Life, Repurposed Podcast

Uplifting and practical advice for everyday living, creative inspiration, and recommendations for resources that will encourage you to embrace your life, repurposed.

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Whether it's a seminar on decorating or biblical teaching, Michelle connects with audiences on all levels. She blends practical advice, humor and a personal connection with each audience.

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Discover the repurposed and upcycled life. Michelle will help you see how some of your greatest disappointments, mistakes, and hurts can be beautiful treasures.

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A note from Michelle: If you haven’t washed your hair since Tuesday and dry shampoo is your best friend, you might find a connection here. If your couch is covered in several loads of laundry and you can’t find two socks that match, and if there are petrified French fries in your back seat, I think we could be best friends.

It’s a little easier now that my children have left the nest, but there was a time when my minivan had dried up milk under the carseats, and my living room floor was a minefield of Lego pieces.

Right now, there is dust on my television screen and 100 messages in my inbox, but I’m happy to kick back with an iced latte and a good book, rather than work on either of those problems. And I would much rather be chalk-painting a yard-sale dresser than scrubbing my kitchen floor!

I hope you’ll connect here and tell your friends to stop by too. Together we can live life, repurposed!

 

 

 

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How the Past Could Hinder Our Progress
In this episode: Life's rearview mirror frames our regrets for things we have done—failed relationships, financial blunders, poor decisions, and situations we wish we could do over. It also frames the things done to us—circumstances that were outside of our control such as abuse, a troubled home life, taunting from bullies, racial discrimination, and abandonment. If we get stuck on that view, it could hinder us from seeing the wonderful future God has ahead of us! (Article contains affiliate links. This means that when you click a link and make a purchase, I might receive a small commission from that purchase.)
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Five Things Camping Can Teach Us About Life
In this episode: Have you ever had a rustic camping adventure? In this episode, I talk about the time when worms rained from the trees at our campsite, and I give five life application tips that I've learned from camping. (Article contains affiliate links. This means that when you click a link and make a purchase, I might receive a small commission from that purchase.) Inspired Life Over the years, our family made a lot of memories while camping. Many summer weekends we would pack up and head to a state park for a few days. I didn’t love it
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Lonely Doesn’t Always Mean Alone
In this episode: Being aware of when we feel the most lonely could help us learn to pay attention to how we can include someone else. It helps us notice how we can serve others. Awareness of our own struggle can also help us repurpose something negative into an opportunity to make a difference. (Article contains affiliate links. This means that when you click a link and make a purchase, I might receive a small commission from that purchase.) Inspired Life This week, I want to talk about loneliness. I think it takes many forms, but this one really hits
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Life, Repurposed

Do you ever wonder if there is some plan for how your work, relationships, hobbies, dreams, and faith all fit together?  Sometimes it can be hard to figure out the big picture––some sense of meaning and purpose for it all. Michelle Rayburn has a passion for helping people make connections between faith, creativity, and everyday life to discover the incredible plan that God has for their lives. Whether writing or speaking for the inspirational market or the general market, she brings a message of hope and encouragement, and heartfelt empathy for her audience. In the professional world and in her personal life, she’s committed to conducting all activity with integrity and a heart to serve.
 

 

 

Have Laughter, Will Travel

This cyberspace thing is great, but meeting you in person would be even better! Michelle would love to come speak for your event. More than anything else, she enjoys ministering to women, and it’s pretty easy to fit laughter and merriment into a carry-on bag. In fact, she doesn’t even need a bag; she travels with it in her heart.

Whether it's a women's retreat, a writer's event or a corporate meeting that needs some lighthearted inspiration, Michelle will be sure to include laughter along with the practical teaching she brings.