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Today we’re talking with our friend and yours, Jennifer Fulwiler. She’s a mother of 6, author of bestsellers, daily radio show host on Sirius XM, and in her plentiful free time she tours nationally doing stand up comedy. Jen lives in Austin, TX and has a new book available for pre-order titled Your Blue Flame: Drop the Guilt and Do What Makes You Come Alive.  

In this episode we talk about how we’re dealing with coronavirus quarantine (not great!), how to discover the reason God put you on this planet, and how to live out your gifts right now–even when we’re all stuck at home with a pandemic. Jen encourages us to dream small and just get started instead of staying paralyzed because circumstances aren’t perfect. We chat about how a true blue flame makes you come alive, but it also blesses other people. Now more than ever we need to be sharing our gifts with each other.

Jen is, as ever, funny, clever, and inspiring. This is the pep talk we all need right now. So grab a cup of coffee (or, let’s get real, something stronger) and enjoy the episode!

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Jen’s new book:

Your Blue Flame

Jen’s free ebook about finding your blue flame during coronavirus

How to connect with Jen:

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Radio Show

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This episode is sponsored by Catholic Extension which recently launched “31 Days of the Feminine Genius,” a free daily email series that celebrates the tremendous faith and contributions of Catholic women throughout time. You can sign up to receive a month of daily emails, each featuring a quote from women who have played a unique role in sharing the light of Christ. 

Never heard of Catholic Extension before? It is a national nonprofit that works in solidarity with America’s poorest regions to build vibrant and transformative Catholic faith communities. They support many resilient and faithful women themselves—including hundreds of religious sisters and lay leaders on the peripheries.

Sign up at  catholicextension.org/femgen to get “31 Days of Feminine Genius” quotes sent straight to your inbox!

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• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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We’ve never done a bonus episode. But we couldn’t imagine just moving forward with our regular programming before connecting with you over the pandemic we’re facing.

This episode is basically a brain dump of what we’re thinking and feeling, what’s working for us, and perspectives we think will be helpful. We’re scared and anxious like you. We’re having good days and bad days. We’re grieving life as we knew it. But…here we are. So let’s lean in and reach for things that will inspire us and keep us sane in the coming weeks like rituals and routines, streaming Mass, and more life lines. And let’s give ourselves the grace to have a good cry or too much screentime because there are no rules for getting through a pandemic! (Except social distancing, washing hands, and all that good stuff.)

We’re praying for all of you. Please keep us in your prayers.

Things we mentioned in this episode:

–Daily Mass streaming from Bishop Barron’s chapel

-Haley’s books The Literary Medicine Cabinet (use code COMFORT2020) and The Grace of Enough (discount already set up on Amazon) are on super sale for your quarantine reading pleasure

Looking for some more ways to connect during this time of isolation?

Talks from Raspberry Cordial Catholic Literary Gathering Now Available!

Couldn’t come to our Anne of Green Gables retreat last November? Don’t worry! We now have the audio of all three conference talks available for purchase. You can download all three talks for $15 right here.

OR you can become a patron of the podcast for $5/month and get access as one of your many patron perks.

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! Our Patreon is finally up and running so listeners can support the work we do.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community!

Lent Book Club

And another great reason to become a patron of the podcast is access to our Lent book club. We’re reading Holy Women.

In this beautiful book Pope Benedict explores the lives and importance of 17 women saints of the Church, in short, readable, and compelling essays. We’ll read and discuss two to three women each week and learn more about saints we love, and come to know incredible women we’ve never heard of before. Patrons also get a 25% discount on the book.

As patrons of the podcast you’ll receive weekly reflections and thoughtful study questions and we’ll discuss them together in the Slack! (About 150 patrons participated in our Advent book club so we’re excited to coordinate another one for Lent.) Become a patron today!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,600+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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Since recording this episode, a lot has happened. But we think this will be a good listen if you want to get your mind off of the pandemic and talk books, rituals, and how to not overthink, well, everything. In fact, some good rituals may be exactly what we all need to help get us through the next few weeks!

Today we’re talking with the brilliant Anne Bogel, the voice behind the popular blog Modern Mrs Darcy and author of three books including her latest: Don’t Overthink It. Anne lives in Louisville, KY with her husband and four kids and creates the What Should I Read Next? podcast. She’s like the Kathleen Kelly of the internet.

In this episode we talk about what it means to be an overthinker (and how many of us are overthinkers without realizing it!). We chat ways to break out of our overthinking cycles, why adulting really does help, and the need for rituals. Rituals make us feel like human beings and there is no time like the present to start creating some rituals in our days–especially when life doesn’t look like it usually does. We also touch on reading rituals which is just perfect because it seems we all just got a little extra reading time handed to us (wish it was under different circumstances).

So enjoy a cozy chat that isn’t about washing your hands, statistics, or quarantines to enjoy during your social distancing!

(links to Amazon are affiliate links)

Anne’s new book:

Don’t Overthink It

How to connect with Anne:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Podcast

Talks from Raspberry Cordial Catholic Literary Gathering Now Available!

Couldn’t come to our Anne of Green Gables retreat last November? Don’t worry! We now have the audio of all three conference talks available for purchase. You can download all three talks for $15 right here.

OR you can become a patron of the podcast for $5/month and get access as one of your many patron perks.

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! Our Patreon is finally up and running so listeners can support the work we do.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community!

Lent Book Club

And another great reason to become a patron of the podcast is access to our Lent book club. We’re reading Holy Women.

In this beautiful book Pope Benedict explores the lives and importance of 17 women saints of the Church, in short, readable, and compelling essays. We’ll read and discuss two to three women each week and learn more about saints we love, and come to know incredible women we’ve never heard of before. Patrons also get a 25% discount on the book.

As patrons of the podcast you’ll receive weekly reflections and thoughtful study questions and we’ll discuss them together in the Slack! (About 150 patrons participated in our Advent book club so we’re excited to coordinate another one for Lent.) Become a patron today!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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It’s Lent! And it looks like there’s a global pandemic coming our way! So we are getting very memento mori in today’s episode. We’re talking with Fr. Harrison Ayre, our very first Canadian guest, about (dun dun dun) death. We know Fr. Harrison from his great presence on Twitter, but he has more important things going on than crafting excellent tweets. Fr. Harrison is Pastor of Holy Family / Notre Dame Parish in Port Alberni, BC is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Theological Anthropology from the Maryvale Institute. He also co-hosts a great podcast called Clerically Speaking.

Yes this is an episode about death, but it’s not morbid or depressing, I promise! We dive into what it’s like for a priest to administer the sacraments in the most pivotal moments of our lives (baptisms, weddings, anointing of the sick) and to be on call 24/7 as a spiritual father. We talk about the practical side of supporting a dying loved one like when to call to ask a priest to visit the hospital. And we also talk about how to prepare for our own deaths. Fr. Harrison shares about the graces that God desires to pour into our hearts, especially as we face death, and how the sacraments are a beautiful opportunity to receive that grace. We finished this conversation more motivated to live holy lives and filled with hope! Fr. Harrison does a great job of acknowledging the gravity of death while reminding us that because Christ is victorious over death, we don’t have to be terrified. Christ is with us, even in death!

This is a timely and inspiring conversation. So get cozy for a good chat about death!

Things we talked about:

Pope Benedict XVI’s book on prayer

How to connect with Fr. Harrison:

• Twitter
• Podcast

Talks from Raspberry Cordial Catholic Literary Gathering Now Available!

Couldn’t come to our Anne of Green Gables retreat last November? Don’t worry! We now have the audio of all three conference talks available for purchase. You can download all three talks for $15 right here.

OR you can become a patron of the podcast for $5/month and get access as one of your many patron perks.

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! Our Patreon is finally up and running so listeners can support the work we do.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community!

Lent Book Club

And another great reason to become a patron of the podcast is access to our Lent book club. We’re reading Holy Women.

In this beautiful book Pope Benedict explores the lives and importance of 17 women saints of the Church, in short, readable, and compelling essays. We’ll read and discuss two to three women each week and learn more about saints we love, and come to know incredible women we’ve never heard of before. Patrons also get a 25% discount on the book.

As patrons of the podcast you’ll receive weekly reflections and thoughtful study questions and we’ll discuss them together in the Slack! (About 150 patrons participated in our Advent book club so we’re excited to coordinate another one for Lent.) Become a patron today!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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In today’s episode we are diving in to an important topic that makes a lot of people uncomfortable to talk about: racism. Racism is not merely a political talking point, it’s an evil condemned by the Church. Our political narrative would have you believe that fighting abortion is for the right and fighting racism is for the left, but our Catholic faith begs to differ. Today we’re benefiting from the wisdom of Gloria Purvis about the experience of black Catholics, racism in modern America (yes, even from Catholics), and how we as Catholics should respond to racism.

Gloria Purvis is a Catholic convert (she shares the story in the episode and it is a GOOD one), a Cornell University grad, the creator of EWTN series Authentically Free at Last, and the host of the radio show Morning Glory. She’s also served on the National Black Catholic Congress’ Leadership Commission on Social Justice and was an Advisory Board Member on the Maryland Catholic Conference’s Respect for Life Department. We’ve been following her on Twitter for years and we’re so thrilled to get a chance to talk to her on the podcast.

In this episode we dive into the problem with making an idol out of your political party, the importance of Black Lives Matter, and the presence of racism in the Catholic world both on and off line. We talk about the need for Catholics to actively oppose racism and to ask the Holy Spirit to help us root out the sin of racism in our own hearts. Gloria is so engaging, wise, and inspiring. It’s a great conversation!

Things we talked about:

What’s missing from the national conversation about race, violence, and lethal force? You.: Catholic News Agency

Pro-lifers urged to build stronger relationships with African-Americans: Crux News

How to connect with Gloria:

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram

Talks from Raspberry Cordial Catholic Literary Gathering Now Available!

Couldn’t come to our Anne of Green Gables retreat last November? Don’t worry! We now have the audio of all three conference talks available for purchase. You can download all three talks for $15 right here.

OR you can become a patron of the podcast for $5/month and get access as one of your many patron perks.

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! Our Patreon is finally up and running so listeners can support the work we do.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community!

Lent Book Club

And another great reason to become a patron of the podcast is access to our Lent book club. We’re reading Holy Women.

In this beautiful book Pope Benedict explores the lives and importance of 17 women saints of the Church, in short, readable, and compelling essays. We’ll read and discuss two to three women each week and learn more about saints we love, and come to know incredible women we’ve never heard of before. Patrons also get a 25% discount on the book.

As patrons of the podcast you’ll receive weekly reflections and thoughtful study questions and we’ll discuss them together in the Slack! (About 150 patrons participated in our Advent book club so we’re excited to coordinate another one for Lent.) Become a patron today!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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There are oodles of resources for pregnancy and caring for babies but caring for ourselves post partum–or even knowing what to expect post partum!–is another story. Hormonal changes plus sleep deprivation, stress, and feelings of isolation would make anyone feel overwhelmed but we often beat ourselves up over our emotions and struggles post partum rather than offering grace and taking care of our physical and mental health. Thankfully, today’s guest, Allison Auth just released on this often very challenging season for mothers.

Allison is a writer and blogger living in Denver. After graduating from Franciscan University of Steubenville, she worked in youth ministry and marriage preparation until dedicating herself to the homeschooling of her children. Having gone through four postpartum experiences, she is passionate about sharing her knowledge and bringing hope to those struggling in their vocation to motherhood.

In this episode we dive into the difficulties of the post partum season including post partum depression or the milder (but still exhausting) post partum depletion many women experience after giving birth. We discuss what makes post partum particularly difficult in our isolated and individualistic culture (paired with an American go get ’em attitude that does not allow for the rest and recovery that women really need). Allison has great wisdom to share about how women can care for their physical, mental, and spiritual health so enjoy the conversation!

Things we talked about:

(links to Amazon.com are affiliate links)

Baby and Beyond: Overcoming Those Post-Childbirth Woes by Allison Auth

How to connect with Allison:

• Instagram

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! Our Patreon is finally up and running so listeners can support the work we do.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community!

Lent Book Club

And another great reason to become a patron of the podcast is access to our Lent book club. We’re reading Holy Women.

In this beautiful book Pope Benedict explores the lives and importance of 17 women saints of the Church, in short, readable, and compelling essays. We’ll read and discuss two to three women each week and learn more about saints we love, and come to know incredible women we’ve never heard of before.

As patrons of the podcast you’ll receive weekly reflections and thoughtful study questions and we’ll discuss them together in the Slack! (About 150 patrons participated in our Advent book club so we’re excited to coordinate another one for Lent.) Become a patron today!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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The psychology of addiction is fascinating. What makes us reach for the things that we’re addicted to? Maybe we’re not addicted to heroin but do we have disordered attachments? When pain hits us as stress or emotional trauma do we reach for that glass of wine, binge a show on Netflix, or refresh those social media apps to see if one more like is there? What are the spiritual implications to numbing our pain with the things that can’t heal our pain?

In this episode we’re talking with Seth Haines about his newest release, The Book of Waking Up. Seth is a husband, dad, lawyer, and writer. Like many of us, he’s no stranger to addiction and he shares about his own story in this new book. He also dives into the why behind our addictions and how we are so prone to have disordered attachments even to good things that are gifts from God!

In this episode we discuss attachments and their failure to satisfy the human heart that is wired for Divine Love. Seth shares about how the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola can help us be honest with ourselves and examine our attachments. And we talk about how Mary is the model for a human being truly alive to life–it’s pain and it’s joys. It’s a great conversation so grab a cup of coffee (maybe? do you have a disordered attachment to caffeine like us?) and listen in!

Things we talked about:

(links to Amazon.com are affiliate links)

The Book of Waking Up by Seth Haines

Coming Clean by Seth Haines

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola

How to connect with Seth:

• Website
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram

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Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! Our Patreon is finally up and running so listeners can support the work we do.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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What’s the value of a space of beauty to nurture family life? How does beauty affect our souls? What makes a space beautiful? Is there theology to anchor our home lives in?

These are the kinds of questions we’re touching on in today’s episode with writers, philosophers, and mothers, Carrie Gress and Noelle Mering–two of the authors behind the new design book The Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday. While this book is fit for your coffee table, it’s more than the beautiful photographs that fill it. It addresses the spiritual foundation for loving your family by cultivating home.

In this episode we discuss homemaking in a culture that doesn’t value such efforts and the hunger for home in our society, made obvious by the obsession with home improvement and design shows (or Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia empire). We talk about how loving our homes isn’t only for interior designers or for the wealthy and how making space for hospitality can make our homes a light to the world. It’s a great conversation so grab a cup of coffee and listen in!

Things we talked about:

(links to Amazon.com are affiliate links)

The Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday by Carrie Gress, Noelle Mering, and Megan Schrieber

How to connect with Theology of Home:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Daily Catholic Wisdom

Visit CatholicWisdom.org/FountainsOfCarrots and subscribe for short daily reflections from Catholic literary giants, beloved saints, and relevant voices from today!

You can read it in less than a minute while you drink your morning coffee and reflect on it throughout the day.

PLUS get exclusive discounts on popular Catholic books, talks, video content, and more!

When you subscribe, you get free digital access to Knowing the Love of God by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange

Be sure to subscribe today by heading over to CatholicWisdom.org/FountainsOfCarrots

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! Our Patreon is finally up and running so listeners can support the work we do.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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It’s Advent! Since we’ve already released episodes about Advent music and how we observe Advent in our homes, we decided to talk about the spiritual journey of Advent inspired by one of our favorite books of all time, The Reed of God by 20th century British Catholic and spiritual writer, Caryll Houselander.

We’re sharing in this episode about the essential role of Mary as the model for Christians and how we can be inspired to faithfulness and holiness through her example in a special way during Advent. We talk about the reality of Advent as a time of “darkness” when the work God is doing to redeem us might be done secretly and quietly in our souls as Christ grew in Mary’s womb–not yet revealed. We also discuss the difficulty in trusting God that He will complete the work He is doing in our lives instead of reaching for spiritual perfectionism that insists we can become holy on our own just by trying harder. Houselander has so many incredible insights in this book and we’re excited to share some of her beautiful thoughts on Advent in this episode!

Things we talked about:

(Links to Amazon are affiliate links)

The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander

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This episode is graciously sponsored by Nikolaus Design.

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The Rosary played a significant role in helping converts Meg and Kyle Tietz find their way home to the Church. But they ran into a recurring problem – rosary beads kept breaking in their hands. Kyle, decided to teach himself to make an indestructible rosary that was so beautiful, it would inspire frequent prayer. Nikolaus Design (named after Kyle’s confirmation saint, St. Nicholas) was born from that mission! They create rosaries that are beautiful enough for special occasions but durable enough for daily prayer and they offer wire-wrapped, heirloom rosaries made from semiprecious gemstones, Swarovski crystals, Czech glass, genuine turquoise, and our specialty – handmade sterling silver Southwestern pearls.

You will not find rosaries constructed with these unique handmade beads anywhere else! Rosaries by Nikolaus Design are perfect for gifts for weddings, baptisms, confirmation, graduation, or Christmas or as a gift to yourself to inspire a deeper devotion to Our Lady’s Rosary.

Visit nikolausdesign.com to view the beautiful rosaries that are available or follow them on Instagram or Facebook. (And don’t forget to use CARROTS for 10% off!)

Patreon!

Did you love this episode and want to dive deeper into The Reed of God? You’re in luck! We’re discussing it this Advent in our Patron Slack community and Haley’s sending daily email reflections, favorite quotes and study questions to your inbox. You can become a patron over at Patreon and get fabulous perks while supporting your friendly neighborhood podcasters.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron (it’s only $5/month–cost of a cup of coffee!) to get:

• Monthly special episodes available exclusively to patrons (we call it Fountains of Carrots After Dark)
• Access to the patron-only Slack community for conversation and fun
• A Fountains of Carrots sticker mailed to you
• Access to the Advent Book Club

 Sign up to become a patron today!

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Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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Welcome to our FIRST EVER live recording of the podcast!

That’s right, Haley and Christy–usually separated by a few thousand miles–were together in the flesh at the FoC Raspberry Cordial Catholic Literary Gathering and we recorded with an audience with dear friend and fellow Anne-phile, Meg Hunter-Kilmer.

For those of you who couldn’t be there with us in early November, we wanted to let you in on some of the fun! The three of us have a great time answering questions from the audience about L.M. Montgomery’s beautiful books including what makes someone a kindred spirit, whether Diana will have a mid-life crisis, if we’d be friends with Philippa Gordon or Jane Andrews in real life, and so much more!

Things we talked about:

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The Anne of Green Gables series

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Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

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