#113 Living out Your Passion and Your Purpose
God sometimes asks us to do things that seem crazy big and beyond our scope of "ableness" (and let's be real, willingness!).Things like:Starting a businessCreating a ministryInternational adoptionWhat happens when we faithfully jump in with both feet? Jessica...
#112 The Cure for the “Perfect” Life Part 2- Performancism and People-Pleasing
In part two of my interview with my co-author Cheri Gregory, we talk about how the last two of the bullies from our book The Cure for the Perfect Life 12 Ways to Stop Trying Harder and Start Living Brave, Performancism and People Pleasing, follow us around and beat us...
What Happens When There is No Snap
I was 33 years old when I came to the very logical conclusion that the only way to stop the hurting was to kill myself. I was in the depths of a very painful marriage where I never felt like I could do anything right. I was a mess. I knew I wasn't a good wife, a good...
#111 Holy, Messy and HGTV Our Interview with Jen Hatmaker, Author of Interrupted
She had all of her "Christian" ducks in a row.... until God swept them all to the side. Jen Hatmaker was a Christian speaker and author, married to a PASTOR for heaven's sake who spent every day of her life doing the church thing and doing it well. But then, Jen...
#110 The Cure for the “Perfect” Life
Hi Friends! My newest book, The Cure for the Perfect Life, came from my deepest desire to help the women in this world live fuller, richer lives at exactly where God wants them. This week Cheri Gregory (who co-wrote The Cure for the Perfect Life) and I sat down to...
#109 Mentoring, Motherhood and Friendships
When it comes to being a mom, have you ever felt like you wish someone would just tell you what to do? (Or at least talk you down after you kid has told you that he wishes Jake's mom was his real mother?)My dear friend Stephanie Shott joined us this week to discuss...
You are Invited – Time to Join the Rebellion
Are you sick and tired of trying to be perfect? Are you exhausted trying to please everyone while wondering if they would like you even if you stopped doing for them? Are you always doing because your success is based on your performance day-to-day (or...
#108 Following God isn’t Always Pretty- with Michele Cushatt
This first podcast is for earbuds only – no listening in the minivan with the kiddos in back (unless they are plugged into their own listening device…) My friend and speaker, Michele Cushatt hasn't had the prettiest life. It has been down right hard and the things God...
Bad Mom Monday- Braver Parenting: Doing vs. Being
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God." Ephesians 2:8 (ESV) My son Christian loves basketball and played varsity all four years of high school. Throughout each season, he was respected for his ability...