Social media, what do you think about it? Do you think social media hurts your friendships
or do you think it helps keep you connected?  The answer is both. Social media can help strengthen friendships and it can also hurt  friendships.  It all depends on how YOU choose to use your social media.  Do you use it to consume or do you use it to connect?
 
Today my guest, Angela Pitnikoff and I chat about social media & how we can take control of how we use it in regards to being intentional in our friendships. When it comes to friendships, social media has created a whole new ball game.  It gives us the ability to stay connected with virtually anyone at any hour of the day, but it also can make it much harder to have deep meaningful connections.  Angela shares ways to use social media in ways to grow our connections with the people that we care about.  This conversation definitely  inspired me to not just be a "scroller" on social media but a friend who sees and engages in what my friends are posting. 

Angela is a Pastor's wife, mom to 3 boys, new podcaster, & worship leader. She loves helping women understand their true identity that only comes from Jesus! She has a heart to also take people into the deeper places with God through worship!

CONNECT WITH ANGELA:
Facebook: Kingdom Daughters Sisterhood
Instagram: @mrsangelapitnikoff
Podcast: The Kingdom Daughters Podcast

CONNECT WITH ME:
Facebook:  Connecting in the Chaos
Instagram :  @heather.oncken
Email : heather@connectinginthechaos.com
Click here for my free guide Simple Ways to be Intentional in our Friendships.
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I have my friend Mary Ann Griffith a licensed therapist back with me today, and we are discussing the 5 love languages.  This conversation is based off of Dr. Gary Chapman's best seller, The 5 Love Languages.  We dive into what the 5 love languages are, and why it is so important to know the love languages of those closest to us.  Love languages gives us an insight on how a person receives love. When we understand how someone receives love then it in return can help us to show them love in the way that they best receive it.  Taking the time to learn the love languages of those closest to you will not only take the guess work out of how to show them that you love and appreciate them, but it will also help build and strengthen that relationship. 

Gary Chapman The 5 Love Languages
Click Here to take the Love Language Quiz

CONNECT WITH MARY ANN:
Instagram: therenewalsession
Podcast: The Renewal Session

CONNECT WITH ME:
Facebook:  Connecting in the Chaos
Instagram :  @heather.oncken
Email : heather@connectinginthechaos.com
Click here for my free guide Simple Ways to be Intentional in our Friendships.
Click here to leave me a review at iTunes!! Let me know why you love this podcast.

Valentine's Day is almost here and for those who are single this time of the year can be painful and difficult.  Valentine’s Day often brings to mind images of happy couples exchanging gifts & a date out on the town, enjoying dinner by candlelight.  If you aren’t in a romantic relationship, Valentine's Day can feel like a slap in the face.  It may seem as if everyone is married or has a significant other except you. 

Today my guest, Merritt Onsa and I discuss why this time of year can be painful if you are single and what we can do to show our single friends that they are loved and they matter.
Merritt married later in life at the age of 39.  She shares the struggles she experienced with being single much later than she expected and gives some practical ways we can love our single friends.

If you are a single friend listening to this I want to remind and encourage you that if God has placed the desire in your heart to be married, continue to seek Him in asking for that.  Remember that God's timeline and our timeline rarely line up but that we can trust that His perfect timing is the best. Know that your worth and value is in Jesus alone and no human being can fill the void that only Jesus can fill.  To my married friends please take this time and look for ways your can be intentional in your everyday to show your single friends the value and importance that they bring to your life.  I pray this episode leaves you encouraged and loved.

CONNECT WITH MERRITT:
Facebook:   Devoted Dreamers   
Instagram:  @merrittjo
Website:  merrittonsa.com

CONNECT WITH ME:
Facebook:  Connecting in the Chaos
Instagram :  @heather.oncken
Email : heather@connectinginthechaos.com
Click here for my free guide Simple Ways to be Intentional in our Friendships.
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