Sally Clarkson

It's about the care behind those little gestures and making sure we have enough time and energy to enjoy the people we're doing them for.

another book that speaks beautifully to this idea, the life-giving home, creating a place of belonging and becoming by Sally Clarkson.

I love how she explores the idea that a nurturing home is created through intentional care, everyday rhythm, meaningful traditions, and the atmosphere we cultivate within our own walls.

As we enter this more spiritual time of year, I think there's something especially meaningful about remembering that hospitality can be an expression of love and generosity.

Again, like coaching, I could go back and forth really quick, but the short answer is long game, brother.

Sally Clarkson comes to mind as a very grandmotherly author who glorifies household and mothering and wifing, but she's not like headship and submission teacher.

So, I mean, frankly, you know, doesn't go far enough biblically, but is a very, very gentle step one teacher.

for plenty of wives who don't really see it.

I think the first book that Natalie recommends for a lot of wives, kind of like every woman who Natalie's ever given this book to first, she's like, oh, so Natalie identified me as a raging feminist.

But I think it's one of the most gentle books that she gives out as a starter.

It's called Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson.

And it's

You know better.

I will also recommend, for those who are familiar with Sally Clarkson, one of her sons is a musician, Joel Clarkson.

And he has some lovely albums for the Advent season called Midwinter Carols.

I think there's two volumes.

And sometimes I wish I was a specialist, where I'm like, "I write for women," and they know when they come to me, they're gonna get great...

Like Sally Clarkson, just incredible writing on motherhood.

You're gonna probably just get mediocre writing on motherhood, and a whole lot of other topics from me.

And that's just, you know, I don't know.

But if you were to create an image in your mind of hospitality, what does that look like? For some people, you know, maybe it includes a really pretty teapot and a couple cups of tea.

That's something that comes to my mind initially just because I have been reading Tea Time Discipleship by Sally Clarkson.

Oh my goodness, I really hope to have her as a guest on the show at some point.

She actually embodies biblical hospitality in a really beautiful way, and tea is a really special part of that for her, and I say that as I am sipping a good, strong black cup of tea right now in her honor.