Grow On The Go

This week welcomes one of Donna's heroes, Anita McKeller. Anita and her husband were dreaming about their retirement when the unthinkable happened. In this podcast, Anita shares how she leaned on God and learned to choose joy as she began to define the new normal. She leaves us with advice for those who feel overwhelmed with traumatic circumstances and those facing a future more challenging than they ever could have imagined.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donna welcomes her dear friend Wendy Lowe to the show this week to chat about some insightful questions found in an old journal. Seasons of change can be disorienting, but knowing what to ask ourselves can help us learn more about who we are! Reflecting honestly on these questions can help us embrace a positive perspective, even when transition is hard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With lots of laughter, Donna and Kevann talk about a very serious topic that profoundly affects so many of us -- anxiety. What did Jesus mean when he used the greeting “Peace be with you?” You might be amazed to learn the depth in those words. We also discuss how neuroplasticity and Jesus’ finished work on the cross work together to offer us true Shalom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Grow on the Go, Donna and Kevann share the stupid arguments they've had with people close to them, and how it relates to Attachment Theory. They discuss how the primal reactions of fight or flight affect our relationships, and the three destructive patterns they can create!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevann leads the conversation in today's Share Show about the balance between self-indulgence and self-care. She explains to Donna how a meme on Facebook inspired her to unpack this topic -- they discuss how to manage the soul's needs, and the guilt one often experiences when taking care of themselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have things we wish we'd done differently. This week on Grow on the Go, Donna and Kevann contemplate the idea of a "regret reset" so that one can build a legacy that pleases God. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is it easier to give God our lives than our time? Why is it harder to give God our weaknesses than our strengths? This week, Donna and Kevann discuss what Jesus actually wants from us, and what full surrender looks like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week welcomes Kevann back to the show! Donna and Kevann speculate on how often one can miss the voice of God by failing to create quiet in our lives. Expectancy can influence how often we hear from God -- but He has intentionality in approaching us uniquely as individuals! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week welcomes Donna's other half, Randy Carter to the show! They discuss self-esteem and self-image. Who we listen to has a profound effect on the entire trajectory of our lives! There is objective truth about who we are, and how to heal from our wounds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you ever feel trapped by your own anger, jealously, or some other toxic emotion? This week on Grow on the Go, Donna and Randy re-introduce a previous episode discussing Andy Stanley's book "Enemies of the Heart." This book offers the one thing that can release jealousy’s hold on us! Learning what this book teaches can provide us with emotional freedom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week features a conversation from a previous episode of Grow on the Go. Donna and Kevann talk about the spiritual practices that are in our power, so that one day we can do things beyond our current ability. Attending church includes many of these practices, but they aren't the only ones. God uses things like inconvenience to make us into the best person we can be right now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Grow on the Go, Donna and her husband Randy talk about what salmon and Christians have in common and what it actually means to follow Jesus. They unpack Jesus’ description of followership which includes construction, seasoning, and manure. Looking at what it means for Christians in other times and places to follow Jesus helps us grasp what Jesus is asking of us here and now.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donna and her eldest daughter Kendall talk about her motherhood journey. Kendall shares how being the mother of a two year old and a cleft palette baby has taught her about God’s sacrifice and delight rather than disappointment in parenting us. They also talk about how God’s consequences for our actions always come from a place of love and not punishment. We need to go out and find our village to help us raise our child but our best example of and resource for parenting is God. Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster W Cline Soul Print by Mark Batterson Boundaries with Kids by Henry Cloud and John Townsend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Grow on the Go, we have this month’s share show, Donna's husband Randy joins her in the blanket fort to talk about the how's and why's of forgiveness. Every time we receive an emotional wound we are presented with a choice. To experience healing, we have to choose it. Randy shares through a powerful story that the only way out of the cul-de-sac of our harmful emotions is forgiveness. They talk about how Jesus showed us as he was crucified that forgiving is actually a process and not a single event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Grow on the Go, Kevann and Donna discuss when pain avoidance is healthy and when it is not. If we insulate ourselves from the pain that sin creates in the world we can’t be Jesus’ hands and feet to help to heal it. Donna share's some of her experiences of the psychological and physical suffering of members of the Underground Church in China. We may never experience that kind of suffering but we can’t align our lives with Jesus without accepting emotional heartache. They conclude by talking about the suffering of the Ukrainian people and how we can share their heartbreak. Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Jesus Freak by DC Talk and the Voice of the Martyrs Ministries to the Persecuted Church: Open Doors Ministries, World Serve Ministries Ministries to Ukrainian refugees: Hart Ministries www.hart.ca Christian and Missionary Alliance- Ministry to Ukrainian Refugees via churches in Poland See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Grow on the Go, Kevann and Donna revisit last year’s Share Show to talk about two of the major objections to the idea of Jesus being raised from the dead.  They use Investigative reporter/lawyer Lee Stobel’s research to evaluate the evidence that Jesus actually died after being crucified, and if he was actually seen alive after. If the resurrection really happened, what does that mean for you? If God really was willing to die for us, and then live…Shouldn’t we at least investigate that? Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: The Case for Christ by Lee Strobels See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Grow on the Go, Donna and Kevann discuss how could Jesus be celebrated so beautifully one week and so hated only one week later? Kevann and Donna talk about the significance of how Jesus approached Jerusalem Palm Sunday and what it meant to those who watched it happen. They also unpack who the crowd was and why this triumph was temporary. They land on a conversation about how our expectations of Jesus affect our contentment in following him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Grow on the Go, Donna and Kevann discuss "big" emotions, and how they've learned to handle them. By the time we reach maturity, we have feelings about everything we encounter. We must teach our heads to talk to our hearts! Telling God the truth about our feelings brings us closer to Him, and helps us sense His care for us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Grow on the Go, Donna and Kevann discuss our specific place in history and geography that was planned by God for a reason. They share a tip for helping one figure out what that plan is!  If you’ve ever tried to serve in a way that doesn’t fit, you know the value of embracing the unique passion God placed in your heart by design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Grow on the Go, Donna reintroduces a previous episode about where to go, and what to do when church hurts. She also shares her own story of profound hurt, her journey to healing, and the wisdom she picked up along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.