The Devoted Dreamers Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Stephanie Pletka’s superpower is encouraging other women. She desires to support the busy, overwhelmed mom who feels held hostage by other people’s expectations of her. In this final interview of Season Seven, I hope you’ll laugh at Stephanie’s honest storytelling, be encouraged by her grace-filled presence, throw off all the ridiculous expectations and give yourself permission to...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had the perfect opportunity to share your dream and got tongue tied (or talked waaaay too long) trying to explain it to someone you just met? This month I wanted to delve into the topic of how we talk about our dreams because I think it’s an important step as you work to define what  exactly you do or are passionate about. Because having clarity about your dream help...

Send us Fan Mail Jessica Hottle’s passion is to see women set free from the lies of this world. She’s written several books on the topic of worth and hosts a podcast called What’s the Truth? tackling the lies we believe and how you can shift back to truth. In this interview we dig into the fear of being mediocre or irrelevant, knowing what season your dream is in and not running ahead of that, how...

Send us Fan Mail Courtney Reimer is on a mission to not only help girls and women know and understand their worth but also to know why they have worth. This interview is a reminder that where we place our hope matters. As Christians we’ve likely heard or been part of conversations about our identity in Christ but living that out feels so complex. How do we place our identity in Him? What does that...

Send us Fan Mail Whether you’ve already started on your dream or you’re still in the starting blocks trying to figure out how to pivot as a result of changing circumstances, now is the time to think creatively about how to move forward and take messy action. What have you got to lose? All around us people are creating new ways to encourage and inspire others, whether it’s a birthday car parade out...

Send us Fan Mail Whatever your circumstances right now, I pray this honest conversation about learning to trust God’s goodness gives you hope to persist and present your requests to the Lord. There is no worry too big for him; there is no amount of doubt He cannot handle. Maria’s story will help you press into Jesus and come out on the other side of today’s concerns with a deeper trust in God and...

Send us Fan Mail When your circumstances feel overwhelming, it is difficult to imagine the abundant life Jesus offers or even to believe that it is available to you. This very struggle inspired Kara-Kae James to launch Thrive Moms, a ministry to encourage overwhelmed moms to believe that Jesus has something more for them besides exhaustion and isolation. In pursuit of this dream, Jesus also transf...

Send us Fan Mail Alexandra Kaval is a certified Christian coach for high impact women who crave more. She formerly worked in the corporate sector in HR talent development. Just four years ago she made the leap to go out on her own and build a coaching practice that would empower women with intentional Christ-centered support for their life and careers. It’s difficult to know where to focus when yo...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is the second in a new series of Strategy Sessions with a listener who has a burning question to ask, needs help narrowing down her options, or just wants a listening ear so she can find clarity amidst all the options before her. Ashley Johnson has a bent toward entrepreneurship and a love of seeing new ideas come to life. Over the past few years God has uniquely brou...

Send us Fan Mail As the coronavirus wreaks havoc on our world right now, it seems everyone has lost something. Even if you still have a job or at least some of your income, you’ve certainly lost the freedom you previously had to go about your life as usual. For those who have lost a great deal more or even if you’re just struggling with the fear of what could happen next, this episode is for you....

Send us Fan Mail Dianne Jago is founder of Deeply Rooted Magazine and author of a newly released book, A Holy Pursuit , teaching us how the gospel frees us to follow and lay down our God-shaped dreams. Her dream grew out her faith in Christ and a desire for others to know and love Him too. Along the way, that dream has been displayed in different forms as life her circumstances have ebbed and flow...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 144 | Show notes are here:  http://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/144 As a small child, Lauren Stengele fell in love with the Spanish language that gracefully flowed from her great-grandmother’s lips. Her God-shaped dream grew over the years into a desire to homeschool her children in two languages. But as a non-native Spanish speaker, it was harder than she imagined. After lookin...

Send us Fan Mail When I shut down my social media activity in December 2019, I felt certain it was what my heart and mind needed, but I was struggling to really let go. The first week presented a host of issues bubbling up in my heart that affirmed the decision to detox myself in this way, as much as I was still fighting it. But thirty days later, I was no longer so eager for the habits I’d left b...

Send us Fan Mail Rachel Awtrey is an online encourager and host of the Behind the Bliss podcast. She has a heart to create space for women to share stories and the reality of what life is really like behind the bliss so that others might experience an “Oh yeah, me too” moment. I know you’re going to relate to her so much as she talks about her fear of the unknown in following this dream and how Go...

Send us Fan Mail Jaime Fenwick is the founder of Bringing Inspiration Home, a business dedicated to inspiring women to pursue their dreams and tap into their creative gifts through the pursuit of beauty, adventure, and purposeful living. This episode is a reminder that if God has gifted and impassioned you with a dream, there is no reason to let your lack of training stand in the way of pursuing i...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is the first of my bi-monthly Strategy Sessions with a listener who has a burning question to ask, needs help narrowing down her options, or just wants a listening ear so she can find clarity amidst all the options before her. Natalie Arent is a brand and graphic designer with a knack for seeing what her clients struggle to put into words. She helps female entrepreneu...

Send us Fan Mail Malinda Fuller is a bold communicator who is passionate about thriving families and helping people grow as disciples of Jesus. You may have seen her writing in Christian publications both online and in print. She is the author of Obedience Over Hustle: The Surrender of the Striving Heart and has become a trusted voice on the topics of obedience, hustle and living an intentional li...

Send us Fan Mail Misty Phillip has a passion for women to seek Jesus, study the Word and grow in grace. She has recently transitioned from the role of homeschooling mom to founder of Spark Christian Podcast Conference. Her story is a vivid reminder that God is not only our creator but also our provider, and He provides far beyond what we might expect. If your dream feels totally out of your league...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year and welcome to Season Seven of The Devoted Dreamers Podcast. This quick (self-edited) episode is an update on how the podcast will serve and support you in this coming year of fighting back fear, trusting God, and flourishing in the confidence He’s given you to pursue your God-shaped dream! The big updates include: I’m launching my first audiobook this season; I’ll...

Send us Fan Mail Kat Armstrong didn’t set out to become an author. Rather, she wrote her first book in order to steward a message about living in the fullness of the Greatest Commandment: how we, as women, might love the Lord with all of our mind and strength as well as our heart and soul. I loved the opportunity to chat with Kat once again—a return visit to the show since her first appearance way...

Send us Fan Mail Finishing is one of the most difficult things for me to do. Maybe it’s a fear of not being able to keep improving on something once it’s done. I don’t know for sure, but I’m embarrassed to admit that more than once I’ve left a project unfinished indefinitely. But there is one thing I do know: I really like to start stuff! This episode is all about helping you establish a process o...

Send us Fan Mail If “busy” has become your mantra, Stefanie Gass offers up a little real talk in this interview to help you plan out your day, prioritize what matters, and let go of the rest so you can finally find the time for your God-shaped dream. Host of The Mompreneur Mastermind Show, Stefanie loves helping women business owners step into their potential. We can so easily get distracted or di...

Send us Fan Mail Rachel Pellegrino’s story of becoming a Christian children’s book publisher will teach you to look to your own passions and experiences—even into your grief and darkness—to discern what God has called you to do with your life. When she was in the middle of grief, Rachel couldn’t have imagined what she would be doing today. At the time, her dream to publish children’s books wasn’t...

Send us Fan Mail Productivity expert, writer, and speaker Tonya Dalton joins us on the podcast to share her vision for helping women to center their lives not on doing more but on doing what’s most important. Tonya has recently published a book and launched a movement of the same name: The Joy of Missing Out: Live More By Doing Less . This interview was full of value in an intentional, tight littl...

Send us Fan Mail What is the biggest thing you’ve ever had to trust God for? It seems that the longer we wait for something that we desire but the result of which remains unknown, the more difficult it is to believe the answer will come or that it will be the answer we’ve been praying for. I’ve met listeners who struggle with trusting God for the deepest desires of their hearts and that extends to...