Mint Arrow Messages

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52: Grief with Neil and Corrine: One Year After Dave's Death and What We've Learned about Grief Feb 03, 2020

Show notes

This past year, Neil and I have learned a lot about grief as we've processed the death of his brother Dave Stokoe, whose story you can hear in episode 1 of Mint Arrow Messages. Today we share some of the feelings we experienced individually, as a couple and as a family, what's helped us most, and hopefully what can help anyone else who loses a loved one or knows someone going through grief.

Show Notes:

Corrine’s article on marrying a recovering addict https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2019/10/i-decided-to-marry-a-recovering-pornography-addict?lang=eng

Doors of Death- Talk given by Russell M. Nelson https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1992/04/doors-of-death?lang=eng

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51: Brooke White - Letting God Lead: Her American Idol Story and God's Hand in All of It Jan 27, 2020

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You may remember Brooke White as the indie-pop singer and songwriter from season 7 of American Idol. But what you might not know is her crazy back-story of how she even ended up as a contestant on American idol, how she felt God led her to that decision and opened doors all along the way. Brooke shares how she learned to get out of her own way, and that God has a plan for you that He will make happen, if you’ll only allow Him to.

Show Notes:

Brooke’s Instagram @brookewhite https://www.instagram.com/realbrookewhite/?hl=en

Brook’s new record Calico https://ffm.to/calico

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50: Senior Missionaries Before Retirement: The Story of my Parents Grant and Si Foster Deciding to Serve an 18 Month Mission Before They Retire. Jan 20, 2020

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My parents have always talked about going on a service mission for our church together someday for as long as I can remember, but the plan was always for them to leave after retirement age. They shocked my siblings and me about a year ago at Christmas time when they announced to our family they'd be leaving on an 18 month mission to Barcelona Spain in 2020, NOT because my dad was retiring early, but because they felt extremely impressed that this was the will of the Lord. Today we walk through both of their a-typical journeys in faith and growing up in less-than-ideal circumstances as young church members, where my dad gained his burning love for missionary work and how my mom became truly converted to the gospel, and the crazy back-story of deciding to put my dad's career on hold for 18 months to serve as missionaries for a year and a half in Spain. You'll also hear more about what Senior Missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints typically do, and what their advice is to anyone else considering serving a mission.

Show Notes:

Si Foster’s blog https://abountifulkitchen.com/

Si’s Instagram @abountifulkitchen https://www.instagram.com/abountifulkitchen/

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49: Digital Parenting with Mindy McKnight: How to Raise Cyber-Smart Kids with Viral Parenting Author Mindy McKnight of Cute Girls Hairstyles Jan 13, 2020

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Mindy McKnight is a wife, mom of 6 and CEO of the multi-million subscriber YouTube channel Cute Girls Hairstyles. Mindy pioneered YouTube and has raised teenagers and little kids through a digital age and picked up all kinds of knowledge and wisdom along the way. Today she shares with me her best tips on raising kids in a technology-driven world including things like cell phone contracts, what age she recommends to give a kid a phone, how to stay in the loop on what they're going through and understand the newest apps coming out, how she's adjusted for each kid in her family including one who has autism, and what to do when things don't go as planned with teens and tech.

Show Notes:

Mindy’s book- Viral Parenting https://amzn.to/2T4P7QR

Instagram- @mindymcknight https://www.instagram.com/mindymcknight/?hl=en

YouTube Channel- Cute Girls Hairstyles https://www.youtube.com/user/CuteGirlsHairstyles

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48: Finance and Marriage with Jordan Page: Tactical Tips on How to Budget to Live the Life of Your Dreams Jan 06, 2020

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Jordan Page is a blogger, youtuber and financing/budgeting guru who's been featured on the Today Show, Rachel Ray and Good Morning America as a frugality expert. Her budgeting bootcamps have helped countless people get out of debt and live the life of their dreams and today she shares some of her BEST advice on how to keep finances in your marriage healthy and how to work together toward your goals individually and as a couple. Jordan and I really get into some of her nitty gritty tips and if you're looking to jump start 2020 into better budgeting and finances, this is the episode for you.

Show Notes:

Get 10% off Jordan’s budget bootcamp with code mintarrow https://budgetbootcamp.com/

Instagram @funcheaporfree

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/funcheaporfree

Blog https://funcheaporfree.com/

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47: Gestational Surrogacy with Kelsey Nixon: A Deep Dive into Gestational Surrogacy and Kelsey's Message to "Just Keep Going" When Life Gets Hard Dec 30, 2019

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My dear college friend and fellow broadcast journalism classmate from BYU, Kelsey Nixon is today's podcast guest. Kelsey is one of THE MOST successful students to come out of our graduating broadcast journalism class, as a contestant on Food Network Star season 4 to landing her own cooking shows with The Cooking Channel, regular appearances on The Today Show and Rachel Ray, publishing cookbooks and even creating an exclusive product line with the home shopping network, and now hosting her own show with BYUTV called Dinner Takes All. But today Kelsey and I talk about her journey with bringing babies into the world, her physical and emotional struggles that she went through with her first son's premature birth and second son who was also born prematurely and ended up passing away in the hospital. She opens up about her grief process and how she and her husband Robby decided to have their third child and now their fourth through gestational surrogacy. Today's episode is educational, inspirational and spiritual. I learned SO MUCH from Kelsey during this episode and I'm excited to share her story, wisdom and life experiences with you guys today too.

Show Notes:

Insta @kelseynixon

blog https://www.kelseynixon.com/

Dinner Takes All TV show https://www.byutv.org/dinnertakesall

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46: Testimonies of Jesus Christ: Wrapping Up This Year's #LightTheWorld Campaign by Sharing Testimonies of The Savior as We Celebrate His Birth Dec 23, 2019

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This week we wrap up the #LightTheWorld campaign by reviewing a few of our favorite experiences so far serving others One by One to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. We also invited several bloggers, youtubers and influencers to share their testimonies of the Savior Jesus Christ with you. It's my hope that as you hear these testimonies you'll feel the love that our Savior has for YOU and that you'll be inspired to share your light with others as well. Special thanks to @femalefoodie, @colettekati, @iheartnaptime, @lillieeatsandtells, @classyclutter, @melskitchencafe, @setemagali, and @abountifulkitchen for taking the time to record and share their testimonies of Jesus Christ with us this week.

Show Notes:

Light the World https://www.comeuntochrist.org/light-the-world

Testimonies from:

Brooke Eliason @femalefoodie

Colette Kati @colettekati

Jamielyn Nye @iheartnaptime

Lilly Biesinger @lillieeatsandtells

Mallory Nikolaus @classyclutter

Mel @melskitchencafe

Setema Gali @setemagali

Si Foster @abountifulkitchen

Book mentioned in this episode: one by one https://amzn.to/35qEjQo

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45: Faith Over Fear with Desiree Hartstock: Season 9 Bachelorette's Back-Story of Following God's Calling Dec 16, 2019

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If you consider yourself part of Bachelor Nation you're going to LOVE today's episode! And even if you aren't, but you're a person of faith or just love good-hearted people, I think you'll really enjoy today's discussion with Desiree Hartstock Siegfried. Like many of you, I watched Desiree on Season 17 of The Bachelor and my friends and I would say "she seems like she would be friends with us!" and we were all thrilled when she was chosen as The Bachelorette. Today we talk about way more than just her experiences on the Bachelor and Bachelorette though. We get into her back story of how this all unfolded in her life, how following God's plan for her led her to find her way on these shows and eventually find her husband Chris too. Desiree candidly shares with me what it was like to be on these shows, how her faith journey evolved over time, and now how she choses faith over everything, as a mom and entrepreneur.

Show Notes:

Desiree’s Instagram @desireesiegfried

Desiree’s Twitter @deshartsock

Wedding gowns by Desiree Siegfried http://www.desireehartsock.com/

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43: Light the World: 25 Ways in 25 Days to Invite Christ Back into Your Christmas Dec 02, 2019

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Today Neil and I talk all about what the #LightTheWorld campaign has meant to our family over the past several Christmas seasons, some of the good we've been able to be part of and how easy it is to get involved, no matter WHAT faith you belong to. We share some personal experiences and my strong personal philosophy of WHY social media exists, and the power of doing a little good on the internet and how far that can go to change lives. We talk about some favorite memories of #LightTheWorld service days and some of the things we're excited to do this year. If you want to join us you can go to lightTheWorld.org to find a calendar of 25 very simple ways you can serve in the 25 days of the Christmas season, and even sign up to get simple text alerts each day reminding you what that day's theme is. We hope you will join us in making this year the best Christmas ever by bringing Christ back into the true reason for the season.

Show Notes:

Natalie and Ryan’s conversion story video

https://www.comeuntochrist.org/belong/welcome/carleys-book-of-mormon

Be a part of Light the world this Christmas

https://www.comeuntochrist.org/light-the-world/service-prompts-sms-signup

https://www.Awaytravel.com/mintarrow for $20 off any bag or suitcase

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42: Childhood Cancer: How 7 Year Old Lynden Turned Lemons into Lemonade by Raising over $40k for Pediatric Cancer Research Selling Lotus Bracelets Nov 25, 2019

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Imagine what it would be like to go from everything being totally normal one day, to finding out through a voicemail the next day that your child has cancer and needs to seen by an oncologist immediately. That's just the beginning of my friend Amanda Smith's story and today she has graciously agreed to share her family's story of her 7 year old daughter Lynden's diagnosis and 6 rounds of chemo that started only a few months ago. The MOST remarkable part of this story is that Lynden and her family have raised over $40,000 for the pediatric cancer research foundation, all because Lynden asked her mom if she'd donate to the Ronald McDonald box every time she went through the drive-thru after Lynden was diagnosed. Lynden also has a remarkable story of chopping off and donating her hair to crowns for courage a YEAR before she ever knew she would need that same donation herself. Their story is incredibly inspiring, heartwarming and so perfect to lead us into the holiday season where everyone's hearts tend to be a little more open to giving. If this episode touches your heart like it did mine, I would love for you to share a screenshot of it to your IG stories and make sure you tag me @mintarrow so I can see it! You can also go to our shownotes and find links to donate to the pediatric cancer research foundation and buy one of Lynden's lotus bracelets to help her raise even more money for childhood cancer research.

Buy Lynden’s bracelets/donate

https://lyndenslotus.com/

Donate to pediatric cancer research

https://pcrf-kids.org/

Amanda’s Insta @amandalynnsmith_

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