When God Calls You to Create
with Olivia Spears
What does it look like to build something meaningful while also embracing the vocation of motherhood?
In this episode of The Creative Catholics, Alex sits down with Olivia Spears, founder of Into the Deep, a Catholic catechetical resource company created to help families build a legacy of faith in the home.
Olivia shares the story behind Into the Deep, beginning with a simple desire to create rich, beautiful Catholic education that could actually work within the realities of family life. What began as a resource for her own children has grown into a larger mission serving Catholic families and homeschoolers.
Together, Alex and Olivia explore the beautiful—and sometimes challenging—intersection of faith, creativity, motherhood, homeschooling, work, and vocation.
In this episode, we talk about:
How Into the Deep began with a desire to support Catholic homeschool families
Creating resources that are both theologically rich and practical for family life
The difference between simply teaching the faith and helping children fall in love with the faith
Why children need to see that their faith is alive and that they have a role to play in salvation history
The ways motherhood and creative work can coexist rather than compete with one another
Olivia's experience studying theology and catechetics and how that education shaped her work
God's mercy when we make imperfect decisions while genuinely trying to follow His will
Learning to trust God when we're standing at a "fork in the road"
The hidden side of building a business: prayer, perseverance, failure, and learning to rely on God
Viewing a business or creative endeavor as something we steward for the Lord, rather than something that belongs entirely to us
How business and creative work can become opportunities for growth in virtue and holiness
Perseverance through difficult seasons of motherhood and work
Learning to distinguish between what we can control and what we need to entrust to God
Finding genuine rest instead of simply reaching for our phones and social media
Discerning the difference between a good idea and a God-given mission
How prayer, fasting, and shared discernment have shaped Olivia and her husband's journey
The importance of trusting God even when we don't know what comes next
Why we don't have to be afraid of "getting it wrong"
The freedom to pivot when something isn't working
Learning to see failure as an opportunity for humility, growth, and deeper dependence on God
A beautiful reminder for anyone afraid to begin
One of the central messages of this conversation is that we don't have to get everything right.
Olivia encourages listeners not to be afraid that one imperfect decision will somehow put them outside of God's will. When we sincerely seek the Lord, use our reason, pray, and make the best decision we can, we can trust that He remains with us—even when we later realize we might have chosen differently.
Very little in our day-to-day lives is permanent. We are allowed to learn, change direction, and begin again.
The goal isn't perfect performance. It's faithfulness.
A few things to take away
"God loves us in our humanity, not in spite of it."
"This is a mission that's been given to us, and it's an honor to steward it."
"Very little is permanent."
This episode is an encouragement for anyone who feels torn between caring for the people entrusted to them and pursuing the creative work God has placed on their heart. Whether you're a mother, homeschooler, business owner, artist, or simply someone discerning what God might be asking of you next, Olivia's story is a beautiful reminder that God can use every part of our lives to draw us closer to Him.
Listen in for a conversation about
Faith • Motherhood • Homeschooling • Creativity • Catholic education • Discernment • Stewardship • Perseverance • Virtue • Trusting God
Connect with Into the Deep
On Instagram: @intothedeep
Website: https://intothedeep.co
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Sponsors/Links
Intro/outro music by Marie Miller
This episode is sponsored by Riverside
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