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Life Out Loud#37: Lost In Laundry, Found By GodSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Deserts rarely announce themselves with drama. More often they arrive in the middle of car lines, late-night laundry, missed theme days, and the slow creep of loneliness that somehow grows in our hyper-connected lives. We’re exploring the wilderness as more than a metaphor—naming exhaustion, invisibility, identity shifts, and waiting—and uncovering how those dry places can become preparation, not punishment.This conversation stays grounded and practical. For moms carrying unseen loads, this episode offers encouragement. We keep returning to identity: you are a daughter of...
2026-03-1016 minLife Out Loud#36: Release the Burden, Put Down the MountainSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Feeling stretched thin by roles, expectations, and the voice in your head that never stops? We go straight at the heart of Lent and talk about release—laying down the burdens we carry. We get practical and honest about the “overs” that quietly exhaust us:over-functioningover-committingover-explainingover-apologizingover-performingYou’ll hear simple language you can use to say no without guilt and a fresh lens to discern whether a responsibility is God-assigned or self-assumed. Along the way, we hold u...
2026-03-0322 minLife Out Loud#35: Your Jordans Can Handle Confetti — Why Your Heart Needs LentSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Ever notice how faith slips from alive to automatic without a dramatic moment or decision? Desireé shines a light on that quiet drift and offers a clear way back, using Joel 2:12–13 and Psalm 51:10 as a practical map.We talk about why hearts grow tired, how routine replaces wonder, and why Lent is less about gritting our teeth and more about making space for grace. We explore the difference between performing for God and returning to God with our whole, imperfect selves.Desireé shares three nig...
2026-02-2418 minLife Out Loud#34: Lent – Our Path Back To JesusSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Lent rarely arrives with spectacle; it slips into our calendars with a smudge of ash and a deeper invitation. We open this conversation with 1 Timothy 2:5 and center the simple truth that Lent is all about Jesus — the bridge between our restless hearts and the Father. From there, we walk through Joel 2’s call to return “with all your heart” and unpack three movements that shape a meaningful season: fasting, weeping, and mourning.Fasting gets reframed from performance to freedom. Instead of flexing willpower or chasing perfection, w...
2026-02-1718 minLife Out Loud#33: What if Your Wholehearted Living is What Builds the Legacy?Send me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Hit record, skip the perfection, and lean into obedience—this is the heartbeat of our latest conversation. We are changing it up around here beginning with this episode! We open up about fear, comparison, and the pressure to polish everything, then turn to Caleb in Numbers 14:24 to explore what a “different spirit” looks like in real life. The thread running through it all is simple and demanding: choose faith over fear, and do it in a way your kids can see and carry.We unpack how a diffe...
2026-02-1013 minLife Out LoudPeace on Earth & Peace in Me: Psalm 23Send me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨The Lord is my shepherd. These five simple words have brought comfort to millions across generations. In this season finale exploring Psalm 23, we journey through one of the most beloved passages in scripture, written by King David from his perspective as both a shepherd and a king. What makes this psalm so powerful isn't just its poetic beauty, but its deeply personal promises. God doesn't just lead us - He makes us rest when we need it. He doesn't just guide us - He restores our ve...
2025-12-1614 minLife Out LoudYour Worst Mistake Meets His Never-Ending Grace: The Restoration Prayer Psalm 51Send me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨What happens when someone who seemingly has it all—power, wealth, divine favor—falls into devastating sin? King David's story might be thousands of years old, but his prayer of repentance in Psalm 51 offers timeless wisdom for anyone who has ever strayed from their path.This episode delves into the heart of Psalm 51 "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." David wasn't asking for minor improvements but total transformation. He recognized that only God could make something entirely...
2025-12-0213 minLife Out LoudUnlocking Boundless Love and Holy Housecleaning: Ephesians 3Send me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Have you ever wondered if God could really do the impossible in your life? Paul's prayer to the Ephesians offers a breathtaking promise that continues to transform lives two thousand years later.Tucked away in Ephesians 3:16-21, this powerful prayer was written from a prison cell to a church Paul deeply loved. As we explore this ancient text, we uncover truths that feel surprisingly relevant to our modern struggles. The prayer reveals several profound insights we desperately need today. What parts of your heart...
2025-11-1820 minLife Out LoudFrom Rock Bottom to Overflowing: Hannah and JabezSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Hannah and Jabez represent opposite ends of our spiritual journey. Hannah prayed from rock bottom—barren, misunderstood, and in deep anguish. Her story teaches us that God can handle our most wrecked emotions and shows us what surrender truly looks like.The Prayer of Jabez is a bold prayer that has inspired believers for millennia. Jabez approached God with holy audacity. And scripture simply states: "God granted his request." This mic-drop moment confirms Heaven moves in response to our prayers.What makes these prayers...
2025-11-0416 minLife Out LoudWhen Heaven Has Your Back: Psalm 91Send me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Psalm 91 offers a powerful spiritual refuge that has comforted believers for centuries with its vivid imagery of God's protective care. God positions Himself between us and harm's way. This isn't about avoiding difficulties altogether—it's about finding unshakable security within them."Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty." These aren't empty words but conditional promises extended to those who actively seek God's presence. Psalm 91 empowers us to activate a spiritual armor that surrounds us when we need...
2025-10-2116 minLife Out LoudFortifying Your Daily Life with Scripture's Blueprint: The Armor of GodSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨The battle for your soul is real – are you properly equipped for it? Taking inspiration from the Apostle Paul's powerful imagery in Ephesians 6, this episode unpacks the ancient concept of spiritual armor that remains startlingly relevant for today's challenges. Written from prison, Paul's description of the Armor of God provides a comprehensive protection system for Christians navigating a broken world.We dive deep into each piece: the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of peace, the helmet of salvation, the shield o...
2025-10-0720 minLife Out LoudHeaven's Roadmap: The Lord's PrayerSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨We're exploring the Lord's Prayer as heaven's roadmap for accessing daily strength and understanding Jesus's master class on prayer for our lives.• The Lord's Prayer touches every important aspect of being the hands and feet of Jesus• "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name" acknowledges God as our sovereign, perfect father• "Your kingdom come" focuses our attention on God's eternal kingdom rather than temporary earthly desires• "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" is about surrender and alignment wit...
2025-09-2316 minLife Out LoudThe Bible's Most Powerful Prayers that Have Shaped the WorldSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Welcome to Season #4 of Life Out Loud! After a brief hiatus (#life, am I right!?), I'm back and thrilled to reconnect with you – my wonderful listeners. This season marks a significant shift in our journey together as we explore the prayers and scriptures that have shaped not just history, but continue to transform lives today.Scripture often gets dismissed as outdated or confusing, but nothing could be further from truth. The Bible holds living power that cuts straight to the heart of our modern challenges. As Hebr...
2025-09-0911 minLife Out LoudSushi + Self-ControlSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Welcome to the Season 3 FINALE! Do you lose your mind over some delicious sushi? Asking for a friend... maybe.In Episode 8 of Season 3, Desireé illuminates the importance of self-control. How well we exercise this fruit determines SO much in our lives. God wants us to live incredible lives – but also within His boundaries for our lives. Growing this fruit in our lives sets us up for big wins! Topics include:Self-control defined (2:37)This is for my fellow-food lovers (3:38)Self-control and the minds...
2022-12-1312 minLife Out LoudLeading with GentlenessSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨In Episode 7 of Season 3, Desireé unpacks the sometimes-overlooked fruit of gentleness. She uses this episode to illustrate that the same God of the mountain is the same God of the valley – and he is our gentle protector. In this episode we unpack gentleness in our marriages, as parents and in all of the other roles we have. Topics include:True gentleness described through the story of Elijah (3:00)A story of Jesus’ incredible gentleness (6:19)Jesus’ invitation to all of us (8:09)Join Desireé as she uses her trips...
2022-11-2914 minLife Out LoudWhen Faithfulness Feels Like a Party GameSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨In Episode 6 of Season 3, Desireé uses a fun party game to describe what faithfulness can sometimes feel like. In this episode she unpacks how confidence, trust and relationships all relate to faithfulness. She offers biblical examples of faith in action and how even Jesus’ disciples sometimes wavered in their walk. In the end, we can imagine Jesus talking directly to us on our own walk. Topics include: Something specific about the heart of faithfulness (3:38)How do we trust Jesus so we can bear faithfulness? (5:33)Biblical e...
2022-11-1612 minLife Out LoudBe Kind and Filled with GoodSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨In Episode 5 of Season 3, Desireé digs into the fruits of kindness and goodness. Where they begin and how they flourish in this world. Fair warning, this episode is heavy and it’s coming for our hearts. It calls on the book of Romans for some heavy-hitting truth on kindness and goodness. You will be so glad you tuned in! Topics include:Kindness begins with us (3:38) and gets extended toward others (4:19)Truth bomb on kindness (7:06)Genesis and Romans show us biblical goodness (9:11) Join Desir...
2022-11-0113 minLife Out LoudThis is For the Impatient OnesSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨In Episode 4 of Season 3, Desireé walks us through the fruit of patience – an important but at times very difficult fruit to bear. She uses the amazing miracle of gardening to illustrate patience... and yes, gardening is truly that amazing.It’s in the waiting that the miraculous happens.This one might be harder fruit on the surface because the waiting is rarely easy – but it’s often the most rewarding to our souls.Topics include:• Defining patience (2:57)• Unpacking the state of the world...
2022-10-1812 minLife Out LoudFor a World Craving Joy & PeaceSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨In Episode 3 of Season 3, Desireé covers the fruits of joy and peace. She discovered true lasting joy and peace almost on accident... in a last-ditch effort. She found out that unwavering, unshakeable joy & peace is available to each and every person – no matter the circumstances life puts us in. The God of Joy and the God of Peace becomes tangible in this episode.Topics include:• The fruits and some weather talk… mindblown (1:12)• Setting the stage for unwavering joy & peace (3...
2022-10-0413 minLife Out LoudLet’s Begin with LoveSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨In Episode 2 of Season 3, Desireé explores the first fruit found in Galatians 5 – Love. She dives into the science behind it and the biblical truth to back it up. True, sacrificial, biblical love points us to the gospel and, It. Is. Breathtaking! ✨Topics include:The most famous Scripture on love… followed by some #realtalk (1:48)C.S. Lewis on the topic of love – and it’s SO good! (3:55)The science behind love… and it is a science (4:29)The breathtaking biblical truth about love (5:33)7 promises that God gives to those who...
2022-09-2009 minLife Out LoudHow to Grow a Fruitful Life - A Season of Bearing FruitSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Welcome to SEASON 3!!!This Season we are taking the roadmap to live a really great life that Desireé designed in Season 2, to the next level! Onward and upward we go. We hope you are ready... and of course, as excited as we are!In Episode 1 of Season 3, Desireé breaks down the concept of bearing good fruit. The beautiful idea of bearing good fruit is found in Galatians. She uses this episode to break down the scriptures and illuminate divine truth that we can apply t...
2022-09-0614 minLife Out LoudThe “O” Word : S2 E8 : Season FINALESend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Welcome to the SEASON 2 FINALE!Join Desireé in the last episode of Season 2, as she uses her trips around the sun to throw encouragement around like confetti!In Episode 8, Desireé continues the journey to living your best life by talking about the “O” word. Want to know what that is? You are going to have to listen in! Topics include:I’ve never ever done this before… (2:24)A quotable for your ❤️ (6:08)A phrase in the human experience (8:16)Follow Desireé on Instagram and Faceb...
2022-05-1712 minLife Out LoudThe Day I Learned About Resilience : S2 E7Send me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Join Desireé in Episode 7 of Season 2, as she uses her trips around the sun to throw encouragement around like confetti!In Episode 7, Desireé continues the journey to living your best life by talking about resilience. She tells a story about the day she learned about resilience and how that day has impacted her ever since. She opens up about how to grow in resilience and in the end gives 3 incredible keys to building resilience in your life. This compelling episode will call you into action and get...
2022-05-0316 minLife Out LoudWhy Bearing Good Fruit Matters a.k.a. THIS Changes EverythingSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Join Desireé in Episode 6 of Season 2, as she uses her trips around the sun to throw encouragement around like confetti!In Episode 6, Desireé continues the journey to living your best life by talking about the harvest. What does that even mean exactly? The harvest is the fruit we bear. We are all bearing fruit – producing something in our lives. Desireé offers a contradiction, some words of caution, an up-close and personal account of her trip to Comparisonville, USA and ends with a mic drop. This is an epis...
2022-04-1915 minLife Out Loud3-Steps to an Unmessable-With FutureSend me a text – I always love hearing from you! ✨Join Desireé in Episode 5 of Season 2, as she uses her trips around the sun to throw encouragement around like confetti!In Episode 5, Desireé continues the journey to living your best life by breaking down the steps to an unmessable-with future. (And yes, you read that correctly… unmessable-with is the inability to be messed with.) 😁 HINT: There are 3 steps and they are powerful!Topics include:C.S. Lewis quote that kind of makes me want to drop the mic (5:00)The best declaration I’ve ever read...
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