In this episode, you’ll get to meet Wendy Pratt, as she tells Brian her story. From some of her earliest traumatic memories of being abandoned by her mother; abused by family members, not wanting to live, to immigrating to the US from Mexico, to starting a family, knowing she desperately wanted and needed God, pushing all her chips into the middle, pursuing Jesus hard, and seeing the unequivocal hand of God in her life. This isn’t a “tie it up with a neat, little bow on top” story – rather, a work-in-progress journey of learning to trust in the midst of struggle.

In this episode, Brian sits down with Kim Kox, one of the co-leaders of the “Happier Hour” support group in The Healing Place. Kim tells her story, and her passion behind starting this group for women of all ages who are sober-curious and looking for an alternative to the traditional happy hour. Many women find themselves in the “gray-area” of drinking, or have fallen into the mommy-wine culture, or simply questioning their relationship with alcohol. Kim and Brian discuss how this group has helped Kim, and why she’s so passionate about helping other women.

“This isn’t your typical, generic- 5 tips for a healthy marriage -podcast. In this series, Brian and Jamie get raw and real, sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly of their almost 34 years of marriage. Starting with what they call their legacy years, and how blessed they feel to be in close, healthy relationships with their 3 adult children, and their now 4 grandchildren, they look back at when it wasn’t always this way. They look back at their horrible first year of marriage, their journey towards healing through counseling, the tragic loss of their 2-year-old son, Corban, and the life-changing grief that followed, and the journey through their faith crisis which eventually brought them closer together, and closer to God in profound ways. We hope their testimony gives you hope in your hard seasons.”

“This isn’t your typical, generic- 5 tips for a healthy marriage -podcast. In this series, Brian and Jamie get raw and real, sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly of their almost 34 years of marriage. Starting with what they call their legacy years, and how blessed they feel to be in close, healthy relationships with their 3 adult children, and their now 4 grandchildren, they look back at when it wasn’t always this way. They look back at their horrible first year of marriage, their journey towards healing through counseling, the tragic loss of their 2-year-old son, Corban, and the life-changing grief that followed, and the journey through their faith crisis which eventually brought them closer together, and closer to God in profound ways. We hope their testimony gives you hope in your hard seasons.”

“This isn’t your typical, generic- 5 tips for a healthy marriage -podcast. In this series, Brian and Jamie get raw and real, sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly of their almost 34 years of marriage. Starting with what they call their legacy years, and how blessed they feel to be in close, healthy relationships with their 3 adult children, and their now 4 grandchildren, they look back at when it wasn’t always this way. They look back at their horrible first year of marriage, their journey towards healing through counseling, the tragic loss of their 2-year-old son, Corban, and the life-changing grief that followed, and the journey through their faith crisis which eventually brought them closer together, and closer to God in profound ways. We hope their testimony gives you hope in your hard seasons.”

“This isn’t your typical, generic- 5 tips for a healthy marriage -podcast. In this series, Brian and Jamie get raw and real, sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly of their almost 34 years of marriage. Starting with what they call their legacy years, and how blessed they feel to be in close, healthy relationships with their 3 adult children, and their now 4 grandchildren, they look back at when it wasn’t always this way. They look back at their horrible first year of marriage, their journey towards healing through counseling, the tragic loss of their 2-year-old son, Corban, and the life-changing grief that followed, and the journey through their faith crisis which eventually brought them closer together, and closer to God in profound ways. We hope their testimony gives you hope in your hard seasons.”

“This isn’t your typical, generic-  5 tips for a healthy marriage -podcast.  In this series, Brian and Jamie get raw and real, sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly of their almost 34 years of marriage.  Starting with what they call their legacy years, and how blessed they feel to be in close, healthy relationships with their 3 adult children, and their now 4 grandchildren, they look back at when it wasn’t always this way.  They look back at their horrible first year of marriage, their journey towards healing through counseling, the tragic loss of their 2 year old son, Corban, and the life-changing grief that followed, and the journey through their faith crisis which eventually brought them closer together, and closer to God in profound ways.  We hope their testimony gives you hope in your hard seasons.”

Beth now believes that mission work is critical for “kingdom” advancement, but while she’s not claiming missionary status, she IS agreeing with God on her new assignment.  Listen as Beth shares her passion to help as many people as she can with her story, and the story of redemption that is available to anyone who will do the work.

Family is God’s way of providing unsolicited accountability.  Sometimes, our biological family can be our biggest strength, or it can be a royal pain in our butts!  In this episode, Beth describes who became her family on her journey to healing.