Moms, Pets, and Free Guac

We trade Mother’s Day laughs and listener stories and talk about our precious fur babies for National Pet Week. Plus, there's a heated debate you won't want to miss (it includes chips and guac!)

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-Josh & Hannah

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Transcript

Cold Open And Couch Carnage

SPEAKER_07 0:00

Here's what to expect on this week's episode of the River Morning Show Weekly Podcast. Rebecca, what happened with your little pumps? Not only did he go through one couch, but he tore through three couches. Ouch! What's your pup's name? Stop it! I was just gonna tell you to give him a hug for us, but instead just keep the infinity stones away from him.

SPEAKER_05 0:26

Thanks for pressing play on this podcast. You can always find more. When you click on demand at riveradio.com. As of this recording, it is Mother's Day weekend. Hannah, who's your favorite mom?

SPEAKER_07 0:37

That's a terrible question. But of course I'm gonna pick my own mom. Right.

SPEAKER_05 0:43

We'll see. I love you, mom. I realized like that's that's a dicey question. Um for me, it's my wife. Yeah. She's my favorite mom. And I hope my mom doesn't listen to the case. She will never forgive you.

SPEAKER_07 0:58

Shame on you. Come on.

SPEAKER_00 1:03

Would you rather?

SPEAKER_03 1:05

Alright, for today's would you rather? Would you rather have tacos anytime you want? Okay. But you have to use those corn tortillas that break all the time. Aw, those are the worst.

SPEAKER_06 1:18

So crumbly.

SPEAKER_03 1:19

Would you rather get free guac every time, but you have to pay for chips to go with it?

SPEAKER_05 1:23

Oh, no, okay. I'm gonna jump in first. I'm not paying for chips. That's why, that's one of the reasons I go to the Mexican restaurants.

SPEAKER_06 1:31

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 1:32

I love the food, but I love the chips. And I don't have to have guac. I will dip them in just about anything. So I want the free chips. I will be frustrated with those dumb corn tortillas.

SPEAKER_07 1:44

Because then you just end up eating a salad. You have to use a fork.

SPEAKER_05 1:47

Yeah, I tacos in me are messy anyway. I end up with half of it on the plate. Actually, and then I can use the chips for what's left for you.

SPEAKER_07 1:57

For building your own like taco bowl here. Yeah. I don't know. I I you tell me free guac, like, and I'm I'm pretty much in.

SPEAKER_05 2:05

You're gonna pay for the chips? I think I am. For the free guac.

SPEAKER_07 2:08

Yes, because think of how many places charge you extra for the guac and you just want it so badly. That's true. I pay for it anyway. And so to know that the guac was free and I'm a millennial and we love our avocados, like, I think there was like a whole six years where it was our entire vocabulary was guacamole or avocado.

SPEAKER_05 2:28

I will say, too, at the Mexican restaurants, the guac side is like six bucks. Yeah, no, it's wild.

SPEAKER_07 2:35

So you give it to I like I'm assuming the chips wouldn't be outrageously expensive.

SPEAKER_05 2:40

I agree with you, but I still want free chips because I'm getting multiple baskets.

SPEAKER_07 2:44

All I know is I'm really hungry now, and I just want some guacamole. So if you want to bring me some free guacamole, that's fine.

SPEAKER_05 2:51

You can play uh tiebreaker here. Would you rather tacos anytime you want, but you get those dumb corn tortillas that break all the time, or free guac anytime you want, but you gotta pay for the chips. 800-609-1049, you can call or text.

SPEAKER_03 3:09

Would you rather would you rather always get to have tacos, but you have to have them in the shells that fall apart? Or would you rather have guac for free, but you've gotta pay for the chips.

SPEAKER_07 3:22

So do you mean like always get to have tacos? Like you could just in a snap of your finger, there are tacos in front of you.

SPEAKER_03 3:30

Sure, yeah, that sounds great.

SPEAKER_07 3:31

Okay.

SPEAKER_05 3:32

But it's the it's not the corn tortilla. It's not the shattering corn tortillas, it's those soft ones. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_07 3:38

Yeah, I know what you're talking about.

SPEAKER_05 3:40

You're like one drop of salsa they're like, it's too much, you know, and off they go.

SPEAKER_07 3:44

I I will stand in my camp of free guac. I just love some good guacamole.

SPEAKER_05 3:50

I understand where you're coming from, but free chips to me, I will endure a lot for the free chips.

SPEAKER_07 3:57

I mean, you're not wrong that I get really mad when I go to a restaurant and they're not free.

SPEAKER_05 4:00

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07 4:00

But I also, regardless, pay for the extra guac.

SPEAKER_05 4:04

That's true.

SPEAKER_07 4:04

So if I can get it for free, I'm gonna.

SPEAKER_05 4:07

So you can play tiebreaker. Call or text 800-609-1049. What texts are coming in, Mike?

SPEAKER_03 4:13

Karen said, crunchy tacos all the time for sure. At the end, I'll take the droppings and have a taco salad. Don't call them droppings.

SPEAKER_07 4:20

Yeah, that really call them that. Karen?

SPEAKER_03 4:25

Somehow that's a win for the guak. Janet said, guk is the main character. Chips are just the supporting cast. Nobody buys a movie ticket for the extras.

SPEAKER_07 4:36

Oh. So that's a guac vote. That's a guk vote. I love that.

SPEAKER_05 4:40

I'd like to introduce you to Karen and her droppings.

unknown 4:43

Stop it.

SPEAKER_03 4:46

Max said, if I don't get chips, how will I eat the free guok? With my hands? It's about dignity for me.

SPEAKER_07 4:51

Well, you still think you just pay for the chips.

SPEAKER_05 4:53

No, that's what he's saying. It's a guac vote.

SPEAKER_07 4:55

Oh, is it? Yes, that's a guac vote. Okay, I thought he was saying, okay, I get it. No, I don't.

SPEAKER_05 5:00

Is anyone with me that hates those dumb corn tortillas? Guacamole, just be worth it. Anybody?

SPEAKER_03 5:06

Felicity said, free chips and the tortillas. I'm saving money and practicing my crisis management.

A Faith Trend About God’s Goodness

SPEAKER_05 5:12

Oh, yeah, there you go. That's true. So she went with it. You see those Felicity? Mm-hmm. Girl. High fives. High fives. It is trend time. It's trend time. Okay. Normally you can't say, I'm gonna start a trend because they don't start that way. It's just some guy that like did a thing and then all of a sudden everybody saw it and they're like, ooh, me too.

SPEAKER_07 5:34

Yeah, it's organic.

SPEAKER_05 5:35

Right, right. Well, this is organic-ish.

SPEAKER_07 5:38

Oh, okay. Because organic-ish.

SPEAKER_05 5:40

Because we have a starting line here, but it's because of Matthew West.

SPEAKER_06 5:43

I'm not loved because I'm worthy. I'm loved because you're good.

SPEAKER_05 5:48

Love it. It's a good trend, literally, utilizing Matthew West's idea. What are you good at versus what God is good at? Yeah, and so this is gonna be, it's kind of like a back-handed compliment to yourself. Uh-huh. Okay, and then we go from there, what God is good at instead. And actually, Matthew West and some of the crew from his uh from his trip, from his uh tour, they started the whole idea sharing some stuff they're good at and stuff God is good at. I'm good at always falling down.

SPEAKER_01 6:22

But God's good at never giving up.

SPEAKER_02 6:25

I'm good at making a mess.

SPEAKER_01 6:27

God's good at cleaning up my mess.

SPEAKER_02 6:30

I'm good at picking really sketchy restaurants on the road. But God's good at keeping my stomach full and keeping me healthy and safe.

SPEAKER_01 6:38

There you go. That's so sweet.

SPEAKER_02 6:40

Yeah, I love the restaurant one too.

SPEAKER_05 6:42

It's like this place is a dive. And I'm not sure how it's gonna go. So what are you good at? Uh, hashtag actually not good at. And then uh, what is God good at? And let's share the blessing of who God is together. Call or text 800-609-1049. This is a good trend, literally.

SPEAKER_06 7:04

I'm not loved because I'm worthy.

SPEAKER_05 7:07

I'm loved because you're good. You know, we're good at all of the wrong things. God is good at all of the right things. Yes. So you can jump in on the trend. What are you good at versus what is God good at? Call or text 800-609-1049. Producer Mike, someone's chiming in.

SPEAKER_03 7:26

Our friend Hensley said, I'm good at getting hurt, but God's good at healing me.

SPEAKER_07 7:30

Aw, that's so sweet.

SPEAKER_05 7:32

Hensley's a kiddo too, so that it really makes sense. I think of all the times I s I fell off my bike.

SPEAKER_07 7:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 7:38

And uh the times that, you know, I've had people in my life remind me when I was little that your body does heal because that's what God does. Yeah. You know, and then we we have all the mental, emotional, all of that stuff too. Hannah, how about you? What are you good at and what's God good at?

SPEAKER_07 7:53

No, I mean, there's a long list of things, but the thing that immediately comes to mind is I'm really good at taking wrong turns. And God is so good at lovingly redirecting me back to him every single time.

SPEAKER_05 8:08

Just GPS.

SPEAKER_07 8:09

He's my GPS!

SPEAKER_05 8:13

We've established here on the show you can blame millennials for ruining the thumbs up emoji. We've had this conversation many times, but uh now another one buys the dust.

SPEAKER_07 8:24

What do we have to kick out now?

SPEAKER_05 8:28

You can blame Gen Z for this one.

unknown 8:31

Another one buys the dust.

SPEAKER_05 8:33

Rendering this uh a popular emoji apparently unusable. It's the smiley face.

SPEAKER_07 8:40

The smiley face.

SPEAKER_05 8:41

For the same reasons you don't like the thumbs up, Gen Z thinks the smiley face is worthless.

SPEAKER_07 8:49

But the why? But because same reason. And so now. Because it's literally smiling.

SPEAKER_05 8:56

Thumbs up is is literally a positive thing. No. Smiley face apparently older generations see smiley faces as a bright, friendly sign. Gen Z interprets it as a passive, aggressive, or dismissive sign. Even though it's smiling. It literally is showing joy. What may appear benign, this is the study. Like, thanks. Smiley face can come off to Gen Z as tepid or insincere, like a courtesy button rather than an actual emotion.

SPEAKER_07 9:22

So, what would a Gen Z use in place about?

SPEAKER_05 9:25

No, we don't get to do that. I have to deal with you not liking Smiley.

SPEAKER_07 9:28

Well, I just want to know what they use instead.

SPEAKER_05 9:30

You have to deal with Gen Z not liking smiley face.

SPEAKER_07 9:33

I'm not saying like I can change. What do they use instead? That's all I need to know. No, I don't know. Is it a heart? No, I don't need to do it. Is it the party cornucopia confetti thing?

SPEAKER_05 9:43

I will tell you this. On my tombstone, carve a thumbs up and a smiley face.

SPEAKER_07 9:50

It's National Pet Week. Oh, yay. And you are invited to celebrate your pets with the river all week long. And you can bring home your own river dog stuffed animal from the river fan store.

SPEAKER_05 10:04

These have been so popular.

SPEAKER_07 10:06

Yeah, we had to reorder them. Don't worry, they're ready for you. But they they went out of stock so quickly.

SPEAKER_05 10:11

Sold out and now restocked.

SPEAKER_07 10:12

Yes, restocked all as well. And what's so sweet about them is every purchase not only supports your river family, but it supports a local Ohio animal shelter.

SPEAKER_05 10:22

And I will say, these stuffed animals will be great for your dog if he likes that sort of thing, or for your child.

SPEAKER_07 10:29

Yes, they're so sweet.

SPEAKER_05 10:30

Or for you.

SPEAKER_07 10:31

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 10:33

Because I I took one home to get a picture with Ollie and then I brought it back. I didn't want to give it back. It's so soft. No, they're just so sweet.

Pets Destroy Chapstick And More

SPEAKER_07 10:40

Just text pet to 800-609-1049 to learn more about those. So, in honor of National Pet Week, what is the funniest thing your pet has destroyed? Because we know the list is so long that they are sour patch kids. Yes. First they're sour, then they're sweet. Call or text to share 800-609-1049. Bear is my eight-month-old dog. Fish is my just over a year old little kitty cat. And they have decided to join forces. Oh no. They are teaming up to destroy something that is vital in my husband's life.

SPEAKER_05 11:25

Goodness, what could it be?

SPEAKER_07 11:26

Well, he might have a slight addiction to chapstick. Oh chapstick everywhere. So do my parents! I know. Yes. Like on his bedside table in his car. There's always one in his pocket. I find him on the couch. Like he has chapstick everywhere.

SPEAKER_05 11:43

Wait, go through the wash.

SPEAKER_07 11:44

Oh, oh, always. Always, yeah. Always.

SPEAKER_05 11:46

Yep.

SPEAKER_07 11:47

And so Fish, the cat, his favorite game, is finding wherever my husband has placed them. So on the nightstand, on the coffee table, and playing hockey with it between his hands, his little paws. And then he knocks it off that whatever that platform is, and Bear's ready. Bear thinks it's the funniest, funniest, squishiest toy ever, because he it's those um, he does like the aquifer chapstick. So it's not the tubes of chapstick. It's the ones that look like mini toothpaste, basically. Squeeze it out. Squeeze it. So the fact that Bear can sink one tooth in it and it goes thinks it's the greatest thing ever. And so they've teamed up, and Chris, my husband, is losing his mind because there is no safe place for his chapstick. So they have been destroyed time and time again, but it makes for really easy Valentine's Day presents and birthday presents. Stocking stuffers every month of the year. Absolutely. So it is your turn to share in honor of National Pet Week what is the funniest thing your pet has destroyed? Call or text 800-609-1049. It's National Pet Week, which means it's time to celebrate those little fur babies. And one way you can do that is by buying your very own river dog stuffed animal from the river fan store.

SPEAKER_05 13:13

Everybody needs a plushie.

SPEAKER_07 13:14

With every plushie sold, you're not only supporting your river family, but you're helping support a local Ohio animal shelter and helping the next fur baby find the fur ever home. So it's super sweet. Just text the word pet to 800-609-1049 to learn more. In honor of National Pet Week, what is the funniest thing your pet has destroyed? Because you know they'll do it.

SPEAKER_05 13:40

Oh, absolutely they will.

SPEAKER_07 13:42

They'll do it. They love you so much, but they also love to see the anger in your eyes.

SPEAKER_05 13:46

If it's within reach, I call it the death chape when Ollie gets a hold of something. All right, you got it. It's gone now.

SPEAKER_07 13:54

Producer Mike, I know some friends have texted in at 800-609-1049. Any any crazy things destroyed?

SPEAKER_03 14:31

Nikki said that her husband found their Australian shepherd in the house with his false teeth. Thankfully, they didn't get destroyed, but they came close.

SPEAKER_05 14:44

I hope that dog was holding them just right. Yes. And they smiled big.

SPEAKER_07 14:49

Oh, it'd be so alarming. Oh my goodness. I know Rebecca is here. Rebecca, what happened with your little pomski?

SPEAKER_09 14:58

Not only did he go through one couch, but he tore through three couches. Couches? Three of them. Three. And not just a little like tear-tear. No, he went through them and stuffing everywhere. And he and then he sat in the middle of it like he was proud.

SPEAKER_07 15:16

What? This little Pomski is feasty. And also one of the cutest dog breeds I have ever seen in my life. But that is a true source. He knows he's adorable and he abuses the power of all you have. How'd you get him to stop? Did you have to put like a baby gate around the couch or did he just grow out of it?

SPEAKER_09 15:39

Well, he eventually did grow out of it, but I figured out stop buying either pleather or leather couches, and he doesn't do it as much with cloth couches.

SPEAKER_05 15:47

He has a very expensive palette.

SPEAKER_07 15:48

I was about to say he's going through leather. Oh my goodness. Rebecca, what was what's your pup's name? Thanos. Thanos? Well, stop it.

SPEAKER_05 15:59

I think, Rebecca, you've done this to yourself.

SPEAKER_07 16:03

I was just gonna tell you to give him a hug for us, but instead just keep the infinity stones away from him. Rebecca, thank you so much for sharing about your sweet um world ender of a dog. Is that a gauntlet? Gauntlet him, put on the gauntlet!

SPEAKER_09 16:22

You're very welcome, thank you.

Three Couches Destroyed By Thanos

Mother’s Day Facts And Phone Calls

SPEAKER_05 16:25

What time is it? It's mom time. So you're gonna learn today stuff you didn't know about Mother's Day.

SPEAKER_07 16:30

Aw, fun.

SPEAKER_05 16:31

Just in time for Mother's Day. More calls, phone calls are made on Mother's Day than any other day of the year.

SPEAKER_07 16:36

Really?

SPEAKER_05 16:37

About 122 million phone calls.

SPEAKER_07 16:39

More than Christmas.

SPEAKER_05 16:40

More than Christmas. It's Mother's Day. It's because people like you and I, Hannah, we're gonna say at some point today, if your mom is still living, call her. She wants a call. She doesn't want a text. It's true. She wants a call. That's true. Anna Jarvis is the woman who organized the first Mother's Day observance back in 1908 in honor of her mom, who helped in the Civil War with peacekeeping efforts. Oh wow. Right. Anna later in her life tried to stop Mother's Day. Why? Because it had changed from honoring moms to buying mom's stuff. She's like, it's too commercialized. It's not about the right thing anymore. I'm honoring my mom by getting her presents. Yeah, I know. Each mom, I'm sure, loves to receive, so we still have it. Normally, Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants because mom ain't cooking today. Mm-hmm. That makes sense. Absolutely not. I gotta ask my wife if she wants to go out somewhere or she wants takeout or if she wants me to grill something. Like we'll figure that out. Oh, good option. Yeah, we'll figure that out. You're gonna learn today stuff you didn't know about Mother's Day. Mother's Day has officially existed in the US since 1914. President Woodrow Wilson signed it into law. This is a thing. And last, the first thing most babies can say is the M sound. Yeah. Whatever. And so most every language in the world, the word for mom begins with m.

SPEAKER_07 18:00

Oh, that's cool.

SPEAKER_05 18:01

So, like, for example, in Portuguese, it's my. Okay. M-M-A-E. In Chinese, it's mama.

SPEAKER_07 18:08

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 18:09

So there's then in India, it's mommy. Okay. So it it just kind of goes all the way around.

SPEAKER_07 18:14

Well, what about? So my mom is Lebanese. I don't actually know what mom is in Arabic.

Mom Of Fame Lessons From Mom

SPEAKER_05 18:20

Let me hang on, let me look that up this time. Well, you would make it all about you. It's Umi. It's not an M word for that one. It's Umi. And this is the Mom of Fame. Fame. Fame. Thank you. Uh, so we have the red carpet, but now it's time to put your mom on it. And specifically, it's just a way to shout out your mom, hoping today you will share what is a specific lesson she taught you. Ooh, that's a good one. I know it is hard to narrow it down to one, but do the best you can. Call or text 800-609-1049. And Hannah, I give the carpet to you.

SPEAKER_07 19:00

Yeah, because I have a very vivid memory of this actually. Uh growing up, you know how there's always those take your kid to work day opportunities. Well, when we were about, my I have a twin brother, when we were about seven years old, I remember that that day landed on a day that my dad happened to be out of town for work.

SPEAKER_05 19:19

Because he traveled quite a bit.

SPEAKER_07 19:20

He traveled for work, and we were so sad, and we looked at our mom. She was a stay-at-home mom at the time, and she goes, or we go, Well, you don't work, so now we can't do anything. Oh my word. She was like, mm-hmm. You're staying home. You're doing take your kid to work day, and you are learning how to unload and load the dishwasher, how to sort your laundry, how to vacuum, how to properly make your bed. She was like, it is time. You may be seven years old, but since you said that, you are learning all the necessities today.

SPEAKER_05 19:56

We talk about if you were to pay, for example, a stay-at-home mom, if you were to pay her for all the things she does, she is like a Fortune 500 CEO. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_07 20:08

The plates they're juggling, like just wild.

SPEAKER_05 20:11

Her pay rate is through the roof.

SPEAKER_07 20:14

And I remember, like, we took everything to heart, we learned it all, we went through the motions. She told us how to do, I forget the proper uh verbiage for this, like the the hospital bed, like like how to tuck the sheets. I to this day still can't figure it out. I can unload the dishwasher just fine, but you try to get me to fold the sheets correctly under the bed, I don't get it. It doesn't look right. I should do that.

SPEAKER_05 20:37

I stuff it.

SPEAKER_07 20:37

Yes, I'm applying.

SPEAKER_05 20:39

Did she ever teach you how to fold a fitted sheet? Do you know how to do that? Because I stuffed that too.

SPEAKER_07 20:44

No, but I saw an Instagram reel the other day. I tried it and I failed miserably. Okay, see, yeah. It's a work in progress.

SPEAKER_05 20:50

We digress. Uh, what amazing lesson did your mom teach you? Caller text 800-609-1049. What is that you say? Well, that's uh that's a red carpet. You can put your mom on there! Mom of fame! All right, so she is famous in her own way. Maybe she is actually like world famous or whatever, but every mom deserves a moment in the spotlight. So it's time to shine it on her. You can call or text 800-609-1049 to shout her out. And specifically today, to shout out the lesson, like the main one of the main lessons she taught you.

SPEAKER_07 21:32

Hannah, yours was Oh, well, there were many in one because when we were my brother and I twins, we were seven. We had a take your child to work day. My dad was out of town for work, so we looked at my mom and said, Well, you don't work. So, because she was a stay-at-home mom.

SPEAKER_05 21:50

Stop right there.

SPEAKER_07 21:51

She proved us wrong. We stayed home and she taught us all the basics laundry, making the bed, the dishes. We had to do it from then on to prove a point. Invaluable. It was really needed. Good job, mom.

SPEAKER_05 22:06

So you could share as well. And what is the lesson your mom taught you?

SPEAKER_07 22:11

Budgeting. Ooh, that's such a good one.

SPEAKER_05 22:14

They don't teach you that in school these days. I sound like an old man, but yeah.

SPEAKER_07 22:18

But do you remember any of her like special hints and tips?

SPEAKER_08 22:21

Well, her biggest one is to have an emergency fund for those unforeseen circumstances that come up, which saved my bacon. Very well. Um, a couple of times. Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 22:33

That's awesome because I've used my emergency fund on bacon several times too.

SPEAKER_07 22:39

Oh my goodness.

SPEAKER_05 22:41

Is that the wrong use? I think it's the wrong thing.

SPEAKER_07 22:43

I don't think that's quite right. All right. No, that is so important. And I love that she was, you know, already thinking ahead for your future in that way because that's not the case in many situations. And now I'm passing that on to my children. So perfect. Oh my goodness.

SPEAKER_05 22:59

It's the right kind of uh it's the right kind of legacy that you're building there of responsibility and math and spreadsheets, but it's okay.

SPEAKER_06 23:11

Just thinking. Just thinking. I was just thinking.

SPEAKER_07 23:15

That's scary. Just thinking. I'm the opposite of gluten intolerant. I actually get a little weird if I don't have bread. It's the other way around. Just thinking. I can't believe people pay$50 to do an escape room when you can just go to IKEA.

SPEAKER_05 23:36

It's right there. The arrows don't even help at this point.

Toilet Water And Living Water

SPEAKER_07 23:41

Just thinking. Kids nowadays will never know true fear. Like when your Furbies start singing at 3 a.m. That's nightmare fuel. Just thinking. I love when the washing machine gets to the angry part. Let it out, girl. Let it out. Get your face out of the toilet. I was listening to a sermon this week, and the pastor was sharing how his kiddos never finish their water bottles.

SPEAKER_05 24:19

He must have teenage runners. Probably. Because that's what we do.

SPEAKER_07 24:23

It's like the good stuff, like smart water and ebion and Fiji water. So instead of just throwing them away, he pours them into the dog bowl. So this dog has the freshest, purest, bougiest water.

SPEAKER_05 24:39

This stuff is all filtered.

SPEAKER_07 24:40

Yes, right in front of him every day. However, every single time this dog comes from playing outside, he runs in the house straight to the toilet bowl. Every time he runs past this clean, fresh water and sticks his tongue into that dirty, grimy stuff instead. And that's infuriating. So you know what this pastor started doing? He started closing doors. He walks around the house every day and closes the doors that will lead the dog back to the filthy water it was used to. Are you are you seeing what's happening here?

SPEAKER_05 25:27

I see myself in a mirror and I look a lot like a dog.

SPEAKER_07 25:29

I know. That door that keeps closing in your life. Maybe, just maybe, God is trying to tell you something. He is leading you away from toilet water that's on the other side of that door that you keep going to and saying, look at this fresh living water that I have placed right in front of you. I promise it is so much better than where you keep trying to return to. You do not need that toilet water today, friend.

SPEAKER_04 26:02

Flush it, as they say. Flush it.

SPEAKER_07 26:05

Come to the refreshing living water that God is placing right in front of you.

SPEAKER_04 26:10

Hey, you're invited to listen to the recording of this podcast live. How? Where? It's simple. You can share every weekday morning with Josh and Hannah on 1049 The River in Columbus, Ohio, or online at riveradio.com.

SPEAKER_05 26:24

It was a journey, but we've made it together. Thanks for listening to this episode of the River Morning Show weekly podcast.

SPEAKER_07 26:31

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