podcast show notes | episode 007 | everything happens for a reason

This blog post serves as SHOW NOTES for our podcast -- Cultivate a Good Life. This is not a comprehensive outline of everything discussed in this specific episode. The notes, links, and tips below are just some of what was mentioned. Everything we're highlighting here will certainly make so much more sense when you've listened to this episode. If you haven't already listened, you definitely should. And you should also just go ahead and subscribe to the podcast. It's good stuff. Also, these notes show up in the order that they came up during the show.

episode description

Sometimes life can come at you unexpectedly. Other times, we wonder why we are lead in a certain direction. We invited Wendy Howe (BH Customer Service) to share a personal experience about how her family came to be … through adoption. But this episode isn’t “about” adoption, necessarily. The goal is to help illustrate how experiences in our life that we just “don’t get” … that just don’t seem to make sense … very much are stepping stones to incredible things that are supposed to happen in our life.Be sure to join OUR tribe and be a part of this incredible community by following us on Instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. Oh, and pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners who do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

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SHOW NOTES

This episode’s guest is Wendy Howe, Customer Support at BH. Her Instagram is @hendywow and this is her gorgeous family. Two more grandchildren have joined the family since this picture!

Wendy wanted to talk to us about how her family became a family. It all started when she met the love of her life, Loren Howe.

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Above: You are very, very welcome for this. That's all we have to say.

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Above: Brooklyn and Porter after the adoption was finalized. Below: A recent picture of Brooklyn and Porter.

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“Sometimes God's plan for our life is so much bigger and greater than we could plan for ourselves.”

Think about your own story. Think about what you’ve gone through in the past that has led you to somewhere (or someone) that may have otherwise never been a part of your life.

Recognize that the things you are going through right now, as difficult as they may be, unfold for a reason.

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Above: Wendy and Loren today

She smells good! We mentioned a few times about how good Wendy smells. She uses a vanilla bean fragrance from an interesting store in Phoenix called Lotions and Potions. Lucky for you, we found a link to their online store here!

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Upcoming LIVE events where you can find us! Everyone's invited!

  1. Nov. 9-10 is the Pinners Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. We'll have a booth there for selling merchandise and visiting with anyone who comes by, and I'll also be teaching a couple classes.

  2. Nov. 27 from 2-7 pm is our BH Favorite Things Fall Boutique at our headquarters in Peoria, AZ.

Podcast Show Notes