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In a world of instant gratification where is your waiting meter? In today’s culture, waiting can seem like a constant nuisance. Whether it’s waiting in line, at the doctor’s office or in traffic, we are often presented with the struggle of not being in control of our own time. In Waiting for Wonder: Learning to Live on God’s Timeline (Marlo Schalesky encourages readers to think differently about our waiting periods of life. Marlo Schalesky is an award-winning author of 10 books, including both fiction and non-fiction. Her novels have garnered the high honors of the Christy Award and ACFW Book of the Year. Marlo’s non-fiction releases include Wrestling with Wonder: A Transformational Journey through the Life of Mary (Zondervan) and the latest, Waiting for Wonder: Learning to Live on God’s Timetable Also joining our show this week: Debbie Jones, Director of Bloom, a ministry of Stadia. Stadia transforms lives and communities through Church Planting and plants churches that intentionally care for children.

Who are the invisibles in your world? It is not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau Who Counts? Unfortunately, we live in a world high on sensory stimuli that can keep us distracted and overwhelmed. We may be looking around but not necessarily seeing what's right in front of us. Do we do this with people? Our special guest, Linda Znachko, is the founder of He Knows Your Name, a ministry that gives children a name in life and dignity and honor in death. She also partners with mothers who do not want their children’s legacies to be the circumstances of their death. Her aim is to assist the grieving to find healing and purpose in knowing every life is sacred to God. Linda is a sought-after speaker in churches, conferences and retreats, and has been involved with discipling women for more than 25 years. Regularly involved with local and regional media, Linda works to bring attention to the problem of abandoned, unwanted and marginalized children. A couple of thoughts from

Are you intentional with your time and your friendships? Great discussion with one of our favorites, Liz Curtis Higgs! Women of Faith, Women of Joy, Extraordinary Women, Among Friends, Time Out for Women, Moody Women, Women of Virtue, Win-some Women, Women’s Journey of Faith, Women Who Worship, Christian Women Communicating International—if it’s a conference for and about women, Liz Curtis Higgs is honored to be there. Her messages are biblical, encouraging, down-to-earth, and profoundly funny, helping both sisters and seekers embrace the truth of God’s amazing, unchanging grace. You are invited to join the conversation!

Joining this show is our special guest, Wendy Speake author of Life Creative is a trained actress and heartfelt teacher. She ministers to women’s hearts through storytelling and life applications, utilizing drama, comedy, poetry and the study of God’s Word. Life Creative is a book written to encourage moms, but it is not your average parenting book on raising kids. Wendy found herself longing to tell stories that edify and encourage women. She is the author of Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." So says A.W. Tozer in his classic book on the attributes of God. Joining this show was our special guest, Sheryl Giesbrecht. Sheryl's radio show, "Transformed Through Truth," is nationally syndicated and heard daily by more than 21 million listeners on networks around the world. Sheryl also founded Transformed Through Truth, Inc., a nonprofit specializing in mentoring through transformation discipleship. She is the author of three books, including Get Back Up: Trusting God When Life Knocks You Down and her newest release, Experiencing God Through His Names.

You feel more than mommy guilt. You feel a deep and growing conviction that you must do something to disciple your daughter. But what? How can a busy mom make sure that her daughter learns about the most important things in life: what Jesus did for her on the cross and how to be faithful to him in this broken world? Author Trish Donohue has been there, and that’s why she wrote Between Us Girls: Walks and Talks for Moms and Daughters. These twenty-six gospel-driven talks are a fun and easy guide for mothers and daughters.

Hettie Brittz, author of (un)Natural Mom. Hettie shared with us the idea of a “natural mother” and explores four primary parenting styles, guiding us to discover the strengths we already possess. Drawing from her years of experience working with children as a speech pathologist and adapting homeschooling to fit her own children, Hettie developed the Tall Trees Parenting Profile. Take the free online test to discover your own unique Tree Types and begin to understand that YOU are already the mother you were meant to be. Each type of mother is compared to a type of tree — a palm tree, rose bush, pine tree, or boxwood — based on qualities the mother and tree have in common. In fact, Hettie believes each mother’s “imperfections” are exactly what makes her the perfect mother for her children. Michelle Parker, leads and serves with other church planter’s wives in the ministry of Bloom to Connect, Empower, and Lead. Bloom also empowers women to maximize their role in starting churches. Michelle is a lover of ch

How can you live a life regret free? Impossible? Maybe. We had a fascinating conversation with Rhonda Stoppe about this very subject. Rhonda is the author of Moms Raising Sons to be Men, which mentors thousands of moms to guide sons toward a no-regrets life. Her latest book, If My Husband Would Change, I’d Be Happy & Other Myths Wives Believe, is helping countless women build no-regrets marriages. Rhonda provides resources that help you live life intentionally, without regrets! Stop by her website www.rhondastoppe.com

Inspiring and Practical, our guest, Dena Yohe is the mother of a formerly troubled daughter, Renee Yohe. Reneé was the suicidal, addicted, depressed, self-harming girl whose situation led friends to start the well-known nonprofit To Write Love on Her Arms. Reneé’s life was also portrayed in the 2015 Sony Pictures release by the same name. In a powerful new book, You Are Not Alone: Hope for Hurting Parents of Troubled Kids, Dena comes alongside parents whose teenage or young adult children are making destructive choices. With compassion and wisdom, she shows parents healthy ways to cope with the challenges that affect their social relationships, physical and emotional health, and spiritual wellbeing. Dena provides hope that parents can find peace and support as they walk through their child’s season of crisis. Such a great dialogue for anyone - especially parents of troubled teens!

What could it look like if we lived as disciples of Jesus in the everyday stuff of life? How much would change in our world and worlds? We have many challenges facing us today. What we need is Jesus and those who profess to follow Him to actually step in and love and live as He would. Great conversation today about our true identity, racial reconciliation, living with diversity and choosing to love in ordinary ways. Jeff Vanderstelt and Kimberly Bolden join our conversation. Jeff is the author of Saturate: Being Disciples of Jesus in the Everyday Stuff of Life. Kimberly leads and serves with other church planter’s wives in the ministry of Bloom and leads in a multi-ethnic community in Atlanta.

Have you had a life situation that rocked your world and turned it upside down? Carolyn Moor is a mom, an award winning interior designer and the founding director of Modern Widows Club, a nonprofit leading a movement to enable and empower widows to become extraordinary mentors, leaders, advocates and builders of local communities. She's been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronicle and seen on NPR, PBS, HuffPostLIVE, TLC, as well as, The Oprah Winfrey Show as a model of ordinary courage, compassion, visionary action and resilience. Melissa Hoover is a mom of 3 (2 girls (7 and 9) and very newly adopted 2 year old son from DR Congo in Africa) who's been home only 4 weeks! She is a Registered Dietitian by profession and works part time teaching and counseling individuals and families about healthy eating. She also love all things fitness and helping athletes with their performance nutrition. Melissa is a wife of a church planter and helped plant Momentum Christian Church in M

We are joined on Girlfriendit Radio by Terri Blackstock who is a New York Times best-selling author of titles such as Intervention, Vicious Cycle and Downfall and her new release, If I Run. In her 30-year career as a novelist, she has sold seven million copies worldwide. She is the winner of three Carol Awards, a Christian Retailers’ Choice Award and a Romantic Times Book Reviews Career Achievement Award, among others. In 1994, Terri was writing secular romance novels under two pseudonyms when a spiritual awakening prompted her to switch gears. Her newly awakened faith wove its way into the tapestry of her popular suspense novels, offering hope instead of despair. Her goal is to entertain with page-turning plots, while challenging her readers to think and grow. “I wanted to see if I could incorporate a suspenseful plot with faith-based elements that pointed people to Christ rather than giving them stumbling blocks,” Terri explains. She has told her personal testimony on a number of national television p

It was an honor to have actor, PAUL KWO join this special edition of Girlfriendit Radio! Not only is Paul one of the supporting lead actors of the feature film franchise "God's Not Dead" and “God's Not Dead 2” which released April 1, he is also a singer, musician, entrepreneur and beyond! Paul is also known for his work on Thor: The Dark World and Pacific Rim and 2012 and other TV hit series. Paul plays his signature role of Martin Yip in this sequel, to the 60 million dollar blockbuster hit God's Not Dead. Here's just a few of the questions we asked Paul: How did you get the role in God’s Not Dead? How has playing a role in these movies influenced or impacted your own personal faith? Is there a particular scene that has resonated or stuck with you? Why are you personally drawn to God’s Not Dead 2 and what do you want our listeners to know about this film? We encourage our listeners to step into your role as a voice not only for this movie but to help others realize God is Not Dead but fully aliv

The stakes couldn’t be higher today for parents who want (and need) to navigate effectively through critical conversations with their kids, especially teens. Just thinking about the words, critical and conversation can cause one to break out in a rash! So, how do we have those needed critical conversations? Dare we even put our big toe in the discussion pool on the topic of homosexuality? It is a landmine buried with pain ready to ignite? Does it have to be that way? Is there a conversation you are avoiding? Is there a conversation you hesitate having with your child or teen? You are not alone. We invite you to join in on our conversation on Girlfriendit Radio with author, Tom Gilson. Tom has written Critical Conversations: A Christian Parents' Guide to Discussing Homosexuality with Teens. You will gain a better understanding for having this critical conversation as well as a new set of tools for those difficult conversations you are facing with a spouse, friend, co-worker or neighbor. We all need to get b

What challenges do you face in living your story? We experience different seasons throughout our lives. When we find ourselves in the midst of a season of pain, how do we see beyond? Great conversation about putting your story in perspective and in light of God's larger narrative. There is hope and joy. Sherri Burgess is the wife of nationally syndicated radio host Rick Burgess of “The Rick and Bubba Show.” They are both sought-after ministry speakers and marriage conference hosts. A former news anchor turned author, Sherri is also mother to two teenage sons at home and two adult children. Her prayer is that the loss of her youngest son, Bronner, will continue to produce fruit for God for many years to come. Stephanie Wilkerson is a leader with the ministry of Bloom is under the umbrella of Stadia which transforms lives and communities through church planting and plants churches that intentionally care for children. She and her husband Michael moved from Atlanta to Memphis two years ago to plant a mu