WEBVTT 00:00:00.980 --> 00:00:03.919 Welcome to the Live Out Loud podcast. As promised, 00:00:04.139 --> 00:00:06.299 I have a special guest on here with me today, 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:08.939 our very first guest on the Live Out Loud podcast. 00:00:09.119 --> 00:00:12.199 This is very exciting times, you guys, and I 00:00:12.199 --> 00:00:15.279 am so happy to share today's space and conversation 00:00:15.279 --> 00:00:18.339 with none other than my oldest son, Josh, who 00:00:18.339 --> 00:00:22.820 is 15, almost 15, I'm sorry. And we're just going 00:00:22.820 --> 00:00:25.039 to have a great conversation today and hear from 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:27.960 him a couple of our family dynamics that you 00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:29.800 get to hear from someone different than myself, 00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:32.500 right? And that's super exciting. So stay tuned. 00:00:32.799 --> 00:00:45.619 Let's get into this conversation today. Welcome, 00:00:45.740 --> 00:00:47.979 Josh, to this space. I am so glad to have you 00:00:47.979 --> 00:00:50.600 on here and for our listeners to get to hear 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:53.840 a little bit about someone who is a part of this 00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:56.880 family other than myself. And I'm so glad that 00:00:56.880 --> 00:01:00.500 you have said yes to this scary and daunting 00:01:00.500 --> 00:01:03.679 task of being on the podcast with me. But thank 00:01:03.679 --> 00:01:06.290 you. Yeah, it was definitely interesting when 00:01:06.290 --> 00:01:09.129 you asked me that question. When I asked you 00:01:09.129 --> 00:01:11.150 to come on with me? Yeah, it caught me off guard 00:01:11.150 --> 00:01:12.510 when I was like, oh yeah, I'll tell you all that 00:01:12.510 --> 00:01:15.010 for a second. It can be a little scary to talk 00:01:15.010 --> 00:01:18.790 into a microphone and have a conversation. Anyway, 00:01:19.730 --> 00:01:22.590 I am so glad to have you on here and we have 00:01:22.590 --> 00:01:24.849 discussed a few questions that I would like to 00:01:24.849 --> 00:01:26.629 ask you and I'm sure that people would love to 00:01:26.629 --> 00:01:29.310 hear from your perspective. But let's just start 00:01:29.310 --> 00:01:32.030 with a very simple question and one that's so 00:01:32.030 --> 00:01:34.530 much fun to me because I love books. But what 00:01:34.530 --> 00:01:37.430 are you currently reading? Well, actually, first, 00:01:37.549 --> 00:01:41.349 before we jump into that, let's say, tell people 00:01:41.349 --> 00:01:45.609 your name and how old you are and something you 00:01:45.609 --> 00:01:49.650 like to do for fun. My name is Josh. I am 14 00:01:49.650 --> 00:01:55.069 going on 15 and almost in April. That's a nice. 00:01:55.430 --> 00:01:59.680 Yeah. Yeah, I like to play guitar a lot. It's 00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:03.640 a big passion of mine and I enjoy making music. 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:06.379 Yeah, you've been playing guitar for a very long 00:02:06.379 --> 00:02:09.620 time. Yeah. Yeah. And yeah, you've more recently 00:02:09.620 --> 00:02:12.639 kind of pursued playing a little bit in more 00:02:12.639 --> 00:02:16.020 structured ways. You're part of the band at church 00:02:16.020 --> 00:02:19.479 and you're looking at expanding and playing at 00:02:19.479 --> 00:02:22.300 community events now. Yeah. So that's super exciting? 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:24.379 Yeah, so yeah, I'm super excited for that and 00:02:24.379 --> 00:02:26.479 hoping that can become a bigger thing for me. 00:02:26.639 --> 00:02:29.699 For sure. Okay, so let's do jump into our first 00:02:29.699 --> 00:02:32.759 question of what are you currently reading? Tell 00:02:32.759 --> 00:02:35.960 us that. I'm reading a couple of books. One is 00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:37.759 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which is 00:02:37.759 --> 00:02:40.620 the fourth book. I'm kind of wrapping up that 00:02:40.620 --> 00:02:43.159 one, but I'm closer to the end. That one's been 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:45.780 a fun thrill book to read every now and then. 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:49.520 I'm reading a couple others. I'm reading The 00:02:49.520 --> 00:02:52.319 Mountain War Party by Louis Lamour. Oh, Louis 00:02:52.319 --> 00:02:55.199 Lamour books. You love those. Actually, Dad got 00:02:55.199 --> 00:02:58.159 you into those a couple of years ago. That was, 00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:00.219 I think, one of the - Yeah, the first kiss he 00:03:00.219 --> 00:03:02.659 gave me was Louis Lamour, a Hondo Lane book. 00:03:02.860 --> 00:03:05.240 And that one was really cool and got me hooked 00:03:05.240 --> 00:03:07.520 into them. And so I have a small collection going. 00:03:07.620 --> 00:03:09.560 So what is it that you specifically like about 00:03:09.560 --> 00:03:12.400 these books? I like the adventure of the books. 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:15.620 For sure. And the lessons they can teach. I like 00:03:15.620 --> 00:03:17.919 the lessons and I feel like they've helped my 00:03:17.919 --> 00:03:22.280 character grow some more. help my view on things 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:26.360 like or work or I've enjoyed harder work okay 00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:29.319 them and yeah because of the books and just the 00:03:29.319 --> 00:03:31.180 the life trials they've gone through it's gonna 00:03:31.180 --> 00:03:33.139 help me realize like wow man people really went 00:03:33.139 --> 00:03:35.500 through these and okay So that's been cool to 00:03:35.500 --> 00:03:38.280 hear. Okay. And then what other books are you 00:03:38.280 --> 00:03:40.400 reading? And then I'm reading Love Does by Bob 00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:42.780 Goff. Oh, so good. And that's been a really good 00:03:42.780 --> 00:03:46.419 one recently. Just the stories he has and the 00:03:46.419 --> 00:03:48.479 life lessons he can teach also is just amazing. 00:03:49.060 --> 00:03:51.520 Every time you share a story with me, I'm just 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:53.939 amazed at the ways he put himself out there in 00:03:53.939 --> 00:03:55.960 the world and he just goes for it. And I think 00:03:55.960 --> 00:04:00.090 that's so inspiring and exciting. To adopt yes, 00:04:00.310 --> 00:04:03.250 it was really cool. Yeah, so and you're almost 00:04:03.250 --> 00:04:05.669 done with that book. I think I'm half with her. 00:04:05.770 --> 00:04:08.990 Yeah, okay So I might have to read it after you 00:04:08.990 --> 00:04:10.930 because it looks really recommend just think 00:04:10.930 --> 00:04:14.430 yes, I recommend it. Oh, you're awesome Okay, 00:04:14.509 --> 00:04:16.990 and since I have you here, I would like to get 00:04:16.990 --> 00:04:19.810 into a little bit deeper conversations. We have 00:04:19.810 --> 00:04:21.959 kind of done a little bit of small talk, but 00:04:21.959 --> 00:04:24.980 I want to ask you, what are some of the bigger 00:04:24.980 --> 00:04:27.240 changes that have happened in your life over 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:29.660 the past couple of years? Tell us a little bit 00:04:29.660 --> 00:04:33.220 about that. Yeah, it definitely changed when 00:04:33.220 --> 00:04:37.339 I had heard you were dating a dad. And that was 00:04:37.339 --> 00:04:39.740 a really big change because I hadn't gotten used 00:04:39.740 --> 00:04:44.220 to that. I think we'd been, I mean, just us for 00:04:44.220 --> 00:04:46.459 five years at that point. Yeah, so that's a long 00:04:46.459 --> 00:04:48.980 time to just be with mom Yeah, and so I was just 00:04:48.980 --> 00:04:52.180 I was used to being like I guess kind of like 00:04:52.180 --> 00:04:55.720 the older man in the house Right and just kind 00:04:55.720 --> 00:04:58.220 of used to having you a lot. And then when uh, 00:04:58.220 --> 00:05:01.819 Kayla came or dad Kayla guys came along Um, it 00:05:01.819 --> 00:05:03.779 definitely changed a lot whenever we got part 00:05:03.779 --> 00:05:06.040 of his family, right? It just felt uh, it's been 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:08.240 different having like another like a man in the 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:10.759 house Uh -huh and for sure having I guess like 00:05:10.759 --> 00:05:13.439 a dad again And it's been it's been uh felt very 00:05:13.439 --> 00:05:15.410 different and that's been a very big change Yeah, 00:05:15.410 --> 00:05:17.509 I would have to agree. That is probably one of 00:05:17.509 --> 00:05:19.449 the biggest changes that has happened in the 00:05:19.449 --> 00:05:22.310 last couple of years for you, for me, for us 00:05:22.310 --> 00:05:25.990 collectively. And yeah, one that we are learning 00:05:25.990 --> 00:05:29.149 to walk together, one that we have just prayed 00:05:29.149 --> 00:05:31.290 a lot over, right, in all of this, but it has 00:05:31.290 --> 00:05:35.009 also been very beautiful, I think, and really, 00:05:35.009 --> 00:05:37.129 really neat things to see God working out and 00:05:37.129 --> 00:05:40.129 working through. So, okay, so that's like the 00:05:40.129 --> 00:05:42.149 major change. And anything else you want to share? 00:05:42.589 --> 00:05:45.470 Not much else has, I mean, I feel like, been 00:05:45.470 --> 00:05:48.110 really big in my life. I mean, we moved. Yes, 00:05:48.129 --> 00:05:51.370 we did move. That was really big. We moved up 00:05:51.370 --> 00:05:53.449 to California, from Guatemala, and then from 00:05:53.449 --> 00:05:56.129 California to Idaho. And another big change has 00:05:56.129 --> 00:05:58.470 been losing friends. Not losing friends, but 00:05:58.470 --> 00:06:00.629 having to leave along the way. I would agree. 00:06:01.569 --> 00:06:05.089 And, yeah. That's really hard. Yeah, the losing 00:06:05.089 --> 00:06:07.470 friends and which is actually one of my questions 00:06:07.470 --> 00:06:09.829 that I want to talk a little bit later with you. 00:06:09.829 --> 00:06:12.110 But we'll get to that. But yeah, that has been 00:06:12.110 --> 00:06:14.589 really hard. And we have found some incredible 00:06:14.589 --> 00:06:16.970 people in all the places we've lived, haven't 00:06:16.970 --> 00:06:20.389 we? Yes. God has been so good in that. And yeah. 00:06:20.649 --> 00:06:23.500 Yeah. And it's just been it's been It's been 00:06:23.500 --> 00:06:25.319 really nice to have those great friends, but 00:06:25.319 --> 00:06:27.319 then to also have to like move away from them 00:06:27.319 --> 00:06:29.300 It's also made it hard But yeah, it makes you 00:06:29.300 --> 00:06:31.579 realize that like the amount of the people you 00:06:31.579 --> 00:06:33.660 have backing you up in different times of life 00:06:33.660 --> 00:06:35.759 or you know You can come back to those people 00:06:35.759 --> 00:06:37.779 and it's been amazing to know that you have those 00:06:37.779 --> 00:06:39.939 people Yeah, that is a really neat feeling and 00:06:39.939 --> 00:06:42.379 that we have really good people kind of in a 00:06:42.379 --> 00:06:44.800 lot of places I mean in the south in Louisiana 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:48.740 we have amazing friends in Missouri, in Guatemala, 00:06:49.300 --> 00:06:51.639 in California, Idaho, and just so many other 00:06:51.639 --> 00:06:54.139 places. Yeah, Arizona. So just different places 00:06:54.139 --> 00:06:56.980 we've been and it's just, that's amazing. But 00:06:56.980 --> 00:06:59.079 I would say the beauty of all of those changes 00:06:59.079 --> 00:07:02.019 is that we're still together and everywhere we 00:07:02.019 --> 00:07:05.240 go, we set up home together. And because home 00:07:05.240 --> 00:07:08.279 is wherever you guys are and where we are together, 00:07:08.420 --> 00:07:11.339 right? So that's a really neat part. And speaking 00:07:11.339 --> 00:07:14.990 of home, let me ask you this. What is a common 00:07:14.990 --> 00:07:19.389 quote that you hear me say that has impacted 00:07:19.389 --> 00:07:22.050 our family life and one that maybe we kind of 00:07:22.050 --> 00:07:25.430 live by? For me that would be we use what we 00:07:25.430 --> 00:07:27.629 have using it wisely and responsibly. Okay. That 00:07:27.629 --> 00:07:30.329 has been like I feel like a big part when I first 00:07:30.329 --> 00:07:32.730 heard it like a couple years ago from what you 00:07:32.730 --> 00:07:35.110 said. I feel like it has impacted the way I treat 00:07:35.110 --> 00:07:39.000 my stuff and how I view it. whether it's a nice 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:41.360 thing or it's not a nice thing, it still needs 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:44.660 to be treated properly, because whatever you 00:07:44.660 --> 00:07:46.860 treat it like, it's gonna indicate how you could 00:07:46.860 --> 00:07:49.660 treat bigger things you ever get. Exactly. And 00:07:49.660 --> 00:07:52.519 they're actually gifts from God. It doesn't matter 00:07:52.519 --> 00:07:54.680 if it's big or small, it's a gift from God. And 00:07:54.680 --> 00:07:58.759 actually, I got that. That's not my line. I actually 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:01.800 got it from a Sally Clarkson book. Really? Yeah. 00:08:02.459 --> 00:08:04.839 We have a lot of Sally Clarkson books and Clay 00:08:04.839 --> 00:08:06.819 Clarkson books in our home, which we love to 00:08:06.819 --> 00:08:09.930 read. This one comes from their 24 family ways 00:08:09.930 --> 00:08:12.370 and they talk about using your things wisely 00:08:12.370 --> 00:08:14.550 and responsibly and I love that that one has 00:08:14.550 --> 00:08:17.110 resonated with you. So that's really cool to 00:08:17.110 --> 00:08:19.759 hear. I think a quote that's really funny that 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:22.339 one of your brothers pointed out recently was, 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:25.620 um, I was making, I was making a new hat for 00:08:25.620 --> 00:08:28.500 the website and it said get outside. And then 00:08:28.500 --> 00:08:30.680 Ethan saw me making it and he goes, mom, that's 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:32.419 your new tagline. Cause you say that all the 00:08:32.419 --> 00:08:35.179 time. And I just thought it was funny that he 00:08:35.179 --> 00:08:36.879 says that I say that all the time. Do I say that 00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:41.220 all the time? Kind of. Yeah. Yes. Yes. But we've 00:08:41.220 --> 00:08:44.440 had some beautiful days and they are worth taking 00:08:44.440 --> 00:08:47.820 advantage of. And in between school breaks, we 00:08:47.820 --> 00:08:50.340 should be outside. Visitors. Yeah. It's amazing. 00:08:50.940 --> 00:08:52.980 Speaking of outside, you love to be out in the 00:08:52.980 --> 00:08:55.460 forest. Yeah. Tell me what you were building 00:08:55.460 --> 00:08:59.299 out there this summer. I was building forts out 00:08:59.299 --> 00:09:01.519 there and a teepee and also working on a tree 00:09:01.519 --> 00:09:05.000 house. Yeah. The teepee is quite awesome. And 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:07.299 it was really neat to go. and spend the evenings 00:09:07.299 --> 00:09:09.379 out there. You haven't camped in it though yet. 00:09:09.639 --> 00:09:12.279 Not yet, no. Nathan really wants to and so I, 00:09:12.460 --> 00:09:14.679 but we'll see if we get around to it. Okay, maybe 00:09:14.679 --> 00:09:16.519 this spring or summer. Yeah, possibly this spring 00:09:16.519 --> 00:09:19.860 or summer. We were building mats out of cattails 00:09:19.860 --> 00:09:21.460 and that was really fun to get that experience. 00:09:21.500 --> 00:09:23.059 Yeah, that was cool. Weaving things. Yeah, weaving 00:09:23.059 --> 00:09:24.720 things out of cattails from the pond. That was 00:09:24.720 --> 00:09:28.519 pretty cool. And speaking of going camping with 00:09:28.519 --> 00:09:31.529 your brother, let me ask you this. What are some 00:09:31.529 --> 00:09:35.669 of the harder or difficult responsibilities in 00:09:35.669 --> 00:09:38.470 being an older brother for you? Share a little 00:09:38.470 --> 00:09:41.870 bit of that with us. That would be being a brother 00:09:41.870 --> 00:09:44.809 who's there for his siblings. That has been more 00:09:44.809 --> 00:09:49.370 difficult for me to step into that I'm the oldest. 00:09:49.570 --> 00:09:51.669 They look up to me and I need to be there for 00:09:51.669 --> 00:09:54.429 them whether they had something happen to them 00:09:54.429 --> 00:09:58.070 that they need support from or something that 00:09:58.070 --> 00:10:01.559 they love just got taken from them. yeah supporting 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:03.360 them and taking care of them through no matter 00:10:03.360 --> 00:10:06.519 what uh trial of life they're in and just letting 00:10:06.519 --> 00:10:09.340 even when we get older uh kind of like you and 00:10:09.340 --> 00:10:11.200 your siblings do now how they all like you all 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:14.440 talk to each other and and communication and 00:10:15.300 --> 00:10:16.840 That's why I feel like I want to be when I'm 00:10:16.840 --> 00:10:18.519 older. I just I want to be that person where 00:10:18.519 --> 00:10:21.460 they look up to and like hey I just just this 00:10:21.460 --> 00:10:23.740 happened. I really need someone to talk to or 00:10:23.740 --> 00:10:25.559 right Can you maybe help me with some advice 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:27.600 or something just to all be there for each other? 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:29.600 Mmm. Yeah, I don't know that I would see my siblings 00:10:29.600 --> 00:10:31.960 look up to me, but I think it's it's pretty it 00:10:31.960 --> 00:10:35.259 is pretty rad that they the communication that 00:10:35.259 --> 00:10:38.000 we have and I think just a couple days ago one 00:10:38.000 --> 00:10:40.059 of my brothers was calling me and asking for 00:10:40.059 --> 00:10:43.870 something if for help and you had pointed that 00:10:43.870 --> 00:10:46.070 out right like oh that's awesome that all of 00:10:46.070 --> 00:10:49.190 like all of you guys do that and um yeah i think 00:10:49.190 --> 00:10:52.210 that that's pretty neat and so is that like that's 00:10:52.210 --> 00:10:53.889 a hard thing for you or is it just something 00:10:53.889 --> 00:10:57.750 you carry with a lot of weight and responsibility 00:10:57.750 --> 00:11:00.669 well it's one thing and both i carry a lot of 00:11:00.669 --> 00:11:03.250 weight and responsibility of it but i also just 00:11:03.250 --> 00:11:06.389 struggle to do it And I can see the times I don't 00:11:06.389 --> 00:11:08.529 do it, and that can be very difficult. I'm like, 00:11:08.610 --> 00:11:10.350 I don't know, why'd you do that, man? They needed 00:11:10.350 --> 00:11:13.350 you most, and you failed to be there. And it's 00:11:13.350 --> 00:11:16.049 kind of like saying, oh man, I had a chance to 00:11:16.049 --> 00:11:18.409 bring Jesus and life into these people, and I 00:11:18.409 --> 00:11:20.509 just didn't do it, and there was a chance failed. 00:11:20.750 --> 00:11:23.929 Wow. But it's awesome that you can see that in 00:11:23.929 --> 00:11:27.710 your actions, and that you can then not dwell 00:11:27.710 --> 00:11:29.919 on... the wrong that we did but we can dwell 00:11:29.919 --> 00:11:32.220 on that there's grace and that we can do better 00:11:32.220 --> 00:11:35.120 and try better and and God is gives grace for 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:37.899 that right yeah that is pretty awesome um anything 00:11:37.899 --> 00:11:40.159 else you want to share in that that is a hard 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:42.539 difficult responsibility for you right now as 00:11:42.539 --> 00:11:44.940 an older brother no there's so much uh not much 00:11:44.940 --> 00:11:47.820 more i can think about okay awesome so then let's 00:11:47.820 --> 00:11:50.799 move on to our last question which is kind of 00:11:50.799 --> 00:11:53.600 a big one um we had been talking about earlier 00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:56.740 about friends and kind of losing friends along 00:11:56.740 --> 00:12:00.840 the way of moving but my question to you is what 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:04.639 is a hard thing about this season which you and 00:12:04.639 --> 00:12:07.700 I had I had asked you this question and it you 00:12:07.700 --> 00:12:11.279 know it was finding friends and let's talk specifically 00:12:11.279 --> 00:12:14.299 about that about finding friends in this season 00:12:14.299 --> 00:12:17.759 of life because you are 14 going on 15 and because 00:12:17.759 --> 00:12:21.009 we have moved several times it can be hard to 00:12:21.009 --> 00:12:23.950 have those longer lasting relationships because 00:12:23.950 --> 00:12:26.509 we have said goodbye, right? And with our more 00:12:26.509 --> 00:12:29.029 recent move, I don't feel like we have found 00:12:29.029 --> 00:12:32.789 a group of guy friends that you can connect with 00:12:32.789 --> 00:12:36.350 that speak life to you and build you up, would 00:12:36.350 --> 00:12:38.669 you say? Have you found that? No, not yet. I've 00:12:38.669 --> 00:12:41.330 been looking and it's been difficult. Yeah. And 00:12:41.330 --> 00:12:44.389 so, so in looking, tell me what are some things 00:12:44.389 --> 00:12:48.789 that you specifically look in friendships? Someone 00:12:48.789 --> 00:12:51.929 who I connect with well and I can talk to easily. 00:12:52.230 --> 00:12:55.409 Someone who will listen and will talk. Someone 00:12:55.409 --> 00:12:59.870 who's also not afraid to get their hands dirty 00:12:59.870 --> 00:13:06.690 is a hard worker. Those are good values. Also 00:13:06.690 --> 00:13:09.049 someone who will also help me point towards Christ. 00:13:09.570 --> 00:13:11.149 Someone we can help each other or strengthen 00:13:11.149 --> 00:13:14.850 each other as we grow in our faith and get older. 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:18.320 Yeah, and we have talked about finding friendships 00:13:18.320 --> 00:13:20.779 since you were very young. Do you remember all 00:13:20.779 --> 00:13:22.779 the conversations when you were little? Yes. 00:13:23.299 --> 00:13:25.860 Of how to find a good friend and the importance 00:13:25.860 --> 00:13:29.139 of this. And then why? Why? Because in Proverbs, 00:13:29.139 --> 00:13:32.100 it talks about friends and who you walk with 00:13:32.100 --> 00:13:34.740 and walk with the whys, right? And so it's a 00:13:34.740 --> 00:13:38.379 very important part. And our friendships do define 00:13:38.379 --> 00:13:42.299 a lot about us, right? Yes. And so they can speak 00:13:42.299 --> 00:13:45.799 life and then... not speak life. So it is very 00:13:45.799 --> 00:13:48.740 important. And so I love that you said that, 00:13:48.899 --> 00:13:51.940 that what you look for in a friend also is that 00:13:51.940 --> 00:13:54.919 they point you back to Christ. And I do feel 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:57.000 like you have a few of those friendships in your 00:13:57.000 --> 00:14:00.480 life right now, which is pretty awesome. I think 00:14:00.480 --> 00:14:03.059 just where we're at right now, just trying to 00:14:03.059 --> 00:14:06.340 find those young men who can come alongside you, 00:14:06.580 --> 00:14:09.159 I think is, it's been a prayer point for us lately, 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:12.960 I know, right? Yes, it's been nice to have those 00:14:12.960 --> 00:14:15.480 friends I can talk to and be like, hey, how are 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:18.259 you? You know, my day's been like this. And just 00:14:18.259 --> 00:14:22.379 having a conversation between us and having a 00:14:22.379 --> 00:14:25.620 friend who can listen and again, as I said, give 00:14:25.620 --> 00:14:28.259 and take. Yeah, yeah. And a lot of them are long 00:14:28.259 --> 00:14:31.059 distance right now. And so, yeah, that is a hard 00:14:31.059 --> 00:14:35.220 part of finding friends and finding... good. 00:14:36.000 --> 00:14:39.600 And yeah, that's finding good friends. So definitely 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:41.759 preying on that together. But I have to say, 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:44.340 I don't think that you are alone in this because 00:14:44.340 --> 00:14:47.279 so often in this stage of life, for some reason, 00:14:47.940 --> 00:14:50.600 it can be, it can feel harder to connect with 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:53.360 friends. And I don't, I don't know why, but a 00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:56.080 lot of it might have to do with raging emotions 00:14:56.080 --> 00:15:00.799 and just our, our brains, they're developing 00:15:00.799 --> 00:15:05.019 in an amazing way. And we are trying to Right? 00:15:05.220 --> 00:15:08.440 I mean, our bodies are growing and yeah, and 00:15:08.440 --> 00:15:11.740 so a lot of it might have to do with that. But 00:15:11.740 --> 00:15:14.019 I don't think that you are alone in that. Right? 00:15:14.259 --> 00:15:16.320 And I think we've, we've all walked through that. 00:15:16.539 --> 00:15:19.320 And so, yeah, just encouragement to keep going. 00:15:19.580 --> 00:15:22.059 Don't settle. God's got this. Right? I always 00:15:22.059 --> 00:15:25.200 say God can bring good friends again. Right? 00:15:25.480 --> 00:15:30.299 Yes. Do not stop praying to believe that He will. 00:15:30.580 --> 00:15:32.500 It goes a long way. Yeah, to believe He will 00:15:32.500 --> 00:15:36.000 because He already has. And so we will see this 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:38.820 to fruition. I know. Let's wrap our time up together. 00:15:39.659 --> 00:15:41.519 And is there anything else that you would like 00:15:41.519 --> 00:15:44.179 to say before we say goodbye? No, not really, 00:15:44.240 --> 00:15:46.360 but just thank you so much for having me and 00:15:46.360 --> 00:15:49.080 yeah, it's been awesome to join you awesome And 00:15:49.080 --> 00:15:52.399 I love that you are my first guest on the podcast 00:15:52.399 --> 00:15:54.799 I think that is pretty special and I know your 00:15:54.799 --> 00:15:57.860 brother will be next sometime soon So we will 00:15:57.860 --> 00:16:00.179 be hearing from him sometime. Maybe in the summer 00:16:01.030 --> 00:16:04.429 Okay, mamas, I hope that you have had an encouraging 00:16:04.429 --> 00:16:07.389 time together. This conversation with my son, 00:16:07.570 --> 00:16:11.610 Josh, who is almost 15 was just a gift to me 00:16:11.610 --> 00:16:13.889 to be able to hear his heart and have it recorded 00:16:13.889 --> 00:16:17.309 for myself. And then for you guys as well to 00:16:17.309 --> 00:16:21.429 get a little bit of an inside look at from one 00:16:21.429 --> 00:16:24.269 of my kids for family life here. So next week 00:16:24.269 --> 00:16:26.370 on the podcast, we will be talking about simple 00:16:26.370 --> 00:16:29.850 things to cultivate for maximum growth. It is 00:16:29.850 --> 00:16:32.970 a very simple application kind of conversation, 00:16:33.269 --> 00:16:35.629 but I think that it will have a big impact on 00:16:35.629 --> 00:16:38.629 our family lives if we take and apply these simple 00:16:38.629 --> 00:16:41.850 truths of next week's podcast. So that is it 00:16:41.850 --> 00:16:43.809 for today. Until next time.