Life with the Lisenbas

Struggling with blame, resentment, and anger towards your spouse? In this powerful episode, Dr. Adam and Candice Smithyman delve into the Blame Game that separates most couples from having a fruitful marriage that honors God. They share powerful biblical truths from God's word to offer profound insights and practical solutions to help transform your soul and, in turn, your marriage. Join us a...

In this episode, we dive deep into Brianna's transformative journey from a place of disordered eating and negative self-image to a path of holistic healing with God. Brianna candidly shares how societal pressures to conform to certain beauty standards and avoid specific foods led her to develop unhealthy eating patterns, negatively impacting her mind and body. Through her heartfelt story, Bri...

Diagnosed in her teen years, Shannon faced the daunting diagnosis of a lifelong dependence on antidepressants due to a family history of mental illness. Despite being on eight different medications over a decade, none offered complete relief. But Shannon's story takes a transformative turn when she decides to embark on a different path to healing, guided by her faith in Jesus and learning spi...

For 16 years, Rissa was a victim of Child Sexual Abuse. How did she find Jesus in the midst of this? Listen to her powerful testimony of being set free from her abuser, fighting for justice, and walking out her healing with God.  Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewiththelisenbas , Tiktok @lifewiththelisenbas , and subscribe on Youtube @lifewiththelisenbas. If you have a...

Hear how the goodness of God can shine in the midst of suffering through Ally Jean's birth story. Child Loss Resources: Hope Remains: Seeing the Goodness of God in the Shadow of Suffering: Gordon, Reppard, Gordon, Summer, Hagarty, Hannah: 9781736040706: Amazon.com: Books Ally Jean facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552491368421   A song that helped Amanda through the har...

Statistics show that 1/4 Women have an Abortion. What are the aftermath effects of that decision?  Society won't tell you the truth. Hear Amanda's powerful testimony of how a secret hidden in the dark for 9 years was brought to the light by the loving power of Jesus, and she stepped into a beautiful redemption season of fostering children until meeting her husband in her early 30's....

How do you help each other in a relationship when you are both going through it at the same time? In this episode we share a story with you of how we've learned to work as a team during fearful moments when we both feel weak and need strength.  Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewiththelisenbas , Tiktok @lifewiththelisenbas , and subscribe on Youtube @lifewiththelis...

Happy Thanksgiving week! This special episode is to prepare your heart for the upcoming holiday. If you dread thanksgiving because of awkward family conversations or triggering moments then this episode is for you. Don't let family drama steal your joy this Holiday! Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewiththelisenbas , Tiktok @lifewiththelisenbas , and subscribe on Y...

This one's for all the wives who's husbands prioritize golf before them.... kidding {maybe} 🙈 Give it a listen, be encouraged, and take away tangible tips that have worked for us to truly find balance amongst the busyness of life. Nail down your priorities, set boundaries, and start working as a TEAM to start flourishing in your marriage, work, and family life.  Share this episode with...

We are answering your submitted questions in this episode and expanding on them! We couldn't get through all of the questions but don't worry- we'll come out with more in depth future episodes centered around some of the submitted questions. You can always connect with us on Instagram sharing a podcast topic idea you have! Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @li...

Is it hard for you to make decisions? Overthink everything? In this episode we are sharing our personal life stories of when we said YES to hard things that we really wanted to say NO too. However each of those YES moves led to so much growth, and blessings in our life. We want to encourage you to be bold and say YES today to whatever you've been avoiding.  Share this episode with a friend! F...

Control your time on social media or it will control you.  There is a 31.93% chance for heavy social media users to think about leaving their spouses. In this episode we are sharing from personal experience how we have set healthy boundaries with social media so it doesn't become an addiction that we allow to come between us.  Shop Mel Marie Skincare- https://melmarieskincare.com?aff=10 Code:...

We just potty trained our almost 2 year old daughter in 5 days! We are sharing the strategy and tips of what we did with her to make this journey successful. Now that we had 2 babies under 2 in diapers we wanted to help our oldest transition out of them before her 2nd birthday, she was showing the signs of readiness and we were more than ready to! Send us your potty training questions and feedback...

Is college necessary? Yes and No. It really depends on what career you want to pursue. For Hunter and I we felt immense pressure to go to college as it was the mainstream option pushed in our generation as the only way to have a success future and career. The narrative has shifted now and we are sharing our personal experience of why we regret the steps we took to go to college and what we are doi...

Struggling to set boundaries with your In-Laws? We get it. It can be challenging to set boundaries with your parents and in-laws after marriage. Especially when you had kids and their influence comes in even more. In this episode we are sharing what we've done to have a great relationship with our in-laws and keeping it light hearted with some funny stories.  Share this episode with a friend!...

If you're looking for ideas to connect deeper, have fun, and re-kindle that joy in your relationship we are sharing our best tips in this episode. Over time it's easy to get stuck in the mundane life and before you know it you've stopped pursuing your partner, so its time to put that effort back into your relationship and find the things you both enjoy to do together.  Share this ep...

We had another baby! Leighton Marie Lisenba was born June 20th after a quick labor and amazing unmedicated water birth at our birth center. In this episode we are sharing her birth story and answering your submitted questions for us about birth, postpartum, and transitioning from 1 to 2 babies so far! Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewiththelisenbas , Tiktok @lifewitht...

Do you and your spouse split household roles like a team or are you constantly arguing or competing with each other about who does more? Hunter and I are sharing our personal testimony of how we have navigated this challenge in our house. Hunter works a full- time job, and I am a full-time stay at home working mom so while our roles are very different we have found a way to both contribute equally...

If you're a Christian it's hard to raise a child in the Word today and not in the World. We don't have all the answers, but God's word does. In today's episode we are sharing what His word says about raising children up to know Him and tangible tips of how we have started implementing this with a toddler. Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewithth...

Are you prioritizing your relationship with your Spouse before your Kids? If not, we are sharing 15 tangible ways in this episode to start prioritizing your marriage first and modeling what a healthy Godly marriage looks like to your kids. If you don't continue to prioritize your marriage first then you'll start drifting apart from your spouse and that will hurt the entire family.  Share...

Are you in a relationship but struggling with feelings of loneliness? In this episode we share our personal experience of overcoming loneliness in marriage and how we identified it to make our relationship stronger than ever.  Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewiththelisenbas , Tiktok @lifewiththelisenbas , and subscribe on Youtube @lifewiththelisenbas. If you have a qu...

What is your purpose? If you have ever wrestled with that thought or question, we have to. For years we felt stuck in discovering what our "purpose" was so in today's episode we are sharing what we found on our journey to discovering what purpose truly is for our lives and how you can to.  Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewiththelisenbas , Tiktok @lifewi...

We got married at 18 years old right out of highschool. In this episode we are getting real sharing what we learned, mistakes we made, and how we overcame that to make our marriage stronger than ever- in hopes to help you avoid some of the mistakes we made.  Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewiththelisenbas , Tiktok @lifewiththelisenbas , and subscribe on Youtube @lifew...

Are you a young couple talking about marriage? We are sharing our story of dating throughout high school and our decision to get married at 18 years old. The mistakes we've made and what we learned along the way navigating young marriage.  Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewiththelisenbas , Tiktok @lifewiththelisenbas , and subscribe on Youtube @lifewiththelisenbas...

You and your spouse can disagree on quite a few things when it comes to birth. How do you find common ground? We are answering the questions you submitted & sharing tips on how to prepare your spouse for birth in this episode! If you are planning a home birth, birth center birth, or hospital birth this is for you. Share this episode with a friend! Follow us on Instagram @lifewiththelisenbas ,...