Surrendering Like Sarah

Surrendering Like Sarah
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Surrendering to God's calling for life can be hard to do, especially as the wife of a medical student, resident, fellow, or attending. Sarah's example of surrender in Genesis 12 shows how fruitful our lives can be when we choose to let go and obey God's call. Join us as we interview women in medical marriages striving to surrender like Sarah. We are SO glad you're here!

  1. Founding Side By Side & Listening to God's Call | Robin Morgenthaler & Megan Baer

    05/16/2025

    Founding Side By Side & Listening to God's Call | Robin Morgenthaler & Megan Baer

    Send us a text Robin Morgenthaler, wife to a pulmonologist and founder of Side By Side joins us in our Season 2 Finale! She shares about the numerous times she has surrendered to God's calling, from moving all over the country, to adoption, to founding Side By Side!  We are so excited for you to hear the wisdom she shares with us!  SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the SLS Ministry. Purchase SLS Stickers Connect with your local Side By Side Ministry! Support the show

    42 min
  2. Striving Together As One with Side By Side Executive Director, Rebecca Lehman | Rebecca Lehman, Megan Baer, & Brooke Avon

    05/02/2025

    Striving Together As One with Side By Side Executive Director, Rebecca Lehman | Rebecca Lehman, Megan Baer, & Brooke Avon

    Send us a text We 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 5:2 SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the SLS Ministry. Purchase SLS Stickers Connect with your local Side By Side Ministry! Support the show

    46 min
  3. Resigning from Residency and Redeeming Family Time | April Richards, Brooke Avon, & Megan Baer

    04/18/2025

    Resigning from Residency and Redeeming Family Time | April Richards, Brooke Avon, & Megan Baer

    Send us a text April 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 116:7 SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the SLS Ministry. Purchase SLS Stickers Connect with your local Side By Side Ministry! Support the show

    51 min
  4. Protecting Your Peace & Setting Boundaries | Nicole Hull & Katie Cross

    04/04/2025

    Protecting Your Peace & Setting Boundaries | Nicole Hull & Katie Cross

    Send us a text We 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 40:28-31 SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the SLS Ministry. Purchase SLS Stickers Support the show

    44 min
  5. An Unexpected Match Day & Practical Tips to Build Community | Allison Ivan & Megan Baer

    03/21/2025

    An Unexpected Match Day & Practical Tips to Build Community | Allison Ivan & Megan Baer

    Send us a text Allison 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 16:9 SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the SLS Ministry. Purchase SLS Stickers Connect with your local Side By Side Ministry! Support the show

    1h 2m
  6. We're Back! A Partnership, A New Team Member, and Surrendering Big Fears | Brooke Avon, Megan Baer, and Nicole Hull

    03/07/2025

    We're Back! A Partnership, A New Team Member, and Surrendering Big Fears | Brooke Avon, Megan Baer, and Nicole Hull

    Send us a text We'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 Stickers Connect with your local Side By Side Ministry! Support the show

    37 min
  7. Holding Grief & Joy During Residency (Part 2) | Jackie Nave, Brooke Avon, & Megan Baer

    06/14/2024

    Holding Grief & Joy During Residency (Part 2) | Jackie Nave, Brooke Avon, & Megan Baer

    Send us a text What 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 46:1-2 Songs Referenced: Heaven’s All Around by Life Church Worship SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the SLS Ministry. Support the show

    40 min
  8. Holding Grief & Joy During Residency (Part 1) | Brooke Avon, Megan Baer, & Jackie Nave

    06/07/2024

    Holding Grief & Joy During Residency (Part 1) | Brooke Avon, Megan Baer, & Jackie Nave

    Send us a text Losing 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 4:16-17 Songs referenced: I Will Carry You by Ellie Holcomb, Faithfully by TobyMac SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the SLS Ministry. Support the show

    45 min
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Surrendering to God's calling for life can be hard to do, especially as the wife of a medical student, resident, fellow, or attending. Sarah's example of surrender in Genesis 12 shows how fruitful our lives can be when we choose to let go and obey God's call. Join us as we interview women in medical marriages striving to surrender like Sarah. We are SO glad you're here!

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  • Creator
    Surrendering Like Sarah
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    16
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    Clean
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