In this Thanksgiving episode, we get real about what it means to gather when family doesn’t look like it used to. 🦃✨ As a blended family with grown kids, shifting schedules, and changing traditions, we’re learning to embrace a new kind of togetherness. With honesty, humor, and that smooth 90s R&B vibe 🎶, we talk about making room for what’s real: new rhythms, new faces, and new ways to show love. Whether your family is blended, extended, chosen, or still finding its flow, this episode reminds you that there’s still a seat for you at the table. 🪑💛

A nod to the classic hit, this episode dives into keeping love sacred in a world that overshares. ❤️🔐 We talk about setting healthy boundaries with social media, family, and friends so your relationship can grow without outside noise. With transparency and that smooth 90s R&B vibe, we explore how to protect what’s real when everybody wants access.

In a nod to Jon B.’s classic, this episode explores what it means to build real love in a world full of filters, opinions, and outside voices. 🎶💛 We talk about bridging the generational gap—how 50-something wisdom often gets misunderstood by the 20- and 30-somethings we love. With honesty, humor, and that smooth 90s R&B vibe, we unpack how to lead, love, and communicate across generations… especially when, truthfully, they don’t know.

The Perfect Ten Month is a celebration like no other. This October marks a milestone for The Second Time Around — it’s LaShan’s birthday, it’s their anniversary month, and this year, LaShan and Makela are celebrating 10 years of marriage. A full decade of love, growth, faith, and second chances. To honor the journey and share the joy with their listeners, they’ve created The Perfect Ten Month: a four-episode special series filled with stories, laughter, and inspiration. Each episode pulls back the curtain on lessons learned, memories cherished, and dreams still unfolding. It’s not just about looking back at what God has done, but looking forward to what’s ahead. This is their gift to the community that’s walked with them. Because when it comes to love, faith, and second chances, the second time around just hits different.

The Perfect Ten Month is a celebration like no other. This October marks a milestone for The Second Time Around — it’s LaShan’s birthday, it’s their anniversary month, and this year, LaShan and Makela are celebrating 10 years of marriage. A full decade of love, growth, faith, and second chances. To honor the journey and share the joy with their listeners, they’ve created The Perfect Ten Month: a four-episode special series filled with stories, laughter, and inspiration. Each episode pulls back the curtain on lessons learned, memories cherished, and dreams still unfolding. It’s not just about looking back at what God has done, but looking forward to what’s ahead. This is their gift to the community that’s walked with them. Because when it comes to love, faith, and second chances, the second time around just hits different.

The Perfect Ten Month is a celebration like no other. This October marks a milestone for The Second Time Around — it’s LaShan’s birthday, it’s their anniversary month, and this year, LaShan and Makela are celebrating 10 years of marriage. A full decade of love, growth, faith, and second chances. To honor the journey and share the joy with their listeners, they’ve created The Perfect Ten Month: a four-episode special series filled with stories, laughter, and inspiration. Each episode pulls back the curtain on lessons learned, memories cherished, and dreams still unfolding. It’s not just about looking back at what God has done, but looking forward to what’s ahead. This is their gift to the community that’s walked with them. Because when it comes to love, faith, and second chances, the second time around just hits different.

The Perfect Ten Month is a celebration like no other. This October marks a milestone for The Second Time Around — it’s LaShan’s birthday, it’s their anniversary month, and this year, LaShan and Makela are celebrating 10 years of marriage. A full decade of love, growth, faith, and second chances. To honor the journey and share the joy with their listeners, they’ve created The Perfect Ten Month: a four-episode special series filled with stories, laughter, and inspiration. Each episode pulls back the curtain on lessons learned, memories cherished, and dreams still unfolding. It’s not just about looking back at what God has done, but looking forward to what’s ahead. This is their gift to the community that’s walked with them. Because when it comes to love, faith, and second chances, the second time around just hits different.

The Perfect Ten Month is a celebration like no other. This October marks a milestone for The Second Time Around — it’s LaShan’s birthday, it’s their anniversary month, and this year, LaShan and Makela are celebrating 10 years of marriage. A full decade of love, growth, faith, and second chances. To honor the journey and share the joy with their listeners, they’ve created The Perfect Ten Month: a four-episode special series filled with stories, laughter, and inspiration. Each episode pulls back the curtain on lessons learned, memories cherished, and dreams still unfolding. It’s not just about looking back at what God has done, but looking forward to what’s ahead. This is their gift to the community that’s walked with them. Because when it comes to love, faith, and second chances, the second time around just hits different.

The Perfect Ten Month is a celebration like no other. This October marks a milestone for The Second Time Around — it’s LaShan’s birthday, it’s their anniversary month, and this year, LaShan and Makela are celebrating 10 years of marriage. A full decade of love, growth, faith, and second chances. To honor the journey and share the joy with their listeners, they’ve created The Perfect Ten Month: a four-episode special series filled with stories, laughter, and inspiration. Each episode pulls back the curtain on lessons learned, memories cherished, and dreams still unfolding. It’s not just about looking back at what God has done, but looking forward to what’s ahead. This is their gift to the community that’s walked with them. Because when it comes to love, faith, and second chances, the second time around just hits different.

🎙️ Sweet Love: Covering Each Other with Grace The Second Time Around Podcast – Season 2, Episode 13Tagline: Grace. Growth. Gentleness… The Second Time Around. 🎶 “With all my heart, I love you baby…” – Anita Baker, Sweet Love (1986) This one’s for the couples learning that love isn’t just sweet—it’s sacrificial. That real love doesn’t just celebrate the best in each other… it covers the worst with grace. In this episode, we explore what it means to truly cover your partner; emotionally, spiritually, and relationally. We talk about those moments when the other person drops the ball, struggles silently, or simply doesn’t show up the way you hoped—and how grace can hold the line when frustration wants to take over. We share:💬 How covering each other doesn’t mean ignoring the issue💬 Learning to lead with gentleness instead of judgment💬 Why grace is a spiritual discipline—not just a good attitude💬 The freedom that comes when you become a safe place for your partner This one is tender, transparent, and full of truth for anyone who’s learning to love in real time—not with perfection, but with patience. Because the second time around? It’s not just about loving each other—it’s about covering each other.