Growing Slow

Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl

By: Jennifer Dukes Lee

Narrated by: Jennifer Dukes Lee

Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's Summary

Enter a simpler way of living by unhurrying your heart, embracing the relaxed rhythms of nature, and discovering the meaningful gift of growing slow. 

We long to make a break from the fast pace of life, but if we're honest, we're afraid of what we'll miss if we do. Yet when going big and hustling hard leaves us stressed, empty, and out of sorts, perhaps this can be our cue to step into a far more satisfying, sustainable pace. In this crafted, inspiring listen, beloved author Jennifer Dukes Lee offers a path to unhurried living by returning to the rhythm of the land and learning the ancient art of Growing Slow. 

Jennifer was once at breaking point herself, and tells her story of rude awakening to the ways her chosen lifestyle of running hard, scaling fast, and the never-ending chase for results was taking a toll on her body, heart, and soul. But when she finally gave herself permission to believe it takes time to grow good things, she found a new kind of freedom. With eloquent truths and vivid storytelling, Jennifer reflects on the lessons she learned from living on her fifth-generation family farm and the insights she gathered from the purposeful yet never rushed life of Christ. Growing Slow charts a path out of the pressures of bigger, harder, faster, and into a more rooted way of living where the growth of good things is deep and lasting. 

Following the rhythms of the natural growing season, Growing Slow will help you:

• Find the true relief that comes when you stop running and start resting in Jesus
• Learn practices for unhurrying your heart and mind every day
• Let go of the pressure and embrace the small, good things already bearing fruit in your life
• And engage slow growth through reflection prompts and simple application steps 

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

©2021 Jennifer Dukes Lee (P)2021 Zondervan

Just what I needed…

Genuinely heartfelt, honest, true to our time and a must read ♥️. I have read many books recently in my own healing process. This one I will read a second time.

My kind of girl

I loved having Jennifer Dukes Lee narrating the book. I felt like I was listening to a friend that has been where I am telling me to slow down and give myself a break. She has a very loving friendly voice. I listened while I was driving myself to Nashville to visit with my grandbaby (and my children). It put me in a great mindset. This author has a way of putting herself where the reader is and I love that. I feel like I made a new friend. Looking forward to her next book. (Hi Jennifer, I know you are reading this.....you told us.....and I mean every word I say!

Just what my soul needed.

I took the full 6 weeks that goes with the Bible study to allow this to go deep into my tired soul. God had me reading just what I needed when I needed it. Having permission to Grow Slow is exactly what I needed when my body wasn't allowing me to grow at the rate my brain and soul wanted. I feel like I can come out of this time of rest fully understanding that I can rest in God and all of the beautiful things will happen at His perfect timing. Thank you so much for the gift of this book.

Best book of 2021

This was my last listen of 2021 and one of my faves!! As a farmer’s daughter growing up in the country in a family of farmers, I loved this book so much. It made me smile, brought me to tears, and encouraged me in so many ways. I will now purchase the hard copy and also gift it to everyone I know!

So(w) good!

This truly spoke to & soothed my hurried self. Thank you! I plan to listen again as I learn to apply.

Breath of fresh air!! Much needed!

I’ve recently been questioning what the difference might be in God’s idea of success and the world’s metrics based system. I’d been asking because I had this sense that the “always-behind-driven-ness” I’d been feeling wasn’t what God had in mind when He said His yoke was easy and His burden was light. Jennifer’s message through this book affirmed a lot of what God’s already been up to in my life, helped me reframe my thinking and just take a deep breath. Highly recommended! Thanks Jennifer!!

A timely reminder to slow down in a world of hurry

This was such a beautifully written book reminding all of us to slow down and unhurry our hearts. I don't know if the timing of it coming right on the heels of the worldwide pandemic known as covid - 19 This was what made it so helpful to me, but I know I need Ed to hear these words at this point in my life! Thank you Jennifer for writing these words and for being bold to say them in a world that is all about productivity and accomplishment and multitasking. You have given me permission to say yes to the best things and no to some good things In order to slow down and unhurry. The way you pointed us all to Christ as the chief farmer and one who is helping us take care of the soil that is before us was such an encouragement. Thank you thank you!!

Your Soul needs this!

What a fantastic book, if you’re feeling OVERWHELMED this is a calming book that your soul & brain needs. Her simple words have a way of breaking through. A Quality book is an understatement, this will be a yearly read!

This is a MUST read book for everyone!

Jennifer Dukes Lee narrates her book wonderfully, allowing us to hear her physical voice through her beautiful words! This book impacted me deeply as I navigate how to live a grace-filled-life following Jesus. It challenged me to honestly reflect on choices I make, how I process things around me, and I will be adding this to my “must read every year” book list! The additional download was incredibly helpful in digesting the chapter topics and I’d highly recommend using that as you go through the book. Thank you, Jennifer, for writing this book and for inspiring me to grow slow — I will be forever grateful to you for this!

A beautifully written book

The best word to describe this book is simply BEAUTIFUL. The story and the way it is written help to relax and reflect on the way God wants us to live. It was a pleasure to listen. Thank you for following your calling as a writer and as a farm girl Jennifer Dukes Lee, this book really blessed me.