On this episode I speak with Ashley about her childhood, co-parenting, and mental health.

Ashley shares stories about her childhood and being taken away from her mother at 11-years old, losing her father at 16-year old, and becoming a mother ad 17-years old.

While the odds may have been against her from a very young age, Ashley also shares the journey of earning her nursing degree, healthy co-parenting, and raising a beautiful and respectful daughter.

Ashley's story is full of a lot of highs and lows, but during a recent mental break down she is reminded by one of her sisters that God has a plan and was with her through it all.

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I did recording it and that it encourages you through your hard times to know: what the world means for evil, God means for good.

Anyone else suffer with anxiety when it comes to parenting or is it just me?!?

In this episode, I get a little vulnerable and share with you different things I have struggled with personally when it comes to anxiety: parenting, relationships, co-parenting and also some of my favorite lyrics that have helped walk me through it.

I'm "anxiously" awaiting feedback on this one, so don't be afraid to let us know what you think at the end on our fun polls we will be launching at the end of every episode.

In this episode you get to experience a lighter dynamic of Katlin and I, discussing what it was like to grow up in big families. From road trips to family pranks, and quite a few stories in between, you will get a better grasp on the people who made us who we are today... Our siblings.

If you are one of our siblings listening, thank you for everything you have done for us!

Katlin is back and joins me as we talk about what the dating life looks like as a single parent. We will discuss parental guilt, dating apps, finding the time to date, and how becoming a parent has effected our standards. We also discuss how letting God take control can really change your perspective on His timing and what is important.

If you found yourself relating to any of these topics, please press play and listen along as we serve up a lot of wrong choices and healthy heaping of grace.

In this episode we meet Katlin and discuss some of the struggles she went through becoming a teen mom, telling her parents she was pregnant, and sacrificing dreams along the way.

I hope you enjoy this episode and laugh with us as we talk about some funny stories from our childhood, how we found out the gender of our babies, and how Katlin was quarantined with 9 children and 3 dogs by herself... I promise its a good one!

This is just the beginning of Katlin's journey, and we hope you will follow along with us to hear future episodes, where she is able to share more of what "single parenting with a shot of grace" looks like.

This episode is of my testimony... the fall from God, but the grace that brought me back to Him. I felt this is one of the most important stories of my life, if not THE most important, to share with you so you can understand the foundation from which this podcast is built on. It is a vulnerable episode, in which I hope you, the listener, will also show grace.

I had a hard time with this one. There were some tears, and there were some long pauses (thank goodness for video editing), but there were also moments of rejoicing and gratitude. I hope you can also rejoice with me and enjoy this episode.

If you do not have your own testimony, and want to know more about Jesus and His love for each of us, please reach out to me... I would love to show you how His grace can change your life also.

Welcome to the show! This is the first episode to Open Your Ears and I am so excited you have chosen to embark on this journey with us!

I really wanted to take time in this episode to let you know a little bit about who I am, and where the direction of this podcast is going.

Thank you so much for listening and showing your support!