Episodes

  • Taking Advent Rhythms into 2026
    Dec 23 2025

    Christmas is here, and you showed up every week to tend your soul. But what happens when the decorations come down? Today we're talking about carrying these practices forward and establishing sustainable rhythms for 2025.

    You've experienced what it's like to tend your soul in real life. Now it's time to make it sustainable.

    Join the FREE TEND Bible Study Workshop - January 5th

    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

    • Join the⁠ Tending Together Community⁠ with other like-minded women.
    • Get your copy of the TEND Bible Study, ⁠Ruth: Finding Grace in the Unexpected⁠
    • Download the free guide to the ⁠TEND method of Bible study⁠.

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    8 mins
  • Advent for the Overwhelmed: Love That Fills You First
    Dec 16 2025

    You can't pour from an empty cup. We're so good at loving others, but not so good at receiving love ourselves. Today we're learning that sustainable love comes from being filled by God's love first—before we pour out to everyone else.

    This Week's Practice: Five Minutes to Receive Love Choose one verse about God's love for you. Read it slowly. Sit with it. Let it sink in. Practice receiving His love before you give to everyone else.

    Start 2025 With Your Cup Full Four weeks of soul-tending practices have shown you there's a better way to live. Don't go back to depletion in the new year. Join the free TEND Bible Study Workshop on January 5th and learn a sustainable method with a community to support you. What would change if you knew how to receive from God before giving to everyone else? Register HERE.


    • Join the⁠ Tending Together Community⁠ with other like-minded women.
    • Get your copy of the TEND Bible Study, ⁠Ruth: Finding Grace in the Unexpected⁠
    • Download the free guide to the ⁠TEND method of Bible study⁠.
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    9 mins
  • Advent for the Overwhelmed: Joy When You're Running on Empty
    Dec 9 2025

    Joy isn't a feeling you have to conjure up when life is good. Biblical joy is a deep-rooted confidence in God's faithfulness—even when you're exhausted. Today we're learning that joy and exhaustion can coexist, and His joy can be your strength when you have nothing left.

    This Week's Practice: Name Three Evidences of God's Faithfulness Each day, identify three ways (big or small) that God was faithful to you. Write them down or speak them aloud. This trains your eyes to see His presence and builds a foundation of joy that doesn't depend on your circumstances.

    Don't Let This End After Christmas On January 5th, learn how to carry this forward with a sustainable method and a community to support you. Join the free TEND Bible Study Workshop. Register HERE.


    • Join the⁠ Tending Together Community⁠ with other like-minded women.
    • Get your copy of the TEND Bible Study, ⁠Ruth: Finding Grace in the Unexpected⁠
    • Download the free guide to the ⁠TEND method of Bible study⁠.

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    11 mins
  • Advent for the Overwhelmed: Peace in the Chaos
    Dec 2 2025

    Peace doesn't come from getting everything under control. Jesus didn't come into perfect circumstances—He came into chaos. Today we're talking about receiving His peace in the middle of the mess, not after we clean it all up.

    This Week's Practice: 60-Second Breath Prayer When chaos hits, stop for one minute: Breathe in: "Prince of Peace, meet me here" Breathe out: "I receive Your peace"

    You Can't Do This Alone Soul-tending is hard to sustain when you're depleted and doing it alone. Join the free TEND Bible Study Workshop on January 5th to learn a sustainablemethod and connect with a community of women who understand the struggle. Register HERE for FREE.

    • Join the⁠ Tending Together Community⁠ with other like-minded women.
    • Get your copy of the TEND Bible Study, ⁠Ruth: Finding Grace in the Unexpected⁠
    • Download the free guide to the ⁠TEND method of Bible study⁠.

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    9 mins
  • Advent for the Overwhelmed: Hope in the Waiting
    Nov 25 2025

    Advent is supposed to be about hope, but when you're overwhelmed, hope can feel like one more thing you're failing at. Today we're talking about the truth that changes everything: Hope isn't a feeling we manufacture—it's a Person who meets us in the waiting.

    This Week's Practice: Sacred Waiting - Every time you find yourself waiting this week, use it as a prompt to acknowledge Jesus' presence with you.

    Join the Free TEND Bible Study Workshop - January 5th: Learn a simple, sustainable method for connecting with God daily, and join a community of women who understand the struggle. Register free at marieldavenport.com/free-bible-study-workshop

    * Join the⁠ Tending Together Community⁠ with other like-minded women.

    * Get your copy of ⁠Ruth: Finding Grace in the Unexpected⁠

    * Download the free guide to the ⁠TEND method of Bible study⁠.


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    8 mins
  • What Women Need Most
    Nov 18 2025

    As we look at tending our souls through Haggai 1:1-2, we see what it is our souls need most. Lean in with me and let's tend to our souls with truth.

    • Join the Tending Together Community with other like-minded women.
    • Get your copy of the TEND Bible Study, Ruth: Finding Grace in the Unexpected
    • Download the free guide to the TEND method of Bible study.
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    8 mins
  • Arise and Return to the Lord (Ruth part 3)
    Oct 28 2025

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    Thanks for joining me as we tend our soul by the Word of God and get to know and love God more through His Word!

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    7 mins
  • When You Feel Left Behind (Ruth part 2)
    Oct 21 2025

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    * Join our community ⁠Tending Together HERE⁠.


    Thanks for joining me as we tend our soul by the Word of God and get to know and love God more through His Word!

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    8 mins