Treasured with Courtney DeFeo

Jeannie Cunnion is the author of Parenting the Wholehearted Child and Mom Set Free, as well as a frequent speaker at women’s conferences and parenting events around the country. She holds a Master’s degree in social work, and her writing has been featured on outlets such as the TODAY show, Fox News, The 700 Club, and Focus on the Family. Jeannie and her husband, Mike, have four boys.

Andrea J. Evans loves Jesus with all her heart. She is the wife of Sean Evans and the mom of three children or three “wonderfuls” as she calls them. They are 14, 12, and 10 years old. Let’s just say her life is pretty full with a teenage boy and two tween girls. She considers her children as one of her greatest gifts from the Lord. Andrea has been married to Sean for almost twenty years. Andrea loves to write poetry and has been published in two books, Life Happens But You Can Finish by Dr. Draper and Dr. Love-Manning and God’s Girl by Wynter Pitts. Andrea loves to encourage other women to live to their fullest potential. She values relationships with other women and works hard to cultivate them. She and Sean also have served together in marriage ministry for the past 15 years. She is an east coast girl who has been planted in the DFW area. Andrea says, “She’s not sure what God is up to, but she knows it has to be something big.”

Alena Pitts is a 14-year-old actress, author and vocalist. The Kendrick Brothers’ WAR ROOM marked Alena’s professional acting debut, with Alena being cast in the major supporting role as Danielle Jordan. The movie was a box-office hit in 2015, becoming the 6th highest grossing Christian film in box office history.  The film immediately launched Alena headfirst into the spotlight at the age of 11.

Shortly after, Alena started on a new journey and co-authored a three-book fictional series aptly titled, Lena In The Spotlight (Zonderkids, 2017).  The books are written with her mother, Wynter Pitts, author and founder of For Girls Like You Magazine.

Though having experienced unbelievable success, Alena’s journey has not come without loss.  She tragically and unexpectedly lost her mother on July 24th 2018.  Though the pain has left her and her family heartbroken, they are not without hope and are using Wynter’s passing from death to life as an opportunity to share the hope found in  Jesus Christ.  Alena has found that sharing her story in song and writing has brought her the most healing.

Alena remains very grounded and values her relationship with Jesus Christ as her highest priority, followed by her commitment to her family including three sisters, Kaitlyn (12) and twins Camryn and Olivia (9).  She and her family reside in Franklin, TN.

Kylie White is a mom of 4 elementary and middle schoolers and married to the love of her life for the last 14 years. Together, her and husband John live in Chapel Hill, NC and own and operate two Chick-fil-A restaurants in Durham. 

Kylie is a blogger where she shares on topics from marriage, adoption, and raising children to live on mission for God. She is passionate about adoption and orphan prevention. Kylie also writes curriculum for an initiative called Families for Families, which exists to equip and engage parents to have generosity based discussions and activities in and outside the home and to foster awareness and participation for CARE for AIDS.  

Kylie serves on the Board of Directors for CARE for AIDS, a ministry that engages local churches across East Africa in caring for families affected by HIV/AIDS. To date they have prevented over 40,000 children from becoming orphans by empowering parents to live a life beyond AIDS. 

Kylie and John are a part of the Cathy Family, stewarding Chick-fil-A as their family business, and ambassadors for the company.

Kelly Stamps is a wife of 15 years and mom to three kids Harper (9), Hollis (7) and Will Holden (3).  She has written a popular mom blog, kellyskornerblog.com, for about 12 years.  She is very active in both children's ministry and women's ministry at her church.   She works part time for Tangilble Truth Ministries and occasionally speaks to women's groups.  She has a passion for using whatever platform she has for sharing Jesus and the Gospel.  You can find her on social media on @mrskellystamps. 

Ellen Cooper is on the Treasured Girlz team and a mom of two girls. She's been married to James for 15 years and lives in Atlanta, GA. Ellen shares her experience with leading girls groups with her daughters and in her church. She gives practical advice for those interested in starting their own groups. Join the fun conversation!

Elaine Franklin and her husband of almost 50 years, Steve, live in Atlanta.  They are active members of the Buckhead Church of North Point Ministries and enjoy working together as leaders of the small group ministry for newly married couples.  Elaine serves on three boards of organizations with ministry outreach, and she enjoys volunteering as a mentor and coach in the church and in para church ministries.  Along with Steve, she enjoys spending time with their four grandchildren and two married children – the loves of her life.  

Elaine is the Director of Assessment and Coaching at Global Access Learning, Inc., an international executive education and management development consulting firm.  She works with other consulting and coaching firms as a coach and mentor coach to church, non-profit, and corporate leaders. 

Candace Cameron Bure excels in just about every lane of media that exists with exceptional kindness and inspirational grace. America first fell in love with Candace on the hit series “Full House,” in which she played DJ Tanner. After she left the entertainment industry temporarily behind to focus on raising her three children, she silenced naysayers who warned her time away was career suicide with a triumphant return that has included co-hosting “The View,” starring in and producing movies for the Hallmark Channel, reprising her childhood role in “Fuller House,” becoming a finalist on Season 18 of “Dancing with the Stars,” and so much more. A New York Times bestselling author of books on an array of topics from fashion and faith to fitness and family, Candace released two books in 2018: KIND IS THE NEW CLASSY: THE POWER OF LIVING GRACIOUSLY and CANDACE CENTER STAGE. For more information, please visit CandaceCameronBure.net

Founder of Treasured Podcast Courtney DeFeo comes on to catch up! She discuss topics including generosity, friendship, balance and much more. 

Melanie Shankle is the New York Times bestselling author of Sparkly Green Earrings, The Antelope in the Living Room, Nobody’s Cuter Than You, and Church of the Small Things. Melanie speaks at events nationwide and writes on her blog, Big Mama. She is a class of 1993 graduate of Texas A&M and lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband, Perry, and daughter, Caroline.  In her spare time, she enjoys online shopping, laughing at things that are often inappropriate, and spending time with her family and friends. She also has a new 100 day devotional book for women entitled Everyday Holy and a 100 day devotional for teen girls called Fearless Faith available now everywhere books are sold.