How often does God have a plan that is so much better than the one we have for ourselves? How often do we try to hold on to control?

This week you'll hear from Kim Keevers who tells the beautiful story of the road to adoption, and how God orchestrated the perfect family for her in the perfect way, even though there was pain and hurt along the way.

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This week we meet Melissa Krabbe, a women who paved the way for women in the motorcycle industry. Along the way Melissa found herself caught up in addiction, and hit her low, lows until she realized this was not the life she wanted. Through organizations like AA and Celebrate Recover and the mentorship of amazing women, Melissa turned her life around and now lives a life of giving back to those who have similar struggles.

Melissa is now the State Representative for Celebrate Recovery in Northern Indiana and spends her days (and nights) helping those who struggle with whatever "ism" is plaguing them.

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This week we welcome Mary Ekhoff to the podcast. Her oldest son was diagnosed with a Rare Genetic Disorder called PKU. She talks about the trials associated with this disorder, and how it has affected her family, her relationships and her faith.

This week we took a break from guests and focused on friendships. This is an adaptation of a talk I gave to a local Mom's group. Hope you enjoy it!

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Are we who we appear to be? Are we hiding our weaknesses? This week Blake Rispens boldly shares his struggles with substance abuse first as a young Christian man, and later as a Christian Pastor and Leader.

Blake shares how much he wanted to break the cycle of addiction, yet time and time again he would relapse. It was only by full surrender to God, the power of grace, and boasting in his weaknesses that he was able to overcome.

The conversation was real, raw and shocking in a heart filled way.

I encourage you to read his book: Boastfully Broken: A Christian Drug Addict's Fight for Freedom. You can purchase it here.

Is God good all the time? What about when you're scared? What about when your newborn is rushed off and you're not sure what his future will be?

Courtney gets raw about her journey of facing a scary diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease in her son, Luca, and how the quick actions of nurses and doctors saved his life.

Courtney now believes in Missional Motherhood and uses Luca's story as one to inspire all of us that indeed God is good, all the time.

"Being in control works, until it doesn't." Wise words from Lisa Bonnema. Lisa retells the story of being a type-A overly scheduled and controlling mom who after her third daughter's diagnosis learned to surrender it all at the cross into the hands of Jesus. Letting go of control was, in her words, the most terrifying and freeing thing ever.

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In this episode we welcome our very first international guest, Krista Shepherd! Krista walks us through her initial battle with cancer and how that set the stage for a hormonal nightmare that plagued her for years. She describes her yearning for a child and how God placed her in a time of waiting for almost 2 decades.

In this episode you'll meet Kristen's longtime friend Amy Klomp. Amy details some health challenges her family faced growing up and how the fear of losing her parents led to her feeling like she needed to be "in control." As Amy tried to be more and more in control she found herself spiraling into pain and anxiety. As she grew she was able to start to let go of some of that control and God led her into a new adventure: Homeschooling.

Throughout Amy's life you'll see how God was preparing her and continues to guide her - as He does all of us.