Home Fires

<div>In this episode, Tilly talks to James Cary, BBC sitcom writer, author, podcaster, YouTuber and stand-up theologian. They talk about what it was like for Cary to work in British television as a conservative Christian white male, as well as the&nbsp;writing process, shows and books that influenced each of them, and Cary's decision&nbsp;to homeschool&nbsp;in the UK of all places. It is clear from this episode that James has spaghetti brain, which we always thought was a woman thing.</div> <div>...</div> <div>James Cary writes a funny headlines about the Bible and Church history every Thursday at&nbsp;<em><a href="https://thewycliffepapers.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thewycliffepapers.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770796492474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08N7G8LIkcZG5q4GOYRlOR">The Wycliffe Papers</a></em>., hosts&nbsp;<a href="https://thestanduptheologian.buzzsprout.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thestanduptheologian.buzzsprout.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770796492474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0t630Jo7utdubntqj_YW04">The Standup Theologian Podcast&nbsp;</a>, and tours his one man show&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jamescary.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.jamescary.co.uk/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770796492474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3iks1cnBb7K0IVig6PFohT">God, the Bible &amp; Everything in 60 Minutes</a>. He's the author of&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Sitcom-Writer/dp/0281085633" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Sitcom-Writer/dp/0281085633&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770796492474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1hsynCxgNSMLN9qAWgrxcD">The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer</a></em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Art-Joking-James-Cary-ebook/dp/B07MCCY3W5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4JTVT3ZK2AY5&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.K0US8sgwYQMysL6x6OBC-w.5tufTKAO808vTTjLmMMrLoL1mWW8vKPYAc_Gu9b9Src&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+sacred+art+of+joking&amp;qid=1770387112&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+sacred+art+of+jokin%2Cstripbooks%2C172&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Art-Joking-James-Cary-ebook/dp/B07MCCY3W5/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D4JTVT3ZK2AY5%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.K0US8sgwYQMysL6x6OBC-w.5tufTKAO808vTTjLmMMrLoL1mWW8vKPYAc_Gu9b9Src%26dib_tag%3Dse%26keywords%3Dthe%2Bsacred%2Bart%2Bof%2Bjoking%26qid%3D1770387112%26s%3Dbooks%26sprefix%3Dthe%2Bsacred%2Bart%2Bof%2Bjokin%252Cstripbooks%252C172%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770796492474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ydriPFiq469W9KAQsNOzn">The Sacred Art of Joking</a></em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div>...</div> <div>Other books referenced in the episode (among many):</div> <div><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/three-men-in-a-boat_jerome-k-jerome/371343/item/54240554/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=high_vol_frontlist_standard_shopping_customer_acquisition_20982170636&amp;utm_adgroup=&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=689361939032&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20982170636&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADwY45jTrNkYR-IU43v1kbf2flpDI&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAv5bMBhAIEiwAqP9GuJ_WkXI7LjS-J1JowMWDUE_UTSTXnZn1Cwg3jW3TyvBdJV37x1TiwhoCDmYQAvD_BwE#idiq=1296637&amp;edition=2343904" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/three-men-in-a-boat_jerome-k-jerome/371343/item/54240554/?utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3Dhigh_vol_frontlist_standard_shopping_customer_acquisition_20982170636%26utm_adgroup%3D%26utm_term%3D%26utm_content%3D689361939032%26gad_source%3D1%26gad_campaignid%3D20982170636%26gbraid%3D0AAAAADwY45jTrNkYR-IU43v1kbf2flpDI%26gclid%3DCjwKCAiAv5bMBhAIEiwAqP9GuJ_WkXI7LjS-J1JowMWDUE_UTSTXnZn1Cwg3jW3TyvBdJV37x1TiwhoCDmYQAvD_BwE%23idiq%3D1296637%26edition%3D2343904&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770796492474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1XBcZIAmoN2xXyesQSFU_j">Three Men in a Boat</a>&nbsp;</div> <div><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/just-william_richmal-crompton/825829/?resultid=d53a279d-6da3-48af-b52d-a8f95b4e7684#edition=19179689&amp;idiq=34030591" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/just-william_richmal-crompton/825829/?resultid%3Dd53a279d-6da3-48af-b52d-a8f95b4e7684%23edition%3D19179689%26idiq%3D34030591&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770796492474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3AospiXICbLt0-dfOnlf8F">Just William</a></div> <div>Anything by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/browse/?b.search=pg%20wodehouse#b.s=mostPopular-desc&amp;b.p=1&amp;b.pp=50&amp;b.oos&amp;b.tile" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thriftbooks.com/browse/?b.search%3Dpg%2520wodehouse%23b.s%3DmostPopular-desc%26b.p%3D1%26b.pp%3D50%26b.oos%26b.tile&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770796492474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3t7Nflh_I-oaaVxVGjNT_I">PG Wodehouse</a></div> <div><a href="http://thriftbooks.com/w/the-oxford-book-of-humorous-prose-from-william-caxton-to-p-g-wodehouse-a-conducted-tour-reissue-oxford-books-of-prose/446236/item/24437938/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=us_shopping_zombies_hvs_21811042479&amp;utm_adgroup=&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=717415192734&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21811042479&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADwY45iADX9aFE7NFuTWNRR-Kytiw&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAv5bMBhAIEiwAqP9GuNDz0MbERC7yTDA4uJcCuLQo7ukPsN7xMVIjmA1hjooUXa4_fY830xoCtGEQAvD_BwE#isbn=0192803794&amp;idiq=24437938" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://thriftbooks.com/w/the-oxford-book-of-humorous-prose-from-william-caxton-to-p-g-wodehouse-a-conducted-tour-reissue-oxford-books-of-prose/446236/item/24437938/?utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3Dus_shopping_zombies_hvs_21811042479%26utm_adgroup%3D%26utm_term%3D%26utm_content%3D717415192734%26gad_source%3D1%26gad_campaignid%3D21811042479%26gbraid%3D0AAAAADwY45iADX9aFE7NFuTWNRR-Kytiw%26gclid%3DCjwKCAiAv5bMBhAIEiwAqP9GuNDz0MbERC7yTDA4uJcCuLQo7ukPsN7xMVIjmA1hjooUXa4_fY830xoCtGEQAvD_BwE%23isbn%3D0192803794%26idiq%3D24437938&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770796492474000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3tMbc0gKjQvjDDC1seb4o0">The Oxford Anthology of Humorous Prose</a></div>

<p>In this episode, Abigail and Tilly jump into a grab bag of questions&nbsp;recently discovered in Spotify. They discuss the latest developments in Minneapolis, handling winter storms with joy, Tilly's father's gumbo recipe, critical mothers-in-law, questions to for&nbsp;dads to ask potential suitors, different approaches to homeschooling, and more.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In this first episode of the new year, Tilly and Abigail mainly just catch up. Some big things happening in Abigail's world (we won't spoil it!) and Tilly's recent experience with the young folks at Cross Con. Also a goodish amount of talk about rivers, old buildings, and the ICE Troubles in Minneapolis.</p>

<p>In this super practical conversation, Tilly interviews Katie Voetburg from Now That We're a Family Podcast and The Get It All Done Club. They talk about meal prepping, the 80/20 rule, to-do lists, three kinds of work/rest days, identifying "prime movers" in your home, eliminating friction around small tasks, and how Katie organizes clothing and socks/shoes with six children 8 and under.</p>

<p>From the wonder of children's joy in the season to stockings, stuffing, turkeys, and spreadsheets, Tilly and Abigail talk about all things holiday prep. Listen along for hosting tips and reminders of how we can grow young and new inwardly, even as we get older.</p> <div class="gmail_default">Link to recipe:&nbsp;</div> <div class="gmail_default"><a href="https://www.simplyscratch.com/simple-herb-sourdough-dressing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplyscratch.com/simple-herb-sourdough-dressing/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1764113465358000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wCCp2gcbI_qRKAD_ZykqC">https://www.simplyscratch.com/<wbr />simple-herb-sourdough-<wbr />dressing/</a></div>