State of the Union
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Release Date: 09/17/2025
Navigating Relationships with Adult Kids
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Join Laurie and Spanki Farris as they discuss navigating relationships with their adult children. Spanki shares parts of her story, giving helpful insight into parenting adult kids. You can find her on Instagram at Spanki Mills-Farris.
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Staying in the Moment
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Join Laurie as she talks about the importance of staying in the moment. Our lives are made up of all the things we experience, whether good or bad. It's important to be present so you don't miss a thing.
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When Everything and Nothing is Hard
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Listen in as Laurie talks about that in-between feeling when everything and nothing feels hard. How you can't put your finger on just what it is, but everything feels hard, yet, at the same time, nothing does. You have a feeling of heaviness that just doesn't make sense. Life can be difficult, but you're not alone.
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My Son's Wedding
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Join Laurie as she talks about her son's wedding, her youngest child and the first of her kids to get married. She talks about the things she expected and the things she didn't. And she talks about what took her by surprise the most. Follow her on Instagram if you're not already at Laurie_cook_lyons
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All the Feels
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Join Laurie as she talks about the upcoming wedding of her son. This is her youngest child and first one to marry. Some feelings were expected, some weren't. Some came in like a roaring lion. Life truly has a funny way of turning out differently than we plan.
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Not Just Vacation
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Join Laurie while she talks about being on vacation, but not just vacation. She takes a cross-country trip because her youngest son is getting married. Listen in as she talks about the emotions tied to this time in her life.
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Nothing More Than Fellings
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Today Laurie talks about our God-given feelings. They belong to us. All of them. We get to decide what to do with them once we feel them. We touch on whether other people have the power to "hurt our feelings".
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Such a Time
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Join Laurie as she talks about feelings of loneliness that suddenly pop up for no reason. She also talks about the Spire conference held at Southeast Christian Church, and The Gaylord Hotel in Nashville for the AACC. We talk about mental and emotional health among other things.
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Come Let Us Reason
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Join Laurie for this episode, where she discusses using your brain to decide what you believe is right and not letting anyone, including news outlets or political parties, dictate their take on the events unfolding in our world. And always measure them against the Word of God
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State of the Union
Chasing Hard-Trusting God when life doesn't turn out the way you planned
Join Laurie as she discusses the heavy week. The stabbing on the bus. The assassination of Charlie Kirk and the how we weren't designed to witness so much trauma. Trusting God in the midst of chaos is the only way to survive this world.
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