The Moving On Again Podcast

The beautiful Bob Goff once said, "it's much easier to bring up a child in Christ than it is to fix a broken man". We've set out to teach our children the concepts of grace, humility and compassion at a much younger age than when we learned it!

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The beautiful Bob Goff once said, "it's much easier to bring up a child in Christ than it is to fix a broken man". We've set out to teach our children the concepts of grace, humility and compassion at a much younger age than when we learned it!

www.movingonpodcast.com

This week Jay and Jess speak with the King's Trail Cowboy Church head pastor, Jason Norton as he shares his incredible story of survival and growth throughout the most difficult seasons of his life. They have been counting the hours to share this powerful message of struggle and hope with all of you, and cannot wait to hear how each of you were blessed. This one is incredibly important, and they pray that each of you are ready and willing to hear what the Lord is wanting to say to you this week. It's never too late, too bad, or too far gone. The Lord is ready to welcome you home today!

It's back to just Jay and Jess this week, as they discuss anger issues within their marriage, in parenting, and in general life lessons. They talk about learning to study their anger for what it truly represents rather than riding the wave of rage into destruction. They're learning that Apocalyptic Arguments over the laundry probably have very little to do with the actual laundry and what they can do to smoke out the real issues. This way they can grow into healthier forms of personal growth and conflict resolution, further avoiding gigantic flames of "2nd marriage" annihilation. They also introduce and pass along a teaching from their pastor, John Mckinzie, to "draw a circle around yourself" and how helpful that can be when focusing so intently on the speck in their brother's eye while there is a plank in their own.(paraphrased Matt 7:5)

Jay and Jess host their very first guest, their dear friend, Jerry Searls as he describes his battle with alcoholism, and the destruction it brought to his life and family. This true survivor story will take you through the ups and downs of his life, to the deepest of the darkest pit, as he describes how he wasn't, of course, able to kick the habit on his own. He experienced the power of Christ with the Lord coming in and kicking it for him, changing him from the inside out to the loving, happy, crazy, fun-loving man they call their "brother" these days! By delivering Jerry from this disease, God preserved Jerry's beautiful family, and has allowed him to live to minister to others that may be experiencing the same things he was in the that season, helping them to find the direction and help they need. Jerry's story is one that you will want to pass along to anyone dealing with something that has caused them to not be able to fully manage their lives on their own any longer, whether it be food, drugs, alcohol, or anything else that can become addictive. They praise the Lord for delivering Jerry so that they can possibly vacation with him soon. :)

This episode barely made it to the editing table! Jay and Jess got a little sideways, said some things they wish they could take back, but they picked themselves up by their bootstraps, got it done and are moving on! This week they talk about comparisons, and how incorrect it is "to compare what we don't know about someone's lives to what we do know about our own". {That quote came from their pastor John Mckinzie at Hope Fellowship in McKinney, TX} Comparison can be the thief of all joy, and the Normans discuss what they can do to relearn healthier practices for themselves and their children.

Jess gives an update to her asthma and anxiety, and shares what the sport of running has done for both. Somewhere near the end, Jay decides to recite his favorite poem and Jess nearly passes out because just last year Jay didn't even want his picture on the inter webs. She clearly asks, "what is even happening right now?!".

As always, Jay and Jess finish up strong and make sure to send all of their listeners to their brother and sister podcasts:

What the Farm? // {click here to listen}

Sharkfarmer Podcast // {click here to listen}

Midwest Farmwives Podcast // {click here to listen}

And please head on over to Jay and Jess's website to learn more about what they are doing! {here}

In this episode Jay and Jess discuss the three reasons for their WHY for their podcast. They also share some of their favorite farm, life, and heart hacks. Near the end the discussion turns back to a recurring topic, physical fitness and it's beneficial role in fighting off stress, depression, and anxiety.

When finished here, we would love to send you over to some other amazing podcasts, The Midwest Farmwives Podcast, Sharkfarmer Podcast/Radio, or What the Farm Podcast.

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Jay and I discuss the state of the Farming Industry and what some of our "heavy hitters" are doing on social media to shed light on our industry, the farms, and the families the farms represent! We also talk about the healthy ways we can "seek wise counsel" before making important decisions, and how detrimental it can be to constantly fly solo and make life-decisions based on feelings that are not fact!

We just returned from the best vacation we have ever had as the seven of us! Jay and I worked out the entire week! We spent time in the Word, in meditation, viewing sunsets/sunrises, talking to the Lord, talking to each other, and anything else that would help to "fill our cups" so that we could pour over the kids each day all day!

Jay and I figured out a few things about our relationships with our stepchildren, and we ultimately came up with a plan to grow each of those relationships while leaving our own relationship unhindered. This week Jay teaches our male listeners what the "little things" can do for your wives, and consequently your marriage.

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This is where I get stumped, this is my fifth draft. Do any of you actually read these, anyways? I am not great with grammar/spelling, and I use an awful lot of unnecessary commas. That makes me very self-conscious. It is hard for me not to be able to use emojis to complete my sentiments. Like incredibly hard. Jay has never had to sit down and write one of these, and he seems so happy. This episode is the FIRST one from the new studio. My favorite thing we discussed in this episode was how we walked through a situation that has caused an ugly fight between us 100% of the time, and THIS time it DID NOT. We break it down like game-tape! Did I ever tell you all how much I love you all?

"Finally content with a past I regret" -Rascal Flatts

"Let go of the expectation that if you work on yourself enough you won't struggle anymore. If you work on yourself enough you'll understand what the struggle is for" -Brianna Wiest

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