Beautiful View
Welcome to our podcast where we encourage you to look for opportunities in your life to see a beautiful view!This is a podcast about raising children, marriage, family, friends, community, and faith. We hope to inspire and encourage our listeners as we share our story in an engaging way.If you have any questions or suggestions for a topic we should cover, email us at: beautifulviewpod@gmail.com.Thank you to "The Hopeful Few" for the music on our show. Find them on Spotify or Apple. The song is titled, "I'd Go Anywhere (As Long As I'm With You)"."Ho...
Deconstructing Without Destroying
This is a deeper conversation. The subject might not be for everyone. But, for some of you, this is really going to resonate. We’re talking about something that’s become a big conversation in the Christian world in recent years — deconstruction.
How do you ask questions about your faith without destroying it in the process? We’re not theologians or experts — just people who love Jesus, have wrestled with this subject, and have come out the other side of it stronger in our walk with the Lord.
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Building a Life That Matters
In this episode we’re talking with our friend Jim — a history teacher, a young father, and someone who’s walking out his faith in a really real way. He opens up about his story, the pressure of trying to be a better husband and dad, and how God is working in his life right now. If you’ve ever wondered whether God can use you right where you are… this episode is for you.
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Rooted in Love
In this episode we reflect on 24 years of marriage and what it truly means to be rooted in love. February may be known for Valentine’s Day, but for us it’s about more than chocolate and flowers — it’s about the kind of love that has weathered real life together. We talk about how faith has shaped our marriage and helped keep it steady through every season. If you’re longing for a love that lasts, this conversation is for you.
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Dear Valentine…
In this Valentine’s episode, we’re asking each other honest questions about love, marriage, how we’ve grown—and where we’re still growing. Through laughter, reflection, and Scripture, we talk about what it really means to practice love in everyday life. Marriage isn’t about getting it right all the time, but about choosing each other again and again, with God at the center. We hope this conversation encourages you to slow down, ask good questions, and truly listen.
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Questions We’re Not Nervous About (But Totally Are)
In this episode, we are going to be answering a list of questions our daughter, Emily, has prepared for us. Some about who we were before we were parents, and some more recent. We aren’t nervous at all about this! These are not surface-level questions.
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Looking Back, Leaning Forward
In this Season 4 premiere, we’re reflecting on how our 2025 family word, 'Abide,' became a foundation of trust and peace for us through a year of quiet growth and significant challenges. We also reveal our new anchoring word for 2026 and talk about how moving from rootedness into responsiveness allows us to love and serve our community with fresh intention. We want to encourage you to pause, see God’s fingerprints on your own journey, and step into this new year with faithful obedience!
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Reclaiming Contentment
For many people the holiday season can make contentment harder to hold onto. Today, we’re going to discuss some ways we can reclaim contentment by focusing on meaning over materialism, gratitude over gifts, presence over perfection, and faith over frenzy.
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The Power of Encouragement
We can all appreciate when someone encourages us. We’re going to talk about how receiving encouragement benefits us and how we can be better encouragers, whether it comes naturally to us or not.
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The Attitude of an Encourager
Being Genuine: Speak from the heart. Authenticity matters more than enthusiasmListen First: It’s important to understand someone’s struggle before offering encouragementH...
Unplugged
We recently took a little camping trip to Backbone State Park and Candy left her phone and laptop at home for 5 days! We’re going to share some of the observations we made and some of the things we learned by doing that.
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Keeping Your Marriage Fresh - Dating Your Spouse
Just because you are married, doesn’t mean you can’t still go on dates! We’ll offer some fun ideas for time with your honey, how to break out of a rut, and a little outside of the box thinking.
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Falling Into Fall
In this episode we are going to share some of our favorite fall traditions and memories.
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Check out the Sunflower Experience at Pheasant Run Farm, Iowa.
Visit Versperman Farms Wisconsin where the pumpkins grow!
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Lessons From the Beach
We recently got to soak up the beauty of time spent at the beach on our annual family vacation! We are going to share some of the beautiful things we got to experience on that trip and some takeaways that we can all learn from the beach.
Prayerfully ask yourself some questions:
Are you intentionally collecting life’s moments like seashells on the beach?Are there any opportunities you need to grab before it’s too late?Are you trusting God through the waves of life?Is there something you need to release control of, so that...Hello Again!
Today, we’re going to re-introduce ourselves a little bit because we have picked up a lot of new listeners and viewers since that very first primitive episode we recorded. This is the 50th episode of the podcast!
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Encouraging Uniqueness in Your Marriage
Encouraging uniqueness in marriage involves embracing individual identities while fostering a strong and unified partnership. It's about celebrating differences, respecting each other's space, and encouraging personal growth, ultimately enriching the relationship.
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If you would like to learn more about this topic, check out the devotional plan, "Celebrating Differences in Marriage"
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"Love and Marriage"
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Brushstrokes of Faith
Our lives are a gift that we use each day for the things that we need to get done, and the things we want to do. There are the tasks that are a part of life, and then there are the ways that we get to express our creativity - the things that make life interesting and can bring us joy! Our guest in this episode is Author, Pastor, and artist, Ryan Dalgliesh. Ryan has a unique set of gifts which he uses in his life to express his creativity, and his faith.
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Forgiven
We have all had a situation where we have had to offer forgiveness to someone or have asked someone to forgive us. We are going to discuss how to live a lifestyle of forgiveness because of the forgiveness that has been extended to each of us.
"Stuck" - When You Want to Forgive but Don't Know How - by Mark Riggins.
Our guest in our next episode will be Author, Pastor, and artist, Ryan Dalgliesh.
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A Sense of Adventure
We certainly are not strangers to an adventure! In fact, we LOVE adventures! But, we do tend to approach them differently. In this episode, we are going to talk about what exactly it means to have a sense of adventure, share some funny stories with you, and talk about how the two of us “adventure” differently.
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Gathering Places
In this episode we discuss the importance of community gathering spaces with Tom Olberding, owner of Textile Brewing Co. in Dyersville, Iowa, and River Ridge Brewing in Bellevue, Iowa. Gathering places are spaces where people naturally congregate. They foster social interaction and a sense of belonging, and can include a variety of venues.
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Growing Together
This is the first episode since we celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary on February 23rd, so we wanted to do something special to mark the occasion. We’re going to discuss some of the ways we have each changed since we first got married and how we have continued to grow together. We will also share some tips for you to use to grow in your marriage.
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Love is a Verb
This episode is being released a week before Valentine's Day, and we have titled it “Love is a Verb.” Whether you are married, single, in a relationship, or “it’s complicated,” there will be something in this episode to make you laugh, and hopefully encourage you on your journey.
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A Season for Everything
In this episode we are LIVE! in front of an enthusiastic crowd at River Ridge Brewing in Bellevue, Iowa. Last weekend we joined five other podcasts at "On Tap!" - A Live Podcast Event - and here's the evidence!
We discuss the magical aspects of winter by the Mississippi, and reflect on how each season has its own pace and "flavor".
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Reflections & Projections
In this episode we will be sharing some reflections with you as we look back on the past year. Then we will be sharing our 2025 Word of the Year, with some encouragement, as we begin the next chapter of our individual stories.
Also, watch out for our "first" podcast-worthy "slight" disagreement.
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The Beautiful View of Christmas - Republished
Merry Christmas! This Christmas we bring you the episode we recorded for Christmas 2023. The years pass by so quickly! Looking forward to a new year and welcoming the Love, Hope, Peace, and Joy that this season brings.
It's Christmastime and there always seems to be something magical in the air. Let's pause for just a few minutes to reflect on the real reason we celebrate.
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A Hopeful Heart
We wanted to revisit an episode from this time last year to remember and honor our friend, Tyler, who was a light to all who knew him. We sat down in our living room together that day, and Tyler and Kelsie shared their story and a message of hope with us. We hope it will be a blessing to you today.
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It’s a Dog’s Life
Our dogs are a HUGE part of our family and bring so much joy to our lives. We’re going to discuss all the ways that having pets makes life sweeter.
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A Sacred Place?
Is this place sacred? When the student asked us that question, he said he was pretty sure he already knew the answer, but wanted to see how we answered. From the moment they walked into our home, they felt the warmth and safeness of this space.
Our life, our family, this podcast, and any place we work or live in is set aside for the glory of God.
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Lily's Story - Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness
We are so glad you are here. This episode is going to be a little bit different than usual. Every once in a while, we like to tackle a serious subject. Today, we are going to talk about something that is very near dear to our hearts. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and October 16th also happens to be our daughter, Lily’s, 17th heavenly birthday.
We realize this is a very sensitive subject, but we also feel like telling Lily’s story can be helpful, and start the journey to healing, for some, who...
Get Inspired
There’s a whole spectrum of different ways that can inspire us and when we get inspired, we do great things!
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Keeping It Real - At the Iowa Podcast Awards
Life can get a little unreal. Is it always practical to respond in a good way when things go awry?
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Today is the Day!
When we traveled full-time in our RV, I kept a blog of our experiences and recorded things that were on my heart during those days. At one point, I wrote a little blog called, “Today is the Day.” It captured what was in my heart at the time. It captured how fleeting I felt time was. I was watching my kids grow up before my eyes. I could feel time passing as if I was sitting in slow motion and everything around me was in fast forward.
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Juggling Life in a Healthy Way
Life gets crazy. School is about to start back. We are jumping back into life in Bellevue, IA after our family has been in different places for months now. How do you juggle all that life throws at you in a healthy way?
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Family Adventures
We are on a big family vacation with my 3 siblings, their families, and my Daddy! We are going to talk about the importance of family, how we keep in touch with everyone, and some of the challenges of living so far away from them.
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A Texas Girl in England
In the early days of our relationship, Candy traveled to England twice to visit me. To see where I grew up, meet my family, and just experience the country. It was a big adventure! In this episode we have a little fun walking down memory lane.
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A British Guy in Texas
We thought it would be fun to do a little throwback to tell the story of when this British guy moved to Texas to marry Candy. There were things to adapt to and big cultural differences between England and Texas. Paul couldn’t have picked a more stereotypical West Texas family to marry into! This is going to be fun!
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Enjoy the Journey
We have had a sign hanging in our RV that says, “Life is a Journey… enjoy it.” We found it years ago when we first hit the road full-time in our RV. It has been such a great reminder over the years.
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Tool Time - Part Two
It's "Tool Time" - Part 2! We found out that living the RV lifestyle involves staying on top of maintenance and doing our own repairs. We review some of the tools that we could not do without!
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A Year of Beautiful Views!
In the Beautiful View Podcast we want to not only share about some of the beautiful places we have been, and beautiful experiences we’ve had, but we also want to take it a little deeper and have a positive and encouraging message in each episode.
Today we are celebrating our first year because of you, our listeners and viewers, with hopes and plans for many more to come!
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Growing Up on the Road
We are going to interview our children today about their experiences of growing up on the road. We were full-time RVers for a little over 6 years. When we hit the road in 2015, Emily was 11 and Tyler was 6 years old. So, what was life like on the road for them?
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An Eclipse Experience
In today’s episode, we aren’t just camping, we are tent camping! We’re gonna to do a little tour of our campsite, talk about the process of planning the trip, things that went well, or didn’t, and share about our eclipse experiences both past and present.
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Tool Time - Part One
It's "Tool Time"! We found out that living the RV lifestyle involves staying on top of maintenance and doing our own repairs. We review some of the tools that we could not do without!
We are Paul & Candy. Welcome to our podcast where we look for opportunities in our lives to see a beautiful view. Sit back and relax!
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