8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference Makers

Listen and pray with me as I read the fourth day prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.

Listen and pray with me as I read the third day prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.

Listen and pray with me as I read the second day prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.

Listen and pray with me as I read the first day prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.  May awesome things happen for you today. Want to let me know what you think?  You can find me on Ins...

Rebecca Vahle is my treasured guest on today's episode. My friend and mentor, Rebecca has been my number one go to person for advice in motherhood. She has pointed me to incredible resources and walked with our family during some challenging times. It's wild to think that we met because of a call for hospital education and reform around adoption that God placed on her heart! We dig into that journ...

This gem filled conversation is with parenting guru and adoption expert Bryan Post. I was lucky enough to meet Bryan in person right before the start of the pandemic. Bryan lives out his messages, and his in person presence is calming and kind. It is easy to see how Bryan’s methods and messages so profoundly change the way people parent and live. This episode of 8000 Promises covers large turf - f...

My guest today is my friend and fellow podcaster, Heather O’Brien. Heather is a wife and mother, biker and poet, educator and strong believer in the American ideal.  Her current passion is bringing people of different beliefs and philosophies together to engage in discourse and dialogue.  Heather’s podcast is called US or Bust and can be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Earlier this...

My beautiful and caring guest is Ondi Mejia. She is a pastor in the Foursquare Church and the writer of a blog and an almost finished book! Ondi’s passionate about passion - longing and callings and working hard all for the glory of God. In this Episode of 8000 Promises, Ondi and I chat about writing a book and saying yes to the small things and watching how they add up to make much bigger yeses f...

My incredible guest today is Rachael Hunt Elmore. She is a licensed Christian counselor in North Carolina and she specializes in helping moms in the throes of postpartum depression as well as helping all moms find ways to develop and maintain emotional health. In addition to being a fulltime mom, wife and practicing counselor, she is finishing up her manuscript for her first book, A Mom is Born an...

Erin Nestico is a former elementary teacher who uses her education background to speak on dating, domestic violence and the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships.  God saved her physically from an abusive relationship, and she is passionate about helping teens and young adults enter into safe, loving partnerships.  She and her husband, Chris live in Adams, New York with...

Kayla is currently a pediatric occupational therapist with experience treating behaviors, sensory concerns, and trauma in children from birth to 23 years old. She was diagnosed with severe Crohn's disease in September 2020 and has on a journey to heal mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Throughout her healing journey, Kayla has identified her own trauma from childhood and witnessed...

Adam Starks is an author, speaker and child advocate. Adam and I met as freshmen in college at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA. At the age of 18, Adam had just aged out of the foster care system and with very little resources found himself attending the same Anabaptist college I had traveled across the country to attend.  Adam’s first book, Broken Child, Mended Man, a memoir, take...

Michelle McManus didn't think she'd ever be leading a public advocacy movement, and yet her online presence showcases the power of her healing journey. Her life speaks to the truth that we can do beautiful things, even when we have hard histories. Michelle Marie, also known as BabyBeBrave_,is an international adoptee, born in Romania. She lived in an orphanage and was adopted at the age of two by...

8000 Promises: Season 1 (Learn, Live, Launch) Episode 3: My Body IS a Temple Lina Warner joins me for this episode to tell us more about her journey to launch her own business as a health coach. Like so many of us, her decision to become an entrepreneur stemmed from several life experiences colliding at the just right time in her life. She calls it her come to Jesus moment! Inspired to live the he...

8000 Promises: Season 1 (Learn, Live, Launch) Episode 2 : Living into the Season You Are In Lori Holden, author, blogger, podcaster and friend, joins me to talk about the work she's embracing in her newest season as well as to reflect on the journey that's led her here. (Please forgive the audio glitches - I think I've figured them out and all should be well by episode 3). Enjoy tuning in to...

8000 Promises: Season 1 (Learn, Live, Launch) Episode 1 : Doing a New Thing Host Adi Tilford takes the guest seat on this inaugural episode of 8000 Promises. She invites her friend and editor Cassie Lee to help her share her story about the work God is doing in her life. They talk about friendship, new houses, Pray and Play, and Adi's decision to take her place alongside survivors of childhood tra...