Room for Lovely

About Allyson Allyson Golden is the author of the Words Are Golden Journal as well as the voice behind the Instagram account @wordsaregolden. Her passion is to help women get excited about God's word and equip them to live as women with God’s word written on their heart. Allyson is a pediatric nurse as well as on staff at the church she and her husband attend. Allyson and her husband live in...

About Leah Leah has served as missionary to Ecuador for the past decade. She is a licensed minister and founder of The April Project. She has also served as the managing director of a counseling, trauma, and outreach program in Ecuador. After years of waiting, Leah is newly married at the age of 36. She is very passionate about empowering and encouraging single women everywhere.  Her husband Micha...

About Lana Lana is the podcast host of Grace-Filled Grit, college professor, backyard farmer, and the author of The Grace-Filled Homestead . Twenty years ago, Lana and her husband CJ decided to ditch their fast-paced hustle for the simple life. They found a small farm on the edge of town, moved their four little children into a 100-year-old fixer upper, and began to focus on God, goats, and garden...

About Kayla Kayla Stoecklein became an unexpected widow in August 2018 when her husband, Andrew, the pastor of their large church in California, died by suicide. With three young boys also grieving and a heart full of pain, it became her mission to bring hope and help to others who have faced unexpected hardships. Connect with Kayla Website: https://www.kaylastoecklein.com/ Social Media: IG @kayla...

About Erin Erin Cuccio is the host of the Room for Lovely podcast.  She is a wife, momma, writer, and speaker.  After over a decade as an educator in both Louisiana and Texas, she retired to her true passion—Chief Operating Officer of the Cuccio Household.  She now spends her days wrangling her three wild and handsome boys, navigating never-ending loads of laundry, and supporting her husband in be...

About Angie Angela Theriot spend the last 29 years in education as both a teacher and a librarian. She has been married for 29 years to her husband Nolan and they have two children, Tim (27 and married to Kallie) and Celia (23 and following her mom's footsteps into education).  In 2019, Angie was at dinner with family when her heart arrested.  Today, she lives a full life and encourages every...

About Jessica Jessica Rodriguez is originally from southern Louisiana but moved to San Diego, CA in 2008 to attend a physical therapy center focused on neurological injuries after a car accident left her paralyzed. In 2014, she finished college with a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology and Nutritional Science.  Currently, Jessica is a Kinesiology instructor and department head for a small priva...

About Laura Dr.  Laura Cooper is a licensed psychologist and the owner of Connections Counseling & Psychological Services in Lufkin, Texas. She is married and has two children, a college student, and a high school student. When she isn't seeing clients or managing the office, she is spending time with her family, working out, or gathering research for her ongoing project to find the best...

About Ivorie Coach Ivorie Ford is a global thought leader who has been at the intersection of sports, athlete development, and ministry for more than 10 years. She uses her experience as a former athlete, professional coach, speaker, and entrepreneur to inspire change makers to stay connected to their core, use their personal power authentically, and achieve remarkable results in or beyond sports....

About Baylee Baylee Ward is a seventeen year old headed into her Senior year of high school.  She is a tennis enthusiast, adventure seeker, book reader, coffee lover, and she just so happens to have her pilot's license.  After being completely captivated by her middle school aviation program, Baylee began her pursuit to learn all that she could, and it's become more than a hobby.  It&apo...

About Vaughn Vaughn Cuccio is the son of Blake and Erin Cuccio.  An absolute outdoorsman at heart, he loves to spend every moment he can hunting, fishing, or being in the woods.  When he isn't outside, he loves to drum.  Since he was old enough to stand, he's been beating on just about everything he can find and lucky for everyone, he found his rhythm.   Today, Vaughn joins me to talk ab...

About Kristi Kristi is the wife of Grant and mom to Holden and Carter Mae. She is the founder of Be Strong Story a company dedicated to helping others BE LOVE in the world around them. Her passions include helping families love and serve the most vulnerable in their communities. She currently is a part of Stars Book Clubs which helps provide mentors for some of the most under resourced schools and...

About Tara Tara Bialek has been married to her childhood best friend for sixteen years. They have three children together.  She spent ten years teaching high school Family Consumer Science (Home Ec) until she decided to jump into a Network Marketing Business that changed everything. She resigned from her teaching career in 2015 to work from home and raise her children.  Her business grew rapidly,...

About Meridith Meet Meridith:  Wife.  Mom.  Friend.  Worshipper.  Cancer Survivor. Meridith Baxter is one of my dearest friends and someone who I glean wisdom from every time we are together.  Today she joins me to talk about friendship.  As adults, it can be really difficult to find and cultivate and sustain friendships.  So we dig into that a little bit and share some of our own thoughts about w...

About Kristin Kristin Schell is on a mission to love her neighbors. She put a picnic table in her front yard, painted it turquoise, and began inviting neighbors, friends, and even strangers, to hang out and do life together at The Turquoise Table. A new concept of hospitality unfolded in her neighborhood, and before long The Turquoise Table led to a movement of Front Yard People—ordinary people wh...

About Cameron Cameron Presson is the Next Gen Pastor at Timber Creek Church. He has been married to the love of my life Kelsey Presson for 11 years and has invested his efforts in ministry for the last 12 years.  He's a dad to 3 of the greatest kids in the world (Kaylee,  Kammy,  and Cooper). He loves coffee and sneakers, and he's terrible at golf. Connect with Cameron Website: http://ww...

About Ryan Ryan Cart is first a son of the heavenly father, a husband to the love of his life, Kathleen, and a father to Eden and Mavrick. He is the Operations Manager of a medium size construction company in south Louisiana. For fun, he loves working outside with his hands and enjoying some sun and fresh air by hiking and wandering the outdoors. Connect with Ryan Episode Links: Get The Rabbit Lis...

About Chip Chip Cash hails from North Carolina where he has been happily married to his beautiful wife Emma for 28 years.  Together they have three kids, Mary Elizabeth, Caroline who is recently married to her husband Matt, and Steady.  Over the years he has been committed to both business and ministry carrying out a legacy of a hard working, faith filled, family man.  He currently serves as the C...

About Mark Mark A. Bannon is a writer, coach, and speaker with a passion for helping people tap into their deepest ambitions and higher calling. His work and life speak to those who are in the throes of balancing family and career in an increasingly noisy and chaotic world. Mark shines a light of hope and direction for people who face overwhelming circumstances or simply wake up feeling lost or em...

About Therese Therese is a widow and a mom of two beautiful kids, Jude and Jolie. She grew up as the youngest of 6 kids in South Louisiana near Lafayette and moved to Houston in 1998. She met her husband Lance in Houston in 2008, and they were married just under 10 years when he passed away of lung cancer. Today, she works as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has worked with the same doctor for the...

About Catrina Catrina is a the wife of Randy Dupuis and lives in South Louisiana.  She works full time for a dental office and spends her spare time with her dog Paisley and her family.   She is embracing childlessness after infertility and living a fulfilling life as an “other.” Connect with Catrina Social Media: Instagram: @celebratewithcatrina Also, get to know Erin Cuccio a bit better by check...

About Brittany Brittany Primeaux was born and raised in Lafayette, LA.  She graduated college in 2011 and was then married her husband the following year.  She is a mother of six who juggles work and her family’s busy schedules. Thriving in the chaos is how she encounters *most* days while trying her best to love Jesus and trust in Him with every aspect of her life. Brittany joins us to share abou...

About Jessica Jessica Patay is passionate about serving caregiving moms and creating authentic communities. She has always fostered deep, life-giving friendships, and is intentional about growing her community of girlfriends. As a caregiving mom herself, this passion for relationships carries on as she gathers women through We Are Brave Together - to encourage them, mentor them, inspire them, and...

About LeighAnn LeighAnn Combs is a full time working mom to seven amazing kids.  With an office job, a real estate career, and no shortage of beautiful chaos at home, there is never a dull moment.  She is originally from South Louisiana,  but has made her home in Central Louisiana though she will always consider herself a Cajun at heart. In her limited spare time, she enjoys going to dinner with f...

About Gerald Gerald Gruenig grew up in New Orleans on top of his family’s poboy restaurant.  After relocating due to Hurricane Katrina, he met his wife in high school and wen to play football at Nicholls State University.  In 2013, Gerald began working in broadcasting as a sports and news reporter.  Shortly after, in 2015, he began a segment on KLFY TV10 called Acadiana Eats which highlights local...