Holly's Highlights: An Anchored Living Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Today, on Holly's Highlights podcast, we'll continue our educational focus geared more towards all of you students heading back to school. We'll discuss real-life lessons and apply scripture to help us better understand each of the ten (10) things every students (of all ages and seasons) needs to know.  As Malcolm X said “education is the passport to the future, for...

Send us Fan Mail Today, I take you on a heartfelt journey through the education system in Haiti. Join me and the inspiring James Ulysse, a Haitian American who carries invaluable insight from his father's legacy in Haiti, highlighting the transformative power of education and how he and his parents are reshaping the educational landscape in the New Kiskeya Christian School. Brace yourselves a...

Send us Fan Mail Are you ready to conquer your wanderlust without emptying your savings account? Imagine setting off on your next voyage armed with an arsenal of savvy travel tips that not only enhance your journey but also save your hard-earned money. Today on Holly's Highlights podcast, I'll be pulling back the curtain on my tried-and-true travel hacks, money-saving tactics, and travel...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered how the lessons from your past experiences can shape the way you represent yourself and others? Join me as I share invaluable insights from my time as a youth director and discuss how experiences have molded my approach to embracing hard work, a servant's heart, integrity, empathy, and unity in my everyday life. By adopting these values, we can cultivat...

Send us Fan Mail When life throws us curveballs, it's our ability to embrace hope that keeps us going. Join us in a heartfelt conversation with Kelsey Kindle, a mom of three, wife, and multiple sclerosis activist. Kelsey shares her incredible journey of being diagnosed with MS, leading to an unexpected and life-altering stroke. Despite facing immense challenges, Kelsey's resilience and d...

Send us Fan Mail What is your definition of what "good" looks like? Join us on Holly's Highlights podcast as special guest, Dana Snyder who is the mother of a child with cystic fibrosis, shares with us how her perspectives were challenged and changed after dealing with the many unknowns of this disease. Dana will share with us: - how she clung to hope in the  midst of this heartache...

Send us Fan Mail As my children get older I realize more and more that our time with them is limited. Just the other day I saw a photo of a peaceful spot my daughter and I used to go - and there instead were her and her friends together.  It is during these moments I reflect on my mother and the times I shared with her and I give thanks for having such a great role model of being a mom, knowing wh...

Send us Fan Mail What if you were just told you had a terminal illness that would totally take away your ability to walk, talk, and function on your own? Would you continue to walk that journey with a smile on your face? That's what Chris Douglas did, husband to our guest today on Holly's Highlights, Peggy Douglas. That smile on his face was contagious and helped his family walk firmly i...

Send us Fan Mail As we approach the release date of Face-Lift: Embracing hope through your heartaches, we want to take the opportunity to highlight those who have embraced hope through their own heartaches in life. Today we have David Figueroa who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at a young age.  He'll walk us through some of his challenges faced, give us an inside perspective of how he embr...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had to make a tough decision in your life?  Have a tough decision to make now? This episode on Holly's Highlights podcast is for you! We'll take a deeper dive into five tips to making tough decisions including: - praying - taking your time - making sure the wise person shows up - seeking wise counsel - and sleeping on it We'll also unpack how to deal w...

Send us Fan Mail Spring has sprung! Now, who's ready to get started on planting their flowerbeds? There is much we can learn as leaders and in life from planting flowers: ENVISION - What do you want your life to look like in 5 years? What seed will you plant today, so it can take root tomorrow, and blossom in the days and years ahead? ACCEPT - Not everyone has to like all the flowers in the g...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! Hopefully you joined us for the last episode on Holly's Highlights podcast (Season 4, episode 5) where we discussed:  Why go on a cruise The many benefits of going on a vacation Different offerings on cruises and the benefits of traveling on certain cruise lines How to book your cruise  Where to go and how to select your destination What cruise line fits your ne...

Send us Fan Mail Getting ready to plan your Spring break, Girls Trip, or Summer Vacation? Look no further than going on a cruise. As one who has ventured out on twelve cruises, I may be a little partial, but cruising truly has something for everyone! Today on Holly's Highlights podcast we'll unpack all the things you should know before planning your cruise vacation including: - advantage...

Send us Fan Mail Shout out to all entrepreneurs as we celebrate national entrepreneur week. According to the US Census Bureau 5 million new businesses were registered in 2022 (most of those being in the retail or food industry). There are many reasons for an entrepreneur to start their own business (i.e. want to be their own boss, they aren't ready to retire, or they just want to pursue a pas...

Send us Fan Mail Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching which often means that we are looking for ways to show a little extra love to those we care about. We often focus on showing that love to our family, friends, coworkers and even through valentines we get for our kiddos to give to their teachers. Regardless of if we are single, married, or in a relationship - we can often overlook showing a li...

Send us Fan Mail A New Year can often bring with it many changes. Changes in our goals as we seek to adopt New Year's resolutions. Changes in the weather (man has the snow piled up here in Utah!). Perhaps changes in jobs, homes, or even seasons of life. During this time it may be quite normal to want to resist the change, or feel overwhelmed by it, but when we get right down to it we may just...

Send us Fan Mail Take a wild guess what the number 1 New Year's resolution is each year? Yep - health and wellness. Makes sense why suddenly gyms are full and diet plan ads fill the commercial slots.  If you're like me though, you struggle in knowing how to best accomplish your health and wellness goals. Do we eat more eggs or more meat? Eat less carbs or sugar? Take multi-vitamins?  Wel...

Send us Fan Mail As a new year approaches many of us are reflecting upon this past year - what we've accomplished, special memories, how far we've come; as well as the changes up ahead - our new year's resolutions, trips we have planned, things we want to accomplish. As I think of life changes, goals, and looking ahead - I think of an organization I was introduced to back in 2018 wh...

Send us Fan Mail From shopping, and parties to attend, family traditions to carry out, and of course, trying to simply enjoy the time of year too, many of us can feel like we are going through the motions, but not truly being in the moment this Christmas. Today we'll dive into: - three ways to intentionally live in the present of your moments  - evaluating what consumes our time - using our t...

Send us Fan Mail One of the holiday traditions we have this time of year is as soon as Thanksgiving comes, we start watching Christmas movies. It’s kind of like a count down until Christmas is here. And although I’m not going to recommend a movie per day for that count down, I would love to share with you some of our favorite must see Christmas movies. What you'll learn from today's epis...

Send us Fan Mail Unlike the Christian holidays of Easter and Christmas, Thanksgiving is actually a secular holiday - however it is deeply rooted in biblical principles. Whether through the act of giving thanks or thanksgiving in worship, it is clear there is to be a priority of cultivating a disposition of Thanksgiving. Today we'll look at: - challenges of giving thanks - how to have an attit...

Send us Fan Mail Black Friday shopping is quickly approaching, followed by cyber Monday and of course those both lead up to that special day of gift giving - Christmas. So what’s on your list this year? Looking for something extra special? Today on Holly’s Highlights we’ll check out 10 unique gifts to consider giving this year. ‌We’ll learn more about: Custom Blankets Personalized Jewelry Certific...

Send us Fan Mail 2 years ago Holly’s Highlights podcast released. We have just released our 62 episode, have reached sponsorship level, have celebrated yet another goal with our listenership and even have listeners on every continent - how cool is that?! I never would have imagined that here I’d be two years into this, someone who honestly hadn’t even listened to podcasts, and I am absolutely LOVI...

Send us Fan Mail The holidays are upon us - and let’s face it we all have our favorites. I have a coworker who lives for Halloween, friends who get excited for Friendsgiving, their take on the Thanksgiving holiday, and what child doesn’t look forward to Christmas? However, did you know that with the holidays comes an increase in injuries, residential fires, and even domestic violence? According to...

Send us Fan Mail We've all shared the same thought when we see the hiring signs or experience the delayed service at a restaurant or clothing store - where are all of the people?!? It seems like everyone is hiring, and yet at the same time everyone seems to be experiencing this new epidemic of being short staffed.  Today on Holly's Highlights we have two guests joining us from the Depart...