 2 Great Men

This Is What I Learned About Love From 2 Great Men

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) “Did you throw the dinosaur in the trash?” I sent the text as a question, but I knew the answer. My husband, God bless him, was cleaning out our car yesterday. He just felt like it;

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god loves all of me even my messy armpit hair

Does God Love All of Me—Even My Messy Armpit Hair?

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) It was after my three-year-old daughter’s unsolicited observation that I realized how much God loves all of me—even the messier bits. “What’s under your armpit, mom?” she asked me from the back seat of our

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Where Can I Find the Purpose of Life?

Where Can I Find the Purpose of Life?

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) It started when I was 19: a sudden heaviness in my lungs and edginess I couldn’t shake. As soon as I left home, the weight of the world’s toughest questions began needling me like a

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how i'm making my later in life love story one worth telling

My Later-in-Life Love Story Is One Worth Telling

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) The bunny that lives under our deck is mowing our lawn, one blade of grass at a time. A misshaped “V” of geese just flew overhead, so close I could hear the whir of their

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When Life Changes, Does Your Purpose Change, Too?

When Life Changes, Does Your Purpose Change, Too?

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) An old, wooden door with a torn screen and chipped paint once graced our front porch. A birch basket of pinecones sat on a red chair in front of the door, and a “Welcome” sign

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How to Find Your Worth In a Counterfeit World

How to Find Your Worth In a Counterfeit World

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) I loved to play dress-up as a girl. I’d steal away to my stepmother’s closet and search out the highest heels, the longest string of 80s chunky beads, and the tiny samples of lipstick that

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The 5% Rule—A Winning Strategy

The 5% Rule—A Winning Strategy

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) I love having friends that shine at skills I do not possess. Friends who can bake, spell, brew a perfect cup of coffee, organize a closet and know how to set up a website come in

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12 Years of Suffering Led to Surrender—Then Hope

12 Years of Suffering Led to Surrender—Then Hope

(Listen to the audio version of this article here.) Twelve years of suffering is more than anyone should have to bear. Yet that is where she found herself, standing in the doorway of her life. One foot firmly planted in the reality of her

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