EP. 56: The Adventure of Faith (with Leslie Leyland Fields)

How adventurous is your spirit? Do you desire to move to a faraway land? Maybe you’d love to sail the seas and raise your family on an island? Or live off-the-grid like a pioneer in a remote part of a mountainous wilderness? Or maybe you prefer to live vicariously through other people’s adventures? This episode of God Hears Her is a blessing to all adventurous souls. Leslie Leyland Fields joins Elisa and Eryn to talk all about faith, the wonder years, and adventure.

About Our Guest:

In addition to being a fisherwoman in Alaska, Leslie Leyland Fields is also a teacher, speaker, and author. One of her passions is to teach the craft and art of spiritual memoir, and many of her students have gone on to publish their own manuscripts. She leads The Harvester Island Writers’ Workshop and Food and Faith workshops on her family’s island in Alaska. Leslie has also helped create The Wonder Years, gatherings that bring women together to equip them to make the second half of life the best half.

Notes and Quotes:

• “I can turn back and bless some of those moments, because I can look back and see how God used it for good.”
• “Our value is not based on our physical capabilities or our mental capabilities. Our value is simply based on who we are: loved by God.”
• “God has just made it so clear that He is always with us.”
• “In these moments when we come face to face with death, Jesus is there.”
• “I think God calls us to something bigger and so much more than that [the constant need to be safe].”
• “Do hard things with your kids. Live a wild adventure with your kids and Jesus.”
• “I think God has an incredible chapter for women who are at this point in their lives [40+].”
• “God wants you to use this life experience. He doesn’t want you to retire it.”
• “Letting go is letting go of what we think we should do next and living in that wonder.”
• “It is the Word of God that has kept me alive.”

Links/Books/Resources Mentioned in Show: 

• Show Notes on godhearsher.org
• God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/
• Subscribe on iTunes!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast
• Order God Sees Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women on Amazon.  https://amzn.to/32lYSgh
• Order Leslie’s book Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing and Living the Truth of Your Life https://www.amazon.com/Your-Story-Matters-Finding-Writing/dp/1641582197
• Leslie’s Instagram: leslie.leyland.fields
• Elisa’s Instagram: elisamorganauthor
• Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy