EP 48 - From PTO Drama to Dad Jokes: Life with the Busbys Unfiltered

Summary

More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle Busby

Episode 48: From PTO Drama to Dad Jokes – Life with the Busbys Unfiltered
Release Date: September 4, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this lively, unscripted episode, Adam and Danielle Busby – parents of six daughters and stars of TLC’s OutDaughtered – let listeners into an unfiltered conversation about their everyday reality. From classroom PTO politics and the chaos of volunteering at school, to sneezing quirks, parental roles, spiritual growth, and dad jokes, the Busbys deliver candid stories and laughter. This week doesn’t follow a strict theme or deep-dive lesson, but instead offers a "hangout" style catch-up on real family moments.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Sneezing Debate & Family Banter (00:01–03:30)

• Lively intro about sneezing habits: Danielle sneezes loudly; Adam tries to hold his in, which grosses Danielle out. Adam notes, “Every single time I sneeze, it cracks my back. Does that happen to anybody else?” (02:29)
• Playful marital teasing: Adam jokes about Danielle’s loud sneezes, leading to a humorous back-and-forth.

2. Podcasting Logistics & Listener Stats (03:30–05:15)

• Podcast vs YouTube stats: Adam reveals data tracking for podcasts is tricky. Danielle prompts YouTube viewers to "I spy something different" as an engagement game.
• Sponsorship Chat: Quick thanks to Cozy Earth for new cozy sheets, highlighting family "comfort spots" (06:13–07:51).

3. PTO and School Volunteer "Drama" (07:51–13:49)

• PTO meeting realities: Danielle attends her daughters' new school’s PTO, realizing how overwhelming school commitment can be for parents of a large family.
  • Memorable quote: “I never could be the PTO mom...because, well, there’s so much stuff to keep up with at home.” (08:47)
• Room mom/parenting pressures: Danielle gets “put on the list” as a room mom without actively volunteering. Adam jokes about being signed up as a room dad: “You would fail. I would totally fail.” (14:15–14:17)
• Parental boundaries: Danielle expresses her desire to help, but not to be in charge, preferring to be "Second Helper" or "Vice President Mom."

4. The Reality of Volunteering as a Parent (14:44–15:59)

• Danielle talks about volunteering at the school book fair and making the new school community feel familiar, echoing her need for balance and presence in her children's lives.
• Adam points out, “Nobody’s volunteering for anything.” (15:58)
• Key insight: Many want to help, but few want the organizational burden of being ‘room mom’ lead.

5. Spiritual Fasting and Family Transitions (16:31–24:44)

• Church fast reflections: Adam and Danielle recap their participation in their church’s all-member fasts, discussing spiritual growth, expectations, and outcomes.
  • Danielle shares: “Ever since then we’ve done them with the church every time they do it...I’ve had some powerful ones, and some that are just…comfort.” (19:57–20:28)
  • Adam reflects on “focusing on Jesus” during tumultuous changes, tying in the biblical metaphor of Peter walking on water and needing to "keep his eyes up." (24:02–27:02)
• Prayer and Prophecy: The couple describes how public sharing of prophecy at church can strongly resonate when you’re in a season of upheaval.

6. Classic Busby Humor: Dad Jokes, Email Fails & Glasses Makeovers (27:02–33:06)

• Family laughter & distractions: Adam admits to breaking serious moments with “dad comments,” keeping Danielle on her toes.
• Teen email regrets: Danielle confesses to having made a teenage email address with the word "butthole," prompting Adam’s running joke: “This woman had an email address that said butthole.” (29:09)
  • Danielle: “I haven’t said that word in a long time. Feels weird to say.” (29:03)
• Adam’s new glasses: After four years with the same pair and months of poor vision, Adam finally updates and marvels at “seeing in HD again.” (29:58–30:50)
  • Danielle teases Adam for prioritizing others’ self-care over his own.

7. Celebrity News and Family Preferences (34:23–36:19)

• Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce engagement chatter: Quick commentary on celebrity news, revealing they’re not “swifties,” and musings about fandoms.
• Family's favorite things: Debate about Adam’s favorite color (“black” for professionalism, “blue” for preference), and Danielle’s commentary on his wardrobe.

8. Model Faces, Social Media, and Hanging Out (37:13–40:10)

• Photography & self-image jokes: Adam demonstrates his “model face,” referencing his photography background and jaw-clenching techniques.
• Quirks of self-checking in the mirror are discussed as something all people do, not just men.

9. Wrapping Up: Lighthearted Closure (39:38–End)

• Episode summary: Danielle notes the episode is more “hodgepodge” — covering sneezing, email mishaps, fasting, God, and Adam’s glasses.
• No strict lesson or topic; just quality time with listeners.
• Community plans: Plans to invite listener questions, revive the “voicemail” segment, and possibly add guests soon as they approach their podcast’s one-year mark.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On sneezing quirks:

  • Adam: “Every single time I sneeze, it cracks my back. Does that happen to anybody else?” (02:29)

• On PTO stress:

  • Danielle: “I never could be the PTO mom...there’s so much stuff to keep up with at home.” (08:47)
  • Danielle: “I am not good at it… I got enough kids. I will be an amazing second Mom, Second helper. I don’t want to be in charge.” (13:37)
  • Adam: “You would fail. I would totally fail.” (14:15–14:17)

• On fasting and faithfulness:

  • Danielle: “Ever since then we’ve done them with the church...I’ve had some powerful ones, and some that are just…comfort.” (19:57)
  • Adam: “It was just like a confirmation to me to, hey, eyes up. Eyes up here, boy. Keep focus on me.” (26:55)

• Humorous & self-deprecating moments:

  • Danielle: “Saying the word butthole, saying it out loud makes me laugh.” (29:03)
  • Adam: “This woman had an email address that said butthole.” (29:09)
  • Danielle about Adam: “Now you look at me and go, that girl… Fine. Keep your eyes up.” (30:50–30:56)

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Key Timestamps for Reference

• Sneezing, Back Cracking, and Banter: 00:01–03:30
• Podcast Stats & Engagement Game: 03:30–05:15
• PTO & Room Mom Drama: 07:51–13:49
• School Volunteering Reflections: 14:44–15:59
• Spiritual Fast Discussion: 16:31–24:44
• Dad Jokes, "Butthole" Email, & Glasses: 27:02–33:06
• Celebrity News & Family Faves: 34:23–36:19
• Model Faces, Mirror Habits: 37:13–39:03
• Episode Wrap & Plans for Year Mark: 39:38–End

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Tone and Format

• Conversational, self-deprecating, and humorous, with Danielle and Adam riffing off each other and trading gentle jabs.
• Authentically vulnerable on parenting and faith, and lighthearted about everyday quirks and mistakes.
• Relaxed pacing, embracing tangents such as the “butthole email” confession, which typifies their off-the-script vibe.
• The episode stays true to their motto: More Than Reality—unfiltered, exactly as family life is.

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Final Thoughts

For fans of OutDaughtered and newcomers alike, this episode is a candid slice-of-life update from the Busby house. It’s less about expert advice and more about sharing the real moments—awkward, funny, loving, and faith-filled—that make up everyday parenting, partnership, and personal growth. Hang out, laugh, and appreciate the honest, messy, and heartfelt ride.

Transcript

[Danielle Busby]

I didn't sign up. I got put on the list.

[Adam Busby]

They just put you on the list.

[Danielle Busby]

But when you have five kids.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, but that doesn't work for us because, like, when us.

[Danielle Busby]

Hold on. Us. What are you doing? Room dad? No, I gotta.

[Adam Busby]

I gotta keep this woman on her toes because she'll, like, have a comment, but if I just keep. Keep firing at her.

[Danielle Busby]

I mean, you're talking about Jesus, and then you throw a comment out about yourself. Like, parents, please create a separate email account for your kids. If your email address says stuff like these. And he was, like, putting out words, but now email addresses of like. I was so funny. I was like, that is so true.

[Adam Busby]

This woman had an email address that said butthole.

[Danielle Busby]

I've said that. We've said it enough.

[Adam Busby]

Danielle, in her former life, whenever she didn't have God.

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[Danielle Busby]

Literally have to sneeze right.

[Adam Busby]

Right as.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, my God. And you know I sneeze loud. Oh.

[Adam Busby]

Oh, please don't. Especially not in the mic.

[Danielle Busby]

It went away.

[Adam Busby]

Blow my eardrums up.

[Danielle Busby]

It went away. Hello, welcome to More Than Reality podcast.

[Adam Busby]

I don't know, we should start that over or just. Okay. It is what it is.

[Danielle Busby]

It is what it is.

[Adam Busby]

Babe.

[Danielle Busby]

What'S up? If you're watching us on YouTube, I.

[Adam Busby]

Mean, I'm glad it wasn't Danielle sneezing.

[Danielle Busby]

I sneeze.

[Adam Busby]

The intro finished.

[Danielle Busby]

The biggest relief. When I sneeze it, everyone's like, you don't have to do it. That. I'm like, it just comes out like that, and I'm not gonna blow my brains out trying to hold that thing in.

[Adam Busby]

By the way, guys, this is More Than reality podcast episode 48.

[Danielle Busby]

Question. Do you hold your sneezes in or do you sneeze loud?

[Adam Busby]

I try to hold my sneezes in.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, my gosh.

[Adam Busby]

And then it all comes out of.

[Danielle Busby]

My nose, all over the steering wheel, all like. It's so gross.

[Adam Busby]

Okay, that's not real. Talking about.

[Danielle Busby]

That's not what we're talking about. No, stop.

[Adam Busby]

So if you're watching this, whenever I sneeze, every single time I sneeze, it cracks my back. Does that happen to anybody else? Oh, we've got, like, my.

[Danielle Busby]

Hey, so we're topic of sneezing, my.

[Adam Busby]

Entire upper back cracks. It's, like, from, like, your lungs expanding and, like, my back just go all the way up.

[Danielle Busby]

Never.

[Adam Busby]

Every time.

[Danielle Busby]

Sneeze. Let me see here.

[Adam Busby]

Let me sneeze on demand.

[Danielle Busby]

I've never heard your back crack when you sneeze.

[Adam Busby]

Because I'm sneezing.

[Danielle Busby]

You hold your sneezes in, and it drives me up the wall because it.

[Adam Busby]

May be because I'm holding my sneeze in, actually, because I like. I hold it in pressure and yeah, you.

[Danielle Busby]

You hold it in and you, like, wait for it to get to that point, and then it explodes and you snot everywhere.

[Adam Busby]

It's like lighting a firecracker in a tin can.

[Danielle Busby]

So that's what we want to talk about today, is sneezing.

[Adam Busby]

No, that's not what we're going to.

[Danielle Busby]

Talk about Anyway, so if you are watching us on YouTube, I want you to tell us what is different. I spy something different. Okay, we're gonna play the game. We're gonna play a game with our YouTube followers. How many people watch us on YouTube versus listen? Do you know that number?

[Adam Busby]

It really varies ratio.

[Danielle Busby]

More on more listen than watch, I would suggest. I would say so.

[Adam Busby]

I don't know. It's probably close to 50. 50.

[Danielle Busby]

Really? I'm not like a. I'm not like a podcast, I think.

[Adam Busby]

I don't know. It's. It's honestly, podcasting, it's so hard to track. If somebody out there, like, has, hey, go to this website and it pulls all the data from all podcast platforms without paying a subscription, please let me know. Because, like, I cannot figure out, because you have to go to all these different locations to figure out, you know, where people are downloading from, how many blah, blah, blah. Like, YouTube is so easy because it's just, like, all in one place. You see the charts, you see the graphs. But with podcast, it goes to Apple, it goes to Spotify, it goes to, you know, there's like a hundred different RSS feeds that it hits. And so you just never know where it's all going and, like, how to pull that data.

[Danielle Busby]

Maybe you should just pay for a.

[Adam Busby]

Subscription just to know. Because it's like $200 a month just to get that one piece of data.

[Danielle Busby]

Well, it's important data, I guess.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it's not that important to me. It's not. I mean, I'm not gonna pay 200 bucks a month just to, like, oh, okay. This is how many people are listening.

[Danielle Busby]

Anyway. So if you're watching, be sure to comment below. What is different? And I'm not gonna say it. Okay. I want you to notice what is different. And we're gonna leave it like that. So you kind of wanted to talk. No, no, stop it.

[Adam Busby]

Because I have like a realization about it.

[Danielle Busby]

We will talk about it later. At the end, we'll give it away. It's not that big of a deal, honestly. We got new headphones. Actually, we already got new headphones. Let's be real. Every house has like that one spot that's like the. This is my comfort spot. This is my. Don't talk to me. This is my comfort spot. My cozy spot. Right. And if you were to ask anybody in our house what mine was, they would probably say mama's bed.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. Because it's that cozy. I mean, ever since we got the cozier sheets and that bubble cuddle blanket, I mean, it's. It's been game over.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, the sheets are. I mean, it leaves you feeling so relaxed and so cool.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, well, because like the sheets are made from viscose from bamboo, which keep you like, it regulates the temperature and so like, it really does let your sleeping. It lets your sleep be a lot cooler, which I didn't know is a thing, but like, it is like life changing. That right there. The material is extremely soft, but it also is cooling.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it's like sleeping on a cloud.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

It's awesome. And I think. I don't think that bubble cuddle blanket ever leaves the couch.

[Danielle Busby]

No, it doesn't.

[Adam Busby]

And then I think last week one of the girls ended up stealing it.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. Blake. Yeah. I called you out. Always taking it. Always taking it.

[Adam Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Adam Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Adam Busby]

All right. Thank you. Cozier.

[Danielle Busby]

Today was fun. I went to was interesting. I. You know, if you're listening, you probably know that we have half a dozen kids and it's really funny to say it that way. It sounds like a really. It sounds like more than six when you say half a dozen and even though it is six, it just sounds funny to say that I. I like to be involved in, like, school things and, like. But I don't like to be in charge because life is crazy. And I like to be good at things, and I know I can't always keep up with everything. And the thing when it comes to, like, participation and, like, doing school things, I never could be the PTO mom or PT or the room mom or, like, all those things because I'm like, I'm gonna fail because, well, there's so.

[Adam Busby]

Much stuff that you have to keep up with at home.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

And not, okay, I got to keep up with all this stuff for six kids, but then also let me be the room mom or whatever. And. Yeah, I mean, that's just.

[Danielle Busby]

I went to their Quint's new school PTO today meeting. Oh, Meeting today. Because I was like, I don't know this school. I don't know how things work here. And it was a lot different, but.

[Adam Busby]

It was good than the last school.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. I mean, I guess because I've been there for so long, since Blake was in kindergarten and she's in ninth grade now, you know? So I just know the school and I know how things are.

[Adam Busby]

Right.

[Danielle Busby]

I know things. You know?

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. You know all the movers and the shakers.

[Danielle Busby]

Yes.

[Adam Busby]

And the gossipers. So I felt like you haven't learned that yet.

[Danielle Busby]

I feel like I needed to go to the PTO meeting to figure out who those people are. No. And actually, I knew face is in there. I was like, oh, my God, I know her. I know.

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[Adam Busby]

Her figure out all the Chatty Cathy's.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, but who's gonna be my person that reminds me and tells me all the things, but all that to say in the meeting they're going over like it was the first PTO meeting for like the whole year and they're like talking about all the events and things and it was like, really cool, some fun things or whatever. And then the whole room mom thing came up and they're like, okay, we have a couple room moms that room teachers that still need room moms. And I know I got an email like the other day and both of our kids teachers needed room parents. And I was like doing it. Somebody please sign up.

[Adam Busby]

Did you?

[Danielle Busby]

I didn't sign up. I got put on the list.

[Adam Busby]

They just put you on the list.

[Danielle Busby]

But when you have five kids.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, but that doesn't work for us because, like, Us.

[Danielle Busby]

Hold on. Us. What are you doing? Room dad?

[Adam Busby]

No, because, I mean, whenever the kids in elementary school, they have, you know, for everybody to do the fifth grade.

[Danielle Busby]

Graduation party, though, because I'm gonna nail that one.

[Adam Busby]

For every holiday they have like a party and like all this stuff.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, my gosh. I can't.

[Adam Busby]

We have our kids, they're separated into multiple classes. So we have to go to one for a little bit and then leave and go to the other one. And so if you're like the room mom, you have to stay in there the whole time.

[Danielle Busby]

There's rules that you can only like, you can only participate at one event, like attend one event, but for one classroom.

[Adam Busby]

We can do parents. Yeah, parents can only come to. What do you mean? Like both parents or one parent?

[Danielle Busby]

One. I don't know. I didn't get that clear.

[Adam Busby]

So I could come to one party per year.

[Danielle Busby]

Like if I go to Valentine's party, you can go to something. I don't know.

[Adam Busby]

But there's always more than two for the whole year.

[Danielle Busby]

I know, I know. But I also think I have three kids in that classroom and two in that one, so odds are different. Anyway, I did say, listen, I know they both need a room mom. I am not good at it. I've never done it and I don't want to do it. I got enough kids. I will be an amazing second Mom, Second helper. I don't want to be in charge. I'm. I can't even keep up with my own life. Like, please don't do that to me. But if no one else comes through, I don't want to leave that teacher, like, out, because, like, they need. They need some help. And so I just said, but don't put my name down, because I want to be the second to help out with both. I want to help both of the room moms because I have kids in both, and I can't pick and choose, like, oh, I'll be theirs and not theirs, because then they're going to be like, why aren't you my room mom? That's why I don't do it. And I have a reason not to. So I'm like, I can be a great helper for both. I'll be the vice president, mom. Not the president mom.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, but the vice president is usually the one that does all the work.

[Danielle Busby]

That's okay. I like to stay busy.

[Adam Busby]

The president's like a delegator, and then the vice president gets all the.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay, then maybe I can't be the president.

[Adam Busby]

I don't know how all that works.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. When you put us in that conversation.

[Adam Busby]

Do they even have room dads?

[Danielle Busby]

I. I'm gonna sign you up for the other classroom.

[Adam Busby]

You would.

[Danielle Busby]

You would fail.

[Adam Busby]

I would totally fail.

[Danielle Busby]

We should make that a thing. We should say you have to be.

[Adam Busby]

Like, crafty and artsy.

[Danielle Busby]

No, you don't.

[Adam Busby]

Going in there.

[Danielle Busby]

No, you don't. You just said you have to delegate.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, but no one else is signing up for it.

[Danielle Busby]

You gotta do it.

[Adam Busby]

You don't. Yeah, you get stuck with it.

[Danielle Busby]

Listen, and I. I have high expectations, too.

[Adam Busby]

So busy for that.

[Danielle Busby]

I have high expectations too much.

[Adam Busby]

So, like, I'm lucky I can even show up, not make stuff.

[Danielle Busby]

Dude, if you tried to make something, you would work, like, the whole school year just on one thing, because it have to be, like, perfection. But by the way, tomorrow I'm working at the book fair. I mean, I am literally being, like, a volunteer. Like, this is what moms do. I'm saying that because It's.

[Adam Busby]

It's so 10 years later. She's a real mom now, guys. She's. She's made it.

[Danielle Busby]

No, I'm saying that because, like, I do these things, but, like, it just feels different that I don't have other obligations too. And I. I didn't say that lightly. I do have obligations and I do have other things, but I'm making more Availability in my schedule to be more present, especially because it is a new school. And, you know, I want to know these people around that I don't know, and I don't know, you know, the teachers and all that stuff. So I figured just jump in there, because, I mean, we already know one thing.

[Adam Busby]

They're not very helpful.

[Danielle Busby]

Why?

[Adam Busby]

Because nobody's volunteering for anything.

[Danielle Busby]

No, they all are. There was. Out of the whole school, like, it was, like, two.

[Adam Busby]

You said. You said our. Our kids classes. Nobody signed up.

[Danielle Busby]

Or two. Yeah, because everybody. Nobody wants the title of room mom.

[Adam Busby]

Everybody wants to help, so it's a bunch of number twos.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, well, someone make them work. I'm good at. I'm good at telling people what to do.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, you're bossy.

[Danielle Busby]

I'm bossy. It's Katie's song. Love you, Katie. Anyway, we just did a church fast. If you've followed us on socials before, and I don't know if we've ever talked. Actually, yeah, we did talk about it on podcast before. You want to chat about the fast and why we do it?

[Adam Busby]

And, I mean, we're almost coming up on a year of podcasting.

[Danielle Busby]

Is it.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, you've got to think.

[Danielle Busby]

Wait, because I said we had to start it in 2024, and we launched.

[Adam Busby]

It right about this time, end of September, I think. I mean, you got to think.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay.

[Adam Busby]

We put up one episode a week. How many. How many weeks is in a year? And this is episode 48.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, you're. Oh, you're so close. We're so close.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

And there's 52 weeks.

[Adam Busby]

So we've been doing this for a year, so. Yeah, we. We definitely. We typically will do.

[Danielle Busby]

I was trying to bring guests on, man.

[Adam Busby]

We typically will do two fast through our church. It's an all church fast. We'll do two of them per year. And so clearly, we've done at least one in the lifespan of this podcast. Yeah, and we've talked about that before.

[Danielle Busby]

Mm. Yeah, we talked about that pretty much when the podcast started.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, I think so.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. But I don't know. It was good. It was good. Like, not for my first intake on ever doing, like, a spiritual fast. I was raised Catholic, so that wasn't like, something I grew up doing or ever did. You know, we did Lent, which was like, you give up something for the 40 days. And mostly it was like, I'm gonna give up candy or something, because there was no social media and stuff.

[Adam Busby]

I'm gonna give up Dr. Pepper. I'm gonna give up. It's usually give up, like drinking or something. Actually, no, not Catholics are giving up drinking. I'm sorry, all you Catholics out there.

[Danielle Busby]

But you know, you drink. Mm.

[Adam Busby]

It's your family.

[Danielle Busby]

But so it's interesting. I thought I didn't have expectations of, like, this is weird. Like, I've never experienced this. I didn't really know what I was going to get out of it. And then the first day and then like going to like the. Every evening we do like a. Like a worship and prayer just to kind of like keep you encouraged.

[Adam Busby]

And.

[Danielle Busby]

Pray through the fast. That first night I was like, oh, this is okay. This is great. Just worship, prayer. And somebody said something to me and I thought that was weird because they didn't. I mean, we had the very first one. They had just started going.

[Adam Busby]

First one.

[Danielle Busby]

Very first one. We just started going to church and it was like. I was like, man, like, what is this? And so then, long story short, go through the. The whole fast and it was like, whoa, God, like, wrecks me. And like, totally, like, just presented himself so differently through that, through that spiritual, like, fast. And so ever since then, we've. We've done them with the church every. Every time they do it. And so I guess we've done like, like, maybe this is like our sixth one since we've been there for about three years.

[Adam Busby]

I guess we may have missed one here and there.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, maybe. I can't remember, but I would say that I've had some powerful ones out of the five, six that we've done and some that are just like this one. I didn't really have anything like super, like, like revealing, I think last time I did, but like, this one was just more comfort in solidifying and like, like a confirmation. Confirmation and stuff.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah.

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[Adam Busby]

Yeah, I mean, I feel like. I mean, the thing. The thing that I was, like, praying for and kind of focusing and focusing on through this fast, I feel like I can't quite talk about it yet because it hasn't been. I need to have some other conversations with other people about the, like, what it was about.

[Danielle Busby]

You haven't, like, you haven't seen the. The end of whatever you're praying for. And.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, I've made a decision about it, but it also affects other people. And so I can't really. I haven't had those conversations with those other people yet. So, like. But it's where they are and where they stand on.

[Danielle Busby]

It's a good point to make that, like, if you go through a fast, it doesn't mean that, yeah, we can expect God to move, but it doesn't mean that, like, your answers are going to be answered at that point or.

[Adam Busby]

I feel like it was, like, a realization and a prompting for me to make a decision, but it's a decision that affects other people, so I have to go to them and, like, talk about some stuff.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

And so as of right now, I can't talk about it because I haven't had those conversations yet. Yeah, that'll probably happen later this week, so. Which by the time this podcast goes out, it'll have happened.

[Danielle Busby]

So it's fine. Just kidding.

[Adam Busby]

But those people may just be jerks and say no or something. I'm just joking.

[Danielle Busby]

But it is. But it is. I mean, like, we have learned.

[Adam Busby]

But let me get back to you. But, like, one other thing is, you know, through. Through the fast, people will come up on stage and, you know, the God, the God. God gives people the gift of, like, prophecy and, you know, so God may give someone either a picture in their head or a word or a word or whatever. I mean, it could speak directly to them and. And it prompts them to, like, hey, you know, somebody in this room, whenever we're up there in worship or whatever, may be either dealing with this, maybe this may affect them somehow. So I'm going To go up on stage, and I'm just going to say it. And if this speaks to you in a certain way, then just receive it.

[Danielle Busby]

Receive it. And if you want, we can pray with you or whatever.

[Adam Busby]

And. And so, you know, you. You may have, like, half dozen people go up on stage, and they may say different things or whatever.

[Danielle Busby]

Or none.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

And then this happens all the time.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. I mean, some nights it might be one or zero or some nights it might be a half dozen. And, like, the amount of kids we have. Yep. And so second night of the fast, somebody went up on stage and, you know, as we've been going through all these changes, you know, with our. Within our own family, within our own life, making, you know, feeling like God just kind of, like, disrupted our life and kind of flipped things around and kind of just shook things up and, you know, called us to just move away and kind of reconfigure our lives and stuff like that. Yes, we've been obedient to that and have gone and. But, you know, somebody went up on stage and he's. He's like, talking about, like, whenever, you know, God equated it to, like, walking on water. Like, walking. Whenever Peter stepped out on the water and was, like, approaching Jesus, but whenever he took his eyes off Jesus, he started to sink. And. And that just, like, kind of hit me. Yes. I. You know, we've. We've listened to God and we've. We've gone and we've taken that step as, you know, he's called us. But through that and, you know, just all the other things involved with, like, moving here and like, all the logistics and just. Just other things going on within our family, within our life, within our business, within, you know, everything. Yeah. Like, we went. But then, you know, I feel like I have personally me tried to just, okay, God, like, you're sending me this way. I got it. And then just, like, take off. And instead of keeping my eyes focused on him and just receiving, you know, direction and guidance and looking to him for, you know, what he wants of me daily, instead of just like, okay, yeah, like, he sent me here, I'm just gonna take it and go. And I'm trying to control everything, and then you start to sink. Negative things start to happen, you know? You know, and so it was just like a confirmation to me to, hey, eyes up. Eyes up here, boy. Keep focus on me. I always tell that to Daniel. Hey, hey, eyes up here.

[Danielle Busby]

Wow. Wow. I had a comment.

[Adam Busby]

Throw you off. I gotta keep this woman on her toes because she'll, like, have a comment, but if I just keep. Keep firing at her.

[Danielle Busby]

I mean, you're talking about Jesus, and then you throw a comment out about yourself. Like.

[Adam Busby]

You know, that's what I do.

[Danielle Busby]

That's what I do. Boo.

[Adam Busby]

Like, whenever. With friends or, like, in a serious situation or whatever. Like, I will always say something just completely to catch everyone off guard.

[Danielle Busby]

And it's embarrassing at times.

[Adam Busby]

Either lighten the mood or just, like, dad jokes.

[Danielle Busby]

But it's not a joke. It's like, dad comments. But.

[Adam Busby]

Or sometimes it may be morbid or whatever, but I know.

[Danielle Busby]

I forgot what I was.

[Adam Busby]

People just understand. Oh, that's just Adam's humor.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

And they just say, okay.

[Danielle Busby]

And I just say, you're a total butthole. I'm just kidding. I haven't said that word in a long time. Feels weird to say. I saw a thing so On Instagram or something, and it said, parents, please. Saying the word butthole. Saying it out loud makes me laugh. But. And then thinking of, like, when I used to laugh at that word, and I created an email account with that name, which was stupid. When I was, you know, a teenager or whatever, and the. This guy was a teacher, and he said, parents, please create a separate email account for your kids if your email address says stuff like these. And he was, like, putting out words, putting out email addresses of, like. I was so funny. I was like, that is so true. Anyways, Squirrel, you used to have, like.

[Adam Busby]

A Gmail email address.

[Danielle Busby]

I'm so stupid.

[Adam Busby]

That had butthole in it.

[Danielle Busby]

Why?

[Adam Busby]

This woman had an email address that said butthole.

[Danielle Busby]

Butthole. Okay, I've said that. We've said it enough.

[Adam Busby]

Danielle in her former life, wondering if she didn't have God.

[Danielle Busby]

What does that have to do with. Yes. Well, you just keep getting me distracted. Must be those new glasses. By the way, guys, if you're watching us, Adam has new glasses. He's about to do his mod. He's about to do his model face for y'. All.

[Adam Busby]

I feel like a new man. Like, not just not how they look. It's. I. I literally have had the same pair of glasses for the last four years.

[Danielle Busby]

And now I thank the Lord you got rid of those glasses.

[Adam Busby]

And my eyes have steadily gotten worse over the last four years to the point where, like, the last. The last probably three or four months, I'm like, I've got to get new glasses. I can't see anything. And, man, I got these. Yeah, I went and picked it. Picked these up yesterday, and it was like, huh. I Can see in like HD again. Like, I'm just seeing. I'm like looking at my phone. I'm like, wow. The words are so crisp. Like everything. Like, I'll just, like, I'll just look. Just stare at something. Like, wow. I haven't seen lines that crisp and forever.

[Danielle Busby]

So now you look at me and go, that girl.

[Adam Busby]

Fine.

[Danielle Busby]

Keep your eyes up.

[Adam Busby]

Eyes up here, boy.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. So he finally got new glasses. And I can't tell you that, like, men are ridiculous because they will complain, complain, complain. I can't see my glasses broken, blah, blah, blah. And they don't do a dang thing about it. And time and time goes on. It's like, I. I am not gonna make that eyeglass appointment for you.

[Adam Busby]

I prioritize everybody else over myself when it comes to, like, self care. Like, like that's not a true statement. Eye stuff, like going to the doctor.

[Danielle Busby]

Stuff that you don't want to do. It's stuff that you don't want to do. No, you prioritize. You prioritize yourself a lot. Cuz you always look prime. So don't say you don't prioritize yourself.

[Adam Busby]

That's not that hard. It's not much work, babe.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, jeez. Okay, we're going to. We got to get off this subject because Adam's getting a big head over here.

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[Danielle Busby]

I would have guessed 27. You guys are too sweet.

[Adam Busby]

Sure.

[Danielle Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. So we. Adam can see clear now.

[Adam Busby]

I can see clearly now the rain is gone.

[Danielle Busby]

But I just, I just feel like it's so frustrating that, like, men, you've had those glasses for four years. Probably what, four or five months ago they broke.

[Adam Busby]

No, it was like four weeks ago. It was at Ben's house. One of the kids, they. We were swimming a few weeks ago and. And I sat them on a chair and they fell off the chair and one of the kids sat on them.

[Danielle Busby]

And they were very outdated and they needed to go, bye, bye. So thank the Lord someone sat on them.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, I know. It was long overdue for sure. Especially now how good I can freaking see.

[Danielle Busby]

But that's the point. It's like, why do men do that? Like, they just wait and wait and wait and it's like, did you know.

[Adam Busby]

By 2026 they're going to have an eye drop for like shortsightedness or nearsightedness?

[Danielle Busby]

Short sightedness. What is short sightedness?

[Adam Busby]

Like you nearsighted. You don't see Short Corrected myself. See, that means you don't have to keep going. I corrected myself.

[Danielle Busby]

Rare.

[Adam Busby]

Near.

[Danielle Busby]

Did you see that Taylor Swift and Travis got engaged?

[Adam Busby]

I did.

[Danielle Busby]

Did you see it everywhere?

[Adam Busby]

I did. I'm sorry, I don't know.

[Danielle Busby]

Congratulations. I was like, it's gonna be everywhere.

[Adam Busby]

Oh, yeah, it's gonna. I mean, I broke the Internet like, what, yesterday or the day before, but I don't know. I don't really care about stuff like that. I'm not a swifty.

[Danielle Busby]

I don't think any of us are swift, but.

[Adam Busby]

Kansas City fan. So it's like, I mean, what is it? What is it like? So it doesn't really affect me much, but it's just weird because, like, whenever I say I'm not a swifty, like, that seriously affects the swifties. Like, everybody should be a swifty.

[Danielle Busby]

I don't think any of us are swifties.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, we, we listen to it. Like, we listen. Like, I don't have a problem with like some of her songs and the girls play it in the car and we'll play it from the car. But like, we're not like a swifty family. Yeah, it's fine. But I don't get all like, oh, Taylor got married.

[Danielle Busby]

I'm a believer family. That'll stir up stuff too.

[Adam Busby]

But I'm just not like a. I don't have. I'm not a favorite person. Like, I don't, like, I don't have like a lot of favorites of stuff.

[Danielle Busby]

You have a favorite color.

[Adam Busby]

Black.

[Danielle Busby]

That is not your favorite color. You only started wearing black since you became a photographer because that's what photographers do.

[Adam Busby]

20 years.

[Danielle Busby]

Your favorite color is blue.

[Adam Busby]

Because I'll wear black more. Only probably four. Four days out of the week at least I wear a black. You're so gothic, because it's just easy.

[Danielle Busby]

Your favorite color is blue. Any chance you get, you're wearing blue. Unless you're taking photos, you're wearing black, which. Who says you have to wear black?

[Adam Busby]

See, you just kind of, like, blend in with the background. You don't throw color, you don't throw shadow. Like, you don't throw, like, a color cast and stuff like that. You just wear black. That's why. You got any other questions for me?

[Danielle Busby]

It's time for dinner.

[Adam Busby]

About the colors I wear.

[Danielle Busby]

I did pick the other glasses. Were they black?

[Adam Busby]

They were. They were like.

[Danielle Busby]

Are those.

[Adam Busby]

They're like, dark brown. I think they were brown. Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

So the day. Adam. This is funny. So Adam goes.

[Adam Busby]

They say they're slate. I mean, they do. They definitely do have, like, a blue tinge to them.

[Danielle Busby]

Adam goes to get fitted for glasses and pick out a new pair of glasses. And I'm telling you, I'm gonna. I'm gonna. I'm up. I'm meant to post it on my socials. All the model faces of Adam Priscill guy. She was in Brazil. So I was like, I couldn't. I. I can't get anybody to laugh with me. He's just sending me all these, like, right, straight, left with his model face. If you know Adam, you know the model face. Give him. Give. Give YouTube a good model face.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, because, like, I'm used to. I mean, I take photos of people. I take head shots, stuff like that. Like, you're supposed to tell people, push your chin out, like, accentuate your jawline.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay, tell me.

[Adam Busby]

So naturally, whenever I would take a photo, I just kind of like. Like, I will clench out you. You over exaggerate what I do just to make fun of me. But, like, I push my jaw out and I, like. I clench my jaw to, like, make your jawline harder. I mean, it's just. It's like. Comes naturally because, like, I'm used to taking photos of people, and so whenever I go to take a photo myself, I just do it.

[Danielle Busby]

No, I'm going to pick on you more.

[Adam Busby]

Okay.

[Danielle Busby]

It's like. And I know this is not just you because I feel like there's other men that do this, too. It's anytime they, like, walk and see themselves in a reflection or a mirror. They take that quick second look of like, oh, yeah.

[Adam Busby]

Oh, yeah. Women don't do that.

[Danielle Busby]

I don't, but it's different.

[Adam Busby]

Anybody that walks by a mirror will, like, look over and check themselves.

[Danielle Busby]

No, it's different. It's different. It's different. Remember when we did Todd's birthday video? That was so good. I want to re watch that. Anyway, it is. We have. We have just chit chatted. Try to keep this episode a hodgepodge. Talked a little bit about sneezing buttholes.

[Adam Busby]

Fast.

[Danielle Busby]

Fasting.

[Adam Busby]

God, right after buttholes, I came after.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, gosh, this, this. And then we talked about Adam's glasses and. And trying to pick on him. But anyway, we appreciate y' all listening, and there was no, like, lesson learned, going through teaching, trying to speak life into you. This episode giving you some knowledge. We're just hanging out. Hanging out with y'. All.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. Because I think some people sometimes you just want to hang out.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, I do want to hang out. I want to hang out. I want us to, like, start.

[Adam Busby]

I feel like we need to have. I mean, this didn't. This episode didn't really have, like, a big agenda.

[Danielle Busby]

No. But I feel like we've had, like, it needed to be light.

[Adam Busby]

I meant to do this a few days ago is like, send out something on social media, hey, ask us some questions, or blah, blah, blah. And we all have to talk about. Because we have not done that in a long time. So we need to do that. Yeah, I did the. We did, like, the. Hey, leave a voicemail here, but.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, let's do that again. I love.

[Adam Busby]

I canceled that account because we only did it once, and then that. Then I was. I mean, I can reactivate it, but I just stayed subscribed to this account for months, and we weren't doing it. So I just, like, I love doing that.

[Danielle Busby]

I want us to do that again. So let's come up with a fun topic and do the call in thing. Also, when we hit the year mark, like, we got to figure out, like, I want. I want to start bringing in people.

[Adam Busby]

Into this room.

[Danielle Busby]

I don't know, maybe we need another set for a podcast. Can you fit two more chairs in here? I think we can do it anyway. I cannot believe that we have almost made this podcast through a year. Episode 48, you said when we get to 52, I'm going to remember that. But thanks for listening. We are still, you know, growing this podcast, so please be sure to, you know, subscribe YouTube, subscribe, Apple, Spotify, wherever your platform is that you're listening and comment and engage with it because, you know, that helps us out. Leave questions, all the things.

[Adam Busby]

And support our sponsors.

[Danielle Busby]

And support our sponsors. Yes, that helps us out too. We enjoy doing this. It is definitely.

[Adam Busby]

We would not take on a sponsor if we didn't support that company also.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. And we've always done that.

[Adam Busby]

We're not going to talk about a company that we won't use ourselves. So like whenever we're giving like a hey, try this or hey.

[Danielle Busby]

Cuz we use it, we believe in it and we do it like, or whatever it is, you know, like it's not just like a. A paid thing. Like we believe our sponsors.

[Adam Busby]

I get probably 10 requests a day.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, we throw out way too many sponsors before we take sponsors in. So it's doing that is very big support. And you know, life is different and our journey is changing and so, you know, little things here and there help support and grow the platform of us being able to do little different things and being able to, you know, get our words out there more effectively. So yeah. Hope you enjoyed our hanging out sesh. We're just going to call this from the hanging out session. See and Where's Waldo?

[Adam Busby]

We'll see what chat GPT tells me.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay, peace out, guys.

[Adam Busby]

All right, we love you guys.