A Cup of Gratitude

This week I speak with Jasman and Juanita Rolle. Jasman is a christian creative coach with a heart to see others excel in their areas of giftedness. He is a graduate of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, with a degree in Music Marketing. Jasman is an international-award-winning songwriter, and has worked in a number of capacities within the Music industry. Jasman is the founder of Purposed 365...

This week I am speaking with  Dr. Chizobam Idahosa who is a wife, mother to three beautiful girls, and a dentist specialized in oral medicine, orofacial pain, and lifestyle medicine. At the core of her identity, she sees herself as a child of the Most-High God and a servant of Christ Jesus. Chizobam is passionate about studying, meditating, and teaching the Word. In 2015, she founded Beautiful in...

This week, I speak with Jana MacCarrie Fraley, who is a Christian writer, speaker, ranch wife, and mom. Her heart’s passion is discipling and encouraging women as they pursue an active and enduring faith in Jesus by seeking God’s truth through His Word, developing a biblical worldview, and finding contentment through their hope in Christ. She has collaborated on two devotional books, Tapestry of G...

This week I speak with Tess Scott, a Christian speaker, an award-winning author, and a former black sheep turned “Jesus Girl.”  With humor and vulnerability, this Canadian mom of 8 has lived through multiple divorces, married her husband twice, and raised a whole brood of boys, which only goes to prove God is full of grace and mercy. Now, Tess is on a mission to help other women with messy stories...

This week, I speak with Beth Read, a native of the Chicago suburbs whose roots now run deep in Grand Rapids, MI. She lives there with her husband, Kevin, of 19 years, their 4 kids, ages 13, 11, 8, and 6, and their 2 dogs Cookie and Jasmine. Beth's career as a nurse practitioner unexpectedly turned into a gig as a stay-at-home mom after the birth of their first child. She owns HeartWriters, a...

This week I speak with Dianne Beck. She spent much of her career teaching students ranging from Kindergarten through adult before achieving her dream of publishing her first novel, Sticks and Stones.  She recently published Finding True North and serves part time as a high school youth director at her church. She hopes young people and adults can find faith and strength in her stories. When not wr...

Welcome to the final episode of the Summer Break Series Snap-shot Edition. I cannot believe what an amazing Series this has been. If you haven't had a chance to listen to them all, go back and start on special episode #1. I tell you, these are so encouraging and inspiring! God gave me the idea to discuss with people about the new things that he's doing in their lives, and boy, is God wor...

Welcome to week three of the Summer Break Series “Snapshot Edition” where we talk with guests who have been on the show previously in order to find out the new things God is doing in their lives. This week, I speak with Dawn Ward who is a speaker, writer, and biblical life coach. She is the founder of  The Faith to Flourish, a ministry that equips women to thrive by providing inspiring teaching, c...

Welcome to week two of our Special Summer Break “Snapshot Episodes,” where we talk with guests who have been on the show previously in order to find out the new things God is doing in their lives! This week I speak with Hesther Jeffery who is a Christian writer and certified mental health coach. She is passionate about empowering women with Biblical truth as they link arms to seek clarity, special...

Welcome to week one of the A Cup of Gratitude Summer Break Series “Snapshot Episodes,” where we talk with guests who have been on the show previously to find out the new things God is doing in their lives! I spoke with Tyler Logsdon this week, who says, “I'm still just a small-town man who adores the Lord Jesus.” He has a passion embedded within his heart that originated from the passion of t...

This week I speak with Jenn Dafoe-Turner who is a child of the Highest King. She is a wife of over 30 years to her amazing husband, Ken. Together, they have four incredible children, one daughter in love, and five precious grandchildren. Jenn loves to journey with people, teaching them to delight in inward truth so they can experience freedom in every area of their lives. She is passionate about t...

This week, I speak with Donna Arlynn Marie Austgen Frisinger, who loves to introduce herself using her full name because each of its titles represents a vital piece of her life’s story. A multi-award-winning author, freelancer, poet, entertainer-extraordinaire, classroom teacher, ordained evangelist, championship dance team director, all-around trail-blazer, wacky-winsome wife, and self-declared “...

This week I speak with Sandee Macgregor who is the author of two top-selling devotionals, A Mother-Daughter Devotional and Shared Journal Experience for Psalm 119 and A Devotional for Mothers and Sons: Walking in Wisdom Through Proverbs, which encourage and facilitate a deeper spiritual bond between a mother and her children through reading Scripture devotional segments together. Now, she has bles...

This week, I speak with Cheryl Grey Bostrom, M.A., who writes surprising prose that reflects her keen interest in nature and human behavior. Her four books include her international best seller Sugar Birds —the winner of more than a dozen fiction awards, and Leaning on Air, called “a reader’s dream,” and a “cross-generational masterpiece” by early reviewers. An avid photographer, birder, and poet,...

This week, I speak with Stacy Horst, a wife of 33 years, a mother of two, a Co-founder of Erin’s Hope for Friends, a Realtor for 20 years, and a Board member of Nassau Habitat for Humanity. Stacy's journey took a transformative turn when she and her husband founded "Erin's Hope for Friends," a non-profit organization born out of love and tragedy. The organization's namesak...

This week, I speak with Lori Ann Wood, who lives with her husband in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes and speaks to encourage deep faith questions along the detours of life. She has been awarded the Frederick Buechner Narrative Essay Award, and awards from the Evangelical Press Association as well as from...

This week, I speak with Dr. Michelle Bengtson, a hope concierge!  Whether as a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, host of the award-winning podcast Your Hope-Filled Perspective, or the author of several award-winning books, including Hope Prevails and Breaking Anxiety’s Grip, her passion is to share hope and encouragement with others.   Her newest release is The Hem of His Garment: Reachi...

This week, I speak with Becky Antkowiak, a writer, speaker, editor, Compassion International advocate, and enthusiastic Grammar Floozy. A lifelong serial extrovert, Becky believes every stranger is a friend she hasn’t met. Fair warning: if you make eye contact, you may be friends for life.   She’s the Chief Encouragement Officer of 540 Writers Community—a free group for writers focused on studying...

This week, I speak with Megan Evans. She and her family live in Tennessee, where she serves as the women’s ministry director at her church.  An author and blogger with a heart for discipleship, Megan writes, speaks, and teaches women about enjoying God in each busy day.  Her writing has been featured on Proverbs31.org, Crosswalk, and is the new author of the book Permission to Walk: A 4O Day Journ...

This week I speak with Yvette Walker, the host of the Positively Joy podcast and founder of Positively Joy Ministries at positivelyjoy.com . She published the life lesson-filled devotional “Whispering in His Ear” and its companion study and discussion guide in 2021. She can be found on social media at Positively Joy Podcast. Yvette is an Opinion journalist and a former Dean of Students at the Univ...

This week, I speak with Jennifer Elwood, who hosts the Refuge Podcast and Bible Study Community, where women cultivate their faith in the shelter of God’s Word. This Yakima, WA resident is a lover of Jesus, wife of Tom, mom of three, and bonus mom and grandma. She’s a travel fanatic and coffee addict and enjoys nerding out on Biblical context when studying the Bible. Going to Israel for the first...

This week I speak with Kari Minter, a pastor’s wife, an author, and a bible teacher who is passionate about helping people cultivate a deeper walk with God.  With over a decade of experience teaching in public schools and a Masters in Theological Studies, Kari is known for her deep theological insight delivered in a helpful and practical way. You can find her discipleship course as well as Bible s...

I speak with Dawn Ward, a speaker, writer, and biblical life coach. She founded The Faith to Flourish, a ministry that equips women to thrive by providing inspiring teaching, coaching and biblical resources to help them cultivate resilient faith, grow through adversity and live transformed lives.  As part of the mission of The Faith to Flourish, she also ministers to women with loved ones struggli...

This week, I speak with Ronne Rock, who weaves themes of transformative hope into everything she shares on page and stage. She travels globally to cultivate stories of transformation with Orphan Outreach. Ronne is an author and speaker—offering road-tested wisdom about grace-filled leadership and discovering your God-crafted design and purpose. And as a teacher and mentor, Ronne offers writers and...

This week I speak with Tyler Logsdon. When asked to describe himself, Tyler responds that he is just a small-town man who adores the Lord Jesus when asked about himself. Tyler’s life is to rap and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. As Paul said, “All I want people to see when they see me and hear when they hear me is Christ and Christ crucified.” Some fun things about Tyler are that he is 6’3 and...