Interview with My Sister Who Prayed Me Home.

A Story of Relentless Prayer, Family Love, and God’s Pursuit

In this episode, I sit down with my older sister, Jessica—the one who refused to quit praying for me. For ten long years she watched Mike and me run hard in rebellion… partying, drugs, alcohol… the whole thing. But she never pulled away. She loved us, pra.yed for us, and fought for our salvation when nothing looked hopeful.

What You’ll Hear

How one sister’s steady prayers helped shift the course of our lives

The real moments, the laughter, and a few stories only sisters can tell

Simple, practical ways to keep praying for someone you love when you’re not seeing change yet

This conversation is honest, warm, and full of faith. 

If you’ve ever carried someone on your heart and wondered if your prayers are doing anything—this episode will stir your hope again.

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

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We interview our good friend and former client, Lauren McQueen as she share’s some raw and real hard struggles she walked through in her in her first year of marriage.

God led her on a journey that transformed her relationship by stepping out in faith and doing the work on herself first.

In this interview Lauren shares exactly what she did to be the wife that God was calling her to be.

Connect with Lauren:

Her New Book: A New Day: 31 Daily Devotions 

https://a.co/d/5bWOAGm

Find her on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/laur.mcqueen14

Join the Hight Impact Life Community for Ladies:

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Hjnqtvp5P/

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

Connect with us:

📱 Instagram: ⁠@instagram.com/marriage.ignite⁠

📘 Facebook: ⁠@facebook.com/MarriageIgnite⁠

💻 Website: ⁠MarriageIgnite.com⁠

Almost every husband and wife that we end up working with has felt like they’ve lost themselves and feel like they don’t know who they are anymore. 

Or they never themselves at all outside of what they do… 

And one of the most subtle and dangerous places to find yourself in, in your marriage is when you feel like you’ve lost your purpose and they’re going through he motions of being a spouse and are good at managing the day to day stuff that needs to happen for the house to run but totally dry when it comes to feeding the marriage…or yourself.

We dive deeper on living in your True Identity and why we operate in a false identity.

We share two recent stories that just happened that you are incredible teaching moments.

Link to our Discovering Your True God Given Identity Course: https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/identity?sl=Applepod

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

Connect with us:

📱 Instagram: ⁠@instagram.com/marriage.ignite⁠

📘 Facebook: ⁠@facebook.com/MarriageIgnite⁠

💻 Website: ⁠MarriageIgnite.com⁠

It’s an honor and a joy to welcome our good friend, mentor, and spiritual father — Mr. Clyde Lewis.

He loves Jesus, he’s a husband, a father, a pastor, and a prophetic coach who helps leaders and business owners discover how to walk in their God-given identity and carry kingdom authority into every area of their lives — including the marketplace.

This is one of the most important topics we could ever talk about…

Knowing your true God given Identity.

 Your identity becomes your marching order — your compass for life.

The two most important things in life are knowing who God is — and knowing who you are.

And make no mistake: Satan hates it when you discover that. Because when you do, you become unshakable.

You can find Clyde on IG and FB:

https://www.instagram.com/lewisministry/

https://www.facebook.com/clyde.lewis.92

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

Connect with us:

📱 Instagram: ⁠@instagram.com/marriage.ignite⁠

📘 Facebook: ⁠@facebook.com/MarriageIgnite⁠

💻 Website: ⁠MarriageIgnite.com⁠

We get deep, raw and real in this episode as we share where we had to learn how to forgive in our own lives.

Without this critical principle nothing in your life will work. It is a STOP to all growth. While it might be one of the most difficult principles to start, it quickly becomes the easiest one to master. We need to forgive. We need to become master forgivers. 

The reason we can forgive is that Jesus Forgave us. Forgiveness is an act of faith and it’s a command not a feeling. The moment you decide to forgive – is the beginning of forgiveness. 

Marriage is one of the best training grounds for learning the power of forgiveness.

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

Connect with us:

📱 Instagram: ⁠@instagram.com/marriage.ignite⁠

📘 Facebook: ⁠@facebook.com/MarriageIgnite⁠

💻 Website: ⁠MarriageIgnite.com⁠

Erica came to us 3 years ago when her marriage was in ruins. Even her closest friends told her it was time for her to let the marriage go, but something inside her (God) told her ‘not yet.’ 

There was years of dysfunction, alcoholism, betrayal and pain that needed to be healed and she felt like we were her last stop before she made the final decision to move on.

But God. I interview her on details of what was going on and what she did to walk out her and Chris’s healing journey. Today they are sharing their testimony of restoration and how they now help other marriages heal and become a testimony for God’s glory.

You will be encouraged and realize if they can heal from what they’ve walked through, God can be the author of your healing story too!

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

Connect with us:

📱 Instagram: ⁠@instagram.com/marriage.ignite⁠

📘 Facebook: ⁠@facebook.com/MarriageIgnite⁠

💻 Website: ⁠MarriageIgnite.com⁠

…

In marriage and life - we need to become master forgivers and we talk about why right now it matters more than ever.

Without this critical principle nothing in your life will work. 

It is a STOP to all growth. 

While it might be one of the most difficult principles to start, it quickly becomes the easiest one to master. 

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

Connect with us:

📱 Instagram: ⁠@instagram.com/marriage.ignite⁠

📘 Facebook: ⁠@facebook.com/MarriageIgnite⁠

💻 Website: ⁠MarriageIgnite.com⁠

3 Habits Healthy Couples Never Tolerate…(Part 2)

Healthy marriages don’t just happen. They’re built day by day, choice by choice. 

And sometimes, it’s not just about what you do—it’s about what you refuse to do.

We share 3 more powerful habits that healthy marriages never tolerate to protect their intimacy, connection and communication.

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

Connect with us:

📱 Instagram: ⁠@instagram.com/marriage.ignite⁠

📘 Facebook: ⁠@facebook.com/MarriageIgnite⁠

💻 Website: ⁠MarriageIgnite.com⁠

Healthy marriages don’t just happen. They’re built day by day, choice by choice. 

And sometimes, it’s not just about what you do—it’s about what you refuse to do.

We share 2 powerful habits that healthy marriages refuse to to in order to protect their intimacy, connection and communication.

These 2 habits alone if you start making some small, positive changes can make a massive difference in the health of your marriage.

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

Connect with us:

📱 Instagram: ⁠@instagram.com/marriage.ignite⁠

📘 Facebook: ⁠@facebook.com/MarriageIgnite⁠

💻 Website: ⁠MarriageIgnite.com⁠

Your home is the primary target of the enemy. If he can disrupt peace under your roof, he can weaken your faith, strain your marriage, and even impact your children’s future.

What many couples don’t realize is how subtly the enemy slips into our homes—through conflict, distractions, busyness, and open doors we never thought twice about. The good news is, you don’t have to live on the defensive. You can rise up and fight back with the authority God has already given you.

Most of us were never taught how to war for our homes, and truthfully, this isn’t something you often hear preached on in church. But it’s time to reclaim the ground the enemy has stolen and restore your home as a dwelling place of God’s presence and peace.

Put your armor of God on and let’s get after it!

👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.

Support and coaching links:

• Join the Community - Marriage Ignite Mobile App: https://marriageignite.com/ignite
• Father/Son Right of Passage with Mountain Gateway: https://mountaingateway.org/wilderness-intensives/

Flourish for Wives -  Get coached by Janelle
A faith-based coaching community for women to heal, rediscover their identity in Christ, and learn to fight for their marriage in a healthy, biblical way — whether you're still together, separated, or simply know something needs to change before it gets worse.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/flourish?sl=Apple


Forge for Husbands - Get coached by Mike
Forge is a monthly, Christ-centered coaching brotherhood for men ready to stop surviving their marriage — and start leading their home the way God designed.

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/forge/?sl=Apple

Janelle’s #1 course for the wife that wants to save her marriage: 

⁠⁠⁠https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/unwavering?sl=applepod

Mike’s #1 course for the Husband that wants to save his marriage:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/anchored-husband?sl=applepod

Our In-Home, Private Marriage Intensive Here in Arizona (The ARK) for Couples:

https://checkout.marriageignite.com/products/ark-couples?sl=applepod

Also available on Spotify and YouTube:

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite

🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OplURQWEPUATZI0eAZACf?si=NHQKAafATKCog1wUymo-9Q

Connect with us:

📱 Instagram: ⁠@instagram.com/marriage.ignite⁠

📘 Facebook: ⁠@facebook.com/MarriageIgnite⁠

💻 Website: ⁠MarriageIgnite.com⁠

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriageIgnite