Here's Hope: Finding Hope in the Chaos with Kasey Hope

You might have heard about Illustrated Faith before, and I am so excited to welcome special guest Shanna Noel to the podcast today to talk about her journey building Illustrated Faith and exploring the Bible through journaling and art. Use the coupon code Hereshope25 for a discount on Illustrated Faith! ⁠https://www.illustratedfaith.com/⁠ Connect with Shanna: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/shannanoel/...

Denise Albright was a doodler who became a professional illustrator, then a planner designer whose product ended up in a warehouse collecting dust. Instead of giving up, she bought the inventory, sold 10,000 of them in six weeks, and eventually launched her own company. Today, Class Keeper has helped over a million families preserve their kids' childhood memories without drowning in paper chaos. H...

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, this is too far gone? Maybe it's a relationship that's crumbled beyond repair, a mistake you keep replaying, or a season so dark that hope feels like something other people have. We're wrapping up Ruth today with the story of ultimate restoration, and I want to tell you something: God specializes in broken things. He doesn't work around your story. He...

In a Sunday school class icebreaker, almost everyone said they would rather do absolutely everything themselves before ever asking another person for help. I'm a one, which means I freely ask. For a long time, that felt like I was doing something wrong. But reading Ruth Chapter 3 taught me something different: asking for help is not weakness or selfishness. It's wisdom. And it opens doors you can'...

I've never had a five-year plan. In nearly 20 years of running this business, I've just been trying to figure out what I need to do today. For a long time, I thought that meant I was doing something wrong. But then I read Ruth chapter 2 and realized something: doing the thing in front of you with everything you've got on the day God puts it in front of you is not a small thing. It's actually the w...

Have you ever said you're fine when you absolutely weren't? Or watched someone you love disappear into their grief and push you away, even though that's when they need you most? There's something deeply human about withdrawing when we're hurting the most. But research shows us that the very moment we need connection is often when it feels most impossible to receive it. Today we're talking about wh...

Dannah Gresh has been shaping conversations about faith, purity, and womanhood for over two decades. She's the bestselling author of And the Bride Wore White, founder of True Girl, and a voice calling moms and daughters to get closer to each other and closer to Jesus. Today we're talking about reconstructing the purity conversation, why the word itself matters, and how healing from our past prepar...

My baby girl Kloe is graduating from high school this week, and it doesn't seem real that 18 years have gone by so fast. So many of the girls I love are stepping into this next chapter, and I have some things on my heart I want to say to all of you. You don't have to have it all figured out. You just need the next right step. Here's what I wish I could tell every graduate walking across that stage...

Do you ever find yourself thinking, "How do I know God is even listening?" and, "What is He even saying to me right now? I don't understand. How can I be sure?" We all feel like that sometimes. In this week's episode, I'm sharing how to listen. Join the waitlist for the Lettering Club! ⁠https://www.pzazzonline.com/whatever-letter⁠ Connect with us! Website: ⁠https://www.pzazzonline.com/⁠ Facebook: ...

Y'all, this conversation is one I have been waiting to share. My friend Candyce DeKruyff just got home from a trip of a lifetime, and she is sitting down with me today to tell us all about it. For nearly three decades Candyce has been faithfully serving with Operation Christmas Child, and as the area coordinator for five counties here in central Alabama, she has counted and prayed over thousands o...

Between graduation teas, birthday parties, and showers, I attended a women's conference where my friend April Brock Scott taught a tool that completely shifted how I process my thoughts. We talk a lot about renewing our minds in our Whatever Letter community, but this framework gave me a clearer way to interrupt the cycle of stinking thinking. It starts with naming the emotion first, not the lie,...

In this episode, I share a powerful lesson that hit me during my slow-and-steady Bible reading journey—one that changed the way I see the story of David and Goliath. We dig into how Satan doesn’t attack us randomly—he targets the very areas where God wants to use us most. I reflect on a personal experience from my teaching days that mirrors David’s moment, and together, we uncover how to recognize...

I landed my dream licensing clients: the ones I'd prayed over for years, the ones I rallied everyone to help me win. I walked into a shop in Seaside and saw my art on their shelves, and it felt like I'd made it. But here's the thing about chasing beautiful things: beautiful and lasting aren't the same. James 1:11 warns us that even the richest, most successful pursuits will fade, and you can win t...

In this episode, I'm sharing my own story about stewarding gifts and the partnership I've been able to build between my business and an organization dear to my heart, Rice Bowls. I am excited to introduce you to my friend, the Director of Operations at Rice Bowls, Johnny Ramantanin. Connect with us! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pzazzonline.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.faceb...

My husband has told me "Kasey, I wasn't done" more times than I can count. I think that pause means he's finished, so I jump in... and suddenly a normal conversation has an edge to it. James 1:19 sounds simple on the surface: be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. But when you really sit with it, this verse gets into your business in the best way possible. Connect with us! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Eighteen years ago, I enrolled in a master's degree program without praying about it once. I had all the research, all the numbers, all the logic, and I still ended up spending time and money on something I never finished or used. That expensive lesson taught me something I want to give you for free: information is not wisdom, and doing the next logical thing is not the same as doing the next righ...

Half a million meals. That number still takes my breath away. But this story didn't start with a big organization or a master plan—it started with a simple prayer at 4am and a question: God, how can I be a better steward of what you've given me? What happened next proves that God doesn't need something big from us. He just needs what's already in our hands. In This Episode: How a sleepless night a...

If you've been wanting to get started with reading your Bible and prayer journaling, but you don't know where to even start, or how you're supposed to do it, this episode is for you. Incorporating practices like prayer journaling can help you focus your thoughts and see God's fingerprints all over your story. Today, I'm sharing some tips and the recipe I use to journal t help you get started. Feel...

Have you ever heard a phrase so many times that you just assumed it was scripture? In this episode I'm breaking down four common sayings that sound spiritual but aren't actually in God's word, and replacing them with what scripture actually says, because His truth is always stronger, steadier, and more honest than any cliché. Connect with us! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pzazzonline.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Today's guest is artist, speaker, and best-selling author Ruth Chou Simons. Her new book, Pilgrim: 25 Ways God's Character Leads Us Onward is an uplifting meditation on the character of God to accompany you on your pilgrim journey. Connect with Ruth: ⁠https://ruthchousimons.com/⁠ ⁠https://pilgrimbook.com/⁠ ⁠https://ruthchousimons.com/the-gracelaced-podcast-with-ruth-chou-simons⁠ Connect with us! W...

When Halee got a phone call hours after a routine ultrasound, everything changed. The words "cystic hygroma" and "10% chance of survival" shattered her carefully planned world. But over the months that followed, through weekly appointments, grim statistics, and doctors who suggested ending her pregnancy, she learned what it means to trust God in the unknown and choose life even when the odds seem...

In this episode, I share a powerful lesson that hit me during my slow-and-steady Bible reading journey—one that changed the way I see the story of David and Goliath. We dig into how Satan doesn’t attack us randomly—he targets the very areas where God wants to use us most. I reflect on a personal experience from my teaching days that mirrors David’s moment, and together, we uncover how to recognize...

We all want guidance and direction in life, but we also want to maintain control. I learned something powerful standing in a parking lot in Atlanta: there's a big difference between having a navigation system and having an actual driver who knows the route. What if the stress and exhaustion we feel comes from trying to navigate our own lives when God is ready to take the wheel? In This Episode: Wh...

Taylor Moore started Tees by Taylor at 20 years old with a newborn baby and a dream she'd been praying about since ninth grade. What began as one t-shirt printer in 2020 has grown into a fully faith-based company that's impacting lives far beyond Alabama. Her story is a beautiful reminder that when we're faithful with what's in our hands, God can do immeasurably more than we imagine. In This Episo...

Two weeks ago, I had a thought I'd never thought before: take your book to market. The problem? Market was eight days away, and my devotional about hearing God's voice wasn't even finished yet. But what if impossible timing is exactly God's invitation to trust Him? In This Episode: Recognizing God's voice through unexpected thoughts, dreams, and open doors, even when the timing feels crazy Why wal...