In this episode, Deena and Christina open up about what happens when life takes a sharp left turn, and you still have to keep going and be strong for everyone else.

After a sudden medical emergency involving Deena’s husband, everything shifted, including how her special needs daughter processed the crisis. It wasn’t just physically exhausting; it was emotionally heavy, spiritually stretching, and relationally eye-opening.

But through it all, God showed up.

This conversation is for the mama who’s holding it together when everything feels like it’s falling apart. The one who has to comfort a child with trauma triggers while advocating for a spouse in pain. The one who can’t pause life, even when she needs a minute to breathe.

If you’ve ever wondered how you’re supposed to do it all… this is your reminder: you were never meant to do it alone.

God is partnering with you even in the hospital rooms, the screaming car rides, the stress, and the unknown. Sometimes He uses the disruption not to punish, but to reveal. To draw us closer to Him. To open our eyes to the people right in front of us. And to remind us that His order brings peace, even when the world feels chaotic.

This isn’t about perfection. This is about faith in motion, right in the middle of the mess.

🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:

🩷 How He uses crisis to expose buried wounds in our hearts and homes

💜 Why God will give you the strength to carry what you never thought you could

💛 Moments of unexpected intimacy in marriage & how crisis can reconnect you

🩷 You can have a peace that surpasses understanding in the middle of emotional chaos

💜 You don’t have to carry the heavy stuff alone. God is carrying it while He's still carrying you.

Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.

🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.

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