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The Second Time Around Podcast is a soulful journey through life, love, and faith — the second time around. Hosted by husband and wife duo LaShan and Makela Mims, this weekly podcast dives into real conversations about: • Blended families & second chances • Healing from the past • God-centered communication • Laughing (and loving) through the hard stuff Every episode is packed with heart, humor, and Holy Spirit insight as we share what it really takes to build lasting love—one prayer, one le ...
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"Just pray and submit." "Keep the house clean, the kids quiet, and your spouse satisfied." "If it’s meant to be, it’ll be easy.” Whew—who told us that? In this episode of The Second Time Around, we’re tearing down the marriage myths we were fed—and talkin’ about the tension that lives between the vows and the real. Because let’s be honest: marriage…
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"You gots to chill…" But after the chill comes the comeback. And baby, we're Back in Business. Inspired by that 1997 EPMD classic, this episode is all about the Reset, the Rebuild, and the Real. When life tried to throw us off beat, we had to fall back, let God remix the rhythm, and come back harder—with more clarity, more covering, and more convic…
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In 2019, PJ Morton released his most personal album yet, PAUL — a body of work that felt like a journal set to soul. On his duet with Jazmine Sullivan, "Built For Love," he sings, "It's not worth keepin' if it's not worth fightin' for..." That lyric could've been the soundtrack to our story. This episode is our purest duet — raw, real, and full of …
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Closer Than Friends: A Faith Leap into Love (Part III)
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In 1988, Surface gave us that unforgettable R&B anthem: "Closer Than Friends" "Right now, we're just friends... But I pray someday you'll surrender...To love so tender I won't push you... As long as you know that my love is true..." But what happens when "just friends" starts to feel like something divinely deeper? In this episode of The Second Tim…
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Come Go With Me: From Fellowship to Forever (Part II)
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Want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans. That’s exactly what we did—and He had something better in mind. In this heartfelt episode of The Second Time Around Podcast, we share how our paths, full of detours, doubts, and divine delays, unexpectedly led us to one another. Neither of us saw this second chance at love coming, but it was exactly what…
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Written All Over My Faith: Our Story (Part I)
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Disciples, buckle up! This episode is a grown-up, faith-filled conversation about dating while serving in ministry—and it’s one you don’t want to miss. We’re taking you back to the beginning of our love story: the friendship, the courtship, and eventually, the engagement. We revisit those early days with honesty and laughter, sharing the real joys …
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The Miseducation of Love: Rewriting My Story (Makela's Story, Part II)
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"Bag lady... you gone miss your bus, dragging all those bags like that." We told you guys we LOVE music, as song lyrics have a way of simplifying complex relationships and social issues. This lyric from Erykah Badu's Bag Lady is a metaphor for unprocessed emotional baggage we carry in our relationships, often without fully understanding why. In thi…
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Who didn't love the popular family sitcom The Brady Bunch? A tale of a lovely...who met a fellow...and had a hunch...and formed a family. Millions of boys and girls growing up in single-family households looked to The Brady Bunch to give them an idea of what a blended family could look like. In this episode of The Second Time Around Podcast, you'll…
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The Power Of Understanding Your Parent's Origin Story (Part II)
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Do you know how your partner's origin story impacted their views on family and relationships? In the second episode of "The Second Time Around Podcast," we are diving deeper into LaShan's story to help us all discover how our childhoods shape our perspectives on relationships. LaShan shares intimate stories from his childhood and reveals how he nev…
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The Power Of Understanding Your Parent’s Origin Story
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All music tells a story, so when Shalamar sang the words of their 1970s hit "Second Time Around," they already seemed to know our union's story. The Second Time Around Podcast is a testament to God's grace, mercy, and second chances at love. From blending our families to learning from each other's experiences to create our family. We've learned how…
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