Trust in God does not always come with a full map. Sometimes it comes with clarity that feels like peace in the middle of uncertainty. In this episode, I’m joined by my new friend Val, and her story will feel familiar if you’ve been trying to hold everything together while quietly wondering why it still feels heavy.


Val shares what last year was really like, a full on struggle bus where life felt like swimming against the current. Her health was affected, her job was affected, and unanswered questions piled up. Then, in a simple prayer moment, one word slipped out of her mouth that surprised even her: clarity.


We talk about what happens when you ask God for clarity instead of demanding the outcome. And how that single shift can expose control patterns, soften the weight of uncertainty, and help you take the next right step without needing to see ten steps ahead.


In this conversation, you’ll hear:
- why praying for clarity is different than asking for wisdom or discernment
- how control can quietly increase chaos, even in grief (Val shares about losing a child 13 years ago)
- what it looks like to parent teens with less reacting and more shepherding
- how the Israelites could see God’s presence and still struggle to trust Him
- what to lay down first when you want to surrender everything at once
- the perspective of expectancy, trusting God to show up in the small details and the big decisions


If you are tired of overthinking, tired of self reliance, and tired of feeling like you are blocking what God is trying to do, this one is for you. You do not have to have it all figured out to follow Him faithfully. You just have to take the next step with Him, and let Him meet you there.

Healing starts when we stop carrying what was never ours to hold. In this episode, I sit down with my friend Lori to talk about unforgiveness, especially the kind that stays quiet because the other person may not even know they hurt you. If you’ve ever felt overlooked, misunderstood, or stuck replaying the same wound on repeat, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

Lori shares part of her story as a hemorrhagic stroke survivor and what it looked like to rebuild when life changed overnight, including the identity shift that came with disability, loneliness, and feeling unseen. And we talk about the hard, freeing truth: forgiveness isn’t pretending it didn’t hurt. It’s choosing obedience, releasing someone without requiring an apology, and letting God set your heart free.

We also get practical. What do you do when you’ve “forgiven,” but the feelings come right back the next time you see them? Lori shares what helps her actually move forward: staying in Christian community, being in the Word, using simple reminders, and writing things down to get the weight out of your head and onto paper.

We reference Ephesians 4:32 and Colossians 3:13, and we talk about how wholeness grows when your focus shifts from people’s reactions to God’s direction. If you’ve been craving a grounded, real-life faith conversation that helps you walk with God in the messy middle, this one’s for you.

Walk with God through the messy middle of doubt, big emotions, and obedience that feels like it benefits everyone but you. In this heart-to-heart conversation, Marchette shares what it looked like to say yes to the Lord even while questioning, wrestling, and feeling the weight of rejection.

She talks about a moment from just a few weeks ago when she sensed God calling her to act, then immediately felt the pull of fear, people-pleasing, and second-guessing. And in the middle of that back-and-forth, God met her in Scripture. Esther’s courage helped her see what obedience can cost, and why fearing God matters more than fearing people. Later, when rejection felt heavy, she found herself searching the Bible for “cleansing of the temple” and seeing Jesus stay focused on His mission even while being rejected.

We also spend time in Haggai, where God speaks to Zerubbabel and Joshua about building the temple. That passage becomes a mirror for anyone who’s stuck staring at the past, grieving what used to be, or despising small beginnings. Marchette shares how God has been shifting her perspective from “What did I lose back then?” to “What is God doing right now?”

This episode is for the woman who loves Jesus but feels tired, unsure, or emotionally overwhelmed. We talk about practical spirituality too, like what surrender looks like in real life: honest prayers, showing up as a daughter to a good Father, opening the Bible when you do not have words, and trusting that God meets you in the quiet.

And if you need a gentle push to keep going, Marchette points to Galatians 6 and reminds us not to grow weary in doing good. God sees your obedience. He sees your yes. And He is still with you in it.