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A big welcome to Natalie DeKryger, our guest for this week's podcast! Natalie is an oncology nurse, new mom, and wife to a fourth year medical student who just matched into general surgery. This conversation was recorded just before the birth of her son and match day, so hearing Natalie's trust in the Lord prior to these big life changes was so encouraging to us!

She shares...

• rhythms her and her husband established to intentionally cultivate their marriage.
• their pregnancy journey while navigating residency interviews and an upcoming match day.
• what trusting the Lord looks like as her husband approaches a surgical specialty and unknown match results.

We're grateful for Natalie's reflection and testimony, and pray it is exhorting to you!

Scriptures referenced: Philippians 1:6, Proverbs 16:9

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Join us for an early Match Day podcast release, featuring our friend, Katie Portolese! Katie is wife to a PGY5 general surgery resident who just completed the match process for a colorectal fellowship. Join us as Katie reflects on and compares her family's residency match experience to their recent fellowship match.

She shares...

• how God has grown her faith in the seven years between both Match Days,
• the rich blessings God revealed after a disappointing residency match,
• practical advice on how to prepare for an upcoming Match.

If you are looking for Gospel hope as you're processing an upcoming (or recent) Match Day, then this episode is for you!

Scriptures referenced: John 15:4, Romans 1:19-20, 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, Proverbs 16:9.

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What a treat to kick off Season 3 with our friend, Karyssa Davidson! Karyssa is wife to a PGY5 Orthopedic Surgery resident and a mom to now (as of January 2026) four beautiful children! As she reflects on the past five years of training prior to a move for fellowship, her words speak to the heart of wives in the throes of challenging training years.

Karyssa exhorts us to give grace to our husbands during long and difficult seasons of training, reminding us to look to Jesus as the perfect example of steadfast endurance as He endured the cross. She shares ways God has spoken to and encouraged her through long seasons of waiting to get married, have children, finish a season of long-distance while married, and completing surgical residency. We pray God uses her words as balm to your soul if you also are walking through a long and difficult season as a medical wife!

Scriptures Referenced: Proverbs 3:6, 2 Corinthians 12:9

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