Have you ever watched someone look at something they absolutely adore? Maybe it's a mother gazing at her newborn, or an artist admiring their masterpiece. That look of pure delight and joy... Now imagine something even more profound: the Creator of the universe looking at you with that same expression of absolute delight. That's exactly what we discover in Zephaniah 3:17. Tune in to this first episode in 2025 as we dig deep into this verse.

Doug and Leslie Davis encourage and equip couples in their relationship with Jesus and each other. Doug’s 30 years as a pastor and Leslie’s 15 years as a counselor has allowed them to develop a framework of wisdom and insight that propels their ministry. They are passionate about guiding others through the process of redemption, edification, and rejuvenation. Doug has accomplished this through many revivals, retreats, and ministry events. Leslie through the counseling office, women’s events, and retreats.  Doug and Leslie minister together through HeartCall Ministries, a marriage ministry that encompasses speaking, online ministry and The Vision-Driven Marriage Podcast. 

To connect with Pastor Doug and Leslie:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vision-driven-marriage/id1665947928

https://heartcallministries.org/

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·      The Love Languages by Gary Chapman

·     To access The Love Languages Quiz: https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language

The renowned author, Jill Churchill wrote, “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”

In this episode of Digging Deep for Treasures, I invited two beautiful mothers to join me in conversationabout motherhood.

Caroline Cormier is a mom four heavenly babies and one earthly 21-year-young daughter, a lover of all things Disney,crafter, and travel lover. God, family, friends, everything else is how she prioritizes her life. She finds the bright spot in everything, and always see thegood in everyone else. She was born in New Jersey and has lived in Texas and Oregon in addition to California. She’s been blessed with the ability to be astay-at-home Mom, allowing her time to take care of her mom. She writes: Life is always good!

I have known Gail for more than twenty years, but it brings me joy to know her more as our friendship grows. Gail was born in Accra, Ghana, Africa, a fact I didn’t know until this podcast. She grew up in SF Valley, CA, was a home childcare provider and a homeschooler mom. She is a lover of God and His glorious Word, The Bible.

I hope this episode blesses you, moms, moms to be, grandmas and all who love like a mother loves.

My guest today is Alison Kozlow. Ali is a widow, chronic illness warrior, and mom to two boys and a 75 lbs. fur baby. Ali loves reading, taking nature walks, and sipping on a steaming cup of coffee. Her mission is to encourage others to put Jesus "first in their lives and to look to Him for hope and healing. Ali’s life verse is Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.” (WEB) She lives in Northern Ontario, Canada.

You can connect with her at: h6ps://www.facebook.com/alikozlowwriter or h6ps://www.instagram.com/alikozlow/?hl=en

Psalm 100:3 tells us, “Know that the LORD, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture." In this psalm and numerous other passages in the Bible, we and our relationship with God is compared to that of sheep and his shepherd. Like sheep, we need not only food and water, but also shelter and safety from predators as well as the valleys of darkness in life. In this episode, my guest, Hadassah Treu shares with us how God, as her good and faithful Shepherd, sees her through her valley of darkness and how He, too, can do that for you. 

Hadassah Treu is an award-winning Christian author, blogger, and poet, the Encouraging Blogger Award Winner of 2020. She is passionate about encouraging people on the journey of faith and a deeper walk with God. She is a regular contributor to the faith-based platforms Devotable and Koinonia; COMPEL Proverbs 31 Ministries Blog writer and Freelancing Community Group leader, and Blogger Voices Network contributor. Hadassah is a contributing author to several faith-based devotional and poetry anthologies. She has been featured on (In)courage, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Living by Design Ministries, Thoughts About God, Aletheia Today, Today’s Christian Living, and other popular sites. 

Connect with Hadassah on her blog https://onthewaybg.com and on Facebook, Twitter, Inyour stagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.

Sheep facts are taken from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep.

Are you at a fork in your journey in life? Do you expect a change to happen? Is there a transition looming soon? Often when we see changes coming it throws us off-kilter. We ask ourselves—Am I going to be able to handle this? Transitions and changes in life happen. So how do we deal effectively with them? I hope you’ll stay tuned as we look at how Jesus prepared His disciples for the change that was going to take place in their lives.

Storms are scary and devastating. As a child growing up in the tropics, we experienced a lot of them--they were called typhoons. Though they could be scary, a lot of my friends and I welcomed them. We used to swim in the waters that pooled in front of our yards and loved the strong shower we got from the gutters of our homes. Storms do not only occur in nature, but we also get them in our journey through life as well. They could come from our finances, relationships, health, and other areas of life. We can expect them.  In John 16:33, Jesus tells His disciples: “I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” We see this in our own lives—storms come into our lives. But like Jesus told His disciples, we are to take heart. Today, we will be looking at Mark 4:35-41 to help us navigate through the storms in life. Stay tuned.

Every new year, I anticipate a word God gives me that is my word for the year. Last year, it was rejoice. Join me in this episode as I look back at Twenty-Twenty-Two and explore reasons why we ought to rejoice.  

Are you in desperate need of hope? 

Then join me as we dig into Psalm Sixty-Two to discover the secret to finding and accessing it. 

In this episode we uncover some treasures from Psalm 46:10 and other verses from this chapter. Psalm 46:10 says, 

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (ESV)

I hope this episode blesses you and draws you closer to our God.