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    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2646049/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>What are you carrying?</p><p>Not the things people can see. The responsibilities. The calendar. The everyday demands of life.</p><p>I mean the things you carry quietly—the fear, the disappointment, the guilt, the unanswered prayers, the pressure to be strong, the people you’re trying to fix, and the future you’re trying desperately to control.</p><p>In this episode, we’re talking about the weight we carry, why we sometimes hold onto things God never asked us to carry, and what it actually looks like to surrender them to Him.</p><p>Because just because you’re capable of carrying something doesn’t mean you were meant to.</p><p>So pull up a chair, take a breath, and let’s talk about what you’re carrying—and what it might look like to finally put it down.</p><p>You don’t have to carry it alone. 🌿</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2646049/support">Support the show</a></p><p>🌿 <b>The Olive Branch Journal</b></p><p>A place for the darkness and the light, the funny and the not-so-funny, the mundane and the extraordinary.</p><p>If something you heard today met you where you are, I’d love for you to share it with someone who might need it too.</p><p>Find more from The Olive Branch Journal at <a href='http://gracebetweenthepages.blogspot.com/'>gracebetweenthepages.blogspot.com</a>.</p><p>Thanks for sitting with me. ❤️</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2646049/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>What are you carrying?</p><p>Not the things people can see. The responsibilities. The calendar. The everyday demands of life.</p><p>I mean the things you carry quietly—the fear, the disappointment, the guilt, the unanswered prayers, the pressure to be strong, the people you’re trying to fix, and the future you’re trying desperately to control.</p><p>In this episode, we’re talking about the weight we carry, why we sometimes hold onto things God never asked us to carry, and what it actually looks like to surrender them to Him.</p><p>Because just because you’re capable of carrying something doesn’t mean you were meant to.</p><p>So pull up a chair, take a breath, and let’s talk about what you’re carrying—and what it might look like to finally put it down.</p><p>You don’t have to carry it alone. 🌿</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2646049/support">Support the show</a></p><p>🌿 <b>The Olive Branch Journal</b></p><p>A place for the darkness and the light, the funny and the not-so-funny, the mundane and the extraordinary.</p><p>If something you heard today met you where you are, I’d love for you to share it with someone who might need it too.</p><p>Find more from The Olive Branch Journal at <a href='http://gracebetweenthepages.blogspot.com/'>gracebetweenthepages.blogspot.com</a>.</p><p>Thanks for sitting with me. ❤️</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the very first episode of The Olive Branch Journal Podcast. Today, I’m simply inviting you to pull up a chair and get to know the person behind the journal. I’ll share a little about who I am, why I started The Olive Branch Journal, what this space means to me, and why I decided to take these conversations from the written page to a podcast. We’ll talk about faith, real life, the beautiful and difficult seasons, and my hope that this becomes a place where we can be...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2646049/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Welcome to the very first episode of The Olive Branch Journal Podcast.</p><p>Today, I’m simply inviting you to pull up a chair and get to know the person behind the journal. I’ll share a little about who I am, why I started The Olive Branch Journal, what this space means to me, and why I decided to take these conversations from the written page to a podcast.</p><p>We’ll talk about faith, real life, the beautiful and difficult seasons, and my hope that this becomes a place where we can be honest without having to have everything figured out.</p><p>So grab your coffee, get comfortable, and pull up a chair.</p><p>I’m glad you’re here. 🌿</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2646049/support">Support the show</a></p><p>🌿 <b>The Olive Branch Journal</b></p><p>A place for the darkness and the light, the funny and the not-so-funny, the mundane and the extraordinary.</p><p>If something you heard today met you where you are, I’d love for you to share it with someone who might need it too.</p><p>Find more from The Olive Branch Journal at <a href='http://gracebetweenthepages.blogspot.com/'>gracebetweenthepages.blogspot.com</a>.</p><p>Thanks for sitting with me. ❤️</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2646049/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Welcome to the very first episode of The Olive Branch Journal Podcast.</p><p>Today, I’m simply inviting you to pull up a chair and get to know the person behind the journal. I’ll share a little about who I am, why I started The Olive Branch Journal, what this space means to me, and why I decided to take these conversations from the written page to a podcast.</p><p>We’ll talk about faith, real life, the beautiful and difficult seasons, and my hope that this becomes a place where we can be honest without having to have everything figured out.</p><p>So grab your coffee, get comfortable, and pull up a chair.</p><p>I’m glad you’re here. 🌿</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2646049/support">Support the show</a></p><p>🌿 <b>The Olive Branch Journal</b></p><p>A place for the darkness and the light, the funny and the not-so-funny, the mundane and the extraordinary.</p><p>If something you heard today met you where you are, I’d love for you to share it with someone who might need it too.</p><p>Find more from The Olive Branch Journal at <a href='http://gracebetweenthepages.blogspot.com/'>gracebetweenthepages.blogspot.com</a>.</p><p>Thanks for sitting with me. ❤️</p>]]></content:encoded>
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