This week I'm talking L's, and the God who showed up in every one. The Restorer who brought my girls and me out better than ever. The Provider who comes through in the clutch. The Healer and Redeemer who gave me back my childhood through my own kids. And the fourth man in the fire, who was there the whole time.

Still here. Still standing. That's not chance. That's God.

Scripture: Daniel 3:24–25 · Joel 2:25

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Take the L out of the world. Stay in the Word.

The word this week is JOY.

It took me forty years to find the joy of the Lord and now I can't stop talking about it.

This one's just me, and it's a testimony, not a lesson. Joy is not happy; happy is about what's happening, and it leaves when the happening stops. Joy is three things going wrong in your life at the same time and you are genuinely, legitimately unbothered.

I'll tell you about the shower thing: how I've started just shouting "THE LORD IS MY REFUGE" at seven in the morning and I don't even know where it came from.

And I'll answer what I've been chewing on all week: why did it take FORTY YEARS? Here's where I landed; think the hard times were so that when I finally got here, it would be undeniable. If joy had come easy I'd have taken the credit for it. It came in a season that hadn't earned it, so there's nobody to hand it to but God.

Then the six things that actually got me here: I stopped trying to control everything. I stopped working in my own strength. I got patient and let God work. I pray. I read my Bible. And I let the Holy Spirit lead.

If you're still in a long night; you're not behind. Morning always comes.

Scriptures (NIV): Nehemiah 8:10 · Psalm 91:2 · Psalm 118:24 · James 1:2–4 · Psalm 30:5 · Proverbs 3:5–6 · Philippians 4:13 · Isaiah 40:31 · 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 · Psalm 34:8 · Galatians 5:22 · Habakkuk 3:17–18 · Romans 15:13 · John 15:11

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I've been gone two weeks; finals had me in a chokehold and the whole time, life was coming at me from every angle. Financial curveballs, the car breaking down, school expenses I didn't plan for.

Then a conversation in a group chat gave me this whole episode: we're all crabs in a barrel.......and the second one crab starts climbing out toward obedience, the enemy tries every trick to pull it back down.

The ex who resurfaces after two years of silence. The friend who offers you the exact thing you just quit. The family member who says "you've changed" like it's an insult. And the bills that show up right on time to make you doubt God will provide.

Here's the flip: if you still belonged to the enemy, he wouldn't be working this hard. Nobody breaks into an empty house. The attack isn't proof you're doing it wrong; it's proof your obedience registered as a threat.

BJ sits in on this one too, with what still tries to pull him back two years after his baptism.

The word this week is TARGET.

Scriptures: 1 Peter 4:12–13 · 1 Peter 5:8–9 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Philippians 4:19 · Galatians 6:9

📱 The Word Not World app is in beta — Bible, prayer wall, circles, real community.Take the L out of the world. Stay in the Word.

I didn't hear the term "equally yoked" until three years ago and once I did, I realized I had never been equally yoked with anyone. Not once.

This is the most personal episode yet: two marriages, a breakdown that became a breakthrough, and the miracle of watching my husband go from Catholic and unable to form a prayer to a baptized Christian who now leads our family prayers. Five years ago I'd have bet a million dollars against it.

We're also talking about the era of wasted time, the questions nobody asks before "I do," what to do when your partner isn't there yet, and being unequally yoked in our friendships too.

Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 6:14 · Amos 3:3 · Ephesians 5:15–16 · 1 Peter 3:1–2 · Psalm 90:12

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BJ is back and this time we're teaching from the valley, not the mountaintop. We're talking forgiving past hurt, forgiving each other in marriage, and the one we're living right now: forgiving family in the middle of a battle.

What forgiveness is NOT, why vindication belongs to God ("It is mine to avenge; I will repay" — Romans 12:19), forgiving mid-offense, and the freedom of healing without an apology.

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My guest dropped, and God cleared the seat on purpose. What do you do when the people closest to you claim Christ but don't live like it Monday through Sunday? How do you call it out without being judgy and how long do you keep them close after you have? Plus: why "God knows my heart" is a bandage, generational curses, and the indescribable freedom on the other side of obedience.

Take the L out of the world — stay in the Word.

Everybody flinches at this word… so nobody tells you the truth. In this episode, Annamarie & BJ get honest about submission — what it actually means, what it doesn't (hint: not a doormat), and what nobody warned us about living it out with two wills under one roof. Real life, a little grace, and back to the Word.

Ephesians 5:21 · Philippians 2:3–4 (NIV)

You can do everything right, go to church, read your Word, invite people in, and still feel like you are walking your faith alone. In this first episode, AnnaMarie gets honest about that loneliness, from being the only believer in your house, to losing friends when you left the old life behind, to sitting in a crowded room and still feeling unknown. She speaks to the men quietly carrying it, the women who feel needed but not known, the younger ones surrounded yet alone, and the seasoned saints wondering if they still have a place.

Then comes the turn, the reminder that the ache for community is not weakness, it is something God built into you, and a promise straight from His Word that He sets the lonely in families and will never leave you nor forsake you. If you have been doing this alone, this one is for you.

Real life, a little grace, and getting back to the Word.