Life at the Table

Welcome back!  This week, David has control of the episode, as evidenced by the football themed episode.  This week, we talk about Alicia's decision to join the fantasy football league and how it means a lot to David that she is willing to do something he enjoys, even if she doesn't fully understand it.  Sometimes love is a sacrifice and sometimes you find that your spouse is surprisingly good at...

This week we get into detail about what its like to be us, David and Alicia.  We go pull back the curtain to expose our true nature; the inability to remember a password.  This episode, though funny, reveals some interesting thoughts about our abilities to function with an overload of information.  From forgetting passwords to receiving the verification codes and every other password problem in be...

This week, we have a light hearted conversation around expectations.  We hear about bed-making expectations and David's test of knowing what Alicia wants even when she claims to not know anything.  This episode includes stories about women's fashion excluding pockets, drinks and stuffed animals.  We'll let you decide which is the most impactful. REFERENCE: James 1:19 NIV Thank you for joining us a...

This week we talk about what counts as a date?  What we consider a "date" may surprise you, as our definition of the word has changed over time. From grocery store getaways to riverwalk escapes, we discuss the important part of our dates and what makes us keep pursuing each other. Reference: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Thank you for joining us around our table.  We appreciate your support!  Share us with...

This week, David and Alicia talk about their preparation for the new school year to start.  They start with briefly reminiscing about the summer fun and the food the kids consumed while on break.  Then they discuss their routines for school.  More than just the wake up and go to sleep things but the things that make them and their kids look at life a little brighter.  From asking the kids intentio...

We're back again, we missed you all last week.  In the episode this week, we talk about the people around your table.  New friends, old friends and of course, family.  We talk about assigned seats at the table, favorite holiday foods and how important it is to ask questions that get people talking.   There are many things that make us who we are and a large part of that is the communities that we...

This week, we talk about the importance of showing up.  We share about our journey to realizing the importance of being present with the people around you.  David talks about the importance of being "interruptible" and how sometimes those small interruptions can be unforgettable moments. Alicia talks about how the cost of being present is free and she's honest with the fact that she continues to l...

In this week's episode, we finish up the vacation conversation with some of the funny lines and moments that we got to experience.  We learned that even while on vacation, it matters who your spending your time with. We talk about the fun and the laughs that were had just by being with people who we've built intentional relationships with.  Remember that when you build an intentional community, ev...

We missed you! We apologize for not releasing an episode last week but David and Alicia and their family took the week off for a vacation to the Smoky Mountains! It's good to be back and this week's episode is part one of a two part series about lessons, fun and life learned on vacation. In this episode, David and Alicia reminisce about the beauty of the Smoky Mountains, they talk about some of th...

This week, we talk about the lessons our parent taught us by just living their life.  We can say with certainty that our parents lifestyle matched what they taught.  Alicia talks about what the commitment to caring and compassion can do and how her parents taught her that through the animals they brought onto the farm.  David talks about the consistent patience both of his parents showed constantl...

This week, we focus in a little on David's personal motto:  "instructions are optional."  We look at a handful of examples that shows David's refusal to allow instructional pages or directions to tell him what to do.  We break down what can happen when we decide to ignore the instructions, including making things increasingly more difficult for yourself.  We hear talk more about a topic that is po...

In this week's episode, we talk about the emotional weight we place on things. From wedding rings to baseball tickets, we see just how much value we put into stuff; which sometimes makes us think that the stuff has more value than the memory or the moment they are connected to.  Alicia talks about (David) losing her wedding ring and how she grieved it when she (David) lost it but realized that the...

This week, Alicia and David talk about influence again but with a little twist. We look into the importance of monitoring the influence that other things have on your life.  David and Alicia remember people and examples in their own lives that have shown positive influence just by the way that people live their life.  David and Alicia discuss the difference that 1 degree of bad influence can have...

In this weeks episode, we talk about sourdough.  And in true Alicia fashion, she finds an awesome way to tie the process that sourdough takes and apply it to our lives. Just like sourdough, life takes patience.  Allow God to work in you what he wants.  "Stop and smell the roses" comes to mind as David breaks down the thought of applying this process to his own life.   This episode truly is a glimp...

In this longer-than-normal episode, we learn that God can love us far beyond our failures.  We discuss Peter and his denial of Jesus and Jesus loving Peter anyway.  We give a detailed look into David's testimony, specifically how despite his best efforts, he could not disqualify himself from God's love for him or the plans God set in motion when he was just 15 years old.   We look at God forming b...

In this episode we discuss Alicia's deep seeded desire to fix every problem she sees in the moment they present themselves.  We also discuss the David's approach to problems and how he takes the time (sometimes too much time) to make sure he gets it right.   We discuss how neither approach is wrong but how its important to be aware of your tendencies so growth can occur.  We witness in real time a...

In this episode we discuss what its like to be enjoying a moment while someone else is carrying it.  We talk about the weight that people carry and how that can impact how they view a moment.  From the weight of our past to the future and all the burden and weight in between, we share a story from VERY early on in our marriage. Our honeymoon. We talk about what that phrase "Pull your weight" looke...

We're back!! After two weeks without a show, we are finally back with a brand new episode of Life at The Table!  This entire episode is about the delusion that exhaustion and sickness can cause.  In this semi-shortened episode (we are still a little sick after all) we talk about what is was like to try to push through an approaching sickness to record a new episode.  We soon realized that "nothing...

In this week's episode, David and Alicia discuss the parts their lives that can feel a lot like its on repeat.  They talk about patterns they find themselves in and describe some of life's loops they find themselves going around and around in.   From the importance to never forgetting your shopping list to second lunch, Alicia and David look at the times they have gone in circles and have worked t...

In this week's longer-than-usual episode, David and Alicia talk about what it means to be intentional about showing up for your spouse and your kids.  With a lens focused around coming home from a long day of work, they talk about how important it is to put what happens at work down so you can come home fresh and ready to be the spouse or parent you were meant to be-not the ones bringing home sogg...

Welcome back to Life at the Table! In this week's episode, David and Alicia discuss who they are in the small moments.  They talk about how people can sometimes unknowingly show who they are in the smallest and simplest of moments.  They talk about the diversity of how the people in their house handle sicknesses, what waiting in line at the store looks like and how they react in traffic.   David r...

In this episode, Alicia talks about the way she used to prepare for conversations. David and Alicia also discuss the way that they have grown in how they view communication, its importance, and the way it is best delivered (from their experiences of course). This episode extended far beyond the intent that was made but listen while David and Alicia learn more about improving communication in their...

In this episode, David and Alicia talk about misunderstood habits.  They discuss why its important to react to someone's habits in a graceful way (even if they do leave projects only partially finished).  They also share some important lessons they've learned when they decided to start looking at people as more than their habits. Reference: Romans 14:1   Visit us at hartstudios.org for more inform...

Surprise! Our first bonus episode.  This was such a fun little recording we did.  In this bonus mini-episode, we hear David and Alicia talk about a couple of things they are both very passionate about: sharks and animated movies so why not combine the two and talk about Bruce.  Reference: 2 Corinthians 5:17 Thanks for listening!  Remember, "fish are friends, not food!"

In this week's episode, Alicia and David talk about growing into their authority.  Despite not always feeling qualified or prepared, David and Alicia express the importance of not taking yourself too seriously and developing the mentality of the leaders they want to be.  They give you a look at what it means to not take yourself too seriously with a glimpse into "Dave be Different."   David and Al...