She Speaks Stories

Joyce is a wife, mother, and a friend to many.  She's a new member of the She Speaks Family as our social media manager. She grew up in a family who had faith but a life altering experience caused a major change in her identity and brought waves of anxiety.  The last few years she has pursued her relationship with the Lord with an increased intensity.  Having decided to follow Jesus with EVERYTHIN...

Dawn Groves wears multiple hats like many of you listeners…she’s a wife to a handsome guy named Brian. She’s a mom to 3 beautiful girls ages 11, 8, and 7. She is also their teacher for such a time as this since she is homeschooling all three. She’s a daughter to parents who are extremely helpful on a regular basis (many of us military wives are so envious of that!) and she works fulltime for an in...

Susan, Katie, and Portia are together again discussing the podcast hiatus, Katie's new book, and the upcoming season of the show, "Meet the Team".    www.shespeaksstories.com

Susan, Katie and Portia reminisce about favorite episodes and make an announcement about the future of all things She Speaks Stories. Listen in and be reminded about the power of stories.    Previous episodes mentioned within this episode in the order discussed:   Jane Marceski-Episode #112   Irene Rollins -Episode #18   Road trip episodes- #’s 24, 25, 26, 27, 28      Julie’s Story-Episode #24    ...

Ed Wanderer grew up in a Washington, D.C. suburb in a loving family and life overflowing with books, sports and exploring the US and Europe with his parents and grandparents. Marrying the love of his life, they went on to adopt three beautiful children continuing their own legacy of loving well.  Ed has battled depression and anxiety since his second year of college until now—fortunately, not cont...

For Kira Fontana, creating music has always been spiritual. After studying music composition on the East Coast, Kira moved to Los Angeles to further her music career and ended up one of the top vocal coaches in the city. Discouraged with what she saw in the music industry and finding no real place for her music, she eventually stopped writing and singing. But by the end of 2017, something changed....

Andrea is not only the author of two books, but also a Family and Consumer Sciences high school teacher. She lives with her husband, Brian, and their four-year-old son in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Side note, she went to high school with Adam Busby from the TLC show, Outdaughtered). Throughout her trial-filled life, she has continued to answer “yes” to God by showing others how to turn their pain i...

Jimmy and Kristin Scroggins have been married for over 25 years and have eight children. They have served at Family Church since Jimmy became the lead pastor in July 2008. Under Jimmy’s leadership, Family Church has grown into a network of thirteen neighborhood churches in South Florida. Listen in to Jimmy and Kristin’s story of leading families to discover and pursue God’s design. Full Circle Par...

For too long, women have assumed they are outliers in their sexual struggles. This assumption often keeps them silent, leaving them to face the battle by themselves. Through working with women in their 20s and 30s, young adult minister Ashley Chesnut has both witnessed the devastating effects of sexual sin in the lives of women and walked alongside them to break free from it. Listen in as Ashely s...

Author, podcaster, photographer and blogger, Kat Harris loves to equip and empower women to walk in their worth. With us today in all of her sassiness, she shares her journey growing up in the southern American culture and later moving to and dating in New York City. Get ready Story community for Kat’s always honest, sometimes painful, look at dating, desire and sex.   Sexless in the City Excerpt...

Chrissie Kenaston is a military spouse, a mom of three beautiful children, and the author of What If I Name Her Grace? –a transformative tale of trying to live like Jesus in the trenches of early marriage and motherhood… and learning how to find God’s grace when you miss the mark. Founder of Copy with Chrissie, an online copywriting business, she’s also featured on online publications and a popula...

Pulled from our most recent At the Table virtual event on January 27, join Portia Allen, Irene Rollins, Susan Wanderer, Katie Hawkins and our very special guest Sarah Anderson around the table. How do we live together when religion and politics tear us apart? Lean in and borrow hope today, Story community.   Sarah Bauer Anderson on Instagram Irene Rollins on Instagram Portia Allen on Instagram Sus...

Chandra Moyer is a speaker, author, life coach, and decorated former Army officer. For three decades, she has empowered women through speaking, books, coaching, conferences, retreats, and workshops. As a survivor of incest and complex trauma, Chandra understands the obstacles women have to overcome to find freedom. Don’t miss this episode. Pull up a chair and lean into Chandra’s healing story. For...

She’s seventeen and the third born of six with a heart-felt desire to honor God with the gift of worship. Story community, come join us at the table for more of Claire Seevers’s story! For more Claire:InstagramFacebookWatch Claire! Visit the bakery“I’ve always loved worship. There’s something special about being able to encounter God through music and welcoming the Holy Spirit into your heart.”“My...

She grew up the oldest child of four and the daughter of an Air Force Chaplain moving every 2-3 years. Today she’s mom to four and co-pastor of Lifepoint Church with husband Daniel Floyd. Lean in and listen in to Tammie Floyd’s story of staying faithful. For more Tammie:Instagramlifepoint.orgWatch Tammie! Mother's Day message 2020Lifepoint College For more about ARC Churches“Let God do the things...

Encouraged by the mentoring of teachers in high school, Danny Forshee’s gift for learning came alive. A few years later his heart did, too, with a new passion to share the Gospel. Surrendering to this new life, he focused on an accelerated path of learning to prepare him to share Jesus and preach Scripture to people who’ve never heard it before. Lean in today and listen to Dr. Danny Forshee’s stor...

Nancy grew up in southern California and graduated from Point Loma University before moving to Minnesota with her husband, John. She loves to travel, has been on 15 worldwide mission trips, published articles for various publications; and loves to read, laugh and spend time with friends. Join us today as she shares her story and all about her new book Back Away from the Cookies: And Other Stuff Yo...

Counselor, case manager, program administrator, researcher, mentor and life coach—Tabatha Perry has worn many hats, and in each role, loved problem solving to help people achieve their goals. Join us as we listen in to her story and celebrate her adventurous spirit and heart for people to find freedom.   For more Tabatha: Instagram Facebook YouTube tabathaperry.coach   To order Living Forward Youn...

Sharon Garlough Brown is an author, spiritual director, speaker and cofounder of Abiding Way Ministries, an organization providing spiritual retreats and growth. As a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, she’s served on the pastoral staff in churches in America and Europe and most recently in Michigan where she co-pastored with her husband Jack. She’s with us today to share what she’s learn...

In 2016, Catherine Poss, a cardiac care traveling nurse and her husband of 15 months masterfully packed all their belongings and set off from Houston for a road trip to Catherine’s new assignment in California. Filled with hope, little did she know that a few days later on a highway in Arizona at 9:40 in the evening she would be on the phone with a 911 dispatch after watching her husband leave thi...

Has God given you a dream? One so big, so out of reach that you can give a thousand reasons why it can never come to fruition? Motivation might be low, money tight and life busy, but push through your procrastinations and keep the result in mind. There’s something beautiful waiting to be born. “Graveyards are full of callings that people never got around to answering—procrastination is that cunnin...

Lynn Donovan is a speaker, award-winning author, pastor, spiritual formation coach and an ordinary woman who shares with audiences her everyday adventures of walking with God. Delighting to inspire women to step fully into their divine identity and purpose, Lynn joins us to share her story and discuss her book, Marching Around Jericho.   Lynn’s book on her website Or head here.   For more Lynn: In...

She grew up in the Saturday Night Live's Green Room and started writing her autobiography when she was eight years old. Today’s she’s a mom with a biblical counseling degree who’s taught school, married a pastor and enjoys studying stand-up comedy. Pull up a chair, Story community! We can’t wait for you to get to know our new friend Scarlet Hiltibidal, author of Afraid of All the Things.   Scarlet...

She’s often been compared to a velvet-wrapped sword: her voice is soothing and her messages are piercing. She loves to study and teach less than trendy themes like what grows in barren seasons, the discipline of decrease, doubt as a growing pain of faith and habits of a truly healthy soul. In a day distracted by all things new and shiny, Dr. Alicia Britt Chole brings ancient truth to life. Slow do...

Listeners, we’re so excited to introduce you to Ellen Vaughn​—a wife, mom, grandmother, speaker and ​New York Times​ bestselling author who’s written or co-written 23 books. She joins us today for a conversation about the intersection of her story with the writing of her biography Becoming Elisabeth Elliot.   In 1956 Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent trib...