In The Middle Of It

Sam Wesley joins the podcast to talk about the strange, vulnerable reality of having your real life turned into a feature film. Son of MercyMe’s lead singer Bart Millard, Sam’s story is featured in I Can Only Imagine 2, and we dig into what it feels like to watch great and painful memories recreated on set and then projected in front of friends, family, and strangers. Sam describes the emotional whiplash of stepping off a tour bus and walking into a silent film set where a traumatic moment is...

This conversation with Riley Clemmons is a real, grounded reminder about not tying your worth to approval, success, and the highlight reels of other people’s lives, especially as a woman navigating your mid-20s. We talk about the internal pressure of the music industry, the temptation to people please, and the moment Riley realized she had to separate what she does from where she finds joy, value, and purpose. We also talk acne and body image, heartbreak that doesn’t end in a neat bow, and wh...

Welcome to the middle of my kitchen! For this week’s mini, I’m sharing my favorite pumpkin bread recipe to welcome the fall season! While we bake, I also talk about the craziness of selling our house, packing boxes with a toddler around, and moving to a new home. This episode is definitely best watched on video so switch over to video if you haven’t yet! Thanks to my bestie Sunny for sharing this recipe with me. It’s a fall staple in our house every year! Recipe details are below. See you nex...

Today I sit down with Mike and Kelly Donehey, married for 17 years, to talk about what marriage looks like when real life keeps changing: touring and travel, shifting income, and parenting teenagers. We dig into the practical stuff couples actually fight about: expectations when someone comes home from the road, the survival-mode routines that get disrupted, and why “he can’t read your mind” is still some of the best marriage advice out there. We also talk love languages, how parenting change...

In this mini episode, I talk about that moment in life when you look up and in front of you is a vast army of problems, pressure, and fear. The most honest thing you can say is, “I don’t know what to do.” Today I’m sharing the Scripture I keep coming back to: 2 Chronicles 20 and King Jehoshaphat’s prayer. We read the passage together and sit a line that has carried me through so many hard seasons: “We do not know what to do, but we look to you.” If you’re leading, parenting, or making a big d...