The Rest is Just Geography20 Marras 2025

S1 Ep16: Temporarily Permanent - Lessons on Life and Holidays Overseas

In this season finale of The Rest is Just Geography, a podcast from Liberty University, Chesed sits down with her mom, Anne Dent, to share her story of stepping into marriage and adulthood while living overseas for the first time. Through her story, we uncover a powerful lesson God taught her in that season: the importance of being temporarily permanent—choosing to dig deep and invest fully, even when the time in a place is short.

“There’s a big difference between being temporarily permanent and permanently temporary,” she often says, and in this episode, we unpack how that mindset shaped their family’s rhythms, especially around holidays. From Thanksgiving and Christmas to celebrations in unexpected places, Chesed and her mom share how they created meaningful traditions for familiar holidays wherever they were—while also embracing new cultural celebrations along the way.

As we wrap up Season 1 and head into the holiday season, this conversation invites you to embrace presence, purpose, and joy—no matter where in the world you find yourself. Season 2 launches in January!

Produced by: Chesed Anne Dent Fitzsimons
Podcast editing: Peyton Rice, Cohen Kern, & Chesed Anne Dent Fitzsimons
Podcast music: Endless Bliss — written by Sander Kalmeijer, performed and produced by Sounds Like Sander
Podcast cover image: Created by Chesed Anne Dent Fitzsimons using AI-generated artwork

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