A Cup of Gratitude

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Season 8 - Episode 12 - Finding Gratitude Encouraging Others Sep 16, 2024

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I speak with Jordan Gatewood, a.k.a Jwoodz, a rap artist based out of Dallas-Fort Worth. His music embodies the sound of hip-hop from new wave flows, to the essence of lyrical flavor from historic artists. This gifting makes him phenomenally versatile. Jwoodz’s high energy creates an electrifying atmosphere at live shows and on record. He strives to use the art of music to reach the lost, encourage and inspire listeners. Jwoodz's mission is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and nothing more. We look at his childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in his life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

www. linktr.ee/jwoodzmuzic

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Finding Gratitude in God's Grace Sep 09, 2024

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Today, I am speaking with Robin Gerblick. She was born out of brokenness, delivered by destiny, and has grown into God’s grace. Robin is a Teacher, award-winning author, communicator, inspiration influencer, lover of life and the living water. She is the founder and visionary of Exodus women's retreat, focusing on Faith, Fitness, and Freedom. A pro-life advocate and speaker for Living Hope Dream Centers, she has also served as a Stonecroft Ministries speaker over the past decade. Robin is an award-winning author for her contributions to three anthologies, she has written numerous magazine articles, and is an active member of the Proverbs 31 Compel Writers Group and Word Weavers International. She and her husband of thirty years split their time between the Arizona desert and the mountains of Idaho. She is Mom to their most amazing, adopted daughter from foster care, dog momma to two, and Grammy to her two precious grands. You will often find Robin and her husband on a motorcycle or back-country airplane looking for their next adventure. We look at her childhood up to the present to see the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

www.robingerblick.com

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 8 - Episode 10 - finding Gratitude on the journey to Mental Wellness Sep 02, 2024

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This week, I speak with Megan Wilczek, who grew up in rural Wisconsin, where she was always known as the quiet girl with a book in her hands. Now, Megan is working on her lifelong dream of becoming the author of her very own book. Out of her struggle with trauma and mental health, she created the Jordan Crossings Blog to empower those who are healing and educate Christians on how to minister to those who are hurting. She is a counselor in training at Liberty University, a fire wife, and an adoptive mom. She also serves in recovery ministry at her local church. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

To learn more about embracing your faith in the journey to mental wellness, you can follow her at: www.jordancrossings.org,

www.facebook.com/jordancrossingsbymeganjean,

www.instagram.com/jordancrossingsbymeganjean

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Finding Gratitude as We Grow Aug 26, 2024

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Doralyn Moore has a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto and over thirty-years’ experience in social services, working with diverse populations. This familiarity with people from various walks of life informs the storylines of her books. She has also been involved for many years in Christian ministry, both as a home group leader and as a lay pastor. Doralyn hopes the journey of the characters in her books encourages readers to consider seriously the life-changing news of salvation through Jesus Christ. Doralyn lives in a small community 150 kilometers east of Toronto. Her husband, Carey passed away in September 2022. Her two sons are married and she has five beautiful grandchildren. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode!

www.doralynmoore.ca

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Finding Gratitude in Whatever Comes Our Way Aug 19, 2024

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This week I speak with Sami Cone, a communications specialist who hosts her own 30-minute TV show in Nashville while also teaching public speaking at the university level. Her intuitive interview style is her superpower. She is a blogger, best-selling author, and entrepreneur who has made a living in the online space for almost two decades. Sami is a soon-to-be empty-nest mom of two teenagers in Music City, but her passion for all Chicago and UNC sports transcends where she happens to call home. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

Www. samicone.com

*ThemeMusic “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Finding Gratitude by Choosing Joy Aug 12, 2024

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This week, I speak with Season Bowers. She is a pastor, radio host, author, speaker, and Joy Bringer! After spending over 30 years as a professional performer on the stage, the Lord called her into full-time ministry. Season is passionate about proclaiming the good news that brings great joy in any way she can, whether on the radio, through her first published book, The Joy Bringer Challenge, or speaking to groups large and small all around the country. Everything is her favorite, but one of her newest favs is hosting guests in her two Airbnb homes as she and her husband are living their best nomadic life, traveling and living in many places at once. She has her Masters of Divinity from Bethel Seminary. Season dreams big and prays even bigger. With big faith, She and her husband Kris are always ready with a yes to whatever and wherever the Holy Spirit leads. While full of life and joy, she also is almost always full of iced tea. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life - You won’t want to miss this Spirit-led conversation!

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*Theme music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Finding Gratitude Starting Again Aug 05, 2024

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This week I speak with Jasman and Juanita Rolle. Jasman is a christian creative coach with a heart to see others excel in their areas of giftedness. He is a graduate of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, with a degree in Music Marketing. Jasman is an international-award-winning songwriter, and has worked in a number of capacities within the Music industry. Jasman is the founder of Purposed 365 and Higher Level Agency. Jasman and his amazing wife Juanita are blessed with 7 wonderful children. Juanita is an author, speaker, vocalist, and life coach. She is a woman working in her purpose. As CEO and founder of Beautiful Inside and Out LLC and the BIO women's conference, Juanita has been poised to teach, train, and coach women in the Art of saying Yes to God so that they can make a meaningful impact in the world using their gifts and talents. She has more recently offered her knowledge and expertise to women in the area of marital relationships by launching “The Wife Life Coach podcast.” She is excited to be of service in an area that she says is underserved. When Juanita is not coaching or speaking, you can find her on stage with her family group, The Bomparts, as seen on Nickelodeon’s Americas Most Musical family. When she’s not on stage, Juanita enjoys relishing new experiences and exploring great adventures with her amazing husband, Jasman, and their 7 beautiful children. Juanita has a heart for widows and the fatherless and thus has founded a nonprofit organization, The Elijah Project, to help educate and equip widows with resources that give them support so they may thrive using their God-given gifts and talents.

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*Theme Music “BLessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Finding Gratitude for the Beauty We Have in Jesus Jul 29, 2024

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This week I am speaking with Dr. Chizobam Idahosa who is a wife, mother to three beautiful girls, and a dentist specialized in oral medicine, orofacial pain, and lifestyle medicine. At the core of her identity, she sees herself as a child of the Most-High God and a servant of Christ Jesus. Chizobam is passionate about studying, meditating, and teaching the Word. In 2015, she founded Beautiful in Jesus, a Christian ministry born from her journey toward inward beauty and maturity through the Word of God. Beautiful in Jesus equips believers with practical truth from the Word so they can know God more intimately and walk in step with the Holy Spirit as God transforms them into the image of Christ. We look at her childhood up to the present to see the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

https://www.oralmedicinespecialist.com/

Website: https://beautifulinjesus.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beautifulinjesus

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautifulinjesus/

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/beautifulinjesu

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@beautifulinjesus

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/beautifulinjesus

*Theme Musci “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Finding Gratitude Seeking God's Truth Jul 22, 2024

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This week, I speak with Jana MacCarrie Fraley, who is a Christian writer, speaker, ranch wife, and mom. Her heart’s passion is discipling and encouraging women as they pursue an active and enduring faith in Jesus by seeking God’s truth through His Word, developing a biblical worldview, and finding contentment through their hope in Christ. She has collaborated on two devotional books, Tapestry of Grace and Life-Changing Stories, and created and wrote The Truth Journal, A 30-Day Guided Journal to Combat the Lies of the Enemy With the Truth of God’s Word. Jana has also written for various other print and online publications, including The Kindred Mom, Living By Design, The Joyful Life Magazine, The Brave Woman Series, The Heartbreak to Strength Series, and Faith Storytellers. She writes with her family’s Wyoming ranch as the backdrop, where she and her husband, Mike, have made a life together raising cattle and their two children, Hannah and Kade. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode.

Website: https://www.rusticandredeemed.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/janamaccarrie

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rusticandredeemed/

Twitter https://twitter.com/JanaMFraley

Theme Song “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Finding Gratitude Shedding Your Shame Jul 15, 2024

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This week I speak with Tess Scott, a Christian speaker, an award-winning author, and a former black sheep turned “Jesus Girl.” With humor and vulnerability, this Canadian mom of 8 has lived through multiple divorces, married her husband twice, and raised a whole brood of boys, which only goes to prove God is full of grace and mercy. Now, Tess is on a mission to help other women with messy stories to shed their shame by teaching them who they are in Christ so they can embrace the power of God in their imperfect lives. She’s been featured on podcasts and many (live) stages throughout Canada and the US, encouraging women and making them laugh until they pee just a little. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the thread of God working in her life. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode!

Tess’s website: Home - Listen, sister... (tessscott.com)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/listensistertessscott

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*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa