One of my sisterly duties upon return to Ohio is to help my brother, Mike, write his papers. He is in his 14th year of study for his B.A. If only he listened to me he’d have a PhD by now. But he didn’t, he chose a family and the mission field instead. Noble. Yes. Quick study? No.
He is getting his B.A. in counseling. So, it has also led to some very interesting discussions about the church, friendships, marriage, parenting, dysfunctional families and of course our issues. One day, over a discussion about the failure of the church to help people to learn how to be in relationship, resulting in divorce numbers in the church being the same as regular society I realized this was good stuff.
I decided it would be very fun to do a podcast. But just like deciding against staying in school to get married at 18, Mike didn’t listen to me. However, as his studies wind down he warmed up to the idea. I’m glad this didn’t take 14 years to come around, instead just a couple of months. I’m hoping our podcast turns out as well as his marriage.
This first podcast is an interview of each other. We just wanted to see how it worked, if we were annoying “on-air.” But the bottom line is we had a lot of fun. It is a chance to us to connect in a different way. It’s not about being siblings but learning to be friends. Learning to respect each other as adults. We realized that as brother and sister we play off each other well. We don’t let each other get away with anything.
So our goal is to talk about the taboo, the irrational, the Christian, the unChristian, funny, poignant and most of real topics that hit our everyday lives. This is our new therapy. I’m sure there will be lots of embarassing stories, crazy personal details and laughs. I can’t wait to see what happens.
Check out our podcast and its accompanying blog, with no extra batteries required.
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