Designed to Win : Ripple to Wave

The host reflects on grief, loss, and the choice to notice the small daily blessings that bring peace and hope. She shares a personal story of healing after her husband’s death and how intentional gratitude changed her home and heart.

Practical encouragement includes writing down five small blessings each night, blessing someone else with a kind act, and drawing closer to God through prayer, worship, and community conversation (see her weekly Conversations with God series).

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In this episode the host uses a garden and unexpected pumpkins as a metaphor for seasons of barrenness, sharing personal stories of healing, provision, and restored hope. The message centers on trusting God’s timing and recognizing that a harvest may already be growing even when we cannot see it.

Listeners are encouraged to keep nurturing their faith—continue praying, speaking God’s promises, and taking faithful steps—because God is faithful and will bring the harvest at the right time.

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This episode explores the question "Can God really forgive me?" as the host shares personal struggles, reflects on Psalm 139:13–19, and explains how Jesus' sacrifice demonstrates God's unconditional love and forgiveness for every past mistake.

Listeners are invited to accept Jesus, receive forgiveness, and find hope, healing, and a restored relationship with God, with encouragement to share this message with others who need it.

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The host reflects on a barren patch in her yard as a metaphor for seasons of waiting and encourages listeners to keep praying, working, and trusting God even when growth isn’t visible.

She emphasizes that God cultivates our hearts and timing matters, and introduces a new segment "Conversations with God" to answer listeners’ faith questions.

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In this first episode of "Conversations with God," the host explores the question "How do I know when God is speaking?" She explains how God communicates through Scripture, inner promptings from the Holy Spirit, emotions, everyday circumstances, and confirmations from other people, and shares personal examples like praying for a stranger and receiving a comforting hug.

Join her weekly on Wednesdays, submit your questions about the Bible or faith, and learn practical ways to recognize and respond when God speaks.

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In this episode, a backyard patch of dirt becomes a powerful metaphor for unseen growth in our lives. The host reflects on roots, patience, and the importance of trusting God while we water and sow faithfully—even when there’s no visible fruit.

She also announces a new Wednesday segment, "Conversations with God," inviting listeners to submit questions about faith, scripture, and life for short, honest discussions.

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Host Dara and her daughter Jesi share an honest conversation about Jesi's year-and-a-half journey through severe OCD, depression, grief, and suicidal thoughts, and how faith, therapy, community, and practical changes helped her find healing.

They cover triggers like social media and hormonal/genetic factors, the power of reaching out, and Jessie’s new calling as the owner of Peace in Motion Dance Studio — a space to heal through movement — closing with a clear message of hope and encouragement.

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In this honest episode the host shares a morning of fatigue and grief and reflects on the phrase "beauty from ashes," drawing inspiration from Proverbs 31. Using quilts and jewelry as metaphors, she explains how God repurposes broken pieces and hard seasons into new purpose.

Through personal testimony about loss and resilience, she encourages listeners to rest, trust God’s timing, and believe that He can create something beautiful from their pain.

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In this episode the host reflects on the people God placed in her life at key moments — mentors, parents, teachers, friends, and strangers — who helped her move forward through hardship.

She shares personal stories: receiving a study Bible, recovering from an accident that left her a paraplegic, grieving the loss of loved ones, and receiving a timely hug that brought peace.

The episode emphasizes that God often reaches us through others and calls listeners to both receive encouragement and reach back to support someone else.

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Host Dara shares a personal story about finding a hidden note from a former student tucked behind a broken picture frame, and how that message reminded her that God sees, cares, and has a purpose for our lives.

This short episode encourages listeners to slow down, pay attention to the ways God may be speaking—through scripture, people, memories, or unexpected moments—and to trust that hidden messages often arrive exactly when they are needed.

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