Whatever You Do

We are finally back after way too long to finally share about Dani's 10th baby Stormie's birth!

We are back after a break! Dani had COVID and Abby gives an update on her health. We talk about our plans for Thanksgiving and the exciting news of our first birth class!

We had the husbands join us for a lively discussion about the importance of family worship in our days and what that looks like in our homes.

Dani is 14 weeks pregnant and talks about symptoms leading to an unexpected ultrasound this week. Abby gives an update on Boaz and how he has been doing on formula. We talk about a giant "free" garage sale type event we are hosting for our church and how our sorting and organizing brought up frustrating sizing issues. And finally, we talk about the ban Abby has had on kids socks in her house and her decision to give them another try.

This is a really slow episode that covers a whole bunch of nothing. We should probably delete it. But listen at your own risk. We cover a lot of subjects but none of them are in depth......including: food storage, sleep schedules, loss, our upcoming church "stuff swap", wanting to pick up our bus, and more!

We talk about a random assortment of topics as we emerge from our recapping of the summer events. Dani is 12 weeks pregnant. Abby is 2 months postpartum. We're trying to be back into normal grooves of life plus some extra!

This is the final episode on the crazy few months of trials we had. We discuss what it is like walking along side each other in pain and rejoicing and the difficulty in doing that at the same time.

Boaz's birth story!

On this episode we talk about the 4 weeks after the accident leading up to Bo's birth. We talk about the way God provides in the most intricate details even in the midst of our suffering. He teaches us to trust Him by asking us to live it out and gives us deeper knowing and understanding of who He is in the midst of trials.

On this episode we talk through the details of Abby's car accident and the immediate days following. We tried to hold back the tears but failed to do so, be prepared.

WE.ARE.BACK. We try to catch up on what has happened over the past few months. On this episode we discuss what took place right before Abby's car accident and why Dani spent 5 weeks in Michigan.

We managed to sneak this episode in and share our favorite recipes and then spend way too much time talking about food. We share a bit also about getting back on the bandwagon of life and being diligent in the hard.

This week was still a little bit bumpy but we're seeing light at the end of the tunnel. We give Abby's 30 week update and an update on all my pukey kids. We also give a greater than usual amount of recommends. Enjoy!

We continue on from last week's episode to try to update you all on the events of our lives over the past three weeks. God has continued to show Himself so faithful to provide and be so very present in times of trial.

Abby and Dani talk through the details of Dani's Christmas baby and the events surrounding the loss of this life.

We give updates on our pregnancies! Plural! Its so much fun to be pregnant together again and we are enjoying each day of it, but that doesn't mean that everything is smooth sailing. We talk about the drastic physical and emotional highs, lows and uncertainties Dani is facing in her pregnancy with baby #10. We also talk about the challenges with food/weight gain/future pregnancies Abby is working through right now at 26 weeks pregnant with baby #7. We review so many things we know about God and who He is and our relationship to Him that can be applied to our situations and many others.

We dive into some specific details of the crazy emotionally rollercoaster that was the last week and a half.

We spend the first few minutes talking about new things going on. After that we discuss what our vacations were like growing up and how they are for our own families.

We revisit several topics that we have talked about before. Somehow, they never seem to get less relevant. Enjoy!

We recorded a little bit late, but here we are! We update you on life, Abby's pregnancy, and our love of our new floor cleaner.

Are date nights important for a healthy marriage? What is helpful to your marriage? Listen in to find out some ideas better than date nights!

We talk (again) about ways that life shifts and changes as kids grow up. Then we give a (long) shout out to one of our favorite people and the Ultima Replenisher they brought into our lives. Finally....we dive into the world of "resting faces". Enjoy!!

Abby gives a brief pregnancy update. We talk about life the past 2 weeks since we last recorded. And then we talk about the ways that God has been convicting us and growing us in homeschool planning. We hope you're encouraged!

We discuss our week which was jam-packed with unusual circumstances and events! From homeschool changes, to home makeovers, to chicken pox- we cover it all!

Abby is in her 14th week of her 7th pregnancy and is trying to be faithful in the season she is in, while Dani is working on figuring out a new season of her life and the newness of what's to come.

If you ever wondered what colors we associate with our kids, look no further, we answer those very questions here. But really, this might be the most pointless episode to date. Enjoy!

Join us as we chat with Krystal about her 4th baby's birth at home.

We answer a listener's question about our thoughts on having children when things in our lives/country/world, etc don't seem easy or stable. We hope others are encouraged!

We are finally back with some updates!

We talk about how to date a pregnancy and why this can be important. We also talk about Abby's early ultrasound! Then we discuss Dani's ongoing attempt to balance diet, exercise, food and body changes as well as Abby's outlook on these things as she enters a different season.

There are some differences in our families when it comes to Christmas and yet we still do a lot of celebrating together. Hear an update on how Abby is doing trying to not be grumpy during the first trimester. Which do you like better, Costco or Sams?

We jammed packed this episode full of where God has us in life. Enjoy!

Listen in on Thanksgiving festivities, our struggles with jealousy and sin and a surprise from one of us!

After taking a break for our road trip and having trouble getting back into the groove of things, we finally recorded! As usual, we talk about vague ideas we aren't quite ready to commit to....then, on the fly, we come up with our TOP 5 in no particular order "advice for a pregnant woman". Will we keep having new episodes each Saturday morning? We are committed to recording...but we all get to find out together if we're falling back into our regular routine or if we'll be changing things up!

More plans are being made for our road trip that we leave in two weeks for and Dani is working away at projects to get the bus ready. Abby is finishing up 8 months of exclusively pumping for Reuben and took lots of pregnancy tests this week that reveal some sin and heart issues. Listen in!

On this episode we talk to Nikki about her first time birthing experience.

An afternoon recording as we sort out our to do lists and how God pushes Abby out of her comfort zone.

Dani gives a travel update. Then we bounce around between important and unimportant topics and conversations, including but not limited to.... Abby's new water bottle, Allie Beth Stuckey's new book, Abby's new luggage and our differing packing methods/techniques/theories, Jesus being the source that fills us up- not us, and our very different marriage conversation/hangout routines.

Join us this week as we sneak in an episode before Dani leaves for a week long trip to Michigan with her 9 kiddos.

We're joined by our friend Kaci and talk to her about her two births! Plus more! Give it a listen!

We got a last minute idea to live stream while we recorded this podcast episode. We focused on talking about the postpartum period and why we should plan for it, while mixing in listener questions as they popped up! We probably won't do this every time, but it was a lot of fun and we will have to do it again!

Well guys. Listen at your own risk. The title and warning make this sound exciting. But I promise....it's not even a little bit close to exciting. We are basically brain-dead in this episode and talk about a whole lotta nothin'. So you should probably just skip it. If you start to listen and think, "wow, this is really boring and a big waste of my time." Yes. Yes it is. And you can't say we didn't warn you. The last two episodes were some of our best. But after the highest highs come some of the lowest lows, apparently.

Joy comes back for the REST of her birth story! Yay!

We start things off talking about our weeks...including Dani's midweek mall adventure. Then we interview our MYSTERY GUEST about her pregnancy. You'll have to wait patiently for part 2- when we talk about her birth!

This week we talk about how God brings us through different seasons in our lives and every time we get comfortable, He switches it up on us. He is so good to continue to sanctify us and not leave us as we are.

Special Guest Alert! We promised controversy and we delivered. Bottom Line: Kids are a blessing. Get in the Word. See what God says about this. Pray. Trust Him. Enjoy!

There isn't enough controversy in the world right now so we thought we would add to it and talk about Biblical discipline and spanking.

We hoped to be able to just begin to crack open the conversation on what our rights and responsibilities are when it comes to birth choices, but also choices during a pandemic.

First we talk about homeschooling and the ways God has worked so graciously. We then jumping into answering questions about tips for transition in labor. Keep the questions coming!

These topics don't really go together but on this episode we talked about our current thoughts and struggles with food and then we answered a question on what advice we have for first time home-birthers. Listen in!

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