These Are The Days

Happy New Year!! ✨ The holiday season was FULL of movement for us. We spent Christmas at Roloff Farm (in the home where Jeremy had Christmas every year growing up!) then went to our cabin in Spring River before heading back to our temporary home with Audrey's family. 🫠 We've lived out of luggage for the last two weeks, and there is a reality to it that social media just doesn't paint! So, we wan...

You say the word "Santa" and it brings up a diverse perspective of experiences, memories, word maps, and pictures. 🎄So let's talk about this – because for us, we used to sit on side of the Santa-camp and now we find ourselves moving towards the other side.  Like many things in parenting, Santa is something we've changed our minds on. Simply said, we are allowing Santa in our home (+ it means some...

You guys have probably seen or heard us talk about 1,000 hours outside on our social media. For the last 3 years we have been trying to complete our 1,000 hours outside as a family. We are SO close to finally hitting our goal this year – which is super exciting! 🥳 We asked Ginny Yurich (the mind behind 1,000 Hours Outside) to join us for this conversion to talk about the importance of being outsi...

What are things you value as a family? ♥️ If you have been following us for a while, you know family values are a big part of what we talk about. For our family, the values we've built unite us and ground us – keep us centered and tethered to reality.  We know that creating family values can feel overwhelming + daunting. You may feel like you have to instill all those values all the time. You may...

We're pregnant with baby #4! 🥳 So we thought this was the perfect episode to talk about expanding our family, how our parenting has evolved, what we're excited (and nervous) about with baby #4, and so much more.  When it comes to parenting, we all want a formula but there is no right-one-way to do it. That just doesn't exist. Every kid, every family, and every season is different. And we have tra...

Did you know we are remodeling our home? 😜 If you didn't it's ok! We haven't done the best job sharing about it online. Renovating our home means we've moved in with family. It's us, our kids, and Audrey's parents navigating life, homeschooling, work, and the renovation. And it has been quite overwhelming! 🥴   A big question we are getting about all this is … "how is it living with your parents?...

*Still in stock!!* Have you grabbed our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals yet?!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are available for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com  Let's talk abo...

Our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals are back!!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are officially available today for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com.  With holidays coming up, tr...

We get A  LOT of questions about how we came to the decision to homeschool our kids. So we thought it would be fun, interesting, and (hopefully) helpful to talk about that in today's episode. 😊 Our decision is multifaceted and it wasn't just about education for our kids. Our goal in this conversation is to share our personal schooling experiences, talk about parenting and our thoughts on raising...

Let's talk about church  ⛪ We have experienced many versions of the Christian church, and have openly shared them over the years. In our culture right now, there is a lot of sentiment around church; from church hurt, to frustrations, to people leaving church and not attending anymore.  Over the last few years, we have found ourselves wrestling with the gap of what church should be like and what c...

We just celebrated our 9 year anniversary (wild!) so marriage is at the forefront of this episode. ♥️ The last 9 years may have taken us away from our plans. But allowing the Spirit to move and shift them has led us to better plans than we could have expected, even if sometimes it has been challenging. Our marriage identity has been formed, and as we share our journey with you, we hope it inspires...

"When is the podcast coming back?" This is probably one of the most asked questions we received over the last 2 years. 🤣 We get it. We missed talking to you guys in this way just as much as you missed listening! So let's catch up because A LOT has happened in the last few years.  And remember, the life you are living is the life you are living TODAY. These Are The Days ♥️  Ps - listen to the very...

We have renamed the show (it fits our season of life!) and we are BACK! We hope that you find inspiration in every episode and walk away living each day more present and intentional. From home, health, & holiness to your family, kids, and marriage – we invite you to join us as we live more intentionally every day. There's no time like the present & remember – these are the days 🌿  

It is the final episode of this season! And we couldn't think of a better way to end than with a conversation around marriage mission statements and family values. It is one of our favorite things to talk about! Get cozy on your couch (or by your fireplace) and let's dive in.  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International . When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy o...

Dreams have always been a part of our relationship. Our conversations frequently circle back to our dreams. And the more we vocalize them, the more they become aligned.  Dreaming together is not only important, but powerful for your relationship. It unifies your relationship, aligns your resources, gives you something to work towards, and gives you purpose.  Tune in as we share all about dreaming...

We decided to try something fun for this episode! We went LIVE on our Instagram, @Beating50Percent, for a Q&A session and recorded the entire thing for the show. It was so much fun hanging out with you guys fireside (you even hear some fire crackling in the background)  This is an organic conversation answering some of our most asked questions as well as some fun on-the-spot questions from our aud...

Every relationship has conflict - it is universal + inevitable! But what sparks the most conflict in your relationship? Is it stress, lack of time together, money, hard days at work or with the kids? (Speaking honestly: for us, it is often when we overestimate our capacity and take on too much!)  The good news is that there are SO MANY ways you can help prevent conflict, healthily work through it,...

This episode is all about managing expectations surrounding special occasions and holidays so that they don't turn from a special day into a stressful day (No one wants that)! And with one of the biggest relationship holidays this weekend, we want to talk about Valentines Day, ways you can prevent conflict, and some fun date ideas!  Did you know it is Beating 50 Percent's 5 year anniversary? This...

Memories of Us has launched - and just in time for Valentines Day! We believe this journal will carry great weight and impact, beyond your marriage + for generations of your family to come. To celebrate Memories of Us launching, we are diving into why making memories + marking moments is SO important to us and how you can cultivate this in your relationship too. We love what Corrie Ten Boom brilli...

We are SO excited for today's episode because we are covering a lot of ground!  First, we are going to tackle a fear floating around our world today when it comes to relationships: the fear of being cheesy . And how that fear holds us back from pursuing creativity in our love stories.  We are also going to play a fun game that involves YOU guys! We asked you on Instagram to share some statements/a...

If you know us, you know that we THRIVE off of adventure + spontaneity! Sure, we need routine, but we also need newness. It is about finding that balance, stepping out of your comfort zone, and saying yes to moments along the journey.  Adventures make good stories and they teach you so much about who you are, who someone else is, and how your relationship responds to life and situations.  Our worl...

Communication is the most crucial component in marriage. It can strengthen, heal and acknowledge your commitment to grow your relationship.  We live in a fast paced, convenient world that does not value the power of writing things down or communicating well. And one of the biggest things that come against healthy (+ creative) communication is social media. If not harnessed and wrangled, social med...

The podcast is back!  But we aren't just excited about the new season of the show, we are also celebrating our new book, Creative Love ... which releases TODAY! This book is an essential follow up to A Love Letter Life. It is a snack book, as we call it! Creative Love is not meant to be a book you read in one sitting. It is a book full of ideas, challenges, and questions that help cultivate creati...

The theme of the last 6 months of our life has been scaling things back in our life which is why we have made the decision to wrap up season 4 of the podcast and take a break from releasing new episodes for a season. Our desire is to be authentic, real, and helpful, and offer great value to you guys. In order to do that, we need to fill up and invest in our own lives. We aren't quitting the podcas...

We love having conversations with people we consider mentors and today's guests are definitely some of those people to us! John + Lisa Bevere, co-founders of Messenger International, have been married for 38 years, have 4 sons, 4 grandkids, and their heart for the Lord is so evident! The Bevere's are driven to make disciples + truly loving others. And in this conversation you will definitely be ab...