The Devoted Dreamers Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Ep 107 Show Notes are here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/107 In this solo episode, I’m talking about identity, specifically our identity in Christ as daughters of the Most High King. You’ll hear how I struggled early on as a Christian to even understand what this means and how to live it out. To explain what it means to find our identity in Christ, I also share what it’s no...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Holly Christine Hayes shares the difficult truth about pursuing a God-shaped dream – that it’s hard and it may require everything of you. As a result, she teaches us the importance of examining your season of life, considering the realities of your dream, and what we might do instead if this isn’t the season for stepping out. You’ll discover the value of surroundi...

Send us Fan Mail This month's theme is  You Are a Daughter of the King.  I love how well this interview fits that topic! In this episode, Krista Hengesh, founder of Live Salted—a college and millennial women’s ministry – talks about the incredible amount of faith required to step out into what God has called you to do, especially when you don’t know what the results are going to be. We cover...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year and welcome back to Season Five of The Devoted Dreamers Podcast. This episode is a quick update on what you can expect from the podcast for the remainder of this season, including a new publishing schedule, monthly themes, solo episodes, and the Dream Letter, which is launching later this month. Be sure to subscribe to get yours! Next week I’ll be back with another...

Send us Fan Mail I’m wrapping up the podcast for 2018 this week; this is the last episode of the year, and I’m trying something a little different. Back in November, I was invited to speak to a local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group in Golden, Colorado. The MOPS theme this year is Find Your Fire – an excellent fit for the conversations we’re having every week on The Devoted Dreamers Podcast. S...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Amy Wright, creator of The Big Family Home blog, talks openly about the shame she has battled in her dream to write and encourage other moms on their journey. Our conversation is a reminder that God doesn’t want us to live in shame or guilt. We are called, instead, to live in freedom; it is for freedom that Christ has set you free ( Galatians 5:1). Amy and I commi...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, I confess my most recent blunder related to the podcast – in real time – and use my mistake to share some reflections on the journey God has used in my life to uncover my God-shaped dream. It isn’t a formula; our dreams don’t really work like that. My hope in sharing these steps (beyond lacking an interview and still wanting to have something to post today)...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, wellness and style coach Jane Springer reminds us that God often uses the difficulties and challenges He has allowed in our lives to serve as inspiration for our dreams. In her case, it was her own health struggles that led to her desire to help other women with theirs. She teaches us the importance of learning to pay attention to what’s going on inside of...

Send us Fan Mail Foundshop is an online vintage resale shop for affordable, sustainable and ethical clothing. Founder, Rebekah Twinem, shares in this episode what God has taught her in starting up her shop—first and foremost that her dreams are not too frivolous. You’ll learn what lights her fire about this work, especially the impact of our shopping dollars on other people and the environment. Wi...

Send us Fan Mail We were never meant to do this life alone. Jessica Reinhart, founder of Lumitory, joins the podcast this week to share what she’s learned on her journey to encourage others toward authentic community. Jess starts us off with her favorite personality profile tool, The Elements Assessment, and reminds us of the value in knowing ourselves and others. You’ll be inspired to uncover new...

Send us Fan Mail If fear has kept you from walking forward in your God-shaped dream, this episode will remind you that you’re not alone. This conversation with Jenni Eastin will also provide perspective on how to finally move forward even if you can’t see the finish line. In this interview, Jenni gives us the assurance that God is in control and that we can trust Him enough to surrender our dreams...

Send us Fan Mail Julie Landreth has a passion for healthy and thriving relationships–especially marriages. She is a speaker and wife coach who loves sharing her passion for prayer and how to cultivate a thriving marriage. She leads a growing number of women in San Jose, CA through her weekly WifeLab curriculum:  Loving Well, The Art of Praying for Your Husband . Julie and her husband are celebrati...

Send us Fan Mail   In this week’s episode we’re talking about fear of failure, which feels ironic because even as I’m speaking on this topic, I’m wrestling with this very fear. Questions like: Am I making any sense? Is this episode even helpful? Or am I just rambling? What if my theology is off and someone calls me on it? Or, more importantly, what if something I say leads someone astray, and I ca...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season Five of The Devoted Dreamers Podcast! This week’s guest, Megan Sjuts, is the owner of Building 07, offering a full range of professional design services. Her mission is to simplify the design process and serve creative professionals and business owners. When she is not behind the screen designing for clients, she is teaching graphic design courses at Rogue Commun...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! I’m thrilled you’re joining me for Season Five of The Devoted Dreamers Podcast. I’m just back from maternity leave and wanted to take a few minutes to catch you up following my absence, including details on what’s to come on the podcast (like some local, Denver area, meet-up opportunities) and a preview our first episode back. The podcast will return on October 10, 2...

Send us Fan Mail How has the “broken mindset” kept you from all that God created you to be? Or from the dreams He created you to pursue for His Kingdom? If you’ve been with us for the last two episodes of On-Air Coaching between me, life coach Cynthia Culver, and Devoted Dreamers listener Lois Martin, maybe you’ve begun to consider your answers to these two questions. Or, if you’ve started working...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what God might do with the passions He’s put in your heart? Ponder this question with me, life coach Cynthia Culver, and Devoted Dreamers listener Lois Martin in this second of three bonus On-Air Coaching calls. In this episode, Cynthia’s questions focus on the DIRECTION component of coaching. You’ll hear us cover some topics that maybe you’ve been wrestling...

Send us Fan Mail We talk a lot around here about trying things out, taking baby steps, and figuring out where God is leading you by just doing something (instead of nothing). Several months ago, I was talking with my friend Cynthia Culver (Ep. 37) about the possibility of testing out an On-Air Coaching session with a listener. We put the word out that we were going to give this a try, found a will...

Send us Fan Mail While I'm on maternity leave for the summer, I've prepared a few mini-episodes, each covering a specific topic related to pursuing your God-shaped dream.  Special guest Heather Conklin and I talk in this one about how letting your dream lie fallow can be a good thing for both you and your dream. She shares how this practice is utilized in farming to allow fields to rest...

Send us Fan Mail     God created you with a purpose. I’m not just saying that. He says it in His word. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Eph. 2:10) I’m sharing this short “mini-sode” to tell the story about the baby steps that led me to my God-shaped dream of podcasting. My hope in these 15 minutes is...

Send us Fan Mail When my interview for Episode 94 fell through a few weeks ago, I decided to do a season-closing solo episode talking about what I’ve learned in the last two years of podcasting. It seemed fitting as I just celebrated my second podcasting anniversary on June 1st and am about to take an extended leave from the show following the birth of our second child in mid-June. In this episode...

Send us Fan Mail Crystal Woodman Miller lives in Morrison Colorado with her husband Pete and three children Lucca, Malachi and Josephine.  She is the author of Marked for Life: Choosing Hope and Discovering Purpose After Earth-Shattering Tragedy (NavPress). She is an international speaker on issues of faith and hope in the midst of suffering.  Crystal survived the shootings at Columbine High Schoo...

Send us Fan Mail Hunter Beless believes God has called her to seek after those He has awakened to guide them back to their Heavenly Father. She passionately exercises this God-given design through her roles as a wife, mama, podcast host, and writer. Though they stumble often, she and her husband Brooks, strive to display God's covenant-keeping love through their marriage and oneness. They hav...

Send us Fan Mail Teresa Swanstrom Anderson's house is bursting at the seams with the loves of her life - her husband and six children (four of whom were born in Ethiopia). In her "spare" time, she writes, speaks about motherhood, adoption, and following your passions, runs her popular blog , hosts gorgeous dinner parties, trains for half marathons, and infuses beauty into every corn...

Send us Fan Mail Bailey T. Hurley is a speaker, writer and online shop owner who invites women to creatively build rooted community in their corners of the world. Her dream is to see women rooting themselves in the creative love of God so they can creatively love others. Bailey resides in Denver with her husband, Tim, and their toddler son, Hunter. In this episode, Bailey and I talk a lot about fr...