A Cup of Gratitude

This week I speak with Michele Eich, who is an overcomer with a powerful testimony of transformation, redemption, and freedom. She is a wife, Mom, Nana, growth coach, minister, author, and host of Voices of Recovery. Her heart's desire is to give people hope that a new life can be found in Jesus Christ. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her li...

This week I speak Julie Lynn Ashley. She has found Gratitude in her Calling, which is grief support work for those who have been through a death loss. Julie Lynn says, “The circumstances are hard, but there is deep gratitude in God allowing me to be a help.” She has a Master's Degree in Thanatology (death grief and bereavement), is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counselin...

This week I speak with Rachael Adams who is the author of A Little Goes a Long Way and host of The Love Offering podcast. Rachael hopes to help women realize their God-given purpose and significance. She and her husband, Bryan, live in Kentucky with their two children, Will and Kate. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, Crosswalk, Proverbs 31, Today Parenting, and YouVersion. We loo...

This week I speak with Wendy Wallace who is a wife, mom, memaw, Christian life coach, Inspiration blogger, digital product creator, and author. She is also a quadruple amputee. She loves spending time with her family, playing with flowers, and eating lots of ice cream. You can find her at One Exceptional Life, where she helps women rediscover God's joy, peace, and fulfillment amid the trials...

This week I speak with MaryAnn Diorio who writes compelling women’s fiction from a small, quaint town in southern New Jersey where neighbors still stop to chat while walking their dogs, houses still sport wide, wrap-around front porches, and the charming downtown still finds kids licking lollipops and old married folks holding hands. A true Jersey girl, MaryAnn is a big fan of Jersey diners, Jerse...

This week I speak with Sherri DeWalt who is the content creator and leader of Rookery Resources.  Rookery Resources is a ministry equipping women to serve other women through in-home, small groups with neighbors and friends called Huddles. Huddles build a supportive community and grow faith in Christ on the foundation of friendship. Sherri created a free resource called the Huddle Handbook which g...

This week I speak with Liz Catlin. Her passion is talking about Jesus, and she does so as a speaker, writer, radio personality, and Spirit-led extrovert! Liz is also a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and a registered Life Coach with CLI. But first and foremost, she is a devoted Christ-follower with a gift to encourage and edify.  Liz and her husband Trace are award-winni...

This week I speak with  Jillian Benfield a former journalist and news anchor. She holds a broadcast journalism degree from the University of Georgia. As a freelance writer, her essays about living an unexpected life have appeared on sites such as TODAY, Good Morning America, Yahoo! News, and ABC News. Jillian regularly advocates for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in her writings, c...

This week I speak with Caris Snider. She is a Christian Communicator who shares the hope of God through speaking, writing, coaching, and podcasting. Caris is the author of Anxiety Elephants 31 Day Devotional and Anxiety Elephants 90 Day Devotional for Tween Boys and Girls. She has two new books coming out in 2023: A children's picture book, There's An Elephant on My Chest (July 2023), an...

Welcome to the fourth and final episode of the summer break series on the A Cup of Gratitude podcast. This week we are talking about extending the compassion we have received from God. I am featuring a song by Erica Renee Mckinney. Erica has been a guest on the show and has become a great friend. I so admire her talent and her vulnerability. Erica is a Singer/Songwriter and Recording Artist from t...

Welcome to week 3 of our Summer Break Series. Today we are talking about compassion and the sacrificial love of God.  You won't want to miss this encouraging episode. I’ll also be featuring the song Holding onto You by Laurel Taylor. Find out more about Laurel here: https://laureltaylormusic.com/new-page-1

Welcome to the second special episode of the summer break series on A Cup of Gratitude. This week we are talking about how important it is to take a step in the right direction. I am featuring a song by Erica Renee Mckinney, Erica has been a guest on the show and has become a great friend. I so admire her talent and her vulnerability. Erica is a Singer/Songwriter and Recording Artist from the Appa...

Welcome to my Summer Break Series Special Episode Number One! This week I have a story for you straight from God's Heart. Let's take a look at where it all began: in the garden. At the end of this special episode is a new song from Laurel Taylor. Praying you are enjoying a beautiful summer day! LAUREL TAYLOR IS AN ARTIST AND SINGER/SONGWRITER IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.  ORIGINALLY FROM ALA...

This week I speak with Sandee Macgregor who is the creator and founder of the website Sovereign Radiance, a hope-filled place for mothers to be encouraged with the truth of the gospel while reminding them they are not alone in their journey. She is also the author of the devotional A Mother-Daughter Devotional and Shared Journal Experience for Psalm 119, which encourages and enables the building o...

This week I speak with Colette Lawrence a woman who has come to know and experience the Lord as the lover of her soul and the one who loves her beyond her comprehension. She is a faith walker, motivator, encourager, and an empowered woman who is called and equipped to serve women to walk in confidence and live their lives purposefully. Colette founded the M.E.E. Movement L.L.C. in 2019 as a faith-...

This week I speak with Amy Debrucque . She is a wife. mother. confidence coach. author. cancer survivor. encourager. Believer. Amy’s website offers free resources and a weekly newsletter filled with wisdom from guest speakers, experience, and helpful tools that meet women where they are but don't leave them there. Additionally, Amy has had articles featured in ThriveGlobal, Womenencouraged.co...

This week I speak with Joy K. Massenburge who crafts contemporary love stories. She serves on the national board of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). When she is not writing, she is speaking at retreats and conferences helping God’s writers develop a finisher’s mindset so they can overcome struggles and complete their manuscripts. She married a football player turned pastor…they raised pa...

This week I speak with Bruce Pulver who is a Christ follower, husband of 29 years, father of two adult daughters, four-time author, podcaster, and full-time global activational speaker. His mission is to impact the life of every person he meets positively. He is passionate about the power of our words and how they affect our thoughts, beliefs, intentions, actions, and ultimately our outcomes in li...

This week I speak with Cheryl Grey Bostrom. For most of her life, Pacific Northwest naturalist, photographer, poet, and Tyndale author Cheryl Grey Bostrom has lived in the rural and wild lands that infuse her writing. Her work has appeared in a variety of print and online publications, including the American Scientific Affiliation’s God and Nature Magazine (for which she’s a regular photo essayist...

This week I speak with Joanne Hagemeyer. When she received her own Bible at the age of nine, she read the whole book, from preface to concordance, with transcendent joy, knowing these were the very words of God. Today, Joanne continues in God’s call to teach, counsel, mentor, and train in God's word and Spirit through retreats, Bible studies, and online classes. After leading and teaching a B...

This week I speak with Denielle Placid. She is a living testimony of "you are not what happened to you " and through this lens, she built a renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrated her responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships. Her entire life is wrapped up in being the woman she was designed to be. With her warm, supportive, person-centered, and f...

This week I speak with Sally Livingston. Sally was born in Miami, Florida, as Sally Snow White. Though the name is legitimate (named after her two grandmothers), she is fond of the fairy tale. She has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, church ministry leader, and parent educator for almost 30 years and has worked with many people caught in the trap of believing they have to live out of...

This week I speak with Cheryl Shumake. Ask Cheryl about her greatest adventure and she’ll tell you, “That I know and love Jesus and get to make Him known.” She is a Bible teacher, author, speaker, and founder of Stepmom Sanity; a Christ-centered, sister circle of support, providing help and hope for stepmoms who are “there” from stepmoms who’ve been there. She has authored 4 books including her mo...

This week I speak with Lesa Dale a lover of the Lord (and coffee). Lesa is the founder of LifeWalkGPS™, where she engages individuals to reach their fullest potential. She is a Kingdom Purpose and Alignment Mentor trained in Spiritual Gifts/DISC profiles. Lesa helps individuals make better life decisions by understanding how God created them! It all began when she wanted to provide her children wi...

This week I speak with Kia Stephens who is the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color. She is a contributing writer for iBelieve.com, Beloved Women, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Crosswalk Kia is also a recurring speaker at She Speaks, the Beloved Women's Conference, and the Entrusted Women's Conference. Her writing has been featured o...