Recourse

My friend Miranda was in the library this week to share about her family's decision to homeschool their children. As a recent homeschool parent as well I really enjoyed the conversation and appreciated the advice and wisdom Miranda shared! Resources:  Facebook Groups: Minnesota Homeschoolers, MN Homeschool Classes & Co-ops, Homeschool Curriculum Marketplace, & Homeschool Minnesota Dis...

Kay Levesque is an Executive Directors of Love2Hope – a non-profit committed to raising awareness on human trafficking – with a special emphasis on sex trafficking – across America. her background includes being trained, volunteer ambassadors with Shared Hope International, former public-school educators, and national speakers and presenters. Resources: please click the link below to learn more&nb...

My friend Ashley joins me in the library to share about her recent lifestyle changes and how she has combined her faith and fitness to  become the best version of herself all while encouraging and empowering others. 

My new friend Bert Anderson came to the library to have a conversation about the stage of motherhood she calls the "Executive Assistant" - Bert and I are in similar seasons with our children so I appreciated talking through this new perspective.  Who is Bert Anderson?- As the creator of the lifestyle blog Me Before Mom, Bert supports millennial moms facing the challenges and changes of mother...

My sister in-law Amber and I got to sit down and chat while we were together in North Dakota this summer. We focused our conversation on our faith and our family. 

I'm taking a quick summer break! New episodes will be out in September!  Thank you so much for all of your support, thank you to all my guests who have been willing to share their lives and stories on this podcast. If you have missed any of the episodes, now is the perfect time to go back and listen.  HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!

Heather Huber is in the process of starting a nonprofit called Better Together to inspire and facilitate collaboration between the social sectors regionally worldwide.  In order to better understand cultural differences and how nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operate abroad, she has spent the last six years traveling within Africa, Europe, and Asia volunteering with and visiting NGOs. &n...

My friend Ruthie joined me for a conversation about her move from Los Angeles to Minnesota- She shares about the transition and about some of her past traumas.  If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available. RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1...

Samantha Redding was Miss North Dakota 2019- We had a wonderful conversation about her time in the Miss USA pageant as well as her work with the Miss Amazing program. Samantha also shared about her current role as a Special Education Teacher and the way she is impacting students everyday. Miss Amazing-https://missamazing.org/ Miss Amazing North Dakota-https://missamazing.org/chapters/ND Miss North...

My husband Matthew and I give the detailed journey of the adoption of our son Abilash and how we became the Flatland Five. Bonus video footage can be found at the following links https://youtu.be/EbQDUAKHtu0 https://youtu.be/CWDp9I-9yjo Blog Link- https://investorina.com/the-flatland-five-an-adoption-story/?fbclid=IwAR2SPWOvNfCcjAGjDYBqX_oIPxz1xjxrboAWubFju_lg_jHN4bZ082JFf14

My friend Heather Norgren is a marriage coach who shares about her marriage and an App her and her husband created to support others with addictions. As a wife to a former addict, Heather is now able to use her story of betrayal to help others who are hurting from broken relationships. Throughout her journey, she has learned much about her own individual healing and how to come along side someone...

With over 20 years of professional counseling experience, Dr. Jessica Rothmeyer has a mission to establish Kingdom mindset standards in all nations by providing advisory services, seminars, and training materials to healing practitioners, leaders, and influencers globally. "Your Kingdom destiny awaits, and it all begins with a mindset." Website: www.kingdommindset.global **All resources links foun...

My friend Stacey shares her experience serving in the Army National Guard. Personally I really enjoyed catching up with my friend and learning more about the National Guard, which sadly I really didn't know much about.

Rachel is a wonderful friend from my past who does an amazing job sharing her passion about immigrants and refugees and how our communities can help. Please check out the information below, somethings were shared during the episode and others are great ways for you to learn more. Overview of current displacement (5 min) https://youtu.be/tY7WWD6tCAM Overview of resettlement process (7 min) https://...

National Foster Care information - https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/outofhome/foster-care/ Compact Foster Care Ministry for your Community- https://compact.family/ Foster Care Month info- https://www.childwelfare.gov/fostercaremonth/ Aging out Kids Support - https://www.foreverfamily.org/aging-out-of-foster-care The Reel Hope Project in Minnesota- https://www.thereelhopeproject.org/

Our pastors wife, Ann J. was in the library to share about motherhood. Ann has been a mother, a single mother, a step-mother, a daughter in-law, a mother-in law, and now a grandmother- such a wonderful conversation about motherhood.

My next door neighbor Michelle H. came to the library to share her experience as a professional basketball player. We had so much fun talking about sports and pop culture, movies, and tv shows. I know you will enjoy it!

My friend Rae Harris shares about her experience being a worship leader and the path God has her on with her music career.  You can follow her on Instagram @RaeHarrisMusic Facebook @RaeHarrisMusic Website: www.raeharris.com

Welcome to Ryan W- the first Male interview in the library!! He share his story of being a kidney donor to his fellow firefighter friend Chad.  More resources can be found here- https://www.kidney.org/transplantation Link to Ryan's story- https://www.fox9.com/news/elk-river-minn-man-offers-kidney-to-fellow-firefighter-turns-out-to-be-perfect-match

My friend Katie R. was so gracious to share about her journey with infertility- It is a tough topic but was very helpful to my heart and I hope it will be to yours as well!

My friend Sam D. came by the library to share about her journey in motherhood, specifically about her son Finn and his hearing loss-  You can find more information about the Northern Voices School in Roseville, MN at- https://www.northernvoices.org You can support Sam and her son Finn on their Gofundme page- https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-finn-go-to-northern-voices Welcome to Holland- Poem b...

Matthew and I go back and share about our life in Thailand. 

This is part 2 of the conversation I had with Sara J. - Listen in as we conclude her story.

Sara J is in the library sharing about her international journeys- This is Part One of a two part conversation. 

Amy E. shared her journey through marriage mentoring and creating a non-profit Community Table-  Divine Marriage-https://divinemarriagecenter.com/ Dare to be Different-https://www.daretobedifferent.com/ Community Table- https://www.community-table.com/