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Coffee Talk With The Cajun Mamas
New Year Resolutions With The Cajun Mamas: Create and Thrive in 2025
What if New Year's resolutions were more about evolution than perfection? As we step into 2025, we reflect on the growth of the past year and the pressures that come with setting goals. Join us as we unpack the complexities of resolutions—particularly in the realm of health and fitness—and how the months of February and March can be pivotal for maintaining our momentum. We share personal stories about the journey of bouncing back after having children and the importance of self-care and discipline. And yes, you can still savor king cake while making mindful dietary choices!
Navigating the emotional landscape of self-imposed pressure and expectations is no easy feat. We explore the challenge of overthinking and anxiety, and how comparing our lives to others can lead to unnecessary stress. Hear how granting oneself grace and understanding one's limits can make all the difference. We discuss the value of supportive people who remind us not to "borrow trouble" and the importance of recognizing each season of life as unique. Acknowledging life's changes allows us to evolve our expectations with grace and acceptance.
Our journey is also about creating joy and purpose. With parenting tales and insights from our eldest, Isla, we dive into the meaningful practice of choosing a guiding word for the year—this year, it's "create." Our creative efforts are aligned with a higher purpose, bringing joy and positivity as acts of worship. Reflecting on 2024's theme, "Thrive," we share how it brought our Cajun Mamas community from modest beginnings to a flourishing group of over 102,000 followers. We celebrate our blessings and growth, encouraging you to ponder your own guiding word for the year and the profound impact it can hold.
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Y'all a brand new year it's 2025 already.
Speaker 2:This is unbelievable. I feel like I blinked and this year passed by.
Speaker 1:Oh yeah, I don't know what to say Like, I can't even believe it's 2025.
Speaker 2:Yes, happy new year to all of our listeners, all of y'all who have just been supporting us continually really over the past, over 2024, I feel like we grew such a following last year and it's been an amazing ride.
Speaker 1:Yes, we're so thankful for all of y'all in 2024 and have really shown us support and love and the friendships that we have made in 2024. It's all God's hand for sure. It is.
Speaker 2:It is Okay, let's start off by mentioning our grand sponsor for January. And this is a good one. Y'all, gotros Donuts, y'all have heard us talk about them before they are a small, family-owned business in Rain, louisiana, located at 705 South Adams Avenue to be exact. They open seven days a week. You get your donut fix and right now is the time to get your king cake fix.
Speaker 1:It's so time for Gautreaux's right now.
Speaker 2:I know it. So you go in and you're going to order you a king cake if you've never had one before. It is Mardi Gras season and they have all the flavors you could want. Okay, let me just tell you a few Blueberry, blueberry cream cheese, chocolate, lemon, raspberry, raspberry cream cheese, bavarian Plain cream cheese, plain king cake, strawberry and strawberry cream cheese. What's your favorite?
Speaker 1:I was about to say which one's the one you going for. I'm going for the blueberry cream cheese. Personally, listen, I love blueberry cream cheese and I will eat it at your house. But I'm a Bavarian girl, just plain Bavarian. I love Bavarian king cake.
Speaker 2:Girl, all of it's good, and of course they got kolaches and regular donuts and stuff too. But anyway, y'all go in, support a small local business and give them a try. You won't be sorry.
Speaker 1:No, you won't, you won't.
Speaker 2:Okay, so let's discuss some.
Speaker 1:New Year's topics. Okay, well, you know, everybody wants to make resolutions. Yes, okay, yes.
Speaker 2:And I'm sorry I roll my eyes at that a little because I hate, like the pressure, the pressure, the pressure of the resolution, but I don't like, absolutely do not want to make any resolutions.
Speaker 1:No, because I feel like this year I need to rein myself in a little bit and make some resolutions.
Speaker 2:There's nothing wrong with a little check, like check yourself before you wreck yourself, type of thing.
Speaker 1:That's what I want to do this year. That's what I want to do this year. That's what you want to do. I want to check myself before I wreck myself and I know it's such a cliche thing, but really just taking care of my body more, you know, like actually doing those workouts, you know saying no to something.
Speaker 2:Like I think about.
Speaker 1:Drake doing, you know like I'll pass on. You know, saying no to something like I think about drake doing, you know like I'll pass on you know I'm gonna pass on. Uh, you know, maybe the cracklins and boudin a little bit. Yeah, as sad as that is, I know, I know, but I mean I think that's why it's so uh common.
Speaker 2:That's like probably the number one resolution. I say number one, but it's a big one. Everybody wants to. I'm losing weight, I, I'm getting healthier. I'm starting this trend and I'm all for that. The real test comes in February and March.
Speaker 1:Oh, yeah, and.
Speaker 2:January starts out hot. You know everybody's at the gym in January. But let's check in in 30, 60, 90 days and let's see where we're at. You know, and that's why 60, 90 days and let's see where we at you know, and that's why, like the pressure is, you feel the pressure's on, because it's a consistency thing, you know, and that's a self-discipline type of thing.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but I got you and you're good about it. Okay, like I fell off because of the two kids, okay, no, I fell off because of that one kid, that last one.
Speaker 2:The last one honestly.
Speaker 1:Because Roz I did good.
Speaker 2:You did.
Speaker 1:Roz, I did really good. My health was still good.
Speaker 2:I didn't gain a whole lot. You were able to work out until the very end, until the very end With this last one.
Speaker 1:it was a totally different game.
Speaker 2:And I just think that's because they were so close, Like you didn't have time to fully recover from Roz.
Speaker 1:And I didn't have time to deal Like I had a baby I was dealing with, you know, and the others.
Speaker 2:It was a different season. It was a different season.
Speaker 1:So for me, I know that I can do it because I did it already before, so you have to help.
Speaker 2:I will. I will when we have to go out and do our little videos and stuff. We're going to have to go get some meat and some vegetables, you know, and no dessert.
Speaker 1:No, but y'all get y'all Gautreaux's king cake.
Speaker 2:Except king cake season. No, you see, we already crawled fishing back in the hole. Except king cake season, man, you know, in November I did no sugar, november I was so proud of myself.
Speaker 1:You did it, I did it.
Speaker 2:I said I'm doing no sugar and that's like no, just like fruit, natural sugar and honey, because I have to put honey in my coffee. Yeah, but no extra sugar in November until Thanksgiving. I said I'm going to enjoy my Thanksgiving. But I had no extra sugar in November until Thanksgiving. I said I'm going to enjoy my Thanksgiving. It only comes once a year and I did it, so I know it can be done. But what's even even like there were, you know people were like what about Thanksgiving? What about Christmas? I'm like that ain't as hard for me as Mardi Gras season Because that is just special. You know like I want that king cake.
Speaker 1:Just a couple of king cakes I have to experience, but there's like five of them.
Speaker 2:You know, yeah, five. So there's like how many weeks in Mardi Gras season Probably about six, no more than that.
Speaker 1:You see, this is the problem.
Speaker 2:This is the problem.
Speaker 1:I mean, we just came off of Thanksgiving and Christmas. And now we're already, like I have to have this candy, I have to have this candy, I have to have this. And then you went and you were like no sugar, november. Well, I'm going to go ahead and splurge on this raisin filled. What the sweet potatoes.
Speaker 2:I don't regret it.
Speaker 1:Well, that's, that's what you were like. You know what I mean? I can't. I'm saving up all my sugar for the raisin filled sweet potatoes. Look, you never hide them, you cannot knock it. And the broccoli casserole oh, good old broccoli casserole for Thanksgiving.
Speaker 2:Look, my kids love it okay, I am not the only one. My family asks for this okay, except my husband because he says it looks like baby food. You know like he's special though. Yeah, I know Will. Connie, Miss Connie, God bless you and your children, but no, my mother-in-law's sweet potatoes with this like buttery brown sugary glaze and raisins. I don't care, I will die on that hill. You hear me Okay.
Speaker 1:I'm still waiting on you to bring me a bite, but you know you still haven't done that.
Speaker 2:We eat them all. There's none left. There's none left.
Speaker 1:No baby food for you in the end.
Speaker 2:Okay, so you want to work on your health this year? I'm going to work on my health this year, yes, okay, so I have honestly, embarrassingly enough, have not given this much thought until just right now, this moment, this moment of what I want to work on. This moment, this moment of what I want to work on, the first thing that comes to my mind is time management.
Speaker 1:Oh, that's a good one.
Speaker 2:Friend. Yes, time management and prioritizing things, because I will just let any little distraction. I'm like, oh, I'm trying to do the dishes, oh, I'll get a message. I have to do it. I have to message them back right now. Dishes aren't done, husband's home from work, no dishes, no clothes, like none of that has gotten done because I've gotten all these things along the way and you been telling me this to put my phone in another room.
Speaker 2:I told you to take that watch off and I and that's my Like I can't do it, Like my mind tells me you're going to miss out, you're going to miss that, you're going to miss this message.
Speaker 1:People you're not going to though, like, look, I took that watch off and I've never felt more free. Now, listen, I will miss things on my phone. You see how crazy my life is and you're probably like, why is she not answering my stuff? Because sometimes I'm like it could be hours. Last night I let my phone die. Gasp, I know, I let my phone die because I had it was in. It was on the chhh sound for the baby, oh yeah, and I put it in the side, completely forgot about it. Woke up this morning at 7.15 and was like, oh, my phone's been dead for hours. How old. And it makes me nervous when I can't reach you, which is you know.
Speaker 2:I think about like when, before cell phones, and like people was leaving their house, you didn't know when they were coming back, you didn't know where they were. They had a phone at home, that was it, and sometimes I feel like that was so much better you know, but that gives me anxiety in you know, but that gives me anxiety In this generation. That thought gives me anxiety, not be able to reach me or like when. I text you. If it takes you a while to respond, I'm like what is she doing?
Speaker 1:What is she doing? No way she could have, you know, five other people looking to see what's going on, you know, and it is, and it's just like that's why, whenever she brought this bag of stuff that's behind her right now, all of our pretties, and like I am throwing together coffee things in the bag as she's trying to pick me up to come here, and I'm like, oh, look at this nice little bag you have all packed, like you had time to do this this morning. That is not what's happening.
Speaker 2:So it's just like time management, what a good that is good, yeah, and priorities, you know, and feeling like I'm always on my phone. But that's how I work, you know. So it's hard. And then you know, my kids see me on my phone all the time and so they feel like the phone's more important than them and I'm like it's not baby mommy's, just I'm messaging a customer or I'm doing this and then I'm like crap, it really.
Speaker 2:I really am prioritizing this over what's right in front of me and, um, that's a. If you feel the same way, just feel validated right now, because I feel the same way and I've got to find more balance of that and it's hard because that is.
Speaker 1:It's a different way than we used to Like. Mommy goes out to work, you leave the house, you leave the house. For us, and honestly, work starts when we wake up in the morning and ends when we go to bed at night.
Speaker 2:Close your eyes at night. It's true.
Speaker 1:And that shouldn't be. No, you know I know, like there should be a time where we say, okay, it's time for work, it's time to shut things down, but we're in charge of that. You know we are, we are in charge of that I have nobody to blame but me.
Speaker 2:Me too.
Speaker 1:Me too, you know I'm trying to make a conscious effort of okay, I'm not messaging anymore after 8 o'clock.
Speaker 2:And you've been doing good at that, and I'm proud of you for that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's not easy, but I'm trying. Yeah, all right.
Speaker 2:Let's talk about laura. Y'all, we have a new sponsor this month. Y'all have not heard of her before and she is the most wonderful, oh or maybe you have heard of her before.
Speaker 1:Maybe you have. I'm sorry, I shouldn't just not here okay, you haven't heard her about her here, but maybe you know her and it's laura hu.
Speaker 2:Yes, y'all, laura Huval is. Well, she's a musician. She's been Grammy nominated. Oh my gosh, that's insane to me. Yes, she's a Catholic speaker, author, music minister, educator. She leads retreats. She's in, she's part of a band, a family band called Sweet Cecilia. Their music is just so uh. Like Sweet Cecilia music is Cajun. Like Sweet Cecilia music is Cajun. Like they sing a lot in Cajun French. It's beautiful, beautiful. But she and you're wearing one of her shirts today.
Speaker 1:I have Sing the Rosary shirt on today. The Sing the.
Speaker 2:Rosary shirt that she has. This is a new thing, a new album Sing the Rosary. You can download it for free at laurahuvallcom slash rosary, okay. And if you're interested in booking her for any events or just kind of seeing what she has to offer, you can email info at laurahuvallcom or go to her website. Okay, laurahuvallcom, we just love her. We met her.
Speaker 2:She's precious Just such a like beautiful spirit about her I could just bring her in my pocket, in your little pocket, put it in your pocket, and you do have her in your ear a lot when you're in your car.
Speaker 1:In my car. We sing the rosary everywhere we go. Like it takes us just that long to get to Lafayette.
Speaker 2:We listen and even.
Speaker 1:Roz is singing along Precious.
Speaker 2:All right, okay, so we talked about things we kind of want to work on, like we kind of both feel like you kind of roll your eyes at the cliche of making a resolution and whatnot, what about unresolutions? And that's like saying, instead of I'm going to do this, I'm not going to do something, which I think mine was kind of like that, like I'm not gonna be on my phone so much. Yeah, I like that, but like what's something that you don't want to do.
Speaker 1:I am not going to pressure my own self as much as I have been doing Like I want to give myself more grace, okay, okay, because I look at my day and it's a scatterbrained mess, you know. But what I want to do is like just be like it's okay. My kids are happy, my husband's happy and that's all that matters. You know, like I find I put too much pressure on myself, like I didn't get this done. You know I didn't get this done and I didn't get this done, and you know things that I don't really want to do, like I'm not going to do those things.
Speaker 2:Okay, I'm going to give myself more grace, Prioritizing like saying and then like saying no.
Speaker 1:Saying no, that's hard, that's so hard. You know how many times I've had to say no to people and I kind of feel like, oh, but then they're not going to like me anymore. And I have this problem, like I just care too much what people think about me and my husband thinks I'm so stupid for that and I'm just like, but you don't understand, like it breaks my heart. You know, just to think somebody is upset with me, upset with you about something. Or you know, like I overthink a lot. I'm going to overthink textbook To the point of where I will make out the whole scene in my mind of how it's going to go down. And it goes down, nothing like that, because, um, but do you do that? I don't know, you don't seem like the person to do that. No, not so much. How is that? What's that? What's that?
Speaker 2:like I don't know. Uh, I mean I can't say why I don't do that. I mean it's a blessing, not?
Speaker 1:to be like that.
Speaker 2:But I don't know, maybe my mama had a hand in it, because she would always say don't borrow trouble, don't take on trouble. That ain't even there, you borrow in trouble. Does that make sense? I never heard that before. Yeah, she would always say don't borrow trouble. So I don't know, but I mean it's human to feel that way. I feel like it's totally normal and human to overthink and then, especially if you're someone that battles anxiety, that it kicks in without your permission. It kicks in without permission. Oh, absolutely.
Speaker 2:And then I mean I hope you have someone in your life like that can kind of help rein you in and I hope that I can help you do that sometimes, you know.
Speaker 1:Yeah, because sometimes I'm just like well with certain people in my life. I know they think this way, you know, and I'm just like so, like I know, you know, you know, and I'm just like so, like I know, you know, you know, like I know, you know how like I thought this was going, and how it's going is not at all you know. So I don't know my my thing and just I feel like I branched off a lot, but give myself some more grace as to what I can do and what I can't control. And you know, like, and and too.
Speaker 2:I feel like, since you you almost well, I mean with your children like you started over, you pretty much started over. You are comparing seasons in your life to like this current season is. You've never been there before. You know, even when you had your first two girls that were little. Your life looked a lot different then Because there wasn't others.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you know.
Speaker 2:And so you're, I think mentally, and it's just like you, just that's how your brain works and we compare all the time. We even had a whole episode about how we compare everything. Oh yeah, and so like you comparing now to how it was, and that's where the grace needs to come in. You know, like it's not the same. It's not going to be the same, because it's not the same right now.
Speaker 1:I'm older. You know, isla and I my daughter, isla, she's my oldest. We were talking this morning. She was like you know what? I think I'm an expert at babies. Now I said well, good for you, because I still ain't an expert. How nice to be an expert she said but mom, you've had so many, I'm like they're all different. I mean, look at Bennett, you know, yep, he's a little bougie baby.
Speaker 1:You so little bougie baby. You know he's got little things and I was just like he's totally different from what y'all were and Roz was totally different, and it's just yeah.
Speaker 2:I was like, well, good for you, sis, because I got four of them and I still don't know. Let her be confident, though, Mama, so she can feel like she can take care of those babies when you're not around, she can help, you know, yeah, okay, let me take a moment to mention one of our sponsors right now sure title and abstract.
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Speaker 2:And so we both took this quiz and we both got the same word. We got the same word. Imagine that I was like that's just affirmation to me.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you know, that's what I took it as too. I was like oh man, should we do it again? And I asked her. I was like should we do it again? And she was like no, we shouldn't do it again.
Speaker 2:We're on the same page which made me happy. Our word for 2025 is create, and so this specific one we took is kind of like a biblical reference.
Speaker 1:It's from Dayspring Dayspring. Yeah, if you want to go, take it. We do this every single year. My friend, justine, justine, shout out, justine Bellard. She started us doing this every year and ever since we've been doing this, day spring one and Create is what we came Create.
Speaker 2:Okay, so let me read a couple of things that I highlighted. And this is just like I said. I feel like, and I have to tell y'all my word for 2024 in a minute and how true it was okay.
Speaker 2:So create and this gets me really excited to create in Christ means to align our creative impulses and work with God's purposes, acknowledging that every act of creation is ultimately an act of worship. When we create with Christ, we approach our work whether it's art, writing, music, entrepreneurship or even building relationships with the awareness that we are partnering with God. Creating in Christ also means using our gifts for his glory rather than our own. So that is something that Sarah and I treasure in our hearts is like when people tell us yall bring us so much joy, y'all make our day better. I was having a bad day and I watched a video and y'all made me laugh and it just it turns my mood around and we feel like that's part of our ministry, almost like God has allowed us, these platforms, to be able to bring joy to other people in some way.
Speaker 2:So, like when I read this and I'm like using your gifts to give his for his glory rather than our own, and dedicate your work to him, I'm like, yeah, yeah, that's it, that is what we want, that is what we want to be and live in 2025 and beyond, and sometimes we think, god, what are we doing?
Speaker 1:What is this that you have built for us? Yeah, when we in content creating, especially, what is this Like, I'm like, are you sure? So many times I'm like, are you sure? Though.
Speaker 1:Are you sure this is where you want me. And then we both got this word and he's just like create, create for the people. And then, in the long run, you're ultimately bringing people to me, and I'm just that's how I thought of it. Yep, we are bringing people to him and we always pray at night. Bless me on my journey to you, bless us on our journey to you, and my kids are like when we die.
Speaker 2:Yes, Because that's what we're here for we're all dying Ultimately. Yes, spoiler alert, say it like Father Harrington. Yes, spoiler alert, we're all going to die.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but yeah, on our journey to him. Yeah, and whether you are a believer or not, joy comes. You know he comes from the Lord. You are so right, so.
Speaker 2:Yes, exactly. So if you are even on a smaller scale, like bringing joy to someone in your day, that's kingdom work. A smile, a smile, yeah, and acknowledgement hey, I see you. Oh yeah, them work. A smile, a smile, yeah, and acknowledgement hey, I see you. Oh yeah, I know what you mean, like you're validated, you're important, you're special, you're seen.
Speaker 2:That's god's work, oh yeah you know, it is small little things, acts of kindness, it's just, it goes a long way um, two scriptures that were on this little printout that I liked colossians 32 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for human masters. And then Matthew 5 16. In the same way, let your light shine before others that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven. Ask God to show you how your gifts can serve others, and look for opportunities to use your creations to uplift and encourage those around you.
Speaker 1:Oh, that's so good, isn't it?
Speaker 2:perfect.
Speaker 1:Okay, and this morning we got a message you want me to read it, or you want to read it, you read it. So she sends me a message, and this is the kind of stuff we send to each other all the time. When we get a message like this, we text each other and we're like, okay, look, this is why this is.
Speaker 1:This is why we're doing what we do. This is why we keep going All right, and this is from Amy. I will just I won't give her last name, but this is from Amy and she says a heartfelt thank you. Merry Christmas. God is using Cajun Mamas to bring Jesus and laughter to so many hearts. We feel the love of Jesus through you and Sarah. You, too, are bold in your faith and it shows sweetly. It's the highlight of my week to watch your podcast or see your post. I know your post will always be kind, funny or just real life. Thank you for sharing devotionals, co-assurance devotionals, prayers for God to bring others to Jesus through your business and ministry in 2025. Blessings to you, sarah, and your families. Love Amy Like that. What a good way to sin and God working through her. You know just people telling us. You know, yes, this is where you need to be right now, this is where I want you right now. Yeah, and she just she texted me a screenshot of that and she put a reminder that we're doing kingdom work. You know.
Speaker 2:And what a blessing. It's such a blessing and every time like I just feel so humbled, you know. So, like I feel honored, honored, and I can't believe that God chose us for this Right.
Speaker 1:You know, even though it doesn't like, it might be like oh, you're really you're really reaching here. Yeah, but it is, though, because you don't know y'all really so many people stop us and are like you make my day I've been at night, I binge, watch your videos to make me laugh, and I can go to sleep, and it's just like you know, it's like the joy Of all the other things you could watch.
Speaker 2:You know, that's what I think Like of all the other garbage, or like you know, whatever.
Speaker 1:In some small way, we helping you through your day or just reminding you to laugh throughout your day. That's just. That's very simple. That's something very simple.
Speaker 2:Okay, let's talk about Laura Huval one more time, and then I want to talk about the word for 2024 real quick, oh yeah, quick, quick, okay.
Speaker 1:All right. So Laura Huval is our friend and a Grammy-nominated recording artist. She's a Catholic speaker, author, music minister, educator, retreat leader. She's a part of Sweet Cecilia. You can book her for events. She does pilgrimages, which are guided pilgrimages to holy sites in South Louisiana, with a cultural immersion experience along the way. You can follow her on Spotify and all the streaming services and her handle is at LauraHuvalMusic. You can book her. You can support her ministry by becoming a monthly donor. She is absolutely amazing, such a joy to meet and speaking of through her ministry. What a leader to Jesus. Yes, laura Huval y'all.
Speaker 2:Yes, laurahuvalcom, go check it out. Okay, so my, my word for 2024, do you remember?
Speaker 1:yours, I don't remember mine okay.
Speaker 2:I remember yours, I don't remember mine, but I remember yours it was Thrive, and I remember thinking like of course I want to thrive.
Speaker 1:Everybody wants to thrive.
Speaker 2:But I had to look up the definition of it because I was like, okay, what really is Thrive? And I put it on a post-it note at my desk when I read this it means to grow vigorously or to flourish, okay. And so at the time this is the beginning of 2024, cajun Mamas was rising, but not to where we are right now. I was still working at home, part-time, but like at my desk, feeling not called to do that anymore, but couldn't step away all these things. And I'm like to grow vigorously, like this is for, this is going to be for Cajun Mamas. Like I knew it, I felt it and in the back of my mind I was praying and hoping it would also be for, like my limelight business. So wrote it down on a post-it note so I would see it all the time Fast forward, just like a few months and, looking back on 2024, that's exactly what happened.
Speaker 2:It's exactly what happened To grow vigorously. I mean, within a year, I went from less than 2,000 Facebook friends to 102,000 followers on Facebook. Like, I have the frissons because only God can do that. Like you can say it's algorithms and whatever, but I firmly believe it was all God, you know.
Speaker 1:Like we have In one year. In one year, we had a friend call us and say, okay, but are you paying attention to Facebook? And we were like no. And she was like I need you to pay attention Because Facebook was our wheelhouse you know, and so we kind of thought we knew TikTok, whatever, and so Thrive is exactly what we did and I'm like what a word, because that's exactly what happened.
Speaker 2:And then, through all these new followers we've gotten, we've been able to form, make connections with so many women through. They want limelight too. So our, our other business has grown through this too, which was a totally just unforeseen blessing. Oh my gosh, yes, you know, and that. So that grew and, like we were, we've hit promotions and made hit milestones in that business that we've been dreaming of for years.
Speaker 1:Oh, my gosh.
Speaker 2:And it's just like.
Speaker 1:I just can't believe it's so real, it's so exciting for us because we were like we're going to do that one day.
Speaker 2:We're going to do that one day.
Speaker 1:You know we're going to do that one day and but we were like, probably not, though you know, like always in the back of my head, probably not. And I just want to talk about the word follower there. Okay, for a second. A follower is you, is somebody who subscribes to what you are doing.
Speaker 2:Putting out there. Okay, what you're putting out there.
Speaker 1:But I thought about the word follower and I was just like what did Jesus say? Follow me. And so, with us being and having so many followers, that's again just another thing that we can bring people. That's again just another thing that we can bring people his Jesus's light and they can become followers of the true person you know who we're supposed to be following. So anyway, I just thought about that. I was just like Thrive yes, we did, and we got more followers. But in getting more followers we are doing ultimate kingdom work, hopefully.
Speaker 2:Yeah so okay, so tell me about Thrive yeah no, that's, that's what I wanted to say is just how I know that was absolutely a God thing, because, you know, I don't believe in horoscopes. I don't believe in like you can say, oh, what's your word for the year, and it may, you know, may or may not have any meaning to you. I don't believe in all that, but I do believe, though, that God will use things to affirm things for you, and that was definitely for me, that was definitely for us, and it just Because we throve. We throve. We'd be thriving, and I hope we thrive more, I know, I hope the thriving ain't, ain't stifling we ain't.
Speaker 2:I hope we thrive on thrive on, thrive at 25 see that would have been more appropriate.
Speaker 1:Thriving 25, but god said no, we gotta create keep creating, keep creating.
Speaker 2:all right, oh y, all right, oh y'all. So listen, if y'all would love to share with us y'all words go on our YouTube video and share your word of the year. We would love to know what that's going to be and how you feel about it. Like, what does that mean to you?
Speaker 1:Yeah, All right, let's talk about.
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Speaker 2:All the cream cheeses.
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Speaker 2:Y'all go and hit up our grand sponsor, which is GoTros Donuts. Thank you so much to the people at GoTros for sponsoring our podcast this month, and thanks to y'all for listening. Happy New Year. Happy New Year. We hope you all thrive in 25. And we'll see y'all next time.