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Angie has requested this podcast topic for quite some time. Although Aric is not sure he feels qualified to share his thoughts, he sure shows up for all of us with grit and determination to be a strong Dad and Husband. At the end of the day, that is what matters!

So here we go...we hope this helps some dads and husbands!

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Thanks for listening,
Love, Aric & Angie

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We continue to find that it is incredibly important to surround yourself with people who will walk with you thru life by following Jesus...

In this week's episode, we visit with Heather Pettey, the author of "Keep It Simple, Sarah" and The Life Coach BFF Show Podcast.

Heather talks to us about building your Fire in the Rain as you face adversity! 

And the choices we have when FEAR enters into our lives...

We hope you enjoy our visit with Heather!

God Bless,
Love,
Aric & Angie

Heather Pettey Website: https://www.heatherpettey.com/
Life Coach BFF Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-coach-bff-show-parenting-teens-christian-faith/id1483714421
Keep It Simple, Sara Book https://amzn.to/414BAZY


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This week we reflect on some hard and raw realizations of things no one tells you about losing a child...

No longer fearing death...the unexpected PTSD...legitimate physical pain that your body endures...

It's a lot...and we hope it helps some of you as we lean into our Faith in Jesus...

Thanks for listening,

Love,

Aric & Angie

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Grab your family and tune into this episode!

We truly believe that for any of us to survive and thrive that we need to surround ourselves with good people...

Someone that Aric has surrounded himself with in the last year is his trainer Michael Egnew. He pushes him and the kids to have a POSITIVE mindset every time they work out.

Michael has lived one of the more difficult lives although as he shares with us he doesn't feel that way.  His perspective on life is something to admire. 

As we visited with Michael, we felt truly inspired and we hope that you will feel the same way too! Let's keep climbing!

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Love,
Aric & Angie

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Books referenced:
https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-for-Meaning-audiobook/dp/B0006IU470/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I7ZD4IW1MEII&keywords=man+search+for+meaning+by+viktor+frankl&qid=1675571665&sprefix=the+man+searc%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/The-How-of-Happiness-audiobook/dp/B001QVHQZO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DACXL82DHEKI&keywords=the+how+of+happiness&qid=1675571707&s=audible&sprefix=the+how+of+happiness%2Caudible%2C99&sr=1-1

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We've never planned a Celebration of Life...so obviously getting it right for our Beautiful Hallie was incredibly important. Thanks to Angie's sisters and besties...it couldn't have been a more perfect day!

In this episode, we reflect on a day that filled our hearts with friendship, love, and remembering Hallie.

Thanks for listening and keeping our family in your thoughts and prayers. 

Love,
Aric & Angie

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Every week we deal with a whirlwind of emotions. Some days an emotion is stronger than others. This week, anger has been at the forefront. 

A wise man was asked, "What is Anger?" He gave a beautiful answer. It's a punishment we give to ourselves for somebody else's mistake. And that's exactly what it feels like to us. 

Listen to this week's episode as we share our anger and how we are processing the hurt and the frustration of THE THIEF.    
 
Thanks for listening. 

Love,
Aric & Angie

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Did you know that Grief is the only emotion that you have to voluntarily choose to go thru?

Perhaps that's why SOOOO many people choose NOT to grieve...

We can honestly tell you that we are TRYING to walk thru the grief process and in this episode we talk about ways to grieve that might work for you...

Is it ever really good grief?  We're not sure...but we are trying...

Thanks for listening...

Love,

Aric & Angie

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God’s grace and the special signs that Hallie is more than ok gets us through the darkest of times. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were incredibly difficult.  We received two incredibly amazing signs; one during church on Christmas Eve and one on Christmas Day.

As humans, we are incredibly limited in our understanding and perception. Only through God’s grace can we find something to rejoice about. 

Thanks for listening,

Love,
Aric & Angie

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The last thing Hallie said to us was "Don't worry about me Mama, I'm going to be OK". 

While things have been incredibly heavy and we are filled with sadness, God has been good to us in that He's given us many signs that Hallie is with Him in Heaven...

The signs give us hope and keep us moving forward every day, no matter how difficult. 

In this episode, we begin to share some of the many different signs that Hallie and the Lord have sent to us in the last several weeks!

Thanks for listening and for your continued prayers! We hope 2023 brings you new beginnings. 

Love,

Aric & Angie

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Merry Christmas,

If we're being 100% honest this doesn't feel like Christmas in our home...we are surrounded by sadness...missing Hallie more than we can explain...

And yet the meaning of Christmas is the one reason we can hold onto Hope of seeing Hallie again one day...that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was born as a child...so that he could one day die for us and our sin...so we could be with Him and Hallie again one day in Heaven...

So in this episode we walk you deeper into what saying Goodbye to Hallie really looked like...and we remember she's walking with Jesus on this Christmas Day...

Thank you for letting us share Hallie's Story...

Love and Merry Christmas,

Aric & Angie

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