We had a good life—a gym we had built from the ground up, a close-knit community, family nearby, and a church family. But then came this crazy curveball: God asked us to walk away from all of it and move to a place we never thought we'd live. This episode is the behind-the-scenes of that wild season—when nothing made sense, everything felt risky, and somehow it still became the setup for something bigger. If you've ever felt like you were starting over from scratch (again), we're right there with you.

We're sharing what it looked like to take the job that didn't make sense on paper, pack everything up with a 2-year-old and 1-year-old, and say goodbye to a life we loved. We talked about the lonely, stretching parts of transition, and shared the surprising way God opened a door that changed everything. We also talk about the not-so-pretty parts—resentment, risk, and wondering if we were crazy for doing it all. But through it, we kept choosing unity and faith, even when we didn't have it all figured out.

The big move was just the surface—underneath it was a deeper lesson in costly obedience. It's about listening for God's voice when other voices get loud. And it's about trusting that even the detours can be part of the plan. We hope this one meets you right where you are.

Key Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:01:18] When the open door doesn't make sense
[00:02:51] Choosing obedience over logic
[00:06:26] Leaving a dream life behind
[00:09:07] Faith in the middle of transition
[00:11:45] Dealing with doubt and naysayers
[00:14:43] What it means to live fully alive
[00:15:47] When saying yes still feels hard
[00:16:37] A fresh start in a new city
[00:17:55] Loss, identity, and starting over
[00:20:35] Can you really build from scratch?
[00:22:27] What bold faith looks like
[00:25:10] What we'd tell our past selves
[00:28:06] What's ahead—and how you're part of it

Memorable Quotes:

"How you do things in every season matters. How you enter a season matters. How you exit a season matters." [00:08:20] – Melissa Edmiston

" We really felt the Lord was in this. And the most important thing was, that we were unified together. And we always place what the Lord says above anything else." [00:12:14] – Jonathan Edmiston

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