Living the Reclaimed Life

Send us Fan Mail When facing something you don't understand, it is easy to let doubt and worry creep in. Consider this, what we worry about the most often reveals where we trust God the least. How can we genuinely trust God when things get tough? When we are fearful and worried, we can remember that God is trustworthy. How do we do this? We'll talk about that in this episode with Valerie...

Send us Fan Mail When you hear the phrase, "God is __________," what comes to mind for you? We all have different answers, but how do we know what is true? Too often, we view God from our limited perspective. But it doesn't have to be that way. Throughout January, let's discover how to fill that space with the truth. As we look at four aspects of God's character, together,...

Send us Fan Mail As we launch into 2023, have you thought about where you have come from this past year and where you want to go? In today's episode, we will talk about how things from our past have brought us to who we are today. Be sure to stay until the end, as I will share ways that we would love to help you in the coming year. Here are those Ebooks we promised! 1. NEW Ebook! 10 steps to...

Send us Fan Mail What prevents you from enjoying the gift of now? Do you ever find that the thoughts in your mind are so loud that you cannot be present in the moment you're living in? The demands of life can encourage us to either worry about the future or dwell in our past, and I think it's hard for many of us to be present for the moment we live in. I pray this episode encourages you...

Send us Fan Mail What do you think of when you think of hope? When another person tells you something good they desire, you may say... I hope that happens; I hope you get that job and find that spouse.  What do you hope for? Sometimes hope can feel scary, almost like an opportunity for disappointment or simply wishful thinking. In this episode,  Susan Habegger with Thrive Life Skills will give us...

Send us Fan Mail Christmas is a great time to discuss reviving hope in our lives. We are celebrating the hope of the world arriving as a baby. One definition of hope is to "expect with confidence." We can put all our hope in Jesus because we have confidence in who He is. What happens when life throws us a curve ball? When in the natural, it doesn't look as if we can confidently expe...

Send us Fan Mail How do you define HOPE?  It can be easy to define hope solely in light of what we 'want' to happen or what we ‘expect’ to happen. When it doesn’t happen the way we “hoped,” we can lose hope.  But Biblical hope is hope that is dependent on the faithfulness of God.  Let's revive hope together in this episode with Valerie McMahon. NEW Ebook! 10 steps to shattering sham...

Send us Fan Mail An authentic conversation about purpose, how to motivate ourselves, and getting rid of that negative self-talk. Patty Lynn Wyatt is passionate about showing you how to move from here to there by being intentional with your uniqueness and maximizing your potential. If you want to stop wondering "What If?" and start embracing "Right Now!" this episode is for you!...

Send us Fan Mail What tools do we need to engage to have healthy emotional hearts?  What about toxic emotions that we experience that rob us of our healthy hearts? In today's episode, Norma Donovan explains how those emotions hit us and six tools we can use to guarantee a healthy heart. You can find Norma's book, "Restoring Your Heart To Deepen Intimacy" on Amazon HERE .  Stay...

Send us Fan Mail What is in your life that you would like to let go of? Is it comparison, people pleasing, guilt, or shame? How about perfectionism or the opinion of others? Letting go of the things that are not good for us is hard for many reasons. In this episode, Ty Finley, blogger, and author of her brand new book, Let Go , will walk you through ways to release the pain of your past so you can...

Send us Fan Mail How do we find joy amid hardship or pain? When we desire for God to rescue, restore, and heal, how do we hold onto hope in the waiting? Is it really possible to give thanks in ALL circumstances? In this episode, Valerie L. McMahon shares a message of hope and the possibility of being warriors in the battles of our lives. Through Praise and Prayer, it is possible to be UNSTOPPABLE....

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever got caught in the shoulda, woulda, coulda’s? Spending too much time living in that train of thought can lead to feelings of inadequacy, and we can find ourselves on the shame train. How do we rewire our thought patterns and align them with our identity in Christ?  Let's discuss that in this episode with Robin Blumenthal as we conclude our mini-series on shame. L...

Send us Fan Mail Over the past two years, many women have sat in our office and shared that they have used alcohol to deal with life and experienced shame around those choices. What may have been social at one time for them had become a way of coping with life. Some have shared that their family doesn’t know, and some have called it their secret addiction.  In this episode, we are going to shed so...

Send us Fan Mail What are the lies that shame tells us? I have to be perfect, or at least look like, so people will like me. I need to stuff my negative emotions so that I appear okay. I have to do more and be more to be acceptable. Those are just a few of the ways that shame shapes our beliefs. In this episode, Norma Donovan speaks directly into our hearts as she shares her own battle with shame...

Send us Fan Mail Every day our lives demand that we do more. More in our family, work, relationships, the list goes on and on. What about God? Have you ever felt that He is another pressure in your life pulling you to 'do' more? When we received the forgiveness of Jesus, it was based on what He did, not what we "do". He gives us unconditional love, yet we tend to apply our own...

Send us Fan Mail Shame. Maybe you have heard at one point in your life, "Shame on you." Shame is a complicated and pervasive feeling. It can leave us with an innate sense of feeling worthless, unworthy, or deeply flawed.   If we want to live the reclaimed life, we must shatter shame. In the next five episodes, we will bring in guests who have not only worked to conquer shame in their liv...

Send us Fan Mail Emotions are complicated; they are the reactions we experience in response to events or situations in our lives. We make decisions out of them, and emotions can lead our lives if we are not careful. We don't have to be controlled by our emotions; we can take the information they give us, acknowledge them and then choose to fix our minds on the truth.  Now, that all sounds gre...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered if God is always good? In our choice of words, we hear that we should try to avoid absolutes. Words like; all the time, every, always, never. As I talk with people, I try not to use language like that.  Chances are, even though I may want to say... you always do this, the truth may be that they often do that, but they probably don't always do that. What...

Send us Fan Mail How do you know when you believe a lie in your life? Sometimes they can be hard to detect; how do we live in the truth and expose the lies we believe?  In this episode, Patty Cossette will lead us through the process of counteracting the lies we believe with what is true. You aren't going to want to miss this episode! What do you tell yourself when you look in the mirror each...

Send us Fan Mail There is an abundant number of voices that speak into our lives. Some speak the truth, call us up, and set us free; while others speak lies that tear us down and steal our freedom. In this episode, we will look at five of the ways that the enemy inserts lies into our lives and how to combat those lies with the truth. Join Valerie and me in this episode titled, "Did God really...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when we ask God to show us His heart for those around us? How does obedience to God's promptings play out in our relationships with friends and strangers? As women, how can we be bold in being an example for the younger women around us?  We are continuing the conversation from last week's episode originally recorded live earlier on the Titus II show withJoy...

Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to be transparent with other women? When we disagree, do we lean toward avoiding one another, or do we step toward hard conversations? How do we celebrate each other as women instead of comparing ourselves? It is possible to build one another up versus tear each other down. In this episode, I am sharing a conversation I had the privilege of having with four...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that 42% of pastors considered quitting full-time ministry last year? That was a study done in 2022 by Barna Group. Just two years ago, more than 1,700 pastors left ministry each month, according to Lifeway. Why are we seeing this trend? The biggest reason is burnout. In this episode, you will hear from Zach and Anne Imboden; you may remember Anne from last week’s epi...

Send us Fan Mail What if they knew? Have you ever had a secret that you didn’t want anyone to know? Maybe you were convinced that if people knew, then you wouldn’t be understood or accepted. Perhaps while trying to hide it, you found yourself holding up a façade that was too heavy to carry. In today’s episode, you will meet Anne, who shares her secret with us, and then about the day when she confe...

Send us Fan Mail What does the Lord require of you? I used to think that the Lord required me to follow a long list of unattainable rules; as I failed daily at checking off that list, I felt defeated. What if we overcomplicate what God is actually asking of us? Perhaps walking with Him is simpler than we think. In today's episode, Valerie and I are going to kick off season three and dive into...