Out of the Ordinary

By Lisa-Jo Baker & Christie Purifoy

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Episodes: 263

Leah
 Apr 12, 2019
When I need encouragement I know I can find it in Lisa Jo and Christie. What a gift.


 Mar 27, 2019

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Welcome to Out of the Ordinary, the show that helps you grow a daily life that matters. In a world that loves bigger, better, fast, and famous, longtime friends and authors, Christie and Lisa-Jo, are here to remind you that the very best stories actually grow out of the soil of ordinary life.


Episode Date
262. Why This Podcast Is A Memoir
Apr 24, 2024
261. Your Scars Are Beautiful
Apr 17, 2024
260. Everything Sad Is Being Made Untrue
Apr 10, 2024
259. When You Feel Like a Beginner Again
Apr 03, 2024
258. This Is What It Feels Like To Be Seen
Mar 27, 2024
257. You're Not Too Late or Too Old
Mar 20, 2024
256. Why Happiness Is Nearer Than You Think
Mar 13, 2024
255. Hot Peppers Bring Friends Together
Mar 06, 2024
254. How To Finish Well
Feb 28, 2024
253. Confronting Shadows: A Comedy of Errors and Healing
Feb 21, 2024
252. The Weird Quirks Episode
Feb 14, 2024
251. The Art of Impact
Feb 07, 2024
250. WE'RE BACK!
Jan 31, 2024
249. The Last One (for now)
Sep 06, 2023
248. Seven Basic Tools for Ordinary Living
Aug 30, 2023
247. Encountering Goodness
Aug 23, 2023
246. These Are the Books That Made Us
Aug 16, 2023
245. You're Allowed Everyday Extravagances
Aug 09, 2023
244. Eat This!
Aug 02, 2023
243. How to Leave a Critical Review
Jul 26, 2023
242. You Called Me WHAT Now?!
Jul 19, 2023
241. We Were Wrong About Marie Kondo
Jul 12, 2023
240. When the Answer To Your Prayer Is NO
Jul 05, 2023
239. True Confessions of a Friendship Failure
Jun 28, 2023
238. Making Space
Jun 21, 2023
237. Confessions of our Dirty Closets
Jun 14, 2023
236. When Finishing is Complicated
Jun 07, 2023
235. Soul Rest. Feeling Seen. (Round 3)
May 31, 2023
234. Soul Rest (Round 2)
May 24, 2023
233. Soul Rest: Checking In
May 17, 2023
232. Complicated Feelings around Motherhood?
May 10, 2023
231. How To Write A Book
May 03, 2023
230. The Growth that Really Matters
Apr 26, 2023
229. Overwhelmed Much?
Apr 19, 2023
228. A Home in Bloom
Apr 12, 2023
227. Walk in the Garden
Apr 05, 2023
226. March Sadness With Hope
Mar 29, 2023
225. When Self-Care Gets Crooked
Mar 22, 2023
224. Tiny Happy Things
Mar 15, 2023
223. Own The Disaster
Mar 08, 2023
222. Building Takes Time
Mar 01, 2023
221. We're Not Alone in the Valley of the Shadow of Death
Feb 22, 2023
220. The Gift of the Second Half
Feb 15, 2023
219. Becoming
Feb 08, 2023
218. Does Creativity Get Dusty?
Feb 01, 2023
217. Beauty in the Messy Middle
Jan 25, 2023
216. Back to Ordinary Life: Lisa-Jo's reentry from South Africa
Jan 18, 2023
215. Conserving Beauty and Community
Jan 11, 2023
214. A New Year's "Yes" Part 2 of 2 (Podcast Vault Series)
Jan 04, 2023
213. A New Year's "No" Part 1 of 2 (Podcast Vault Series)
Dec 28, 2022
212. Guardian Angels in Disguise (Podcast Vault Series)
Dec 21, 2022
211. The One Thing We Won't Do This Christmas (Podcast Vault Series)
Dec 14, 2022
210. How Our Show Got Its Name: Origin Story Part 3
Dec 07, 2022
209. The Antidote to Dissatisfaction: Origin Story Part 2
Nov 30, 2022
208. Everything Big Starts Small: Origin Story Part 1
Nov 23, 2022
207. Get Cozy for these Recommendations Round 2
Nov 16, 2022
206. How Not To Be Held Hostage By Hallmark
Nov 09, 2022
205. How Not To Be Held Hostage By Guilt
Nov 02, 2022
204. How Not to be Held Hostage by Holiday Shopping
Oct 26, 2022
203. Get Cozy for these Recommendations
Oct 19, 2022
202. Muddling Through Faith
Oct 12, 2022
201. Muddling Through the Holidays
Oct 05, 2022
200. Muddling through...Transitions and Goodbyes
Sep 28, 2022
199. Muddling through...the Unexpected
Sep 21, 2022
198. Still Sharing a Seat at the Table
Sep 14, 2022
197. #8 - How to Hack BACK TO SCHOOL!
Sep 07, 2022
196. #7 - How to Hack a DEGREE!
Aug 31, 2022
195. #6 - How to Hack a PERSONALITY!
Aug 24, 2022
194. #5- How to Hack a CREATIVE PROJECT!
Aug 17, 2022
193. #4 - How to Hack FEEDING YOUR FAMILY!
Aug 10, 2022
192. #3 - How to Hack READING
Aug 03, 2022
191. #2 - How to Hack DRIVE TIME!
Jul 27, 2022
190. #1 - How to Hack a Garden!
Jul 20, 2022
189. Seven Party Personalities: #7 - The Connector
Jul 13, 2022
188. Seven Party Personalities: #6 - The Epicurean
Jul 06, 2022
187. Seven Party Personalities: #5 - The Wishful Thinker
Jun 29, 2022
186. Seven Party Personalities: #4 - The Introvert
Jun 22, 2022
185. Seven Party Personalities: #3 - The Romantic
Jun 15, 2022
184. Seven Party Personalities: #2 - The Extrovert
Jun 08, 2022
183. Seven Party Personalities: #1-The Artist
Jun 01, 2022
182. A Day In the Life: NIGHT EDITION
May 25, 2022
181. A Day In the Life: NOON EDITION
May 18, 2022
180. A Day in the Life-MORNING EDITION
May 11, 2022
179. Not Your Typical Mom Convo
May 04, 2022
178. Being Willing to be Submerged for Awhile
Apr 27, 2022
177. Special Grace for Special Needs
Apr 20, 2022
176. Simple Holy Ways to Connect
Apr 13, 2022
175. Hope is a (Suffering) Person
Apr 06, 2022
174. Why Hope IS a Strategy
Mar 30, 2022
173. When God Doesn't Show Up with a Life Preserver
Mar 23, 2022
172. Extraordinary Courage in our Ordinary Days
Mar 16, 2022
171. Creativity in the Darkness
Mar 09, 2022
170. Holding a Divine Anchor in the Middle of Bombs Falling
Mar 02, 2022
169. Healing Isn't Comfortable, Do You Still Want It?
Feb 23, 2022
168. Growth From Dissatisfaction
Feb 16, 2022
167. Highs and Lows
Feb 09, 2022
166. When You Feel Like You're Drowning
Feb 02, 2022
165. How To Make Your Life Make Sense
Jan 26, 2022
164. Garden Maker
Jan 19, 2022
163. Encountering Goodness
Jan 12, 2022
162. Take a Load Off
Jan 05, 2022
161. Hope in Winter
Dec 29, 2021
160. Finding the Face of God in the Storm
Dec 22, 2021
159 . Quiet Your Soul
Dec 15, 2021
158. The Reflective Pause of Winter
Dec 08, 2021
157. Gift a Daily Life that Matters. Final Round: Treat YO SELF!
Dec 01, 2021
156. Gift a Daily Life that Matters. Round 2 of 3: Home Style
Nov 24, 2021
155. Gift a Daily Life that Matters. Round 1 of 3: Family Style
Nov 17, 2021
154. Do Fences Make Good Neighbors?
Nov 10, 2021
153. Graveyards and Twinkle Lights
Nov 03, 2021
152. Fresh Eyes
Oct 27, 2021
151. When Life Feels Nothing Like the Movies
Oct 20, 2021
150. You're Never Too Old for a Plot Twist
Oct 13, 2021
149. Why Your Grocery Run Matters
Oct 06, 2021
148. A Rescue from Your Daily Rut
Sep 29, 2021
147. Back to our Roots and into our Ordinary Days
Sep 22, 2021
146. Help Us Pick a Paint Color for the Podcast
Sep 15, 2021
145. You Don't Need a Passport to Change the World
Sep 08, 2021
144. Have you Felt Lonely or Left Out?
Sep 01, 2021
143. A Voice for the Marginalized through the Eyes of Luke
Aug 25, 2021
142. What will wake us up?
Aug 18, 2021
141. For the Tired and Burned Out
Aug 11, 2021
140. What's Real?!
Aug 04, 2021
139. Author Encounters (Awkward & Awesome)
Jul 28, 2021
138. The Big House
Jul 21, 2021
137. Too Small to Ignore
Jul 14, 2021
136. On Prayer & Praying
Jul 07, 2021
135. On Father Figures in Books and Life
Jun 30, 2021
134. Behind the Books: A Big Reveal!
Jun 23, 2021
133. The One with The Creepy Twins
Jun 16, 2021
132. Why Detective Novels Are Comforting
Jun 09, 2021
131. The One with All the Laughter
Jun 02, 2021
130. Dealing with the Weeds and Emails of Life
May 26, 2021
129. Narnia for Grownups
May 19, 2021
128. The Gospel According to Fairy Tales
May 12, 2021
127. Signs of an Untrustworthy Narrator
May 05, 2021
126. Understanding the Choices We've Made
Apr 28, 2021
125. Navigating through Hard Headlines
Apr 21, 2021
124. Can You Trust Us?
Apr 14, 2021
123. Something New Is Coming!
Apr 07, 2021
122. A few of our favorite SPRING things!
Mar 31, 2021
121. REUNITED (and it feels so good!)
Mar 24, 2021
120. A Pandemic Year in Review
Mar 17, 2021
119. What Travel Teaches Us About Re-Entry
Mar 10, 2021
118. How Storytellers Process Re-Entry
Mar 03, 2021
117. The Grass IS Greener And Other Half Truths
Feb 24, 2021
116. Why It's Not Time To Worry Yet
Feb 17, 2021
115. How to Manage a Frantic Mind
Feb 10, 2021
114. When She Has What You (Think) You Don't
Feb 03, 2021
113. Christie's Virus Story
Jan 27, 2021
112. We Hear from the Husbands!
Jan 20, 2021
111. Waiting (from a child's point of view)
Jan 13, 2021
110. Our Favorite Winter Things
Jan 06, 2021
109. Advent Calendar Pt. 5: GATHER
Dec 30, 2020
108. Advent Calendar Pt. 4: GROW
Dec 23, 2020
107. Advent Calendar pt. 3: TASTE
Dec 16, 2020
106. Advent Calendar Pt. 2: LISTEN
Dec 09, 2020
105. Advent Calendar Pt. 1: READ
Dec 02, 2020
104. It Was a Good Surprise!
Nov 25, 2020
103. We Disagree. Now What?
Nov 18, 2020
102. What Home Smells Like
Nov 11, 2020
101. Homesick for the Holidays
Nov 04, 2020
100. 100 Conversations & The Meal We Could Not Make
Oct 28, 2020
99. But How Do You Find the Time for THAT?
Oct 21, 2020
98. Our Favorite Carbs
Oct 14, 2020
97. Lisa-Jo Gets Her Fix
Oct 07, 2020
96. The True Crime episode
Sep 30, 2020
95. Our Favorite Fall Things
Sep 23, 2020
94. 2020 You Need to Put Your Pants Back On!
Sep 16, 2020
93. Impractical Tools for Ordinary Living
Sep 09, 2020
92. 7 Basic Tools for Ordinary Living
Sep 02, 2020
91. WHY You Feel So Tired
Aug 26, 2020
90. Know Your Limits
Aug 19, 2020
89. What's Saving Our Lives These Days
Aug 12, 2020
88. Parenting in a Pandemic
Aug 05, 2020
87. Beating COVID Claustrophobia
Jul 29, 2020
86. Grace for Your Waist
Jul 22, 2020
85. Christmas in July!
Jul 15, 2020
84. This Table is for You!
Jul 08, 2020
83. Open House
Jul 01, 2020
82. Somebody Else's Shoes
Jun 24, 2020
81. Summer Lovin'
Jun 17, 2020
80. These are not our stories (but we're listening)
Jun 10, 2020
79. The Home Series: Stories from the Bedroom
Jun 03, 2020
78. The Home Series: Stories from the Backyard
May 27, 2020
77. The Home Series: Stories from the Bathroom!
May 20, 2020
76. The Home Series: Stories from the Living Room
May 13, 2020
75. The Home Series: 7 Practical Ways to Rest at Home
May 06, 2020
74. The Home Series: Stories from the Kitchen
Apr 29, 2020
73. The Home Series: Stories from the Dining Room
Apr 22, 2020
72. Nothing Preaches Like a Feast
Apr 15, 2020
71. Holy Week and the Opposite of Fear
Apr 08, 2020
70. Hope in the Time of Corona
Apr 01, 2020
69. Dolly Parton Was Right: Laughter Through Tears IS the Best Emotion!
Mar 25, 2020
68. Fear is the Virus We CAN Treat
Mar 18, 2020
67. The Antidote to the Shame of Failure
Mar 11, 2020
66. The Benefits of an Unimportant Life
Mar 04, 2020
65. Rebuilding Our Broken Homes
Feb 26, 2020
64. When Your Limits Frustrate You
Feb 19, 2020
63. Naked Storytelling: Your Childhood Home
Feb 12, 2020
62. It's the Virtual Black Barn!
Feb 05, 2020
61. A Care Package for our Listeners
Jan 29, 2020
60. 15 Words We Love
Jan 22, 2020
59. A New Year's "Yes!" (Part 2 of 2)
Jan 15, 2020
58. A New Year's "No" (Part 1 of 2)
Jan 08, 2020
57. 2 Hard Holidays and A Holy Night (Part 3 of 3)
Dec 11, 2019
56. 2 Hard Holidays and A Holy Night (Part 2 of 3)
Dec 04, 2019
55. 2 Hard Holidays & A Holy Night (Part 1 of 3)
Nov 27, 2019
54. The One Thing We Won't Do This Christmas
Nov 20, 2019
53. Guardian Angels in Disguise
Nov 13, 2019
52. How to Heal Your Deepest Wounds
Nov 06, 2019
51. When You're Tired of Making Dinner. Again.
Oct 30, 2019
50. The Great Thing About Not Having Enough
Oct 23, 2019
49. In the Presence of Your Enemies
Oct 16, 2019
48. How to Watch TV
Oct 09, 2019
47. You Are Here
Oct 02, 2019
A FREE Tiny Library for YOU!
Sep 18, 2019
46. Live from the Maplehurst Black Barn!
Aug 07, 2019
45. Can we Trust God with our Kids?
Jul 31, 2019
44. Confessions of a Carb Loving Author
Jul 24, 2019
43. Surprise! A Gift For You
Jul 17, 2019
42. Why the End of Every Great Story is the Same
Jul 10, 2019
41. This One is for the Weary
Jul 03, 2019
40. Christie Was Wrong (and Martha Stewart Was Right)
Jun 26, 2019
39. Eat This!
Jun 19, 2019
38. How to Leave a Critical Review
Jun 12, 2019
37. You're Invited to the Black Barn!
Jun 05, 2019
36. The One Secret to Better Friendships
May 29, 2019
35. Why We Cancelled Our First Podcast Party
May 22, 2019
34. My Worst Mother's Day
May 15, 2019
33.These Are The Books That Made Us
May 08, 2019
32. Surprised by Motherhood
May 01, 2019
31. Our Favorite Neighbor
Apr 24, 2019
30. You're Allowed Everyday Extravagances
Apr 17, 2019
29. Our Easy Recipe For Hospitality
Apr 10, 2019
28. Surprised by New Life
Apr 03, 2019
27. Friendship Hacks
Mar 27, 2019
26. The Gift I Never Wanted to Give My Kids
Mar 20, 2019
25. The Story Behind the Book (Only Available Right Here!)
Mar 13, 2019
24. A Gift For the Listeners We Love
Mar 06, 2019
23. All Our Nosy Listener Questions Answered!
Feb 27, 2019
22. An Easy Way to Reset Your Day
Feb 20, 2019
21. How Not To Fear Grief
Feb 13, 2019
20. Why It Might Be Time To Claim A New Name
Feb 06, 2019
19. You Called Me WHAT Now?
Jan 30, 2019
18. Why We Were Wrong About Marie Kondo
Jan 23, 2019
17. When the Answer is "No"
Jan 16, 2019
16. When Your Worst Fear Comes True
Jan 09, 2019
15. An Alternative to New Year's Resolutions
Jan 02, 2019
14. Does God Still Give Good Gifts at Christmastime?
Dec 12, 2018
13. How to keep doing your Ordinary Work without Feeling Discouraged during the Holiday Season
Dec 05, 2018
12. Ordinary Life at Christmastime
Nov 28, 2018
11. When Life Feels Like a Series of Interruptions
Nov 21, 2018
10. When You Feel Invisible
Nov 13, 2018
9. What If Hope Scares You Silly?
Nov 07, 2018
8. You Have Permission to Let That Go
Oct 31, 2018
7. Instead of Setting Goals, Try This
Oct 24, 2018
6. Here is Your New Business Card
Oct 17, 2018
5: How to Know When You've Had Enough
Oct 10, 2018
4: How Our Show Got Its Name
Oct 03, 2018
3: The Good News About Broken Dreams
Sep 26, 2018
2: The Antidote to Dissatisfaction
Sep 19, 2018
1: Everything Big Starts Small
Sep 11, 2018