When Richard and I became empty nesters, we found ourselves asking a question many couples face:

What's next?

After years of raising kids, attending ball games, navigating marriages, divorces, blended families, and all the beautiful chaos of family life, we suddenly found ourselves in a new season.

We didn't need more bedrooms.
We needed a home that reflected who we were becoming.

So we bought an 80-year-old house in Fort Worth.

What we thought would be a simple renovation quickly turned into a lesson in patience, faith, and trusting God's timing.

In this season finale of Brave Conversations, I share the story of our renovation, the transition into empty nesting, and the lessons I learned from the homes that held me through every chapter of my life.

Because sometimes the house isn't the story.

The story is who you're becoming inside of it.

✔️ Navigating the empty nest season
✔️ Right-sizing for what matters most
✔️ Renovating an 80-year-old Fort Worth home
✔️ Why every home served a purpose in its season
✔️ A look back at the journey that shaped Brave Conversations

If you're navigating a life transition, considering a move, or wondering what's next, I hope this episode reminds you that God wastes nothing.

Every season has a purpose. Every home tells a story.

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In this episode of Brave Conversations, I share the story of the Flower Mound house that changed everything.

After years of heartbreak, moving, and trying to build a life based on what looked right, I finally learned the difference between rushing into something and trusting God to build something steady.

This episode is about blended families, slowing down, healing, surrender, and the surprising ways God shows up in ordinary moments, sometimes in the form of a rental house next door to your best friend.

We talk about:
• Trusting God after divorce and disappointment
• Blending families intentionally
• Why slowing down matters
• The meaning homes hold during life transitions

I’ve lived in nine homes, and each one marked a season of becoming. But this house in Flower Mound felt different.

For the first time, I wasn’t building a home out of hope alone.
I was building it out of choice.

If you’re navigating a transition in midlife — marriage, divorce, empty nest, or blending families — this conversation is for you.

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"He's just not that into you", that's what my girlfriends would tell me during the four years that Richard and I dated. The way we dated was not common, following God and putting Him first rarely is, but it is always worth it!

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One year after my 2nd divorce, I found myself making yet another move. This time I was buying a house on my own, just me and my boys. The season in Savannah wasn't easy, but they were some of the most impactful years of my life. I can't wait to share with you my Brave move to Savannah, for what my boys refer to as the "single mom years". BraveMoves.com

The Christmas tree was on the floor.

And when she saw the word HOPE on her bookshelf, she realized she had lost hers.

In Episode 3 of Brave Conversations, Barbie Armenta shares the moment she stopped telling herself it was fine. The beautiful house. The walking on eggshells. The night two weeks before Christmas that changed everything.

And the box.

Just one box.And the courage to start packing.

This is the episode about the brave move nobody plans for, the one you make when you finally realize that staying is no longer protecting anyone.

If you've ever held it together for your kids while quietly falling apart , this one is for you.

Follow Brave Conversations. Episode 4 is where the healing begins. 💛

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He was wearing a blue shirt standing close to the dance floor. dance floor.His friends said girls always asked him to dance when he wore it. She was newly divorced, lonely, and ready to believe in love again.

In Episode 2 of Brave Conversations, Barbie Armenta shares the story of her second marriage, the Las Vegas wedding, the dream home with the pool, the boys growing up, and the faith that was just beginning to take root.

And the quiet truth underneath all of it:

You can build something beautiful and still feel like something is wrong.

This is the episode about hope and what happens when hope leads you somewhere hard.

Because sometimes the transitions we don't choose are the ones that shape us most.

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The phone rang in the middle of the night.

A voice she didn't recognize. A question she wasn't prepared for. And a life that would never look the same again.

In this first episode of Brave Conversations, Barbie Armenta shares the story behind the brave moves, starting with the marriage she believed in, the home she built, and the moment everything changed.

This podcast is for women who are navigating transitions they didn't plan for and still believe that something good is ahead. We talk about identity, faith, home, and the courage it takes to start over when your story gets rewritten.

Because the life you're building right now?It's not over.It's just becoming something new.

New episodes dropping soon. Follow so you never miss one. 💛

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My Midlife Gap year- Not a year off, but a year on. Resetting, realigning, and rediscovering who I am in this season of life. I want to encourage you to take this coming year to invest in you. Let's work together to make the second half the best half of your life.

I am launching today YML Academy - Make the second half the best half.

Let's take a midlife gap year together!

Want a FREE preview of what you can expect? Join me for Reimagined Summit - Live with purpose in 2024

You can find all of the information at

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"God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself." When you let God lead He will take you places that you never imagined. It is not too late.

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Welcome back to Brave Conversations! It has been a minute, but I am back. I am so excited to bring you this miniseries for the next 6 weeks. Is a midlife gap year a thing? I think it definitely should be. It is not a year off; it is a year on! I can't wait to talk about it.

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Produced at Launchbox Collective in Fort Worth, Texas