The Women of Joy Show

How do you trust the goodness of God when your life looks nothing like you planned?

In this episode of The Women of Joy Show, Maegan sits down with Lucinda “Cindy” Mullins from Stanford, Kentucky, to hear her extraordinary story. What began as a kidney stone developed into an infection and sepsis, ultimately leading to the loss of all four of her limbs.

Lucinda is one of our own. A woman of joy who has been attending Women of Joy for many years in Pigeon Forge, TN. Now, she continues to come and joins us to share her testimony and talk about the goodness of the God we gather to worship, even in the midst of life-changing suffering.

Her story invites us to consider where we place our hope when circumstances change and how we can trust God while living with questions we cannot fully answer.

God’s goodness can feel difficult to understand when we are hurting. This conversation makes room for that tension while pointing us toward the One who meets us in it.

Whether you are navigating an unexpected diagnosis, grieving a loss, or wondering what comes next, we pray this episode encourages you to bring your questions to God and remember that you do not have to walk through them alone.

In this episode:

• Lucinda’s story of surviving sepsis and becoming a quadruple amputee.
• Her longtime connection to the Women of Joy community.
• Faith when life takes an unexpected turn.
• The goodness of God in the midst of suffering.
• Hope when the future looks different than you imagined.

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What does it look like to move toward God when you don’t know what comes next?

In this episode of The Women of Joy Show, Maegan Schwindling sits down with Jenessa Wait to talk about moving toward the goodness of God and learning to lean into Him. Jenessa is an amazing artist, entrepreneur, and follower of Jesus. You don’t want to miss checking out her online shop. In this conversation, Jenessa shares the heart behind her new book, releasing in November, and invites us to consider how we respond to God’s invitation to draw closer. They bring all of this back to our fall theme of how we move with God toward His goodness.

When life feels uncertain, we often want answers before we take another step. But we can bring our questions to God, trust His character, and begin moving toward Him right where we are. His goodness gives us a reason to keep coming closer even when we don’t have everything figured out.

If you’ve been longing for reassurance or wondering what your next step of faith might look like, this conversation is an invitation to lean into the One who is already near.

Join us as we laugh a little, grow a lot, and don’t do life alone.

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Whether you’re coming to Women of Joy for the first time or bringing a group that’s been attending for years, how can you make the most of the weekend away?

Maegan Schwindling sits down with good friend Katie Braddock, a church staff member and group leader whose church has been coming to Women of Joy for more than 17 years. Katie shares what she’s learned about leading a group well, helping women feel welcome, and making room for meaningful conversations alongside all the fun.

They also talk about the devotionals and small group questions being added this year. Simple ways to reflect on what you’re hearing, talk about God’s goodness, and carry the weekend home with you.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• How to prepare your group before the weekend begins
• Ways to help first-time attendees feel included
• How to invite conversation without putting pressure on anyone to share
• Why the moments between sessions can matter as much as the sessions themselves
• How to use the devotionals and discussion questions with your group
• What it looks like to take what God has done at Women of Joy back into your church and everyday life

Come with your friends, come ready to laugh, and come open to what God might do. And if you’re leading a group, remember: you don’t have to create a perfect weekend. You can make space for women to connect with God and with one another.

Where we laugh a little, grow a lot, and don’t do life alone.

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What happens to your faith when everything changes in a matter of seconds?

In this powerful episode of The Women of Joy Show, Maegan sits down with Lulu Gribbin, her mom, Ann Blair, and her sister, Ellie, to talk about the day a shark attack changed their family forever—and how they have experienced the goodness of God in the middle of unimaginable circumstances.

Lulu’s story is one of survival, courage, family, and faith. But this conversation goes beyond what happened that day. Together, they talk honestly about the fear, grief, questions, recovery, and unexpected moments where God met them along the way.

How do you believe God is good when what happened doesn’t feel good?

How do you trust Him when you would never have chosen the story you’re living?

And what does faith look like when you don’t have answers for all the questions?

Lulu, Ann Blair, and Ellie share what it looked like to walk through a life-altering tragedy as a family, the people God placed around them, and the ways they can now see His presence woven through even the hardest parts of their story.

If you’ve ever experienced a moment that divided your life into before and after, this conversation is for you.

God’s goodness doesn’t mean we won’t experience suffering. It means that suffering never gets the final word.

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Does your relationship with God ever feel more complicated than it should?

Hosanna Wong joins Maegan Schwindling on The Women of Joy Show to talk about her book Uncomplicate It and how to stop overcomplicating your faith, let go of unrealistic expectations, and experience the goodness of God in your everyday life.

So many Christian women find themselves asking: Am I doing enough? Am I hearing God correctly? What if I make the wrong decision? Why does everyone else seem to have their faith figured out?

Before long, our relationship with God can become another place where we feel pressure to perform.

In this conversation, Hosanna shares how comparison, shame, expectations, and overthinking can complicate our faith and how we can return to the simple truth of who God is and who He says we are.

Maegan, Debbie, and Hosanna talk about the difference between striving and obedience, how to recognize the voices shaping the way we see ourselves, and why truly knowing the character of God changes the way we approach Him.

Because the goodness of God isn't something we have to earn, manufacture, or figure out.

God is good. God is near. And your relationship with Him may not need to be as complicated as you've made it.

If you've been overthinking your faith, struggling with comparison, or longing to grow closer to God without feeling like you have to get everything right, this episode is for you.

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Can God really be good when life doesn’t feel good? How could a good God give us his only son?

In Part 2 of our conversation with beloved Bible teacher Lisa Harper, we ask some of the hardest questions about the goodness of God.

Where is God when we pray and nothing changes? Why does a good God allow suffering? What do we do when what we know about God doesn’t seem to match what we’re experiencing? And can we wrestle honestly with God without losing our faith?

Lisa reminds us that biblical faith doesn’t require us to avoid the hard questions. God is not intimidated by our doubts, disappointment, grief, or confusion. We can bring all of it to Him and discover that His goodness is deeper than the circumstances surrounding us.

Because faith isn’t pretending the hard thing isn’t hard.

It’s trusting that even when we don’t understand what God is doing, we can still trust who God is.

If you’ve ever wrestled with God’s goodness, wondered why He allowed something, or carried a question you were almost afraid to say out loud, this conversation is for you.

Join us for an honest conversation about the questions we all have and the God who is big enough to meet us in them.

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What does it really mean to believe in the goodness of God? Not just when life is going well, but when life is painful, confusing, or nothing like we hoped it would be?

In this episode of The Women of Joy Show, we are kicking off the fall season. It is based around our tour theme of The Goodness of God. Maegan Schwindling sits down with beloved Bible teacher and Women of Joy favorite Lisa Harper for an honest, hope-filled conversation about what Scripture actually teaches us about the character of God.

Together, they talk about the tension so many of us carry: How can God be good when what I’m walking through doesn’t feel good?

Lisa reminds us that Scripture never ignores suffering or offers easy answers for hard circumstances. Instead, the Bible continually points us back to who God is—merciful, gracious, faithful, compassionate, and good.

If disappointment, waiting, loss, or unanswered prayers have caused you to question God’s goodness, this conversation will encourage you to keep bringing those questions to Him. You don't have to pretend everything is good to believe that God never loses his goodness.

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Today on The Women of Joy Show we are joined by Leanne Morgan. This end of summer surprise is a hilarious and heartfelt conversation about faith, family, comedy, success, and finding joy in every season.

From the Big Panty Tour, being at Women of Joy, and now a Netflix sitcom, Leanne shares what it has been like to watch her career grow in ways she never expected. She says her faith has kept her grounded through it all.

Leanne and Maegan talk about the impact of laughter, staying true to who God created you to be, navigating unexpected success, and then the birds. Leanne’s love for bird watching in her Knoxville home.

Whether you've followed Leanne Morgan for years or are just discovering her, this conversation is full of the humor you love from Leanne and the faith and perspective behind the woman you see on stage.

Come laugh with us, be encouraged, and be reminded that sometimes God's plans for our lives are bigger, and more surprising, than anything we could have planned ourselves.

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The Women of Joy Show is a way to stay connected with our audience at our Women of Joy events around the country each year. We hope to see you at one in person this fall.

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What if some of the most meaningful moments with God are happening in the parts of life you’re tempted to overlook?

In this episode of The Women of Joy Show, Christy Nockels joins us to talk about recognizing God’s presence in ordinary rhythms, everyday responsibilities, and seasons that may not feel particularly significant. She is like a big sister pulling up a chair next to you to share wisdom for your daily life.

Christy shares what it looks like to stop working toward a relationship with God and begin living and working from the relationship we already have with Him. We talk about abiding instead of striving, finding purpose in hidden seasons, and learning to see the goodness of God right where we are.

If you’ve been exhausted from trying to do more, be more, or prove yourself, even in your relationship with God, this conversation is an invitation to return to His presence.

In this episode:

• Finding God in ordinary moments
• Working from intimacy with God instead of striving for it
• Why hidden and mundane seasons still matter
• Creating rhythms that help us remain connected to God
• Seeing God’s goodness in the life already in front of us

Scripture:

“Remain in me, as I also remain in you.” — John 15:4

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What do you do when you believe God is good, but your circumstances are telling you a different story?

In this episode of The Women of Joy Show, Maegan sits down with bestselling author and Bible teacher Susie Larson to talk about her new book, More Than You Can Imagine: What God Does When You Trust Him, and what it looks like to trust God when the outcome feels uncertain, the waiting feels long, or what you are facing seems impossible.

Susie shares why some areas of our lives are easier to surrender to God than others and how our ability to trust Him is often connected to what we believe about who God is and who we are in Him.

Together, Maegan and Susie talk about the spiritual battle surrounding our identity, the lies that cause us to question God's goodness, and how fear can quietly keep us from believing God for more. You'll be encouraged to recognize the places where the enemy has tried to undermine your confidence and replace those lies with the truth of God's character and promises.

Because trusting God doesn't mean knowing exactly what He is going to do. It means knowing who He iseven when you don't know what comes next.

If you're waiting on God, praying for something that feels impossible, or struggling to trust Him with an area you desperately want to control, this conversation will remind you: God is still working, He is still good, and He is able to do more than you can imagine.

Scripture:

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine..." Ephesians 3:20

Susie's new book: More Than You Can Imagine: What God Does When You Trust Him