Homeschooling, Miscarriage, Faith in the Workplace | Derrell & Liz Murphy | The Cassandra Blanco Podcast | Ep. 5

Derrell was born in Missouri and Liz was born in Florida and both were raised in Florida (USA). They met at the Catholic Student Union of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. They have been happily married since 2010 and now have 4 beautiful children on earth and 1 in heaven. Derrell works as an Insurance Agent in the Banking Industry and Liz homeschools their children while working on her side business called Active Purpose.

Derrell, Liz and I know each other from our time together involved at the Catholic Student Union at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL (USA).

Timestamps:
0:00- Introduction
0:15- Short Biographies of Derrell & Liz Murphy
1:07- Derrell & Liz share short details of early life
2:17- Liz Raised Catholic, Catholic School, Community College
2:40- Going to Florida State University
3:06- Going to St. Thomas More Co-Cathedral & Meeting Someone from Catholic Student Union (CSU)
4:01- Meeting People After Mass at CSU
4:40- Faith Gradually Grew Over Time
5:18- Learning to Own Faith as an Adult
5:49- Power of CSU Retreats
6:14- Eucharistic-Centered Retreats at CSU and their Power
6:49- Derrell’s Early Faith Life (Dad was Agnostic, Mom nominal Baptist)
7:12- Moving to Florida and going to CCD at St. Francis of Assisi & Baptized at 16
7:43- Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune, Rarely Attended Mass
8:08- Getting to FSU & Going to Mass first time at St. Thomas More
8:21- Meeting People from Catholic Student Union
8:50- Mission Trip to Holy Trinity Alabama. Moment of choosing to fully embrace faith and live it out.
9:45- Our time at FSU & CSU Overlapping
10:30- How Derrell & Liz Met
13:11- Dating for 4 Years and How that was a Great Foundation for their Marriage
16:40- First Years of Marriage was Mostly Easy
17:35- Marriage Got Harder- Moving, Losing Brother, Financial Hardships
18:30- Faith Helping Through Hardships in Marriage
19:59- Parenting- Mistakes, Challenges, Testing, Joys
21:35- Faith helping Through Feeling Overwhelmed with Many Children
22:36- Story of Losing Their Daughter to Miscarriage at Month 5
25:36- Hardship on Children After the Miscarriage & How to Navigate as Parents
26:51-The Decision to Homeschool Their Children
29:08- Starting Homeschooling with Seton Homeschool Academy
29:35- Now Doing Catholic Schoolhouse for Homeschool
30:24- How Important a Christ-Centered School Program was for Derrell & Liz
33:46- How Derrell Has Lived out His Faith in the Workplace
37:10- Praying Angelus as a Family & How it Has Helped Create a Routine in their Family
39:02- Try to Pray the Rosary as a Family Every Night
39:22- Good, Bad, God- A Dinner Time Conversation
40:22- Listening to Christian Music
41:10- How the Discipline of Prayer (Angelus) Has Helped So Much
44:34- Struggling in Marriage? What Are You Focused on in Your Marriage? Is it Christ?
46:21- Introspection in Marriage & Apologizing
46:41- How Marriage & Family Life is about Serving Others
48:05- Christ Washed Disciples Feet, Serving Others
48:30- Outro

Music by Oleksii Holubiev