An Undoing For Us

Losing Ourselves to Find Ourselves

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When we decided to leave Korea for Maui back in 2017, we were stepping out in faith, knowing that God had called us to this new chapter. We were ready to embrace the “internet lifestyle”, connect in deeper ways, and create content that could change lives.

What we didn’t expect was just how difficult the next few years would be. As we shared in the podcast, that time on Maui was “an undoing for us”. We lost ourselves, our direction, and even our faith in many ways. There were certainly joys amidst the struggles - like getting pregnant with our daughters Emmy and Izzy. But so much of our time there was clouded by a constant chaos that left us burnt out and depleted.

Navigating Life's Complexities: The Dance of Grace, Truth, and Growth

It’s often when we lose everything that we’re able to find our true selves. As Jesus said, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” While our experience on Maui wasn’t what we envisioned, it forced us to re-examine what really matters in life.

As we navigated the chaos, we were forced to internalize a concept we had only understood in theory: the profound importance of balancing grace and truth. Shame, guilt, and condemnation held us back in profound ways during that season. At the same time, there were difficult lessons we needed to learn about business, priorities, and creating content with intention. The sensitivity required to give and receive feedback in a way that lifts each other (and ourselves!) up is so nuanced. It's the sensitivity we're still working to develop.

While the last 6 years have held more valleys than mountaintops, we feel we’ve grown in our ability to tap into love and the eternal in each moment. God continues to refine us through this parenting journey and stretch us in new ways. We hope that by sharing our story - wounds and all - we can encourage others in their seasons of undoing. There is meaning and growth to be found when we surrender fully to the process.

An Open Invitation

We know it's been years since our last update, and we're grateful to those of you still willing to hear our story after so much time has passed. Our updates can easily get buried on YouTube, so we wanted to reach out directly to give closure to anyone wondering what happened since our days in Korea.

While our new focus is on parenting, many of the same elements that resonated with our audience back then will carry through - like encouraging community, sharing insights, and promoting growth. We’d love for you to continue on this journey with us if our new direction speaks to you. And if not, we totally understand and encourage you to unsubscribe so we don't clutter your inbox.

The timing of this episode and the request to catch up couldn’t be better. We’re in a season of rediscovering our purpose and would love your participation through comments on YouTube or our new website. Our goal is to build an active community of people navigating life’s changes together. We hope you’ll stick around as we share all aspects of this parenting endeavor. Please reach out - we’d love to hear from you!