Monthly Topic: SURPRISES! In this episode, Jackie reminds us that we can use small surprises to bring renewed life, lighthearted fun, and increased intimacy to our close relationships. Learn 4 types of surprises that you can incorporate to add some joy! Practicing these small surprises can communicate that we are thinking of someone and that we love them ❤️

Monthly Topic: SURPRISES! Is this a strange topic for faith? Maybe. However, Stacey has had a lot of surprises regarding faith. Like, did you know that Easter was about God? Well, she didn’t. Christmas, too? Hmmm. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the episode is that faith is actually based on a foundation of trusting in something. When you have trust from past experiences/knowledge, you can have faith in future stuff.

Monthly Topic: SURPRISES! The unexpected can be both good and bad. What’s that saying? Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it. In today’s episode, we share a few stories about surprises that made us cry happy tears, and surprises that made us want to pound our fists! Still working on holding things lightly over here!

Monthly Topic: LAUGHTER All this month we have been discussing LAUGHTER … as well as how it exists in the same brutal and beautiful world with pain and devastation. Our interview with Sue - teaches us how we can hold those two seemingly in opposition - simultaneously. LAUGHTER truly does bring about the best in us. Listen in to learn more about Sue’s hilarious stories!

Monthly Topic: LAUGHTER. In today’s episode, Jackie shares many ways LAUGHTER is physically, mentally and spiritually good for us. Learn some really practical ways we can build health and happiness into our communities with the practice of LAUGHTER.

Monthly Topic: LAUGHTER By now, we know LAUGHTER is the best medicine. It heals, it helps us to connect, and it’s effects are like an anti- depressant. Today we talk about how we can gift those we love with a little levity and stress relief.

Monthly topic: LAUGHTER In this Brutal and Beautiful world, do we see laughter as a gift from God? Heck yes, we sure do. Jackie and Stacey further the conversation of how we can use levity to hold loosely those things that are sometimes just too heavy. We hear some cheesy Bible-y jokes from Jackie, and LITERALLY pee our pants laughing from one of Jackie’s hilarious tales! Join us for some God-given laughter :)

Monthly Topic: LAUGHTER Quick check in: what’s your current stress level? Do you know that even forcing a fake laugh can decrease your stress? Plus it might make you giggle for real because it is so ridiculous. In today’s episode, we talk about how laughter is the best medicine - like, what it really does improve in your body! Then we share some amazing jokes and embarrassing stories: all to help you laugh and feel great! Let’s go!

Monthly Topic: OVERWHELM Can you imagine managing 185 players, 24 coaches, 52 cheerleaders and countless parents, volunteers and fans??? Meet Stefanie and Steven Zenk - the incredible head coaching team for Salinas High School football. They share their life philosophies (hint: it’s not all about winning football games), organizational structure, and how they avoid being overwhelmed! They are an incredible gift to our community. Enjoy!

Monthly Topic: OVERWHELM In today’s episode, Jackie and Stacey identify some pretty overwhelming current and historical events - in both our local and our global communities. So how do we react in these very overwhelming situations and ‘acts of god’?! What have you seen happen in the aftermath. Further, how do we prepare for the next event? Although it sounds kinda doomsday-ish, we promise there is so much good in this world and in the helpers we see. Most people are good!