{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 61: A Journey of Sea and Stone with Tracy Balzer","description":"Happy St. Columba's Day! On this episode of the Library Laura Podcast, our guest is Tracy Balzer, an author of four books who I know personally from her work as the Director of Christian Formation at John Brown University. She is also a calligrapher, a grandma, and a traveller who loves leading pilgrimages to a remote and beautiful island called Iona, off the coast of Scotland. We\u2019re here to talk about her book, A Journey of Sea and Stone: How Holy Places Guide and Renew Us, which released June 8th! But we also talk about writing, traveling, God\u2019s calling, the pandemic, puffins, and lots of good books. I can\u2019t wait to share this conversation with you. Connect with Tracy on her website, via email (tbalzer at jbu.edu) or on Instagram @seaandstonejourneys or @carry_some_quiet_around and be sure to pick up a copy of her book!&amp;nbsp;  All the books from today's episode (bookshop.org storefront)&amp;nbsp; Follow The Library Laura Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the  Podcast Blog ","author_name":"The Library Laura Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/librarylaura.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19360301\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/5c7560\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/104773172"}