Downton Shabby

Meet the improbable rescuer of a dilapidated English manor house: Hopwood DePree, a Hollywood producer having a mid-life crisis. He'd heard rumors about his family's ancestral castle, and when he discovers that it really exists–but in a shocking state of disrepair–he goes all in to save it.

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Embracing Your Conversion Path

With anything in life, when you enter into something for the first time there are a lot of unknowns and ways of doing things that are not obvious to you. When an individual becomes a new member in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints they have questions and don’t know all the ways to do things. This requires patience as the new convert as well as a lifelong member to help the convert integrate and become comfortable in the Church. As a convert herself, coach Kayla Giles is on a mission to help other new converts in being able to assimilate into the Church with less stress and anxiety and to know that learning the Gospel of Jesus Christ is a pursuit that they will be on forever. She wants her clients to know they are welcome and that their feelings and thoughts about this new path are all normal and to be expected. Whether you are a convert yourself or a lifelong member of the Church, this podcast will help you make the integration into the Church one that is valuable for all. 

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Making Family Vacations Meaningful

Do you ever get back from a big family vacation, one you planned and saved for for months, and feel like you need a few days just to decompress? A vacation from your vacation? Managing an itinerary, sticking to a budget, keeping tired kids happy, and doing it all while trying to find some relaxation for yourself can seem like an impossible list of to-dos. So is it even worth it? What can we do to make vacations meaningful for the whole family, parents included? Lisa talks to listeners, the Council of Moms, and travel writer Lori Zaino to find out.

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