Bringing Her Hope

My guest this week is Lee Nienhuis. Lee is an author and passionate Bible teacher.  She is the Communications Specialist for Moms in Prayer International and the Host of the Moms in Prayer Podcast and the Co-host of The Martha and Mary Show.  

 Lee’s writing and speaking have been featured on Focus on the Family broadcast and magazine; True Woman; Proverbs 31, Hearts at Home, Iron Sharpens Iron conferences; GEMS Girls Clubs; and American Heritage Girls.  Lee shares a dynamic vision for the next generation of Christ-followers. 

Today Lee and I are going to cover the topic of How to build character in your child a world of compromise. I know for me parenting in this crazy season our world is in can be so difficult so friend let's get all of the wisdom we can together.

Connect with Lee:

https://www.instagram.com/leenienhuis/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/lee.t.nienhuis

https://leenienhuis.com/

https://www.facebook.com/MomsInPrayerInternational/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARANYKtwJAQelPjBUzchcKLo6xt6IWwbCig5P-716y0l4mgCtgUBT9Ue8FokDRMjv2NmxAP5YUi2Hnqc

https://www.instagram.com/momsinprayer/?hl=en

Grab Lee's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Countercultural-Parenting-Building-Character-Compromise-ebook/dp/B083VTRC84

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My guest today is Patti Buss. Patti is a wife to Steve, mother of Daniel and Michael and, Co-Leader of One Hope, working to unite churches, and transform our city. Previously a missionary into Russia/Ukraine, Youth Pastor, and College Pastor. Her favorite activity is discipling young leaders in the Kingdom, prayer, and family. She loves gardening and all that Oregon offers by way of that, hiking, biking, anything outdoors, making pies, jam, and being together around food!

She grew up in South Dakota and is a farm girl at heart.

Patti was blindsided by her mom's untimely, full of suffering, and ironic death to a very rare disease. Patti shares how she has made sense of loss while still believing that God is good.

Connect with Patti:

@PattiBuss

@momabuss

My guest this week is Dawn Barton. She's an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mentor. 

Dawn wholeheartedly believes that the obstacles in our lives should not beat us down, but give us reasons to more fully embrace joy wherever we can find it.

She believes we all need more joy.  Today we unpack the topic of how Dawn has found joy in places you’d think it was unfindable — despite the pain of losing a child, divorce, rape, stage 3 cancer, and so much more.

Connect with Dawn:

https://www.facebook.com/DawnBarton1

https://www.instagram.com/dawnrbarton/

[email protected]

Purchase Dawn's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Laughing-Through-Ugly-Cry-Unstoppable/dp/1400217768

 Enter to win Dawn's book here>> https://woobox.com/wk643y

My guest this week is singer,  songwriter, podcaster, and author- Laura Story. Laura is also a wife and mom to four children. 

This week our conversation is all about how we are navigating COVID-19 as moms, wives, and working moms! We talk about the beauty we are seeing as well as the trials we are experiencing. 

Connect with Laura: 

Instagram: @laurastorymusic

www.laurastorymusic.com

https://laurastorymusic.com/category/podcast/

https://www.facebook.com/laurastory/

We loved having Laura Story as a return guest! If you missed her first episode on the Bringing Her Hope podcast take a listen here: https://www.bringingherhope.com/laura-story/

My guest this week is Ashley Espinoza. Ashley is a wife, a mom, and an incredible leader in her community.

Ashley's life has mostly felt broken and chaotic, but today we unpack the concept of what it looks like to not have all the answers and to allow God to guide and direct us in it all.

Connect with Ashley:

https://www.instagram.com/ashesp86/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/ashley.valdezespinoza?ref=bookmarks

https://www.facebook.com/latinoprofessionalsconnect/

My guest this week is Marra Watson. Marra grew up with the label of ADD. She has always had and continues to have a lot of energy. She enjoys shoving as much as she can into the time that she has and all sorts of challenges. She keeps her husband and two homeschooled teen boys on their toes. Marra is always taking in people and animals. Her own family is amazing and lets her harbor those in need. Marra used to be passionately rootless and would pick up and move every 2 years until she met Jesus and has been rooted in Eugene ever since. Her husband and she are personal trainers and own Crux Rock Gym. 

Marra  admits that there are many places God has redeemed from ADD, alcoholism, homelessness, self-rejection, but all of it stemmed from comparison, from not knowing who God is  and who He says she is and what she was made for

Guest Social Handles:

https://www.facebook.com/marra.watson?ref=bookmarks

 https://www.cruxrock.com/

https://www.instagram.com/marrakwatson/?hl=en

My guest this week is Kim Snider. Kim is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She has been appointed as a missionary of Assemblies of God World Mission since 1986. She is the founder of MOMS magazine, a publication for Filipino women as well as the permanent non-resident faculty Asia Pacific Theological Seminary. Kim also has a Ph.D. in intercultural education and is also the  Author of 3 books for Filipino women.

When Kim found out her son had cancer her life turned into a living nightmare. This journey was full of fear, anger terror, but God was faithful through it all.

Connect with Kim at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2349425852009095/

Email Kim: [email protected]

Key Bible Verse:

Bible Verse: Key verses: Hebrews 11: 1-3

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible."

My guests this week are husband and wife,  Dan and Mandee  O'Shaughnessy. Dan and Mandee met by happenstance, at their small church in Iowa in 2013. Dan originally thought Mandee was too young and she thought he was overly outgoing and a bit interesting. Mandee wasn’t looking for any type of relationship at the time and Dan was prayerfully cautious about pursuing anything more than a friendship. But, God had other plans and they were married a year later on April 26, 2014.

  Getting married, moving halfway across the country, leaving their church and community behind, presented several unexpected challenges for them.  To further complicate things, Dan had hidden a very dark and unknown addiction from Mandee, which slowly surfaced early on in the marriage.  Mandee confronted him about finding some pornographic material on his phone, which he downplayed, and neither one of them knew how to deal with it properly.  This addiction boiled under the surface for the next two and a half years, showing up here and there.  

Finally, enough was enough for both of them, and Dan joined a sexual addiction group through his church.  

 Married life seemed to be getting better as Dan was appearing to get some clarity, but Mandee was still left feeling alone learning how to be married to a husband with a pornography addiction. 

On a Sunday afternoon in July of 2018, Dan confronted Mandee with the most devastating news of her life.  Mandee felt like her life hit rock bottom, with having no words to speak to describe the pain she felt, yet somehow there was a small light in the darkness.  Through a lot of prayer, God placing a community in her life and with promises from Scripture, she found a new hope and strength in God.  Through conviction and God’s love for Dan, he was able to turn his life around and break free of the sexual addictions that were holding him in bondage.  Dan and Mandee now have a new found love and trust for each other.  They also have a heart for other couples to fight for their marriage, in a culture that says it is easier to throw it away.

Connect with Dan and Mandee: 

https://www.facebook.com/mrsmandeeo90

https://www.instagram.com/mrsmandeeo/?hl=en

Email Dan: [email protected] 

Resources:

Online Group: 

https://www.423communities.org/new-page-2

Books Recommendations:

The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Languages-Secret-that-Lasts/dp/080241270X

Anger: Taming a Powerful emotion Gary Chapman: https://www.amazon.com/Anger-Powerful-Emotion-Gary-Chapman-ebook/dp/B00PI111JA/ref=sr_1_2?crid=21IRUCH9NW1U6&dchild=1&keywords=anger+gary+chapman&qid=1586803768&s=books&sprefix=anger+gary%2Cstripbooks%2C233&sr=1-2

When Your Husband Is Addicted to Pornography: Healing Your Wounded Heart https://www.amazon.com/dp/1936768631/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_tLDLEbG7RDBBE

My guest this week is Jennifer Leeson. ….. She married her high school sweetheart (Ralph. They have we have 3 adult children, 8 grandchildren, and 3 great grands. She has had the opportunity to go on short term mission trips to Sierra Leone, Africa, Israel, and India.  She currently serves on the Called to a Freedom ministry team at Valley Christian Church and is the founding board member of Mid-Valley Women of Christ. 

Jennifer has had more near-death experiences then she can count and is still in the midst of the battle with her heath, but God has revealed His faithfulness through it all.

Connect with Jennifer: 

https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.leeson.5

Book Reference: Ben Carson's book- gifted hands

My guest today this week is author,  Nicole Deese. Nicole is a Carol Award winner and a RITA and INSPY Award finalist. When she's not working on her next contemporary Christian romance novel, she can usually be found reading by a window overlooking the inspiring beauty of the Pacific Northwest. She lives in small-town Idaho with her happily-ever-after hubby, two rambunctious sons, and princess daughter with the heart of a warrior.

Nicole takes us on the journey of the adoption of their daughter Lucy.  This was a journey that required one of surrender (of her own will and plans and allowing God to work in an area she had closed off to Him.  Adoption was not easy, and Nicole admits it's not for everybody, but the relatable message is really one of trusting God with the "hard" things we feel He's calling us to. 

Guest Social Handles:

Website: nicoledeese.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/nicoledeeseauthor/

Instagram: nicoledeeseauthor

Grab Nicole's book: https://www.amazon.com/Before-I-Called-You-Mine/dp/0764234951

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