Inhale Jesus, Exhale Anxiety

• Ep 5. Finding Your Worth in God & NOT your relationships with Amanda Howard!

  Welcome backkkk, girlfriend!!! Here’s Episode 5 and if you missed last week, I chatted with my childhood bestie's husband, Brandon, about his struggles as a veteran adapting to his family life. This week, I'm talking to Amanda Howard about finding your worth in God & NOT your relationships and there are SO many nuggets in here! In this episode: My childhood bestie, Amanda Howard, and I dig into how she was dealing with motherhood while Brandon was battling his own struggles. Amanda is a wife, mother of two, member of her church, Champion Christian Center, and she has a heart to serve. She has her masters in family & marriage counseling and specialized in treating those struggling with addiction. She now homeschools her children and spends her free time volunteering for her church. I know you'll fall in love with her sweet self while listening! We've been friends for 33 years and she always knows what to say when I need to hear it! She mentions how she stopped looking for her worth in Brandon and her other relationships and started to look to God for her worth and that has changed everything in her life. We also chatted about expectations and PHEW I feel like expectations is a whole podcast episode in itself, more to come on that! She hits the nail on the head by wrapping it up reminding us to not worry about other people's opinion, and to look to God first. Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." GAH--- just so good and I wish I could just spend forever with these two wonderful humans! They both are so easy to talk to and we get so many nuggets of the time we spend just chatting away together. If you know the Howards, you are blessed. Their testimony is incredible and the best part is, it's not done yet. I can't wait to see how the Lord continues to move in them, through them, and for them. THANK YOU for being a part of this two part series, y'all! It's been a blast! To grab my FREE fitness, nutrition, and faith Quickstart guide complete with a 5 minute journal prompt for the morning and evening, head here:  https://dashing-firefly-14778.myflodesk.com/25b680d8-df78-4b37-9738-84213798c3ea I am praying this blesses you friends, if you know someone that needs to hear this message, would you please send it their way!? THANK YOU! XO, April

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• Ep. 4: Full Surrender to Full Circle Moments with Veteran, Brandon Howard!

  WELCOME BACK, FRIEND! I'm just honored you're here with me again! Come hang with me and Brandon Howard, my bestie's husband who I adore, more from them to come in future episodes! We had a great time in his recording studio just talking about Jesus together during my recent visit back home to PA! What to expect in this episode: Brandon's INCREDIBLE TESTIMONY OF WHAT GOD WILL DO IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU SURRENDER IT TO HIM. Brandon is the husband to my best friend of 30 years, and an answered prayer of mine. He is a Veteran of the Iraq war, husband, father, and lover of outdoors, archery, hunting, and all things music. He and Amanda serve avidly at their church, Champion Christian Center, located in Washington, PA. I sat down with Brandon Howard and talked to him about the struggles he faced as a veteran, that really affected his ability to be the father and husband he longed to be. His testimony is so near and dear to my heart, because it gives me so much HOPE for so many people I deeply love and pray that they will know Jesus intimately in my own life. I prayed for YEARS for a man with the exact characteristics of Brandon to come into my bestie, Amanda Howard's life... and didn't he do it!? #HeIsSoGood Don't miss the full circle moment Brandon speaks about! For more info on the Veterans' Retreat Brandon speaks about, check them out here, https://www.trministries.org/veterans HOW TO CONNECT WITH BRANDON: @brandonjosephhoward on IG and TikTok to hear his beautiful soulful voice. He is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and well, you'll want to go check him out and give him a follow because BIG things are coming from him! IG: www.instagram.com/brandonjosephhoward FB: https://www.facebook.com/brandonjosephhoward?mibextid=LQQJ4d What's to come in future episodes!? An episode with Amanda and I about how she navigated life, motherhood, and taking care of a home, when Brandon was struggling and in a dark place. Marriage tips on cultivating a relationship and raising a family with Jesus at the center of it with Brandon & Amanda. You won't want to miss it, these are two of my very favorite humans ever! Make today great today, my loves! I hope this encourages you in the BEST way! Xo, April

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• Comparison, Communication, and Hearing From God with Aryn Wang - Naptime Chats

  Welcome backkkk, girlfriend!!! Here’s Episode 3 and Aryn Wang and I are back just chatting during nap time about how God has helped us to get through some really hard things as well as to feel confident in WHO we are through Him. **NOTE - I said Mark wrote Romans at one scripture share, but Paul wrote Romans and Mark wrote MARK to the Romans and I just quickly read my notes incorrectly! I won't pretend to be perfect, but I'm thankful that I'm taking action despite feeling unworthy at times and hope that this inspires you to do the same!** In this episode: My girl, Aryn Wang, and I continue to talk during naptime about comparison as well as sooo many good nuggets such as feeling unworthy of hearing God’s voice, how to experience His presence, and tips on how to hear from God, and how to grow in your relationship with Him. The integral part of every relationship is good communication.. and it is NO different with our relationship with God. We talk about how to invite God into our daily lives and how to SLOW down and hear from Him.  At the end of the day, GOD is so good and you need this message in your life! REMINDER to check out the song of Psalms and check out the PASSION translation you can find that here: https://www.bible.com/bible/1849/SNG.INTRO1.TPT What is The Passion Translation Bible?  Passion Translation Bible is a new, heart-level translation that expresses God's fiery heart of love to this generation using Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic manuscripts, merging the emotion and life-changing truth of God's Word. Grab it here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aprilk_mcdonald/list/262GM5DC4E65X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfaprilk_mcdonald_4SS3NAGQSQC15Z4B2J98 *This is an affiliate link* ROMANS 12:6 in the Message version of the Bible: “So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ’s body, let’s just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren’t.” What is The Message version? The Message combines the authority of God's Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English. To grab my FREE fitness, nutrition, and faith Quickstart guide complete with a 5 minute journal prompt for the morning and evening as well as never miss an episode, head here:  https://dashing-firefly-14778.myflodesk.com/25b680d8-df78-4b37-9738-84213798c3ea I AM PRAYING THIS BLESSES YOU MY FRIENDS! REMEMBER, YOU ARE CHOSEN, MY LOVES! XO, April

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• Naptime Chats Part 1: Saying NO to Comparison with Aryn Wang

  In this episode: Hiiii. Let's talk about comparison because we all have consumed FAR too much of our lives focusing on where we don't measure up and that's just another ugly lie from the enemy. We talk about comparing ourselves to the image of God, pride, idols, and surrendering of our plans and timelines in this episode. It's short and jam packed! I was telling my fellow Jesus loving mom friend, Aryn Wang, about my upcoming podcast topics I wanted to cover and what unfolded was BETTER than I could have ever imagined. As I was telling her my upcoming topics, she she said I WOULD LOVE to chat about comparison if you ever want to collab... and the rest was history. I drove to her house and we recorded this episode in her dining room during nap time. #NaptimeHustle #MomsOnAMission Aryn and I met at the faith and fitness small group I host at Manna church, called MOM SQUAD. Aryn is the Jesus loving mom friend I prayed for and I cannot wait for you to hear how eloquently and concise she puts her thoughts into words in the next two episodes we spend together! We had so much fun chatting about comparison, we made it a TWO PART SERIES, so stay tuned for part two! STOP READING AND GO LISTEN, and share with a girlfriend, k? Who is Aryn? Aryn is a wifey, boy mama, photographer, grad student, and an incredibly faithful daughter of a King. Aryn studied at Iris Harvest school of Missions under Heidi Baker in Mozambique, Africa. TALK ABOUT AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE! She and her husband have such a passion for the Lord, and it is so encouraging to be around them both. Aryn encourages others through her current fertility journey and she is the kind of friend you pray to have in your corner. Let's get into it! MY PRAYER is that you feel like you're just another friend sitting around the dining room table chatting with us as you listen along. I PRAY THIS BLESSES YOU as I turn my mess into a message and help you to Inhale Jesus and Exhale Anxiety. XOXO, April P.S. You're doing an amazing job, and you are CHOSEN, my love. Follow me on instagram - come along for my daily life and stories over on the gram here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/aprilk_mcdonald⁠ I will be going over some of my fave devotionals in future episodes, but I have most of them linked here if you want to browse! ⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/aprilk_mcdonald/list/262GM5DC4E65X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfaprilk_mcdonald_5FTDGS1MPEB71RCJVRNC⁠

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• Look What You've Done in ME.

  In this episode: Hiiii. I'm gonna give you a super quick backstory about me, April! I have no filter, so on day 1 you're going to learn some of my lowest lows I've been through, so that you can actually relate and know that we ALL struggle, and no matter HOW happy and positive someone seems on the outside, that does NOT mean their life is rainbows and unicorns! WHY Inhale Jesus, Exhale Anxiety came to be and what you can expect in the upcoming episodes. GAH! Pinch me! Still can't believe this is happening!!! Learn how YOU can request a topic for me to discuss on a future podcast AND get a show dedicated to YOU! I gotchu, gf! I am dedicating this episode to an incredibly beautiful gift God gave me as an answered prayer while I was PICKING UP DOG POOP. WHAT?! lol Yep, you heard me! He's with you EVERYWHERE, girl, even in the literal stinkiest situations. The song is "Look What You've Done" by Tasha Layton and you can listen to it here: https://youtu.be/YPWHJC7PyYY I hope you can FEEL my heart and how excited I am to start sharing the tools that I've used to battle my eating disorders, PPD, anxiety and SOOO much more! Who am I? I'm a 36 year old mama of 2 adorable girls, 3 and 6, and I LOVE my husband, Matt to pieces. He is a southern MS man through and through that I prayed for when I moved from PA to NC. He slowly put the broken pieces of me back together with daily "Good morning, beautiful" and "Good night, gorgeous" text messages in the beginning of our relationship. We have a sweet german shepherd rescue baby, Gracie and a hairless guinea pig named Snickers, but I prefer to call him Rat Face just to make my 6 year old lose her mind on me hahaha! I have a house that's usually overflowing with laundry that needs folded and put away, sticky floors full of dog hair, and a house that exudes LOVE. SO MUCH LOVE lives here. I have learned how to find JOY in my daily mundane tasks and I want to share with you how I spend that time building my relationship with Jesus while blessing my family with loving tasks that I once used to be so ANGRY about. MY GOAL is to teach you how to do the same. I PRAY THIS BLESSES YOU as I turn my mess into a message and help you to Inhale Jesus and Exhale Anxiety. I'm writing out the positive affirmations I ended the show with in case you wanted to repeat these daily: I am loved by God Just as I am. I am Chosen. I am dearly loved. I am strong in the Lord. I am able to do ALL things through Christ which strengthens me. XOXO, April P.S. You're doing an amazing job, and you are CHOSEN, my love. Follow me on instagram - come along for my daily life and stories over on the gram here: https://www.instagram.com/aprilk_mcdonald I will be going over some of my fave devotionals in future episodes, but I have most of them linked here if you want to browse! https://www.amazon.com/shop/aprilk_mcdonald/list/262GM5DC4E65X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfaprilk_mcdonald_5FTDGS1MPEB71RCJVRNC ***note: since I touched on eating disorders, if you or someone you knows is suffering from an eating disorder The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD) is a non-profit organization that provides support and resources to individuals and families affected by eating disorders, disordered eating, or body image concerns. They offer free, easy to access resources to anyone who needs them. 1-888-375-7767 https://anad.org/get-help/eating-disorders-helpline/

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