I’ve taken a hiatus from my podcast but it’s gonna be back up and running very soon! Here’s an original song to get us catapulted into a new season! Merry Christmas, fam!

Sometimes surprises can be scary and beautiful at the same time. Dwight and Amy have experienced several of those and have learned that what they thought or planned doesn’t always happen, but that doesn’t mean that what actually happens isn’t better than anything they could have dreamed. While they have many gifts, roles, abilities, and responsibilities, family is always priority. The advice and perspective they offer is especially encouraging and helpful for those in relationships or wishing to be, those with children or desiring to have them, those who may be guarded from past hurts or uncertain about the future, and those who would like to see from a redemptive and hopeful lens. @dholman83 @aholman12

I’ve been told most of my life that I am incredibly upbeat, encouraging, positive, happy, and full of life. When they talk to me more in-depth and I tell them that it’s a true battle at times to be that way because some days I don’t even want to live, they’re in shock and disbelief. The truth is the more someone deeply loves, the more they deeply hurt, and that person often doesn’t know how to handle those deep emotions and so they either cave in and shut out or they explode and lash out when what he/she is experiencing gets overwhelming. If I had to label my calling in life, it’d be a hope dealer. Undoubtedly, I believe that those who’ve been through more crap are the most effective at convincing others that their crap doesn’t have to kill them. On my highest or lowest day, I’m persuaded that God loves me and thinks fondly of me... even when I argue with and try to talk Him out of it. The depression and anxiety I battle doesn’t scare Him away or intimidate Him. It’s up to me to renew my mind to the worth He sees in my life. Gamechanger.

Sometimes we dream of what we want to be as a child and that often changes as we grow and mature. Heath talks about how he’s seeing the fulfillment of one of his dreams currently unfold before his eyes, but it hasn’t been the easiest or fastest route. The journey has included several things that appeared to have nothing to do with the end goal, but he’s learned from all of them and he offers us the best advice he’s ever received that changed his entire outlook on life.

Though “crickets” often signify silence these days, they make a lot of noise through motion. Even when we aren’t speaking, may our actions of love be as loud and clear as the crickets on a summer night underneath a starry sky. We never know whose life could be changed, spared, prolonged, fulfilled, or validated, or uplifted by our simple yet profound acts of love.

From Panda Express to pancakes to how they prefer their steak cooked, Trae and Londa enthusiastically speak on their individual backgrounds all the way to how they met and what they’re currently doing to bring a deeper connection to communities through media. I met them randomly in Winston-Salem NC and instantly gravitated towards their personalities and heart. They now live in Missouri so we had to do a virtual interview, but technology is nothing new for them! Be sure to check out Kinektt on all social media platforms and online and engage through the app itself! They can be directly found on Facebook and Instagram (@londamiller @traeryanmiller)

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After complicated pregnancies that almost ended her own life, Amber speaks of the intensified hope and gratitude she has after dealing with a whirlwind of heartaches and miracles all in her mid-20s. “Grief is just another word for love that has nowhere to go.”

These two individuals in their mid 30s are in their first year of marriage and now expecting a baby! They talk about their pasts and what they went through before they found each other and how they treated each other while dating that happens to be quite uncommon these days! Their present situations aren’t exactly what they expected them to be, but they certainly aren’t disappointed. Hope overflows in their stories through struggles and successes. You can find them on Facebook under their names and on Instagram @wilkerson.joshua and @amyleigh215 — and you can also search for the “A.M. with Amy” Facebook group for live worship, teaching, humor, prayer, and encouragement every Saturday morning at 8:30am!

Trauma is a real thing. Some people don’t even realize it was a traumatic experience they went through that caused fear to cripple them. How we view them and getting to the root of them will ultimately determine whether we allow them to paralyze us or propel us into our purpose.

Is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus something we celebrate and commemorate as a springtime holiday or did it actually and factually pave a way for a new life that every one of us can live out every day?