Let's Talk Life

Laurie Yager is a wife and mother to three, "fun kids". She loves to cook, and because she has a science background finds that shopping, meal planning, and cooking for her family with different dietary needs, is like a fun science experiment. Laurie shares her struggles to advocate for her child with dietary issues and how God met her within the struggle.   

Heather focuses on Matthew 14: 13-21 as she encourages you to give God your little and watch Him supply abundantly. 

Kerry remembers watching the Arizona sun sink into the desert and grilling fresh-killed jack-rabbits over the campfire. She recalls his words, "Keep the faith, play the cards you're dealt, and live life to the fullest." She rolled her eyes as a teenager but now as an adult, understands her father's words. Join wife, mother of two teenage boys, and chef Kerry Batres as she describes the months that blended into years of healing from her tumultuous relationship with her father, in his life, and after his death. 

Enjoy this time to immerse yourself in Mark 10:17-22, "The Rich Young Ruler" 

Enjoy this time to immerse yourself in God's word through scripture meditation.

 As a reformed sugar addict and couch potato, Published Author, Personal Trainer, and Wellness Coach Helen Granskog recounts her journey toward health. This change in her life inspired her to write "From Sugar to Sneakers, to Simple" (found on Amazon) and gave her a passion for helping others move toward wellness. She talks to her clients about the 5 Pillars of Wellness (nutrition, exercise, mindset, sleep, and time outside). She helps them understand how they are all connected and helps them develop habits and routines to become the best version of themselves.

Relax and immerse yourself in Matthew 4: 1-11. The temptation of Jesus. 

You will want to listen to this podcast if you are thinking of putting your child in dance class. Join me as I interview my seventeen-year-old daughter Shyla as she shares about her fifteen years as a ballet dancer. We discuss body image and food, the highs and the lows of being chosen for parts or not chosen, and the pros and cons of being a dancer. 

Olympian, Carissa Gump at 5 ft 1, is small yet mighty. With her intoxicating excitement for life, she describes what attracted her to weightlifting. She describes how she succeeded in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, placing 14th, and how her life has changed, from athlete to non-athlete, because she now has the "best, yet hardest job ever" being a mom. 

Eva had emotional baggage that she lugged around for years. This is understandable when you are newly married and your husband has left you with 4 young boys to care for. Eva's been on a journey of forgiveness and to let go of what weighed her down. Within that journey, God has breathed new possibilities into her life that she never imagined. Eva is not only now remarried to a kind and loving man, but she also has two more sons. She is also embracing the creativity and ingenuity that God has given her.