

Work and Play with Nancy Ray
Nancy Ray
Work and Play with Nancy Ray is a weekly podcast all about learning to balance the two most competing areas of our lives: work and play.
She dives into topics like productivity, work life balance, leading a team, time management, contentment, play, sabbath, marriage, parenting, and rest, always pointing back to scripture, the ultimate guide for a life of faith. This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well, which ultimately leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life.
She dives into topics like productivity, work life balance, leading a team, time management, contentment, play, sabbath, marriage, parenting, and rest, always pointing back to scripture, the ultimate guide for a life of faith. This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well, which ultimately leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life.
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Oct 1, 2024 • 23min
250 - 20 Things for Fall
Today's episode is fun, lighthearted, and it's all about fall. I am going to share with you ten things that I have tried and loved this time of year and ten things that I plan to try this autumn. Resources from this episode: Calm Amidst the Chaos Podcast Series Magnolia Hearth and Hand Candle Autumn Playlist Venison/Beef Chili White Chicken Chili Butternut Squash Soup Dill Pickle Chicken Salad Olive and June Nail Polish Harvest Salad Kizik Shoes Artifact Uprising Vitamin C Powder Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Sep 24, 2024 • 49min
249 - Unplugged with Hannah Brencher
Today I have the privilege of talking with my friend, Hannah Brencher, the author of The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World. Hannah is such a gift! I am so excited to share her with you today and the message of her new book that is already changing my life. Resources from this episode: The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World by Hannah Brencher John 10:10 The Unplugged Hours Challenge Hannah Brencher on Instagram Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Sep 17, 2024 • 20min
248 - Get Quiet, Then Go
This episode of Work & Play with Nancy Ray is simply called, "Get Quiet, Then Go." Resources from this episode: 25% Off Dwell Bible App Psalm 25:14 John Bevere Sermon Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Sep 10, 2024 • 25min
247 - Rebel with Graham Cochrane : Part 2
Welcome back to part two of my conversation with Graham Cochrane about his new book, Rebel, which is so great. If you haven't listened to last week's episode, definitely go back and listen to that one first. This is a continuation of my conversation with Graham. I told him when I was talking with him, "I feel like this is a sermon for me. How is it that we're talking about your book called 'Rebel' right now?" It's so good. I hope you enjoy our conversation. It was such a challenge and such a blessing to me all at once. I know you're going to love it. Here's part two of my conversation with Graham Cochrane. Resources from this episode: Rebel by Graham Cochrane Isaiah 30:21 Mark 5:1-18 Graham Cochrane on Instagram The Graham Cochrane Show Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Sep 3, 2024 • 34min
246 - Rebel with Graham Cochrane : Part 1
Get excited for today's episode (and next week's episode) because I get to talk with Graham Cochrane, who is a dear friend of mine. He and his wife Shay are good friends of mine and WIll. He is also my business coach. He has coached me in different seasons of my business and he just wrote a book. He loves the Lord. He is a brilliant entrepreneur, thought leader, author. It is a joy to get to talk to him and ask him questions one on one. You guys are in for a treat. The episode was packed full of so much goodness, I decided to break it up into two episodes. So don't miss next week's episode as well, as Graham and I talk all about his new book, Rebel. Resources from this episode: Rebel by Graham Cochrane Psalm 37:4 Graham Cochrane on Instagram The Graham Cochrane Show Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Aug 27, 2024 • 20min
245 - Refresh Your Walls with Me
We stare at the walls in our home every single day. Honestly, we just get used to them and we don't think about what's on them very much. Slowly, they become outdated or need a refresh. Old photos and artwork fill the walls of our home and we don't love them like we used to. Today's episode is meant to be a little boost for you and to remind you that the walls in your home are supposed to bring you joy. I am inviting you to refresh your walls with me. Resources from this episode: Legacy Photo System The Lifegiving Home by Sally Clarkson Mpix Picture Hanging Kits Ikea 16x20 Gold Picture Frames Framebridge Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Aug 20, 2024 • 19min
244 - Authority Over Guilt
Today's episode is full of scripture and encouragement for us to live in the authority that God has given us instead of walking in guilt. Resources from this episode: Matthew 28:18 Luke 10:19 Titus Chapter 2 Mark 6:7 Ephesians 1:18-23 Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Aug 13, 2024 • 19min
243 - School Prep + Play
The school year is here and it is time to get in that mode. I feel like today's episode is a pep talk for us mamas who are getting ready to start the school year and we want to start it strong. This episode is called "School Prep and Play" because we are going to be talking about how to prepare well for the school year and also how to play more this school year. Resources from this episode: 25% Off Dwell Bible App Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Aug 6, 2024 • 24min
242 - Best Books of 2024 (So Far)
Hello! Welcome back to Work & Play with Nancy Ray. After a month-long break this summer, I thought that we would kick it off by talking about my favorite books that I have read so far in 2024. Resources from this episode: Nancy Ray Book Club Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes Made for People by Justin Whitmel Early Last Light by Terri Blackstone The Women by Kristin Hannah If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry by Molly Stillman How to Train Your Dragon Series by Cressida Cowell The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Bird by Bird by Anne Lomott Decluttering at the Speed of Life by Dana White Until the Streetlights Come on by Ginny Yurich The 1,000 Hours Outside Podcast Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!

Jun 25, 2024 • 14min
241 - Summer Purpose
Today's episode is all about the purpose of summer. What is the purpose of summer? What is the purpose of your summer? What do you want to get out of it? How can we walk through summer with a heart of contentment, gratitude, really enjoy it and make the most out of it? Resources from this episode: Work & Play Survey Free Legacy Binder Checklist Legacy Photo System Summer Moon Coffee Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!


