Episode description

Welcome to the very first episode of Vision & Vows. Angel and Kayla Mendoza pull up two chairs and share the story behind the show: the dark season where Kayla felt God nudge her to start a podcast, and the Amazon cart full of gear that showed up at the door before she could talk herself out of it.

From there they walk through the early years: newlywed life, youth ministry, a cleaning business, and the dream house that came with a mortgage statement so lopsided it sparked the line that opens the episode, "the American dream is such a scam." They share the fight over the for-sale sign, the book that changed Angel's mindset, the move into their first duplex, and the string of failed side hustles that taught them you only lose when you stop learning.

Along the way, Angel introduces the Five F's, a simple way to write a vision for your faith, family, fitness, finances, and fun, inspired by Habakkuk 2 and the call to write the vision down and make it plain. The episode closes with a prayer for anyone who has stopped dreaming.

If you are ready to dream again, this one is for you. Welcome to the table.

Chapters

00:00 Cold open: "The American dream is such a scam"
00:36 Welcome to Vision & Vows
02:23 A dark season and a nudge to start a podcast
05:13 Motherhood, identity, and being more than one thing
08:15 Write the vision down (Habakkuk)
09:56 The Five F's: faith, family, fitness, finances, fun
14:52 Our story: 14 years and a cleaning business
17:00 Newlyweds, youth ministry, and the first house
20:26 Paycheck to paycheck
26:01 The mortgage statement that changed everything
29:43 The for-sale sign fight
31:48 Rich Dad Poor Dad and the first duplex
34:50 Failed side hustles and what they taught us
38:44 Dream bigger than your resources
43:15 There is so much more in you
45:39 A prayer for the dreamer
47:46 What's coming in episode 2

Quotes from this episode

"There's just so much more in your marriage, in your family, in you." (43:15)

"If you can do it by yourself, then you don't need God." (39:05)

"Success leaves clues." (32:29)

Resources mentioned

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FCK7PK
Habakkuk 2 (write the vision): https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk%202&version=NIV

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