{"id":4615,"date":"2021-07-28T00:59:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T07:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/?p=4615"},"modified":"2021-07-28T00:59:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T07:59:25","slug":"courtney-reissig-a-theology-of-being-a-stay-at-home-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/courtney-reissig-a-theology-of-being-a-stay-at-home-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: 73. 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Join us as we sit down with Courtney Reissig, author of \u201cGlory in the Ordinary: Why Your Work in the Home Matters to God\u201d as she combats the common misconceptions about the value of at-home work\u2014thus helping us see how Christ infuses purpose into every facet of the ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re giving away two copies of the book, share this interview and tag us to be entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/41YLpb76gBL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4616\"\/><figcaption>Please consider buying this, and all books, from real bookstores who are real people (and not trying to inhabit the moon). 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