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Have you or your children ever struggled to trust God with your feelings?

In this heartfelt episode, host Tina Yeager sits down with author, editor, and mother Abigail Gehring Lawrence to dive into what it truly means to trust God with our feelings—especially during life's toughest moments. Drawing from her own experience with devastating loss and grief after the stillbirth of her daughter Hazel, Abigail Gehring Lawrence shares how her journey through suffering has shaped her understanding of trusting God, even when life feels unfair and hopeless.

Together, Tina Yeager and Abigail Gehring Lawrence explore the importance of validating and naming emotions, encouraging both children and adults to bring their messiest, most difficult feelings to God. They discuss how storytelling—and specifically Abigail Gehring Lawrence's new children's book, "God's Very Good Plan," co-authored with her son William—can be a powerful vehicle for healing, resilience, and connection. Whether your family is navigating grief, disappointment, or simply everyday struggles, this episode offers practical wisdom and compassionate insight for helping kids and parents trust God with their feelings and find hope, even in the midst of pain.

Highlights from the Episode:

• Abigail Gehring Lawrence beautifully explains why naming emotions and validating them for children can help them feel seen—and how this equips them for life.

• Discover why stories, especially those with imaginative elements, are powerful vehicles for helping children process their feelings and connect with faith.

• Learn practical ways parents can use storytelling and resources (like feelings charts) to help children navigate loss, disappointment, and even trauma in a safe and honest context.

• The conversation explores how God meets us in our deepest pain, and how—even when we can't feel His presence—He surrounds us through beauty, community, and empathy, just as Jesus did when He wept with others in their suffering.

• Tina Yeager reminds us that all feelings are valid and provides important insights for parents to distinguish between emotions and behaviors—and how to help children process both in a faith-filled way, without shame.

Whether you are a parent, caregiver, or someone seeking hope and healing, this episode offers practical tips, compassionate wisdom, and tangible ways to walk through messy feelings—trusting God in the process. If you know a family struggling with grief or disappointment, Abigail's children's book makes a meaningful gift and conversation starter.

Get Your Copy of God's Very Good Plan: Available wherever books are sold—Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBooks.com, Scholastic, or at your favorite local bookstore.

Connect with Abigail: Find Abigail Gehring Lawrence on Facebook for updates and more resources.

We hope this episode inspires you—whether for your family or someone you love—to embrace honest feelings, lean on loving community, and discover deeper trust in God.

We're thrilled to accompany you on this journey of faith, growth, and transformation. As always, we appreciate your support! Please subscribe and share this episode. We can't wait for you to join us for future episodes of Flourish-Meant.

To book Tina as a speaker, connect with her life coaching services, and more, visit her website: https://tinayeager.com/

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This episode is part of our series with our parent ministry, Family Policy Alliance — Building a Movement for America (FPA), highlighting leaders who are shaping the landscape of faith, freedom, and family across the nation.

This week on Conversations with Christians Engaged, host Ben Quine sits down with Victoria Cobb, President of the Family Foundation of Virginia, for a timely and sobering conversation about free speech, religious liberty, and the growing cost of standing for biblical truth in America.

As a speaker invitation at a public high school sparks legal threats, public backlash, and accusations before a word is even spoken, Victoria shares what this moment reveals about:

• The increasing pressure on Christians in the public square
• ⚖️ Lawfare, intimidation, and threats to free speech
• Why public policy matters for keeping the doors open for the Gospel
• ️ The urgent need to raise up trained, courageous Christian leaders
• How prayer, Scripture, and grassroots engagement fuel lasting change

Learn more about Victoria's work: https://www.familyfoundation.org
Connect with Family Policy Alliance: https://familypolicyalliance.com

Join Christians Engaged as we equip believers to pray, vote, and engage for the glory of God and the good of our nation.

Learn more, support, and get involved:
▪️ christiansengaged.org
▪️ christiansengaged.org/donate
▪️ christiansengaged.org/pledge

This episode is part of our series with our parent ministry, Family Policy Alliance — Building a Movement for America (FPA) — highlighting leaders who are shaping the landscape of faith, freedom, and family across the nation.

This week on Conversations with Christians Engaged, host Ben Quine sits down with Jason J. McGuire, Executive Director of New York Families Foundation and New York Families Action, for a powerful and deeply moving conversation about courage, conviction, and the rising challenge of lawfare in America.

Jason shares:

• ▪️ His journey from pastoral ministry into public policy
• ▪️ How God awakened his calling to bring biblical truth into government
• ▪️ The shocking seven-year state investigation that targeted him and his ministry
• ▪️ What he learned spiritually while enduring eight weekends in jail
• ▪️ Why persecution is increasing—and how Christians must respond with faith, not fear
• ▪️ How believers can defend religious liberty and stand for righteousness with courage
• ▪️ Jason’s testimony is both a wake-up call and a source of hope for every believer committed to living boldly for Christ in today’s culture.

Learn more about Jason’s work: https://newyorkfamilies.org

Watch the documentary & sign the petition: https://justiceforjason.org

Connect with Family Policy Alliance: https://familypolicyalliance.com

Join Christians Engaged as we equip believers to pray, vote, and engage for the glory of God and the good of our nation.

Learn more, support, and get involved:

• ▪️ christiansengaged.org
• ▪️ christiansengaged.org/donate
• ▪️ christiansengaged.org/pledge

#ConversationsWithCE #ChristiansEngaged #FamilyPolicyAlliance #BuildingAMovement #FaithInAction #ReligiousFreedom #JusticeForJason

How can faith and traditions help us get through grieving during the holiday season?

Today, host Tina Yeager is joined by filmmaker and creative minister Angel Wynn to address navigating grief during the holiday season. Inspired by her own family's struggle after her mother's stroke, Angel Wynn shares the heart behind her new short film, "Last Christmas," which explores the healing power of faith, community, and shared memories.

Together, they discuss the pressure to feel joyful during the holidays, the importance of reaching out for support—especially in an increasingly isolated world—and how to offer comfort to those who are hurting. Angel Wynn reveals practical ways to honor lost loved ones, build meaningful traditions, and find hope in the true meaning of Christmas. Whether you're personally grieving or want to support someone who is, this episode offers encouragement, empathy, and actionable advice for finding light even in the darkest seasons.

Here's what you'll find in this week's episode:

Faith, Community, and Healing: Angel Wynn opens up about how prayer, having a supportive community, and reaching out—even when it's difficult—can make all the difference in moving through grief (not just during the holidays, but all year long!).

How Creative Storytelling Brings Light: Discover how sharing stories, both in film and in life, helps us process grief and makes space for hope. Angel Wynn's approach as a creative minister is to let God's light shine through every story she tells, reaching people in ways sermons sometimes cannot.

Practical Ways to Support Yourself and Others: Whether you're the one grieving or you know someone who is, both Tina Yeager and Angel Wynn share practical tips—like recreating cherished traditions or simply creating safe spaces for conversation and prayer.

Access to "Last Christmas": Ready for an uplifting film that will move your heart without weighing you down? Angel Wynn's "Last Christmas" is streaming FREE on YouTube via Halo Pictures. It's a perfect watch for life groups, with family, or on your own.

Join the Movement: Follow Angel Wynn and Halo Pictures for updates on their inspiring projects—or support their work and help more stories that carry the light reach those who need it most.

Takeaway Quote: As Angel Wynn shares, "The real meaning of Christmas for me is the good news of Jesus Christ. … Christmas is a place of hope, to know that everything that you're suffering through is not going to last long because our Savior Jesus was here."

Listen now and pass it on to someone who might need a little hope this season. Watch Last Christmas on YouTube via Halo Pictures (search "Last Christmas Halo Pictures")

Let's remember: we can help one another flourish—even through grief—when we reach out and share the light.

We're thrilled to accompany you on this journey of faith, growth, and transformation. As always, we appreciate your support! Please subscribe and share this episode. We can't wait for you to join us for future episodes of Flourish-Meant.

To book Tina as a speaker, connect with her life coaching services, and more, visit her website: https://tinayeager.com/

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