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For our members only episodes we are going through my notes from Integrated, which is a mastermind group of fathers + business owners I get to be a part of. This specific session was about discouragement and given by Jeff Bethke. I've heard Jeff speak a lot and this was honestly one of the best talks I have ever heard him give. If you want to support the podcast, become a member! With that you will get one extra episode a week and all episodes completely ad free!

Diving deep into a talk that changed our lives the first time we heard it. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

Most of life isn't shaped by big, life-altering decisions—it's shaped by the hundreds of small ones you make every single day. In this episode, we talk about the invisible load—the constant, ongoing responsibility of noticing, deciding, adjusting, and carrying the details of everyday life. The kind of work that rarely gets acknowledged because it's never fully finished. We explore how this weight often looks different depending on your role. For some, it's a handful of large, obvious responsibilities. For others—especially within the home—it's hundreds of small ones that never quite leave your mind. Same weight. Different shape. And because it's harder to see, it's easier to dismiss—even by the person carrying it. This conversation puts language to that experience: why it feels so heavy, why it's so hard to explain, and why it matters more than we realize. At the end, Brooke reads A Liturgy for the Invisible Load—a grounding reminder that some of the most meaningful work we do… is the work no one sees. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

Today we are talking about the moments in life when you have to decide between two hard things or two good things and the tension that those moments come with. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

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Today we are talking about quitting. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

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Today we are talking about opinions, trusted voices + what we are passing down to our kids.Become a member here for as little as $8 a month - https://walkinlove.supercast.com/ Members Receive: Ad Free Episodes Bonus Weekly Episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is, shockingly, mostly about water—how much we need it, how often we forget that, and why it matters more than we'd like to admit.Somewhere in the conversation we also end up drafting a very unofficial Mt Rushmore of celebrity colonial ship crew to honor one full year of Naughty Nation! Think: long voyages, limited resources, and the importance of having the right people on deck when things get real.Hydration is discussed. History is revised. No actual sailing required. If you want to listen to these members only episodes, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

Members Episode: Traveling in Real TimeInstead of a single, sit-down conversation, this one is made up of voice memos recorded in real time—back to back, across multiple days—while traveling. Some were recorded in the car. Some in quiet moments. Some mid-thought. All of them exactly as they happened.If you're listening as a member, you're essentially walking through the trip alongside me, day by day.If you've ever wanted to know what it sounds like inside someone's head while life is actively happening, this episode is that.

Brooke got invited on a last-minute week in Florida… and somehow the answer was just: yes. In this no-notes hang, we talk spontaneous trips on a real-life budget, Daisy's big emotions (and the surprisingly helpful insight underneath them), and TJ's winter struggle to get out of bed—plus the weird little device he's trying to fix it. Also: airplane snack drafts, snowblower angels, and why travel turns Brooke into a sandwich person. If you're craving something settled, sustainable, and realistic, this conversation will help you name it. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

After a couple of information-heavy members episodes, today's conversation is intentionally more practical.We're sharing how we've actually learned to eat more protein in our own lives—and what that looks like in a real house with real kids. Not what you should do. Just what we do, and why.In this episode, we give you four ways on how to add more protein into your life.If you want to listen to these members only episodes, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

Most families aren't held together by big systems or perfect routines—they're carried by a handful of quiet, steady rhythms doing the heavy lifting. In this episode, we talk about how to identify the rhythms that keep a family functioning when energy drops, motivation fades, or attention is focused elsewhere. We explore decision fatigue, load-bearing habits, floors versus ceilings, and how to strengthen what's already working—without reinventing your life. If you're craving something settled, sustainable, and realistic, this conversation will help you name it. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

In this members-only episode, we keep building on last week's conversation — this is “THE blood sugar” episode. We talk through blood sugar and insulin in plain language: what they are, how they function, and why so many of us feel stuck in cycles of cravings, crashes, and frustration even when we're “eating healthy.” We unpack why the body doesn't care where sugar comes from, how modern foods (including fruit and starches) can demand a strong insulin response, and what repeated spikes do over time. This isn't an anti-food episode or a call to perfection. It's about awareness, stewardship, and understanding the system God designed — so your choices come from clarity, not confusion. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

For some reason, our podcast host is having issue with video files so if you want video, go to youtube. Most of life isn't the beginning or the big finish—it's the long, regular middle. In this episode, we talk about why the middle feels extra exhausting right now (hello, montage culture), how “instant everything” trains us to expect quick results, and why that quietly makes real life feel like we're doing it wrong. We also get honest about what happens when you start believing the middle is a problem to solve… and what changes when you realize it's actually a place to live faithfully. Plus: the Great Pizza Price Uprising of 2026, a Mount Rushmore pizza draft, and a suspiciously strong desire to swim in the reflecting pool for the right price. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

In this members-only episode, we unpack why snacking has nothing to do with willpower or calories—and everything to do with how God actually made our bodies. We talk about fed mode vs. repair mode, why “just a little something” keeps your system from finishing its job, and the simple metaphor that completely changed how we think about eating between meals. This isn't a list of rules—it's a reframe that brings clarity, freedom, and a lot more kindness toward your body so you can start seeing how you eat as an act of stewardship, and even worship. Become a member here -> walkinlove.supercast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Tried to upload video three times and it just wouldn't work. Every year we tell ourselves this will be a simple recap episode. Sponsored by The Liturgy Club - ⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/products/liturgy-club⁠⁠  Every year… we're wrong. What starts as “let's look back” quietly becomes something else entirely—less highlight reel, more meaning-making. In this episode, we're not naming the best things of 2025. We're naming the things that stayed. The shows that lived in our house. The music playing in the background of real life. The moments that shaped us, whether we planned for them or not. We talk about the TV shows that surprised us, comforted us, or kept us up too late. The music that soundtracked ordinary days and emotional moments. The movies we're still referencing without even realizing it. Then we get to our anchor segment: our Mount Rushmore of 2025. Not the biggest things. The defining things. Four moments and shifts that formed the year—some joyful, some heavy, all honest. From there, we zoom out. One word for the year. One sentence that sums it up. One thing that ended. One thing that quietly began. We share the biggest lessons we learned—some the hard way, some by finally stopping the fight—and what surprised us most about ourselves, our kids, our marriage, and our capacity. And as always, we close slowly. With gratitude. With honesty. With permission for end-of-year feelings to be complicated. If you're feeling tender, tired, relieved, proud, disappointed—or all of it at once—this episode is for you. Thanks for being here. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being part of this year with us. 2026… here we come. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

January loves to tell us we need to disappear for a month and come back as brand-new people. New habits. New body. New mindset. New life. But what if growth doesn't actually work like that? In the first part of this members-only episode, we talk about why this January feels different for us — why we're not interested in starting over, burning things down, or overhauling our lives just because the calendar flipped. We talk about: Why progress doesn't reset on December 31 The pressure of “new year, new you” culture Why disappearing to grow isn't sustainable for most real lives And what it looks like to simply… keep going The rest of this conversation goes deeper — into how this posture shapes the way we approach health, discipline, and growth in the new year, and why we believe steady continuation beats dramatic resets almost every time. If you've ever felt tired of absolutist January energy, overwhelmed by wellness culture, or quietly relieved that you don't actually want to reinvent yourself this year — the full episode is waiting for you inside our members feed. ✨ Members get access to the full conversation, plus weekly members-only episodes every Wednesday. Join us and listen to the rest → https://walkinlove.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We decided to jus have some fun for the last episode of the year! If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

Remaining items we have for sale - https://shop.walkinlove.com/ This week's episode is intentionally light as we head into Christmas Day. We're recording from our new basement studio for the first time, talking about what Christmas morning will actually look like for our family, the traditions we're keeping (and tweaking), and why staying home all day has become our favorite move. We do What I Googled, share a few Strong Feelings (including full commitment to cookie content season), build a Mount Rushmore of things we wanted in our stockings as kids—and still want now—and absolutely lose it laughing over a story about a koala living in a swamp. It somehow involves panic, running away very fast, and possibly pooping your pants. We could not recover. If you want something easy, familiar, and fun in your ears this week, this one's for you. Okay I love you bye. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

Last week we are selling new tees - https://shop.walkinlove.com/ Today we're talking about the sneaky power of attention and how it shapes the way we experience our actual, everyday lives. A simple little story—Tony Robbins telling Theo Vaughn to look for “everything brown” and then asking him where the “red” was—opened up a bigger conversation for us around what we notice, what we overlook, and how much of our inner world is shaped by where we point our eyes. As we step toward a new year, we're asking: What if we intentionally looked for red? What if we spent a whole year training our minds toward the kind of things we actually want more of—connection, rest, joy, God's faithfulness—and then watched them grow? If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

This week, TJ and Brooke are talking 8 Bit Christmas and questions it's making them ask as parents. DESIGNS OF THE WEEK: Jesus is the Same, Grab it here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

This week, TJ and Brooke are talking about putting things in their right place this holiday season. DESIGNS OF THE WEEK: Choose Joy Everyday Grab them here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

This week, TJ and Brooke are talking sprinkles and cake and not in the way you think. DESIGNS OF THE WEEK: Maui Fundraiser Tee + Hats. Grab them here - ⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

This week, TJ and Brooke talk about new and helpful language about the floor and full for different categories in life. DESIGNS OF THE WEEK: It's Going to Be Great - ⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

This week, TJ and Brooke take a break from big life lessons and tumble head-first into the Jingle Era. They reveal two brand-new AI-generated theme songs, build a Mount Rushmore of things that deserve their own jingle, share a few strong feelings, and attempt a blind ranking of ballpark foods in honor of the World Series. It's chaotic, cozy, and completely no-notes. Things we talked about: The Psalmbird - YouTube DESIGNS OF THE WEEK: Love is Full Verse + Stickers for ONE WEEK ONLY! Grab them here - ⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

In this Members-Only AMA, TJ and Brooke answer three real questions from the Buttclenchers Club — how they handle finances as a couple, how they discerned the end of their adoption journey, and what room sharing looks like in their home with four kids. It's honest, personal, and full of the practical grace that defines their life together. Become a member today - https://walkinlove.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DESIGNS OF THE WEEK: Choose Joy + Enough for Today available for ONE WEEK ONLY! Grab them here - ⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

DESIGNS OF THE WEEK: Iron Sharpens Iron + Mele Kalikikimaka available for ONE WEEK ONLY! Grab them here - https://shop.walkinlove.com/ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

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Shop the Final Collection! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brooke's Newsletter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://brookemousetis.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

Join The Accountability Group here (starting October 1) - ⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/products/accountability-club⁠ New Design of the week is live - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brooke's Newsletter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://brookemousetis.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

Join The Accountability Group here (starting October 1) - https://shop.walkinlove.com/products/accountability-club New Design of the week is live - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brooke's Newsletter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://brookemousetis.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

New Design of the week is live - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brooke's Newsletter - ⁠⁠⁠https://brookemousetis.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

Some seasons feel like they're unraveling faster than we can keep up—new jobs, new rhythms, new roles, new places. But the hardest part isn't always the change itself… it's the tension between what was and what's not yet here. Today we're talking about how to hold that tension without needing to solve it right away, and what it looks like to trust God in the middle, when the story's still being written.

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In today's episode, we're talking about the almost feeling of August. Summer's not quite over, school hasn't quite started—but rhythms are calling. We're walking through seven questions we're asking ourselves as we get ready for a new homeschool year, a new house, and a whole lot of transition. Whether you're excited, overwhelmed, or somewhere in between, this episode is your permission to ease back into rhythm without trying to nail it all at once. New Design of the week is live - ⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠ Brooke's Newsletter - ⁠⁠https://brookemousetis.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

In today's episode, we're saying goodbye to the house that held us this past year. Not our forever home. Not our first home. But a rental that saw deep change, quiet survival, and surprising joy. We're reflecting on what it means to move out—why it feels like a hard line in the sand—and how you carry both gratitude and grief when a chapter closes. New Design of the week is live - ⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠ Brooke's Newsletter - ⁠https://brookemousetis.beehiiv.com/⁠ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

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New Design of the week is live - ⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠ Brooke's Newsletter - https://brookemousetis.beehiiv.com/ If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

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Inspired by a bold quote and the legacy of George Müller, today we're talking about what happens when we pray specifically. Like, “God, I need $412.60 by Thursday” specific. We'll unpack why that level of clarity matters, how it reveals God's faithfulness more tangibly, and what it means for our faith when we stop praying vague prayers and start naming names, numbers, and needs. If you've ever struggled to feel like God is listening—or even wondered what an answered prayer looks like—this episode is for you. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

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Today's episode is all about play—not just with our kids, but in our own lives too. We're diving into the idea that each of us has a play personality—a way we're naturally wired to have fun, unwind, and come alive. And just like you might not parent or process like your spouse, you might not play like them either. Or like your kids. So today we're walking through 8 play archetypes and reflecting on how knowing your own (or your kid's) can bring more joy, less pressure, and better connection in everyday life. If you love what we do and want more behind-the-scenes fun, bonus episodes, and exclusive content, join the walk in love. Podcast Membership today!

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This audio is an excerpt from a new bonus episode out today! this special bonus episode, we're diving into understanding your “launch style” and how it affects marriage, parenting, and everyday life. Become a member here and unlock bonus episodes - ⁠⁠https://walkinlove.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Brooke and TJ respond to a common Instagram question — and unpack why they don't subscribe to the modern “gentle parenting” movement. From exploring its origins to calling out how it's been distorted by social media, they share what they do instead in their home: biblical parenting rooted in truth, grace, and Holy Spirit-led wisdom. This episode is honest, clarifying, and practical — perfect for any parent navigating today's overwhelming parenting culture.