Carla Shellis is the founder of Bochy's Place.

Bochy's Place is a Christ centered transitional living home focused on rebuilding the lives of women who have been rescued from sex trafficking and exploitation. We talk about her favorite things to do in Dallas, her faith story, and how/why she started Bochy's Place.

If you would like to know more information about Bochy's Place and how you can partner with them, check out their website here:

www.bochysplace.com

We drank coffee from Eiland Coffee Roasters. They are in Richardson. Eiland does an incredible job and their packaging is on point.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

@BOCHYSPLACE

Jessica Youngblood is the author of the book 'Worth the Pain: From Meth to Ministry.'

Jessica is hilarious, outgoing, full of joy and life. Her story and life is a testament to the faithfulness and goodness of God. I met her at Shoreline City Church sometime last year. She was one of the first ones to come up and meet Olivia and me. I followed her on instagram and saw she released her first book, so I reached out to her, read the book, and got her on the podcast. Her story is incredible. She inspires people to not give up.

You can buy her book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Worth-Pain-Journey-Meth-Ministry/dp/1983553980/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534191809&sr=8-1&keywords=Jessica+Youngblood

I highly recommend the book. If you know someone who struggles with substance abuse or addiction, get this book to them.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

@JESSICA_YOUNGBLOOD

Luke Brawner is a podcaster and entrepreneur in Houston. He is creating podcasts with compelling stories and honest conversations.

I was connected to Luke through a mutual friend. He was a podcaster and I was about to start mine and so I reached out to him. He really helped me get mine off the ground and answered any question I had. No one loves people more than Luke Brawner. He is authentic, gracious, understanding, and full of love.

He is building a podcast empire. He currently has 8 podcasts out, and is working on launching more in the near future. Click this link to find out more information on his podcasts and patron: https://linktr.ee/lukebrawner

SOCIAL MEDIA:

@LUKEBRAWNER

Andy and Morgan Sommer are the founders/owners of Forth and Nomad. Forth and Nomad is a lifestyle artisan outpost located in The Heights in Houston, Texas and is full of curated handmade homemade goods, leather goods, and jewelry.

Andy and Morgan are phenomenal people doing incredible things in the city of Houston. We drank coffee from Throughgood Coffee. Throughgood is a coffee shop right down the road from Forth and Nomad. They serve Amaya Coffee and have a great shop in a great location.

Check out their website here:

www.forthandnomad.com

SOCIAL MEDIA:

@forthandnomad

@imandysommer

@morganmsommer

A 2nd Cup is a non-profit coffee shop doing their part to end human trafficking in Houston.

I was in Houston a while back and wanted to go to a coffee shop. So, I texted my friend, Jeremy Shulse, and asked him which one to go to, and he told me to check out A 2nd Cup. I went and was blown away. I knew, as I was sitting their reading my book, that I needed to have them on the podcast. We talked all about their shop and what they are doing to end human trafficking. We also talked about how we can be a part of the solution.

Erica, the founder, and Brooke, the Operations Director, are incredible people with hearts of gold.

MORE INFORMATION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING:

Organizations A 2nd Cup partners with where you can learn more:

United Against Human Trafficking - https://uaht.org/

Love 146 - https://love146.org/

Ways to support A 2nd Cup - Visit their shop and have a cup of coffee - join them for a Happy Hour - https://tinyurl.com/localfreedom

This is A 2nd Cup's approach:

To provide an avenue for generating awareness of human trafficking in Houston, and to work towards the abolition of slavery in our city.

To work alongside a variety of anti-trafficking organizations and movements to raise awareness, generate interest, and engage the public to take action.

To become a money-making engine that funds aftercare solutions for survivors of human trafficking, including: housing, mentoring, tutoring, job skills and other life skills for reintegration into society.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

@A2NDCUP

Sawyer Cobb is a wholesome food advocate living in Austin, Texas. She just graduated from ACU with her Bachelors in Nutrition and Dietetics. She is all about intuitive, wholesome eating.

I try to be very intentional with what I put in my body. I wanted to have Sawyer on the podcast to talk about Intuitive Eating vs. Dieting and how I can be better at eating intuitively and not being so restrictive. Sawyer is an amazing person with a sweet spirit. She loves food, traveling, coffee, and life. She inspires me to live life to the fullest every day and to enjoy every moment.

Check out her blog here:

www.thewholesomeblog.com

We drank Sweet Bloom Coffee. They are a roaster in Denver, Colorado, doing incredible things. You can order coffee from their website at www.sweetbloomcoffee.com or you can go to Zen Zero Coffee here in Coppell.

Thank you so much for listening. You can RATE, REVIEW, and SUBSCRIBE here:

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SOCIAL MEDIA:

@SAWYERFAITH

@SWEETBLOOMCOFFEE

Remy is the next big thing. I found her while I was scrolling through instagram. I clicked on her page, learned she was connected to Kirk Thurmond and immediately reached out to her. She is a 14 year old singer/songwriter here in Dallas, Texas. Her self-titled EP is out now on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to music. She writes her own music; she can sing; and her song '26' is my favorite.

We talk about her music career, why she chose music, and what's next for her. She is an awesome girl with a BRIGHT future.

We drank Sweet Bloom Coffee. They are a roaster in Denver, Colorado. They do an incredible job and are well known in the coffee world. Zen Zero Coffee in Coppell, Texas carries their coffee so that is where we got it from, but you can order it online at www.sweetbloomcoffee.com

Thank you so much for listening. You can RATE, REVIEW, and SUBSCRIBE here:

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SOCIAL MEDIA:

@remyreilly

@sweetbloomcoffee

@ketchsmith

Michael Shellis is a creative genius. He is an artist in Dallas and has art all over the world: New York, Dallas, London, and Paris. He started painting at the age of 2 and has been painting ever since. All of his work is original or has an original spin on it.

We talked about his artwork, his creative process, and how he knows when a piece of art is finished. We also talked about his charity Feed The Kids. His heart is to feed the starving children in the DFW area. Check out his charity here: https://www.feedthekids.net He has raised over $350,000 for for local and national charities. He has a heart to create BEAUTIFUL art and to make this world a better place.

We drank a Japanese Pour Over (iced Chemex coffee) during this episode. We got the coffee from Ascension Coffee here in Dallas.

Thank you so much for listening. You can RATE, REVIEW, and SUBSCRIBE HERE:

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Check out Michael's art on his instagram and website:

@MICHAELSHELLISCREATIONS

www.michaelshellis.com

Sara Rivas is AMAZING.

Sara is one of my best friends. We work together at The Branch Church. She is the Events Coordinator. She is a wife and a mom of 4 beautiful kids. She is incredibly generous, incredibly gracious, and incredibly selfless. I want to be like her.

In this episode, we talk about her journey being a surrogate, like I said, she is generous and selfless and gracious. I have always heard of people being surrogates, but I have actually never actually known one, so when I met Sara, I knew I wanted to get all the details on it. *FAIR WARNING: this episode contains a lot of pregnancy talk. Don't say I didn't warn you.

We drank Oak Cliff Coffee. We went with there O.C. Decaf roast and it was pretty good. Oak Cliff is always my favorite so check them out and get some great coffee.

Thank you so much for listening. You can RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE here:

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SOCIAL MEDIA:

@RIVASBABYFACTORY

@OAKCLIFFCOFFEE

@KETCHSMITH

The nicest, most generous guy I know.

I found Andrew (A.J.) on Instagram scrolling through photos of NeedToBreathe. There was this picture of Bear, the lead singer, with a sweet graphic over the top, so I clicked on the picture, and then I clicked on Andrew's Instagram name (aj_godfrey)and saw that he lives in Abilene and that a lot of my friends know him/follow him. So I followed him and then reached out to him to have him on the podcast.

Jeff and I made the day trip to Abilene a few weeks ago and hung out with Andrew and looked around the city of Abilene. Andrew is literally the nicest, most generous guy I know. He took us all over Abilene, got us some coffee, some pizza for lunch, drove us around and everything.

Andrew is the Worship Pastor at Radiant Life Church in Abilene. He grew up in Dallas, went to ACU for college and is now committed to Abilene. He is also a Graphic Designer. He is talented, creative, generous, welcoming, and an all around great dude. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

We met at Monks Coffee Shop in Downtown Abilene.

Check Andrew out on Instagram and his website.

@aj_godfrey + www.ajgodfrey.com

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