Episodes

  • What if the holiday's aren't the best time of year?
    Dec 6 2024

    In this month's episode, Laurie is here to tell you stories of her first Christmas after leaving the Amish, and what the holiday season is really all about. She discusses family traditions and finding a balance in the midst of it all. Laurie also discusses grief and how it can make the holiday's harder for some families. If you struggle with grief during the holidays, we hope that you can be encouraged by this message.


    Link to Lauries book: https://a.co/d/chjqsPW

    Be sure to follow our socials @ Laurie's Stories

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    32 mins
  • Choosing Gratitude | Your Words Have Power
    Nov 28 2024

    Happy Thanksgiving! We wanted to do an extra episode this month to talk about choosing to be grateful in all things. We also discuss how powerful our mind can be and with that how powerful our words really are. We as individuals, get to decide our attitude, we get to choose gratitude. If that is something that can come as a challenge for you, listen to this episode for some advice and encouragement.


    Book Reccomendations:

    You're crazy if you don't talk to yourself : https://a.co/d/0wAQuN5

    Living from the Unseen: https://a.co/d/0wAQuN5

    Victorious Mindsets: https://a.co/d/g8xcX6M

    Victorious Emotions: https://a.co/d/3CnT1bp

    Joy in the journey 365 whispers of hope: https://a.co/d/4u76pTP

    Be sure to follow our socials @ Laurie's Stories

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    41 mins
  • Your journey is just as important as your destination
    Nov 1 2024

    On this month's podcast, Laurie answers the question "what was the turning point that made you decide to leave the amish?" Laurie discusses her journey out of the amish deeper. Laurie also talks about greif and how to move forward while grieving. She mentions how we can know when God is speaking and how to listen for him.

    Link to Laurie's book: https://a.co/d/50cZed9

    Be sure to follow our socials @ Laurie's Stories

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    25 mins
  • Learning Healthy Communication Styles | How to Strengthen Your Relationships
    Oct 4 2024

    Laurie takes on her first ever solo episode this month. She will be reading a page from her book "Joy in the Journey" and continue the conversation of healthy relationships.
    She believes that when our communication suffers it affects everything. We are triune beings, interconnected, mind, body and spirit.
    She will share some of her own experiences in life, never speaking up for many years and avoiding all conflicts. As well as how it affected her health later in life.

    Link to Laurie's book:
    https://a.co/d/5Un1ogG

    Be sure to follow our socials @ Laurie's Stories

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    25 mins
  • Let's Talk about Marriage
    Sep 6 2024

    In this months episode, Laurie & Luanne dive into the topic of marriage. With their own family member getting married in just over a month, it has been the topic of conversation all summer. Listen to hear them discuss there own ideas of what makes a marriage last, what a Godly marriage looks like, and how to serve the other person.

    Be sure to follow our socials @ Laurie's Stories




    Be sure to follow our socials @ Laurie's Stories

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    56 mins
  • Laurie's (life) Story Part 2 | Leaving the Amish
    Aug 3 2024

    Part two of this months episode. Laurie dives deeper into their journey out of the Amish and talks about what it looked like to move across the country to find freedom for her family.

    Link to Laurie's Book
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLG3MWYT?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_2N2SFM30Z8G2Z3T1FV3R_1

    Be sure to follow our socials @ Laurie's Stories

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    29 mins
  • Laurie's (life) Story Part 1 | Growing Up Amish
    Aug 2 2024

    In this episode, Luanne asks Laurie questions about her life so you guy's can get to know her better. Laurie shares the story of leaving the amish in her mid twenties with her husband and their 6 little kids. In part one of this episode Laurie also tells us what it's like to be a child growing up amish and what school and even dating was like for her.


    Laurie's Book
    Joy in the Journey
    https://a.co/d/7PgCBrJ

    Be sure to follow our socials @ Laurie's Stories

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    40 mins
  • Our First Episode Ever!
    Jul 4 2024

    In their first episode this mother daughter duo, Laurie and Luanne dive into what made them want to start a podcast and what you can expect to hear from these episodes. They also tell you a little bit about themselves so you can get to know your podcast hosts.

    Be sure to follow our socials @ Laurie's Stories

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    27 mins