Meraki & Alabaster

After a brief hiatus, Brooke and Deva are back with fresh energy and new perspectives. A lot has changed since the last season Brooke continues life in Haiti with her three kids, and Deva and Austin have recently welcomed their sweet daughter, Calliope. In this season, they’re excited to share how God has grown and molded them, offering a deeper, more reflective look at life, faith, and the lessons that have shaped them.

Your words have the power of life and death, let's talk about it. You'll learn how to become more aware of the power you hold when you can grow in deeper intentionality with controlling the words you speak and your mindset. As always let us know what you think and what you want to hear more of in the reviews or our instagram @merakiandalabaster. 

Today Deva & Brooke go into how to have healthy boundaries around the topic of conversations. They will break down what they've found helpful to keep the peace when needed but also how to have strategy to approach conflict when its necessary. We appreciate you listening and please let us know what you think! You can leave a review and follow us on instagram @merakiandalabster ! See you next week. 

On this podcast episode Deva and Brooke talk from their experiences the best way to navigate and have hard conversations with your spouse or partner. Brooke shares eight points to help evaluate the situation and navigate these waters in a constructive healthy way. Thank you for tuning in with us! Make sure to find us on instagram at @merakiandalabaster 

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Deva shares about her miscarraige and how it’s okay to not be encouraging sometimes. She shares about lessons she’s learning and how much more connected she feels to motherhood. Freely rooted podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-freely-rooted-podcast/id1558059416 The She Podcast with Jordan Lee Dooley https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-with-jordan-lee-dooley/id1439101884

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Brooke shares how God has taught her and her husband to steward their finances. She shares their budgeting strategy, convicting stories about tithing, and defining needs versus wants. This is not a promo for Dave Ramsey, but if you are interested in the link, here it is! Financial Peace University https://www.ramseysolutions.com/ramseyplus/financial-peace?int_cmpgn=no-campaign&int_dept=fpu_bu&int_lctn=Homepage-Buckets&int_fmt=button&int_dscpn=HP_Bucket_2_FPU_050122&campaign_id=&lead_source=Other

Brooke and Deva share about their privilege and how they were taught to steward, or not steward, their lives. They dive into their strengths and weaknesses and how God has been speaking to them through others about their stewardship.

Thank you for tuning in! This first episode of Meraki and Alabaster is all about the “why” behind our name! Share with your friends and family and leave us a review down below!