Stories from South Place

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Welcome back to Stories from South Place! I'm so excited to introduce you to Maddie Moore, owner and creator of Maddie Moore Photography!!

I'm so excited for Maddie to join me in this episode of Stories from South Place, the makers season! Maddie is a Birmingham-based photographer and visual storyteller with a wealth of experience in her career thus far. We talk about her creative approach (which is super intriguing), her journey to becoming a full-time photographer, and some of the projects she has on the horizon. 

Maddie also shares some of the things she's loving right now, and I have to admit, I went to check it all out after our call! 

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Be sure to follow Maddie and me on Instagram and check back for Win It Wednesday tomorrow (July 15th) to enter the giveaway of Big Magic + 15% off a photo session OR her favorite books bundle!

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Welcome back to Stories from South Place! I'm so excited to introduce you to Molly Huffman, author of The Moon is Round!!

Molly Huffman and is my first guest for season two of Stories from South Place, the makers season! I had the best time talking to Molly and hearing her incredible story. Her story is one of loss, grief, heartache, and how God sustained her through it all. You can hear a lot of her story in this episode, but I'd encourage you to also head over to Amazon to grab a copy of her book that came out in May. 

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Welcome back to Stories from South Place! I'm so excited to introduce you to Season 2, the maker's season - COMING JULY 2020!!

I am so excited to be back for another season and bring some incredible makers, creators, artists, and small business owners to the podcast to share their stories! Each guest is exceptional and you're going to love hearing all about them. Stay tuned because we have some giveaways coming as well as some incredible product discounts!

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In our fourth, and last episode of Stories from Quarantine, Jason and I are joined by our friend, Melanie Nonnemacher. Melanie is a high school teacher who taught all seniors this school year! She shares with us what it's been like to have the remainder of the school year go to an e-learning platform, what that means for her students, and some of the hard realities for seniors in this season of quarantine. 

Melanie is also engaged, and her wedding was scheduled for March 21, 2020. Unfortunately, she and her fiancé had to postpone their wedding until the summer, and we talk about how heartbreaking that decision was, but also what she's learned through it all. 

We are so thankful to Melanie for sharing her quarantine story and perspective with us, as it's much different than our experience. It was hard to hear some of the realities for her students and what this quarantine and abrupt ending to their schooling has meant for them, and prompted me to pray for students who are in a similar situation. 

Since this is a BRAND NEW podcast, I would LOVE for you to give us a rating in iTunes to help people find the podcast! You're my personal marketing team -- so go rate it today!

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In our third episode of Stories from Quarantine, Jason and I are joined by our friends, Ashley and Jared King. The Kings got married on March 15, 2020, literally right in the nick of time! Jason was their wedding videographer and he actually had two more weddings in March that got postponed due to the pandemic. We like to joke with Ashley and Jared that they threw us all a big quarantine party - we're super thankful :) 

In this episode, Ashley and Jared share their experience about having their wedding right as everything was shutting down, how they came to the conclusion to postpone their honeymoon, and what it's been like for them since then. Both Ashley and Jared have unique careers for this time, and we enjoyed getting to dive into that some! 

I’m so thankful for these newlyweds sharing their story with us! They are close friends of ours and it was hard to talk on the phone and not just invite them over to sit around the table with us and catch up! We long for that day though, and pray it comes soon. 

Also, Jared owns a pest control business and we just had him come out to spray for mosquitos. If you're in the market for a pest control company, make sure to check out his company here: Inspire Pest Control.

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Today is Saturday, but it always kind of feels like Saturday around here in the Morales house now that we've been in quarantine for 41 days! Anyway, earlier this week we had almost a whole day that our power was out. As Jason and I swapped out who could use the internet hotspot to work, I took the kids up to the studio to play and I turned on the mic for a quick little interview fun. Crazy enough, my recording gear is all battery powered - lucky you!

I know this is silly, but one of the sweetest things about being in quarantine as a family is watching the friendship between my two toddlers grow. Brighten is 3.5 years old and Grady is 16 months old. I saw a friend post a photo of her kids recently that said, "They became friends when they were all they had." I think that is so true for my kids as well. So, silly as it may be, I love that I am able to capture these sweet moments as a little snapshot of this time together. 

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In our second episode of Stories from Quarantine, Jason and I are joined by our friends, Kelly and Josie Gibbons. Kelly and Josie live in Hattiesburg, MS with their four kids, the youngest of which was born right at the beginning of the quarantine! Kelly and Josie share their experience about what that was like and how life in quarantine with a newborn has been extremely unique. 

Like Jason and me, Kelly and Josie are also both self-employed, so we talk about what it's like to plan ahead when we don't know what finances are going to look like from one month to the next, or one quarter to the next, how our businesses hav been effected by Covid-19, and what budgeting strategies have served us well in this time of unknowns. 

I’m so thankful for Kelly and Josie sharing their story with us! We had a great time catching up with them an learning from them, and I hope you enjoy hearing from them as much as we did!

Since this is a BRAND NEW podcast, I would LOVE for you to give us a rating in iTunes to help people find the podcast! You're my personal marketing team -- so go rate it today!

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In our first episode of Stories from Quarantine, Jason and I are joined by my sister, Julia, and her husband, Ian. Julia and Ian are both on staff at a large, multi-campus church. They were at different campuses, but the essentially have the same job — just for different age groups. Ian works with the high school ministry and Julia works with the preschool ministry.

They both work hard with their volunteers on a daily basis to prepare for Sundays, but when all of a Sunday, Sunday morning church looks completely different, they’ve had to adapt in ways they could have never imagined.

I’m so thankful for Julia and Ian and them sharing their heart for ministry during this time. They are truly a light in their community, and I know everyone they serve is blessed by them.

Since this is a BRAND NEW podcast, I would LOVE for you to give us a rating in iTunes to help people find the podcast! You're my personal marketing team -- so go rate it today!

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Welcome back to Stories from South Place! Today I'm joined by Laura Hoffman!

Laura is my first guest who I've never actually met in person. Laura is an adoptive mom and we met in a Facebook group for parents who either were adopting or did adopt from Ethiopia. She and her husband, Tim, live in Colorado with their children, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to chat with Laura and hear her incredibly heart-wrenching and also beautiful story. I kept thinking of the verse in Genesis when Joseph says, "You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result--the survival of many people." (Genesis 50:20 CSB)

Laura and Tim are the founder of Brighton Their World and Brighton Academy in Ethiopia. Their ministry is absolutely amazing and I cannot wait for you to hear more about it in this episode. I've linked to all of the ways that you can get involved at the bottom of the show notes, so be sure to check out their Facebook page and information if you'd like to become a sponsor or a prayer partner.  

Last, this is the last episode of the first season of Stories from South Place! Beginning next week, Jason and I will be releasing a series called, Stories from Quarantine! We'll be interviewing people who are a part of different segments that are up a community and find out how they're effected by the COVID-19 quarantine that we're currently under. These mini-episodes will be shorter, about 15-20 minutes, and will be releasing twice per week! If you already subscribe to Stories from South Place, this series will come straight to wherever you listen to podcasts!

Since this is a BRAND NEW podcast, I would LOVE for you to give us a rating in iTunes to help people find the podcast! You're my personal marketing team -- so go rate it today!

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Welcome back to Stories from South Place! Today I'm joined by my neighbor and friend, Rachel Sims!

Rachel and I met a few years ago when our oldest children were in the same Parents Day Out class! She and her husband, Eric, and two boys, Holcomb and Elliot, live behind us and it's been so fun to raise kids the same ages literally in each other's backyards! On this episode, Rachel and I talk about how fun it is to be neighbors, what we love about our neighborhood, her journey of becoming a doula, and we finish the episode by talking about our absolute most favorite Birmingham consignment sale, Kids Market & Mom!

I do want to be sensitive to anyone who's listening and let you know up front that Rachel and I talk a lot about her business, Dearly Doula, which means we talk quite a bit about pregnancy and birth. I know from experience that there are seasons for me that it was really hard to listen to people talk about pregnancy, and so I want to be upfront that we talk about that topic quite a bit in this episode. If that's a hard conversation for you, I have been there and totally understand! However, we do talk about the different struggles that women walk through, and I hope that if it's difficult subject for you, you'll find some encouragement through knowing you're not alone. 

Last, we only have ONE episode left of the first season of Stories from South Place! After next week, Jason and I will be releasing a mini-series called, Stories from Quarantine! We'll be interviewing people who are a part of different segments that are up a community and find out how they're effected by the COVID-19 quarantine that we're currently under. These episodes will be shorter, about 15-20 minutes, and will be releasing twice per week! If you already subscribe to Stories from South Place, this mini-series will come straight to wherever you listen to podcasts!

Since this is a BRAND NEW podcast, I would LOVE for you to give us a rating in iTunes to help people find the podcast! You're my personal marketing team -- so go rate it today!

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