In this episode, Aric and Angie discuss their recent challenges and experiences, including health issues, and a car accident involving a best friend's daughter. They emphasize the importance of surrendering to God and finding peace in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. Angie also shares a snippet from his upcoming book, 'Are You With Me?' Takeaways Facing difficult situations requires surrendering to God and finding peace in the midst of chaos. Taking time for silence and prayer can help strengthen your relationship with God and provide clarity in challenging times. Writing and sharing pers ..read more

In this episode, Angie and Aric celebrate their third wedding anniversary and reflect on their journey of grief and healing. They share moments of joy and signs from their daughter, Hallie, who passed away. They discuss the constant presence of grief and the waves of joy that come and go. They emphasize the importance of vulnerability and communication in a marriage and the choice to face challenges and rise above fear. Overall, they offer support and understanding to listeners who are also navigating the pain of loss. Takeaways Grief is constant, while joy comes in waves. Sharing pain and vu ..read more

In this episode, author Katie Kuperman discusses her book inspired by Amanda Todd's story and the issue of bullying. She shares how she found her inspiration and the journey of writing her book. Katie also talks about the importance of speaking up and breaking the silence around bullying and mental health. The conversation delves into the impact of social media on bullying and the need for open dialogue within families. Katie's book has been used as an educational resource in schools, and she discusses the positive response and impact it has had on students. In this conversation, Katie Cooper ..read more

In this episode, we discuss the significance of Easter Sunday and the hope found in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. They talk about finding refuge in God and share a personal story of receiving a surprise gift that symbolizes refuge. The Psalms are highlighted as a source of comfort and guidance, and the importance of being raw with God and accepting His love is emphasized. We also reflect on Easter traditions! This Easter Sunday  reflect on the true meaning of Easter and the refuge we can find in Jesus. We hope you have a blessed day with your family and friends and don't eat too much ..read more

We went away together...re-connected and felt like we had one of the best trips we've ever taken as a couple. That's saying something because we both like to travel. Sedona, Arizona is a place for healing and we did our absolute best to heal both personally and as a team. Our goal for this episode: Share all things Sedona and give you the inspiration to carve out the time to just BE. Thanks for Listening! Love, Aric & Angie PS - If you have a moment, please rate and review our podcast. Link to Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blended-blessed-always-a-mess/id1614082543 Lin ..read more

As you grow in your faith, you learn that God ask you to "Wait Patiently" in every season of life. In this episode, we discuss all the things we've been up to lately from a new podcast recording tool, Aric's birthday, our therapy session, PLUS ALL the things we are "waiting patiently" for. What are you waiting patiently for? Thanks for listening! Love, Aric & Angie PS - If you have a moment, please rate and review our podcast. Link to Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blended-blessed-always-a-mess/id1614082543 Link to Order Feathers Matter: https://blendedblessedalwaysames ..read more

If you only listen to one of our podcast in Season 3, LISTEN to this one. We've recorded over 100 podcasts and we both believe this one might be the most powerful. We invited our Pastor, Dave Cover, from the Crossing Church in Columbia, MO to discuss his perspective on grief and suffering thru a biblical lens. We both were captivated the entire time.  Our hope is this conversation will help you see The BIGGER STORY.  Thanks for listening! Love, Aric & Angie Christian Meditation For a Bigger Life Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christian-meditation-for-a-bigger-l ..read more

Our topic for this episode was to discuss how hard parenting is especially when grieving. While we do eventually accomplish that, we also end up covering many other topics. We laughed, we cried, we had good conversation that we hope you can relate to this week! And while Aric is often the one losing his sh!t on the kids...every now and then Angie does too! Thanks for listening! Love, Aric & Angie PS - If you have a moment, please rate and review our podcast. Link to Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blended-blessed-always-a-mess/id1614082543 Link to Order Feathers Matter: htt ..read more

During Angie's work conference last week in Orlando one of her guest speakers was Molly Fletcher who hosts a Podcast called Gamechangers. During Molly's presentation, she talked about different ways for people to achieve and become peak performers in life even during the grind. Definitely a message we all need to hear and thankfully Angie took copious notes to share on this week's episode! Thanks for listening, Love, Aric & Angie Link to Order Feathers Matter: https://blendedblessedalwaysamess.com/?post_type=product Website: www.blendedblessedalwaysamess.com Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@ha ..read more

We are all part of a BIGGER story and there are so many chapters, some that are good and some that are bad.  Early in the week Angie messaged me and I caught one word from that text that really stood out; REBIRTH!!! And now I'm ALL IN on REBIRTH (It has to be all CAPITOL LETTERS!) Shout it with me if you want! Or if you are like Angie, don't.. So in this episode we talk about ways I've been evolving over the last several weeks, how we all need rest for healing and how I might occasionally drive Angie nuts with the term REBIRTH! Thanks for listening, Love,Aric & Angie Link to Order ..read more