Episode 21 with Mrs Dowdy.

We have a great show in store, as I talk with one of the coolest teachers I know, Mrs Sandra Dowdy. I hope you’ll stick around to the very end!! Guys, if I could hang out for an hour with anyone, she makes the list. She’s so fun and inspiring and just loves people. You are in for a treat.

In November of 2022, the Dowdy's experienced a house fire. She shares what was the first thing she grabbed on the way out, how the community rallied around them, what it's been like to open the boxes of what was lost and is found, and where God was in the midst of their reality.

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Liv is a whole lot of fun, incredibly intelligent and gritty, & brings a perspective on mental health - based on her experience as a student-athlete as a pitcher on the Dayton Flyers Softball team. Come join us, and I bet you'll want to share this episode's video with a friend. Who comes to mind as you listen with us that you could send this conversation to??

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Grief and celebration. What does this look like? Let's talk about what it looks like to be a good friend!

One of my favorites, Gabie Markley, is on the podcast today and I couldn't be happier! We sat down and chatted about embracing the journey, being a good friend, grief and celebration... and what this has looked like in the loss of her dad. We have a lot of edited bloopers, this is how much fun we had recording this conversation ... and we talk about Job and how his friends walked alongside him through loss in good and bad ways.

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Gabie is one of the most well-rounded athletes I know that I have mentored. As a heptathlete, she did seven events in outdoor track at Wright State. You can find her at a coffee shop or on a hiking trail on a day off. And, she and I both smile big over the mention of our 1 yr old nieces. It's so good!!

Check out the video version at "Priceless Backstories" on Spotify or watch the You Tube Video to see pictures that go along with her Priceless Backstory.

Please, please, please: share this podcast episode with a friend. You'll be glad you did!

Kylie Owens:

🙏🏻: Isaiah 6:8
👩‍🌾: Farm Wife
🧒: Mother to Many
📚: Author

Kylie has always wanted to be a writer. Little did she know at the time how God would write her story.

This is a super real and fun Monday episode with Kylie Owens - a beautiful conversation about Kylie and Seth's journey of foster care. Kylie shares her dream of marrying young, being a mama of a big family, and a farm wife... just wait for the unexpected twist that God had in store. This is your real look at a discussion of one person's experience on the topics of foster care, infertility, and adoption.

If you loved this episode, check out Kylie and Seth's heart unfolding and inspiring story in her newest books on Amazon in her Testimonial series. These three books share her family's journey while teaching in a devotional style. You may want to buy one for yourself and one for a friend!!

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Kylie's Books - Isaiah Testimonial Series Trilogy (on Amazon)

Welcome Kaylyn to our next episode. I believe you are going to enjoy her story ... we talk chasing success when what we really want joy, roadtrips to Israel, what it's like to find out at a young age that you have a hearing impairment, how much fun college softball is, March Madness picks & busted brackets, and opportunities to sign your kids up for youth softball camps, experience college softball leadership academy that are happening this summer.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like to give a gift this month to Kaylyn's ministry with AIA ... you can give here at give.cru.org/1132325!! The podcast is free to listen... at anytime... this is just for if you're wanting to sponsor her ministry, here you go... whenever you want to be blessed.

Get Connected:

AIA Softball Website

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Giving to Kaylyn's Ministry (Thanks in Advance!)

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Welcome Jo Anne Rohrer to the show!! Jo Anne is a long-time friend of mine. Her testimony of "I was blind but now I see" is incredible ... and her heart and endurance as Co-Founder of the Miami Valley Women's Center is above all. She believes every life is created by God and that there is hope for those who are in a position of an unwanted pregnancy. We talk bible studies, mashed potato fights, her BC life as an atheist, grandkids, so many things.  We also talk stories of women and men are impacted by MVWC, which is now called Hope Rising!! 

Learn about Hope Rising - and what God's doing here. Do you know someone who has had an abortion, who has chosen life, or who is currently a mom. This is a great episode for you to listen to in order to hear how to come alongside them, receive what you may need to hear personally, or how to get involved! 

As always, y'all stay priceless!! 

Amy

Episode 15 You Tube Link

Want to Get Involved: 

Contact Hope Rising - for giving or for support in your life. 

Walk for Life on April 29th: Sponsor Me as a Walker Here

Every year, the Walk for Life is such a fun event you can bring the whole family to! This year the Walk will be held on Saturday, April 29, once again starting at SouthBrook Christian Church and proceeding around the campus of Dayton Christian School.  Check-in will begin at 10 am, and – new this year – those who are done checking in, join us for praise and worship in the Main Theater at 10:30! The program will officially begin at 10:45, and the Walk will conclude by or before noon.

The Walk is our second-biggest event each year and provides the funds needed to continue doing what we’re called to do: rescue babies from abortion while offering moms and dads practical help and gospel hope. Would you consider getting your family and church involved to help raise $250,000?

I'll be walking the 2 miles on April 29th at Dayton Christian School - if you'd like to sponsor me, give any amount at my Fundeasy Link!! My goal is $500. 

Many of you have asked about my experience at IF Gathering in Dallas ... it was phenomenal!! So.... I want to give you a taste of what I experienced and a reflection of who our God is, what many of us are wrestling with in this season, and how to find our Shepherd in the valley. Lean in to hear some great reflective questions that just might take you to the next level with God!! We are all in this together. Our Shepherd sees us and He is worth following!! 

Stay Priceless,

Amy

When it comes to Athletes in Action Staff, you can't beat Jennifer Waddell. She's caring, takes the initiative, and is filled with so much wisdom. Listen in for nuggets of wisdom and drop the mic moments as we talk college sports ministry, life-altering Ultimate Training Camp experiences, and the secret sauce to celebrating 40 years of marriage. There are successes and heartaches to every backstory. Jenn attests all endurance to the faithfulness of God!! 

For a college athlete: Sign up for Ultimate Training Camp!

For those interested in sending an athlete: Give an Ultimate Training Camp scholarship of any amount!

You Tube: Episode 14: Jennifer Waddell

Join us: Faith Osbourne, a senior at Asbury University, shares stories from what God is doing at Asbury and talks about what she sees in this generation of young people & college students ... and why they were hungry to text their friends, to come back, and to stay at the chapel for 16 days and nearly 400 hours!!

Watching students worship God around the clock in a sincere and beautiful way got me really curious about what was happening in that chapel. We want to tell the story of what God was doing, why students are hungry for Jesus, and what's next. 

Stay Priceless,

Amy

* note: goodness, my apologies for calling it "Asbury College" multiple times.  May God get the glory! 

You Tube: Faith Osbourne, Stories from Asbury

Jesus Revolution Trailer  - get tickets today!!