Surrendering Like Sarah

Send us a textWe are honored to have Side By Side's Executive Director, Rebecca Lehman, join us for this episode! We've packed a lot of her story into this one - starting with her early life when the Lord laid a foundation of faith and ministry, and leading to how that foundation prepared her for her current leadership of Side By Side! Rebecca traces her experience with Side By Side, from first joining after having twins, to co-starting a chapter during residency, to joining the executive team, and finally to how she came to her current role as Executive Director. She gives the best practical advice: like when to say "yes" and "no" to ministry opportunities, and how to reassure your husband in his identity in Christ. Her wisdom is timeless and has been inspiring to us - we're thrilled to share this conversation with you!Scriptures referenced: Philippians 1:27, Ecclesiastes 5:6, Romans 8:28, and Romans 5:2SLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Purchase SLS StickersConnect with your local Side By Side Ministry!Support the show

Send us a textApril Richards, wife to a child psychiatrist and mom of four kids, has packed this episode with such rich and practical wisdom! She shares what it was like when her husband resigned from residency, and how the Lord brought them to complete medical training even still. Her family is so beautifully redeeming family time now that training is complete, and the scriptures she shares are rich truth for us all.Through humor and honest stories, April also gives many practical ways to deepen our faiths and marriages. We can't wait to share this episode with you!Scriptures referenced: Psalm 10:28, Psalm 112:6-8, Psalm 51, Psalm 116:7SLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Purchase SLS StickersConnect with your local Side By Side Ministry!Support the show

Send us a textWe got to chat with Katie Cross this week and she has so much wisdom to share! Katie is a wife to a current orthopedics resident and a mom to her sweet little girl, River. She shares how she came to have a personal relationship with Jesus while her husband was in medical school, transitioning from one community to another, and how she and her husband have learned to protect their peace during the craziness of residency. She shares the practical ways they do this and how God has continued to sustain them through medical training. We can't wait for you to hear some of Katie's story!Scriptures referenced: Isaiah 64:8 & Isaiah 40:28-31SLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Purchase SLS StickersSupport the show

Send us a textAllison Ivan joins us this episode and she has such a beautiful reflection to share on their training journey! Allison is a wife to a reconstructive urology fellow, a mom, and a physician assistant. She has such wisdom to impart as she and her family near the end of their medical training journey! This episode is incredibly timely, as she shares about God's faithfulness with a very unexpected residency match, followed by God's provision beyond what Allison and her husband could have imagined during residency. She also gives us all of the best practical tips to build intentional community where God plants us - because where He plants us is right where He wants us to be.Scriptures Referenced: Proverbs 3:5-6, Proverbs 16:9SLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Purchase SLS StickersConnect with your local Side By Side Ministry!Support the show

Send us a textWe're so excited to be back with you for Season 2! After much time away, we've packed this episode with all the things we need to catch up on - what life looks like for Brooke & Megan, a new partnership for our ministry, a new team member for the podcast, and unpacking her story!Nicole Hull has graciously joined the SLS team and joins us to share what surrender has looked like for her and her husband over the last few years. From experiencing engagement living across the country from one another, to trying for two years to get pregnant - Nicole exemplifies what trusting God looks like. Even if it means living out our greatest fears - and experiencing His goodness along the way.SLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Purchase SLS StickersConnect with your local Side By Side Ministry!Support the show

Send us a textWhat better way to end Season 1 of SLS than with part 2 of Jackie Nave’s miraculous story?! Jackie is back to share the rest of her story - how a mass on her placenta during her third pregnancy turned into a placental abruption, and resulted in the most incredible outcome with her miracle baby girl. The gift of having a husband in residency gives us an insight into what it means to arrive at the hospital during shift change, the impeccable medical team caring for her, and the gift of personal relationships with her care team. A NICU stay with a resident husband also poses unique challenges - Jackie shares how God transformed her focus during this time with her daughter. We’re so honored to encourage you with the rest of Jackie’s story!Scriptures Referenced: Isaiah 41:10, Philippians 4:6-8, Psalm 46:1-2Songs Referenced: Heaven’s All Around by Life Church WorshipSLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Support the show

Send us a textLosing a child is something no family should ever have to experience. And to walk through it during residency seems particularly wrong. How do we process and work through grief while continuing to be a mom and spouse? And  how does our husband return to work at the same hospital we received this traumatic news? This week, Jackie Nave joins us to share part one of her story. Jackie is a wife to an anesthesiology resident in Hershey, PA, and shares the story of her son, Boden, who was stillborn while her husband was in the midst of residency.  Jackie's family experienced the unique struggles of a husband in medicine who works at the hospital where they experienced traumatic loss. Through immense grief and raw emotion, the Lord has used Boden's story to give Jackie opportunities to share about Jesus everywhere she goes. At the end, she gives us the biggest mic drop we've ever heard, to give us a taste of what’s to come in Part 2! We pray that God uses Jackie's story to help you taste and see that He is good. Scriptures referenced: Philippians 4:4-8, 1 Kings 4:16-17Songs referenced: I Will Carry You by Ellie Holcomb, Faithfully by TobyMacSLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Support the show

Send us a textWOW do we have a treat for you with today's podcast! Phoebe Waller and her husband (Emergency Medicine attending in Harrisburg, PA) were both missionary kids growing up, and within two weeks they discovered they were pregnant with their first baby and accepted into medical school. Six months after their first was born, they started medical school and found out they were pregnant with their second. Phoebe shares practical recommendations when moving to a new area, like looking for a church right away, and avoiding an 8th story apartment when you're pregnant!She also shares how she learned to let her husband be a human, how to sacrifice duty for the sake of enjoying Christ and family, and how to live a sold-out life for Christ while living at home with kids everyday. She has SO MANY good things to share, we hope you can soak up every moment of this message!Scriptures referenced: Song of Songs 1:7, Song of Songs 3:9, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Resources referenced: Mike Reeve's "The Love of Christ in the Song of Song's" sermon series, "A Theology of the Ordinary" by Julie Canlis, "Every Moment Holy" - Liturgies for the ordinary moments of daily life.SLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Support the show

Send us a textKatherine Jackson, wife of a second year gastroenterology fellow and mom to two sweet girls, joins us to tell her story! She shares the honest questions she asked as her firstborn was diagnosed with Phenylketonuria (PKU), she ministered to a mom with Stage 4 cancer, and walked through secondary infertility and miscarriage. All during residency and fellowship. She explains how her husband’s medical training equipped them to have difficult conversations with friends who were hurting - God can use us no matter the season! Though her stories are heavy, she shares scripture that brought light to her soul, and we can’t wait for you to hear her wisdom!Scriptures referenced: John 16:33, Psalm 42, Psalm 43SLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Support the show

Send us a textHow are medical students different than residents? And what is a fellow? Your spouse is a PGY what?? Today's episode defines some of the (confusing) commonly used terms in the medical world! We reference them in our podcasts, so we thought it important to also define them. Terms defined: Medical student, Step Exams, Match Day, Resident, PGY?, Fellow, Attending, Call shifts, Golden vs. Silver vs. Black weekends.Scriptures referenced: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6SLS on Facebook and Instagram.Support the SLS Ministry.Support the show