Work and Play with Nancy Ray

Well friend, this is my last episode of Work & Play before I take a two month break from the podcast and a six month break from work and social media. I just want to use this time and space to encourage you. And I want to speak life over you. And I want to encourage you to speak life over the people around you. I'll also tell you a little bit about what to expect from me for the rest of the year. It's going to be a short and sweet episode, and I kind of hope it feels like a little podcast hug, and I'm excited to know I'll see you again soon. For the full show notes, head to nancyray.com/podcast/125. See you in a few months! To sign up for my monthly emails during the podcast break, head to nancyray.com/emails.

Well friend, this is my last episode of Work & Play before I take a two month break from the podcast and a six month break from work and social media. I just want to use this time and space to encourage you. And I want to speak life over you. And I want to encourage you to speak life over the people around you. I'll also tell you a little bit about what to expect from me for the rest of the year. It's going to be a short and sweet episode, and I kind of hope it feels like a little podcast hug, and I'm excited to know I'll see you again soon. For the full show notes, head to nancyray.com/podcast/125. See you in a few months! To sign up for my monthly emails during the podcast break, head to nancyray.com/emails.

I am so excited about today's episode! Today, Will and I are going to be sharing about how we are debt-free again, as we just paid off our house! If you followed us for a while, you know, we are passionate about financial stewardship and financial freedom, and you also might know that we paid off our first mortgage when we were just 25 and 26 years old. And today we will be telling you a little bit about our journey and how we went back into debt for the house we live in now and how we were able to pay that house off this year. Our hope more than anything is that you would be inspired and know that with some hard work and intentional planning, this could be possible for you, too. For the full show notes, head to nancyray.com/podcast/124. Resources from this episode: Episode 068 - 12 Years of Marriage, Part I Episode 069 - 12 Years of Marriage, Part II Financial Peace University God and Money, by John Cortines and Gregory Baumer The Contentment Challenge The Total Money Makeover, by Dave Ramsey Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki The Journey of Generosity Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Before we jump in, this is your quick reminder that today is the last day you can purchase An Integrated Life, which is an 18 lesson audio course—basically 18 podcast episodes with a workbook that you can keep coming back to, and it outlines a framework for you to grow deeper in your faith. Take authority in your home and gain clarity in your work. All for the kingdom of God had to nancyray.com/integratedlife to grab yours today. And if you're listening to this and the deadline has passed, feel free to still go to that link to sign up for the wait list, so you'll be the first to know when it comes back out again. So I have decided to take six months off of social media. No Instagram, no Facebook, no Twitter, no social media. As soon as our fourth baby arrives, I'm going to be spending time with my family and friends in real life, being present and free myself from any obligation to post or share anything for six whole months. In today's podcast episode, I'm going to share more about why I'm doing this and why you might consider doing it, too. Resources from this episode: An Integrated Life (An Audio Course) Episode 012 - 3 Habits to Put Social Media In It's Place Episode 088 - Book | Digital Minimalism Episode 093 - A Year of Contentment with Reagan Reynolds, Pt. 1 Episode 114 - BFFs, Infertility, and Miracles with Samantha Ray The Graham Cochrane Show, Ep. 105: A Year off Social Media (The Update) Shanna Skidmore's blog: I Quit Social Media for a Year. Here's Why. The Tech-Wise Family, by Andy Crouch Digital Minimalism, by Cal Newport Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Before we dive in today, I just wanted to remind you that my new audio course, An Integrated Life, is still available. An Integrated Life is an 18 lesson audio course, think: this podcast you listen to meets an online course meets an audio book. It's something you can come back to over and over again. Anyway, it's a course that outlines a framework for you to grow deeper in your faith, take authority in your home, and gain clarity in your work, all for the Kingdom of God. And it's available for purchase until July 15. So, if you buy the bundle for $50, you can actually listen to it on your phone like this podcast. So while I'm taking a two month break from this podcast with the new baby, you can keep listening. Head to nancyray.com/integratedlife to learn more and sign up. Welcome to the Nancy Ray Book Club, where I'm sharing a book that I'm reading and my top three takeaways from that book. You can join in anytime at nancyray.com/bookclub. Today's book is Parenting by Paul David Tripp. He outlines 14 gospel principles that can radically change your family. This book isn't as much a practical book on how to handle a tantrum or discipline your child or what to feed your kid or how to raise teenagers, instead, it's a book that speaks to the "why" of parenting—the heart of parenting—and really how to view our role of parents as believers.

Today's episode is the last of a three part series, giving you a glimpse into the new course I'm releasing TODAY at noon eastern time. So today is all about work, and my foundational approach to it. To learn more about An Integrated Life and to go ahead and get access today when the doors open, head to nancyray.com/integratedlife.

Today's episode is part two of a three part episode series, giving you a glimpse of this new audio course. Today you'll hear about my outlook on the home and how important home life is. I hope you enjoy it. And the course is almost out! So be sure that you head to nancyray.com/integratedlife to hear more about it and grab it before the doors close on July 13th. For the full show notes, head to nancyray.com/podcast/120. Resources from this episode: Sign up for the email list! The Life-Giving Home, by Sally & Sarah Clarkson An Integrated Life (my newest audio course!) Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Over the last several months, I have been working on a project I haven't told anyone about, but you, my dear work and play podcast listener, are going to be the very first to know about it. Today's episode is part 1 of a three part episode series giving you a glimpse inside this new audio course (I honestly hesitate to call it a course because it's more of a comprehensive way that I look at my life broken down into three categories: faith, home and work). You're going to hear Lesson 1 from the Faith section which includes my testimony and really just the foundational outlook I have on my faith. Learn more about my newest audio course: An Integrated Life.