Spiritual Side-note

After many weeks off of recording our podcast, we are finally back at it. For our first episode in Orange County, we took some time to share a detailed look at the move we recently made from Michigan to California. We wanted to be sure and take time to share all that God has done in order to bring us to this place. We hope this episode encourages you as you seek to say "yes" to God for all that He has for you. 

This week Haley got to talk with her great friend, Mary. Mary lives in South Africa and the two of them have been friends for a few years now. I hope that their conversation regarding community will encourage you to think about your community and the power of it in our lives. 

This week while Haley was on a work trip, Shay was flying solo on the podcast. He talked about the importance of retreating. What does a healthy rhythm of retreat for yourself look like? What questions can we ask ourselves in order to ensure we stay or get healthy? Hopefully this speaks to you in a way that encourages you to embark on a retreat of your own. 

This week we chatted about the Scripture passage from Matthew 4:11. In this passage we see Jesus' humanity show through and the importance of soul care in our own lives. We hope you are doing something this week to engage in caring for your soul. 

This week we talked about how we are products of our parents, but how to avoid doing the things that you believe were unhealthy. There is so much to be thankful for, but we recognize that there are things that we want to do differently in our lives; this episode addresses that very tension. We hope it leads you into other conversations to continue to grow.

This week Athaleyah joined Shay on the podcast to talk about Easter from a 3 year old's perspective. We hope this episode is fun and makes you laugh, while reminding you of the childhood wonder around our faith in a Heavenly Father who loves you. 

This week we talk about the importance of purging and how it often can be corollated with deeper things going on. Hopefully this episode encourages you to ask questions about why you spend your money or time on different things. 

This week we wanted to have an intentionally fun conversation about things we love. We hope our conversation makes you laugh and encourages you to talk about things that you find fun too! 

This week Haley shared about what she had recently learned and was reminded of as she studied for her message to her students. 

This week we decided to talk about John 13:35 where Jesus tells us that the world will know we are His disciples by the way we "love one another". This is a powerful verse that has a number of implications with it, and so we wanted to talk about the reality of this verse in our lives.