Gather The Scattered | Finding Community, Military Spouse Community, Building Friendships

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Today's episode is joined with author Kristen Strong as we talk about friendships and finding your community when your only in a location for a finite period of time. Below is a bio of Kristen.

Kristen Strong, is the author of Girl Meets Change, Desperate Woman Seeks Friends, and the compiler of the 90-day devotional, Praying Through Loneliness. She writes as a friend walking alongside you in your lonely season to a more helpful, hopeful destination. She loves sharing laughs, long talks, and meaningful stories with family and friends while holding a cup of strong black tea. She and her US Air Force veteran husband, David, have three beloved adult children. Together this military family zigzagged across the country (and one ocean) several times before settling in Colorado Springs, Colorado. You can find her at kristenstrong.com, DaySpring’s (in)courage, and on Instagram @kristenstrong.

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Get ready to laugh with us where we talk about how comedy brings people together. I even share a snip it of me doing stand-up comedy (embarrassingly)

Here is the video of Allison's hair falling out while she is on stage. It's HILARIOUS.

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Today's episode is joined by Heather Jones with Heather Jones Life Coaching. 

She is a native New Yorker who now resides in Alabama with her wonderful husband and two beautiful children. She’s a life long lover of books, animals, and creating. Heather is a certified life coach who has taken the long route with many exciting endeavors on her way here. At 18 she joined the Army, met her husband, and after serving 6 years exited the military. 

Early on she studied baking and pastry arts which she happily implements in her own kitchen for her friend’s and family’s benefit. She entered the entrepreneurial world officially as an Etsy shop owner and over time, while enjoyable, she realized there was something more she wanted to do and that is when she found her passion to inspire and empower others. That is where she found coaching. 

Today she will be sharing tips on how to practice self-care in the midst of big changes. If you would like to connect with Heather click on any link below. 

Website

https://www.heatherjonescoaching.com/

YouTube

https://bit.ly/HeatherJonesCoachingYT

My Podcast: Purpose, Power, and Productivity: A Mompreneur’s Mission

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heatherjonescoaching

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-jones-coaching/

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Have you ever heard of Holy Week or need a reminder of what each day represents? Well today, I'm going to share the significance of each day so that you can be reminded of the days leading up to Jesus' resurrection. 

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Today, I'm going to share with you 3 ways to make it easier on your heart when saying goodbye to friends

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This episode I am joined with Lindsay Swoboda who is the author of Holding On and Letting Go, A Life In Motion. She is also married to her husband who is an Active Duty Marine where they were stationed overseas for nearly 10 years out of their 21 year career. She talks about her passion for dance and how she was able to connect on base with other spouses and to find new friends. At the end of this episode she reads a passage from her book and it just really brings words to the hearts of those yearning to find the friendships that make us feel like home in a new duty station.

You can preorder her book through this link MilitaryFamilyBooks.com

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See below for a book description from Lindsay:

Lindsay is a young dancer with big dreams who marries a Marine, pivoting from her passions to a decade of global unknowns. Each season and location in her life offers nuanced questions. Who must she say hello and goodbye to as orders push their family onward? What will her purpose be at each duty station? What does it mean to hold the tension of both the bitter and sweet in military family life? Can surrendering to the mission to support her service member also be considered a celebration? Each chapter captures the complex duality of layered changes during their rapid relocations.

Lindsay launches herself into career progression in California, kicks off a new dance program on base in Korea, and loses herself to motherhood in Hawaii while rediscovering the writer she used to be. Morocco offers healing for her marriage, which was seated on the edge of collapse from back-to-back deployments. After the brief stability of family and career is forged in Ecuador, a city fire, riots, and a high-risk pregnancy remind her there is uncertainty even in what appeared to be a peace-filled chapter. With almost a decade of overseas life, the Swoboda family nestles in Virginia in time for the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In every unexpected twist and turn of her life, Lindsay builds strength in self-awareness to cope with the struggles she faces. She grows in her understanding that she must feel the gamut of emotions that come with unforeseen change. More significant relationships are forged when she lets others in to share the burden and brilliance of each season. The frequent upheaval and unknown challenges are exhausting, but there is also an invitation to pursue unimaginable growth, intense connection, curiosity, love, and adventure.

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Sharing the one thing I'm glad I said no to in 2024. Please check out my previous episodes for encouragement and uplifting. Have a great week ahead. 

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Today I am sharing 3 truths to help you ease into 2024. You don't have to focus on New Year resolutions you can just continue with what worked for you. 

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Hey y'all, hosting for the holidays is almost over but there is still New Years this week. Hospitality comes along side with hosting, but hospitality is not the same thing as entertaining. 

Today's episode you will you hear a conversation with me and Amy Long. She helps families connect with their communities through stress free hosting. Our conversation is surrounded by the definition of hospitality versus entertaining and you will love listening to all the great tips she gives. 

If you would like to connect with Amy through social media or through her podcast, see the links below. 

www.thedailyhostess.com

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Today I have guest Carla Mathis who is sharing her story of child loss and the hope that is carrying her through this holiday season. You can find Carla on social media Carla Mathis (@carlamell) • Instagram photos and videos and on Facebook @carlamel. 

She also has a foundation dedicated to her son Connor called, "The Connor Smiles Foundation." If you would like more information about the Connor Smiles Foundation, please click on the links below. 

https://www.facebook.com/connorsmilesfoundation/

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You can also get to know me more through the blog post below.

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