Welcome Back Friends! So thrilled to be back for another season of The Rhythm of Us!

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with New York Time’s best selling author, Melanie Shankle about navigating the turbulent teen years.  Melanie has written some of my very favorite books, Sparkly Green Earrings,(on parenting), Antelope in the Living Room(on marriage), and Nobody’s Cuter than You (on friendship), and now her latest release, Here Be Dragons just to name a few! Melanie is wonderful, hilarious, genuine, and just one of the best story tellers you’ll ever hear! You are in for such a treat today!

We talk with Melanie about how confronting the dragons of our past can free us to become the parents our kids truly need, the huge role a father can play, specifically in his teen daughter’s life, and ultimately how to trust God with the story He is writing for our beloved children, even in the difficult times.

It’s crazy how God’s timing works and how every single week, somehow we need exactly the truth He brings through these conversations, and this week’s episode is no exception! We hope it speaks just as powerfully into your life as well, friends.

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Welcome back friends!

This week we’re continuing in our Mentor Couples series leading up to the launch of our new book, The Rhythm of Home, releasing June 4!  If you haven’t yet, make sure you pre-order your copy so you will be able to snag your bonuses when they become available at therhythmofus.com 

Today we’re excited to share this conversation with legendary artist and producer Charlie Peacock and his lovely wife, Andi. Charlie has written songs and produced for everyone you can think of from Amy Grant to DC Talk, and so many more. Charlie discovered and produced the first few records for Switchfoot and The Civil Wars, selling millions of copies all over the world. He and his wife Andi also founded The Art House here in Nashville, where they lived with their family, made records, and ran a ministry there for over 25 years.  They are also the authors of a wonderful brand new book, Why Everything that Doesn’t Matter, Matters So Much. 

More than all of those incredible accomplishments, though, Charlie and Andi are just two of the kindest, most grounded, humble people you could ever hope to meet.  In fact, as we listen to the stories of those in our community who have lived here for a while, time and time again, Charlie and Andi’s names will surface as mentors who have made a huge difference in someone’s life. We are so thankful for the love and care they have poured out on others, both locally and globally with the work of their lives. Grab a good cup of coffee, and maybe a pen and paper, and lean in with us as we soak up all the wisdom from this incredible couple.

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This week we’re continuing in our Mentor Couples series leading up to the launch of our new book, The Rhythm of Home, releasing June 4!

So many of the rhythms that have carried us as a couple and as a family over the years, God has taught us through these amazing couples he placed along our path, and we are so excited to share with you some of the most helpful conversations we’ve had with some of the wisest couples we know. Some new, some old that have been incredibly valuable to us along the way! 

This week we’re celebrating the anniversary of one of our favorite episodes of all time. Back in April of 2019, Jenni and I had the incredible honor of sitting down with the lovely Jan Peterson, wife of beloved pastor & author Eugene Peterson, for what none of us realized would be her very last interview.  Shortly after our time together, her health began a rapid decline, and she went home to be with Jesus on Friday, May 10, 2019.⠀

To say we were blessed by our time with Jan would be a vast understatement.  It is a gift we will treasure forever. Jan had us cracking up, tearing up, and in complete awe of a life well lived. ⠀

So today, we celebrate Jan and Eugene, and all they taught us through their life together of what it truly means to live life well. Listen in. 

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Featured Music: As For Me, by Christy Nockles on This is the Hour

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On today’s episode we’re kicking off this brand new season right with our friends Willie and Korie Robertson from the hit show Duck Dynasty. We dive into the sweet story of how they met, the strengths they’ve learned from each other along the way, and the specific rhythms that have carried them through 31 years of marriage. Willie and Korie also share the heart behind their brand the new movie, called The Blind, which tells the incredible redemption story of Willie’s Dad, Phil, and the struggles he and his wife Kay overcame through the grace and rescue of God.  Stories of God’s rescue never get old. We hope and pray this conversation will bless you as much as it did for us! Make sure you grab a friend or two and go support this movie, out in theaters now.

Pull up a chair and join us, this is a great one! Listen in.

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On today’s episode, we’re chatting with our good friend and best selling author, Addison Bevere. Addison  is COO of Messenger International (founded by John & Lisa Bevere), and cofounder of SonsAndDaughters.tv  Addison shares his journey with prayer over the years and how he has learned to step into and through the tension of prayer, toward the place where God’s voice becomes real.  We loved the wisdom Addison shares on how to embrace new practices of prayer that can lead us to a deeper relationship with Him.

Pull up a chair and join us, this is a great one! Listen in.

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Welcome back friends! We are so thrilled to be back with you all!

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with our good friends Nathan & Christy Nockles, who you might have known back in the day as the Christian Music duo, Watermark. Christy and Nathan have had a long, successful career in music since the early 90s, leading worship as featured artists in the passion movement and releasing 12 records, including Christy’s latest project, This is the Hour.

We covered so much amazing ground in our time with the Nockles that we didn’t want to cut anything! So, we’re sharing this conversation in two parts! Today we’re chatting with Nate & Christy about the heart behind Christy’s brand new record, This is the Hour.

If you haven’t yet, make sure you go back and listen to Part One of this rich conversation with the Nockles where we travel down memory lane with Nate & Christy as they reflect on decades of marriage and music together. They also discuss the timeless marriage, faith, and family rhythms that have carried them along the way!

Pull up a chair and join us, this is a great one! Listen in.

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