These Are Good Days

Vacation feels wonderful - it's tempting to want to stay in vacation mode full-time. We long for those vacation vibes, but what would it look like to incorporate some of our vacation practices into our daily life? Join us in a conversation about vacation, setting new habits, and keeping those vacation vibes going year-round.

If you've been around TAGD for any length of time you know that we preach counseling. In this episode LeeAnn shares about going to a new counselor, her experiences there, and when to know you're ready to jump into the counseling journey.

In part two of Faith, we talk about women in church leadership, what to do with church hurt, how to find a faith community, and how our connection to God is personal. You won't want to miss this conversation.

Join us for a conversation about faith with our friend, Kelli Brownlee. We talk about our faith origin stories, how it's affected us today, and the role faith plays in our life. Plus, Kelli is our first-ever guest! It was great to have Kelli in the studio for this life-giving conversation.

What comes first, happiness or joy? What does joy even mean? How do we begin to cultivate and practice joy in our daily life? Join us in our conversation all about joy and how it can be one of the scariest emotions.

Let it be known, we are not health experts, but we're trying to be and stay healthy in our lives. Join us as we talk about our health, how we are trying to stay healthy, and the mindsets we're working on to keep our perspective on health in balance.

We are not fancy, by any means. But, we love sharing the "Stuff We Love!" Join us as we talk about all our favorite things right now - tv shows, foods, and random simple things that make our ordinary days extraordinary!

What makes a home? Is it shiplap and granite countertops, or is there something else that is critical in creating your home? Often, we look around and feel discontent, but how would our minds shift if we truly grew content with the space we call home?

How do we get to a place where we love well? How is love accumulated over time? How do we invest in the people around us? Building relationships isn't all that hard, but it definitely takes time. Join our conversation about the cumulative act of love.

We've waited long enough. Join us on this episode of the podcast to hear the story of Lee Ann meeting and marrying her Amish-raised husband all in 30 days. Lee Ann gives insight into her love story, her relationship with Daryl, and the lessons she's learned along the way.

Parenting - everyone knows about it until they're in the thick of it. Then, it's every person for themselves. Parenting is so personal, but we give a glimpse into some of our parenting philosophies and things that worked for us. Join us in a conversation about raising children and creating family culture.

Self love and self care are hot topics these days. But, what does it truly mean to love yourself? Can you truly love others without loving yourself? What does it mean to be selfless? Join us as we talk all about loving yourself.

We are back with part 3 of Healthy Families - wow, this has been a great conversation. In this episode we read some of your comments, bring closure to the topic, and respond to some of your DMs! Thanks for joining us as we've talked Healthy Families!

In part 2 of healthy families, we chat about next steps for gaining relational health in our family dynamic. Family relationships can be challenging, so how do we pursue healthy relationships and breaking generational cycles? Join our chat as we talk all about healthy families.

Family relationships can be challenging, no doubt. How do you know when you need to make a change or break a cycle? Today we are talking all about family relationships - identifying unhealthy patterns and taking the brave step to break a cycle. So, join us on part 1 of our healthy families discussion!

Why do we always want more? It seems like bigger and better is always on our radar. What does it look like to be content and how do we combat the feelings of discontentment? Join us in a conversation all about contentment.

We've all experienced grief at some point, but how do we get on the other side of grief? Should that be the goal? Join our conversation as we talk healing, grieving, and holding all the emotions dealing with grief.

The travel bug has bit and we are talking all things travel. We talk about some of our favorite places we've been, how to travel with kids, and what different types of vacations look like with and without kids. Come on our travel journey with us as we dream about all things travel!

We've all come unglued - whether through circumstances, conflict, or crisis. And coming unglued has the potential to make us feel like we will never come back to some sense of normalcy. So, what do we do when we come unglued and truly don't know what to do or how to make our way back to a sense of calm? Join us in this conversation about coming unglued - don't worry, we'll talk about gluing it all...

Is our reputation important? It's become a badge of honor to speak your mind, but often that comes with an edge. What's the tipping point when we care what others think - and where's the balance in not caring? Join us as we chat reputation, speaking our minds, and worrying about what others think.

Ego is a healthy part of life, but there comes a point when our ego can get in the way of personal growth, relationships, or progress. What does it look like when ego gets in the way? What's a good way to keep our ego in check? Join us as we chat about the almighty ego.

Honestly, we ran out of time - there's so much to talk about! Food Chat, Part 2 is where we do a deep dive into our favorites, but we also talk about intentions behind food, quick meals for families, and why sitting around the table matters.

Just two foodies chatting about our favorites. I mean, what's better than a chat with a friend about food? Honestly, we're surprised it took us THIS LONG to go here! Join us as we talk about some of our favorites!

Friendship, part 3 of 3 we are talking finding and keeping friends. What does it mean to be a good friend? How to you know if you're being a good friend? And, what does it mean to sustain friendship through various seasons of life.

In part 2 of 3 in our Friendship series we discuss red flags in friendships. When is it time to move on? What is the tipping point? And, how can you evaluate the relationships in your life right now. We even share some cringeworthy moments when we were the red flag friend.