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A Mess, Nonetheless
by A Mess, Nonetheless
We are two sisters who are in the throws of life. We love Jesus, but we struggle to keep up with it all. If you’re looking for laughter, encouragement, camaraderie and to feel like you’re not alone in your messiness, you’ve come to the right place!
Episodes
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S3 E19 Farewell to season 3
Miss and Rach wrap up season 3 with a recap of all God has walked them through this year and how they have brought their listeners along. They share their plans for season 4 and invite you to share the podcast with your friends and family.
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S3 E18 How to have a healthy mindset with exercise.
Are you an all-or-nothing person? Do you become easily obsessed? Or maybe you are someone who does not know how to take care of your body. In this episode, Miss and Rach cover it all! They share their own experiences and how God has brought them to a place of healing and freedom regarding mindset...
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S3 E17 Why we should be careful saying “God told me.”
In this episode, Melissa and Rachel discuss when we hear from God and how to proceed with wisdom, caution, and discernment. They also address the dangers of allowing pride to come into the equation. Maybe you have wondered how to hear from God or what to do when you believe you have; you won’t…
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S3 E16 How do we know what is Biblical?
Do you want to live by the Word of God, but you don’t always understand what is considered Biblical? Sometimes, the Bible appears to contradict itself, and it’s challenging to know where to land. And where does prayer and faith come into play? Join Miss and Rach as they discuss ways they’ve…
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S3 E15 How to be someone who shows up for others (& have them show up for you)
Do you have people to show up for you, or do you wish you did? If you have ever wondered how to become someone who shows up for others, or experience that in your own life, Miss and Rach give practical and Biblical ways to press into this concept. They discuss the business of life and how God can...
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S3 E14 How to talk to people about Jesus
Have you ever felt awkward or unsure how to talk to people about your relationship with Jesus? You know the great commission says to go into the nations and make disciples. Still, you're stuck on your lack of qualifications or worried about ending up in a debate? Miss and Rachel discuss how to...
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S3 E13 When our flesh flares up
Miss and Rachel discuss what it looks like to live in our flesh, by the Spirit, and what to do when our sin nature flares up. They describe what that looks and feels like in their lives and throw out ways God has helped them navigate toward living by the Spirit more. With all things pointing to...
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S3 E12 Tips for health relationships — Part 2
Miss and Rachel continue their conversation walking through tips for healthy relationships. Through the lens of parenting we can see many areas that could be applied to every relationship we have in life! You won’t want to miss the rest of the points they cover in this important topic!
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S3 E11 Tips for healthy relationships
All relationships come with challenges; parenting is no exception! Miss and Rachel discuss creating healthy patterns for our relationships, framed through the parenting lens. No matter your relationships, we believe there is something for everyone in this episode!
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S3E9 Seeing the gift in painful relationships
Most of us deal with painful relationships throughout our lives. Rachel and Barb talk through difficult relationships they've had over the decades and how beautifully God has transformed them by asking to be refined and stretched. We think everyone will want to listen to this conversation, and we...
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S3E8 Be careful what you carry into 2025
Rachel shares her hopes and goals for 2025; she has been recognizing what needs to be left in the past and not brought into one more year. She talks about what is dead and has been buried in the spiritual realm and challenges listeners to consider what keeps getting dug up, which has already been...
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S3E7 Do the hard things, do it afraid
Miss shares her experience with joining a new church and doing scary things in order to find a true community. Rachel shares her experience on staff at her church in the role of connections and how important it is to connect with others in our faith communities. Join them to be challenged this week!
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S3E6 Start saying compliments out loud
Are you good at giving compliments? What about receiving them? Miss and Rach discuss the importance of encouraging and lifting others up and how it can change so much in our friendships and community.
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S3E5 Let’s read the gospels… with our dad!
This week, Miss and Rach had their fantastic dad, Curt, on the podcast. He brought them through his fifty-year learning journey to understand the importance of reading the gospels. He shared about his discipleship experience and how simple it can be to bring others along with us in the process of...
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S3E4: Do we really view God as Holy?
Jesus teaches us how to pray in the sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7). He said, “Hallowed be thy name.” Do we ever stop to ask what that actually means? Miss and Rach walk through this one verse and dive into what living a life that reveres God as Holy means and what it can change.
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S3E3: How to be loving when it comes to hot topics
Miss and Rachel cover hot topics! They discuss the dangers of turning non-Christians away when we approach hot issues in a black-and-white way. They share their own experience with wounding people and no longer being able to be good news due to publicly taking stances on social media. Before...
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S3E2: How Jesus views women
Miss, Rach and their mom, Barb, discuss how the Bible displayed Jesus’ great value and love for women. Not all women feel valued in this world, in their lives, or at their jobs. The three women spend the episode overviewing the many instances where Jesus was counter-cultural in how He viewed…
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S3E1 Welcome back! Podcast changes & life updates
Welcome back to Season 3 of A Mess, Nonetheless. Miss and Rach talk about their summer. They talk about the hard things they've been walking through, the good things God is doing in their lives, their faith goals, and what's new for this year's podcast! Challenge: Consider where you're at; ask...
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S2E27 Wrapping up for the summer!
Miss and Rachel discuss the last season of podcasting and what they learned this year through the processing of creating episodes with you guys in mind. They will be back sometime in the next school year because they take off for the summer. See you then!
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S2E26 Being slow to speak, especially in conflict
Are we slow to speak and quick to listen? Melissa and Rachel cannot say that's something that has come naturally to them! In fact, Rachel is still pretty much straight up bad at it! Melissa shares how God taught her to do just this thing, especially in conflict, and in the end it saved her...
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S2E25 Living with being misunderstood
When other people don't see us for who we are, or misunderstand our character, it hurts. It's painful and yet sometimes we aren't meant to defend ourselves. Sometimes we have to surrender the situation to God and trust Him to resolve it when and how He sees fit. Miss and Rachel share about their...
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S2E24 Biblical & personal convictions (& let’s talk about legalism too!)
In this episode Miss and Rach talk about the difference between Biblical convictions and personal convictions, and what happens when we put our personal convictions on others—legalism! They share examples from their own lives and talk through what the Bible says about it. Show notes: There are...
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S2E23 The dangers of confusing feelings with truth
Do you ever find yourself responding to someone or a scenario based on how you feel, rather than on reality? Emotions are not bad, or unbiblical, but responding out of our feelings can get us into a lot of trouble. Join Miss and Rach as they talk about their own issues in the area and the tools...
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S2E22 Let's talk about being a "people pleaser"
You know who you are, you struggle to say “no” and you just want people to always be happy! Unfortunately, being a people-pleaser can come at the expense of our own happiness, sanity and can lead to resentment and anxiousness. Miss and Rachel discuss what the Bible says on the subject and Melissa...
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S2E21 The Power of P.A.U.S.E. with Salina Johnson
In this episode Miss and Rach learn all about the Power of P.A.U.S.E. from their guest, Salina. It is a powerful and useful tool designed to help us when we feel bogged down, overdone or overwhelmed! Rachel has already begun using it and can confidently state that it lives up to its promise of...
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S2E20 When God doesn’t feel safe
Melissa and Rachel were asked to podcast a segment as part of a women's conference regarding when God doesn't feel safe. This episode is from that conference and we hope you'll find something beneficial in it. Show Notes: When God doesn’t feel safe to us, often we stop going to him. Think of a...
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S2 E19 How Jesus modeled community
Melissa and Rachel walk through the different ways that Jesus modeled community and what we can learn from Him. Tune in this week to see how you can be challenged in your relationship with the community around you! Show Notes: 1. Jesus was very often surrounded by people, he seemed to fully…
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S2E18 When our friends don't have kids
Miss and Rach talk with Katie Olson about what it's like to not only walk through infertility, but to be in your 30's and 40's without children when the majority of people around you have them. We hope and pray that all our listeners will listen to find some practical things we can do with and…
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S2 E17 When God is silent part 2
Miss and Rach dove into some really important points regarding seasons of silence from God. They have a few points left to cover in this episode including the intimacy and trust that can come from being allowed to be silent with one another in relationships. Tune in this week because part 1 was...
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S2 E16 When God is silent — part 1
Rachel and Melissa discuss the seasons in our lives when God feels silent. We are actively showing up, but we can't feel His presence for weeks, months or years on end. They also talk about times when we're praying for specific guidance and we don't hear anything back. Walking through the story…
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S2 E15 Let’s discuss spiritual warfare
Miss and Rachel had something planned at the start of this episode, but they decided that "bombs go first." Rachel was having a really tough morning and needed to dig into some tactics to fight the enemy. So they ended up spending the episode talking about that. They also discuss visualization…
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S2 E14 Walking through grief — or alongside someone who is
Rachel talks with Kristin Smith about grief and what it looks like to move forward after experiencing a devastating loss. Kristin shares the kinds of things that are helpful when walking alongside a friend who is grieving, and what kinds of things are NOT helpful. We think everyone can benefit…
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S2E13 When they “force” me to yell
Very few people don't ever yell, and very few people aren't surrounded by people who make them feel crazy once in a while! Miss and Rach dive into what the Bible says about the subject and what we should do when we habitually (or even occasionally) yell at our loved ones. Show Notes: 1/18 When…
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S2E12 Talking about the hard things in marriage
If you’re married, you know it’s hard, but do you know it’s hard for others too? Miss and Rach talk about the hard times in marriage and the benefit of sharing it with others so we know we’re not alone in the journey.
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S2E11 Forgiveness: a 2-step process.
Changing our perception in order to move forward. We’ve all had to forgive others at different times, it’s a part of life. Have you ever noticed that sometimes even after forgiving someone it feels like the hurt feelings continue to resurface? Miss and Rach talk about how forgiveness is a…
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S2E10 How fear destroys relationships
We might not think we live with fear in relationships, but what about when we don't bring something up for fear of how another will react? Or we don't ask for help because we are afraid of how people will perceive us? These are small and sneaky ways that fear creeps into our relationships and can...
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S2E9 We’re talking about Mothers-in-law!
Most women have a mother-in-law and most women will become one themselves. Let's be honest, the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship comes with plenty of bumps along the road. It's quite unnatural! Melissa and Rachel discuss their experiences with having a mother-and-law and becoming one...
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S2E8 Let’s talk about being angry
Is it ok to be angry, if so, when and what does that look like? What does the Bible say about it and what can we learn from it? Miss and Rachel journey through the topic and dig into it. We hope you'll benefit from this episode! Show Notes: Is anger ok?: We can know that anger in and of itself...
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S2E7 When family is stressful during the holidays
As we head into the busy, holiday season, we decided to re-air this episode from last year. Even if you listened to it last year we think this episode is filled with important reminders for all of us during this time of the year! Is it sometimes easy to dread spending time with people during the...
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S2E6 We need to be talking about mental health & suicidal thoughts
Phew, this is a tough topic, but we believe it's an incredibly important one in today's world. Rachel talks with Kristin Smith about their experiences walking through depression and suicide with loved ones. We hope you will take some time to listen. Whether this episode will help you in your own...
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S2E5 Learning to control our tongue - part 2
In part 1 of this topic, Miss and Rach talked about the power of our words and tone. In this episode—part 2—they discuss learning to control our tongue. Using Scripture to guide the conversation they stress the importance of learning to listen to the Holy Spirit regarding not only what things we...
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S2E4 Our words matter - Part 1
This two-part series touches base on all sorts of areas involved in how we speak: to others, about others, our tone, how we speak in anger, and what the Bible has to say about all the speech-related-topics! Rachel and Melissa share vulnerably about the areas they have struggled with their words,...
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S2E3 Let’s talk about food issues
Regardless of where you think you land with food issues we truly believe you will resonate with something in this episode. Miss and Rach talk with Heather Creekmore from Compared to Who? all about our relationship with food, its effect on the way we view our bodies and how we can take a more...
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S2E2 What’s the deal with self-discipline?
Melissa and Rachel know better than anyone the pros and cons of living a disciplined life. They've been on both sides of the fence, and for different reasons! They discuss what the Bible says regarding the subject and talk about why it's such an important and impactful matter for us to consider....
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S2 Mini Series Part V : Comparing bodies
There’s almost nothing more prevalent than women comparing their bodies to someone else’s. And yet, doesn’t it almost seem that almost no women are happy with their bodies? Melissa and Rachel have been many different sizes, many different weights, and comparing bodies happened in all the…
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S2 Mini Series Part IV : Comparing finances
Isn’t it easy to wonder what life would be like in someone else’s financial shoes? Melissa and Rachel share their experiences with comparison in finances, and how they’ve NEVER been happier for stumbling into that territory. They discuss the Bible, and how we can all be challenged to examine our...
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S2 Mini Series Part III : Comparing parenting
If you're a parent, you won't want to miss this episode! Rachel and Miss know firsthand how quickly we can start comparing our kids to other people's kids, or even some of our kids to our other kids! Comparison in our parenting will only harm our kids and our faith in how big our God is. They…
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S2 Mini Series Part II : Comparing marriages
If you’re in a relationship of any kind, you won’t want to miss this episode. Without even trying, it’s easy to compare our significant others to people who might do things better than them. Melissa and Rachel talk about their own experience with comparison in their marriages. They share what God...
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S2 Mini Series Part I : Comparison, the thief of Joy.
Comparison — we all do it from time to time. Some of us don't even realize how much it's part of our thought process and just how much we are losing by letting it be part of us. Miss and Rachel talk about why it is so dangerous to compare, what the Bible says about it, and how we can challenge...
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S2E1 : Seeing the good in the hard times.
Hard, annoying and inconvenient things happen in life: there's no way around it. Miss and Rach talk about what a game changer gratitude is during such times. They share how it has changed their perspective during rough times when they've found positive things to focus on even when things don’t go...
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We are two sisters who are in the throws of life. We love Jesus, but we struggle to keep up with it all. If you’re looking for laughter, encouragement, camaraderie and to feel like you’re not alone in your messiness, you’ve come to the right place!
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