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Our guest this week is Tanika Fitzgerald who works in consumer insights and strategy for a Fortune 100 company and holds an MBA in Strategic Marketing and Management from Arizona State University.

Tanika offers hope for those dealing with incredible pain of loss, providing help to conquer discouragement and discover new purpose.

She is passionate about using her platform to connect with the Christian community to help others discover their purpose.

She Recently authored, Miscarried Joy: Moving Beyond Incredible Pain to Extraordinary Faith.

In a world of instant gratification where is your waiting meter?

In today’s culture, waiting can seem like a constant nuisance. Whether it’s waiting in line, at the doctor’s office or in traffic, we are often presented with the struggle of not being in control of our own time.

In Waiting for Wonder: Learning to Live on God’s Timeline (Marlo Schalesky encourages readers to think differently about our waiting periods of life.

Marlo Schalesky is an award-winning author of 10 books, including both fiction and non-fiction. Her novels have garnered the high honors of the Christy Award and ACFW Book of the Year. Marlo’s non-fiction releases include Wrestling with Wonder: A Transformational Journey through the Life of Mary (Zondervan) and the latest, Waiting for Wonder: Learning to Live on God’s Timetable

Also joining our show this week: Debbie Jones, Director of Bloom, a ministry of Stadia. Stadia transforms lives and communities through Church Planting and plants churches that intentionally care for children.

Debbie understands the vital role that a spouse plays in starting a new church. She founded Stadia’s ministry called Bloom! Bloom empowers women to maximize their role in starting churches.

It's a thought provoking conversation and will help you reframe how you experience the waiting seasons of life!

Who are the invisibles in your world?

It is not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau

Who Counts?

Unfortunately, we live in a world high on sensory stimuli that can keep us distracted and overwhelmed. We may be looking around but not necessarily seeing what's right in front of us. Do we do this with people?

Our special guest, Linda Znachko, is the founder of He Knows Your Name, a ministry that gives children a name in life and dignity and honor in death. She also partners with mothers who do not want their children’s legacies to be the circumstances of their death. Her aim is to assist the grieving to find healing and purpose in knowing every life is sacred to God.

Linda is a sought-after speaker in churches, conferences and retreats, and has been involved with discipling women for more than 25 years. Regularly involved with local and regional media, Linda works to bring attention to the problem of abandoned,

unwanted and marginalized children.

A couple of thoughts from the show;

•The problem when you stop and take time to really “see” – it creates a responsibility to take action.

•We all want to matter – we all want to have a voice and be heard.

Ask God: Who do you want me to see this Christmas season?

Are you intentional with your time and your friendships? Great discussion with one of our favorites, Liz Curtis Higgs!

Women of Faith, Women of Joy, Extraordinary Women, Among Friends, Time Out for Women, Moody Women, Women of Virtue, Win-some Women, Women’s Journey of Faith, Women Who Worship, Christian Women Communicating International—if it’s a conference for and about women, Liz Curtis Higgs is honored to be there.

Her messages are biblical, encouraging, down-to-earth, and profoundly funny, helping both sisters and seekers embrace the truth of God’s amazing, unchanging grace.

You are invited to join the conversation!

Joining this show is our special guest,

Wendy Speake author of Life Creative is a trained actress and heartfelt teacher. She ministers to women’s hearts through storytelling and life applications, utilizing drama, comedy, poetry and the study of God’s Word.

Life Creative is a book written to encourage moms, but it is not your average parenting book on raising kids.

Wendy found herself longing to tell stories that edify and encourage women. She is the author of Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses