Faithful with Little

Welcome to the FINAL episode of the Faithful with Little Podcast! Our hope has always been to capture candid conversations about our Faithful God, his work in our lives, and what it looks like to live faithfully in a fallen world.

Today we reflect over the last year and half and what prompted us to start this podcast. We look ahead to some big changes happening in Alyssa's life as a military family (it includes a continent move!!) and why we've decided to end the podcast. We talk about what's next for both of us and some dreams we have for future creative work.

Thank you for following us here on our journey and it's always our prayer that you have been encouraged to be faithful with where God has you today.

We won't be posting any new social media content on our instagram page, but you can find us at:

(Emily) Little Roots Co.

(Alyssa) If Not

In this episode, Emily sits down with special guest Emily Vollmer to chat about the journey she and her husband have taken into the world of both foster care and domestic adoption.

Some things we talk about:

• What led you to start fostering?
• How do you step out in obedience when you don't feel equipped for the work?
• What made you decide adoption was something you wanted to pursue?
• Safe Families for Children
• What the adoption process actually looks like
• Common misconceptions we can have about adoption
• Are you willing to walk in relationship with a bio parent and facilitate a relationship with child and bio parent if circumstances allow it?
• Practical ways God has shown His faithfulness and how others have come alongside you

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In this episode Alyssa sits down with mom, business owner, and physical therapist Brittney Arnold to talk about the process her family walked through with embryo adoption. You'll hear about the ins and outs of the adoption process, what makes embryo adoption so unique, and how this can be one avenue for Christians to live out their pro-life faith.

Things mentioned on today's show:

Snowflakes Embryo Adoption

You can find Brittany on instagram at Vitality Physical Therapy & Wellness.

On this special episode Alyssa gets to sit down with her friend Molly (not her real name), who is currently serving among an unreached people group. You'll get to hear the story of how Molly came to Christ as a teenager, how she was introduced to missions through the local church, and what saying "yes" to Jesus can look like regardless of location. No matter where you live or what season of life you're in, we think this episode will encourage you to step out in faith and "give Jesus your yes."

*Because of the nature of Molly's work we cannot disclose real names or places.

In this special episode Alyssa sits down with Michelle Brock, a former military spouse, mom to three young adults, and author of the books Parenting with Mercy and the Topical Bible for Kids.

"We learn by doing. The more we forgive others, the more we learn about God's forgiveness to us. The more we learn about God's forgiveness, the more we learn to forgive. It works both ways." -Michelle Brock

You can read more of Michelle's work on her blog AS4ME.

Scripture Mentioned:

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32)

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. (Matthew 5:7)

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. (John 13:34–35)

What is love? 

Our culture likes to think of love as acceptance, encouraging people to stay where they are at with no call for change. But the love of Christ is an all encompassing, life changing force!  The world’s definition of love puts “me” at the center. But a heart changed by Jesus is going to be totally flipped on its head, focused on Christ and His kingdom. Today on the podcast we dream about what might actually change in our communities if we fully embraced the transforming power of God’s love AND lived out this reality in our own lives.

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What things has God given me? Where has God placed me? What are the needs around me? We might sound like a broken record over here, but we keep coming back to the truth that God has blessed us to be a blessing to others. Today on the podcast we talk about the one another's of scripture that challenge us to be the kind of people that both see needs AND meet them.

Scripture mentioned:

Always seek to do good to one another. (1 Thessalonians 5:15)

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another. (1 Peter 4:10)

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2)

"See Needs and Meet Them" by Laura Wifler

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Why is it so hard to tame our tongues and use our words for the better of others? What does this even look like in a world the promotes flattery and manipulation? Why is it so important that we do life together? Everything we speak reveals what we really believe about God.

Join us for this episode as we dive into what it looks like to be people that purposefully use words to encourage and build up the body of Christ.

Scripture mentioned:

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom. (Colossians 3:16)

Encourage one another and build one another up. (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

Exhort one another every day. (Hebrews 3:13)

What would it look like if Christians truly lived out the one another's of Scripture? How would our world and communities change if believers truly lived out these commands? Today on the podcast Alyssa and Emily talk about embracing humility as the most important starting point.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count [one another] more significant than yourselves. (Philippians 2:3)

Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another. (1 Peter 5:5)

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Join us for this unique episode where Emily sits down with her brother, Alex Gerber, to tell the story of God's faithful pursuit in dark and lonely places. We talk about a journey through divorce, loneliness, depression, and the struggle for life itself.

• "Is God real or are these things just coincidences?"

• "Those little things of phone calls and things like that were just enough to sway my car the other direction."

• "I had never grasped before that God loves me like a father loves his children. Out of that perspective of knowing how much I am loved began to flourish some of these new connections and relationships."

In the second part of this conversation we talk about how Alex is using the spaces and places God has given him to reach other lonely men in Charleston.

• MendCharleston
• Unlonely Holidays
• Get Out!

“The whole vision is to not journey alone. It’s not good for your marriage, for your friends, for your children. We are not meant to walk this alone. We are meant for relationship.”

"The circumstances didn't go away, the pain didn't go away, but what happened was I became engulfed by the peace and comfort and hope in Jesus Christ. Somehow God found a way to completely engulf the pain and suffering I was going through as I leaned into him."