All the Things

Send a text Kicking off Season 4, we are highlighting women who are taking charge. Women who are mompreneurs, women who are working full-time and scaling their side business, women who have taken major risks, and women who are gearing up to step out there.  This episode is for you who are stuck. It's for those who are discouraged. It's for you who have given up. It's time to get up...

Send a text On June 24th, 2022, Roe v Wade was overturned. With that, there are many left angry. Conservatives and liberals alike are left with many questions in terms of what the future will look like. In light of this, guests, Rachel and Justyn, shares insight as advocates for their local pregnancy crisis center. In this episode, we answer the questions:  What is the history of abortion? What ar...

Send a text On our way back from visiting family in Houston, Jarrod and I decided to hit the record button and share do's and don'ts in marriage. In this episode, we highlight the importance of:  DON'T knit pick (pick and choose your battles). DO protect your spouse (avoid speaking negatively about your spouse in public; avoid using public settings to poke fun at your spouse about s...

Send a text I heard once that those who quit guarantee "IT" will never happen. Too often we are filled with excuses and just downright lame "becauses"  that hold us back. We don't do it because of the "what if's." We don't "be" or "become" because of what "they" might say. Instead, what we do is quit. We quit doing, we quit...

Send a text There are three things I've learned in marriage:  Fight the urge that wants to neglect God, your spouse, and yourself.  Fight the urge that wants to entertain mouth wars (foul language, demeaning words, bringing up the past, and the like) Create a sacred space where you can grieve and be vulnerable with God and your spouse (your Garden of Gethsemane)  In this episode, I share trut...

Send a text " Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits. Watch your habits for they become character. Watch your character for it becomes your destiny. " - Lao Tze How often is it difficult for you to do the right thing? How often is difficult for you to forgive, release anger, release hatred, release ma...

Send a text Almost a quarter of U.S. children under 18 (23%) live with one parent and no other adults. In many of those homes, children are being raised by a single mother with no father figure represented. With the lack of fatherly representation in the home, children who turn into adults find it hard to trust and believe that a God truly can love unconditionally and care for them. In this episod...

Send a text Benjamin Franklin once said, " He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. ” In this episode, I expound on the wise words of one of our founding fathers who were wise back then to see the truth that many of our reasons are indeed excuses in disguise. If only we could see that the catalyst for change lies not in our outward circumstances changing, but inste...

Send a text In 2013, Jason Weis and Kristin Weis founded The Demand Project  to address the multifaceted fight against human trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of children. In the episode, Kristin addresses the why behind the what, as well as answers questions on what to look for, the importance of communication, understanding predators and victims and the importance of talking abo...

Send a text How do you define motherhood? Are all women called to be a mom? What does grief in motherhood look like? This Mother’s Day episode aims to highlight biblical truths with regard to motherhood, reveal the messy side of it, and the beauty of embracing the calling of motherhood. Guest, Julie-Ann Ellis Bradley, shares her testimony of grief found in becoming a mom, the walk through healing,...

Send a text One year brings about much change, much growth, and much of a lot. In this unfiltered episode, Jarrod and I answer a few questions we've gotten over our first year of marriage as well as dive into all the things that new marriage bliss brings.  Support the show

Send a text Seasons change. Seasons change all the time. More often than we'd like. How do you respond to these changes? Are you stubborn about the change? Do you prefer to remain in angst about life not being the way you wanted it to be? In this episode, the idea of having a settled heart in the midst of changing seasons is addressed along with the consequences of choosing the route of havin...

Send a text Can we discern that God is good from natural theology alone?  How do you know God is good? How do you explain God's goodness?  In this episode, we dive into the idea of discerning the goodness of God through natural theology and discerning the goodness of God apart from natural theology. Understanding the Father's heart answers these questions and more. Support the show

Send a text Are you compassionate towards a drug addict? Are you compassionate towards the family who lost a member due to suicide? Are you compassionate towards the man on death row? Are you compassionate towards the sick or ill who you disagree with politically?  As followers of Christ, we've compartmentalized and reserved compassion for those that fit our mold and whose life resume we agre...

Send a text Sexual abuse of any sort is no easy road to walk. In fact, the church is still learning to walk this line. In this episode, I share the harsh reality that while there is sexual abuse within the church, it does not mean the church failed you. Man's decision is no reflection of God's heart rather the evil that is hidden within. Once that trust is broken it can appear unrepairab...

Send a text Rape, Abuse, Murder, Adultery, and the list goes on. Whenever a proclaimed Christian falls and commits the most heinous sin [crime] we tend to question the integrity of Jesus. God should be powerful and good, and if he's good He would do better, right? In this episode, we talk about who really is the hypocrite and the cost that comes with the freedom of choice . Support the show

Send a text Are you investing 10 minutes into a comment that took 10 seconds? Are you exchanging your time for cheap criticism? In this episode, we address the importance of understanding the power of our exchange for criticism that costs nothing.  Jon Acuff writes c riticism that costs nothing is worth nothing.  In other words, don't waste your breath on a critique that has no value. Hard to...

Send a text Do you believe you are living life intentionally? Are you also incorporating a ministry mindset in your day-to-day walk? In this bonus episode, Drew and Gretchen Blomstrom, owners of Synergos Farm, shares their journey of losing it all after Hurricane Harvey, and their perspective shift on what living life intentionally doing ministry actually should look like. They encourage listeners...

Send a text Paul and Nicole Lee, founders of Young Natives, share their perspectives on missions and the importance of having a daily missional mindset. They encourage listeners to grow where they are planted. In growing where we are planted, we are not afraid to say yes to the calling of reaching the one !  Takeaways: Missions is a calling for everyone - you are called where you are planted. Use...

Send a text Do you find it difficult to be grateful? Do you find it difficult to be thankful? I sure have. In this episode, I share how our septic blew up and life was just a tad bit crappy (pun intended). Alright, our septic didn't actually blow up, but we were having quite of bit of hits back to back and Jesus gently reminded me to remember His goodness and to shift my attitude. The only wa...

Send a text It's very simple. Do your research.  In this episode, I belabor on the time I was thoroughly embarrassed for sharing something that was not quite the truth. Before we start sharing, use wisdom, do your research, and don't give the clickbait masters what they want - your lack of reading and understanding of the full truth. Support the show

Send a text We are back in full swing with Season 3. What better way to start off the season than diving into the 7 deadly sins? In this episode, I break down what Proverbs 6:16-19 states are the sins that the Lord hates and even finds detestible. We know these as  lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy , and pride.  How do we fight the urge of these sins? How do we say no? All that and more, i...

Send a text Jarrod and I have been married for 8 months. While we are by no means experts, we've learned quite a bit in our first 8 months of marriage. In this episode, we share four things each that we've learned and dive into all the marriage things. Marriage is fun, it's hard work and it is 100% worth it! Support the show

Send a text Are you drinking jealousy?  Are you drinking slander? Are you drinking gossip? Are you drinking profanity?  Are you drinking anger? Are you drinking pornography?  What you pour in your cup will eventually be what spills. In this episode, I highlight the importance of choosing what's good to fill your cup as this shapes your character. What you spill will eventually be what you end...

Send a text Based on the blog, She died while reading her Bible to her 7 -month old daughter…, guest, Ariel Montgomery shares her journey on her personal walk through grief. Ariel touches on the difficulty of grief, the fight to not remain in grief, and lessons she's learned over the past 2 and half years since the loss of her brother. She also encourages listeners to:  Fight the urge of look...