Straight Talk With Hope

Are you living your life based on people, events, destinations that bring you happiness but it's temporary? In this episode I will share with you how to move your life beyond temporary happiness and begin to live it with an Eternal Joy that will last .

Have you ever felt stuck in your life? Yep, me too! Maybe for you it was at a job, in a city, in a relationship , maybe you feel stuck with an addiction. I wan't to tell you that you still can move forward with God's help. In this episode I will leave you with some questions to ask yourself that you are facing in your life. Not only can you move forward but you have an opportunity each day for a Fresh Start and for Future Possibilities.

Have you ever looked at life or a situation and you did not like the Outcome of what happened? Me too. An Outcome- is defined as how something turns out. In this episode we will unlock the book of James to see how not only how there is power in what we say , but the result of an outcome has a lot to do with what we speak.

It's a subject people don't like to always talk about, even church going folks. But it's a real issue with many people , and even people I know don't know how to move pass a struggle they are facing with mental, emotional, and relational health. Jesus can bring you freedom people. In this episode you will hear from a new friend of mine who I met about a month ago who is a certified Mental Health Coach and hear her share how you can walk in the freedom you were created for . Let's dive into it!

We all have received an invitation of some sort. Maybe you accepted or even rejected the invite. There are these moments in life when invitations present itself to us where we can get personal or look at it as an interruption. Which will you choose?

There is our way of doing life , and then there is God's ways of doing life. Which one do you think is better? Find out in this episode how our Temporary fixes to our problems only create short lived moments , that turn into bigger problems,  rather than living a life to the fullest that create lasting moments when a life is surrendered to Jesus truly by doing things HIS WAY. 

Have you ever made a promise to someone and broken that promise? Or maybe you said something in conversation to someone and made them think that what you said would happen only for them to find out - J/K . Basically you say you're going to do something and you don’t do it. “ pretend promise”Maybe you feel like in this life you have had some Promises in your life that were pretend but you've also had those promises over your life that God has shown you or told you about your life. Those promises are what I call " personal promises" .Maybe a goal or a dream that you feel really came from the Lord. When God speaks a promise to your heart he keeps his word! 

This new year , my word is " Difference". Which means diversity, and things don't stay the same. In order to see a difference : In my marriage, in my finances, in my relationships, in my parenting, and so forth I have to  Do some things differently I have to make some adjustments Quit making excuses Change my perspective  Change my response  Change my thinking.  When I do these things my perspective changes everything about how I experience life.

Have you ever said to yourself - I want to follow Jesus for real , for real this time. I'm done playing games, going through the motions of Christianity, finding myself comparing my life to others , or even compromising what it means to truly follow Christ. I have good news- you are not the only one! I have seen even in my own life there is power in knowing and reminding yourself of who you are in Christ and who God is as your father. Tune in today! 

Noah- He didn't just build a boat, He build a life of Faith and Obedience. What task, project, assignment has God given you? Are you doing what he is asking you to do with your life hoping it just works itself all out , or are you Confident in Jesus and that Assignment knowing , being certain He will take what seems impossible and make it a reality. It will require your faith and your obedience to him til the end. 

Hey friends! On this episode you get to meet my friend Hayley Anna Canoy as we dive into the subject of foster care, adoption, and infertility. Hear her journey on all three of these topics. How she stayed faithful to trusting Jesus through the waiting process of some dreams in her heart til they came true. During those times she learned that God wanted to refine her , her outlook on life when it came to motherhood, and knowing that God's timing is always the best. 

Being a Mom is no joke. If you are a mom , about to be a mom , have 5 kids, 3 kids, an infant, a toddler , maybe even a few teens around your crib then Girl- you are doing great. I know at times we go through these different season of motherhood where we are like we are on TOP of the world and winning, but there are also those seasons where we can feel not good enough ,we fall into an comparison trap, or maybe we feel even defeated. There are so many different emotions in these seasons of life while being a mom. This month in May we are kicking off another round of what I call MotherUp. Thats right in these seasons of motherhood we have to dig deep into God's Word, into who he is making us to be as individuals but also moms while raising these kids. You are going to hear from me and some of my mom friends about what its like to believe for a baby, what they have learned from their moms, adoption, raising kids with special needs, moms new to motherhood who are just getting started, and moms who are in the thick of it while their kids reach more independent stages of life. I believe these episodes will do your heart and mind good. Stay encouraged moms - You got this! 

What we see for Story Church!!!!  Our Mission- help people find God in their story. 

What are some sacrifices you have made? Big or small , let me ask you this question- did it require you to live a life greater than yourself and you saw your life begin to flourish? I'm finding lately that when God ask me to sacrifice something it requires me to truly trust. Trust and Sacrifice go hand in hand. You can't see your life flourish by leaving one of those behind. In this episode I get my preach on , and well you will have to hear it for yourself but Ps 118:8  says It is better to refuge in the LORD, then to trust what any man can offer.

What do you believe? About God? About yourself? Your family? Your bank account? I am finding more and more that what I believe is not just what I think about , talk about, but it is actually the direction my life begins to move towards. Good or Bad! It matters what you believe. To believe is to have an attitude that is confident towards someone or something. I've been doing a fast ( don't know what that means it's all good- find out in this episode). In doing a fast it can be hard on your flesh but drives you deeper into prayer ( hopefully and not into madness of eating a whole box of cookies) so you can hear God voice more clearly for your future. 

Have you ever been talking to someone and you could tell they really weren't paying attention to what you were saying? No, me either. Wait What. Yes a hundred times over and over. God actually does this to us everyday. He is trying to get our attention and get us to pay attention to what he is saying to our hearts. In this episode find out how to guard your heart, and respond how God wants us to respond to difficult situations and even people. Are you listening? Lets dive in. 

Hey friends, I cant wait for you to meet two newly friends all the way from Texas. Jill Miller and Jamie Harrison are Educators who have founded a program just for teachers called Teacher Be still. Teacher be still is a community of teachers from all walks of life and all educational backgrounds. These ladies are on a mission to provide encouragement and personal wellness for other educators. They will inspire you as a teacher to become the best version of yourself while protecting your spiritual, physical, and mental health. They have said that when educators realize the value they have it will reach even beyond the classroom.

How do you fight battles that come your way. What is your battle stance?  I would like to tell you I do it right all the time I am faced with hard things, opposition, heartaches, test, trials, battle after battle but I am human just like you. What I can tell you is this- Each battle we face there is a fight. We should fight in these battles until completion, until we hear well done good and faithful. Any battle I have faced in my life ( especially in the last 6 weeks) it has required a new level of faith within me and a new kind of fight. Each time God's faithfulness has come through as I have fought and seen the victory in each battle. To God be all the Glory!!! 

On this episode find out how Columbian coffee is made, meet my Columbian friends/family - John + Carolina Romick. Side note- John could possibly be Ryan's brother. lol. We are so thrilled to have them on the podcast to hear how I am Help a non profit missions organization they set up to help missionaries all around the world who have various projects and needs. You can be apart of what they are doing and how it is changing lives of these missionaries , their families, and their countries for Jesus. 

My Special Guest for June is Ally Miller. We actually met on Social Media. Here is this episode #yourbodymatters Ally talks about how she defined herself by what she thought were other’s perceptions of her rather than what God declares to be true about her. Now, Ally is a health and fitness coach who loves eating whole plant-based foods, lifting weights, walking with Jesus and embracing my identity in Him and who He created her to be. God radically transformed her life from the inside out, and she wants to help other women conquer the same battles that she has faced with food, exercise, and body image, so they too can become physically AND spiritually healthy – the key to living fully and abundantly. So she pursued certifications in fitness and nutrition and started Cross Training Women!