Welcome to a new episode of the Sailor Jimmy Podcast! This is a very special episode as Jimmy Rogers, along with his wife Lindsey Rogers, are joined by their dream guest, Taya Kyle.

Taya is an author, politician, and military veterans family activist that has been an inspiration to thousands of people with a family member or spouse in the army. In a heartfelt discussion, Taya opens up about her journey with God and the path she has followed to get to where she is in her faith today.

She explains the circumstances around the death of her husband and inspires us to find God, even in our darkest moments. We hear inspiring personal stories and are lucky enough to experience the power of Taya’s unwavering faith. She shares advice on how she manages to balance her life, the morals and beliefs she passes on to her children, and the ways to find strength in your faith when it feels impossible.

We are also lucky enough to be given a brief look into her new book, American Wife: Love, War, Faith, and Renewal, and understand why it can be seen as a vessel for advice and support. We hope you join us and can take away some inspiration and guidance! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Discussing why Jimmy and Lindsey are having Taya on the podcast. 
• Starting off with rapid-fire questions to get to know Taya.
• How Taya’s warrior spirit and faith carried her through loss and dark times in her life. 
• The moments and resources that helped strength Taya’s faith and connection with God. 
• The signs that led Jimmy to join the army.
• A comparison of Taya’s faith before and after the death of her husband.
• The ways Taya grew her connection to God.
• How to turn the issues and cruelties in society towards the light. 
• The need to stop idolizing and accepting the darkness in the world and start embracing the light in humanity. 
• Making a conscious effort to create a connection with the people around you. 
• How Taya talked about making choices, communicating, and making decisions with her children. 
• Discussing a fan question: how to overcome the distrust in God after the death of her husband.
• Discussing the death of her husband, his murder trial, and the background of his murderer.
• Exploring what it means to trust God and kill people with kindness.
• How to stay motivated in the nonprofit world and to want to help people, despite negative energy. 
• The power of staying mission-focused.
• Discussing the gala that Taya will be speaking at. 
• Personal advice from Taya on the management of balance in her life: the importance of having a power hour.

Tweetables:

“Never has a generation more connected, and at the same time, never has a generation been more lonely.” —@tayakyle [0:18:26]

“What we pay attention to grows.” —@tayakyle [0:19:44]

“In my opinion, I think that there is a darkness that is going to attack the light.” —@tayakyle [0:25:46]

“If I can't trust people then I have to trust God.” —@tayakyle [0:26:05]

“We are not supposed to compare ourselves to other people. We have to know that every action we take has a ripple effect and the Holy Spirit and God are taking care of the rest.” —@tayakyle [0:32:38]

“For every life that you change, it impacts a million.” —@tayakyle [0:34:16]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Taya Kyle

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American Wife

American Spirit

Warrior Collections

Heaven is for Real

The Bible Project

Peak Performance

Boots For Troops

Scafom North America

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