Soul Sista' Stories
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -The Sacred Aim of this Storytelling Podcast is to lift your soul into a higher realm, where you may see, hear and feel the Divine Presence and Wonder-Working Power of God. Our Resident Storyteller and Spiritual Guide, Sista' Joy, will share stories, myths and legends from around the world of Divine Intervention, Spiritual Healing, and Angelic Encounters. Tune in on the first and third Monday of each month and be blessed. Artwork Cover by Pixabay.
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Peace!
August 22, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBToday's episode will cheer you up and bring you peace! You will be encouraged and hear some poetry and two personal stories along with music. Today's podcast will make you think about our power to love. This podcast of stories, poems and music is sure to make you smile, bring a tear to your eye and leave you with peace... River Flute by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4713-river-flute License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Vivacity by Kevin MacL...
Cheer Up!
August 22, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBCheer up, have a good laugh, be encouraged and hear some poetry and two personal stories along with music. Today's podcast will make you think about our power to love. This podcast of stories, poems and music is sure to cheer you up, make you laugh, bring a tear to your eye and leave you with something to think about! River Flute by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4713-river-flute License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod ...
We Thought We Were Tarzan!
August 22, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBToday's episode is a mixture of poetry, personal stories and music, but we saved the best for last... It's called, "It's Raining," and it tells a story through poetry about the antics as hillbilly children, especially jumping off the cliff like TARZAN did! lol River Flute by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4713-river-flute License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacit...
Diving Off a Cliff Hollering like Tarzan !
August 22, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBToday's episode is a mixture of poetry, personal stories and music, but we saved the best for last... It's called, "It's Raining," and it tells a story through poetry about the antics as hillbilly children, especially diving off of a cliff for a tree swing and hollering like TARZAN! lol River Flute by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4713-river-flute License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.fi...
Stories to Cheer You!
August 22, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBYou will find diversity in this podcast with the stories and music. Today's podcast will make you think about the oneness of humanity all over the world and our power to change the earth through our love for each other and all life. This podcast of stories, poems and music is sure to arouse your emotions, bring a tear to your eye and leave you with something, more than yourself, to think about! River Flute by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4713-river-flute Lic...
Peanuts the Big Bully - The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall!
August 17, 2020 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.67 MBPeanuts was mighty big compared to me and the other little Girl Scouts in our camp unit and she was real mean and a racist too! I was scared of her and so were the other girls. Especially after she made a point of telling me and my girlfriend what she was going to do to us. It made me tremble. Little did I realize I was going to have to fight her to protect my self and my girl friend, nor did I know I had the will to WIN! You see it was the late 50's and my girlfriend and I had been chos...
You Big Bully!
August 17, 2020 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.67 MBShe was mighty big compared to me and the other little Girl Scouts in our camp unit and she was real mean and racist too! I was scared of her and so were the other girls.Especially after she made a point of telling me and my girlfriend what she was going to do to us. It made me tremble. Little did I realize I was going to have to fight her to protect my self and my girl friend, nor did I know I had the will to WIN! You see it was the late 50's and my girlfriend and I had been chosen to b...
Come On You Big Bully!
August 17, 2020 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.67 MBIn the late 50's my girlfriend and I were chosen to be the first two African-American Girl Scouts to integrate Girl Scout Camp, Ann Bailey, up in the mountains of West Virginia. Oh boy, what an experience that was, especially having to face and fight a big, mean, bully. Wait till' you hear what happened... Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cense: http...
We Were Kissin' Cousins...Almost!
July 25, 2020 20:00 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBHave you ever fallen in love with a relative and didn't know it? How did you find out? This is the story about two cousins falling for each other and what happened when they found out! A fun story guaranteed to make you smile... Music: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cover Photo: Pixabay Support ...
Almost Kissin' Cousins!
July 25, 2020 20:00 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBHave you ever fallen in love with a relative and didn't know it? How did you find out? This is the story about two cousins falling for each other and what happened when they found out! A fun story guaranteed to make you smile... Music: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cover Photo: Pixabay Support ...
Mary McLeod Bethune: Humble School Beginnings
June 27, 2020 03:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBDr. Mary McLeod Bethune had little money but lots of faith in God and in herself. She used what she had to start a school that, today, graduates thousands of students from all over the world. This is an original story about the many "little known" things that Dr. Bethune did to get her school started and what she did to attract the help she needed to keep it going and growing. Written and performed by D. M. "Sista' Joy" Foster, this inspirational story is for the whole family to hear and m...
Racism: Our Greatest Curse!
June 14, 2020 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.77 MBThis Spoken Word of Truth speaks to our need to protest for justice and stand up to put an end to the scourge of racism. The Poem was written and spoken by our Host, D. M. "Sista' Joy" Foster and the vocalist for the African-American Spiritual, "Go Down Moses," is Katherine Polk. The opening music: Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show (https://sistajoy.b...
We're Being Choked!
June 14, 2020 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.77 MBThis Spoken Word of Truth speaks to our need to protest for justice and stand up to put an end to the scourge of racism. The Poem was written and spoken by our Host, D. M. "Sista' Joy" Foster and the vocalist for the African-American Spiritual, "Go Down Moses," is Katherine Polk. The opening music: Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show (https://sistajoy.b...
I Can't Breathe - Part II
June 14, 2020 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.77 MBThis Spoken Word of Truth speaks to our need to protest for justice and stand up to put an end to the scourge of racism. The Poem was written and spoken by our Host, D. M. "Sista' Joy" Foster and the vocalist for the African-American Spiritual, "Go Down Moses," is Katherine Polk. The opening music: Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show (https://sistajoy.b...
Our Struggle For Justice and Equality
June 14, 2020 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.77 MBThis Spoken Word of Truth speaks to our need to protest for justice and stand up to put an end to the scourge of racism. The Poem was written and spoken by our Host, D. M. "Sista' Joy" Foster and the vocalist for the African-American Spiritual, "Go Down Moses," is Katherine Polk. The opening music: Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show (https://sistajoy.b...
Mama, Mama, I Can't Breathe - George Floyd Tribute
June 06, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutes - 5.47 MBA Tribute to George Floyd in Spoken Word, Music and Song. The producer and Spoken Word Artist is D. M. "Sista' Joy" Foster. The Vocalist is Danna Foster. The opening music is:Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Part of the background music is Rite of Passage by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4291-rite-of-passage License: http://creativecomm...
A Cloud Covered Them!
May 23, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.82 MBThis is a true military story about US troops being saved from death by the miraculous covering of a cloud that descended to protect them. The Story appeared in Guide Posts Best-Loved Stories in 1998 and was written by Spencer January. The Host of this podcast retells it as a Memorial Day Tribute. The Rooster Crowing is by Bible Sounds The Image is from Pixabay: Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/DZackCulver-278864/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_...
Covered By The Cloud!
May 23, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.82 MBA Cloud dropped down above the trees and created a mist and fog to protect them from enemy fire. It was a miracle! The GI who told this story was even more shocked when he found out that back home at that exact time, a religious woman called a 'prayer warrior' had just ask the Lord to "cover him with a cloud." This is a true military story about US troops being saved from death by the miraculous covering of a cloud that descended to protect them. The Story appeared in Guide Posts Best-Lo...
Save Me Daddy!
May 16, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBThis is an original scary and true story by the host about her near-death experience when she was almost nine years old. She tells the story of an evil spirit entering her body that would have taken her life except for the powerful prayers of her father driving it out. Hillbilly Swing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5705-hillbilly-swing License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hillbilly Swing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmu...
I Look Unto The Hills from Whence Cometh My Help
May 09, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.16 MBThis episode is the story of how a faith-filled Mother saved her daughter's life. It is a story of Divine Intervention. A praying woman is a powerful woman. This is quite a story to hear. It is a story-poem written by the Host and is a tribute to her Mother and to all Mothers everywhere. Listen and enjoy. MUSIC Hillbilly Swing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5705-hillbilly-swing License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod...
I Look Unto The Hills
May 09, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.16 MBThis episode is the story of how a faith-filled Mother saved her daughter's life. It is a story of Divine Intervention. A praying woman is a powerful woman. This is quite a story to hear. It is a story-poem written by the Host and is a tribute to her Mother and to all Mothers everywhere. Listen and enjoy. MUSIC Hillbilly Swing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5705-hillbilly-swing License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod...
A Mother's Day Tribute - I Look Unto The Hills
May 09, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.13 MBThis episode is a tribute to all Mothers everywhere. The Host shares a true Story-Poem that she wrote in 1983 about her faith-filled Mother's prayers and the power they had. She talks about how her Mother's favorite Bible Verse was, Psalm 121, 'I look unto the hills from whence cometh my help, my help cometh from the Lord." It is a tribute to all Praying Mothers everywhere. The poem is about the love of a mother and how she often knows things about her children and life that others do not. ...
I Look Unto The Hills!
May 09, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.16 MBThis episode is the story of how a faith-filled Mother saved her daughter's life. It is a story of Divine Intervention. A praying woman is a powerful woman. This is quite a story to hear. It is a story-poem written by the Host and is a tribute to her Mother and to all Mothers everywhere. Listen and enjoy. MUSIC Hillbilly Swing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5705-hillbilly-swing License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod...
Mountaineers Are Always Free!
May 02, 2020 04:00 - 13 minutes - 8.99 MBMountaineers Are Always Free was once the state motto for West Virginia. In this podcast, the Resident Storyteller and Host, Sista' Joy, shares her story of how this motto became a saving affirmation to help her overcome the adversity she faced in her childhood years growing up there. She shares the power of this motto and how it can be of benefit to us in today's world as we struggle against the mountain of obstacles we are faced with. Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompe...
I Am a Mountaineer!
May 02, 2020 04:00 - 13 minutes - 8.99 MBMountaineers Are Always Free was once the state motto for West Virginia. In this podcast, the Resident Storyteller and Host, Sista' Joy, shares her story of how this motto became a saving affirmation to help her overcome the adversity she faced in her childhood years growing up there. She shares the power of this motto and how it can be of benefit to us in today's world as we struggle against the mountain of obstacles we are faced with. Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompe...
Climb That Mountain!
May 02, 2020 04:00 - 13 minutes - 8.99 MBIn this podcast, the Resident Storyteller and Host, Sista' Joy, shares her story of how the West Virginia State Motto, Mountaineers Are Always Free, became a saving affirmation to help her overcome the adversity she faced in her childhood years growing up there. She shares the power of this motto and how it can be of benefit to us in today's world as we struggle against the mountain of obstacles we are faced with. Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/...
We Dreamed of Being Cowboys and Some of Our Dream Came True!
April 26, 2020 03:00 - 10 minutes - 7.52 MBWe watched Cowboy Shows back in the 1950s down in the hills. I was only seven years old and my brother was eight. We loved Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Lash La Rue, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Gabby Hayes, and many more. They were our only heroes, and that's what I wanted to be when I grew up - a Cowgirl! My brother wanted to be a Cowboy too. Why, we were going to go out west and fight with our cowboy and cowgirl heroes. One Christmas, we received a special surprise that helped us to make ou...
Ride Em' Cowboy!
April 26, 2020 03:00 - 10 minutes - 7.52 MBWe watched Cowboy Shows back in the 1950s down in the hills. I was only seven years old and my brother was eight. We loved Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Lash La Rue, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Gabby Hayes, and many more. They were our only heroes, and that's what I wanted to be when I grew up - a Cowgirl! My brother wanted to be a Cowboy too. Why, we were going to go out west and fight with our cowboy and cowgirl heroes. One Christmas, we received a special surprise that helped us to make ou...
The Party Line Telephone and Trouble!
April 17, 2020 03:00 - 6 minutes - 4.24 MBBack in the 1950s, many people down in the hills of West Virginia had a "Party Line" telephone. The Resident Storyteller gives you a funny story about what she and her brother did to the neighbor who talked on their line when they were 1st and 2nd Graders, and what happened to them. The opening and ending music is Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5707-still-pickin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show (https://s...
The Party Line
April 17, 2020 03:00 - 6 minutes - 4.24 MBBack in the 1950s, many people down in the hills of West Virginia had a "Party Line" telephone. The Resident Storyteller gives you a funny story about what she and her brother did to the neighbor who talked on their line when they were 1st and 2nd Graders, and what happened to them. The opening and ending music is Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5707-still-pickin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Trouble On the Party Line!
April 17, 2020 03:00 - 6 minutes - 4.22 MBDo you know what a "Party Line" is? Back in the 1950s, many people down in the hills of West Virginia had a "Party Line" telephone. What this meant was that you shared the telephone line with 1, 2, or 3 neighbors. If you picked up the phone to make a call and they were on it talking, it was customary for you to hang up and wait until the line was free. The Resident Storyteller gives you a funny story about what she and her brother did to the neighbor who talked on their line when they were ...
Trouble On the Party Line and Boy, Did We Get It!
April 17, 2020 03:00 - 6 minutes - 4.22 MBDo you know what a "Party Line" is? Back in the 1950s, many people down in the hills of West Virginia had a "Party Line" telephone. What this meant was that you shared the telephone line with 1, 2, or 3 neighbors. If you picked up the phone to make a call and they were on it talking, it was customary for you to hang up and wait until the line was free. The Resident Storyteller gives you a funny story about what she and her brother did to the neighbor who talked on their line when they were ...
Old Man Pluggins And His Big Old Shade Tree
April 11, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 5.89 MBThis is a fun story about Old Man Pluggins, who wants to grow a Shade Tree for his children and his neighbors. Everyone laughs because he believes a stick can become a mighty tree. He's a dreamer and his dream comes true. While this story is fiction, and still an original work in progress, it is based upon true events in the life of the storyteller and her father. "Old Man Pluggns and his Big Old Shade Tree" is a story the whole family can enjoy. It has a moral value for the children as...
A Taste of Us!
April 05, 2020 23:00 - 1 minute - 985 KBPersonal Stories from the life of D. M. "Sista' Joy" Foster about growing up in the hills of West Virginia as a "hillbilly" child of color during the 50's and 60's. Music: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show (https://hillbillysoulsista.buzzsprout.com)