Get ready to laugh, cry, and feel so seen. I did all three while we were recording this!

I loved this conversation with a new friend of mine, Cynthia Yanof, and I'm thrilled to share it with you today.

Cynthia is the host of the MESSmerized podcast and the author of two books, including her latest How'd I Miss That?: Gas Pump Confessions, Drive-Thru Obsessions, and Figuring Out What Really Matters.

Cynthia is a deep well and also deeply funny, which really matters around here :)

Join Cynthia and I for a conversation about:

• how we figure out what really matters in a world where there is so much to care about
• not missing the people God puts in front of us each day
• deciding what success looks like
• the good work God wants to do in us as we grow into the people He made us to be
• getting honest with God in our conversations
• the most important thing about us

LINKS

Connect with Cynthia on Instagram

Get a copy of Cynthia's new book How'd I Miss That?: Gas Pump Confessions, Drive-Thru Obsessions, and Figuring Out What Really Matters

Check out Cynthia's podcast, MESSmerized

Connect with Kayla on Instagram

Connect with the show on Instagram

How to we determine what to say yes to and what to say no to?

How do we know if hardships are because we're doing something right, or because we're doing something wrong, or if it's just part of being human?

And how do we embrace our limits instead of trying to work around them?

My friend Keagan Hayden is joining us to talk about it all! Keagan is a speaker and Bible teacher, host of the Bright & Bold podcast, and author of The Struggle is Real.

Join Keagan and I as we talk about:

• embracing our limits instead of constantly trying to find a work-around
• how to know when hardship is spiritual warfare, part of being human, or divine redirection
• determining your yeses and nos for your season of life
• setting and holding healthy boundaries without becoming closed off
• one big lie I believe is affecting women right now

LINKS

Listen to Keagan's podcast, Bright & Bold (this link will take you to the episode when Kayla was a guest!)

Get your copy of Keagan's book, The Struggle is Real: Purpose in the Pain

Connect with Keagan on Instagram

Connect with Kayla on Instagram

Connect with the show on Instagram

This is our fourth and final week in our "best of" mini-series: 4 weeks of bringing you some of the best of all the conversations we've had on The Bitter & the Sweet!

I have loved these sampler-style episodes, and I hope you have, too!

We are wrapping up this mini-series and the month of January with a show that takes us back to our roots as a show: telling the truth about grief, joy, and the grace that covers it all.

Join some of my favorite guests (and yours!) as we talk about:

• balancing moving forward with making space for our grief
• the times when it feels like you're going in circles with God (this is one of my personal favorite parts of the convo!)
• connecting with God and finding the Light when life gets dark
• grieving as a parent
• what to say and do (and what NOT to say and do!) when a loved one has lost a child
• advice for the early days of navigating deep grief
• grieving with hope
• building our trust in God and His character when we've been disappointed

LINKS

How Grief Invites Us to Build Something New with Dawn Mann Sanders- Episode 11

Connect with Dawn on Instagram

Get your copy of Dawn's book, When Your World Ends: God's Creative Process for Rebuilding a Life

Isaiah's Story and Loving Your Friend Through Infant Loss with Hannah J Clements - Episode 9

Connect with Hannah's counseling practice, Oak and Sparrow Counseling

Connect with Carried Ministries on Instagram

Hannah's other episodes of our show: In Our Losses, We are Carried (Episode 56) and How to Grieve in a Healthy Way (Episode 57)

How to Trust God in Hearthbreak with Claudia Campbell- Episode 32

Connect with Claudia on Instagram

Get your copy of Claudia's book, These Stones Remain: 60 Reflections on Finding Hope When Darkness Lingers

Connect with Kayla on Instagram

Connect with the show on Instagram