This is how we make life work during the Thanksgiving holiday! 

After years of experience and life, we have it ALL figured out perfectly and are so happy to share our wisdom with you.  Yeah right!  No one is perfect and NO ONE has it all figured out but maybe we can offer a few golden nuggets to help you stay on track this week.

Listen in as we offer our personal formulas for not feeling like we are complete failures from throwing caution to the wind for a day! How do we stay on track?  What tips do we have for real life as we head into holidays?

Christi's Weekly Favorite:

2 boiled eggs, 2 slices of bacon, Duke's mayo

Nat's Weekly Favorite:

Tweezerman Women's Razor

This week's encouragement from God's word:

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present yoru requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." -Philippians 4:6-7

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles..."-2Corinthians 1:3-4

This is how we make life work when Halloween is over and it's time to take our masks off.  

What masks do we hide behind?  There are physical masks and emotional masks that we tend to find solace if we can keep hidden behind them.

But what happens when we take those off?  The relatability and reality behind them is often times more comforting than the facade that it puts out. 

We present some of our masks and how we can work around them!

Christi's Weekly Favorite: Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin

Natalie's Weekly Favorite: Activate-C

This week's encouragement from God's Word:

"Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace reconstructed as before."-Jeremiah 30:18

"But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary.  They will walk and not faint"-Isaiah 40:31

This is how we make life work when God repairs all of our brokenness.  Natalie sits down with her friend Tamara Le and disects some major life lessons.  

Tamara walks us through her story starting with a life changing surgery at the age of 3 that would leave her as a selective mute for years to come.  Her anxieties woven into her inner child wires that would prove life to be a bit challenging.  

During the times of 2020, Tamara and her family moved from Southern California to Texas where her real journey of faith came to fruition.  They have since relocated to Idaho in what seemed like a quick turn of events, but were they really? Was the Lord working something and maybe plucking feathers all along?  

Throughout her almost 40 years Tamara came to see her life as a piece of Kintsugi which literally means 'golden repair'.  She now sees all of her broken pieces mended by the beautiful gold metals of the Lord and what he has been able to make a brilliant piece of art. 

Tamara's Favorite:

Power of a Praying MoM

Power of a Praying Wife

This week's encouragement from God's word:

"The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps" Proverbs 16:9

This week Natalie talks with fellow fitness lover and Breast Cancer survivor, Monica Brezina.  Her journey started in 2016 with Triple Positive IDC when she found her cancer in a way that defies what we are always told! In 2022, things took a crazy turn of events when she was diagnosed with melanoma on her calf.

After more symptoms and further testing, Monica realized that she was now Stage 4 with the cancer in the lining of her lungs, lymphnodes and bones. What does Stage 4 mean? What does treatment look like? How do things change? What perspectives shift?  

Monica's view on life and how she continues to move and inspire others to stay physically strong is admirable!

Monica's Favorite:

Body Fit Training

This week's encouragement from God's Word:

Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

This week's episode is a MUST LISTEN as Natalie sits down with Kim Welch, MSN, NP-BC as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

Kim brings a perspective as a business owner who was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer during 2020.  She discusses her journey with treatment and how she was able to keep a business going during some of the most pivotal trials in her life including covid, the passing of her father and a house flood.  

Her grit and determination will leave you inspired to push through. She encourages us to ask some of the hard questions in our lives..."Am I doing God's Work?" and "Is our life aligned to hear from Him?"

Kim's favorites:

Plated and Regenerative Products

This week's encouragement from God's word: 

"Call to me and I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you know nothing about"-Jeremiah 33:3

Find Kim at https://thepearlmedicalspa.com/

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), Natalie sits down with fellow Breastie Trisha Mobley to discuss her perspective on the journey she embarked upon. 

Trisha brings a science background and a no holds bar approach to being an advocate for your own health.  Regardless of age or circumstances, she believes that knowledge is power and we MUST ask the hard questions.  Her comparison to cookies will leave you hungry for more ;) 

Listen in as the conversation ellicits how to stay positive and just 'put some lipstick on and smile' through the good days and bad! 

Trisha's Favorites:

Football and Skiing!

This week's encouragement from God's word:

"Don't be afriad, for I am with you.  Don't be discouraged, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you.  I will hold you up with my victorious right hand." Isaiah 41:10

This is how we make life work when battling breast cancer.  Christi and Natalie gear up for Breast Cancer Awareness month as they sit down to rehash the events of 2018. 

We are digging in unscripted with Natalie's story from her Breast Cancer Diagnosis and how God can take something horrible and turn into beauty. Going step by step through the journey, we touch on issues such as who does cancer discriminates against? What did the darker times look like? How do we prevent a mental downfall when trials hit? 

6 years later Natalie is using the hard to pay it forward and let God use her.  Through the founding of Tuman Breast Cancer Foundation, she has been able to make sense of the mess by helping others in her local community.  

Christi's Weekly Favorite: 

Pumpkins and Fresh flowers via Trader Joe's

Nat's Weekly Favorite:

Radiate: 90 Devotions to Reflect the Heart of Jesus

This week's encouragement from God's word: 

"Perhaps this is the moment for which you were created"-Esther 4:14

"I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."-John 16:33

We're diving into unchartered terrirtory today. How do we make life work in the midst of political turbulence? No personal viewpoints here. Just some tangible advice on how we keep our peace when things around us are wild! 

Do we take the approach of avoidance to protect our peace? Or do we immerse ourselves in it? Bottom line...It's up to you as an individual. 

Education is key. We all have a responsibility to do the work. Understanding the policies of both candidates will lead to informed decisions and more healthy and productive conversations. How do you know if the info you're getting is unbias? We share out thoughts. 

Our biggest take away: 

The news is no longer your most trusted source of information. Feelings need not apply. Look to Gods word for widsom and answers!

Christi Weekly Favorite: 

Ollipop "healthy" Sodas

Nat's Weekly Favorite:

Amber Roll On by Nemat

This week's encouragement from God's word:

"God's eternal plan of redemption is always going off without a hitch."

"No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you." Joshua 1:5 

This is how we make life work when we are faced with grief and loss.  What does life look like when we unpack the vasntess of grief? 

Grief isn't just the loss of someONE. Sometimes we grive the loss of 'what was', a season, or even an unwelcome change.

And can we just 'catch a break'?  Probably not! Grief is like an ocean and waves come and go.

What does grief mean to each of us?

How do we walk through every season of grief?

Do we talk about it?

Do we retreat?

This week's ecnouragement from God's word:

Psalm 34:8

1 Thessalonians 5:24

Christ's weekly favorite: 

Wink Eyelash Clusters

Natalie's weekly favorite:

Hydrojug Tumbler

This is how we make life work when we say so many things that have become a part of our every day lingo…but are they ridiculous or genius?

A fun episode where we dissect some expressions such as:

• Penny for Your Thoughts
• Call It a Day
• It Is What It Is
• Break a Leg
• Take it with a Grain of Salt
• Get it Out of Your System
• Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
• Go Back to the Drawing Board

Plus some bonus ones to think about!

How do we interpret them?

Do we say them often?

Do we agree with them or are they ridiculous? 

Check it out and YOU decide! We'd love to hear from you so message us on Instagram and share some of YOUR faves.