A Cup of Gratitude

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Season 3 - Episode 22 - Finding Gratitude in Being Brave Jun 06, 2022

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This week I speak with Becky Beresford. She lives in Chicago and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wild boys. Becky is a writer, speaker, and life coach with a Master’s Certificate in Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. She loves encouraging God’s Daughters to embrace their truest selves in Christ and walk out the gospel fully empowered by God. Becky connects with women online where she offers a FREE copy of the Brave Woman Manifesto: Five Things to Tell Yourself When Life Gets Hard. Look for information below so you can follow her for her weekly Brave Women Series on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Our conversation is down to earth and in itself brave as we look honestly at Becky’s life and at God’s goodness. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode!

http://BeckyBeresford.com
https://www.facebook.com/MrsBeckyB
https://instagram.com/becky.beresford?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Finding Gratitude in the Work of God's Hands May 30, 2022

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This week I speak with Connie Rowland an Artist and Writer who helps overwhelmed Christians see God’s hand in their life so they can feel closer to Him and be encouraged by His presence every day. Connie’s artwork titled “Master’s Hand Collection” uses American Sign Language to represent God’s hand lifting us up and helping us through the toughest of times. Her unique art unites Sign Language with beautiful images of nature and inspirational Bible verses, it is meant to bring the Word of God alive. Connie is the author of “Seeing God’s Hand”, a devotional that pairs her works of art with Biblical truth and inspiration for daily Christian living. Our conversation delves into the depths of her life and as we speak of her childhood experiences it becomes quite clear the ministry that God had planned for her life. I was stunned to learn that only 2% of deaf people worldwide (yes you read that right 2%!!!) have experienced the gospel. We discuss ways to change that astounding percentage. Connie gives a percentage of all proceeds from her artwork to a non-profit that aids the deaf community. You don’t want to miss this amazing conversation!

**For The Art Piece Giveaway Please Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/acupof_gratitude for the directions to Enter to Win!!

Get a Free Devotional: 7 Simple Ways to See God’s Hand in Your Life https://mastershandcollection.com/FreeDevotional

The local deaf church I spoke of is Bethel Deaf Fellowship of Fayetteville, AR https://betheldeaffellowship.com/givetithe

Deaf Bible Society - This is a great organization that is translating the Bible into many different sign languages to spread the gospel around the world. I’m not affiliated with them. But I have researched them and they are a great ministry for people to donate to if they feel led to do so.

Website: mastershandcollection.com
Twitter: @mastershandcoll
Facebook: mastershandcollection
Instagram: mastershandcoll

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Finding Gratitude in the Road to Royalty May 23, 2022

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This week I speak with Katherine Renteria who is a woman with a passion for serving and helping others. She is a geriatric nurse as well as a passionate lover of Jesus. She has developed many natural gifts over the years including writing poetry, short stories, songs, painting, and sketching. Katherine flows dynamically in teaching, prophetic and healing gifts. She has a passion for women's broken hearts, to see them healed and living in the fullness God intended for them! Katherine is an author who shares her life experiences in order to connect intimately with her reader. Our interview shares her struggles and her victories as she traveled the road to royalty as God’s dearly loved daughter. You won’t want to miss this vulnerable and inspiring conversation!!

https://www.krenteria.com

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Finding Gratitude in Surrender May 16, 2022

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This week I speak with Michelle Lazurek. Michelle writes books and articles and coaches others through editing & writing. Her writing has appeared over two hundred times in various places such as Christianity Today's Gifted for Leadership, Charisma Magazine, Movieguide Magazine, Just Between Us, and The Upper Room. Michelle is also a literary agent with Wordwise Media Services. She blogs about Applying Bible knowledge to everyday life, Leadership, Making disciples through sharing your story, Making disciples in everyday situations, and how to integrate and use Scripture to answer pop culture's toughest questions. Michelle helps Writers new to the writing journey, Leaders who want to grow in their spiritual development, Overwhelmed pastors' wives who need hope and encouragement, and Christians who want to make disciples but don't know-how. You won’t want to miss this episode which is chock full of wisdom, strength, and vulnerability. You will be encouraged and inspired!

http://www.michellelazurek.com/contact.html
https://instagram.com/michellelspeaks?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://www.facebook.com/mslazurek

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Finding Gratitude in Hope and Healing May 09, 2022

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This week I speak with Tracy Crump. Tracy dispenses hope in her devotional book, Health, Healing, and Wholeness: Devotions of Hope in the Midst of Illness Based on her experiences as an ICU nurse and caregiver. Her book has garnered multiple awards, But she is best known for contributing twenty-two stories to Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Tracy’s articles and devotions have appeared in diverse publications, including Focus on the Family, Mature Living, Ideals, The Upper Room, Woman’s World, and Guideposts books!! As co-director of Write Life Workshops, she conducts workshops, teaches at conferences across the country, and edits The Write Life newsletter. She is also a freelance editor and proofreads for Farmers’ Almanac. We have a down-to-earth conversation about her life, her struggles, and her victories. We look at the sacred process of healing and caregiving. As a caregiver to my parents currently, I found it to be one of the most encouraging interviews to date! Tracy and I have become fast friends. She is talented, humble, and kind! Tracy and her husband, Stan, live in north Mississippi. They homeschooled both their sons and now dote on five completely unspoiled grandchildren. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode!

Connect with Tracy at:
Website: https://www.tracycrump.com/
Website and The Write Life newsletter: https://www.writelifeworkshops.com/
Caregivers Corner blog: https://tracycrump.com/blog/
Serious Writer Academy course: https://www.seriouswriter.com/tracycrump/
Amazon book link: https://amzn.to/2OinraH
Book trailer: https://youtu.be/zixdBhD3gV8
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJG2MZ2V8yDpF2vhKgYM4Gw
Social media links: https://linktr.ee/TracyCrump
Caregivers Corner: https://tracycrump.com/blog/

*Theme Music” Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 3 -Episode 17 - Finding Gratitude Searching Your Soul May 02, 2022

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This week I speak with Heather Carter. She was born and raised all over the West Coast. Heather never lived in any one state for longer than 5 years until she moved to Illinois where she has been for 26 years. Heather is married and has 3 children. She and her husband served at Hope Church for 20 years and now they write, preach, and work in the community letting God use them wherever He needs to. Heather writes a lot about cancer, addiction, and diseases of the soul. Diseases like worry, fear, control, comparison, and resentment, just to name a few. We all have them and she is brave and vulnerable enough to speak about hers in order to reach others who are navigating their own struggles. You won’t want to miss this down-to-earth and open conversation as we open up our souls. You will be encouraged and inspired!

http://heathercarterwrites.com/

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Finding Gratitude in the Miracle of Life Apr 25, 2022

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This week I speak with Adam Wood. After the birth of his son; who was born at just 25 weeks weighing 1 lb 4 oz. He spent 135 days in the NICU with his wife as their son fought for life. During this time, his faith and love for his son were tested. His son has since made a miraculous recovery and now Adam dedicates his life to helping other families find healing through humor, faith, and heartwarming stories. He created the social media site Preemie Adventures and wrote his first book, “Our Preemie Adventure”. The book uses humor and fun images to convey a story of hope and bring families all across the world together. We have an honest and in-depth conversation where Adam recounts his time serving in the military, his difficult childhood, and the amazing ways that God has brought his life to this very moment full of blessings and opportunities to help others who are going through their NICU journey. You won’t want to miss this down-to-earth and vulnerable interview!

https://www.preemieadventures.com/
https://instagram.com/preemie_adventures?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

*Them Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Finding Gratitude through Journaling and Prayer Apr 18, 2022

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This week I speak with Allison Hodges. She says that she has been a Jesus-loving, prayer-warrior, hot-mess-express, WIP ever since she met Jesus. Shortly after college, she married Adam. They have been married 22 years now, and have been in counseling the whole time! They have 3 children. Allison’s greatest longing in life is that her kids would know Jesus and walk with Him. She is passionate about God's Word, and truly believes in the power of prayer - Her “hell no" is spoken out against the twisted distortions women believe about their beauty, worth, and purpose. Her “heaven yes" is the truth, hope, and freedom she finds every day in Christ! Allison writes about all these things (plus marriage, parenting, food, faith, and home) on her blog. She says that she is a struggling [redeemed], broken [beautiful], recovering extrovert [gimmeallthealonetime] and has spent the last 8 years in eating disorder recovery [better late than never]. You won’t want to miss this encouraging story!

https://allisonghodges.com
IG @penandpew

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Finding Gratitude in the Midst of every Season Apr 11, 2022

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This week I speak with Randy Kinnick. Randy was raised in Tenn. The divorce of his parents, when he was 12 years old, rocked his world. As Randy grew he began to have a more mature understanding of his faith and relationship with the Lord . At age 19, after making plans to pursue a degree in architecture, God changed his direction completely and He answered a call to ministry. In those years of learning and growth, Randy sensed that mental health therapy would play an important role in his ministry and enrolled in college where he earned an M.Ed. in Counseling. He has since seen God’s hand at work to lead him into and through many wonderful opportunities of ministry around the world. Randy has served in pastoral roles, through preaching, teaching, counseling, and evangelistic effort. His skills of writing have been utilized to contribute to both published and non-published works of Bible study materials, small group curricula, periodical articles, and blogging. His gift of teaching has taken him across the United States, France, Canada, and the country of the Philippines. And has had opportunities to touch lives in the Philippines and Honduras. Randy’s burden for battling human trafficking has led him to work in the country of Thailand. Randy has been amazed to see the hand of God at work to do things above and beyond his imagination He currently serves as the Therapeutic Foster Care Program Director for the Mid-North Region of Tennessee. This week, we discuss his own traumas and struggles and the real need for normalizing mental health in the church and the world. You won’t want to miss this vulnerable and honest discussion!

Instagram: @tandemcoach
Twitter: @Tandem_Coaching
www.facebook.com/tandemcoachfb

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

Season 3 - Episode 13 -Finding Gratitude in Breaking Free Apr 04, 2022

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This week, I speak with Mandy Leigh, a certified Transformation Coach, focusing on mental and spiritual wellness. She brings a unique approach to healing by combining the power of the supernatural with holistic healing methods and techniques. Mandy has received training in Biblical Counseling, Psychology, Inner Healing, and Deliverance through a wide variety of sources. She serves on multiple inner healing and deliverance teams and also serves on the board of F.R.E.E., a non-profit organization focusing on bringing healing and restoration to sexually exploited women and raising awareness for human trafficking - Mandy is a certified coach for Kingdom Builders Academy. She has appeared on multiple episodes of TV and radio shows. She is a published author, speaker, and coach. She has overcome many traumatic life events. Her story includes overcoming abuse, sex trafficking, addiction, divorce, and mental health disorders. Mandy walks with her clients, guiding them through the healing journey, Meeting them right where they are and She helps shine the light of truth into the dark spaces. Mandy has a true passion for her clients and their freedom. You don’t want to miss this vulnerable and encouraging conversation!

Www.MandyLeigh.com
Facebook.com/Mandy.leigh555
Instagram.com/mooneymandy
http://freedomrainsretreat.com

*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa

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