Issue #10 · July 30, 2026
This issue sits with the gap between a faith walk and a holding pattern. A hotseat conversation about barely staying above water opens into a harder question about what God is actually doing in the seasons that never seem to break, and whether the rescue we keep praying for is the thing we are meant to be looking for at all. Then Mama Suzette closes the issue with a lighter kind of preparation ahead of a wedding.
Recently, during a “hotseat” coaching session, a man told Pedro that his financial life felt like he was floating in the ocean, with a life vest on, and his head was barely above water. He said it felt like God would fly over in a helicopter, drop a little provision, and then fly away. What if rock bottom isn’t God’s first option for us? What if it’s not what he wants for us at all?
The youngest Adao son is getting married in a few weeks, and you know how it is when a special occasion gets close. Suddenly, you want to lose five pounds, whiten your teeth, hydrate your face, and somehow look ten years younger before it happens! Well, Mama Suzette has been doing a little experimenting, and has found a few simple beauty products that are affordable and actually work.