276 - 5 Tips for a Smooth Summer

Are you ready?! I don’t think you’re ready. This is such a fun summer announcement! Work and Play is officially an ice cream flavor! Today, I am bringing on some special guests to share all about how the Work and Play podcast has been turned into ice cream, literally. Resources from this episode: Two Roosters Ice Cream Leave Nancy a Voice Message! 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!

This episode is all about my summer of less. Resources from this episode: We Make Space by Melissa Helser John 3:30  New Life Camp Visit Nancy's Cornerstore!  Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis Glass Food Storage Containers  Leave Nancy a Voice Message!  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!  

Today’s episode is all about simple ways to feel closer to God. Resources from this episode: 40 Days of Decrease by Alicia Britt Chole 25% Off Dwell Bible App Episode 173 - How We Sabbath  Episode 232 - A Year of Sabbaths with Will Ray : Part 1  Episode 233 - A Year of Sabbaths with Will Ray : Part 2  Send me an audio message!  Visit my Cornerstore!  The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence  Mildliner Highlighters  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!  

Happy summer! I’m so excited that summer is finally here! Today’s episode is simply five tips for you to have a smoother summer. Resources from this epsiode: 25% Off Dwell Bible App Trader Joe's Organic Freezer Pops 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!

We just got back from New York City celebrating Milly’s 10th birthday! Today’s episode is all about that trip and how we are celebrating big milestone birthdays in our family. Resources from this episode: Work & Play Episode 63 - Joy-Filled Birthdays Color Factory NYC Becco Italian Restaurant The Metropolitan Museum Brighter Day Press Keen Sandals 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!  

My nesting party was one of my favorite days of my life. I know that sounds crazy, but it was so much more than getting my home ready for having a baby. It was a day where I was surrounded by my favorite women on this earth, humbly receiving their love, work, and care. It’s a day that will always remind me that when I’m feeling alone, I’m actually not alone at all. I have women who love me. Today, I’m going to share the practical side of how to throw a nesting party and the heart side of why it meant so much to me. I’m going to have my friend and sister-in-law, Samantha Ray on to give her perspective of what it was like because she threw the nesting party for me. It’s going to be a lot of fun! Resources from this episode: Emily Thomas Substack Samantha Ray Substack Let's Talk Life with Samantha Ray 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!

Last week’s episode was all about what’s saving my life right now - mom edition, but I focused on everything that was free. This week is everything else, so it’s part two of What’s Saving My Life Right Now - Mom Edition. Resources from this episode: EveryLife Diapers EveryLife Shampoo and Body Wash Tubby Todd All Over Ointment Solly Wrap Lalabu Baby Carrier How to Fight Mastitis Naturally Blog YOTO Player Spotify Premium Plans Slugs and Bugs on Spotify Forrest Frank on Spotify Good News Guys on Spotify Jess Ray on Spotify Warby Parker Pilot Pens A'Del Cosmetics Caraway Pans Glass Food Storage Legacy Photo System Clear Your Photos Free Guide Timeless Book Series by Gabrielle Meyer 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!

Let’s pretend you and I are sitting down at a coffee shop and you just asked me, “Nancy, what is saving your life right now as a mama of five?” Then I tell you everything that I can think of. That is what today’s episode is going to be. Resources from this episode: 25% Off Dwell Bible App 2 Peter 1:3-4 Nourish Move Love on YouTube Clear Your Photos Free Guide 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!  

Winsome Joy Ray, our precious fifth baby, was born at home on Christmas Day. This is her birth story. Resources from this episode: Nancy Ray Blog Nourish Move Love Labor Inducing Workout Peace album by Bethel Music Matin: Rest album by Jess Ray Matin: Turn album by Jess Ray Matin: Love album by Jess Ray A Vision for this Season How to Visualize Your Dream Birth by Hailey Aliff 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!  

Hello and welcome to May is for Mamas! I am so excited! I love this month of the year on the Work & Play podcast! We are kicking off this series with 20 of my favorite things that I have experienced this postpartum season. This is going to be a great episode for you to forward to a pregnant mama or someone who is postpartum. There is going to be a total of five episodes released every Thursday during the month of May with something for moms and something free for you (like a gift or a discount). It’s all going to be in every episode, but you have to stay and listen to the end, so don’t miss it. I can’t wait for May is for Mamas 2025. Let’s go! Resouces from this episode: Lumebox (red light therapy) Stanley cup HydroJug Owala water bottle Element Electrolyte Drink Mix Peace album by Bethel Music Matin: Rest album by Jess Ray Matin: Turn album by Jess Ray Matin: Love album by Jess Ray On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni Hiccapop bed bumper Hatch alarm clock Solly baby wrap LUXE bidet Colorfulkhola joggers No-bake energy balls Brewer's yeast Haakaa breast pump Kindle Paperwhite Nursing tank tops We Heart Nutrition postnatal vitamin (use code NANCYRAY for a discount!) Frida Mom peri bottle Free Diastatis Recti Repair Program on YouTube 25% Off Dwell Bible App FREE GIFT: Calm Amidst the Choas podcast series 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!