Let’s Be Real with Jessica Brown

This week on the podcast, Jana Ward joins us to speak on the tough topic of grief. Having lost her own precious mother at the young age of 12 years old, she speaks to the effect that it had on her, the good and the bad. Through motherhood and every transition, she so authentically puts a voice to the tragic experience that is loss of a loved one.

Brittany Kennedy is wife to Aaron Kennedy, mom to three, and an absolute miracle. In today's episode, she opens up on the taboo subject of gender dysphoria, and homosexuality. She so strongly comes to this platform to share her testimony and talk about the experiences from birth that led to this lifestyle, and the miraculous story how God led her from darkness into His marvelous light. A very real...

Last week, Stacy Walters shared how God had started moving on her and her husband Zach to start searching after Him. In Washington, in the middle of a Covid torn time, they began to feel unnerved as parents seeing all the chaos going around them. They felt the need to GET OUT. They bought a 12 ft cargo trailer, sold everything they owned (except the couches) and set out on a journey with their thr...

In today's episode, Stacy Walters (mom of 4, first-generation Pentecost as of 2022, married to Zachary for 20 years) shares her amazing testimony that gives the phrase "out of the miry clay" a whole new perspective. She shares from childhood and on how God kept her amidst circumstances that should've been disastrous. From the raging liberal state of Washington, smack-dab in the m...

Nathalie Brown is a mom to 5 littles 6 and under, homeschools, and wife to Rev Jarron Brown, originally from Rialto, CA. In today's episode, she shares her heart and her testimony of how God drew her to Truth, and helped her not only fall in love with Him but truly learn to trust Him throughout her life. She also shares her burden of making sure to stay vigilant as moms in today's scary wo...

Heather Maggard a wife, a mom to two, and a doer of all the talented things. You may have recognized her previous swimdress sewing name, Southern Twisted Swimwear for handsewn swim dresses she sold. In today's episode, Heather opens up on her experience as a wife who attends church on her own. She shares remembering the struggle it was to bring them to church as babies, the realizations God ga...

Stephania Cruz is a full-time working mom of four who knows what it is to have to start all the way over from NOTHING. Originally from Haiti, God chased her down with this truth, through what seemed to be the worst things that could happen in her life, became the path that brought her to know Truth. Even after coming to God fully, unforeseen heartache to no fault of her own struck and what the dev...

Andrea Moss continues her amazing testimony of how God continues to keep His hand on her life even after heartbreak of abuse, divorce, and being a single mom. Her story unfolds beautifully and reminds us how God continues to work NOTABLE miracles. Themes mentioned in today's episode include: single mom love after divorce 52 day fasts cancer FAITH

Andrea Moss, better known as "Andy", is a mom of a huge blended family with a testimony that will leave you with a bittersweet taste in your mouth but will also have your levels of faith bursting. This week's episode is not one for kids to be around when listening. Themes mentioned are abandonment, abuse, anxiety, open communication with your kids and more. Stay tuned for part 2 next...

Ashley Rivas is a mom of 2, ministry wifey, and all things organization guru. She wouldn't call herself that, but everyone knows it's true-she has a gift. With school starting back, it's the perfect time to hear some organization and REAL routine life hacks that we can all brush up on to make our busy lives as moms, wives, ministry overseers, etc etc just a little bit easier! Happy sta...

Part 2 of Maisa's story is here and in all its barely edited glory- I couldn't leave anything out, it was all too good! This is her testimony on how God drew her from thousands of miles away in Brazil to teensy little central Arkansas. A real conversation is had about immigrants and the struggles from the other side that we don't always see as Americans. Church hurt is also mentioned....

Originally born in Brazil, Maisa Harrison shares with us her beautiful journey of finding God. Through twists and turns of atheism, different religions, heartbreak, and even demonic spirits, her story is packed full of examples of how far God will go to save His one lost sheep. He loves us so very much, and this testimony will leave you knowing this and so much more.

Rachael Justice- mom to two, married to Dustin (DJ), opens up about her personal testimony and journey to God. It wasn't an easy path, and even after getting in church, it wasn't always a bed of roses. She speaks on different trials, being a rebellious teenager, experiencing jail as a juvenile, trials regarding motherhood, a difficult first baby, and being the default caregiver for her bed...

Season 2 is here. Misty Howard is a mom of 4, a faithful choir member, director, and is heavily involved in FPCNLR's music on a weekly basis. When we sat down today, I had no idea that she wanted to open up and share about something that she has been carrying completely on her own. The Bible says to bear one anothers burdens. It also talks about encouraging one another. Today is just that. THE...

Between shotgun weddings and court proceedings, Rachel Motes Wheeler , mom to 5, holds nothing back from her personal testimony, and it's one for the books. It will make you cry from laughing, and then cry some more. The combo of her hilarious personality and rare candor brings this conversation to another level of real. You will be encouraged from the top of your head, alllll the way to them...

Ashley Evans | This week, Apostolic mama Ashley sits with us and encourages, dare I say, MINISTERS as she delves into her personal testimony. Themes she touches on include large family tips and hack, overstimulation, excuses, addiction, and personal miracles. You will be blessed and walk away encouraged as a mom, a wife, and as a saint of God. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is com...

Amanda Roberds | This week, Amanda gives her personal testimony on how early on as a child, she saw God work a miracle in her family. This miracle planted a seed of faith in her mind as a young kid that pulled her through the difficult years of being a teenager. Themes discussed are family member addiction, childhood family struggles, praying for lost family members, finding the spouse God has for...

Anna Weaver, mom to 5, doer of many things, sits down with us this week and talks all things parenting. She starts out telling her testimony-the unedited version- and moves into themes such as first baby experiences, PPDA, struggles, mental health, and routines that help. Follow Anna in her adventures of flipping houses, parenting tips, and more, over on Instagram @busyweavers

This week, Regina Matlock sits down with Jessica and talks on how keeping the main thing the main thing is what she contributes her 35 years of marriage with four grown children in Truth to...she touches on raising teenagers, empty nesting, and more. If you have gleaned valuable parenting nuggets from this podcast, please do us a HUGE favor and leave a 5-star review! Also, anyone who shares my pod...

Co-parenting. Divorce is never the fairy-tale, but a happy-ever-after can still exist. In this episode, Wendy Fraley delves into it. If the focus is to minimize the scar of divorce on the child, HOW do you go about it? Is there a fail-proof way?

Robyn Duty- mom to 4 now adult boys, sits down and talks all the parenting things and even some not-so-parenting things with Jessica. Buckle up because this almost two-hour episode is full of just who Robyn is: positivity, joy, and most of all-realness. She speaks about raising four boys, specific things she would have changed, things she wouldn't have, and even real-life trials she currently...

Raising Teens? In this part 2 with Michelle Hall, she shares her experience and actionable tips that she found worked to successfully raise three teen girls. Not only to love Truth but to also become decent moral contributors to society-every mother's prayer. Real actionable advice is given, and from a mother who worked full-time doing it! "For precept must be upon precept, precept upon p...

Michelle Hall- wife, mother, friend to alll us mamas about to listen to this seasoned parenting advice ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBS yall. Buckle up buttercup because she is dropping what seems like insider knowledge that is not only her own experience of raising three children who are still walking in Truth, but is BIBLE BACKED on every level. She covers it all from raising teens to sp@nking (GASP) It&#...

Meet April Okken. She's a mom of 4, she's been married to her best friend for 19 years now, and today she and Jessica talk generational trauma. April shares her testimony of coming into Truth. How do you mother the correct way when all you saw growing up was the wrong way? How do you break the cycle with your own kids before it's too late? Listen in as the conversation goes to therapy session deci...

warning label: Today's episode does include the topic of sexual abuse-there are no details of any kind, but if you have younger listeners around, please be mindful of this. Ashley Kematick is a mom of two, and 26 years old. When Jessica approached her about coming on the podcast, Jessica assumed she would speak on the struggle of being a child who grew up with both family in and out of church,...