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The Second Time Around
by LaShan and Makela Mims
The Second Time Around Podcast is a soulful journey through life, love, and faith — the second time around. Hosted by husband and wife duo LaShan and Makela Mims, this weekly podcast dives into real conversations about:• Blended families & second chances• Healing from the past• God-centered communication• Laughing (and loving) through the hard stuffEvery episode is packed with heart, humor, and Holy Spirit insight as we share what it really takes to build lasting love—one prayer, one lesson, and one date night at a time. Whether you’re married, single, or somewhere in between, pull up a seat and tune in for transparent stories, spiritual encouragement, and grown-up conversations that hit home.🎧 New episodes drop every Thursday.💍 Life. Love. Family... the Second Time Around.
Episodes
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We Are One: Making Your Marriage The Priority (Part 2)
What happens when you love each other, you're committed to each other, and somehow…life still starts pulling you apart? In Part 2 of “We Are One: Making Your Marriage the Priority,” LaShan and Makela continue the conversation about what it really takes to protect the “us” in marriage. Because...
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We Are One: Making Your Marriage The Priority (Part 1)
What does it really mean to make your marriage a priority? In this episode, LaShan and Makela explore the importance of protecting the relationship that serves as the foundation of the family. As careers, children, finances, ministry, and everyday responsibilities compete for our attention…
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Reclaiming the Table: When Family Doesn’t Look Like It Used To
In this Thanksgiving episode, we pull up chairs to a table that has changed shape over the years—because family doesn’t always look like the picture we grew up imagining. 🦃✨ As a blended crew with adult children, shifting traditions, and schedules that never sync, we’ve had to redefine what...
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Don’t Ask My Neighbor: Keeping Love Sacred in a Nosy World
Can you hear the Emotions...” Don’t ask my neighbor?” This episode is all about protecting what’s sacred in a world that wants access to everything. 🔐❤️ These days, everybody posts everything — relationships, arguments, screenshots, wins, losses… and opinions fly faster than love can grow. We…
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They Don’t Know: Building Real Love in a Filtered World
In this episode, a nod to Jon B.’s classic “They Don’t Know,” we dive into what it means to build real love in a world obsessed with filters, trends, and everybody having something to say about relationships they’re not in. 🎶💬 We open up about navigating the age gap between us and the 20- and...
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The Perfect 10 Month: "A Toast to the Next Ten Years"
As we bring The Perfect 10 Month to a close, this episode is both a heartfelt toast to the decade behind us — and a hopeful nod to everything still ahead. In this final chapter of our anniversary celebration, we’re talking about legacy, longevity, and love that grows deeper with time. But this...
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The Perfect 10 Month: “The Perfect 10 Playlist”
As we continue the Perfect 10 Month, we’re turning up the volume on love, memory, and music. This episode is a smooth, soulful ride through the soundtrack of our 10-year journey — the tracks that made us dance, cry, laugh, reflect, and fall deeper in love, time and time again. Inspired by the...
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The Perfect 10 Month: "Between the Pulpit and the Spotlight" (Part II)
In Part 2 of “Between the Pulpit and the Spotlight,” we’re not looking back—we’re sitting right in the middle of one of the hardest seasons of our marriage. This isn’t about dating as ministers anymore. We’re married now. But life is life-ing, and ministry… it’s heavier than we imagined. This...
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The Perfect 10 Month: "Between the Pulpit and the Spotlight" (Part I)
This isn’t just another episode—it’s the rawest conversation we’ve ever released. We continue “The Perfect Ten Month” by going back to the beginning, before we were “us,” before the vows, before the clarity. When we were just two ministers trying to figure out how to honor our calling and explore…
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The Perfect 10 Month: "10 Moments That Made Us" (Part II - Makela)
In Part 2 of “10 Moments That Made Us,” Makela shares her ten defining moments that shaped this love story—her version, her view, and her voice. This episode is honest, tender, and full of those moments only Makela can tell—from quiet realizations to full-circle affirmations. These aren’t just...
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The Perfect 10 Month: "10 Moments That Made Us" (Part I - LaShan)
This episode is the start of something special: The Perfect Ten Month—a celebration of 10 years of love, faith, growth, and grace. In Part 1, LaShan takes a moment to reflect and reveal the 10 moments that shaped this marriage and molded this ministry of love. This isn’t just a timeline—it’s a...
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Sweet Love: Covering Each Other with Grace
🎙️ Sweet Love: Covering Each Other with Grace The Second Time Around Podcast – Season 2, Episode 13 Tagline: Grace. Growth. Gentleness… The Second Time Around. 🎶 “With all my heart, I love you baby…” – Anita Baker, Sweet Love (1986) This one’s for the couples learning that love isn’t just...
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Joy & Pain: Finding Grace in the Everyday Moments
🎶 “Joy and pain... like sunshine and rain.” – Frankie Beverly & Maze (1980) Let’s be real—marriage isn’t always magic. Sometimes it’s messy, mundane, and full of moments that test your heart and stretch your faith. But even in those everyday tensions, grace still shows up. In this episode, we…
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Anytime, Anyplace: Keeping the Fun and Romance Alive
🎶 “Anytime… anyplace… I don’t care who’s around…” – Janet Jackson (1993) Let’s talk about grown love—the kind that still flirts, still surprises, and still gets butterflies… even after bills, babies, and busy schedules. In this episode, we explore what it takes to keep romance alive and fun...
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You're All I Need To Get By: Kingdom Purpose in Marriage
🎶 “Like sweet morning dew, I took one look at you… and it was plain to see, you were my destiny.” – Mary J. Blige & Method Man (1995) This week, we’re talkin’ about that ride-or-die, God-ordained, built-for-purpose kind of love. The kind that doesn’t just survive life—it builds legacy through…
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Let’s Stay Together: Praying Through the Hard Seasons
🎶 “You’re all I like, you’re all I want, you’re all I need, you’re all I love.” – Guy This week, we’re drawing from a New Jack Swing classic and a timeless truth: when love is real, you fight for it… with faith. In this episode, we discuss how prayer became our lifeline during the challenging...
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No More Drama: Setting Boundaries That Bring Peace
🎶 “No more pain… no more drama in my life…” – Mary J. Blige (2001) This week, we’re not just quoting the Queen—we’re living the lyrics. In this episode, we’re talkin’ all about boundaries—not the buzzword, but the biblical blueprint that helps protect your peace and preserve your relationship....
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Slow Jam: Trust Is Built, Not Rushed
🎶 “Slow down, baby… lovin’ ain’t going nowhere…” – Mary J. Blige, What’s the 411? (1992) Mary said it best. Real love takes time, especially when you’re learning to trust again. In this episode, we open up about what it really took to rebuild trust in our marriage, after carrying the scars of…
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All This Love: God Gave Us Another Chance
🎶 “All this love is waiting for you…” Sometimes love doesn’t show up the way you planned—but when God writes the story, the ending is always worth it. In this episode, we’re opening up about how we found our way back to love after heartbreak—and how God gave us the grace to heal, forgive, and…
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Love, Laughs & Learning Curves
🎶 “We laugh just a little too loud… stand just a little too close…” Love hits different when you’ve lived long enough to know: sometimes laughter is ministry, and growth doesn’t come without a few bumps. In this episode, we get real, and really funny, about the quirks, inside jokes, and “you had...
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Talkin’ Bout Us
🎶 “Talkin’ bout us, baby…” We’re dating with purpose this time, and that means having the kind of conversations that don’t just feel good, but build something real. In this episode, we’re talkin’ about the moments early in our journey when we had to put it all on the table—faith, expectations,...
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That’s the Way Love Grows
🎶 “Like a moth to a flame, burned by the fire…” Janet said it smooth—but real love? It don’t always feel like a slow jam. Sometimes it’s a storm. Sometimes it’s silence. And sometimes… It’s both. In this episode, we’re talkin’ about how love grows—not in the flowers and fairy tales, but in the...
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Just Got Paid
🎶 "Just got paid, Friday night…" We all know the feeling when that direct deposit hits. But once the vibe fades and the bills show up, then what? Inspired by Johnny Kemp's 1987 jam, this episode dives into what happens after the payday high. Because in real relationships, money isn't just...
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Between The Vows and The Real
"Just pray and submit." "Keep the house clean, the kids quiet, and your spouse satisfied." "If it’s meant to be, it’ll be easy.” Whew—who told us that? In this episode of The Second Time Around, we’re tearing down the marriage myths we were fed—and talkin’ about the tension that lives between the...
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Back In Business: (the Relaunch)
"You gots to chill…" But after the chill comes the comeback. And baby, we're Back in Business. Inspired by that 1997 EPMD classic, this episode is all about the Reset, the Rebuild, and the Real. When life tried to throw us off beat, we had to fall back, let God remix the rhythm, and come back...
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Built For Love: We Held Strong (Part IV)
In 2019, PJ Morton released his most personal album yet, PAUL — a body of work that felt like a journal set to soul. On his duet with Jazmine Sullivan, "Built For Love," he sings, "It's not worth keepin' if it's not worth fightin' for..." That lyric could've been the soundtrack to our story. This...
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Closer Than Friends: A Faith Leap into Love (Part III)
In 1988, Surface gave us that unforgettable R&B anthem: "Closer Than Friends" "Right now, we're just friends... But I pray someday you'll surrender...To love so tender I won't push you... As long as you know that my love is true..." But what happens when "just friends" starts to feel like…
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Come Go With Me: From Fellowship to Forever (Part II)
Want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans. That’s exactly what we did—and He had something better in mind. In this heartfelt episode of The Second Time Around Podcast, we share how our paths, full of detours, doubts, and divine delays, unexpectedly led us to one another. Neither of us saw this...
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Written All Over My Faith: Our Story (Part I)
Disciples, buckle up! This episode is a grown-up, faith-filled conversation about dating while serving in ministry—and it’s one you don’t want to miss. We’re taking you back to the beginning of our love story: the friendship, the courtship, and eventually, the engagement. We revisit those early...
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The Miseducation of Love: Rewriting My Story (Makela's Story, Part II)
"Bag lady... you gone miss your bus, dragging all those bags like that." We told you guys we LOVE music, as song lyrics have a way of simplifying complex relationships and social issues. This lyric from Erykah Badu's Bag Lady is a metaphor for unprocessed emotional baggage we carry in our...
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From Loneliness To Love: Makela's Story
Who didn't love the popular family sitcom The Brady Bunch? A tale of a lovely...who met a fellow...and had a hunch...and formed a family. Millions of boys and girls growing up in single-family households looked to The Brady Bunch to give them an idea of what a blended family could look like. In...
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The Power Of Understanding Your Parent's Origin Story (Part II)
Do you know how your partner's origin story impacted their views on family and relationships? In the second episode of "The Second Time Around Podcast," we are diving deeper into LaShan's story to help us all discover how our childhoods shape our perspectives on relationships. LaShan shares...
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The Power Of Understanding Your Parent’s Origin Story
All music tells a story, so when Shalamar sang the words of their 1970s hit "Second Time Around," they already seemed to know our union's story. The Second Time Around Podcast is a testament to God's grace, mercy, and second chances at love. From blending our families to learning from each…
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The Second Time Around Podcast is a soulful journey through life, love, and faith — the second time around. Hosted by husband and wife duo LaShan and Makela Mims, this weekly podcast dives into real conversations about:• Blended families & second chances• Healing from the past• God-centered communication• Laughing (and loving) through the hard stuffEvery episode is packed with heart, humor, and Holy Spirit insight as we share what it really takes to build lasting love—one prayer, one lesson, and one date night at a time. Whether you’re married, single, or somewhere in between, pull up a seat and tune in for transparent stories, spiritual encouragement, and grown-up conversations that hit home.🎧 New episodes drop every Thursday.💍 Life. Love. Family... the Second Time Around.
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The Second Time Around Podcast is a soulful journey through life, love, and faith — the second time around. Hosted by husband and wife duo LaShan and Makela Mims, this weekly podcast dives into real conversations about:• Blended families & second chances• Healing from the past• God-centered...
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