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life is a process. & yet, somehow, so is death. everyday we live, we exist in the tension between the two…for every breath, we die a little more. poets, theologians, songwriters, philosophers of every sort alike have tried to put words to this experience that we all know deep in our very bones.

& still, there is so much unknown & so many questions to be asked. i think of child loss…for me, having had lost our firstborn oliver at just 2 days old, it came as a shock (to put it lightly) when not even a year and a half after our loss we got the call that our good friend taylor had lost her sweet little boy elijah—who was only 5 at the time—in a car accident. 💔

this is not an easy one…in this episode, nearly 5 years after her loss, taylor & i discuss her story. taylor so graciously & bravely retreads her life, from growing up, working through faith & doubts alongside jesus, having a little boy enter her life & dramatically change it, his traumatic exit from this earth & the journey to get to where she is now. there is such a beauty here in taylor’s story…one of roots put down to hold firm. one of life, death & even of rebirth.

a word: loss. it’s a touchy subject for many. whether you have or not (yet), it is something we will ALL have to become familiar with. if you’ve lost, i see you & i am so sorry for your loss…& if you haven’t, let this episode give you insight to those around you who have…lead with love. listen. & be. 💛

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ya know, sometimes for the sake of reminiscing, it’s easy to get lost in nostalgia or looking back on days passed as “the glory days..." however, rarely has that been the case when i look back at the last half of my life in light of one of my closest & best friends, because though the past (with so many good times!) has given context, our present tense friendship has always been in focus. 👀

ian & i are like brothers. we’ve been friends since we were around 15 (like, just babies lol) & we have changed & grown. A LOT! but, over time one thing is consistent about ian: he has a genuine heart for the people around him & is such an encouraging dude. encouragement bleeds out of him everywhere he goes, from his home to his work place to his church to every relationship he has...& i’m so thankful to be one of those people in his life!

if you’ve seen a void, in your own life or the people/environments around you (not enough kindness, honesty, etc.), then FILL IT. it's showing up to YOU for a reason. i hope this one can be an encouragement on your journey. 💛

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well, i'm back & it feels sooooooo good! 🌻

it's been...a year. yes, since last season, but also, this year, man...it has held A LOT!
so, like a couple friends catching up over a cup of *insert preferred beverage,* this episode is a quick life update, for both myself & a handful of season 1 guests, sharing the goal & mission statement of our brand new house + studio space (yay!) & "sonder"--a word on the heart-space this season is built around.

last season i (somehow) kept up with weekly releases of episodes. so. much. work! this time around, they will come out whenever i get the chance...hopefully often but i'm not forcing it either.

expect the first episode of season 2 to drop shortly...i can't wait for you to hear this one. anyways, i'm just really happy you're here 🖤

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the wildflowers podcast has been so so good to me (& hopefully to you as well)! 🌻

i’ve been wanting to do some kind of “wrap-up” episode, reflecting on the goodness of this project, a dig into each episode released thus far & where i’m going from here now that season one has officially ended...so, here it is!

season 1 = 10 episodes. 6 guests. & about 10 hours worth of content/conversations. with more to come in season 2…💛

photo by: kayla (episode one guest!)

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if you’re willing to pay attention, there’s often something beautiful waiting in the mundane right in front of you…like a barista at the local coffee shop who becomes a friend?!

my friend zion is a bright spot to anyone who knows him, & not just because he is instantly friendly to anyone & everyone that walks into the coffeeshop or because he has such an upbeat outlook on life…it’s something deeper. in fact, underneath an exterior of skateboarding & coffee talk, he has been walking through a lot of inner & outer turmoil this summer/fall while still maintaining his light & it’s almost completely due to a fresh discovery of truth via a relationship with jesus.

to be truthful with ourselves sometimes means facing down the ugly things we’ve done or lies we’ve told (to others or ourselves) & if you have been experiencing an unraveling of self, then i hope this one speaks to you in the process of rebecoming. 🖤

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my wife joylily & i have grown very close to our friend ik (pronounced “ee-kuh”) the last several months—& not just because she lives in our upstairs lol 👀. we are like family & it's so so good to be here for each other, esp. because ik has been in an extremely challenging season of life for almost 3 years now—one that's hard to wrap the head around let alone the heart…she is here in the states & her husband, lemuel, is in colombia (where ik is originally from). they are constantly caught between the hopes that come with trying to gain a visa, carrying out a long distance marriage & trusting the lord all through the process.

a closed door sometimes stands in the way of us & the thing that's laid on our hearts most heavily...if you find yourself in that hard place to exist, then this one is for you. 🖤

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a small portion of dapo & i's convo from a while back that didn't quite make the cut for the main episode, but that was still too good not to share! 🖤

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trigger warning: suicide & other subjects surrounding death & all his friends

this one is heavy. in this second part of jesse & i's conversation, we are looking for the goodness of god out on the frontlines of life, somewhere in the bloody, violent places of existence...in the aftermath of loss, where either our faith grows or our doubts drown us. on battlefields where we make sacrifices, take ownership, form new identity & become...or die trying.

if you find yourself looking for god/goodness in the midst of death & dying, or maybe wrestling through survivor guilt, then i hope this one comes up alongside you in your pain & questions. 🖤

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