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We’re so excited to bring you this short episode in our new series, the Quarantine Chronicles, here in this bizarre start to 2020. Sharon Sands is on the podcast today talking about things her family has experienced so far during the quarantine. There have been a lot of good and sweet times, along with trying ones as well. When you spend this much time together, as a family, it really brings relat...

We hope you’re enjoying these Quarantine Chronicle episodes here in 2020. These short, quick listens were designed with you in mind; little vignettes that deal with life in this unusual spring. Today, we have our very won Stacy Ludwig on Zoom with Alice Ludwig, who is located in New York. Listen in today as they talk through what life is like in one of the epicenter cities of COVID-19 during these...

Welcome back to our second episode of The Quarantine Chronicles! We are really excited to bring you another fun zoom recording here in this weird time in 2020. Listen in today as Sharon and Dawna discuss developing a relationship in a hammock, dealing with the uncertainty of our current state of things, as well as holding fast to your faith! You won’t want to miss out on these short listens.

We have a big plan for where we want this channel to go in 2020, but with COVID-19, things are looking a little different and we couldn't just stay away from you all (pun intended). Some weeks will be Sharon, some will be Stacy, some will be them together, but each episode they will be quickly attacking a topic that is relevant to our times and situations right now! We have lots of guests, topics,...

Welcome back to Anchor + Waves! We are sorry that we’ve been on hiatus but we’ve been busy setting up Bible Studies and small groups for over 1000+ women here at Mission Hills Church this fall– praise Jesus! Not of that would be possible without us becoming more like Him, and joining Him on mission. Speaking of mission, today we return to our Life on Mission series with our very own Danni Hauer. L...

Welcome back to Anchor + Waves for our last episode in our Motherhood Series! If you haven’t caught up on the series, there are some amazing stories from every step along the way in the journey of Motherhood and we would highly recommend you go back and listen. Today, we have our very own Jacque Carlson on to talk about her journey with being a mom, as well as MomNation. MomNation is dedicated to...

Welcome back to Anchor + Waves for another episode in our Motherhood Series! We have had some incredible stories in this series so far, and we can’t wait to bring you this one. Today’s episode is for the every-day mom. This is for the moms that aren’t necessarily in a tragic place, or in a place of grief. We want to honor those moms that are grinding every day to provide a better life for their ki...

Welcome back to Anchor + Waves for our sixth installment in our Motherhood Series. Throughout this series, we’ve highlighted the family dynamics and archetypes of moms from a number of different scenarios and journies. Today, we have Jaime Meda back on the podcast. Listen in as Jaime and Sharon break down Jaime’s journey into motherhood, how our Father wove something beautiful into her life, and H...

Join us for another episode in our Motherhood Series, where Mission Hills member Joni Leahy shares openly about the unique challenges of parenting adult children. We’ll explore how our role changes throughout the different stages, from becoming an empty nester to mothering adult children and grandchildren.

We’re glad to have you back for our fourth installment in our Motherhood series, all about emphasizing the stories from Motherhood. We believe behind every mom is a story, and we can’t wait for you to hear Kristi Mitchell’s. Today’s story is something that not even the best Hollywood scriptwriters could have put together. The highs were so high and you can really feel yourself in the depths of thi...

Welcome back to our third episode in our Motherhood Series. We know that every mom has a story and we want to celebrate each and every one of them! Today, we have Mission Hills member Lori Plucker on the show. Lori bravely shares her unexpected journey of love and motherhood. Her story reminds us why it’s essential to listen to the Holy Spirit, stay true to ourselves, and faithfully believe that w...

We’re glad to have you back for the second episode in our Motherhood Series. Motherhood is a series that takes a look inside the nitty-gritty occurrences of motherhood. These episodes are taking a raw look at all kinds of family dynamics as well as highlight a bunch of different stages of being a mom. We know that every mom has a story and we want to celebrate each and every one of them! Today we...

We are so excited to introduce to you our next series here on Anchor + Waves . . . Motherhood. We believe that behind every mom is a story, and we want to highlight those. Every step along the path, no matter how unglamorous they are. Throughout this series, we will be taking a look inside the nitty-gritty occurrences of motherhood. These episodes will take a raw look at all kinds of family dynami...

Welcome back to Anchor + Waves! We really hope you enjoyed our Identity Series, and before we really kick-off our Motherhood Series, we’re going to take a little break and revisit our Life on Mission Series. Today we sit down with Danielle Mayén and learn about what it was like to live in Central America. Danielle revisits some of the trials and tribulations she faced, along with some of the momen...

Welcome back to Anchor + Waves and a very special Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mom’s, in any walk of life, out there. Today we have a very special episode for you. We are kicking off a new series today, that’s still being developed, celebrating Moms. Motherhood is going to be a series that takes a look inside the nitty-gritty occurrences of motherhood. These episodes will take a raw look at al...

Welcome back to Anchor + Waves for our final episode in our Identity Series. We've had basketball players, volleyball players, outdoors-women, coaches and everything in between. Today, we have a true athlete in every sense of the word joining us, Heather Hippensteel. Heather is a former collegiate diver turned Cross Fit Games champion. Listen in today as Colin and Heather talk about what it looks...

Welcome back for the eighth installment here for our Identity Series on Anchor + Waves. Today we have another, fellow, Colorado State University graduate in Alysia Kamrath. Alysia is a Colorado native through and through and a true, competitive, athlete in every sense of the word. Listen in Today as Colin and Alysia talk about the splendor of their King’s creation in their backyard along with what...

Glad to have you back for another episode in our Identity series as we continue on, here on Anchor + Waves. This is a really exciting episode, as two extroverts rile each other up about Jesus. Colin sits down with Breann Fuller, a fellow Colorado State University Ram, a former collegiate swimmer, and current ministry junkie. Breann is full of joy and passion for the lord which you can almost feel...

In today’s episode in our Identity Series of Anchor + Waves, we hear from Sarah Thoms, a passionate wilderness adventure-taking soul! She and her husband, Brad Thoms (take a listen on our Uncharted podcast), work with Lifelines, a college ministry that brings young adults to Christ through the outdoors. Originally from Estes Park, Colorado, Sarah grew up in a home full of sports and the outdoors....

We’re really excited for today’s episode in our Identity Series on Anchor + Waves as we have two staff members involved! Wren, whom you’ve been listening to, interviews our very own Katie DeClet. Whether you know Katie from her days in the youth department, the care and counseling center, or on the sports field heading up our co-ed sports and rec activities, she has an incredible passion about her...

On today’s installment of the Identity series here on Anchor + Waves, Wren sits down with Jess Safer from the Mission Hills Church Dove Valley Campus. Wren and Jess connected over their passion for Volleyball and connecting athletics to reaching people who might not feel comfortable setting foot inside a church. They see competitive relationship building as a comfortable way to connect with those...

We’re glad to have you back for the next episode of our Identity series here on Anchor + Waves. Today, Wren interviews one of her best friends she’s known since childhood, a true gym-rat, Amy Parkins. Amy grew up in a conservative Christian household in Texas, where athletics were encouraged and your personal relationship with Christ equally as important. Wren and Amy let you listen in to some awe...

Welcome to the first episode and interview from our Identity series. We will be releasing a new episode every Monday for the coming weeks here and we hope you love listening as much as we did capturing the stories here. Today, we have Wren Pauley interviewing Emerald Holden on to start things off. Emerald is a small town girl who grew up in Wyoming and passionately pursued running and the Lord thr...

We are so excited to bring to you a new series on Anchor + Waves called, “Identity”. This is going outside of what we’ve done so far, and we’re can’t wait to show it to you. This series is all about how people have experienced sports, recreational activities, or the outdoors in a significant way and how it’s played a role in their faith and identity. So over the next 9 episodes, we will be bringin...

We are really excited to carry on with our Life on Mission Series. In this episode, we will be listening in on the team that was able to go over and serve with our partner in India in 2018. India is an incredible explosion of unfamiliar sights and sounds that really captivate the senses. Colin McFarland, our producer, who also lead this team, talks to Jaime Meda and Olivia Schneider about their ti...