Deeply Rooted Podcast

Join Director, Kori Yates as she kicks off our new season and 2023 theme, FAITHFUL.   Kori takes us into Joshua 21:45 reminding us of His faithfulness past, present and future.  

We invite you to join us for a year of intentional seeking to see God's faithfulness each and everyday. 

Join us on our website at www.plantingroots.net or across our social media channels. 

There a some people that make a difference in military life without ever donning a uniform. This is the case for Moina Belle Michael, the Ivy League-educated military child and wartime volunteer who became the Poppy Lady. 

On this episode to the Deeply Rooted, Planting Roots Publishing Director Morgan Farr shares the life and the lessons we can learn from Moina Belle Michael, the daughter of a Confederate soldier. Moina grew up during the Reconstruction era in the post Civil War South and saw first hand how difficult it was for veterans and their families to recover from the devastation of war.  

Moina's favorite motto was, "Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might;" which comes from Ecclesiastes 9:10. The full verse says, "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going." What a fitting verse for a woman who spent the second half of her life helping veterans and memorizing the dead. 

Hear the full story on this months Women of the Word Wednesday.  While you are there, pursue our blog to hear more inspirational stories of women impacting generations of military families. 

You can find the two poems shared in this episode here, In Flanders Feild by John McCrae and We Shall Keep the Faith by Moina Belle Michael.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this month's featured Woman of the Word is Military Wife and Awareness Advocate, First Lady Betty Ford.  

Planting Roots Publishing Director, Morgan Farr is joined by Kelli Baker the Planting Publishing Deputy Director share how Mrs. Ford shared her personal struggles publicly encouraging and empower women to take control of their health and wellness. Her honesty led to millions of women undergoing breast exams. As a woman of faith, she encouraged others to bring light to their addictions and get the help they needed to live a full life. When society often told women to hide problems and disguise illness, Betty encouraged women to walk in truth and to bring other women along. 

Learn more about Betty Ford on our blog series Women of the Word. Monthly we dig into a women in history that has influenced and encouraged women to walk in faith.  

Women have been affiliated with the military throughout history. Every month we explore and highlight the impact of Christian women affiliated with the military.

Today's Episode of Deeply Rooted follows our blog series Woman of the Word discovering the life of Grace Darling Seibold, who went from military child to American Gold Star Mother.  Planting Roots Publishing Director, Morgan Farr is join by special guest Patti Elliott. 

Patti Elliott's son, SPC Daniel "Lucas" Elliott died in July 2011 in Iraq.  Following his death, she became active in American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., and serves on the National Executive Board as National 2nd Vice President and Secretary and as Department President for North Carolina. She worked for Army Reserve Family Programs for six years, advocating for Soldiers and Families, and sits on the Army's Survivor Advisory Working Group, advising top Army leadership on quality-of-life issues affecting all Military Survivors.  She is the proud mother of Brad and grandmother of three, works as a court reporter, and is a member of Wakefield UMC in Raleigh, NC.

Join us on our blog the third Wednesday for Women of the Word. 

Learn more about the American Gold Star Mother organization on their website, 

Amanda Berry Smith was born into slavery in 1837 on a farm in Maryland. She was one of thirteen children born to her parents who were also enslaved on separate plantations. She faced incredible obstacles to fulfilling God's call to preach the gospel.

Despite the challenges, Amanda was faithful and continued her work leaving a lasting impact on the world.

On this weeks episode of Deeply Rooted, Planting Roots (PR) Publishing Director, Morgan Farr is joined by PR Prayer Warrior, Denise Jolly.  They share the incredible life of Amanda Berry Smith and what we can learn about true trust in God to provide for our needs, even amidst obstacles. 

Join us on our blog monthly for Women of The Word Wednesday.  Once a month we highlight christian, military women in history.

We look at these women to draw strength from their stories, wisdom from their choices, and faith in the God they served, so that we too may be deeply rooted while we walk this military life.

Find their stories on our blog here https://plantingroots.net/blog/. 

Morgan Farr can be found across social media using her handle @margandfarr. 

Denise Jolly can be found on FB and IG @glitterfromashes. 

On this episode Planting Roots, Director, Kori Yates is joined  by Carolyn Grube, broad member and Family Support Director of Olive Branch International.

Carolyn served on the first PWOC-USA board and was asked to coordinate the first PWOC-USA outreach project… providing humanitarian assistance, extending friendship, and sharing Jesus with military families in Omsk, Siberia. Carolyn shares how God used her one yes to an outreach project, turned into 30 years of serving Him around the world.

Find Carolyn at Olive Branch International, https://www.olivebranchintl.com/.

On this episode of the Deeply Rooted, Planting Roots Director, Kori Yates is joined by Martha Stevenson-Jones, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Ret.), who serves along side her husband, Daryl Jones as the Interim Executive Directors, and Global Directors for the Military Ministry of Cru and Carol Laughlin who serves along side her husband Jeff as Cru Military's Directors of Ministry in the Ukraine.  They are joined by a special guest that serves along side them in the Ukraine to spread the hope of our Father. 

You can learn more about the Military Ministry of Cru and what they are doing across the United States and around the world on their website at www.crumilitary.org.

This is part two of our season three opener with our special guest Dr. Sharita Knobloch from the Army Wife Network.  

Dr. Knobloch recently conferred her Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling: Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University.  During her research working on her doctorate she found that over a quarter of military spouses struggle with mental health issues.  She shares her personal experiences of when she struggled and shares how she has built a community that has encouraged her and helped her to overcome as a military wife.

Learn more about the Army Wife Network here.

Welcome to Season Three!

We start off a new season and a new theme of Meet & Multiple. The last few years have been a challenge.  It has changed how we meet together.  It has changed how we connect with one another.  And it has changed how we build community or NOT.  

We start the season with our special guest Dr. Sharita Knobloch of the Army Wife Network reminding us how important building community is in our military lives. 

Learn more about the Army Wife Network here.

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Episode 35 and part 1 of the season finale. 

Planting Roots Director, Kori Yates is joined by April Erhardt, Amanda Reuter and Deanna Storer each sharing their journeys and God's faithfulness in planting them in a local church or chapel.  

If you have had a move with the military you know one of the greatest challenges is finding a new church community to grow and serve in.  Many of us have the struggle of choosing between a local off base church or the on base chapel.  Others of us God has a prepared assignment as we serve as chaplains, chaplain wives, or in uniform chapel support staff. 

We invite you to join the conversation and hope you will pop on our social media channels to share your thoughts and experience.