After 5 years and 170 episodes, I’m sharing something deeply personal in today’s episode: why I’m stepping into a sabbatical season.

This isn’t goodbye.

It’s not burnout.

And it’s not walking away from ministry.

It’s a Spirit-led pause.

In this episode, I’m reflecting on the last five years of podcasting, the faithfulness of God through every season, and why I believe He’s inviting me into a season of rest, recalibration, and renewal as our family prepares to move from Hawaii to Texas.

We talk about:• what this podcast has meant to me over the last 5 years• the refining season God has been walking me through• why obedience sometimes looks like slowing down instead of pushing harder• what this sabbatical season will look like• and what I believe God may be preparing for the future

If this podcast has ever encouraged you, challenged you, or helped you grow deeper in your faith, thank you for being here. Truly. Your support over the years has meant more than I can express.

And while the podcast is pausing for a season, this community isn’t disappearing. You can still stay connected through my email list, social media, and The Finding Freedom Co.

✨ Before I go: I also share details about the brand new FREE 5-Day Finding Freedom Challenge, a simple but powerful email series designed to help you grow spiritually and stay rooted in this season.

Thank you for 5 years.Thank you for 170 episodes.And thank you for being part of this journey.

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As we close our verse-by-verse study through the book of James, we’re stepping back to see the full picture of what God has been forming in us.

James is not just a collection of teachings, it’s a roadmap for a living, active, and steady faith.

In this final episode, we revisit the major themes of the book and reflect on what it means to live a faith that is:

• steady in trials

• obedient to the Word

• transformed in relationships

• careful with words

• grounded in wisdom

• surrendered in planning

• patient in suffering

• and anchored in prayer

If you’ve walked through this series, this episode will help you connect everything together and see the deeper work God has been doing through it.

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As James closes his letter, he doesn’t give a summary, he gives us a lifestyle.

In James 5:13–20, we see that prayer isn’t meant to be occasional or reactive… it’s meant to shape every part of our lives.

In this verse-by-verse teaching, we walk through what it looks like to:

• Turn to God in both suffering and joy

• Invite community into our weakness instead of isolating

• Understand what Scripture really says about healing and prayer

• Experience freedom through confession

• See how ordinary people can pray powerful prayers

• Restore those who are drifting with humility and love

This passage shows us that prayer is not just something we do, it’s how we live.

If faith is real, it won’t just be seen in what we do… it will be revealed in who we turn to.

✨ In every season. ✨ In every need. ✨ In every moment.

We are invited to turn to God.

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