That’s What I Thought

In our first ever interview, we got to sit down with our friends Aaron and Janae Estrada and hear their love story. It's a story of intentionality, patience, and seeking God first to provide in ways we couldn't expect or see coming. We've love getting to walk alongside our fellow newlyweds as we continue to grow in strong communication and love.

Welcome to Love Story month! Of course, we wouldn't make others do something we won't do ourselves so we're sharing our love story first. We had the pleasure of having our friends Scott and Lauren Matthews of the Marriage Refined podcast interview us for their show so we're sharing that audio here. Thanks for hopping into a month of celebrating God's design for marriage.

We're finishing up our conversation about grief by discussing the grief we've all experienced this past year as well as how to walk alongside a friend in grief. Plus, one of our favorite conversations about grieving one positive thing to the next and how to create a funeral for each transition to celebrate, grieve, and remember it.

Grief is a part of our lives in so many more ways than the physical death of a love one. We grieve jobs, relationships, expectation changes, and so much more. Grief is also complex. It doesn't have a clear end point and it doesn't have a clear pattern. In this first part of the conversation we want to discover some of the unrealized truths about grief so we can understand grief in our own life. In...

I, Annette, am a HUGE nerd! And how could we let a series about healthy conversation go by without discussing some communication theory you can use every day! Here's a couple pro tips all about:  Value Statements Ogden's Triangle of Meaning Knowing Your Audience Defining Terms Creating Outlines to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

Unpopular opinion: Sarcasm is NOT your love language. We want to take a quick dive into scripture and hear about God's plan for our words. We want to challenge ourselves to say, as believers, are our words useful for building each up or are we just trying to avoid saying what we actually mean? Here's what we thought about sarcasm, and what we're learning now!

How do you reach success? First of all, you have to start by identifying to lies you are believing that keep you from success.

Merry Christmas to you and yours! We're talking about our favorite Christmas movies and songs, as well as some of our family traditions!

If there's something Annette loves, it's asking weird questions. We're diving into how asking weird questions helps build relationships by making people seen, known, and loved; helps you grow as a leader; and helps you learn as an individual. Shoutout to our friend, Dustin Kaehr, at The Think. Lead. Live. Group for his wisdom as well!

We're starting a mini-series all about healthy conversations. This episode focuses mostly on conflict and how to have it healthily. Whether you like to have a conflict or avoid it; conflict has to happen in a way that focuses on the truth of who Jesus is and brings understanding. It also has to come from a place of vulnerability and seeking restoration. We're excited to dive more into this convers...

We're talking all about getting married during the pandemic and the ramifications that has had on our lives. As well as the benefits and struggles of finding silence in this season. Hope you find hope in Jesus in this strange pandemic time.

We're getting emotional and we're doing some preaching here! Some more thoughts on what we've gained and being okay with our lives being shattered in order to find and hear Jesus. Gain perspective on who's important and what's important. What have we gained from this season?

Time for a little holiday fun! We're talking all about our favorite Thanksgiving foods, traditions, and how often your taste buds change. Enjoy your turkey friends!

So much to think about, we had to do it in 2 parts! We're diving into how our 12 has changed in season, how that plays into our first year of marriage, and how mentors and mentees play into your 12. Let us know who you're thankful for!

The relationships around you are who you become, so it's important to be intentional with who's in your circle. Jesus models circles of relationships to us with his 3, 12, and 500 friends. We'll talk more about what that looks like tangibly in our lives and how we've been influenced. We hope this inspires you to say, "thanks" and "I love you" to the people closest to you.

Welp, wouldn't you know it. We are learning from each other every day. Especially from people who are different than us. As an outgoing extrovert from BIRTH, I (Annette) have stood out against my introverted family like a sore thumb. But when I started to pay attention I learned so much (and still do) from their security, support, and silence. Here's 7 big takeaways: Listen - stop talking! It's ok...

Welcome welcome! Micah and Annette here and we are so excited to share with you some of our thoughts, stories, and experiences about communication, relationships, and life. Let us introduce ourselves and tell you a couple of our funny stories. And hey, a little preview of what's to come too. We're so glad you're here!