Bloom Talks

Join us as we have some good laughs with our new Pursue Missions Director, Nikki, and talk about everyone's current favorite things!  You are going to hear about everything from new music to hair products to clothing rental subscription.  This is a fun one, Ladies! 

Show Notes:
 

• Merit Make-up 
• Nuuly Clothing Rental
• William Augusto - Christ-centered Instrumental/Soaking music
• Matcha Moon Latte from Summer Moon Coffee
• Dry Bar Triple Sec Finishing spray- lush scent
• Nikki's Spotify Playlist 

Sitting down with Carol Gary on the Bloom Talks podcast was a beautiful time of recounting the faithfulness of our mighty God. Carol is a treasure trove of wisdom and encouragement. As the owner of Dayspring Designs, Carol reaches us about the difference between hospitality and entertaining. As a woman walking in a new season after the death of her husband of 42 years, Carol also shares about grief and being attentive to God's presence. Be blessed as you listen today!

From Nigeria to New York and Virginia...then all the way to Lubbock...follow along with us on the new Bloom Talks podcast as we hear Ngozi's story of God's goodness and mercy following after her all the days of her life. Dr. Ngozi Eboh is both a pediatrician and professor her in Lubbock who attends our North Campus. We are glued to our seats as she shared her story of how God brought deliverance after the storm in her family's life after their move to Lubbock.

Get the Kleenex ready, because Ruth Menefee shares parts of her story that reminds us God's love never fails! This was one of those holy moments as she shares about heart ache, God answering questions, and how to walk in forgiveness when pain hits deep.

Listen in and Yvette Lucio shares about finding God when she was looking for a boy, finding healing from shame, and how she's learned to say yes to God's big plans when they don't look like what she expected!

What a fun conversation we have with Jodi Cowles about cross-cultural living and God using creativity to help us process questions and pain. Jodi is an American author who spent eight years living (and mostly loving) life with her husband and daughter in Istanbul, Turkey. Spending more than half her adult life living and working in seven different countries, her time abroad expanded her vision of the world and allowed her to collect stories along the way. Armed with an endless supply of culture-clashing mishaps, inappropriate marriage proposals, and language barrier misfires, Jodi's writing gets to the heart of the matter: the human connection present in every country and culture.

Find out more about Jodi here: https://www.jodicowles.com/

And consider purchasing Cold Turkey today! 

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Get the Kleenex ready, because Ruth Menefee shares parts of her story that reminds us God's love never fails! This was one of those holy moments as she shares about heart ache, God answering questions, and how to walk in forgiveness when pain hits deep.

Christy opens up about her battle with anxiety and the profound truths that Jesus spoke to her heart when she found herself hitting rock bottom. What do you do when you can't stuff down or pretend that you are okay any longer? This episode is so hopeful and also helpful - I think it will resonate with many.

This episode left us changed, and I think it will do the same to you. Mikayla shares about finding God in a clearer way as she walked through the deep pain of losing her child. She shares about her quest to answer questions and God's power to answer. This episode brims with hope and honesty.

Get ready to laugh and cry all in the same episode! We loved talking with Marilyn "Mamaw" Todd about her story. When God called her to move to Guatemala in her fifties, she was surprised but sees now how it was His perfect plan. Marilyn shares about her past and how the forgiveness and grace of God gave her the confidence to step into new callings with her head held high.