Praises in the Pod

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Episode 101 | From 0 to 3 Kids in One Phone Call Aug 05, 2026

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Chloe knew she was going to adopt since elementary school. Jacob just wanted to date her and figured he would sign up for whatever she wanted. One year and a half into their marriage, at 22 years old, they went from zero children to three in a single phone call they were not expecting. In this episode Chloe and Jacob share the full story of how God orchestrated their foster care and adoption journey, including the biological family they chose to love, the trauma they had no idea they were walking into, the finalized adoption and the biological baby that came two months later, and what it actually means to say yes to something when you have no idea what you are signing up for. If you have ever felt called to foster care or adoption and talked yourself out of it, this one is for you.

Episode 100 | Let's Go There: Biblical Submission as a Wife Jul 29, 2026

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One hundred episodes and Alexis, Abby, Mallory and Kim chose the one topic most women click away from: biblical submission as a wife. They asked their husbands to score them, and nobody scored above 72. In this episode they get honest about what submission actually means in scripture versus what culture has made it out to be, what it looks like when your husband is not yet walking with the Lord, how treating marriage as transactional keeps you from the freedom God designed for it, and why submission is a command and not a personality trait. This is one of those conversations that is going to convict you, challenge you, and change the way you see your marriage. Happy 100 episodes to every woman who has been here since the beginning.

Episode 99 | Be Careful What You Pray For Jul 22, 2026

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If you heard Kasey’s episode last week, you already know her story. This week she brought Matt in to share his. At 18 years old Matt prayed for empathy and two weeks later hit a man with his car who did not survive. What followed was a full year of depression he hid from almost everyone, a transfer, and a divine appointment that led him straight to Kasey. In this episode they share how two people going through separate rock bottoms ended up finding each other and building a life, a marriage, and a baseball program centered on character and faith. If you missed kasey’s episode, go back and start there first.

Episode 98 | The Quiet Sins We Justify Jul 15, 2026

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Kasey Hopkins has been saved for 30 years, has been at the same church her whole life, and will be the first to tell you she still has junk to deal with. In this episode she gets honest about tying her worth to achievement from a young age, losing herself completely in a relationship at 16, spiraling into depression and anorexia after it ended, and spending decades justifying people pleasing, anxiety, and control as personality traits instead of calling them what they actually are: sin. She shares what happened when she finally started therapy at 40, how God is literally rewiring her brain through scripture, and why your story matters even if you never hit rock bottom. This one is for every woman who has ever said I don't really have a testimony.

Episode 97 | Are We Ever Going to Get Back to That Place? Jul 08, 2026

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Logan and Micah are back and this time they are holding nothing back. Micah grew up as a pastor's kid and grandson, gave his life to Christ at six, and has wrestled with lukewarm Christianity and the weight of a reputation he had to live up to his entire life. Logan came to faith later, partied through her early years, and had to learn what it meant to actually follow Jesus. In this episode they talk about what dating looked like with two totally different backgrounds, the breakup nobody saw coming, an emergency C-section, a NICU baby, postpartum anxiety, postpartum rage, and what happened to their marriage when they had nothing left to give each other. This one is raw, real, and for every couple that has felt like they were losing each other in the middle of a hard season.

Episode 96 | Thankful for What We Prayed For Jul 01, 2026

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Alexis and Abby are back and this one goes deep. From washing bottle parts at 5am with a grateful heart to wrestling with spiritual pride, they get honest about what it actually looks like to stay rooted in God during the heavy seasons of life. They talk about the difference between getting sober and getting delivered, why an empty house is more dangerous than a messy one, what it means to walk by the Spirit and not feed your flesh, and why so many Christians are full of information about Jesus but have never actually been transformed by him. If you are in a hard season right now and wondering if God is still working, this one is for you.

Episode 95 | My Story Isn't Meant Just for Me Jun 24, 2026

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Anna Grizzle was adopted from Guatemala as a baby, grew up in the church, and thought she knew God until life started falling apart. In this episode she shares her full testimony including a traumatic firework accident on the 4th of July that shattered her eye socket, a pregnancy she was not ready for, and the rock bottom that finally drove her all the way into her faith. She talks about finding real community, changing her path, and how God orchestrated every detail including her husband from a prayer warrior, a Facebook DM, and a church she almost did not walk into. If you have ever felt like your story is too much to share, this one is for you.

Episode 94 | What God Did With Her Worst Years Jun 17, 2026

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Amy Gaylor spent decades in addiction, in and out of rehabs, and walking through two broken marriages before she finally encountered God at the Potter's House. In this episode, she shares her full testimony of recovery, sobriety, blended family heartbreak, and how God rebuilt her life completely. She is now a certified addiction counselor, counseling women and teaching at a men's rehab every Friday. If you think you are too far gone, this one is for you.

Episode 93 | When God Carries You Through Jun 10, 2026

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Rachel Fowler grew up in a home where emotions were not welcome, ran to relationships, parties, and alcohol trying to fill that void, and knew who Jesus was without ever truly following him. In this episode she shares her full testimony including breaking generational cycles, surviving one of the hardest seasons of her marriage, and how God never left even when she could not feel him. Plus she gets real about growing a TikTok platform, using content creation as ministry, and why consistency is everything. If you grew up in church but never had a real relationship with God, or you are walking through a valley right now, this one will meet you where you are.

Episode 92 | Restoration Is Possible Jun 03, 2026

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In this episode, Alexis and Abby get raw and real about one of the most requested topics yet, marriage restoration. From unequally yoked seasons and two years of fighting for a husband who didn't know Christ, to divorce, darkness and starting over, they hold nothing back. Abby shares what it actually looked like to stay in a broken marriage while running hard after God, including the bathroom floor prayers, the moments she almost filed for divorce, and the one song that gave her peace when nothing made sense. Alexis opens up about how her first marriage never had a chance without Christ at the center, and how God was quietly building something better all along through her 12 step journey, her prayers for a husband she hadn't even met yet, and the sanctification season that came with new love.

They also talk about what the Bible actually says about staying in a marriage with an unbelieving spouse, how the tongue can either tear down or restore, the "grandma and grandpa bench seat" analogy that perfectly describes how couples drift apart, and why you will keep failing the same test until you finally pass it.

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