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Send us Fan Mail Guatemala is one of the three countries that Nicole’s company sends on mission trips. This week Allie talks with Nicole about her latest trip which was to El Magey, Zacapa, Guatemala. Nicole share what she did during the week including a fun tourist day in Antigua.  Our sponsor Restore Your Core Physical Therapy is giving our listeners a special offer. If you mention the Good Grie...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered who you would want to have your kids if you and your spouse were no longer able to? This week’s episode we talk about why Allie & Nicole have already created their own wills. We share how we did it and the importance of it to insure our kids futures. This might seem like an unusual topic, but we thought it was an important reminder of preparing for our k...

Send us Fan Mail How do you identify? Christian? Mom? Sports Teams? State Pride? School Pride? Politics? When our identity is in unstable things it can be very tumultuous. People getting depressed when their team loses. Or getting into states of anxiety when their political candidate doesn’t win. Fear takes over and we forget who we are. In this episode we talk about the unstable things to have yo...

Send us Fan Mail Jean Lee joins our podcast this week! She is a visionary leader, blending her experience as a global brand strategist, strength as a serial entrepreneur, and knowledge as a neuroscientist to drive innovation. This week’s episode is about her experience switching to homeschooling with her kids from public school and the changes in her relationships with her kids and their relations...

Send us Fan Mail Summer is here and we would love to share with you some of our favorite summer time activities. In this episode we talk about the free, the fun, and the fantastic things we like to do with our kids over the summer. If you are local wait until the end to hear some of our favorite local activities to do! Also, visit our blog page to see a full list of all the things we talk about in...

Send us Fan Mail Do not deny your gut feelings, trust it, and reconnect with your gut. Women have to think more about our personal safety or the safety of our children. It is crazy, we are the only species that will ignore our basic “danger” instincts so that we do not come off rude or mean. Sometimes though we NEED to be rude, weird, or proactive to make sure we stay safe. Join in today's di...

Send us Fan Mail In the new year everyone talks about how they will make resolutions to better their lives. These resolutions do not always have to happen in January though. In our episode this week we talk about things in our life that we are working on in our lives. We also talk about things we are learning as parents based on the stages our children are in. It is all a learning curve and every...

Send us Fan Mail When is your child being ignorant and selfish or when are they being outright mean, it’s tough to know what to do as a parent. In our episode this week we talk about how we are handling bullying and mean behavior with our kids. We also talk about the roles we played as a bully and being bullied in our own childhoods and whether it is a stage that every child goes through as they a...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode features a guest speaker, Tasha Eizinger. She’s a mom, speaker, author and connector. She is passionate about helping people of all ages discover their full potential through inspiring and practical tips for life. In today’s episode, Allie and Tasha talk about motherhood and entrepreneurship. Tune in to be inspired with how to be a mom and an entrepreneur! Get to k...

Send us Fan Mail When we see motherhood on the news or social media or even in artwork now in the 2020s, it is all sad and sometimes even depressing. Showing that motherhood is too hard and even “hell”, but in our episode today we talk about how we think it is the opposite. As Allie will share, “Hard does not mean bad”.  Our sponsor Restore Your Core Physical Therapy is giving our listeners a spec...

Send us Fan Mail Why does it seem that any topic is torturous to have if you disagree. People who have a different opinion become enemies instead of willing listeners. Fights are even breaking out of Facebook posts. This episode we talk about how we feel conversations between people have become harder to have if you disagree on the topic. We talk about the importance and lost art of learning to ag...

Send us Fan Mail It can be isolating, especially since COVID, to raise your kids. Those first 5 years of their life when you are their primary caregiver are hard. In this episode we talk about how we have handled that loneliness and the importance of finding a tribe and outlets to feel like a human again when it gets to be too much lone at home. Our sponsor Restore Your Core Physical Therapy is gi...

Send us Fan Mail We are continuing the celebration one more week! We have loved getting to share our lives with listeners for the last 3 years. This week we will hear Nicole’s favorite episode from late in 2024. She chose to share about having a No Good, Very Bad Day just like in the book with Alexander. It is her favorite because she can now look back and laugh at how bad it was. We hope you enjo...

Send us Fan Mail We are still celebrating three years of having our podcast! We wanted to share some of our favorite episodes so far with you. So the next two weeks, we will be sharing old episodes in hopes to share them with new audiences and as fond memories for OG listeners.  Allie chose today's reshare episode because she feels like this one gives a very good picture of who Allie and Nico...

Send us Fan Mail It is finally here! We have made it to our three year podcast anniversary! We want to thank all of our listeners and those who have helped us get to where we are today. (See Link Below) In this episode we talk about how to be spontaneous even when it’s not our strong suit.  Thanks to our Supporters:  Restore Your Core   ABCs of Motherhood   Keeping Up with Carmel  Don’t forget to...

Send us Fan Mail Now it’s time to get to know Allie. Nicole interviews her as we spend some time learning about Allie outside of her being a mom and wife. This is our last episode before our big 3 year anniversary episode. Let’s get excited!!! Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behind the scenes info, early merch drop information and so much more!

Send us Fan Mail We are gearing up for our 3 year anniversary. On our podcast we talk a lot about who we are moms and wives, but we do not always talk about who we are outside of that. This week we get to know Nicole a little bit better as Allie interviews her.  Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behind the scenes info, early merch drop information and so much more!

Send us Fan Mail For our final episode in our “How to talk to your kids” series, Allie is back and her and Nicole talk about disabilities. Nicole has a daughter with a physical disability and Allie worked with adults with intellectual disabilities for 14 years. In this episode we share how we talk to our kids and other kids about people who are differently abled.  Subscribe to our email subscripti...

Send us Fan Mail Melissa Luepke and Nicole had such a great conversation that it continues in this week’s episode. In this episode they talk about how to talk to your kids about loss. Losing in sports, academics and in arts can be hard to stomach, but it is a part of life. They also talk about how to talk to your kids about romantic relationships. Teaching your kids the importance a healthy marria...

Send us Fan Mail Some topics are just not easy to talk to your kids about. Thank you to Melissa Luepke for being our guest speaker. She is a wife and mother of 3 teenagers, and came to share her wisdom with us moms. She is also a Director of Christian Education at Nicole’s church and has worked with youth for 20+ years. She and Nicole talk about lots of hard topics. In this episode they talk about...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we spend time reflecting on challenges and triumphs we had in 2024. We share how we can move forward with the good and to grow from the not so good. It’s good to remember both and to learn from it.  Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behind the scenes info, early merch drop information and so much more!

Send us Fan Mail It’s a new year and we need to set our focus on things we can do to better ourselves. How can we focus more on our children, spend more time with our husbands, and live a healthier lifestyle? Listen to our episode about our goals for 2025, how we plan to accomplish them and get inspired to set your own goals! Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behin...

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy our last episode of the season! We talk about our holiday plans and all the fun things we enjoyed this year. From kid milestones to favorite podcast episodes. We will be taking a few weeks break to spend time with family over the holidays. We will see you again January 13! Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behind the scenes info, early merch...

Send us Fan Mail Some people believe that if you and your spouse never fight than you have the perfect marriage. In this episode we talk about how some fights are important and when handled the right way can actually better your marriage. We share some of our pettiest fights and some of best solutions to ending a fight.  Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behind the...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever slapped a person in the face with a banana? This week we talk about all the fun things that happened when we did church ministry and when we were youth in the church. If you want to here our crazy stories then this is the perfect episode to jump into!  Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behind the scenes info, early merch drop informat...