https://transcript.familylife.com/fl2024-06-28.pdf

Do you ever ask yourself, "What's my purpose in life?" Are you actually fulfilling your role in life? Barbara Rainey questioned who she was after leaving leadership roles at work and in a church. She shares how she was able to cope with disappointment and actually find hope.



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Connect with Barbara Rainey on her website at everthinehome.com and catch more of her thoughts on Instagram @everthinehome.
Want to hear more episodes by Barbara Rainey listen here!
Listen to the new season of Married with Benefits
Learn about FamilyLife's Weekend to Remember
Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com.
See resources from our past podcasts.
Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app!
Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
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Do you ever ask yourself, "What's my purpose in life?" Are you actually fulfilling your role in life? Barbara Rainey questioned who she was after leaving leadership roles at work and in a church. She shares how she was able to cope with disappointment and actually find hope.
 
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Connect with Barbara Rainey on her website at <a href="https://everthinehome.com/">everthinehome.com</a> and catch more of her thoughts on Instagram @everthinehome.</li>
<li>Want to hear more episodes by Barbara Rainey listen <a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/guest/barbara-rainey/">here</a>!</li>
<li>Listen to the new season of <a href="https://www.familylife.com/married-with-benefits/">Married with Benefits</a></li>
<li>Learn about FamilyLife's Weekend to Remember</li>
<li>Find resources from this podcast at <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/radio-resources/">shop.familylife.com</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/past-radio-resources/">See resources from our past podcasts.</a></li>
<li>Find more content and resources on the <a href="https://www.familylife.com/app/">FamilyLife's app</a>!</li>
<li>Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/familylife-today/id212174303">Apple Podcast</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm?si=d6dfa8d2415f4750">Spotify</a>.</li>
<li>Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the <a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylife-podcast-network/">FamilyLife Podcast Network</a></li>
</ul>

FamilyLife Today® is a weekday podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most.

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FamilyLife Today is an award-winning podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most. Hosted by Dave and Ann Wilson, new episodes air every Tuesday and Thursday.

FamilyLife Today is an award-winning podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most. Hosted by Dave and Ann Wilson, new episodes air every Tuesday and Thursday.

Lost--and Finding Myself: Barbara Rainey

https://transcript.familylife.com/fl2026-04-20.pdf

https://transcript.familylife.com/docs/fl2026-04-20.docx

Isn’t friendship kind of…optional? Author Drew Hunter proposes a solution to the nationwide epidemic of loneliness. He digs into the scriptural plea for authentic friendship, and how, exactly, to make friendships you can’t live without.

Show Notes and Resources
Connect with Drew Hunter and read his articles "7 Tips on being a good friend " and "4 steps on Cultivating True Friendship"
And grab his book, "Made for Friendship" in our shop.
Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com.
Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com.
Download FamilyLife's app!
Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Isn&rsquo;t friendship kind of&hellip;optional? Author Drew Hunter proposes a solution to the nationwide epidemic of loneliness. He digs into the scriptural plea for authentic friendship, and how, exactly, to make friendships you can&rsquo;t live without.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Connect with Drew Hunter and read his articles "<a href="https://www.crossway.org/articles/7-tips-for-being-a-good-friend/">7 Tips on being a good friend</a> " and "<a href="https://www.crossway.org/articles/4-guiding-principles-for-cultivating-friendship/?srsltid=AfmBOoqSNEbz18XPy3du5D0iSjsUfa-QjzHsrZFZumnOqAO4_Lmgyd72">4 steps on Cultivating True Friendship</a>"</li>
<li><a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product/made-for-friendship-the-relationship-that-halves-our-sorrows-and-doubles-our-joys/">And grab his book, "Made for Friendship" in our shop.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr>
<ul>
<li>Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at <a href="https://CSBible.com">CSBible.com</a>.</li>
<li>Follow us on all social platforms: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/familylifeministry">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/familylife.today/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSzse1nmlqbLhDx5FpGVDgLmxy1rmQBau">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Find resources from our podcast at <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/radio-resources/">shop.familylife.com</a>.</li>
<li>Download <a href="https://www.familylife.com/app/">FamilyLife's app</a>!</li>
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<li>Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the <a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylife-podcast-network/">FamilyLife Podcast Network</a></li>
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Is friendship optional? On FamilyLife Today with Dave and Ann Wilson, Author Drew Hunter digs into the scriptural plea for real friendship.

Friendship: Drew Hunter

https://transcript.familylife.com/fl2026-04-17.pdf

https://transcript.familylife.com/docs/fl2026-04-17.docx

Beth Runkle--author of Another Move, God? 30 Encouragements to Embrace Your Life as a Military Wife--knows being married in the military can feel like losing time, control, even your voice. When duty wins (again), what keeps your marriage from drifting? This episode steps into the tension: respect when it’s hard, staying connected when you’re apart, and quieting the mental spiral. It’s honest about the strain—and speaks to the part of you asking, “How do we not just survive this?”

Show Notes and Resources
Connect with Beth & get her book "Another Move, God?" at bethrunkle.com.
You can also get a free 7-week Leader's Guide for small groups for Beth's book
Join a Weekend to Rememeber Marriage Getawat at weekendtoremember.com
Lead a transformative marriage study group with Art of Marriage  or Vertical Marriage
Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com.
Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com.
Download FamilyLife's app!
Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Beth Runkle--author of Another Move, God? 30 Encouragements to Embrace Your Life as a Military Wife--knows being married in the military can feel like losing time, control, even your voice. When duty wins (again), what keeps your marriage from drifting? This episode steps into the tension: respect when it&rsquo;s hard, staying connected when you&rsquo;re apart, and quieting the mental spiral. It&rsquo;s honest about the strain&mdash;and speaks to the part of you asking, &ldquo;How do we not just survive this?&rdquo;
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Connect with Beth &amp; get her book "Another Move, God?" at <a href="https://www.bethrunkle.com/">bethrunkle.com</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bethrunkle.com/resource/leaders-guide-for-another-move-god">You can also get a free 7-week Leader's Guide for small groups for Beth's book</a></li>
<li>Join a Weekend to Rememeber Marriage Getawat at <a href="https://www.familylife.com/weekend-to-remember/">weekendtoremember.com</a></li>
<li>Lead a transformative marriage study group with<a href="https://www.familylife.com/art-of-marriage/home/"> Art of Marriage</a>&nbsp; or <a href="https://www.familylife.com/verticalmarriagestudy/">Vertical Marriage</a></li>
</ul>
<hr>
<ul>
<li>Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at <a href="https://CSBible.com">CSBible.com</a>.</li>
<li>Follow us on all social platforms: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/familylifeministry">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/familylife.today/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSzse1nmlqbLhDx5FpGVDgLmxy1rmQBau">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Find resources from our podcast at <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/radio-resources/">shop.familylife.com</a>.</li>
<li>Download <a href="https://www.familylife.com/app/">FamilyLife's app</a>!</li>
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<li>Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the <a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylife-podcast-network/">FamilyLife Podcast Network</a></li>
</ul>

Dave and Ann Wilson talk with Beth Runkle about being married in the military—navigating distance, respect, and staying connected when duty comes first.

When Duty Keeps Winning: Being Married in the Military Without Losing Yourself--Beth Runkle

https://transcript.familylife.com/fl2026-04-16.pdf

https://transcript.familylife.com/docs/fl2026-04-16.docx

You didn’t sign up for this version of a military marriage: the moves, the silence, the stalled dreams. But what if the chaos isn’t wrecking your life, but reshaping it? This episode gets the grind—deployments, resentment, starting over—and speaks straight to the questions you’re too tired to ask. Beth Runkle, author of Another Move, God? 30 Encouragements to Embrace Your Life as a Military Wife, offers hard-won perspective that meets you where you live.

Show Notes and Resources
Connect with Beth & get her book "Another Move, God?" at bethrunkle.com.
You can also get a free 7-week Leader's Guide for small groups for Beth's book
Join a Weekend to Rememeber Marriage Getawat at weekendtoremember.com
Lead a transformative marriage study group with Art of Marriage  or Vertical Marriage
Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com.
Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com.
Download FamilyLife's app!
Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

You didn&rsquo;t sign up for this version of a military marriage: the moves, the silence, the stalled dreams. But what if the chaos isn&rsquo;t wrecking your life, but reshaping it? This episode gets the grind&mdash;deployments, resentment, starting over&mdash;and speaks straight to the questions you&rsquo;re too tired to ask. Beth Runkle, author of Another Move, God? 30 Encouragements to Embrace Your Life as a Military Wife, offers hard-won perspective that meets you where you live.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Connect with Beth &amp; get her book "Another Move, God?" at <a href="https://www.bethrunkle.com/">bethrunkle.com</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bethrunkle.com/resource/leaders-guide-for-another-move-god">You can also get a free 7-week Leader's Guide for small groups for Beth's book</a></li>
<li>Join a Weekend to Rememeber Marriage Getawat at <a href="https://www.familylife.com/weekend-to-remember/">weekendtoremember.com</a></li>
<li>Lead a transformative marriage study group with<a href="https://www.familylife.com/art-of-marriage/home/"> Art of Marriage</a>&nbsp; or <a href="https://www.familylife.com/verticalmarriagestudy/">Vertical Marriage</a></li>
</ul>
<hr>
<ul>
<li>Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at <a href="https://CSBible.com">CSBible.com</a>.</li>
<li>Follow us on all social platforms: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/familylifeministry">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/familylife.today/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSzse1nmlqbLhDx5FpGVDgLmxy1rmQBau">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Find resources from our podcast at <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/radio-resources/">shop.familylife.com</a>.</li>
<li>Download <a href="https://www.familylife.com/app/">FamilyLife's app</a>!</li>
<li>Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/familylife-today/id212174303">Apple Podcast</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm?si=d6dfa8d2415f4750">Spotify</a>.</li>
<li>Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the <a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylife-podcast-network/">FamilyLife Podcast Network</a></li>
</ul>

Dave and Ann Wilson talk with Beth Runkle about the real military wife life—moves, deployments, and frustration—and a perspective shift you won’t see coming.

Lost--and Finding Myself: Barbara Rainey

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