As we find ourselves entering into a new season, we would like to take a moment and ask, "What has Jesus done in my heart?" Let us never forget that Jesus is constantly pursuing our hearts and meets us where we are at to usher us into new depths of our own heart and deeper relationship with him. Andrea and Lizz kick-off the season talking about what Jesus has done in their hearts over the summer and encourage listeners to take time in prayer to reflect on what Jesus has done for them in this past season.

As we wrap up our fourth season and our study of women in the geneology of Christ, it seems only fitting that we study Mary's life and what she teaches us about being a woman.  We often overlook the humanness of Mary. Just think how awesome it was being the mother of God and hugging little Jesus as he was growing up. She shows us how we are called to live out great faith and give our yes continuously in our ordinary lives.

The next woman's story we dive into in the geneology of Christ is Ruth.  Ruth is connected to Rahab because she ends up marrying Rahab's son, Boaz. Ruth is a Moabite woman who leaves everything behind to follow her mother-in-law Naomi back to her homeland. In this episode, we ponder Ruth and discover the ways we see ourselves and want to see ourselves in her story. We talk about the beauty of Ruth's faith and how we are moved by her obedience. She is another woman the Lord has given to model our hearts after.

So, which women should we model our lives after? 5 women are named specifically in the genealogy of Jesus: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Uriah's wife (Bathsheba), and Mary. Each showcase qualities of womanhood that we are called to model our lives after.  In this episode, we dive into the story of Rahab (Joshua 2). We talk about what strikes us in her story, how we can see our own stories reflected, and ways we want to model our faith after Rahab.

"It's literally impossible to be a woman." This is how Gloria starts her monologue in the Barbie movie about how difficult it is to be a woman by the culture's standards. We have all been hit with the impossible feat of trying to keep up with the culture's ever-changing standard of women. In this episode,  we dive into ways that we have become victim to chasing this impossible standard, things that have helped us on the journey, and also ponder some beautiful truths the Barbie movie displays. We pray this episode gives you  hope that you can live in greater freedom in Christ's standard of what it means to be a woman.

We are excited to continue our conversation about womanhood while diving into a specific charism of women: receptivity. Everyone wants to be received by a woman and we also want to be received as women, but we can quickly find ourselves in places where it is hard to receive and be received. In this episode, Andrea and Lizz talk about things that have gotten in the way of their own receptivity, aids to increasing receptivity, and the gift that your receptivity is to the world!

Where are all the  places and who are all the people that have taught you about womanhood? Our moms, the culture, social media, and people in our lives tell us things about what it mean to be a woman.  We are continuously being exposed to a stream of thoughts that we have to then decipher if their true or not.  In this episode, Andrea and Lizz begin the conversation about what has formed their understanding of womanhood and how the definition is ever evolving. This discussion comes with an invitation to take what you believe to be true about womanhood and bring it to Jesus. Let Him be the one to help inform your identity as woman.

Being in seasons of suffering or hardships can really test our faith and makes it easy to forget the truths about who God is and what He wants to do for us.  In this episode, Andrea and Lizz walk through hardships they have been experiencing and share some thoughts on how to keep your eyes on Christ. In this Advent season, they hope you will reflect on the places of your heart where you have experienced or are experiencing suffering and let the Lord draw you more intimately to Himself  through kindness, continuing to show up, and looking for the ways He is constantly pursuing your heart.

We all have strong memories that are connected to scent and find ourselves drawn to or repelled by certain scents. This idea can serve as a metaphor for us in the spiritual life. 2 Corinthians  chapter 2 speaks of us being the "aroma of Christ." In this episode, we talk about what kinds of "aromas" we are attracted to in others and what "aroma" we are giving off. Is our aroma one of life that draws people to imitate the way we are living or are we giving off an aroma of death that repels people from the Christian life?

Andrea and Lizz came into their relationship with Jesus from very different backgrounds and with different sets of preconceived notions. This episode explores the difference between what they thought being in relationship with Jesus was going to entail versus the reality of a life with Christ.

Every Christian from their baptism has been called to be a missionary but it can be easy to convince ourselves to leave the missional work to the "professionals." We hope that this conversation shows the humanity of missional work and that God wants to transform your heart through going on mission to share the gospel. The only qualification that you need to share about Jesus is a love of Jesus.

Preconceived notions feel inevitable when walking into marriage and the role of being a wife.  In this episode, we talk about preconceived notions we had and how the reality of being a wife differed from our expectations. Andrea brings 30 plus years of experience while Lizz  speaks from a fresh couple months of marriage. We hope this episode will help you to hold your preconceived notions with open hands, ready to receive the reality that God has in store for you.

God shows up in the big and small events of our life. He showed up big for Andrea on the day of her father's funeral and for Lizz on her wedding day. This episode dives into the unexpected abundance of Jesus' love in pivotal days of our life. We hope it will reignite the excitement to look for how the Lord is pursuing you with unexpected abundance in your everyday life.  We are so excited to be back on this journey with you!

In this episode, we reflect on the journey of our podcast thinking about where we are and where we have been.  We began this journey during COVID and we promised to create a space that encouraged you and made you constantly aware of how God is pursuing your heart.  We prayed that, you would be awakened and on the look out for sweet kisses that our Lord gives to you each day. It is our most sincere hope that we have both created a space and encouraged you to enter into the intentional love of God. We don't know where the Lord will take us and who knows, maybe we will be back one day, but for now we will lay our podcast to rest.  Thank you for listening and loving us so well!

Season 5 Finale! We could tell stories for days that recount all the ways we have encountered the faithfulness of God. For the sake of the episode, we just pick a few! St. Paul tells us in Corinthians, "I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus." In this final episode of the season, we talk about how God has been faithful in material and relational ways in our lives.  We also tell of the journeys we are on knowing He will continue His good work to completion. We pray this episode leads you to recall the ways that God has been faithful in your life and we encourage you to share these glory stories with others.

Upon reflecting on the state of one's heart in relationship to Jesus, the image of clay continued to be present. Like in Jeremiah 18:1-6, we must go to the Potter's house and allow him to fix any part of us that has been spoiled and remain pliable to his skilled hands. In this episode,  we discuss properties of clay  we should try to imitate, the necessity of suffering, and the importance of the journey to become the final vessel.

This episode continues to explore the story of the hemorrhaging woman but goes a little further to include the story of Jairus and his little girl being raised from the dead. In order for us to be able to encounter others, we must first allow ourselves to be encountered by God. The key to allowing ourselves be encountered by God is simple: embracing our poverty (need for Jesus) and opening our hearts to a posture of receptivity. We expand on these points as well as some of the obstacles we face in our lives that make it hard to us to be encountered by God.

This week, while Lizz is in Peru on a mission trip, we have the special treat of having Rachael White (Lizz's Mom) join us on the podcast!  Together we discuss how Jesus models for us how to encounter others by meandering through the story of the hemorrhaging woman in Mark 5. The woman comes to Jesus desperate for healing after years of pain and no answers. Not only does Jesus offer her healing, he also restores her soul and dignity with tenderness and kindness. May we offer those around us the same gifts.This is a wonderful discussion between two mothers whose friendship has been woven together by God. Rachael has been an elementary teacher for 30 years and is the mother of 4 amazing children.  She also gives us a great story about how Lizz came into the world!

If our lives are suppose to model the life of Jesus, then why does the god of efficiency get served constantly? Jesus was inefficient in His mission. He lived gently. This involved sacrifice and initiation but His life was rightly ordered.  In this episode, we discuss how to embrace gentleness in your life and avoid anxious toil.Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest- Matthew 11:28

As we return with Season 5, we kickoff reflecting on the story of Peter walking on the water (Matthew 14:22-33). We are struck with Peter's passion and his ability  do impossible things as long as he keeps his eyes on Jesus. In this episode, we reflect on the things that distract us from Jesus, checking in on the disposition of our hearts, and what the "other guys" in the boat might be thinking as this scene pans out.