Everything Happens with Kate Bowler Listen Again: How to fall in love with the world again with Margaret Renkl
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Aug 12, 2025 Margaret Renkl, a backyard naturalist and author, shares her passion for nature, encouraging us to notice the beauty right outside our doors. She discusses how birds teach vital lessons about motherhood and the importance of curiosity in reconnecting with our surroundings. Renkl highlights the joy of embracing all aspects of nature, even mosquitoes, and reflects on moments of spiritual beauty found in everyday life. Through her insights, listeners are inspired to cultivate a profound love and appreciation for the world.
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A Pagan Devotional For The Year
- Margaret describes structuring her book by weeks and seasons and jokingly called it a 'pagan devotional' while her editor balked.
- The form grew from personal meditations after her mother's death and a desire to include her brother's art.
Nature Feels Like The Sacred
- Margaret says the divine often appears to her in the natural world more than in human-made liturgy.
- She values the sensory holiness of flowers, light, and birds as moments of awe.
Open Windows Reconnect You To Seasons
- Living without excess climate control kept doors and windows open, letting people hear birds and smell storms, which connects them to place.
- Margaret mourns losing that embeddedness but acknowledges modern conveniences also improved life.
