[0:00] Hello, friends. Welcome to another episode of Tell Us a Good Story. Today, like every fifth episode, it’s Steph and I sharing our own stories with you and some of our closest friends. However, today is unique because for the first time ever, we decided to include one of our children in this conversation. Friends, meet our 12-year-old daughter. Soon to be 13. Meet our 12-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Miss Emmy Mason. You guys, Emmy was so nervous to record this conversation with us, but she did amazing. Yes, she did. We’re both very proud of her. We talked to Emmy about why she is now embarrassed to be seen in public with us. I still don’t understand. Kevin, I have no clue. And who is she the most embarrassed to be seen with? And what are some of the things we have done to embarrass her in public? So basically, we’re having a family meeting and recording it for you, the listeners. But we also give a big update on the guests we have coming up on the show. You guys, it’s huge. Yes, it is. And as always, we can’t wait for to hear this very fun fifth episode with our daughter, Miss Emmy Mason. I’m kevin and i’m stephanie and during our marriage we have dealt with an electrocution a brain tumor brain surgery then doctors telling us that children were not in our future followed by miscarriage and then kevin’s cancer diagnosis however today we live a life completely healed and restored with three healthy children who doctors said were not possible and we’re here to tell stories that inspire give hope and brighten your day welcome to tell us a good story.

[1:29] Okay, friends, before we get to this episode, just a friendly reminder to please hit the subscribe button on YouTube and Apple Podcasts or give us a review. Five stars, please. In our world, this is super, super important because it will help with the algorithm to make it easier for people to find us. And thank you for sharing our posts across your social media. That really helps with engagement and with us getting guests. Yes. So, hey, if you want us to keep working our way up to talking to Chip and Joanna, please Please share us with your friends. But regardless, thank you for listening to Tell Us a Good Story. All right, Steph, welcome to episode 230. Oh, 230. That’s crazy. And today we are taking a big risk. For the first time in Tell Us a Good Story history, we are going to include one of our children in this conversation. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to Tell Us a Good Story, Miss Emmy Mason. Woo, Emmy! Hello.

[2:23] Emmy’s in the house. Yep. Right here, people.

[2:35] All right. As you can tell, she takes after her mother, folks. Yep. A lot of people have told me that. Yes. People say you look like your mother and you sound like your mother as well. So, Emmy, how surprised were you when I asked if you would like to record an episode with us? I was really shocked at first because you have talked to like so many like very important people. So when you asked me, I was like, sure. But I’ve been like really nervous. Have you? But right now I’m more excited right now. Okay, good. So folks, as you can probably hear, Emmy is 12 years old. Almost 13. Going on 20. She’s in middle school, which means she’s now officially embarrassed to be seen with her parents. She is. I don’t like that. It hurts my heart. She’s my girl. I don’t like that. It’s like she started growing up when she started going to the church youth group. Yes. And I remember this first couple, this first couple, I tried to grab your hand going into the church. Oh, yeah. That just wouldn’t work. And you are just, get away, dad. Get away. So are you embarrassed to be seen with your parents? Wait, are you embarrassed to be seen with your father? Be honest. That’s kind of a hard question because it’s kind of both of you. I mean, I think I’d be fine with walking in, but I think I’m more embarrassed with you, mom, when I walk into you because you know everyone.

[3:58] What? What? Yes. Okay. Keep going. Well, dad’s like more quiet. He’s like more chill with it. And you’re just know everyone.

[4:12] So why does that embarrass you? I mean. Because it draws attention to you? Yeah. Okay. That makes sense because she comes in, she’s overly excited, naturally loud, and that draws attention to you and wherever we’re at, right? Yeah. Especially at church. I’m like, hi guys. Okay. So let me tell the story then of what happened last week at church when you brought a friend with you from school to our church. Oh yeah. So my mom came with us and you were like, Because it was a concert. Yeah, it was more of a concert type thing. So me and Jordan were kind of in the front-ish because it was really loud.

[4:52] And mom was sitting with Uncle Paul and Aunt Michelle. Yes. So I wouldn’t have to be seen with you.

[5:02] Okay and then jordan my friend that i invited she was like man your mom’s kind of loud and i was like yeah get used to it kind of loud yeah and so we walked out and then mom just literally went to like every single person outside even though she forced us to leave early she stopped to every single person outside and jordan was like man your mom talks to a lot of people i was I was like, yep. Talks to everybody. Every single person. Everybody. It is a gift. I guess. It is a gift. No, I saw all my people there. All your people. It was wonderful.

[5:40] I can’t believe that embarrasses you. I had, my best friend was with me. So? That’s okay. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. So, Emmy, explain the difference between your mom and dad when we’re in public. When it comes to dad, I’m going to start with you. Okay. you’re more of like, you’re just like very chill or like you’re just in the corner with Tate or something. And mom’s like, hi girl. I’m like, oh my gosh. But she gives hugs to everybody. Yes. Bear hugs. Big bear hugs. Yes, she does. Okay. So you mentioned your mom embarrassing you. Yes. I believe your mom embarrassed you at church. Was it last week? Oh yes, it was last week. I was in the car waiting on y’all and you went up to Emmy when she had friends around. Can you explain what your mother did to you guys this was so embarrassing so me and like my friend and her sister were at like the kiosk like more in the back like after service so mom went to go get us because she was talking to some other people obviously and so she went to go get us and we were walking towards the exit and you’re like daddy’s in the car i was like oh daddy okay.

[6:49] If we’re late, we’re going to get the tickle monster out. You know what happens. So her and her girlfriends were just hanging out, talking. I’m like, we have got to go. Tate has football. We got to get going. So I’m like trying to hurry. I’m trying to say goodbye to people. I almost grabbed her hand. I did it. I’m like, hurry up, Emmy. Daddy’s in the car. And Emmy’s like, uh, daddy. I’m like, I don’t know where that came from. I’m so sorry. Thankfully, I don’t think they heard it. I don’t think they did either. Thankfully. And do you have to go potty before we leave here too? Thank goodness she didn’t hold my hand. That would have been bad. Okay. So any other ways that your mom and dad here embarrass you in public or your aunt Katie? Oh, well, I call her sis. Yes. So we were at like the first day of school. We all go together in the gym and we like worship Jesus, pray, have a great school year. So I waved my hand over to sis because she didn’t know like where to sit because she She didn’t know that we were here yet. And when she saw me, there was three boys in my class behind me. The whole eighth grade, which I’m in seventh grade, the whole eighth grade was just in a group in front of me. And sis goes, Emma!

[8:02] So loud. As soon as she gets in the gym, she just yells for you. And I wave over to her to sit by us. And she’s like, Emma! And I’m like, oh, my gosh, sis. Oh, my gosh. As soon as she walks into the gymnasium, she’s yelling multiple times your name. Multiple times. And then everyone starts staring at me and I’m like, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. So embarrassing. It’s the gift stuff. It is a gift. It’s the gift from your family. I love it. You know what though

[8:26] is so funny listening to Emmy talk? Like I remember being this way in junior high. Do you remember being this way? A little bit, yeah. I’m like trying to be cool and trying to like fit in and then something like that. It does embarrass you. So I will try to be better. Just don’t say daddy or potty with my friends. Deal.

[8:50] All right, Steph, I’m going to test you again here. What is your favorite book of all time? Obviously, it’s the Bible, Kevin. Yes. Nailed it. Very good. This time, you didn’t say the book we wrote called You Met Her Where. But it’s still a really good book. That is true. And it would make a great gift for friends or relatives on their birthday or for Christmas. Friends, you can order your copy of our book titled You Met Her Where at kevinandsteph.com. And we will make sure to personally sign a copy for you or whoever you want. And as always, thank you for listening to Tell Us a Good Story.

[9:20] Okay, Emmy, speaking of friends, what has your friend’s reactions been at times about your mom and I? Because your mother is known for being naturally loud, right? Wherever we’re at, I’m probably known for being intense during sports, basketball games, all of that. So can you share the story, I guess, of last year, I believe you had to warn your doubles partner in tennis that your mom was coming to the match, right? Yes, I did. Because normally in tennis, you have to be silent. And I know my family, that’s not what it would be. Because both sis and you, I think we’re coming to that match. So I wore my doubles partner.

[10:00] And she was like, Oh, yeah, I can totally see that from your mom. I was like, I’m glad we’re on the same page. Just so you know, if you hear yelling, as soon as somebody gets out of her van, it’s my mom, right? It’s cheering. Just don’t worry Just don’t worry about it. Just don’t worry about it. She’s not yelling at you. She’s just naturally loud. It’s not a crazy lady. It’s just my mom. I’m encouraging and cheering. You are, but it’s middle school tennis, mom. There are other courts going on at the same time. There are other matches going on at the same time. And let’s say I got the point. Yeah. You can’t be yelling for me because someone might be in the middle of a point. Got it. So that’s why. But with your mom.

[10:39] Even though she can be naturally loud at times, she is very fun. And everybody wants to talk to your mom, right? As you’ve already mentioned that. Yes. And we joke about this, but it’s true. You have seen this. Nobody wants to talk to me. Yes, that is very true. Okay. So what happened in your softball team this year? Oh, yeah. So my softball team this year, I was on like a whole new team. And one of my friends on my softball team, her dad came over to me at one of my practices. And he was like, oh, is your dad here? I was like, oh, no. And he’s like, oh, that’s okay. Tell him I said hi. I was like, yes, finally. So you came home and you’re like, dad, you’re not going to believe this. I’m like, what? Somebody actually wanted to talk to you tonight at the softball practice. They didn’t want to talk to mom. That’s exactly what I said. And so I bust out laughing because it is true. Nobody asked to talk to me. That’s like the first time in like forever.

[11:33] That’s what I want to talk to me instead of your mom. See, I don’t agree with that at all. There’s so many people at church. Like when we go to church that people want to talk to you. Not so much. I’ll tell you somebody right now. You’re talking about an usher, right? Yes. Jeff Kolda. Yes. Love me some Jeff Kolda. Yeah. Every Sunday morning that we go, yes, I will talk to Jeff. Yes. But for the most part, I’m not talking to a whole lot of people. Yeah. Dad’s the introvert of our family. And then mom’s definitely the extrovert when it comes to this stuff. That is true.

[12:00] Okay, Emmy, speaking of your mom, can you please share the story of me messing up last year, your birthday party? Your mom had given me a few things I was supposed to do. I go out and I totally get home without picking up your birthday cake from the grocery store. Okay, so first things first, it was a giant evil cookie cake. I’m not a cake person, but it was a cookie cake. So first, dad like ran some errands and he was supposed to pick up my cookie cake and he comes home and he has like a couple like bags in his hand i was like oh dad can i see my cookie cake and he just froze the look on my face i was just like oh my gosh i totally forgot it yeah and your mom was in the other room she’s like please tell me you’re kidding please tell me you’re kidding are you joking i’m like i’m not joking yeah you were like at the end of the hallway and mom was in the kitchen so like i was right in the middle of it and i was like oh Mom, I’m going to go with dad to get my cookie cake. And you were very mad. Very mad. Very mad. What was the look on her face, Emi? What did it look like?

[13:04] Anger raging through her body.

[13:08] Here’s the thing, you guys. So, as you mamas out there, you know how stressful a kid’s birthday party is. You’re cleaning the house. You’re my child. Yes. I’m almost a teen. You’re cleaning the house. you are prepping the food you are getting ready for guests to come you are wrangling kids so they’re not messing up the house that you just cleaned up so you have all this stuff going on you send your husband out for he said a few things I remember it was the most important thing which was that cookie cake and when he comes home to I finally I’m like okay I’m going to have some help before family starts arriving and he’s like.

[13:44] Oh i totally forgot i forgot and i’m like that was the one thing that i specifically needed you were not happy so she was like say promise yeah kevin say promise and then we just joked around in the car i don’t think you really said this but you’re i think you said the tone and her demeanor was the tone like why do you have to be so stupid that was the look it’s like that was literally i can’t believe you forgot this cookie cake one thing the most important thing that you had to get you forgot it so then emmy came with me and made sure that i didn’t mess anything up that i went it that everything was spelled correctly on the cookie cake i made sure because let’s say they spelled my name wrong and they gave me the completely wrong cake you probably would have known at home anyway yep i probably would have so one thing about you two though is lately over the past couple months you will talk to each other in your own accents oh we do so yes steph all of a sudden i have no idea what you’re talking about oh he’s so funny he is so he thinks he’s so silly doesn’t he i think so so so steph Steph has this, not British, Scottish accent. How dare you? What in the world do you mean right now? You bloody fool he is.

[15:04] What you thinking? And Emmy has this British accent. It’s very good. It’s very good. I can only think of how many British and Scottish shows you have watched to develop this accent. I watch, what’s the Disney movie, Brave. Yes, I do. I watch Brave. She’s a good one. She is Merdina. I love me a Merdina. Folks, this is what I had to listen to on the way home from Myrtle Beach. The whole time? It’s basically these two talking to each other. Nine hours. Oh, he loved it. He loved it, he did. I actually put my earbuds in. Oh, he did? I was like, what is he doing? Take those things out. I was just watching a movie. I didn’t really hear him. Oh, I was like, take it out. I want to talk. Let’s do this. Family time. We got nine hours. This is what I had to deal with on our way home. I think it’s good. I think he’s acting like he doesn’t like it, but he does. I think he does, like deep down in the heart of him. Oh, he does. He does. He’s like, oh, my wife’s a genius. I love hearing those words out of her mouth. I do. Okay, so let’s get rid of the accents here. But why? No, let’s stop with the accents. Okay, fine. Stop with the funny business here, okay? You have a very good Spanish accent.

[16:13] It’s more like Cookie Monster, not Spanish accent. It’s very bad, guys. So, Emmy, back to you. Okay. Have you had any teachers or friends at school ask you about Tell Us Good Story? I’ve had a couple experiences with that. A year ago, I was in sixth grade, and there was a new kid there, and we became friends and everything. Thing and i we were like talking about our parents at lunch and i told them like just a quick summary of your guys’s what we’ve gone through yes what you’ve gone through and the look on braylee’s face was like wait that sounds familiar she’s like does your parents have a podcast by chance i was like yeah why she’s like i’ve been listening to your podcast for like two years and i was like seriously Seriously? And she’s like, yeah. And I was like, what’s your favorite episode? And I think it might have been Whitney Miller or something. Okay, yep. She likes the fifth episodes too. Does she? Yeah. Didn’t sound like you were too embarrassed of us then, Emmy, when she brought that up. What do you think, Steph? Well, that’s different.

[17:16] Okay. Emmy, is there any other situations though, where you had a teacher listening to it when you walked into class or you had a video clip? I thought you had said something like that one time. Yes. So that was a time that I was actually embarrassed. So I walked into math class, I think it was like last year. It was like my math teacher. She mentioned like previously before that she was like listening to your guys’ podcast. And I walk in and it’s playing on the smart board because it was Mr. Hartman’s episode. Oh, really? Okay. Yeah. So like it was like playing on the smart board and me and my class walk into the room and I hear mom and sis screaming, laughing. And I was like, oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. And they’re like, that sounds like Emmy’s mom. I’ve heard that voice before. And Ms. Nail walks into the room and you’re like, this is Emmy’s parents podcast. I was like, no. Did she listen to the whole thing or did she turn it off right then? She turned it off after the bell rang. Okay. But that was embarrassing.

[18:17] Steph, what is one of the most asked questions we get about Tell Us a Good Story? Do I really get that excited? Besides that one. Oh, how do we get all these incredible guests? Correct. And some of our best conversations have been with guests who our listeners have reached out to us and said, you should talk to this person. To name just a few, Nick Vujicic, Coach Tom Ryan, Carol Matico were all recommendations from our listeners. So if there’s someone you would like us to interview and think they might be a great fit for Tell Us a Good Story, please let us know at kevinandsteph.com. You don’t even have to personally know them. True, but do me a favor. Before you submit their names, please make sure they are still alive. That has actually happened and it is super hard for me to find their contact information. But regardless, thank you for listening to Tell Us a Good Story.

[19:04] Let’s talk about some of the stuff that’s been happening lately. Okay. Here we go, guys. With all of the guests we’ve had. It has been…

[19:12] Gosh, we’re transitioning to just another level here in regards to the people we’re talking to, what’s coming up. We’re recording stuff for television. And it’s just been absolutely amazing that people that we’ve been able to meet, we’d be able to talk to. It’s been so much fun. And it blows us away, you guys. The people that have come into our lives that have said yes to us, it’s mind-blowing. So here are the handful of people that we’ve either talked to or have scheduled and we’re getting ready to talk to okay steph and we can give a quick summary of these and these will all be edited for television as well which is awesome okay the first one that we have next week steph will drop renee marino yes renee marino is a broadway actress she’s been in jersey boys movies on broadway off broadway she was the wife of frankie valley and jersey boys and fantastic She does public speaking now. She does public speaking with Tony Robbins and some other big people. The week before we talked to her, she had just spoken on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City. And so she was an absolute blast. She was wonderful. And she was so down to earth. It was refreshing just to have someone at her caliber just hang out with us and talk. It felt like we were best friends by the end of that conversation. Yeah, for sure.

[20:32] Absolutely. I think she invited us to New York City. She did. When you’re here, let’s go to dinner. all of that. Yeah, she absolutely did. It was wonderful. Can I come with you? She didn’t invite you. It was just your mom and I. I’m sorry. Sorry, kid.

[20:44] You could sit in the car.

[20:46] I’m excited for her. Why don’t you guys tell me this? I love Broadway. I know. So the next person we talked to, coach Scott Drew, who’s the men’s head basketball coach from Baylor University. They won a national championship three years ago. Amazing stuff. You guys amazing to the point where he invited us to a game and I told him I would paint my face for him and sit behind the bench. Like he was so cool. And the cool thing about that is he doesn’t do interviews. No, he doesn’t. Does not do interviews. He doesn’t do podcast interviews. Oh, okay. He does not do podcast interviews. So for him to say yes to us was a huge deal, a big deal. And I had to go through the Baylor University Athletic Department to get approval. And they were phenomenal.

[21:31] And he was a blast. He was fantastic. He was so much fun to talk to. My only complaint with him is we only had 30 minutes to talk. And it happens, right? When you’re getting to that caliber of personality… They’re limited on time. Yes. But he was so much fun. I think we could have spent another half hour, hour with him and had so many fun stories. Oh, easy. We could have asked him a million questions. He would have so many good stories. He was awesome. Okay. Next person we talked to was coach Dan Hinote. He is a former NHL hockey player, won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche. He just last year coached with the Nashville Predators, the NHL. And he was referred to us. He’s apparently best friends with the former Blue Jackets coach here in Columbus. Brad larson yeah she’s guys he was a hoot oh my gosh his personality was he was great like very high high energy he had fun stories from winning the stanley cup what happened like the stanley cup traditions what you do with the trophy the stories of him getting married he married jim mccarthy’s sister who ended up being uh brother-in-law’s with jim carrey and so he talked much about what it was like hanging out with Jim Carrey and trying not to quote him from Dumb and Dumber and all these other movies. He’s trying to be cool. He’s trying to be cool. Trying to be cool. But it’s so hard not to quote him from movies. Oh, 100%. We quote Dumb and Dumber how many times? I know. I know. Yes. It’s embarrassing.

[22:59] So the other people we have scheduled here. First, Chloe Cole. Oh, that’s awesome.

[23:06] If you guys don’t know who Chloe Cole is, she is… An activist. She’s an activist, has an incredible story. 19 years old. She’s just 19.

[23:18] So she has a story about detransitioning that I think people need to hear because you don’t hear these intimate details. And the other side of it, right? She started the process, I think when she was 12. And by 17, she was like, what have I done to my body? Yeah. Right. So we’re going to talk to her here very soon. And I just, you guys, like you might have one opinion or another, but I think it’s so good just to, again, this is why we’re doing the podcast, to hear people’s stories and really understand what’s going on behind the scenes. And this young woman spoke in front of Congress last year as well. So the courage it takes to do that and talk about gender affirming and all of that, we’re We’re excited to get to talk to her. Absolutely. All right. Another name we get to talk to. Oh, you guys. Here we go. Are we going to say it? Are we going to say it? Do you want me to? Oh, no. I don’t want you to say it. I don’t want you to say it. You guys have to tell me. No, no, no, no. I don’t want you to say it. But I have to. Why? Willie Robertson from Duck Dynasty. Oh, my goodness.

[24:21] I literally just saw the show like a couple of days ago. I was like, oh, man, this is actually really funny. Yes. And then we said, Emmy, we’re talking to him. And you’re like, really? Yes. So that is super exciting. We’re going to get to talk to him. So he’s scheduled. His team got back with me. And I about ran around the house. I was so excited stuff that we get to talk to Willie, the CEO of Duck Commander. He’s the one that… I think his show, Duck Dynasty. I remember Paul and Michelle telling us, you guys got to watch the show called Duck Dynasty. I mean, it was… Oh my gosh. It was a big deal. Yeah. Starting in 2012. I was going to say 12 years ago. That’s so funny. I was going to say 12 years ago. I feel like that started getting big and it is just so cool and Let’s talk about Alex Kendrick who we just had You guys he was so good. I love his movies, right? And a couple things that surprised me stuff one. We always ask guests. Hey, how much time do you have? We want to be sensitive to your schedule. Mm-hmm. He’s like how much time do you need? Yes, like whatever you need or I’m here to help. Yep. Like that was impressive. The second thing that blew me away, Steph, when he prayed. Oh yeah. He asked, Hey, can I open this up in prayer? As soon as we started, as soon as we hit the record button, he asked if we would pray. I’m like, absolutely. Please do. Yeah. You know what I thought was so cool about that conversation?

[25:43] The death crawl. I didn’t know he created that. Right. I thought that was just something and they put it in the movie, but the fact that he created the death crawl blew me away. Well, Well, I was surprised. That’s a really cool scene. Yeah. They only had one camera. Yeah. I didn’t even know it was possible to shoot a movie with one camera. Yeah. They said to do it multiple times, different angles, different shots. You guys, if you’ve never seen it, you have got to YouTube Deathcrawl facing the giants. On YouTube, yes. Because this poor kid, his name’s Brock in the show. The fact that he did this for eight hours. Eight hours, Steph. Blows me away. Like that poor kid the next day that he was like, he was complaining about his arms. He even hurt him. And how dead he was. Oh, he absolutely would have been hurt. So I can’t even imagine how hard that was. Like, hey, let’s do it again. Start over. Yes. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. But just watch the death crawl, and you’ll be so motivated to feel like you can accomplish anything. Here’s what’s amazing. You watch this movie. This movie is like a decade, maybe 15 years old. Yeah. Okay? You watch it. You don’t know at the time. You don’t know anybody in the movie. And you can tell like, okay, this is like a low budget movie. Yeah. But then when you come to find out, they did it with one camera.

[26:53] Everyone in the movie were volunteers. There’s not one paid actor in there. They are literally just like piecing it together. This is the second movie they’ve ever done in their entire life. Right? So when you put it in context, like, oh my gosh, that’s really good. It’s really impressive. Yeah. Facing the giants is like definitely one of like, favorite movies. It’s good, isn’t it? Yeah. We’ve watched that as a family. Yeah, I really like it. Especially when you guys are like talking about the death crawl, when you say like doing it for eight hours, that’s like crazy because I can’t even do like 10 pushups in a row. Right. It’s a little different. But yeah, that was quite the feat of strength. Yes, absolutely. It was. Yeah.

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[28:04] The last one that i will mention we don’t have her on the books yet okay but i’m gonna give the context of this so the olympics just took place all right and my wife here was like you know it’d be awesome we should talk to somebody in olympics so many ideas steph starts throwing out the biggest olympians of all time hey absolutely michael phil she yeah she asked me for michael philps and she always will throw out these names hey do you remember this guy you remember this guy. I’m like, yes. Like, Hey, do you remember Carl Lewis? Yes. I remember. Hey, what about this guy? Greg Louganis. Remember him? Why didn’t you try to get him? You threw out the biggest Olympians ever. Kevin, make it happen. And some of them aren’t even alive and she doesn’t even know it, but they were great athletes. So I reached out to just a couple Olympians, one on the list. Steph does not want me to say the name. However, I’m going to give you hints. Okay. This woman, I’ve reached out to her agent. They said they would love to be part of Tell Us Good Story. However, this individual was commentating the beach volleyball event on NBC. She was the actual commentator for the games. Oh, I love beach volleyball. Yeah. So her agent said, Hey, we are leaving this week for Paris.

[29:18] Let’s connect when we get back because she would love to talk to you guys and share some stories from the Olympics. Okay. You guys, you know how Kevin was like running around when he heard about Jim Trestle? When Kevin told me about this, she is probably one of my all-time favorite Olympians. Is she? She is. Like this event with her and her partner.

[29:38] The best ever. The best ever in beach volleyball. They were the best ever. And I legit did not miss one of their matches. Like I loved watching them because they were unbelievable yes so i was so excited kevin has not given himself enough credit like i shoot for the stars and he usually gets it for me but oh i’m super excited about this one really good at names thank you oh it’s so funny when you just throw out like the biggest olympians of all time and make it happen but this is her like at the tv let’s say we’re watching an olympics or a movie you know who we should talk Talk to Michael Phelps. Do you know who we should talk to? Josh Baldwin, not Josh Baldwin, Alec Baldwin or something like that. Just those are like really good actors or Olympians. And I was like, they’re kind of a big deal, but I guess you’ve talked to John Gordon and Jim Trestle. So by faith, you got to put it out there. But here’s the thing. We were talking about this yesterday. Yes. It feels like God is giving us a fast pass at the amusement park, right? It feels like we’re heading to the front of the line here when it comes to people we get to talk to, the doors that are opening.

[30:48] Getting to do television, all of this. It’s humbling. It’s mind-boggling. It’s overwhelming. It feels like we’re way out past our skis here of just trying to learn this stuff on the fly and what we’re doing. But it’s also very fun. It’s very exciting as well. And folks, you get to see this in real time.

[31:07] It’s like, only God, only God what He’s doing right now and the people we get to talk to, both people of faith and non-believers as well. Right absolutely it’s it’s interesting to think where we were four years ago when we started yeah somebody said yes we were freaking out again what do i throw out to kevin our very first year i said kevin when september 11th and he’s like it’s on a friday i’m like oh we should get a 9-11 survivor and he’s like are you kidding me i’m like no wouldn’t that be awesome and you’re like Well, yeah, it’d be great. But how am I going to do that? I’m like, I don’t know. So I think that was the very first time I threw something out. But you made it happen.

[31:50] And it’s just crazy to think of four years later, the names that I’m throwing out and you’re making it happen. Yeah, like John Gordon. I can say it’s not just it’s not me, right? We have favor that we’re getting the right people. And now we can show them social proof as well, right? We can show them video clips, We can show them the different people we’ve talked to the list and prior guests are referring us to their friends, right? Which is, which is great. And that’s very sweet. God’s just completely opening a lot of different doors for us. So please keep us in prayer, folks. Thank you so much for your support. Yes. Whether it’s prayers, whether it’s financial giving on our website, thank you so much for what you’re doing to help us reach a wider audience right now, because this is so far beyond what Steph and I ever thought would happen. This is not what we’re trained to do, but God’s using us in this manner. So we’re very excited about that. Well, I think we’re really excited because.

[32:42] When we were struggling, we’ve always said this. We needed something encouraging. We needed something inspiring. We needed to laugh. When we’re going through all these health issues. Yes. Every day we needed something fun, something encouraging, and laughing just to get through the day mentally.

[32:56] Yeah. In addition to reading our Bible and stuff. Yes. And I’m just, this show, I think if you are a believer, if you’re not a believer, you can still be encouraged. You can still be inspired. You can still laugh, but you can also listen to this with your children in the car and And not feel bad about listening to it, which I think is fantastic. Wait, I want to say something. I want to say something. Speaking of like blessings and stuff, God has blessed this podcast just so much. And when you guys look back at the people that you guys have talked to, it’s just crazy because you’ve had like so many believers and not only do they like inspire you, it inspires them and encourages them. And just that they have like a Christian podcast to listen to is pretty awesome. Aw, thanks, sis. Friends, we want to encourage you to please follow us wherever you listen to this, whether it’s on the Apple Podcasts app, iHeartRadio, Spotify, or one of the other platforms. You guys, it’s completely free. And while you’re there, feel free to give us a rating or a nice review. Thank you for listening to Tell Us a Good Story.