I am so excited to welcome my friend Anjuli Paschall to my show! Anjuli is a real life friend of mine and this episode reflects that. We laugh and cry together easily, share stories, and if we had cups of tea or coffee in our hands, it would feel like you had joined us as we hung out together in a coffee shop.

One of the things I appreciate so much about Anjulu is that she doesn’t try to fix everything with some cliché sentiment. Instead she listens intently and asks how I feel, thus inviting me to take my feelings to God instead of pushing them away. She is also not afraid to be vulnerable and through that she invites me into intimacy with her again and again. She is the kind of friend you want on the other end of the phone, text or across the table.

Anjuli is a fellow author. She and I have walked through writing 3 books together! Her latestes book is called Feel—a Collection of Liturgies Offering Hope for Every Complicated Emotion. This book is like having a conversation with Anjuli. You’ll feel seen, heard, and loved as you go through the book. It is a beautiful book and unlike anything I have ever seen. Our conversation will give you a glimpse of the book and all it has to offer. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Where to find Anjuli:

Get Anjuli’s newest book, Feel, here

Find Anjuli on Instagram here

Find Anjuli’s website here

Finds Anjuli on Substack here

Get Every Moment Holy book here

Some of my favorite quotes from this episode:

“It takes time to look at your feelings, all of them, as an invitation to look at what your heart is trying to tell you.” AP

“Feelings are an invitation to wholeness, growth and intimacy.” AP

“The relationships that are the nearest and dearest to our are the ones where we can be vulnerable and share our true feelings.” AP

“God can hold it all.” GE

“God wants to be with us where we are.” AP

“He wants to heal us not to fix us—not just be better, do better, feel better.” AP

“God cares about what we feel, but He cares more that we become--whole, loving children of God who reflect His son.” AP

“We can hold both the good and the hard at the same time and they don’t cancel each other out!” GE

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.” Washington Irving

“God made us feelers and we don’t have to be afraid of the feelings that He put in us.” GE