Finding God in Our Pain

Does God Care about People in Prison? Ex-Con, Steven Snook Says He Does Does God really care about people in prison? What does it look like for God to pursue the heart of rebellious, prideful, stiff necked, hard headed, broken people? Since these adjectives could describe any of us at varying stages of our life, maybe that question has crossed your mind. If so, I’m glad you’re here because my gues...

Genetic Testing and Prophylactic Mastectomy with Erin Simeone Erin Simeone and I talk about her personal journey with genetic testing, genetic mutations, a breast cancer scare and her double prophylactic mastectomy. Based on her mother's cancer diagnosis Erin started preventive check-ups. At one of these appointments Erin is given the option to check for the BRCA gene.  Now mind you, Erin is in he...

Mental Illness/Bipolar is not a Death Sentence with Susan Johnson I couldn’t wait to share this conversation with you!  My guest is Susan Johnson and she’s the author of, Some Dreams Are Worth  Keeping: A Memoir of My Bipolar Journey. I was impressed by her courage to have an open dialog about mental illness. With her personal diagnosis of Bipolar, I had a specific interest in this topic because a...

When Death No Longer has the Final Say with Author, Sonya Mack What a pleasure it is to kick off the New Year around the topic of joy with author, Sonya Mack.  My only regret is that our time together was limited. It felt like we had just started when it came to a close.  Sonya's book, "This Changes Everything: When Death No Longer Has the Final Say," is a true story of hope for those who grieve....

Widower, Daniel Doolan Shares His Story of Love and Loss It's not too often that a widower (a man who has lost his wife), will talk openly about grief but my guest today, Daniel Doolan took the time to share his experience of loosing his precious wife, Kathy. He and Kathy were married for 48 years before Leukemia snatched her from his embrace. When I think about the stigma attached to a man showin...

Taking Responsibility fo Your Healing - Kimberly Bell Taking responsibility is a powerful tool when it comes to healing and my conversation today guest, author and speaker, Kimberly Bell is the perfect example of what that means. Using her book titled, The Epitome of Kimmy: Accept & Embrace It All, we talked about her healing journey from the various traumas she's experienced. Such things as d...

Listen, Sister! Embrace Imperfection with Tess Scott My heart has been so encouraged by my guest, Tess Scott. I love, love, love how she embraces her imperfections. Tess is the founder of Listen Sister, a ministry with a focus on encouraging women through what she calls, the freakshow of life. Using her message of encouragement Tess has written a book titled, Listen Sister! Finding Hope in the Fre...

How to Live A 1 Corinthians 13 Love with Kim Sorrelle My guest today is Kim Sorrelle. She is the Director for Rays of Hope International. She is an award winning author and she is an International Speaker. If you're familiar with 1 Corinthians 13, you know this chapter is referred to as the love verses. They describe the importance, depth and beauty of God's love for us and since He loved us first...

Hope Deferred with Lainie Stubblefield - Marriage and Children God's word says, hope deferred makes the heart sick but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. If so, then why would it seem that God withholds good things from us? Specifically for this conversation, withhold marriage and children from my guest Lainie Stubblefield? If you've longed for something for many years and it feels as though you'...

Balancing Good and Evil - Lori Morrison, Private Investigator My guest Lori Morrison is a Christian who happens to be a PI, Private Investigator. She deals with good and evil on a daily basis. She also hosts the podcast called The Unlovely Truth where she explores the intersection of faith and true crime. In each of her episodes she’s not making up any of the evil she discusses. Evil is real. All...

Widows and Financial Preparedness - Gayle O'Brien Blachura, CFP With the average age of a widow being 59 years old we can't overlook this important conversation on financial preparedness. Today my guest, Gayle Blachura talks all things financial with the focus on widows. How can we be prepared for the unexpected status of widow? Gayle is a partner, CFP professional,  and financial advisor with Fin...

Infertility, PCOS, IVF and the cost effective option INVOcell - Jessica Dubuque My guest, Jessica Dubuque and I talk about infertility and PCOS/Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.  When talking with Jessica I learned that September is PCOS awareness month so if you'd like more information check out PCOSawarenessmonth.org.  Along with receiving encouragement as she shares about her journey through infertili...

3 Ways to Process Your Pain With God - Sherrie Pilkington Here are 3 ways to process your pain with God. I share with the goal of bringing a measure, however small it might be, of peace in your mind and comfort for your heart. Not to mention the opportunity for healing in your body. There are real situations in our lives that can affect our health so processing the things that are painful to us is...

Here's How Psalm 23 Showed Me God's Faithfulness Is it possible for God’s word to reveal His faithfulness? Do you struggle to find power in scripture? Ever wonder how scripture helps you in times of great pain and deep questions? What if I told you God's faithfulness never fails and the scriptures prove it? This podcast episode is connected to the episode I did a few weeks ago entitled The Good Go...

Danielle Bernock - Trauma and How to Find Healing  Are there times when you could really use a hug? Some days even a strangers kind word brings encouragement for a heart that is in trauma mode. My guest Danielle Bernock is known on the internet as the lady who loves you and after my brief time with her I can honestly say I know why. She understands the wounds of trauma, knows how to find healing a...

Alicia Michelle - Christian NeuroCoach and Braining Priming This was such an interesting conversation for me! My guest Alicia Michelle is a Christian NeuroCoach and our conversation today is structured around brain science and the Holy Bible. Don’t go anywhere if you're feeling like you don’t want a science lesson because that's not what you'll hear. This is a helpful conversation with regard to g...

Sherrie Pilkington - The Good God we Profess and the Reality of Pain and Suffering I profess a good God but I'll be honest, sometimes life can feel anything but good. Why would my good God allow such pain and suffering? This week’s podcast episode is a solo flight. It’s just me. And you of course! The reason I wanted some one-on-one time with you is because I’ve got some exciting news. I stepped i...

Amy Debrucque - Find Your Brave and Live Loved! Find your brave! Guest, Amy Debrucque is the Founder of the Life On Purpose Movement and the host of the Life On Purpose Podcast. She has also co-authored a book with her young adult daughter, Blair entitled, Embolden. And that is what our conversation is based on today. What does embolden mean and how can this book, this tool help us to overcome the...

Scott LaPierre - There's More to Finances Than Money Since you made it past the title, There’s More to Finances Than Money, I’d like to personally congratulate you because we both know that money is a sensitive subject. It’s vital to life, it is one of the major exchange systems we use and yet it makes people uncomfortable at best and defeated at worst. But my guest, Author and Pastor Scott LaPier...

Rosie MaKinney - A Porn Free Marriage is Possible  Rosie MaKinney wants you to know that a porn free marriage is possible! Rosie is the founder of Fight for Love Ministries and the author a book titled the same, Fight for Love. She is my guest and if porn is a problem in your marriage, she has some good news for you today! If there is a lack of intimacy in your marriage, a disconnect that you can’...

Kevin Horath - Living with a Hardened Heart Author and Pastor Kevin Horath and I talk about a hardened heart. Not a physical condition but a spiritual one. He’s written several books but the one we focus on is The Pharaoh Factor - Living with a Hardened Heart. If you know the story, Pharaoh hardens his heart toward God, but what does that mean for us today? How does one acquire a hardened heart? H...

John Jarman - Broken and Redeemed The conversation with my guest today, John Jarman, the Author of Broken and Redeemed was a welcomed reminder of the beauty of redemption. I can’t think of anyone who has been able to avoid the broken parts of this life. I think we all get it, that at some point we will be handed difficult obstacles, painful life experiences and overwhelming grief. At times, it com...

Dr. Kelli Palfy - Healing for Male Sexual Abuse Survivors There is healing for male sexual abuse survivors. Dr. Kelli Palfy, is a registered psychologist working in private practice in Edmonton, AB. Canada. Of the many ways she helps to bring healing into the lives of her clients there was one aspect that I wanted to bring to my listeners today and that is the ignored topic of male survivors of ad...

Amy Nordhues - Sexual Abuse by a Mental Health Professional It is my prayer that today’s conversation with adult sexual abuse survivor Amy Nordhues will strengthen your heart in countless ways. Amy's abuse was at the hands of an older gentleman, trusted by the community as well as the church and he was also a mental health professional. Amy had the heavy burden of experiencing abuse both in her ch...

Kevin White - In the Presence of God:  Where or who do you turn to when times get tough? If you're a Christian then you immediately turn your focus to the presence of God. Our conversation today focuses on getting to the point with regard to the plan and purpose of our Christian faith which is pursuing the presence of God. Without the presence of God we are merely another religion. Our salvation i...