Merry Christmas, everybody!! Our final conversation for the year is packed full of holiday goodness including elf shenanigans, naked Christmas trees, new birds, Christmas movies, and stocking stuffers. We also talk about all the Christmas food we love and get a little reflective as we begin thinking about a new year. We hope this episode puts a smile on your face and joy in your heart! We are so grateful for Jesus and pray you have a restful Christmas and a very happy new year!!

Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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This conversation was so fun!! We are rambling about so many random things including weighted vests, Fran's word aversions, Angela's new Hallow-Thank-mas tradition, and Fran's housing update. We also talk about Make-a-Wish flights to the North Pole, easy plants, and gas station chicken. Angela shares her favorite soup recipe, Fran has an update on Atlas' book about the turkeys, and we wrap it all up with our new favorite bible reading plan. Buckle up and hang on! As always, we hope this conversation makes your day better. We sure do love y'all and love serving you through this podcast.

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Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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It’s finally time to talk about Christmas! Y’all will love this conversation with our dear friend Marcy Simpson, known to locals as the owner of Hattie’s. Marcy has fun Christmas gift ideas and helped us mark several things off our Christmas lists. She also shares her story and what the Lord taught her as she took a giant leap of faith and opened her own small business. We loved our time with Marcy, and we are so excited to share this episode with you!

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Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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In this conversation, we discuss the upcoming holidays, easy ways to feed all the people when they come home, and a silly new tradition that involves costumes. We marvel over how the Lord is bringing revival through our college athletes and reflect on how God prepares us for each new season. Fran reminds us why it's important to consider the definition of leadership and provides a great question to ask potential employers. Then Angela shares Colossians 3:12 and the spiritual lesson she learned the hard way (it’s a good thing the word “remember” appears 8670 times in scripture because we are so prone to forget!) This is classic rambling at its finest, and we hope it puts a smile on your face as you listen!

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Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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This is a fun conversation full of the easy listening we all need after surviving Halloween, a time change and the election. We laughed our way through most of this episode and think you will, too. We begin AND end with Fran sharing wild adventure stories that will surprise and entertain you. Then you asked and we answered your questions including the five things we are loving right now. We had a lot to share so please enjoy our shenanigans and as always, we thank you for listening and love rambling with you each week!

Wendy's copycat chili recipe

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Ruggable gingerbread house doormat

Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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This conversation has the fun encouragment we all need to get us through election week. We ramble about Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, Union Homecoming, Athena the owl, and Christmas tree cakes. Our spiritual segment includes a recap of Amy Ragon's episode and the power of noticing. We sure don't want to miss what the Lord is doing in our lives! We pray this conversation will put a smile on your face. We love you and love serving you each week through this podcast!

Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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Our precious friend Amy Ragon is back by popular demand! We love Amy for many reasons, especially her ability to have the deepest, richest conversations in the most relatable way. We talk about what it means to leave a legacy (shoutout Reading Rainbow!) and how to evaluate who we are becoming. Amy shares what the Lord is teaching her, including some powerful encouragement for anyone in a waiting season. We talk about discipleship and how we misunderstood what it actually means. We talk about confessional community and how to identify and confess the deeply rooted sin in our life, plus how teach all of this to our children. We consider the difference in listening vs. hearing and how to honor God well in our interactions with others. This converstion is so packed and so powerful and we are grateful for it! Thank you, Amy, for always making us feel seen, heard and valued!

On legacy:

"Who are you becoming?"

"What is available and waiting for us if we just have eyes to see it?"

On discipleship:

"The gospel is always present in every conversation, even if it's not spoken. Do we have ears to hear it?"

"Every day we have to choose: am I going to follow Him with my life?"

On confession:

"When I can name my sin, it takes the power away from the enemy."

"If the devil can isolate you, he will influence you."

The Desire Chart by Paul David Tripp

Centrality of the Gospel and Identifying Idols Worksheet by Tim Keller

"Do we believe God is who he says he is and will do what he says he will do?"

Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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This conversation is all about our recent trips, sports and Jesus! Fran shares details from her Fall Break trip to the Big Apple and Angela recaps her trip to the mountains. We talk Tennessee football (Go Vols!), the adorable kid who danced his way into our hearts, plus our favorite ways to support disaster relief from the horriific flooding in East Tennessee and North Carolina. We wrap it all up by answering our favorite questions: "What's the condition of your heart right now? What is the Lord teaching you in this season?" Let us know your thoughts after you listen. We love hearing from you!

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“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.” — Psalm 84:11

Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

We LOVE connecting with you in our Facebook group, Instagram & TikTok

If you want to learn more about Union University, check out the website www.uu.edu or email Fran at fthomas@uu.edu - we also have a fee waiver fee if you plan to apply! Simply use the word TALK on the application.