With Love, Always

Happy Valentine’s Day! In this week’s episode we are celebrating the day of love by answering your questions regarding all things love- how to find joy in singleness, navigating dating, how to not be jealous of friends that get asked out more than you do, soulmates & so much more! As always, we pray you feel encouraged by today’s episode and enjoy our honest conversation and perspectives on these hard hitting questions!

In a world that is focused on the power of self love, we want to help you take the definition of “love” a step further. We believe that the truest form of love doesn’t stop at ourselves, but is displayed by how we serve those around us. In this episode, we share our top 5 ways we’ve grown to become more loving people. No matter the relationship — whether with a stranger, friend, family member, or so on — let us be known, remembered, and defined by the love we have to give.

We’re all wanting something more for our life. Whether it’s a new job, a relationship, to discover our purpose, to make a move, to feel more stable in certain areas of our life etc. In today’s episode we unpack 6 practical ways to help you wait well on the blessing that is yet to come. We pray this conversation encourages you in your waiting season and renews your hope and strength despite not yet arriving to your desired destination.

We hear it all the time on social media, but what does it truly look like to authentically romanticize your life? We dive into the true joy of what living a romantic life looks like, and how it actually has nothing to do with the moments or milestones you’re experiencing, but everything to do with your heart posture towards them. We share how we multiply our daily joy to lead a romanticized life and encourage you to discover your own. We pray this episode helps you choose joy in the mundane moments, and helps you amplify your joy in the beautiful ones.

If you ever identify as a perfectionist, you are so not alone! In today’s episode we share our stories as recovering perfectionists and how we learned to embrace being a work in progress and overcome the fear of failure. We pray this episode releases you of any fears that may surround being imperfect or not “succeeding” at something and instead you find freedom and joy in being a beautiful work in progress.

It's a new year, but we are often left with the same unknowns in our lives! In today's episode we open up about some of our own unknowns, question marks we're navigating, and how we maintain hope despite all of the uncertainty. We pray this conversation makes you feel so seen knowing we are all works in progress, trying to figure it out together.

Happy New Year! We are so excited for all of the joy, anticipation, & hope the new year brings. In today's episode we share our top 10 goals/resolutions we are pursuing in 2024. We pray this episode encourages you to reflect on your own intentions, goals, & disciplines for this new year- praying it's a beautiful one!

I read the whole Bible in 365 days and it changed my life… In today's episode I share my experience of reading the entire Bible in 2023. I unpack what I wish I knew before going into it, what I learned, and my advice if you are thinking of taking on the challenge! I pray this episode inspires you to open up the Bible and start reading it whether you finish it all in a year or not- there's so much life & joy to experience through God's word!

The reading plan I followed (the Bible Recap):

https://www.thebiblerecap.com/start

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The Bible Project (Short Video Summaries):

https://www.youtube.com/@bibleproject/videos

We are headed home for the Holidays! In today's episode we unpack our holiday plans, favorite memories/traditions, gift suggestions, and advice for this time of year! We pray this episode gets you in the Holiday spirit and feels like a cozy chat with friends!

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It’s nearing that time of year where 2023 is officially coming to a close! In this episode, we are reflecting on the past year and the many lessons God has revealed to us through the highs, lows, and many changes we’ve experienced throughout this past year. We pray this time of reflection allows you to reflect on this past year of your life and the beautiful growth, lessons, and memories it has produced.