Plan now for a Christ-centered December. Your future self will be so glad you did.

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Welcome to Part 3 of 5 in the Merry, Bright & Barefoot: Christmas in July Self-Care Series. Let's talk about social self-care that’s simple and sweet.

If you’ve ever felt too busy to connect but your heart longs for deep friendship, this one’s for you. Toss out the pressure of perfectly planned get-togethers and lean into true connection. The kind that starts with a text, a giggle, and trusts that God is doing something beautiful behind the scenes.

You’ll walk away with a gentle 5-step social self-care tutorial that fits your real life (not your Pinterest board), plus a creamsicle recipe that tastes like summertime joy.

Make friendship feel light again. Make space for sweetness. Rest while God grows the seeds you plant. Hit play, and get started.

Recipes Mentioned in the Episode

• Healthy Homemade Creamsicle Popsicles

  
  

Scriptures Referenced

• Mark 4:26–27

  
  

  
  

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• Rediscover wonder this summer: Join the Christmas in July Joy Challenge for playful, Spirit-led prompts that spark delight, stir your imagination, and draw your heart closer to Jesus. Join the challenge!

  
  

• Discover your unique faith style: Take the Faith-Centered Calling Quiz and learn how God designed you to live, serve, and thrive with clarity. Take the quiz!

  
  

• Spend Summer in the Psalms: Take a Retreat in the Psalms and experience deep spiritual rest with guided reflections rooted in scripture. Start your retreat today!

  
  

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Plan now for a Christ-centered December. Your future self will be so glad you did.

Get The Gift of Christ Advent Calendar Devotional ⁠here⁠!

Remember when summer meant barefoot mornings, sticky popsicles, and running wild until sunset? Now it feels like you’re stuck inside — overwhelmed, under-rested, and wondering why taking care of yourself feels so hard.

You know you should move, drink water, eat something green… but it’s like your body is begging for a break, and all you can offer is another to-do. Somewhere along the way, the fun fell out of it — and you miss her.

In this episode, we’re trading guilt for goodness. What if your body didn’t need another plan — just permission to play again? Come with me — we’re stepping outside, slowing down, and letting summer teach us how to feel alive again.

Recipes Mentioned in the Episode

• Lemon Garlic Shrimp Scampi

  
  

Want to savor more goodness?

I’m so excited you're here! Let’s make the most of it with these special opportunities:

• Rediscover wonder this summer: Join the Christmas in July Joy Challenge for playful, Spirit-led prompts that spark delight, stir your imagination, and draw your heart closer to Jesus. Join the challenge!

  
  

• Discover your unique faith style: Take the Faith-Centered Calling Quiz and learn how God designed you to live, serve, and thrive with clarity. Take the quiz!

  
  

• Spend Summer in the Psalms: Take a Retreat in the Psalms and experience deep spiritual rest with guided reflections rooted in scripture. Start your retreat today!

  
  

Let’s Connect:

Email: ⁠hello@p31virtues.com⁠
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Plan now for a Christ-centered December. Your future self will be so glad you did.

Get The Gift of Christ Advent Calendar Devotional ⁠here⁠!

This episode kicks off the Christmas in July Self-Care Series with an invitation to biblical self-care and refreshment. Get ready to ditch the hustle, kick off your sandals, and step into the kind of spiritual self-care that sticks. With the first three chapters of Mark and a dose of inspiration from Candace Cameron Bure, you’ll uncover the game-changing truth that God affirmed you before you achieved a thing. If you're craving a faith-filled reset and a summer that feels both light and rooted, this is where it starts.

Recipes Mentioned in the Episode

• Watermelon Slushy Recipe

  
  

Scriptures Referenced

• Mark 1:11

• Mark 2:17

• Mark 3:14

  
  

Want to savor more goodness?

I’m so excited you're here! Let’s make the most of it with these special opportunities:

• Rediscover wonder this summer: Join the Christmas in July Joy Challenge for playful, Spirit-led prompts that spark delight, stir your imagination, and draw your heart closer to Jesus. Join the challenge!

  
  

• Discover your unique faith style: Take the Faith-Centered Calling Quiz and learn how God designed you to live, serve, and thrive with clarity. Take the quiz!

  
  

• Spend Summer in the Psalms: Take a Retreat in the Psalms and experience deep spiritual rest with guided reflections rooted in scripture. Start your retreat today!

  
  

Let’s Connect:

Email: ⁠hello@p31virtues.com⁠

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Summer is supposed to feel light and restful… but I don’t know about you, sometimes guilt sneaks in. Like there’s something I should be doing or some joy I’m missing. If you’ve ever felt that quiet tension too, this episode is for you. Let’s dive into mental and emotional self-care and explore some of the paradoxes that come with the summer season.

Recipes Mentioned in the Episode

• Summer Succotash

  
  

Scriptures Referenced

• Psalm 46:10

  
  

Want to savor more goodness?

I’m so excited you're here! Let’s make the most of it with these special opportunities:

• Rediscover wonder this summer: Join the Christmas in July Joy Challenge for playful, Spirit-led prompts that spark delight, stir your imagination, and draw your heart closer to Jesus. Join the challenge!

  
  

• Discover your unique faith style: Take the Faith-Centered Calling Quiz and learn how God designed you to live, serve, and thrive with clarity. Take the quiz!

  
  

• Spend Summer in the Psalms: Take a Retreat in the Psalms and experience deep spiritual rest with guided reflections rooted in scripture. Start your retreat today!

  
  

Let’s Connect:

Email: ⁠hello@p31virtues.com⁠

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You love God. You love your family. And you’re doing all the things—but somehow, you still feel like you’re falling short of that Proverbs 31 woman ideal.

She rises early, keeps her home in order, speaks with wisdom, and appears to have personal development self-care down to a science.

Meanwhile, you’re just trying to remember if you moved the laundry to the dryer.

Whether you see yourself in the Proverbs 31 woman or silently roll your eyes because you feel like she sets a bar you’ll never reach this episode is for you.

Today, I’ll help you cut through the pressure and perfectionism with three simple habits designed to help you walk in wisdom, nourish your spirit, and elevate your personal development self-care—without burning out.

You don’t need to become someone else, you only need to grow into the woman God already sees in you.

Recipes Mentioned in the Episode

• Make Ahead Breakfast Bowls

  
  

  
  

Scriptures Referenced

• Proverbs 31

• Proverbs 18:21

  
  

  
  

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• Join the P31Virtues Community: If you're ready to find balance, peace, and a little extra inspiration each week, come together with women who understand the beauty of living a multifaceted life. Plus, get the weekly recipe delivered straight to your inbox! Find the support you need to thrive at ⁠⁠community.p31virtues.com⁠.

  
  

• Rest without guilt: Get Thriving in Grace and unlock the power of rest for your spirit, soul, and body.

  
  

• Take the next step: Apply for Divine Balance Coaching and get your personalized action plan to live and serve from overflow.

  
  

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Let’s be honest — setting boundaries with people you love can feel messy.You’re trying to be kind, to keep the peace… but instead, you end up feeling drained, guilty, or resentful.

That’s not what social self-care is meant to look like.And deep down, you know God didn’t call you to live on the edge of burnout.

Today we’re talking about 3 common mistakes women make when they try to set boundaries, and how to shift from guilt to grace — without losing yourself or the relationship.

Because healthy, holy boundaries?They’re one of the kindest ways you can care for your people

Scriptures Referenced in the Episode

• Proverbs 27:6

• John 4:4-24

• Ephesians 4:15

  
  

Recipes Mentioned in the Episode

• Avocado Toast Bites

  
  

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• Rest without guilt: Get Thriving in Grace and unlock the power of rest for your spirit, soul, and body.

  
  

• Take the next step: Apply for Divine Balance Coaching and get your personalized action plan to live and serve from overflow.

  
  

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Summer cranks up the pressure for vacation vibes only as if rest and restoration have to come with a plane ticket, a beach view, or a perfectly lit patio. But what if rest wasn’t something you had to escape to find? What if it was something you could unlock right at home with just a few intentional shifts? Interior designer Leanne Ford once said, “Make your home better than your vacation.” And that’s what we’re leaning into today. In this episode, we’re reimagining home environment self-care and exploring how small shifts can bring staycation energy into your space, making your home a place of peace, restoration, and spiritual renewal. No overhaul is required. Just 1 to 2% better, on purpose, with intention, and with God at the center of it all.

Recipes Mentioned in the Episode

• Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Scriptures Referenced

• Genesis 2:15

• Genesis 3:8

  
  

Want to savor more goodness?

I’m so excited you're here! Let’s make the most of it with these special opportunities:

• Join the P31Virtues Community: If you're ready to find balance, peace, and a little extra inspiration each week, come together with women who understand the beauty of living a multifaceted life. Plus, get the weekly recipe delivered straight to your inbox! Find the support you need to thrive at ⁠⁠community.p31virtues.com⁠.

  
  

• Rest without guilt: Get Thriving in Grace and unlock the power of rest for your spirit, soul, and body.

  
  

• Take the next step: Apply for Divine Balance Coaching and get your personalized action plan to live and serve from overflow.

Let’s Connect:

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Feeling stretched thin—even in your walk with God? Pouring out in every direction but rarely pausing to be poured into? This episode offers a gentle pause and a fresh perspective, exploring how Jesus practiced spiritual self-care—and why that matters for your daily life right now. These aren't just ancient stories, they’re modern invitations to step into rhythms of grace, peace, and restoration. Jesus didn’t just serve and heal. He rested, withdrew, and nurtured His relationship with Father God. And that same invitation is open today.

Keep listening for three ways Jesus cared for His soul, and how those same rhythms can restore joy, calm, and clarity in a world that constantly pulls on every side. Rest isn’t lazy, it’s divine. Self-care isn’t selfish, it’s sacrosanct. And the quiet places? That’s where God is already waiting to meet you with open arms.

Recipes Mentioned in the Episode

• Watermelon Salad with Feta

  
  

Scriptures Referenced

• Mark 1:35

• Luke 22:15

• Matthew 4:4

• John 10:30

• 2 Corinthians 5:21

  
  

Want to savor more goodness?

I’m so excited you're here! Let’s make the most of it with these special opportunities:

• Join the P31Virtues Community: If you're ready to find balance, peace, and a little extra inspiration each week, come together with women who understand the beauty of living a multifaceted life. Plus, get the weekly recipe delivered straight to your inbox! Find the support you need to thrive at ⁠⁠community.p31virtues.com⁠.

  
  

• Rest without guilt: Get Thriving in Grace and unlock the power of rest for your spirit, soul, and body.

  
  

• Take the next step: Apply for Divine Balance Coaching and get your personalized action plan to live and serve from overflow.

  
  

Let’s Connect:

Email: ⁠hello@p31virtues.com⁠
Note: The show notes may contain affiliate links. If you click on one and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!