Bringing Her Hope
102 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsEach episode I invite a girlfriend on the podcast to share not only the story that God is writing for her but the story God is redeeming in her life. I can’t wait for you to meet each and every one of these amazing women who I know will inspire you to also live out the story God is calling you to and to give you hope that He will be faithful to redeem your story as well!
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S4: Episode 12 The journey of an American Foster Family
September 21, 2020 21:30 - 41 minutes - 76.2 MBMy guest this week on the Bringing Her Hope podcast is author, Harmony Klingenmeyer. Harmony always wanted to be a mom, but when she got married she quickly found out they were not able to conceive. Devasted at that news, but knowing God was bigger, Harmony takes us on her family’s journey into foster care. We discuss what it looks like when God’s plan for your future is greater than the dreams you had for yourself. Connect with Harmony: https://www.instagram.com/hklingenmeyer/?hl=en ht...
S4: Episode 11: My Unexpected Journey: Experiencing Hope While Living With Pain with Julie Scholl
September 14, 2020 22:19 - 32 minutes - 60.1 MBMy guest this week is Julie Scholl. Julie is a wife, mom, and an educator to many. Her gift of teaching has allowed her to work in other countries, church ministries, public and private education, and now at home with her kids. Over a decade ago, Julie unexpectedly came into a life of managing pain. Each day in her life requires surrender, trust, and deep reliance on God. Join me on her journey as she shares about how our God has helped her with the ups and downs while faithfully bringing h...
S4: Episode 10: Regret to redemption: Jamie McIntyre's story of teen pregnancy
September 08, 2020 20:19 - 30 minutes - 69.7 MBMy guest this week is Jamie McIntyre. Jamie is a wife to her high school sweetheart and a mother to three beautiful children. Just one month into her senior year of high school, Jamie found out that she was pregnant. Jamie felt such shame and truly believed that her life was over. Instead, her story of regret turned into a beautiful story of God’s redemption. Connect with Jamie: https://www.instagram.com/byjamiemcintyre/ https://www.facebook.com/byjamiemcintyre
S4: Episode 9 How prayer calms your anxious heart with special guest and author Julie Gillies
August 31, 2020 18:15 - 25 minutes - 46.5 MBBio: Julie K. Gillies is the author of Prayers to Calm Your Anxious Heart: 100 Reassuring Devotions, From Hot Mess to Blessed, and the devotional Prayers for a Woman's Soul. Her books help readers know God, know Scripture, and know how to pray. Julie is the joyful wife of Keith, mom of three adults and Grammy of five. She loves baking from scratch, any day without humidity, and hanging out with the entire family, especially on days when her house is clean. I will tell you that anxiety fe...
S4: Episode 8 How to live your single life to the fullest with special guest Lauree Austin
August 25, 2020 16:37 - 57 minutes - 105 MBMy guest this week is Lauree Austin. Even though Lauree is originally from Boring, Oregon, she has lived and traveled to over 51 countries and is always excited to discover a new city, a new culture, and a new expression of God’s amazing creation! Although she’s had some crazy adventures in her life: tour manager for Tony Hawk and So You Think You Can Dance, missionary to the Czech Republic, skydiving-bungee jumping adrenaline junkie, being at gunpoint 12 times, online dating; Lauree is mos...
S4: Episode 7 How do you go on when the world you know crumbles with special guests Seth and Megan Halligan
August 17, 2020 17:37 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBMy guests this week are Seth and Megan Halligan. When their sweet daughter Dottie was born, they were delighted! She was their first child, healthy and full of life, wide-eyed and looking the world over. They sent pictures to their families and made it “Facebook Official.” Dottie was a New Year's Eve baby, born December 31st at 8:24 pm. She weighed 8lbs 5oz and was a mere 10 days past her due date. All was well… until it wasn’t. Friends today we are discussing a heart-wrenching conversation...
S4: Ep 6 Grace and Redemption after abortion with special guest Sandy Park
August 10, 2020 20:23 - 53 minutes - 121 MBMy guest this week on the Bringing Her Hope Podcast is Sandy Park. Sandy first experienced the goodness of God at the tender age of 13 during a weeklong camp meeting. Though the years ahead were filled with the heartache of her parents' divorce, the bondage of her childhood abuse and the shame and pain of a pregnancy out of wedlock which ended in an abortion, that first encounter left an imprint on her heart that would continue to draw her into a lifelong love affair with Jesus. Friend, if ...
S4: Episode 5 What to do when your prayers aren't answered with returning guest Alicia Marks
July 29, 2020 18:42 - 31 minutes - 56.9 MBMy guest this week is Alicia Marks. Alicia is a dynamic Bible teacher and author and our FIRST ever return guest on the Bringing Her Hope Podcast!! We share some crazy stories about us navigating high school and then we dive deep into another piece of Alicia's story. We talk about How in the world do we keep our hope in God when years go by without prayers being answered? Friends, Alicia has lived nearly all of her life begging God for healing for her diseased eyes. So let’s find out togethe...
S4: Episode 4 How God takes the broken parts and makes them beautiful with special guest Holly Migas
July 20, 2020 17:09 - 54 minutes - 126 MBMy guest this week on the Bringing Her Hope podcast is Holly Migas. God has taken Holly from abuse, an unexpected pregnancy, and navigating infidelity with her husband to becoming an advocate for those who find themselves in situations they never expected. Connect with Holly: https://www.facebook.com/hollyemigas/ Instagram @hollymigas
S4: Episode 3 How God flipped the script in my story with special guest Mary DeMuth
July 13, 2020 17:13 - 21 minutes - 48.5 MBMy guest this week is author Mary DeMuth. Mary is passionate about helping you live a re-storied life. A survivor of neglect and sexual abuse, Mary was rescued by Jesus. She has spent her life healing from trauma so she can help others not feel so alone To connect with Mary: https://www.facebook.com/mary.demuth https://www.instagram.com/marydemuth/?hl=en Find out more at marydemuth.com, or be prayed for on her daily prayer podcast pray everyday show. For sexual abuse resources, visit wet...
S4: Episode 2 How to make sense of the Unexpected Single Life with special guest Kate Hurley
July 06, 2020 21:27 - 38 minutes - 87.4 MBMy guest this week is Kate Hurley. Kate Hurley is a singer-songwriter, worship leader, writer, life coach, and teacher based out of Asheville, NC. Kate never thought that she would find herself still single in her story, so in this week’s conversation, we discuss How to make sense of your Unexpected Single Life. We learn how to stop waiting and start embracing your life—right where you are. We unpack how to live each day boldly in the exact season you are in and trust that God will not onl...
S4: Episode 1 The small and big moments that shape our lives with special guests JJ and Dave Heller
June 29, 2020 17:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBMy guests this week are singers/ songwriters and podcast hosts of the new podcast Instrumental JJ and Dave Heller. Today we talk about embracing every beautiful second of this incredible and unpredictable life, because the truth is, none of us knows which moment will be the one that changes everything. Connect with JJ and Dave: www.jjheller.com www.jjheller.com/podcast www.instagram.com/jjhellermusic www.youtube.com/jjhellermusic www.facebook.com/jjhellermusic
S3: Episode 12 How to Build Character in your child in a World of Compromise with special guest Lee Nienhuis
June 08, 2020 18:50 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBMy guest this week is Lee Nienhuis. Lee is an author and passionate Bible teacher. She is the Communications Specialist for Moms in Prayer International and the Host of the Moms in Prayer Podcast and the Co-host of The Martha and Mary Show. Lee’s writing and speaking have been featured on Focus on the Family broadcast and magazine; True Woman; Proverbs 31, Hearts at Home, Iron Sharpens Iron conferences; GEMS Girls Clubs; and American Heritage Girls. Lee shares a dynamic vision for the ...
S3: Episode 11 How to make sense from loss and trust that God is good with special guest Patti Buss
June 01, 2020 18:57 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBMy guest today is Patti Buss. Patti is a wife to Steve, mother of Daniel and Michael and, Co-Leader of One Hope, working to unite churches, and transform our city. Previously a missionary into Russia/Ukraine, Youth Pastor, and College Pastor. Her favorite activity is discipling young leaders in the Kingdom, prayer, and family. She loves gardening and all that Oregon offers by way of that, hiking, biking, anything outdoors, making pies, jam, and being together around food! She grew up in Sou...
S3: Episode 10 Laughing through the Ugly Cry and Finding Unstoppable Joy with special guest Dawn Barton
May 26, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBMy guest this week is Dawn Barton. She's an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mentor. Dawn wholeheartedly believes that the obstacles in our lives should not beat us down, but give us reasons to more fully embrace joy wherever we can find it. She believes we all need more joy. Today we unpack the topic of how Dawn has found joy in places you’d think it was unfindable — despite the pain of losing a child, divorce, rape, stage 3 cancer, and so much more. Connect with Dawn: https:/...
S3: Episode 9 How Laura Story's family is navigating COVID-19
May 11, 2020 17:08 - 22 minutes - 52 MBMy guest this week is singer, songwriter, podcaster, and author- Laura Story. Laura is also a wife and mom to four children. This week our conversation is all about how we are navigating COVID-19 as moms, wives, and working moms! We talk about the beauty we are seeing as well as the trials we are experiencing. Connect with Laura: Instagram: @laurastorymusic www.laurastorymusic.com https://laurastorymusic.com/category/podcast/ https://www.facebook.com/laurastory/ We loved having La...
S3: Episode 8 What if I don't have all the answers with special guest Ashley Espinoza
May 04, 2020 18:53 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBMy guest this week is Ashley Espinoza. Ashley is a wife, a mom, and an incredible leader in her community. Ashley's life has mostly felt broken and chaotic, but today we unpack the concept of what it looks like to not have all the answers and to allow God to guide and direct us in it all. Connect with Ashley: https://www.instagram.com/ashesp86/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ashley.valdezespinoza?ref=bookmarks https://www.facebook.com/latinoprofessionalsconnect/
S3: Episode 7 The Thief of Comparison with special guest Marra Watson
April 27, 2020 18:43 - 37 minutes - 34 MBMy guest this week is Marra Watson. Marra grew up with the label of ADD. She has always had and continues to have a lot of energy. She enjoys shoving as much as she can into the time that she has and all sorts of challenges. She keeps her husband and two homeschooled teen boys on their toes. Marra is always taking in people and animals. Her own family is amazing and lets her harbor those in need. Marra used to be passionately rootless and would pick up and move every 2 years until she met Je...
S3: Episode 6 Keeping the Faith when you don't understand what God is doing with special guest Kim Snider
April 20, 2020 18:00 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBMy guest this week is Kim Snider. Kim is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She has been appointed as a missionary of Assemblies of God World Mission since 1986. She is the founder of MOMS magazine, a publication for Filipino women as well as the permanent non-resident faculty Asia Pacific Theological Seminary. Kim also has a Ph.D. in intercultural education and is also the Author of 3 books for Filipino women. When Kim found out her son had cancer her life turned into a living nightmare. Th...
S3: E5 How to navigate unexpected trials in your marriage and find beauty in the ashes with special guests Dan and Mandee O'Shaughnessy
April 13, 2020 19:36 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBMy guests this week are husband and wife, Dan and Mandee O'Shaughnessy. Dan and Mandee met by happenstance, at their small church in Iowa in 2013. Dan originally thought Mandee was too young and she thought he was overly outgoing and a bit interesting. Mandee wasn’t looking for any type of relationship at the time and Dan was prayerfully cautious about pursuing anything more than a friendship. But, God had other plans and they were married a year later on April 26, 2014. Getting married...
S3: E4 Trusting God as your true North when your life goes south with special guest Jennifer Leeson
April 06, 2020 18:23 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBMy guest this week is Jennifer Leeson. ….. She married her high school sweetheart (Ralph. They have we have 3 adult children, 8 grandchildren, and 3 great grands. She has had the opportunity to go on short term mission trips to Sierra Leone, Africa, Israel, and India. She currently serves on the Called to a Freedom ministry team at Valley Christian Church and is the founding board member of Mid-Valley Women of Christ. Jennifer has had more near-death experiences then she can count and is ...
S3: E3 How to trust God with "hard " things we feel He is calling us to with special guest Nicole Deese
March 30, 2020 20:42 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBMy guest today this week is author, Nicole Deese. Nicole is a Carol Award winner and a RITA and INSPY Award finalist. When she's not working on her next contemporary Christian romance novel, she can usually be found reading by a window overlooking the inspiring beauty of the Pacific Northwest. She lives in small-town Idaho with her happily-ever-after hubby, two rambunctious sons, and princess daughter with the heart of a warrior. Nicole takes us on the journey of the adoption of their daug...
S3: Episode 2 From Abandonment to Adopted with special guest Heather Norlander
March 17, 2020 21:05 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBMy guest today is Heather Norlander. Heather is a wife and mother to 4 wonderful children and 2 German Shepherds. She is an advocate for children in the Foster care system and is the director of Teen Reach Adventure Camp, in Jefferson, OR. She loves to cook, spending time in the outdoors, and snowboarding. Heather was given up for adoption at the age of 2. But by age 11, her adopted parents revoked their parental rights and she became an orphan and a ward of the state. She lived in 6 diff...
S3: Episode 1 God can use anyone from anywhere to do anything with special guest Kim-Maree Janzen
March 09, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBGuest Introduction: My guest this week is Kim-Maree Janzen who serves as a Worship Pastor at Mannahouse in Portland, Oregon. She came from Australia to study at Portland Bible College in 2006. She has been involved in worship ministry with her husband Marcus for over ten years, leading worship, songwriting & teaching. Together they are dedicated to training and equipping people to strengthen the local church. They reside with their son, Zenith, in Vancouver, Washington. Kim shares her sto...
S2: Episode 12 How to navigate through unexpected battles in your story with special guest Bo Stern-Brady
February 24, 2020 20:55 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBMy guest this week is Bo Stern-Brady. Bo is the Co-Founder of SHEOLOGY, an Author, Pastor, and the speaker of our Hope Women's Conference coming up on May 1st-2nd in Corvallis Oregon. Bo realizes life is full of fierce and unexpected battles. When her now, late husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness, she knew she had found her Goliath. With winsome sincerity, Bo points to the battle plans available to us in Scripture and to our God who brings beauty from the struggles we face. Conne...
S2: Episode 11 The worst thing that ever happens to you can be the best thing that ever happens to you with special guest Sam Kelly
February 17, 2020 17:00 - 37 minutes - 86.1 MBMy guest this week, Sam Kelly! Sam is the Radio Host from the Scott and Sam Show heard every afternoon on HOPE 1079 FM as well as one of our speakers at our Hope Women's Conference in Corvallis Oregon at Life Community Church May 1st-2nd. When the doctor told Sam and her husband that their daughter Zoe had Down Syndrome, they felt robbed, scared, and hopeless. But now eight years later after navigating through some difficult chapters with depression and addiction, they know the truth... God...
S2: Episode 10 When divorce doesn't have the final say with special guests Chris and Stephanie Teague
February 11, 2020 17:00 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBMy guests this week are the husband-and-wife duo Out of the Dust is comprised of Chris and Stephanie Teague who have a story of downfall, heartbreak, and miraculous redemption that is woven deep into the fabric of their music. After growing up in church and marrying young, Chris slowly and quietly lost all faith in God during college. Slipping into the grips of alcohol, drugs and every other whim of his heart, he secretly managed an alter ego for years around church friends, family, and even...
S2: Episode 9 How to trust the Lord when the unimaginable happens with special guest Jennifer Eikenhorst
February 03, 2020 22:53 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBMy guest today is my friend, Jennifer Eikenhorst, host of Accidental Hope podcast, a teacher by trade and blogger/host by calling. She is a wife, mom, math teacher, and a CADI (Causing Accidental Death or Injury) from Waco, TX. She and her husband, Chris, have four amazing children, ages 7-16. She loves expressing herself through art and long walks with their Doodle, Coda. Jennifer and her husband Chris, have faced and overcome many trials, some involving life-altering experiences, even dea...
S2: E8 Desperate to fit in with special guest Stephanie Koontz
January 28, 2020 18:22 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBMy guest this week is Stephanie Koontz. Stephanie is a wife and mom to three amazing boys. At the age of 14, Stephanie became bulimic just to please a boyfriend. From there, it was an intense downward spiral to an eating disorder that controlled her life, along with severe alcohol abuse to the point of having seizures. This story is full of twists and turns and I can't wait to take you on this journey with us! Connect with Stephanie: https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.shorb https://the...
S2: Episode 7 How we built our family after years of infertility and loss with special guest BreAnne Brown
January 20, 2020 17:00 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MBMy guest this week is BreAnne Brown. BreAnne currently is a stay at home mom with a 19-year-old, 16 years old and 1-year-old twins. She spends as much time as possible outdoors, hiking, biking, kayaking, and gardening. She is also an avid reader. Instilling a love of nature and reading to her children is a major goal that she hopes to accomplish in parenting. BreAnne and her husband try to live an adventurous life and their years together have been a roller coaster of traveling, foster par...
S2: Episode 6 The Journey out of food addiction with special guest Ashra Liles
January 13, 2020 21:16 - 28 minutes - 66.2 MBMy guest this week is Ashra Liles. Her smile alone personifies His radiance! The Lord’s brilliance resonates deep from within her soul and His grace is displayed on the first “Hello”! Ashra is on staff at Hope Church as a worship leader, administrative assistant and also takes care of a portion of print media. A reoccurring theme throughout her life has been ministering in her gift of song and praise. Her voice is both healing and anointed. She carries a deep abiding passion to encourage oth...
S2: Episode 5: How to let go of the bitterness that binds you with special guest Alecia Gamble
January 06, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBMy guest and friend today is Alecia Gamble. Alecia is a wife and mom of 4 kids. Alecia is also the Children’s Director at Waypoint Community Church in Springfield, Oregon. Growing up Aleica found herself trying to fill that dad shaped hole with any kind of male attention she could get. She wanted to be liked and wanted to feel loved if only for a minute. What she truly longed for, but didn't know could satisfy, was her relationship with Jesus. A father that would never leave and was alwa...
S2: Episode 4: How we didn’t let brain injury define us and our family with special guest Kathleen Darling
December 16, 2019 16:55 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBMy guest today is Kathleen Darling. Kathleen is a wife and a mom who loves people, quiet mornings with coffee, cozy nights with cocoa, watching her kids explore and play pretend. Kathleen married her man young, excited for the all that the future held for them. They survived Basic Training, AIT, two long deployments with some distant training mixed in for the Army. About a month and a half after her husband safely returned home after his last deployment, they were in a terrible car acciden...
S2: Episode 3: Rescued from Human Sex Trafficking with special guest Lindsey Cooper
December 09, 2019 17:43 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBMy guest this week is Lindsey Cooper. Lindsey is married to the love of her life, and has 3 beautiful children, who keep them on their toes! They love to travel and spend our time like any other typical family: shuttling kids to soccer and dance and balancing family time with life in general. Lindsey is the Director and Founder of Identity Dance Company, Identity Events, and Entertainment, and now One Eighty. She is also a spokesperson for Hope Ranch Ministries, Choreographer for the Miss L...
S2: Episode 2: Leaning to BeLoved, not Afraid with special guest Kim Rettmann
December 02, 2019 17:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBMy guest today is Kim Rettmann. Kim is a Pacific Northwest Native, currently living in Albany, Oregon, where her husband, Cyrus, is the Associate Pastor at Willamette Community Church. Kim and Cyrus have been married for 15 years and have five children ranging in age from 12 on down to 5. After earning a degree in English Humanities from Corban University, Kim taught High School English for a few years. Once God blessed Cyrus and Kim with children, she has been a stay at home mom ever since....
S2: Episode 1: The importance of choosing to live joyfully with special guest Rachael Prescott
November 18, 2019 22:10 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBMy guest this week is Rachael Prescott. Rachael is a blogger at DoublingDownMom.com where her, her husband, and their four marvelous children, proclaim the beauty of Down syndrome, and the importance of choosing to live joyfully. They reside near Salem, Oregon in a home filled with laughter, LEGOS, and their fluffy dog Max. Connect with Rachael: DoublingDownMom.com https://www.facebook.com/doublingdownmom/ @doublingdownmom To purchase your tickets to the Hope Women's Conference: https:...
S2: Episode 1: The importance of choosing to live joyfully with special guest Rachel Prescott
November 18, 2019 22:10 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBMy guest this week is Rachel Prescott. Rachael is a blogger at DoublingDownMom.com where her, her husband, and their four marvelous children, proclaim the beauty of Down syndrome, and the importance of choosing to live joyfully. They reside near Salem, Oregon in a home filled with laughter, LEGOS, and their fluffy dog Max. Connect with Rachel: DoublingDownMom.com https://www.facebook.com/doublingdownmom/ @doublingdownmom To purchase your tickets to the Hope Women's Conference: https://...
Episode 12: How to throw out the labels and step into the purpose God has for you with special guest Kelsey Wallen
November 11, 2019 21:26 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBOur guest for today’s episode is Kelsey Wallen. Kelsey is a lover of Jesus, a crazy-in-love wife, and a mama to three little ladies! Kelsey has struggled in the past with not knowing who her identity was and often believed that her identity was defined by the labels she created for herself or that others gave her. Kelsey is now stepping bravely into the identity that God has defined for her! Connect with Kelsey: http://www.kelseywallen.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kelseywallen_27/ h...
BONUS Episode: How I Went from Messed Up to Blessed Up Without Changing a Single Thing with Kerri Pomarolli
November 04, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBMy guest this week is Kerri Pomarolli is a writer, comedian, speaker, and the ultimate Proverbs 32 Woman. She tours nationwide with clean comedy at top Christian and secular venues. Pomarolli has been featured on The Tonight Show 29 times as well as made appearances on Comedy Central, ABC and more. Known as “Hollywood’s Favorite God Girl,” Pomarolli frequently shares about her faith while living in LA with her two daughters. Kerri Pomarolli fearlessly shares the messiness of her own life w...
Episode 11: Your past does not define your present with special guest Stephanie Fast
October 30, 2019 17:12 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBMy guest this week is an author and speaker Stephanie Fast. Stephanie and her husband reside in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by their children and grandchildren. Abandoned at a young age, Stephanie wandered the war-torn countryside of Korea. Due to her bi-racial ethnicity, she was abused and violated in every way. Finally, she was discarded and left to die in a garbage dump. A World Vision nurse miraculously rescued Stephanie and placed her in an orphanage. Around the age of nine, a miss...
Episode 10: How to trust God in real life with special guest Alicia Marks
October 09, 2019 22:15 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBMy guest this week is Alicia Marks. Alicia is a dynamic Bible teacher and author with an infectious love of Jesus, the scriptures and people. She and her husband raise four kids and a menagerie of livestock in rural Oregon where they are deeply involved in their local church. She is also the author of The Matriarchs: Four Women Who Birthed a Nation and Changed History and Elijah: Bold Obedience and a Still, Small Voice. After two devastating miscarriages, at eight weeks pregnant Alicia's ba...
Episode 9: How to break free from the performance trap with special guest Soorin Backer
September 30, 2019 16:00 - 38 minutes - 70.7 MBGuest Introduction: My guest this week is Soorin Backer. She is known for dynamic teachings that genuinely set people free to be who God created them to be. Soorin attended Fuller Theological Seminary and completed two graduate degrees in theology and clinical psychology. SBM has been broadcast throughout the USA on radio, hosted a TV show focused on teaching the Bible and has an established conference ministry called Pearls of Hope that is held twice a year. Just before Soorin turned ...
Bonus Episode with Jenae Nixon: How to live a life of legacy
September 23, 2019 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBJenae is a 35-year-old single, (widowed, divorced, mother of 2 boys. Andrew who was her late husband adopted at birth is 13 years old and he just finished the 7th grade. Joshuah is her miracle baby. Born at 32 weeks via c-section he is now a handsome thriving 100lb 10 year -old. He just finished the 4th grade. Jenae has a rare connective tissue disorder called Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. There is a mutation in her collagen leaving the linings of her vessels, organs, and vascular syste...
Episode 8: When depression tries to take you out for good, but God's love is BIGGER with special guest Julie Nowacki
September 12, 2019 18:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBMy guest today is Julie Nowacki. Julie is passionate about God's Fierce Love and wants to penetrate the hearts of God's people to bring freedom. She had the privilege of working for a Christian Recording & Management Label for 15+ years helping develop, mentor and encourage Christian singer/songwriters. After going through a season of extreme fear, depression, and anxiety in 2014, she had a radical encounter with the love of God in 2015 that healed and changed her completely. Julie is a stro...
Episode 7: The chaos that I created and how I got out with special guest Lagea Mull
September 03, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes - 54.8 MBMy guest today is Lagea Mull. Lagea is a passionate woman of Christ. Her mission statement is to inspire and encourage women to connect with Jesus so He can transform their lives. As a pastor’s daughter & former military spouse, she learned early there is a need for women to be connected. Since her early 20’s she has served & participated in Women’s Ministry at the various churches she has attended. In her 30’s and early 40’s while her husband served in the Air Force she continued to serve...
BONUS EPISODE with special guest Laura Story: How to find beauty in the midst of shattered dreams
August 27, 2019 18:17 - 25 minutes - 46.9 MBMy guest this week is singer, songwriter, and author- Laura Story. Laura is also a wife and mom to four children and is a recent graduate with her doctorate in Worship studies. Laura and her husband, Martin, faced a brain tumor, infertility, and a son’s birth defect. She realized that she’d been looking for a happiness that comes from circumstances, rather than a deeper joy that comes from God. Again and again, Laura had to surrender her vision for her life so she could embrace God’s visi...
Episode 6: When your past can't cripple you anymore with special guest Natalie Schulz
August 19, 2019 16:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBMy guest this week is Natalie Schulz. Natalie is a single mom and the Outreach and Missions Director at Life Bible Church in Harrisburg, Oregon. Her heart for reaching the broken began when she was a little girl and went on outreaches with her dad. The hopes and dreams of that little girl were shattered when she began being abused at a young age. It caused her to derail and live a masked life. Throughout her teen and young adult years, she endured addiction, an act of violence, and the l...
Episode 5: When shame doesn't have the final say with special guest Laurie Smucker
July 31, 2019 18:41 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBMy guest today is Laurie Smucker. Laurie is a gifted author, Bible teacher, and missionary. She has authored a book, entitled "Shattered by Shame, Crowned in Glory." This book tells her life story and the testimony of walking out of the shame from her past. From the time of Laurie's salvation, she has touched the lives of countless people, young and old, male and female, through the heartfelt testimony of her life. Laurie has seen the Holy Spirit move individuals to weep as she sheds lig...
Episode 3: How to be present in the life that you almost lost with special guest Sarah Means
May 16, 2019 21:10 - 40 minutes - 9.36 MBMy guest today is Sarah Means. Sarah and her husband, Trevor, planted Praise Community Church in January of 2018. Sarah leads the online social media ministry, Women of Worth Ministries, where she shares consistent encouragement and inspiration to ladies around the world. She is a lover of Jesus, her husband, 17-year-old son Isaac, and great coffee! Trevor and Sarah planted their church in their home town of Eugene, OR, with a focus to seek Jesus, make disciples, and love recklessly until th...
Episode 4: Have you ever felt you were living your worst nightmare? Special Guest Rachel Profitt
May 02, 2019 20:11 - 44 minutes - 17.9 MBOur guest for today’s episodes is Rachel Profitt. Rachel is a mom who has literally lived out her worst nightmare. She experienced tragedy by miscarriage, a stillborn baby, as well as the loss of her four-year old daughter. God is using her story with Rachel's ministry called Hearts Desire Ministry. Hearts Desire Ministry was born out of the idea of investing into God's Kingdom by sharing gifts of comfort, hope, faith, and love. Her prayer is that the Lord would use her story to bring salv...