Welcome to Season 3! I am so glad to have you listening. This is just a quick intro to the season- Tune in next week to hear the first episode featuring Erika Kelly.

This weeks episode features my friend Brenda sharing about a very difficult season in her life. Though this time she recalls how her growing faith helped heal herself and her marriage.

This weeks conversation is with Melissa Maasjo- the founder of The Matthew 25 project in Minot, North Dakota. She shares how the project was started and how it has benifited the community.

You can find out more and support this amazing organization at their website- https://minotm25.com/

My good friend Tasha Goudy shares her rewarding but unexpectedly dangerous journey as a surrogate.

More info can be found at IARC Surrogacy- https://www.iarcsurrogacy.com/

My friend Laura Cottington shares about Church Planting and her church Saint Michael Community Church where she is the lead pastor.

To learn more about Saint Michael Community Church please visit: https://www.saintmichaelcommunitychurch.com/

My friend Erika Kelly shares her journey to sobriety. We hope that this episode will be an encouragement for you or anyone who might be struggling with their relationship with alcohol- Erika is an amazingly positive and thoughtful person and I was honored to have this conversation!

I am so excited to have Sean and Kay Levesque back on the podcast- they are founders and executive directors of Love2Hope, a family non-profit that works with audiences across America to understand human trafficking and their role in fighting it. Human trafficking was a hot topic this year with the release of the movie Sound of Freedom and we wanted to have a conversation to clarify and help others understand ways to support their communities.

*Just a warning this is a very sensitive topic and we want you to listen with care

*Also the audio quality of this episode was not up to our usual standard- despite the frustration/disturbance with the audio I still felt it was worth publishing this amazing conversation. Thank you for your grace while listening.

RESOURCES:

https://www.love2hope.com/resources

This weeks episode features an old family friend. Nicole Johnsrud shares about her and her families experience with grief, as they lost their college aged daughter, Gracie 2 years ago. While grief is a universal emotion it affects us all so differently, Nicole is honest and very vulnerable in sharing during this conversation. I know you will be blessed when listening.

If you want to reach out or connect with Nicole you can at:

Facebook: COPEConsultingNJ

Website:https://www.copeconsultingnj.com/?fbclid=IwAR2gRtBzpmhbUEiHf-DaGTibqGvjjqJ8U6dv1cwAUPKtIS6O28_piMsCqR4

Email:[email protected]

With school starting this week, what a wonderful time to listen to this episode if you missed it. Amy is an amazing inspirational speaker and has an wonderful non-profit that offers a in-school therapy Dog Program as well as events and workshops. Amy is doing great things to support our students and community!

Check out her website at : https://ynausa.org/

This week's episode features Rachel Kennedy- She shares about Gathering Hope, an organization here in Minnesota that helps support women and children escape oppression and abuse. She also shares about her life and her mediation work to support others in her community.

Gathering Hope site: GatheringHopeMN.org

Connect with Rachel directly at her mediation site: RachelKennedyMediation.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dvallies5785

DV Hotline: thehotline.org or 800-799-SAFE

Tubman: Tubman.org