Faith, Family, and The Force

In this episode we discuss our different roles in leading our family, how we make decisions, and how we do this when Oliver is deployed. We hope you enjoy the show.

We might be behind the times on some of these, but this is what we're loving right now. We hope you love this episode!

You're in the car...

You're working out...

You're cleaning...

Might as well listen to Faith, Family, and the Force!

We hope you enjoy the show!

And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:5-9

There are so many ways to "do Disney." This is what we did, and it turned out amazing! We hope you enjoy the show!

We asked our Instagram followers to help us out for this episode, and they gave some great ideas! But mostly to help new parents you should give them FOOD. Hope you enjoy the show!

A quick recap of 2023, and some ins and outs for 2024!

Follow us on Instagram for more (@ab_and_ollie), and let us know what's in and out for you!

Sharing our routine and what has changed since having 2 kids!

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We have been practicing Sabbath for a while now but recently did an in-depth study on the topic. It has been life changing - - in this episode we share why and how!

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We've been out of the game for a bit because we added a sweet baby girl to our family! Catch up with us in this episode!

We hope you enjoy the show!

We hope you enjoy this book review of God Strong by Sara Horn. It's the "military wife's spiritual survival guide," and we would mostly agree with that statement. So, if you think this book would be helpful for you, give it a read!

We have so enjoyed our weekly Bible study with and for our son! We hope everyone finds this helpful, and you can incorporate some Jesus and Bible into your house throughout your week!

"Take the job that fits your kid's schedule..."

To us, this quote seems unrealistic with many career fields and especially when dealing with military jobs.

Let us know what you think by joining our Facebook group (Faith, Family, and the Force) or following us on Instagram (@ab_and_ollie).

For the month of May we are re-releasing our love languages series. We hope you enjoy listening again or for the first time!

For the month of May we are re-releasing our love languages series! We hope you enjoy listening again or for the first time!

For the month of May we are re-releasing our love languages series! We hope you enjoy listening again or for the first time!

For the month of May we are re-releasing our love languages series! We hope you enjoy listening again or for the first time!

For the month of May we are re-releasing our love languages series! We hope you enjoy listening again or for the first time!

This episode we are talking about the things we are really loving right now. We hope you enjoy the show. Follow us on Instagram or join our Facebook group to see more and share with us what you're loving right now! We would love to know!

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There are several bases in this area and TONS of places to live. In this episode we give you a little rundown of the area and what we love about it. We hope you enjoy the show.

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We have lived here for 4 years, and we have pretty much 3 main tips for you.

1. Go out for lunch and eat dinner at your condo or somewhere much more lowkey.

2. Wear sunscreen.

3. Enjoy the beautiful beaches :)

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April is month of the military child, so we are celebrating! In this episode we recognize and give some fun facts about military kids and even interview our military kid!

https://www.military.com/spouse/5-unique-facts-about-military-children-and-their-families.html

We are talking all about our awesome spring break trip to Valdosta, Savannah, Charleston, and Jacksonville. We hope you enjoy the show and get some inspiration for your future travel plans!

When is the best time to have a baby while dealing with military life? We don't know! But we do know that God knows all those babies birthdays. 

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We hope you enjoy the show! 

Verses we used in today's episode: 

Proverbs 11:14 (MSG) 

Proverbs 12:15 (NLT) 

Proverbs 13:10 (NLT) 

Proverbs 19:20 (NLT) 

1 Corinthians 15:33 (NIV) 

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It's our last episode in our love series. Today we interview Rachel and Josh. They met and got married 6 months later. They are both in the military and living in two different states. Who wouldn't want to hear their story?? We hope you enjoy it as much we did! 

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In this episode we share our own love story and that we are PREGNANT! 

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Do you love love? If yes, this episode (and our whole February series) is for you! 

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Do you love love? Then we think you will enjoy this episode and our whole February series! 

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In this episode we do a book review of "The Astronaut's Wife." We hope you enjoy the show and the book! 

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Saying goodbye to people can be hard. How do we do it well? 

We have some tips that might help! 

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Thanks for listening! 

We hope this episode is helpful and answers any questions you might have! 

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A little review of 2022. We hope you will stick around with us for 2023. 

The movie Operation Christmas Drop arrived on Netflix in 2020, but the military has been executing this operation since 1952. We discuss the plot, the inaccuracies, and if we enjoyed watching it. We hope you enjoy the show and the movie! 

We love sharing these fun episodes with you. Follow us on Instagram (@ab_and_ollie) to share your answers to these questions with us! 

Even with it's difficulties, we are so thankful for this military life! 

Being apart - - 1 Corinthians 13:13 

In danger - - 2 Thessalonians 3:16 

Being far from family and friends - - Psalms 145:18-19 

Moving to a new place - - Isaiah 43:16-21

Kids - - Proverbs 22:6

Physical and mental health - - Psalms 40:1-3 

Unknowns - - Jeremiah 29:11-13 

Lack of control - - 2 Timothy 1:7 

Lack of support - - Deuteronomy 31:8 

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This is an episode that first came out in July 2021. It was a very popular episode, and one of our favorites that we've recorded. We hope you enjoy listening to it again or for the first time!

This is an episode that first came out in March 2021. It was a very popular episode, and one of our favorites that we've recorded. We hope you enjoy listening to it again or for the first time!

This is an episode that first came out in August 2021. It was very popular episode, and one of our favorites that we've recorded. We hope you enjoy listening to it again or for the first time!

This is an episode that first came out in July 2021. It was very popular episode, and one of our favorites that we've recorded. We hope you enjoy listening to it again or for the first time! 

Follow us on Instagram @ab_and_ollie to give us your answers this week! We hope you enjoy the show and have an awesome October! 

In this episode we are answering 10 common questions people have about military spouses. We got the questions from an article linked here: 

https://www.military.com/spouse/military-life/how-answer-crazy-questions-people-ask-military-spouses.html

We hope you enjoy the show! 

Part five in our love language series, and we are finishing up by discussing physical touch. The information about physical touch and the love languages is from the book The 5 Love Languages Military Edition by Gary Chapman and Jocelyn Green. We hope this series has been as helpful for you as it has for us. 

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It is part four of our love languages series, and this episode is all about acts of service. All the information used in today's episode is taken from the book The 5 Love Languages Military Edition by Gary Chapman and Jocelyn Green. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the show. 

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It's part three in our love languages series, and we are talking about gifts! All the love language information from today's episode is from the book The 5 Love Languages Military Edition by Gary Chapman and Jocelyn Green. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the show! 

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It's part two in our love languages series, and we are talking about quality time! All the information from today's show is coming from the book The 5 Love Languages Military Edition by Gary Chapman and Jocelyn Green. We hope you enjoy this episode! Thanks for listening! 

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Today's episode is part 1 in our love languages series! We are talking all about words of affirmation. We are getting our information from the book The 5 Love Languages Military Edition by Gary Chapman and Jocelyn Green. We hope you enjoy the show. 

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We were surprised, but we really enjoyed this movie. We do have lots of spoilers in this episode. So, if you don't want the movie ruined, go watch it first, then come back and listen! We hope you enjoy our show and the movie Purple Hearts.