Jenn 'n Juice

The question plaguing every parent for all of time is: “Are we getting anything right?”  You’ve asked it.  We’ve asked it.   None of us wants to flunk at this subject - so we thought it’s time for a deep dive into this most-important topic: Parenting.  Our guide on this journey is a fantastic book called,” Parenting: Getting IT Right” by Andy & Sandra Stanley .  We’d love for you to read along wit...

In episode 97, Jenn ‘n Juice welcome in the new year with a stroll through 2024. Join us on the stroll down memory lane!   We love hearing from YOU! Send us your favorite memories from 2024 - and maybe we’ll share a few (anonymously). By the way, if noone has told you today, you’re an effing fox! (listen to the episode to understand!)   ---------SHOW SPONSORS--------- MCH Jenn & Juice would like t...

In this week’s episode, Jenn & Juice are muted so that guest hosts Emery, Malynne, and Mikah can take over the show! (You might remember them by their nicknames: Emmy, MaeMae, and Bubba.) Hear from “the girls” their thoughts around Christmas and their favorite traditions.  Stay til the end for a surprise visit from the girls’ Gaga as she reads the story of the birth of Jesus as told in the book of...

Our Friendship series is coming to an end with this week’s episode. This series has been one of our favorites ever! In episode 95 we briefly finish discussing “The Life Council” by Laura Tremaine, but we also bring you a message about friendship from our unique experiences.  This episode holds a “how to” on the subject of friendship. How To Make Friends. How To Keep Friends. How To Be a Friend. We...

We kick off episode 94 by giving a recap of the books we read in book club in 2024. We reveal each of our favorite books of 2024. You can see the list of these books at the bottom of these show notes. We hope you grab a copy for yourself and a friend and start your own book club!  We started reading “The Life Council” by Laura Tremaine in November and we’re still working our way through this extra...

In episode 93, we explore the final two seats on Laura’s life council: The New Friend & The Soul Sister. Grab a copy of “The Life Council” by Laura Tremaine and join us on the page (or download an audible book on Audible or Everand).  Join us in the conversation and on the page! DM us your friendship stories!    SHOW SPONSORS: MCH Jenn & Juice would like to thank their sponsors at Medical Center H...

In episode 92, we pick up where we left off in the book last week and we cover the next couple of seats on Laura’s life council: The Password Protect and The Empty Chair. Two seats that take us more than an hour to cover because these are important seats! These are seats you definitely want filled on your own Life Council - and you might want to fill one or both of these seats at someone else’s ta...

We are doing something we’ve never done before : we are reading a non-fiction book together and we hope you’ll join us on the page. “The Life Council : 10 Friends Every Woman Needs” by Laura Tremaine will be our guide through the study of friendship.  “In The Life Council , Laura Tremaine offers a new way to think about friendships and practical ways to find, build, and keep the right friends for...

We are doing something we’ve never done before : we are reading a non-fiction book together and we hope you’ll join us on the page. “The Life Council : 10 Friends Every Woman Needs” by Laura Tremaine will be our guide through the study of friendship.  “In The Life Council , Laura Tremaine offers a new way to think about friendships and practical ways to find, build, and keep the right friends for...

It seems that every conversation we’ve recently had with people just like you has been fraught with friendship heartache. Friendship loneliness. Friendship famine. What came to the surface in every one of these conversations was the person’s desire to be known, to know others, and to connect on a deeper level. Many people wondered if they were still capable of making new friends after reaching a c...

In this episode, we give you all of our fall & Halloween favorites - from TV to books, movies, and just all around our favorite fall things. Some of these items are as simple as a grocery store candle, and some are quite elaborate - like when we facial-laser-’splain you. We’re sure you’ll be blessed (eyeroll). Okay, we’re sure you’ll laugh!! We also give you the history and origins of Halloween AN...

We could not put down October’s book!! It was one of our favorites of 2024! In this episode, Jenn and Juice are joined by their book club besties, Lauren and Lindi from Sisters on the Same Page.  Be sure to listen to the end of this episode - we have a very fun announcement about November’s book club and you are not gonna want to miss out! Join us on the page in November for something we’ve never...

In episode 86, we continue our interview from last week (episode 85) with our brother from another mother, ‘Dr. Jay’  Mayo.  In episode 85 Jay explained what EMDR therapy is, but we left you hanging when he began telling his personal experience as a patient of EMDR. In today’s episode, Jay finishes telling his story with EMDR - and he takes us into the weeds - as we say in the South - by explainin...

In episode 85, we interview our beloved, Dr. Jay’  Mayo. It’s been a year since we last sat down together and we had a lot of catching up to do! Jay gives us an update on his organization, The Epic Warrior Foundation. And he tells us what he’s been up to (hint: the man is doing more than all of us put together!). Jay is a husband, dad, grandpops, pastor, counselor, Bible teacher, firefighter (yep!...

On this episode we take you on a walk through our recent trip to Memphis, Tennessee. This was a bucket list trip we took with our precious Mom, aka, Linda Mae, aka, Gaga. What drew us to Memphis is the famous home of Rock ‘n Roll legend Elvis Presley. This house was turned into a tourist attraction and museum in 1982. Mom raised us on Jesus and Elvis - but the Holy Land wasn’t doable this year, so...

Our Book Club Besties, Lauren & Lindi, join us for episode 83 as we recap “Darling Girls” by Sally Hepworth. This book kept us wondering and anxiously turning page after page, lest we miss the next plot twist. What a perfect start to our fall reading!    If you didn’t read with us in September, then add this one to your TBR and join us on the page in October!  Lauren & Lindi will post our communit...

This week on Jenn ‘n Juice we hear from our friend, pastor, counselor, and fellow suicide loss survivor, Jay Mayo.  Jay is the founder of the Epic Warrior Foundation, a 501(c)3 that exists to help equip, empower, and encourage First Responders in their daily battle to serve and protect.  You can get involved, give to, or find out more about the Epic Warrior Foundation at www.epicwarrior.org Septem...

Jerry Don “JD” Johnson : September 13, 1960 - June 16, 2005 If we could say one more thing to him it would be: We love you; please stay.    Suicide Prevention – Lifeline number is 988 September is National Suicide Prevention Month. We are committed to bringing awareness to the topic of suicide prevention and assistance for suicide loss survivors navigating the waves of grief. Each September we wil...

In August 2019 the city of Odessa, Texas was turned upside down when a man drove through the busy streets and gunned down innocent people at random.  This story is especially dear to us because Odessa is our hometown.  In this special episode, we interview one of the survivors of the mass shooting. Kelby Davis is an Odessa native who has committed her life to Jesus, to her family family, and to he...

Hey book club friends! There’s just too many good books in our TBR list, so we leave the choosing up to YOU - and we were thrilled with your selection for our August book. “The Perfect Couple” by Elin Hildebrand is the chef’s kiss to the end of summer. This book enraptured us in a mutli-faceted murder mystery layered with love triangles, extravagance, scandal, and all this drama was set against th...

Episode 78: 2024, Part B Did you know that August is widely held as the “Second New Year”  of every year because everyone is getting back on a schedule and refocusing on the mind-body-spirit. That feels like very good news to us as our kids head back to school and we  reclaim some focus.  In this episode, we share some things for your body, body, and spirit, that we hope helps you feel better, thi...

Guess who’s back? Back again? School. It’s School! School is back.  In episode 77 we give a quick update on the start to the new school year, and we check in on Jenn b/c she is entering her firstborn daughter’s SENIOR YEAR!   This episode is seasoned with salt as we interview our three most highly favored guests: Emery, Malynne (MaeMae), and Mikah (Bubba). They share their summer highlights and te...

Teenagers often get a bad rap for their indecision, perceived laziness, fixation on video games, and addiction to social media. More often than not, the subject of emerging generations lends itself to criticism from elder generations. But what if they are exactly like we were at that age?...Trying to figure it out, seeking something bigger than themselves, and needing safe spaces to think, process...

Go shawty it’s your birthday - in Episode 75 we celebrate Juice’s birthday!  In this week’s episode, Jenn & Juice share some of their favorite birthday childhood party memories - because those 1980’s birthday parties were off the hook! (kinda. but not really.) Take a walk down memory lane with Jenni & Jessica as they reflect on living ‘one more’.     AUGUST BOOK CLUB YOU, our beloved listener’s, c...

Episode 74 In today’s episode Jenn hosts without her sidekick sister, Juice, but don’t worry - she’s not lonely because she is accompanied by her book besties Lauren & Lindi from Sisters on the Same Page. They get into July’s book pick, “The Housemaid is Watching” by Freida McFadden and they divulge some surprising details about the author as well as murmurs about the book series coming to the scr...