Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
Audiobook4 hours
Here, Now: Unearthing Peace and Presence in an Overconnected World
Written by Kate Merrick and Jamie Ivey
Narrated by Jill Blackwood
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
()
About this audiobook
Kate Merrick takes readers on a journey to drop the distractions and check back into their actual lives, discovering the good, true, and beautiful things God offers when they choose to be present right here, right now.
For too many women, life just passes by. They feel a lack, a deep dissatisfaction with their circumstances, so they busy themselves in an effort to distract from their less-than-hoped-for lives, constantly looking for what better season may be coming next. In the process, they miss the everyday glorious moments God wants to use and speak through today.
In Here, Now, Kate Merrick invites women to stop running away from their actual lives and instead to walk in the peace and fullness God offers when they quiet their souls, listen to what he's saying, and live with brave intentionality. With more than a little personal confession, humor, and honest contemplation, Kate brings readers into her journey to look deep inside her heart, identify and remove the obstacles that prevent her from being truly present, and intentionally receive the gifts of God found in all of life's moments--the painful ones, the big and beautiful ones, and also the ordinary ones.
Author
Kate Merrick
Kate Merrick is the cofounder of the Reality family of churches along with her husband, Britt. She speaks, writes, and lives with her family, five chickens, two goats, and two miniature donkeys in Carpinteria, California.
Related to Here, Now
Related audiobooks
Here For It (the Good, the Bad, and the Queso): The How-To Guide for Deepening Your Friendships and Doing Life Together Start with Hello: And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love Life Again: Finding Joy When Life Is Hard Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5See the Good: Finding Grace, Gratitude, and Optimism in Every Day Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Savor: Living Abundantly Where You Are, As You Are (A 365-Day Devotional) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Intentional Life: A Life-Giving Invitation to Uncover Your Passions and Unlock Your Purpose Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Free of Me: Why Life Is Better When It's Not about You Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awake: Paying Attention to What Matters Most in a World That's Pulling You Apart Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Moment Maker: You Can Live Your Life or It Will Live You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God Knows: When Your Worries and Whys Need More Than Temporary Relief Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You Are More Than You've Been Told: Unlock a Fresh Way to Live Through the Rhythms of Jesus Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Ministry of Ordinary Places: Waking Up to God's Goodness Around You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Can't I Get It Together?: Kick Unrealistic Expectations to the Curb and Rest in God's Truth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sweet Like Jasmine: Finding Identity in a Culture of Loneliness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hard Good: Showing Up for God to Work in You When You Want to Shut Down Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5No More Holding Back: Emboldening Women to Move Past Barriers, See Their Worth, and Serve God Everywhere Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The God Who Stays: Life Looks Different with Him by Your Side Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Surrender Your Story: Ditch the Myth of Control and Discover Freedom in Trusting God Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Slow Growth Equals Strong Roots: Finding Grace, Freedom, and Purpose in an Overachieving World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Chase the Fun: 100 Days to Discover Fun Right Where You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hope Anyway: Welcoming Possibility in Ourselves, God, and Each Other Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPerfectly Unique: Love Yourself Completely, Just As You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Look What You've Done: The Lies We Believe & the Truth That Sets Us Free Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rest, Girl: A Journey from Exhausted and Stressed to Entirely Blessed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5And Still She Laughs: Defiant Joy in the Depths of Suffering Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Real Good Life: Discover the Simple Moments that Bring Joy, Connection, and Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5She's Not Your Enemy: Conquering Our Insecurities So We Can Build God's Kingdom Together Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPreach to Yourself: When Your Inner Critic Comes Calling, Talk Back with Truth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Christianity For You
The 5 Love Languages Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Return of the Gods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Little Book of Letting Go Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 25th Anniversary: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: Third Edition with Bonus Content, New Reflections Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mere Christianity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cost of Discipleship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Weight of Glory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
Episode 303: Jess Connolly + Breaking Free From Body Shame 0% found this document usefulDon't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table (Ft. Louie Giglio) 0% found this document useful#505 Chrystal Evans Hurst: The 28 Day Prayer Journey: Christian Wellness 0% found this document usefulHow to Go From Sexual Brokenness to Love, Joy & Trust 0% found this document usefulWhy Singleness Matters 0% found this document usefulRuth Week 1 with Kristi McLelland 0% found this document usefulThe Night is Normal with Dr. Alicia Britt Chole 0% found this document useful"Live Your Truth" and Other Lies with Alisa Childers 0% found this document usefulHow We Change: Unintentional Spiritual Formation | Discovering Your Identity and Calling E4 (Revamped) 0% found this document usefulTry Softer With Aundi Kolber 0% found this document usefulThe 40-Day Sugar Fast 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Rachel Held Evans, Christian Writer Who Questioned Evangelical Beliefs, Dies At 37 NPRArticle
Rachel Held Evans, Christian Writer Who Questioned Evangelical Beliefs, Dies At 37
May 4, 2019
3 min readPRISCILLA SHIRER: ‘Culture’s Rejection Of Biblical Definitions Will Have Staggering Effect On Children’ JOY MagazineArticle
PRISCILLA SHIRER: ‘Culture’s Rejection Of Biblical Definitions Will Have Staggering Effect On Children’
Sep 16, 2019
3 min readThis Is Me GuidepostsArticle
This Is Me
Mar 26, 2019
5 min readRooted In God’s Love JOY MagazineArticle
Rooted In God’s Love
Feb 10, 2023
5 min readThe Incurable Optimist Lunch Lady MagazineArticle
The Incurable Optimist
Sep 11, 2019
8 min readComing Undone but Not Unmade MindfulArticle
Coming Undone but Not Unmade
Apr 19, 2022
6 min readCheryl Strayed Is In The Driver’s Seat Dumbo FeatherArticle
Cheryl Strayed Is In The Driver’s Seat
Oct 31, 2018
21 min readThe One Thing That Has Helped Me This Year: Radical Self-acceptance | Bidisha The GuardianArticle
The One Thing That Has Helped Me This Year: Radical Self-acceptance | Bidisha
Aug 19, 2020
3 min readGOING TO THE edge Marie Claire AustraliaArticle
GOING TO THE edge
Sep 3, 2020
7 min readReaching For The Joy Of Our Unborn Child Literary HubArticle
Reaching For The Joy Of Our Unborn Child
Jul 14, 2020
7 min readHOW TO Change Your Life Good HousekeepingArticle
HOW TO Change Your Life
Aug 11, 2022
4 min readLetters To The Editor JOY MagazineArticle
Letters To The Editor
Aug 27, 2021
Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke
8 min readBeyond The Binary Peppermint MagazineArticle
Beyond The Binary
May 24, 2023
5 min readKat Taylor Is A Rebel Banker Dumbo FeatherArticle
Kat Taylor Is A Rebel Banker
May 2, 2019
23 min readHappily Ever Alone GoodArticle
Happily Ever Alone
Dec 15, 2019
Growing up as a little blonde curly-haired, blue-eyed, innocent girl I surrounded myself with birds, animals and mud rather than humans. I would spend hours in my imagination rather than reality. As I basked in the energy of my make-believe life, I w
4 min readAisling Bea StylistArticle
Aisling Bea
Feb 6, 2024
Being an adult is… Being constantly aware that death is simultaneously very close and very far away, so each day is a rush to slow down so that you can get enough energy from stillness to speed up and get going. What are you worried about currently?
3 min readJulia Marie Claire AustraliaArticle
Julia
Oct 19, 2022
7 min readSix Months Since Lockdown: 10 Key Londoners On What We Have Learned Evening StandardArticle
Six Months Since Lockdown: 10 Key Londoners On What We Have Learned
Sep 23, 2020
7 min readMAGDA ‘At 61, I Finally Feel Free’ The Australian Women's WeeklyArticle
MAGDA ‘At 61, I Finally Feel Free’
Jul 13, 2022
9 min readSometimes Van Life Sucks ROVAArticle
Sometimes Van Life Sucks
Mar 31, 2020
5 min readWhat Katie Did Next HELLO magazineArticle
What Katie Did Next
Oct 3, 2022
4 min readTV Adventurer Gina ‘Losing My Girl Was A Gift’ Woman's Day Magazine NZArticle
TV Adventurer Gina ‘Losing My Girl Was A Gift’
Aug 27, 2023
3 min readUnsent Letters from Lockdown: Emily Dickinson, Simone de Beauvoir, My Children Literary HubArticle
Unsent Letters from Lockdown: Emily Dickinson, Simone de Beauvoir, My Children
Jun 2, 2020
10 min readQ/a Perry Farrell High TimesArticle
Q/a Perry Farrell
Jul 2, 2019
7 min read'There's No Map': Glennon Doyle On Living An 'Untamed' Life NPRArticle
'There's No Map': Glennon Doyle On Living An 'Untamed' Life
Mar 22, 2020
4 min readWELCOME TO THE UNKNOWN How To Have Courage When There Is No Path MindfulArticle
WELCOME TO THE UNKNOWN How To Have Courage When There Is No Path
Aug 13, 2020
6 min readAbi Morgan The Big IssueArticle
Abi Morgan
May 9, 2022
5 min readMAGDA ‘At 61, I Finally Feel Free’ Australian Women’s Weekly NZArticle
MAGDA ‘At 61, I Finally Feel Free’
Jul 13, 2022
9 min readThe Final Truth Lion's RoarArticle
The Final Truth
Jan 21, 2020
5 min readQ&A: John Moe NewsweekArticle
Q&A: John Moe
May 1, 2020
Why this book? I lost my brother to depression and suicide after he had spent a lifetime struggling in silence, too ashamed to get help. At his service, it dawned on me that these are issues that have a chance of getting better if people can talk abo
2 min read
Reviews for Here, Now
Rating: 4.833333333333333 out of 5 stars
5/5
6 ratings1 review
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good book to read during life’s challenges, especially when things seem to be out of our control.