What’s cluttering your relationship with God? Shawna’s word for 2025 is “Declutter”. Yes, her home, and also her schedule, and her inner world…her thoughts and feelings. But that’s a lot. So, let’s just start with the boot room. If you don’t know, a boot room is basically a glorified coat closet. Jody and Shawna process how the cleaning out of Shawna’s boot room(physically) has been a metaphor for the rest of her life. What clutter needs to be cleared out of your metaphorical boot room for you to enjoy meeting with God and to experience His peace?

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Benchmark workouts get a read on what you are able to do right now physically so that you can see how you’ve grown in strength and stamina. The turn of a new year  is the perfect time for a benchmark workout spiritually and in all of life. . What have you learned in the last year? Jody and Shawna share what they have learned and are learning and what they are intentionally implementing into the new year.Here are some questions to help you reflect: 

What was the best thing that happened? 
What challenges did you overcome? 
What are you most proud of? 
What advice would you give your last year self? 
What did you learn about yourself?

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If you had something really good you wanted to hand me and I wanted to grab hold of it but my hands were too full I would have to let go of what I was holding on to in order to grab hold of the goodness you had for me. Jesus has good things for you. He’s beckoning you to grab hold of them. 

In this episode, Jody and Shawna talk openly about what they are letting go of to grab hold of what God has for them. What do you need to let go of to grab hold of what God has for you?

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“Be kind to your future self” - Jody Gras. What does it look like to be kind to the future you? If you were to write yourself a letter to your future self, say…January of 2026…what would you want him/her to be experiencing? What will you do differently now to create that future? Jody and Shawna process what they are leaning into in 2025 as a way of being kind to their future selves.

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Join us for this encore of episode 33. Happy New Year.  Right on the tail of Christmas, we are already thinking about stepping into a brand new year. Who do you want to be in January of 2025? Together with God and some simple reflective tools, we can step into the new year with God given direction and purpose. 

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Michael W. Smith has two life goals, one of those is to never be offended again. Let me just tell you the things people have said! Are you kidding me?! Is it possible to live unoffended? Jody and Shawna share stories of the things that have been said to them and the ways God is teachig then to be unoffendable.

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Why do you do what you do when it comes to Christmas? We all have Christmas traditions...picking out the tree, baking, time with others. Jody and Shawna share some of their own family traditions and how they keep Jesus at the center at Christmas time. Book recommendation: The Tale of Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt and Tim Jonke 

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In preparation for Christmas Jody and Shawna share their "Aha" moments from the Christmas story along with the scriptures that have warmed their hearts with the wonder of all that happened. 

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“Good grief, Charlie Brown!” With Thanksgiving barely behind us we find ourselves surrounded by all things Christmas. Oh, the joy of the season. But for many, the joy is intermingled with deep sadness and grief. Jody and Shawna share how losing their dad at the holiday season has impacted Christmas for them and the sweet comfort they have found in honest conversations with the healer of our souls who holds space for us to grieve and comforts us.

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Thinking about what you're thankful for? Us too! In between all the prep for Thanksgiving day, our thoughts drift toward all that we have to be thankful for. Yes, yes, the house, the family, the job, all the things. But when it comes to your relationship with God, what are you specifically thankful for? How would it impact your life if you learned to live with a grateful heart? Oh friend, there are so many benefits. Join Jody and Shawna to hear just a few.

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