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BONUS: Count It All Joy - Finding God's Goodness Through Trials & Joy In 2025
Faith Over Fear: The Christian Pregnancy & Birth Podcast
In this BONUS episode, I'm sharing a heartfelt year-end reflection as we close out 2025—a year that tested my faith through trials I never saw coming, yet revealed God's faithfulness in ways I couldn't have imagined.
This has been a year of unexpected challenges and profound growth. Just days after launching this podcast in April, I faced a serious mental health crisis with someone close to me, then a few months later found out I was pregnant with my third baby and experienced the darkest season of anxiety and depression I've ever walked through. Yet through it all, God has shown me that His strength is made perfect in my weakness.
As I share this update, I've felt the Lord clearly calling me to embrace a slower rhythm. This means shifting the podcast to an every-other-week schedule as I learn that fruitfulness isn't always about output—sometimes it's about faithfulness in resting.
Whether you're walking through your own trials, feeling called to slow down, or simply needing encouragement as we enter a new year—this episode is my heart poured out in gratitude for God's goodness and an invitation to trust Him in every season.
In this episode, I share:
🙏 Why I'm choosing obedience over productivity in this new season
👶 We're so excited to welcome our son Isaac (Due in March of 2026)
✨ How God used this year's trials to deepen my relationship with Him
📅 What the podcast schedule will look like moving forward
💛 A prayer of blessing over you as we step into 2026 together
Scripture Shared:
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." – James 1:2-4 (ESV)"
Let’s keep choosing faith over fear together in this new year!
