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A Life Made From Scratch: Part One with Rette Roettker

This week, we’re sitting down with our friend Rette Roettker — and her story starts in the sweetest, most small-town way. Think Little House on the Prairie meets The Andy Griffith Show, with a little flour on the counter and something good cooking in Grandma’s kitchen. 🏡🥧 Rette grew up on a family farm with her parents, sister, and grandparents, surrounded by family, hard work, and the kind of memories that make you want to slow down and pull up a chair. She shares about learning to cook from her grandma, going away to school, becoming a massage therapist, and eventually making the big leap into opening her own restaurant. And not just any restaurant — The Colony, a beloved community spot inside a historic old movie theater that already held so many memories for so many people. 🎬🍽️ We also talk about the tender parts of her story, including losing her mom and learning how to keep going when life looks different than you thought it would. This is only part one, and next week we’ll be back with the rest of Rette’s story. 💛 🎧 Listen now — and as always, when we’re together, it’ll always be fun!

Monday Minute #38: Starting Over

In this Monday Minute, we’re talking about the grace of starting over. Sometimes we treat starting over like proof that we failed — like if we have to try again, apologize again, rebuild again, or rethink again, then we must have gotten it wrong.   But starting over isn’t always failure. Sometimes it’s honesty. Sometimes it means we noticed something wasn’t working and were brave enough to stop pretending. Sometimes beginning again is the most faithful thing we can do. Scripture is full of people who didn’t get it right the first time — Peter, Jonah, David, and so many others — and God still met them, restored them, and kept working through them.   You are not disqualified because you had to begin again. Grace means your story is not over just because you had to start over. 💛   Come back Friday for another full episode with Brooke and Miranda, and remember, when we're together, it'll always be fun!

Who Came Up With That?

We’re back in the podcast studio this week, and we’re diving into the phrases we hear all the time — the ones people say without even thinking. Where did they come from? Are they actually true? Are they helpful… or have we just been repeating them because everyone else does? From familiar sayings to well-meaning advice, we’re talking about why words matter, how phrases shape what we believe, and why it might be worth slowing down long enough to ask, “Is this actually true?” As always, there’s laughter, curiosity, and quite a few rabbit trails! But we're glad you're here to go down them with us! Because when we’re together, it’ll always be fun!

Monday Minute #37: It's Okay to Change Your Mind

In this Monday Minute, we’re talking about something that can feel scary but is actually part of growing: changing your mind. Sometimes we believe something deeply, live by it, defend it, and then later realize we see it differently. That doesn’t always mean we were wrong in a shameful way. Sometimes it means we’ve learned more, listened better, grown softer, or allowed God to renew our minds. Changing your mind isn’t always weakness. Sometimes it’s wisdom. Sometimes it’s growth. Sometimes it’s what happens when compassion finally gets a voice. You’re allowed to say, “I used to think this, but I don’t anymore.” You’re allowed to still be learning. You’re allowed to become more honest, more whole, and more open to what God is doing in you. Maybe growth looks less like having all the answers and more like being willing to be transformed. 💛

Tap Shoes and Ticket Blunders

We’ve been busy, y’all. 😂 This week, we’re catching up on all the things life has thrown our way lately—the fun, the chaotic, the sentimental, and the slightly embarrassing. We talk about running a wedding together, taking a trip to see Annie F. Downs, making new friends at the show, and Miranda’s unforgettable ticket-buying blunder that Brooke will absolutely never let her live down. We also somehow end up discussing the fact that Miranda never played Oregon Trail and has, therefore, never died of dysentery. Miranda shares about graduation parties, her son turning 16, and why she really likes having a project. Brooke shares about starting tap dancing, how much she loves it, and how quickly she learned that tap is way more involved than it looks. It’s a little bit of everything—friendship, milestones, laughter, new things, old stories, and a reminder we both needed: ✨ Not everything has to be productive to be good. Come catch up with us… because when we’re together, it’ll always be fun! ❤️