What I Love About You

What happens when you feel like you can't find what you're looking for? Maybe you are searching for peace or purpose. Maybe you wish you could find true love or even joy. 

Here's what a terrifying moment as a parent taught me & how we can help others not just with our words but also with our actions.

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What I LOVE about YOU is that your story, your perspective and your life-giving words play such a key role in healing...the healing of not only yourself but also others. Sharing your unique story has more power than you may even realize. Your hardest days gain purpose when you use them to point people to HOPE. 

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We all know that our words can give life but does the tone that you use (with others and yourself) really make a difference? This weeks episode not only gives you examples of the difference a positive tone can make but it also includes a challenge you! Who needs to hear your words today? 

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A realization about LOVE that changed everything for me, tools that have helped me in this journey and a reminder that YOU ARE WORTH IT. You are worth loving! So get to know yourself again, embrace the process and BE KIND...it makes more of a difference than you know. 

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What if you were given permission to use your words to kill? What if there was one thing we can use our words to tear apart? That one thing is, fear. What would happen if we started to call fear for what it is, uproot it and tear down the walls it tries so earnestly to build? 

Fear will stop you from being all that you were created to be. Let's talk through how we can identify when something is rooted in fear and what we can do to see the growth & change we all want to see this year. 

Have you ever longed for a new beginning? A change? A fresh start? What I love about you is that you can start fresh every single day. What if 2021 was the year we were intentional with the start of our day? & if you have ever felt like you need a restart button... maybe even 3 weeks into a brand new year?!?... you might be able to relate to my story of almost quitting the podcast world!

It's the first Thursday of 2021 & the first episode of the NEW year. Here's a little look back on why I started picking a word for the year and how God has spoken to me through this activity in ways I could have never imagined. I'm also sharing my word for this year. It's unlike any of my past words...in all the best ways. 

Here's to a NEW year full of LIFE-GIVING words. May we think them, share them and BELIEVE THEM. 

I know it can be hard to ask for help but if we were honest there are moments & seasons where every single one of us needs HELP. What if help is right in front of you? What if it's just coming from an unlikely or unexpected place? Let's take a closer look at what the Christmas story can teach us about HELP. 

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This is such a special time of year & even in 2020 I believe there is so much JOY awaiting us this Christmas season. I would love to share one of our favorite Christmas traditions with you. In this episode I also share what I noticed when asking people about their favorite holiday traditions...there is one thing all of them had in common.

I'm praying that your December is FILLED with sweet memories that will last a lifetime!

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Happy Thanksgiving! This episode is all about how to shift our mindset to giving thanks even when we don't feel like it. What if you have way more power to change your outlook than you realize? 

Have you ever felt like you just don't have enough time in the day? Like no matter how hard you try you miss something on your to do list & more time than not it's your quiet time at the start of your day. Could the words you say about the time you have be impacting the way you spend it? 

What if you could start each day connection with your Creator? What if you could see through a different perspective before you face whatever challenges will come your way? 

Teresa shares all about what led her to write her latest book "5-minute Devotions for Mom," her experience in motherhood/getting to be a bonus mom & becoming a grandma. She has a heart for women and God is using her in incredible ways to walk alongside and EMPOWER them! 

How can our words impact our commitments? Is it possible to not quit even when you face resistance? 

I believe we all have to capacity to be disciplined and create habits that will help us better ourselves! In today's episode I share about what I learned after sticking to my commitment of a 7 day juice cleanse...even when my refrigerator broke. 

YOU CAN DO IT, speak life over yourself today! 

Can our words really impact our feelings? What can we do when our emotions feel out of control? Do our feelings have to define our day? 

In this episode I shared what I have personally learned about the power of naming emotions as feelings & the power it gives us to move beyond the our negative feelings. Let's find freedom beyond feelings. Let's remember our feelings don't have to be final. Let's use our WORDS to bring facts and faith back into perspective when we feel overwhelmed by feelings. 

I wanted to pause this series  we've been in where we've been looking at specific areas "What About (fill in the blank)" and talking about how life-giving words can impact each and every one of them. I decided in light of everything going on in the world I wanted to share with you where I have found the the most life-giving words. In a season that can so easily be filled with fear, anxiety & worry I wanted to share some words that have brought me a ton of comfort. I also just wanted to take a second and remind you that we're all in this together! You are LOVED & you MATTER. 

I wanted to share our personal experience with testing positive for COVID-19 and what it taught me. 

If we choose to be vulnerable with people in our community that are for us, we give them the opportunity to remind us we are never alone. 

What I love about YOU is that you are not alone! God sees you & not only is HE always with you...He wants you to have community with people that can show up on your worst days, remind you of truth and do life WITH you. 

We are continuing to pray for all of those effected by this virus & thanking God that He is the Prince of Peace. 

What if you gave yourself the freedom of being YOU? What if you let the world truly see you? 

That's exactly what Sam's new book is all about!  He is a husband, father, he has been on multiple NFL teams, and is now a published author of a new book titled "Let the World See You." In this episode he shares his experience with deciding to see counselor, what God taught him through the honesty of people around him and he even shares the story behind the name. 

Is it possible to heal in all areas of our life? Emotional, physical, spiritual healing are all possible and our guest is full of knowledge and wisdom on this topic. 

Sharing what raising monarch caterpillars taught me about waiting. 

"What I Love About You" is that you can wait well. There is beauty in the waiting & we can be confident that God is still working...even in the waiting. 

Barry is the mastermind behind the "What I Love About You" podcast, my very best friend, the father of our four kids, and one of the most talented people I know AND he is the guest for this episode. I can't wait for you to hear it! Barry and I have been married for almost ten years and we've learned a lot along the way. We talk about some of the life-giving words we use in our marriage and even some of the destructive words we've learned to avoid. We also share some of the tools we have found to be most helpful not just in our marriage but in all relationships!

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In this episode I get to talk with my sweet friend & talented artist Megan Duke about the power of the words in our music. 

Megan is a wife, mother, worship leader, and songwriter. Her music is FULL of life-giving words and we got to talk through parts of her story, the inspiration for her writing and the reason for the words. This conversation with her was SO packed full of goodness that we decided to split it into two episodes, so be on the look out for a "pop-up" episode coming soon! 

This episode is honestly just as much for me as it is anyone else. It came after a very honest conversation with God and I wanted to share what I was reminded of in that conversation.

What I Love About YOU...is you CAN show up in spite of all the reasons you have not to. You can show up ANYWAY!