This week we are honored to welcome ShaunaBeth Paradiso to the show! ShaunaBeth is a professional singer, worship leader, song writer, author, wife, mom, and passionate follower of Jesus. In this episode, she shares the powerful testimony that inspired her book, No Weapon: My Scars, His Hands.  After being in a life-altering car accident at the age of five, ShaunBeth had a radical encounter with The Lord and this moment of clarity would carry her through every heartbreak that was to come. Tune in as we talk about finding hope through hardship, rediscovering your purpose,  pushing beyond your self imposed limits, and leaning into the goodness of god when you feel stuck. You won’t want to miss this one!

This week we’re excited to welcome Juliana Col to the podcast! Jules and Jes met this summer while speaking at the Brave Conference in Jacksonville, FL. Jules is passionate about following Jesus, wherever He may lead! In this episode, Jules shares the life-changing lessons that she has learned about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. If you have ever been in a desert season, or walked through a time of intense change and pruning, then this episode is for you. Tune in for hope and inspiration on how to navigate hardship and lean into the love of The Father.

This week we are honored to welcome Kaitlyn Fiedler to the podcast! Kaitlyn’s new book, What Now?: Finding Renewed Life in Christ After Loss, brings a refreshing perspective of hope and will help answer the questions of how to move forward, not just move on, when it seems there is nothing left on which to cling. When Kaitlyn was eight years old, she woke up alone in a hospital room, the victim of a horrible car accident that claimed the lives of six of her family members as they traveled on their way to vacation at the beach. In this episode, Kaitlyn shares how she moved from questioning to trusting God in times of sorrow. If you have ever walked through sorrow or walked alongside someone who is grieving, then you won’t want to miss this episode!

In this episode, Jes is flying solo to share a message of encouragement about Jesus walking on water (Mark 6:45-56). We will see that the disciples had an inaccurate view of Jesus, which led them to sitting in a place of fear and uncertainty in the storm. Tune in to learn how Jesus responded to the disciples and how he charted a new course of fertility and beauty for his followers. Jesus did it for the disciples then, and he can do it for you today!

This week I’m so excited to welcome Christel Owoo to the podcast! Christel is a passionate confidence coach, author, mom, and women’s ministry leader. She finds great joy in empowering women and helping them embrace their identity and purpose in Christ. In this episode, Chritsel shares the powerful story of how she encountered God in Ghana and became a Christ-follower after over two decades of being an atheist. She encourages listeners to walk in the confidence of the power that we have when we are in Christ! 

This week I’m honored to welcome my Discipleship Pastor, Quinlan Lee! Prior to working at Forest Hill Church, Quin was a children’s book author and worked in the publishing industry. It’s safe to say that she has always had a deep love for stories! In this episode, she reminds us that no story is greater and more life-changing than The Gospel of Jesus Christ! Join us as we dive into the broken and beautiful story that God is writing for humanity, the ways He is moving us toward redemption, and how to keep our eyes fixed on Him when all we see around us is confusion and chaos.

This week I am excited to welcome Meg Vanderbilt to the podcast! Meg is the founder and executive director of Bit of Hope Ranch. In this episode, she shares the story of how God took her passions and turned them into a powerful ministry to reach, rescue and restore hurting children, families and horses through equine assisted therapy.  Meg shares a moving testimony of the ways that she has encountered Christ through working with the horses and her clients. She encourages us to lean into The Father because He is not done with your story– He is doing a new thing and we will be amazed at what happens when we release control to Him.

This week I am honored to welcome pastor, wife, mother, teacher and mentor, Krystal Kennard to the podcast! Krystal’s welcoming, wise and gentle spirit drew me to her the moment I walked into her church last summer. Join us as we dive into a heartfelt conversation about trusting God’s timing, releasing control to The Lord, and believing that His promises are true. We wrap up this episode with a beautiful prayer from Krystal that will certainly bless and encourage your soul, as it did mine.

This week I am excited to welcome Nicole Taylor to the podcast! Nicole is an award-winning journalist turned visionary nonprofit leader. After working in the international orphan care world for 8 years, Nicole became a foster parent. Now, as a fierce advocate for children and families within the foster care system, Nicole serves as the Executive Director of Congregations for Kids (CFK) in Charlotte, NC. In this episode, we talk about facing difficult transitions, and how to remain rooted in who God has called us to be. We also dive into what foster care teaches us about the heart of The Father. You won’t want to miss this one!