Not Just Waiting

What if God isn't asking you to do more in this season, but inviting you to slow down and spend time with Him? In this episode of Not Just Waiting, I'm joined by Janelle Nobles, writer, mentor, and author of From Discipline to Delight, a Bible plan designed to help people grow in their love for God's Word. After walking through some incredibly difficult seasons, including her husband&#...

What if the season you’re waiting to get through is actually the season God is using to prepare you? In this episode of Not Just Waiting, I’m joined by Athena Newell, a wife, mom of three, family nurse practitioner, and owner of a functional medicine and movement practice in Charleston, South Carolina. Athena shares the story of how God slowly changed her heart about leaving a job and a life she l...

What if the season you're waiting to get through is actually the season God is using to form you? In this episode of Not Just Waiting, I'm joined by author, podcaster, and speaker Addie Ott for an honest conversation about faithfulness, waiting, identity, comparison, and what God is doing in the seasons that don't look the way we expected. We talk about learning to be faithful when no...

What if the season you keep calling “waiting” is actually a season of becoming? In this episode of Not Just Waiting , I’m joined by writer and spiritual director Jessica L. Morris for a deeply honest conversation about recovery, identity, disappointment, calling, and learning to trust God when life doesn’t look the way we thought it would. Jessica shares how growing up in a family impacted by alco...

What if the season you’re in isn’t wasted—but is actually preparing you for something you can’t see yet? In this episode of Not Just Waiting, I’m talking with author and storyteller Briana Bass about what God does in the in-between seasons of our lives. We talk about: ​Learning to see everyday life as ministry ​Knowing what Scripture says versus actually believing it ​Letting go of the timelines a...

What if the season you’re calling “waiting” is actually a season of preparation? In this episode of the Not Just Waiting Podcast , I’m joined by LaTonya Renee Flood for a conversation about what God is doing in us while we wait—and how He uses seasons of uncertainty, fear, and confusion to prepare us for what’s next. LaTonya shares about a season when God told her to do nothing . No launching. No...

What do you do when your life doesn’t look anything like you thought it would? Maybe you had a plan. A timeline. A picture in your head of how things were supposed to go. And then life took a detour. This week on the Not Just Waiting Podcast, I’m joined by Debra Mcninch, founder of BattleCry, author of Battle Cry: Love Goes to War , and a woman who knows what it means to trust God when the story t...

What if surrendering control isn’t giving up—but making room for God to do something you could never have planned? In this episode of Not Just Waiting , I’m joined by Kathy Rogers, speaker, author, podcaster, and author of Look for Good: Discovering God in Grief, Celebration, and the Everydays . After walking through breast cancer, the loss of her mom, and the heartbreaking loss of her 29-year-old...

Have you ever wondered what happens after we die? In this powerful episode of the Not Just Waiting Podcast, I sit down with Bible teacher and "Gospel Granny," Susan Bosma, to hear the incredible story that changed the course of her life forever. After dying during surgery in 1974, Susan says she encountered eternity in a way she never expected. Decades later, she believes God released he...

If you've ever felt like your worth depends on how much you accomplish, this conversation is for you. In this episode of the Not Just Waiting Podcast , I'm joined by writer, speaker, and Bible teacher Cathy Colver Garland for an honest conversation about waiting, identity, striving, and learning to rely on the Holy Spirit instead of our own competence. Together we talk about what happens w...

One of the hardest parts of waiting isn't the waiting itself. It's believing that God is still working when nothing seems to be happening. In this episode of the Not Just Waiting Podcast , I'm joined by speaker, author, and Healed to Heal Podcast host Kathleen Johnson for one of the most thought-provoking conversations we've had this season. We talk about what it really means to wa...

Waiting rarely feels productive. Most of us spend our waiting seasons trying to figure out the next step, solve the problem, or control the outcome. But what if God is doing something deeper than simply preparing your circumstances? In this episode of the Not Just Waiting Podcast , I'm joined by author, writing coach, and wellness coach Kim Mosiman for an honest conversation about becoming the...

What if the season you've been trying to escape is actually where God wants to meet you? Waiting often feels like standing still. We count the days until prayers are answered, doors open, or life finally moves forward. But what if waiting isn't actually about waiting? In this conversation, author and speaker Wendy Bower shares how years of unanswered prayers, deep heartbreak, and profound...

Have you ever felt anxious without realizing you were anxious? Sometimes anxiety doesn't look like panic attacks or racing thoughts. Sometimes it looks like overplanning, perfectionism, constantly staying busy, or feeling frustrated when life doesn't go according to plan. In this week's episode, I'm joined by Heather O'Brien for a conversation about what she calls silent anxiet...

Sometimes the hardest part of following Jesus isn't knowing what to do. It's learning what to say yes to... and what to let go of. In this episode of Not Just Waiting , I'm joined by journaling instructor and author Allison Bixby for an honest conversation about becoming the woman God is forming you to be—even when your life doesn't look the way you expected. We talk about waiting...

What if the life you're grieving isn't actually the life God was preparing you for? In this episode, I'm joined by professional organizer and author Melinda Grace for an honest conversation about waiting, surrender, motherhood, calling, and learning to embrace a slower pace. Melinda shares how God used seasons of burnout, anxiety, and unmet expectations to reshape not only her career b...

Have you ever felt frustrated because it seems like God is taking longer than expected to move your life forward? In this episode of the Not Just Waiting Podcast, I'm joined by author, speaker, and mentor Desiree Taylor for a conversation about the seasons when God seems more focused on shaping our character than advancing our calling. Together, we talk about learning to live from being with J...

Have you ever wondered if God is doing more in your waiting than you can see? In this episode of the Not Just Waiting Podcast, I sit down with author, speaker, and coach Cassandra Crawley Mayo for a conversation about trust, purpose, and the ways God forms us through life's unexpected detours. Cassandra shares powerful stories from her own journey—from navigating career challenges as the first...

What do you do when the story you believed God was writing doesn't unfold the way you expected? In this tender and honest conversation, I'm joined by my most requested guest, Victoria Fortuna. Together, we talk about long seasons of waiting, unanswered prayers, grief, adoption, surrendering expectations, and learning to trust God when life looks nothing like we imagined. Victoria shares pi...

This conversation with Kate Massey felt like sitting across the table from a friend and talking honestly about fear, obedience, waiting seasons, and the ways God forms us long before anyone sees the fruit of it. Kate shares about her journey from resisting the worship team to stepping into speaking opportunities, how God used uncomfortable seasons to build her confidence and character, and why bol...

What happens when God removes the very thing you thought defined you? In this week’s episode of the Not Just Waiting Podcast , I sat down with author, former teacher, and publisher Dawn Stephens for one of the most honest and hope-filled conversations about identity, purpose, and becoming that I’ve had in a long time. Through the beautiful metaphor of pottery and children’s books, Dawn shares how...

This week on the Not Just Waiting Podcast , I sat down with author, former nurse, counselor, and storyteller Nancy L. Jasin Ensley for one of the most honest and unexpectedly funny conversations we’ve had this season. Nancy shares what God has been teaching her in the “winter season” of life — from slowing down and learning patience to forgiving the people who hurt her and discovering that God sti...

Do you ever feel like God gave you a calling, and then nothing happened? Like you said yes, stepped out in obedience, and somehow ended up in a season that feels slow, hidden, or confusing? In this episode of Not Just Waiting , I’m joined by Pat Domangue, Bible teacher and author, and we’re talking about what it really looks like to become who God has called you to be—especially when it takes long...

This conversation felt like sitting across from someone who has walked with God for a long time —the kind of wisdom that doesn’t shout, but settles deep. This week on Not Just Waiting , I’m joined by Constance Hastings, and we talk about what it really looks like to become who God is calling you to be… especially when it doesn’t look anything like you planned. We talk about: What happens when God...

In this episode, I’m joined by Jessica DeYoung—speaker, podcaster, and founder of Made Whole—for a conversation that feels like a deep breath in the middle of a striving world. We talk about what it actually looks like to live in the in-between; not as a season of stagnation, but as a season of becoming. If you’ve ever felt the tension between wanting to move forward and sensing God asking you to...