Blended, Blessed & Always A Mess

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On this episode, we talk about our 2-year wedding anniversary which we call the "CrewVersary", green relationship flags, and wounded oysters! We laugh and cry. As always sharing the raw emotions of life. Painful beauty.

Happy Easter to you and your Families! Take the pics and videos and hug your kids longer than they are comfortable with!   

Love, Love, Love,
Angie & Aric

Link to wedding video https://youtu.be/6ux5qSKaq6o

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Tune into this episode as we tried to dive into our spring break trip with the Crew many times but kept getting sidetracked on what was really top of mind. Raw and real emotions kept coming out whether we liked it or not.

Quick shout out to Lexi and Grandma Alice! Their birthdays are today!!!

We are ALWAYS A MESS.   Thanks for listening!
Love,
Aric & Angie

P.S. As promised, the link to the VRBO we rented in Phoenix, AZ
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Shortly after we lost Hallie, we wanted to reach young kids to educate them on relationship red flags and gun safety. Where do all the young kids hang out?  Tiktok. 

Angie created several videos like the Honor walk, Relationship Red Flags, and Gun Safety. They blew up. The kids kept saying...Mom/Ang you're going viral!!! They might be jealous of her following.

As we shared last week, we are trying to find purpose through the pain in the midst of this extreme heartache.  Heather Pettey (who was recently on our podcast) reached out to Angie in January after watching her TikTok and asked her to be on the Life Coach BFF Podcast that she hosts.

In today's episode, we share that podcast with Angie and Heather covering Gun Safety and Relationship Red Flags that you do NOT want to miss!

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Aric & Angie

Life Coach BFF https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-coach-bff-show-parenting-teens-christian-faith/id1483714421

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Exciting News this Week! 

A beautiful, perfect foal was born. Hallie's dream came true. The Crew, Hallie’s family and especially Hallie's Aunt Jessi and Uncle Matt are making it happen!

On this episode we discuss how finding purpose can help work through the pain even in the worst of times. 

Let's saddle up. We ride at dawn! Thanks for listening!

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Love,
Aric & Angie

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Have you ever had fear take over your life and paralyze you? Have you ever questioned your faith? Does uncertainty scare you? Well, you are not alone!

Tune into this episode as we dive into our faith and fear battle. We laugh and cry on this episode—all the feels.

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Love,
Aric & Angie

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"No" can be a tricky word to say. We have both struggled to say no to people, events, work, and kids. Sometimes life throws unimaginable curveballs that force you with no other option than to say No.

Tune in as we discuss how to say no, when to say yes, and the value each of those simple words brings!

Thanks for listening!
Love,
Aric & Angie

P.S. Sometimes, we are in a groove when recording, and this time we were not. Angie was having a rough, emotional night, and we clawed our way through it.   

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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!

One request, if you are enjoying our podcasts, would you give us a review on your favorite podcast listening platform?

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:
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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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