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• encouragement if you’re grieving this holiday season

• letting your kids have all the toys (even if they clutter your house)

• dealing with dirty floors

• what to do with all the kids at parties so you don’t get stuck babysitting

• helping kids with sensory needs during loud family get-togethers

• how to enjoy hosting

• holidays with divorced parents

• throwing a post-Christmas birthday party that people will want to attend

• politely shutting down unwanted questions about foster kids

• Christmas tree alternatives

• celebrating kids birthdays close to Christmas

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Sheridan Voysey is a writer, speaker, and broadcaster on faith and spirituality. His other books include Resurrection Year: Turning Broken Dreams into New Beginnings, Resilient, and the award-winning Unseen Footprints . Sheridan is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2 and other international networks, and has featured on BBC Breakfast, BBC News, Day of Discovery, and 100 Huntley Street. He is married to Merryn and lives and travels from Oxford, United Kingdom.

• Sheridan and his wife’s struggle with infertility and how it lead to a change in perspective about identity

• why Sheridan decided to take a 116-mile pilgrimage to Lindisfarne Island —the place where the Gospel first took root and spread

• our character being our legacy

• breaking the fear of wrong decision making

• closing the door on your dreams and grieving the loss

• how taking your own pilgrimage can grow your relationship with God

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It just seems like when we are celebrating we should actually be having FUN! This week, we talk about how to celebrate WELL.

• Celebrating the holidays using the WELL framework - Wait, Expect, Listen, Lean In

• 7 steps to help you enjoy holiday parties

• Rules for throwing a crappy house party (and why you should try it)

• Your Chrismas strugg stories including everything from trash bag diapers and turkey carving wet suits to allowing yourself grace to grieve

• Katie’s favorite Christmas memory

• Stash It or Trash It - Pumpkin Spice Spam and Zombie Skittles

• What’s giving us life and what’s killing us softly

Jimmy Fallon “Ew!” Company is Coming video Grief Share U of A No Doubt tribute

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Tricia Goyer is a busy mom of ten, doting grandma, and wife to John. A USA Today bestselling author, Tricia has published seventy books and is a two-time Carol Award winner, as well as a Christy and ECPA Award Finalist. She is also on the blogging team at TheBetterMom.com and other homeschooling and Christian sites. Tricia is the founder of Hope Pregnancy Ministries and currently leads a teen MOPS Group in Little Rock, Arkansas.

• why Tricia became passionate about getting her family to try being grumble-free

• controlling your anger when your kids get angry

• making Bible learning a priority

• letting kids learn responsibility by earning privileges

• choosing when to let your kids wear makeup

• helping kids with trauma become vulnerable by drawing close

• how God used Tricia’s grandma’s injury to teach the family about the power of praise

• a story about flat Build-a-Bears and how practicing going grumble-free has changed her kids

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This month we tackle business problems! We talk about budgeting, saving for college, and loans. Rebecky was also on the cusp of a citizens arrest AND a drug intervention in the parking lot she was recording in. We caught up on Jonah’s Bigfoot hunt and Em apologized for bringing a ghost child on the podcast last week.

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• an update on Rebecky’s bigfoot party

• the struggle for self-control with sweets in the house

• family budgeting and saving for college

• affordable gift ideas for co-workers

• an alternative to small business loans

• the value and price of hand-made products

• how to establish a mastermind group

• offering family discounts

• how to quit your job

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This is part 2 of a great conversation with Sarabeth Kapusta. Even though she has experienced countless reasons to distrust, and even flee Christianity, God has given her a deep love for His Church, His Word, and making known to as many as possible that God is not an abuser. She is an attorney and a generally free-spirited person. She is also a violinist, runner, writer, wannabe chef, and farm girl. She is a survivor of 25 years of abuse in a cult masquerading as a Baptist Church and is passionate about studying Scripture and sharing the truth and freedom found there. She is an advocate for those in the seasons of doubt and desires to give a voice to the voiceless among us.

• what happened after Sarabeth left the cult

• how God’s goodness helped Sarabeth to reconcile her anger toward Him

• holding on to pain to validate our trauma

• depression, anxiety and mental health

• attempting to visit her sister in the cult

• finding a church she trusts

• how God is slowly reuniting and healing her family

• how you can help reach someone in a cult

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This month was brought to you by the letter: M. We had all kinds of things to tell you! We had a mosquito moment, a mobster moment and a moronic moment. We also talked about new music we like, an update on Em’s mattress saga and more on mental health. We touched base on where we’re at with the Magnolia marathon and some memorable massages we had recently.

• Mosquito Minute: Katie fills us in on the latest terrifying mosquito virus

• Mobster Minute: Emily shares about Crimetown - a podcast about mobsters in Providence, Rhode Island

• Montana Minute: Montana just had their first snow, officially ushering in the holiday season

• Moronic Minute: how Emily got burned steaming her clothes - while she was wearing them

• Music Minute: two songs Katie’s loving right now

• Mental Health Minute: an update on Emily’s medicine saga

• Marathon Minute: Katie & Em catch up on marathon training progress

• Massage Minute: a tale of two masseuses

• Magic Kingdom Minute: Emily discusses her vacation plans and reveals her dislike of Mickey Mouse shirts

• what’s killing us softly and what’s giving us life

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You know that nagging feeling you get when something feels off? That feeling turned into a storm inside this girl and it changed the course of her life forever. Meet Sarabeth Kapusta. Even though she has experienced countless reasons to distrust, and even flee Christianity, God has given her a deep love for His Church, His Word, and making known to as many as possible that God is not an abuser. She is an attorney and a generally free-spirited person. She is also a violinist, runner, writer, wannabe chef, and farm girl. She is a survivor of 25 years of abuse in a cult masquerading as a Baptist Church and is passionate about studying Scripture and sharing the truth and freedom found there. She is an advocate for those in the seasons of doubt and desires to give a voice to the voiceless among us.

• why Sarabeth made the decision to live in a camper full-time

• what she has learned from going minimalist

• the abuse Sarahbeth suffered as part of a cult disguised as the church

• the events that finally lead to Sarabeth leaving the cult

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• Gavin’s successful sleep training

• the full-circle story of Rebecky’s new dog, Mojo

• what to do when your neighbor’s dog won’t stop barking

• pro tips on how to entertain your toddler when breastfeeding a baby

• how Emily’s counselor finally convinced her that she’s overcommitting

• solving your sex problems… very awkwardly

• solving all of Rebecky’s husband’s problems from empty water pitchers to vacationing with a dog

• meal prep for busy moms

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Have you ever felt called to do something for your community? Whether it’s cultivating a craft weekend with strangers or caring for tiny sweet foster babies, Meg Duerksen is the hostess with the mostess. Meg is a girl who turned “you know what would be a good idea” into an adult Barbie dream house and boy are we glad she did! She is the creator of Camp Create at the Whatever Craft House in Newton, Kansas and the keeper of the instagram famous rainbow stairs. Meg doesn’t just keep a great house and whip up killer margaritas, she has a HUGE heart and shared with us why being a foster parent was a great fit for her family.

• how and why Meg opened the Whatever Craft House

• how God is using Meg’s love and talent for crafting in a way she never expected

• Meg’s experience with and heart for foster care

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