Karen Ehman: Reclaim A Life Of Priorities And Passions

Who doesn’t want to love their life? We may know what we want to do and what we should do, but somehow it doesn’t translate to reality. We are striving and frantic in the hustle culture, only to end up exhausted and unsatisfied with pieces of what we want. We can’t seem to connect the dots between what we should do and how to actually implement it. Karen Ehamn has had some of the same struggles and loves to talk to people about how to take principle into practice. She tells some of her own story and we talk about her latest book, The Love Your Life Project. We talk about priorities, proper perspective, pursuing passions and follow up. She also shares some helpful tips you can use in your life now.

Karen Ehman is a Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and New York Times bestselling author. Her passion is to help women to live their priorities and love their lives as they serve God and others. She has authored twenty-one books and Bible studies. Karen has been a guest on national media. She is married to her college sweetheart, Todd, and together they have six adult children, three biological and three in-laws by marriage. She is a lover of coconut and dark chocolate, sharpened Ticonderoga #2 pencils, whimsical notecards, and any kind of Post It note.

To connect with Karen: https://karenehman.com/

Quotes:

“Having put into practice those habits in the past, helps keep us going in the future.”

“The alphabet of life is knowing God’s wisdom and fearing Him.”

“When we learn to fear the Lord and He gives us wisdom, it’s the starting point for everything in our life.”

*“If somebody were to observe you, and how you spend your time, for the next say 3-4 weeks, would what you say your priorities are, actually match up with how you spend your time?”

“You teach people how to treat you.”

“The first one is button up, the 2nd one is head start and the 3rd one is Big three.”

“Sometimes we need to be unavailable, so that they learn to run to God instead.”

*“The more you want to be intentional with your time and the more you want to please God with living out your priorities, the more people you have to be willing to disappoint.”

“That tension between your people and your projects, your relationships and your responsibilities.”