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Q&A: Our First Date, Accountability in Marriage, Intimacy After Kids, Homesteading Projects, and Relationship Strengthening Rhythms

We have loved hearing from our friends and listeners, so this week is special to us. We get to answer some of the questions you all have been asking us about our relationships, parenting, and our homesteading journey.

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Work as Worship

We often don’t think about work as a way to worship God, but we should! When God created Adam, He gave him a job to tend the garden. In the same way, God has given us jobs to take what He has created, tend to it, and create something new with it. In this episode, we talk about a perspective shift on work and how it can lead us closer to Jesus when we view it as an opportunity to worship Him.

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Family Mission and Values

It’s easy to get lost when you don’t know the direction your walking towards and it becomes even more important to know the way when you are leading others. This is especially true when leading our families to follow Jesus and do what He has called us to do. In this episode, we talk about a Family Mission and Values Statement, what ours is, and how to form one yourself.

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Saving Money with a Newborn and Trusting God’s Provision

There’s a lot of sacrifices that come with having a baby. Children are a major investment – financially, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. But children are always a huge blessing. In this episode we’re going to talk about some practical things we did to save some money during the first year with our baby and what it’s looked like for us to trust God where he’s leading.

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Praying Through Life’s Interruptions

As followers of Christ seeking to look more like Jesus, our lives are constantly changing. We are often faced with interruptions that when viewed with the right perspective will deepen our faith. In this episode we are going to be talking about some of the major interruptions in our lives and how praying through them has grown us as a couple and has led us closer to our Savior. Thank you for tuning in today!

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