This is the podcast of Jonathan David and Melissa Helser.

In this episode, Jonathan and Melissa share their values on how to do healthy family and ministry.

We hope you enjoy. I told my class yesterday that worship he was like an endless

Thanksgiving dinner you know what I mean you just keep eating and eating and

eating and then you're like, I can't take anymore.

And then they bring out the pumpkin pie and you're like, yes I can.

So fun.

Well, we're going to take the next bit and talk about what we're most passionate about,

which is healthy family and ministry. I feel like we're on a talk show. I could just interview you.

That would be fun. So how are you doing Jonathan David Helzer? You want to start? Yeah I'll start. So guys we just celebrated 18

years of marriage this last April. Yes yes, we have an amazing 16 year old son named Cadence. He's been walking

around here with a camera. He has fallen in love with filming and we each day measure to see who's taller and I still have him by just a wee little bit and a beautiful daughter named Haven who's 12.

We got to worship side by side this morning together and I kept like I was

worshiping and I just kind of open my eyes a little bit and watch her worship you

know and then close my eyes and then look over and she's engaging God and there's no greater

reward than watching your children worship like that. Like I'm like this is this is my paycheck for worship you I don't want anything else but just

to watch Haven worship like goodness gracious so 18 years in and I'm more in love with her than I've ever been.

She's more of a mystery than she's ever been.

The more I get to know her, the more I'm like, wow, I have no idea who you are.

But I know that I know her, we're coming up.

This next year is pretty significant because she will have known me longer than she hasn't known me.

Just kind of fun because we met when she was 18 and we're about to pass that mark. We have two dogs and it's a significant

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