Six months ago God nudged us to start a podcast with no plan and no paycheck. It has not made a dollar. We are not stopping

We get into what it costs, in money and in time we do not have. What we do when the numbers say stop. The rule we made so this never consumes our family. And the one sentence our pastor said that settled whether we would ever quit.

If God has put something on your heart and you keep waiting until you feel qualified, take the leap. This episode is for you.

Timestamp:

00:00 Intro

01:28 Six Months of Our House

02:13 Malia’s Layoff and What Came Next

07:57 Why the Podcast Is a Ministry

12:35 Obedience When You Feel Unqualified

17:56 Following God Without Knowing the Plan

20:25 Protecting Their Family From the Work

22:16 The Advice That Helped Them Keep Going

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We're Jason and Malia. Four boys, almost 16 years married, helping families bring God to the center of their home every week.

As for our house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15

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Erica LeMarr was having her best year in business while her marriage quietly fell apart. What saved it is the last thing our culture wants to hear.

If your life looks successful on paper and feels empty at home, this conversation is for you.

She sat down with us and held nothing back. The night her husband finally said the thing that woke her up. Hear how a wife who says "I just obey my husband" ended up with more peace, more friends, and a business that doubled.

We asked her the questions you are probably yelling at the screen right now. Isn't that weakness? Where is the line between obedience and being walked on? And what does she say to the strong-willed woman who hears the word submit and wants to say nope!?

Timestamp:

00:00 Introduction

01:40 The last straw

03:59 “What could I learn from a stay-at-home mom?”

06:09 “This is weird. Who are you?”

09:27 The phone call she can't explain

22:07 “I just obey”

31:54 The Bible as a constitution

44:05 Letting Jesus be the CEO

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As for our house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15

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There is a way to start a gospel conversation without needing the right words. Scott Edlin found it the day before a Super Bowl.

Jason was an atheist three years ago, and he still freezes when a stranger asks about his faith. So we sat down with Scott, founder of the Luke 2 Project, and asked what we actually wanted to know. What do you say when you do not have a verse ready? Why does he believe Christians push more people away from God than they bring in? And what does a box of t-shirts in his trunk have to do with any of it?

He also told us something about getting saved that we had never heard anyone say out loud.

If you believe but go quiet the second somebody asks you why, this one is for you.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

04:44 What happens when you wear one

10:22 32 years in the flesh

12:52 The day before the Super Bowl

25:41 The part of getting saved nobody talks about

29:14 Why Christians push people away

31:46 Just plant a seed

39:45 “Dad, I’m bored” on December 26th

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Jon and Danielle Mackin were already Christians, but looking back, they realized God was not truly at the center of their home. Their kids had seen conflict, their marriage lacked grace, and faith was mostly something they practiced on Sundays.

In this episode of Our House with The Smylies, Jon and Danielle share how that began to change when they surrounded themselves with people who lived out their relationship with Jesus every day. Prayer, worship, grace, and repair slowly became part of their marriage and parenting.

Now their kids still see disagreement, but they also see forgiveness, restoration, and a marriage they can feel secure in. Jon also shares how putting God at the center changed the way he approaches his business and trusts God with what comes next.

If you want faith to become part of everyday family life, this conversation is a practical place to start.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Intro

04:08 - Finding Peace in a Chaotic Home

05:22 - Raising Four Kids

08:34 - Discipline, Consequences, and Self-Control

14:57 - Why Repair After Discipline Matters

18:00 - Bringing Faith Into Everyday Family Life

22:10 - Helping Kids Build Their Own Faith

30:54 - Putting God at the Center of Marriage

35:38 - From Sunday Christianity to Everyday Faith

38:31 - How Grace Changed Their Marriage

41:09 - Letting Your Kids See Conflict and Repair

44:11 - Why Marriage Comes Before the Kids

53:49 - Putting God at the Center of Business

59:27 - Praying Over Clients and Surrendering Work

1:05:36 - The Importance of Christian Friendship

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For eight years, Desi and Steve hoped and prayed for a child. When doctors told them pregnancy was no longer likely, they had to face the possibility that becoming parents might look completely different from what they had imagined.

Then, during an anniversary dinner, Steve said the words Desi had been trying to avoid: “We’re being called to foster care.”

In this episode, Desi and Steve share their honest journey through infertility, foster care, adoption, grief, faith, and learning to trust God when life did not go according to plan.

They talk openly about the fear of becoming attached to a foster child, the heartbreak of reunification, the strain foster care placed on their marriage, and the moments when they questioned whether they could continue.

Desi also shares a painful moment when a court decision left her angry with God, only to discover later that He had been working behind the scenes the entire time.

Timestamp:

00:00 From infertility to foster care

02:45 Desi and Steve’s faith journey

10:35 Eight years of infertility

11:39 Feeling called to foster care

18:12 Beginning the foster care process

20:07 Receiving their first placement

21:49 How foster care affected their marriage

25:27 Reunification and saying goodbye

31:06 Audrey’s adoption journey

32:26 Wrestling with anger toward God

36:06 Years of uncertainty in foster care

38:28 Loving a foster child as your own

42:00 The unexpected call about their son

46:39 How faith and community carried them

58:13 Supporting foster families

59:23 Creating peace in their home

This episode is for couples facing infertility, families considering foster care or adoption, foster parents navigating uncertainty, and anyone learning to trust God when His plan looks different from their own.

Your journey may not look the way you expected, but that does not mean God has forgotten your family.

Watch the full episode to hear Desi and Steve’s powerful story of how foster care made them parents.

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Traveling with kids rarely goes exactly as planned. Flights get delayed, children have meltdowns, routines disappear, and something almost always goes wrong.

After 14 years of traveling with four kids, Jason and Malia have learned that a successful family trip is not about avoiding the chaos. It is about preparing for it, staying on the same team, and remembering why you decided to travel together in the first place.

In this episode, they talk honestly about the good, the bad, and the stressful parts of traveling with babies, young children, and teenagers. They share stories from airports, road trips, international flights, extended stays, and a family mission trip that changed their perspective on contentment and joy.

They also share practical lessons for making family travel easier, including:

Timestamp:

00:00 Intro

02:05 Why traveling with babies can feel intimidating

04:28 How travel expands a child’s perspective

09:35 Family travel does not have to be expensive

11:46 What traveling reveals about relationships

16:41 Travel tips for different ages

19:06 Babies, blowouts, and airplane meltdowns

22:53 Staying calm when your children are overwhelmed

24:44 Preparing children emotionally for a trip

28:17 The parenting mistake they made after vacation

33:47 Packing, snacks, electronics, and medications

36:21 Keeping God at the center while traveling

38:53 Choosing family experiences over possessions

39:28 How a mission trip changed their family

42:13 Encouragement for parents afraid to travel

This conversation is for parents planning their first family vacation, experienced travelers looking for practical ideas, and Christian families who want to stay connected and keep God at the center wherever they go.

The trip may not be perfect, but that does not mean it will not be worth it.

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE and discover how to make traveling with children less stressful, more meaningful, and more connected.

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Ashton Winningham had his own plans. He was building a business, thinking about moving to California, and figuring out what he wanted his future to look like.

Then God began leading him somewhere completely different: Bible college and missionary work in Peru.

Ashton is a Bible college student and missionary from Las Vegas who followed God’s call to Peru, where he serves through Bible study, evangelism, discipleship, and mission work.

In this episode, Jason and Malia sit down with Ashton to talk honestly about what it looks like to follow God when you do not have the whole plan figured out. Ashton shares how prayer helped shape his decision, what it was like leaving his family and traveling overseas alone for the first time, and how serving in Peru has changed the way he thinks about faith, calling, and the future.

They also talk about Bible college, protecting your faith when you leave home, sharing the gospel in another language, discipleship, the cost of missions, trusting God financially, and how every Christian can live out the Great Commission wherever God has placed them.

Timestamp:

00:00 Every Christian has a mission

03:49 Giving your plans to God

06:31 Leaving home and moving to Peru

11:01 What Bible college is really like

13:00 How to discern where God is leading you

16:05 Bible college, secular college, and protecting your faith

21:09 Preaching the gospel in another language

25:50 The Great Commission and real discipleship

29:50 Mission work in remote areas of Peru

33:43 The hardest part of leaving your family

37:04 How missionaries support themselves financially

41:16 Your calling does not have to look like someone else’s

42:38 Making plans while trusting God with the future

44:56 Finding peace through prayer and God’s Word

This conversation is for Christian parents, young adults, families, and anyone trying to understand what it means to follow God when His direction looks different from the plans you had for yourself.

You do not have to know the entire plan. Sometimes, you simply have to take the next faithful step.

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For years, Jason thought prayer was “woo-woo.” Bringing God into everyday life did not make sense to him, while Malia continued praying for him for 15 years.

Today, prayer is one of the most important rhythms in their marriage and family.

In this episode, Jason and Malia talk honestly about why prayer can feel awkward, especially for new believers or couples who have never prayed together. They share how prayer slowly became part of their daily lives and how it changed the way they handle marriage struggles, anxiety, parenting, conflict, forgiveness, and difficult seasons.

They also share practical ways families can begin praying without making it complicated, including:

Timestamp:

0:00 Why Jason thought prayer was “woo-woo”

03:31 An atheist’s perspective on prayer

04:38 The journey that changed his view of God

10:39 Praying for your spouse and marriage

13:30 Teaching children how to pray

17:32 Building prayer into family life

19:43 Prayer, gratitude, and anxiety

23:50 Why we should pray for people immediately

27:29 Simple ways to start praying as a family

31:04 Why prayer feels awkward at first

33:51 Building a faith that lasts beyond Sunday

This conversation is for Christian couples, parents, new believers, and anyone who wants to put God at the center of their home but does not know where to begin.

Prayer does not have to sound perfect. Sometimes, you simply have to start.

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ABOUT OUR HOUSE We're Jason and Malia Smylie, married over 15 years with four boys. We're not pastors, just parents sharing how we're learning to build a God-centered home with more peace, contentment, and joy. New episodes every week.

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Brian Davila made millions in real estate, paid off his house, and bought $50,000 Rolexes. And he still woke up anxious, empty, and without peace. In this episode, the real estate millionaire and host of The Way sits down with us to tell the truth about having everything the world sells as success and still feeling like something was missing, until he gave his life to God and everything changed.

This is one of the most honest conversations we've had on Our House. Brian opens up about the anxiety he carried his whole life and the moment it lifted after one prayer, the secret struggles with anger and pornography he never told anyone, and how confession and baptism set him free. He shares what it was like to build wealth alongside Ryan Pineda and still feel restless, and how faith finally gave him the peace that money never could.

We also walk through the story of his son Joshua, who was born with Down syndrome. Brian and his wife were pushed hard by doctors to end the pregnancy, and they refused. He explains why every child is a gift made in the image of God, and why his family sees Joshua not as a burden but as a blessing. Malia, a nurse midwife who has delivered these diagnoses to families herself, brings a perspective you rarely hear on both sides of that room.

Jason also shares his own testimony of being healed of lymphoma without chemotherapy, and together they talk about why God so often has to bring us to our knees before we finally look up. If you are chasing success, struggling to find peace, or trying to bring God to the center of your home, this one is for you.

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him." Romans 8:28

CHAPTERS

00:00 Everything money could buy, still no peace

04:06 From teen dad to real estate millionaire

06:51 Their son Joshua and a Down syndrome diagnosis

09:28 When doctors kept pushing abortion

19:14 "Joshua is not a glitch. He is a gift."

23:18 The success that left him empty

28:13 The prayer that healed his anxiety

33:04 Jason's testimony: healed of cancer

46:06 Building a God-centered home

56:58 One tip to bring peace into your home

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Every parent of a teenager knows the fear: your kid is pulling away, the conversations are getting shorter, and you wonder if you're slowly losing them. In this episode we sit down with Brandon Davis, a youth expert who spends around 80 hours a week with kids as the youth director at City Light Vegas, a regional Young Life director, and a former high school teacher. He's walked thousands of teenagers through the exact season your kids are in, and he names the single biggest mistake parents of teens make: correcting more than they connect.

If you're a Christian parent trying to raise kids who keep their faith, this conversation is for you. Brandon breaks down why most people who follow Jesus come to faith before age 18 and why that number collapses after their twenties, what to do when your teen doesn't want to go to church, and how to bring church into your home when you can't get them through the doors. We talk about being a leader to your kids instead of just a friend, why connection has to come before correction, and what a dad leading the faith at home actually changes for a child's future.

Jason and Malia also open up about their own discipline that was quietly disconnecting them from one of their boys, and how they course-corrected. This is an honest look at teenage rebellion, faith, and the long game of parenting, from someone who sees what happens behind the scenes in families every single day.

Brandon is also a kingdom entrepreneur. He founded Ash Clothing, a Christ-centered streetwear brand built to help people wear their faith in a way that points back to God. Give him a follow and check out the brand below.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

02:04 Meet Brandon Davis

03:41 Why youth ministry matters

06:36 Teaching teens vs mentoring teens

08:03 What Young Life is

12:08 Why families feel safer outside church walls

16:54 Building trust with teenagers

18:25 The power of showing up consistently

24:41 The biggest mistake parents make with teens

25:26 What teens really need from parents

28:19 Connect before you correct

31:25 Teens need leaders, not just friends

34:07 God-centered homes and family contrast

36:09 Honest conversations with your kids

38:15 When kids do not want church

40:02 Letting your child choose faith

42:46 When your child walks away from faith

44:52 God is not done with their story

46:52 Faith, business, and setting culture

52:29 Being the Bible someone reads

54:27 Staying present as a busy parent

58:14 A simple habit for more peace at home

01:00:00 Closing

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