Uniquely Beautiful Stories

Hi friends! In this conversation with Dr. Carisa Wilsie, we talk about the beautiful way the Lord brought her three children to her and how her life has been woven together from childhood experiences all the way to the 2 jobs she has. Carisa is a smart and passionate women, fighting for kids who have been through traumatic and chaotic places.

If you want to reach out to Carisa you can email her at: [email protected].

Share this podcast with a friend, and go live your own story! xo

Hello friends! You are going to love this conversation with the beautiful Sarah Hall!

Today Sarah and I talk about everything from when God changes the course of our lives in surprising ways, her love story with husband, Charlie Hall, and how they have worked hard at blending their families, holy yoga...and more.

You will find so many nuggets of wisdom from Sarah!

We would love to hear from you, so feel free to reach out to Sarah @sarahdawn.hall or on FaceBook at Sarah Hall. You can find me @uniquelybeautifulstories or @hmcanear.

Go out and live your own beautiful story! xo

Welcome to season 2! I'm so thrilled to be back with new episodes for a new year! As I thought about the fresh slate of 2019 and small changes I might want to implement in my life, I thought about consistency in taking care of my body. I know many people make health and fitness goals for the New Year, but my spin on it is this- I am not an advocate for change for the sake of extreme make-overs or completely overhauling your life. My hope is to make small, attainable steps toward health that add up over time. ALL for the sake of becoming the very best version of YOU, so that you can go out and live your uniquely beautiful story!

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My friends today have so much wisdom and practical advice in the way of health and fitness - you are going to love hearing Teri & Tallie (beautiful mother & daughter pair!).

@tthommom and @tallie_sarah

They mention that the lifestyle they've adopted is plant based, and while this may not be your desire, you will want to check out the websites and instagram pages for their recipe inspirations - all so YUMMY looking!!

www.halfbakedharvest.com; www.ohsheglows.com

On Instagram:

@thefeedfeed.vegan,

@letscookvegan,

@rabbitandwolves

We would love to hear from you, so reach out and say hello or give us your favorite recipes!

Go out and live your one, uniquely beautiful story! xo

Hello friends! Today my beautiful sister, Hillary Glaze joins me to bring you our Christmas Gift Guide! We have selected several items that we not only LOVE, but they all give back in one way or another! Also, each and every one is offering YOU a special discount for a limited time, using the code BEAUTIFUL. -> Most of these are only good through next week, so listen up to hear more about these awesome gift ideas and then get SHOPPING! Here are links to all the shops and organizations!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AriseCreations Arise is offering YOU $5 off from December 5 - 15!

http://harvest-ethiopia.shoplightspeed.com Harvest is offering YOU 20% off between December 3 - 15!

wwww.beadsofgood.org Beads of Good is offering you 10% off between December 5 - 12!

www.dulcededonke.com Dulce de Donke is offering you 5% off until December 14!

--> THESE 5 ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE IN-STORE ONLY!! At Blue 7 (7518 N. May Ave; OKC 73116) Blue 7 is offering 20% off on each of THESE ITEMS now until December 20! Use code BEAUTIFUL at check out.

1) Kammock products 2) LYNT SOCKS 3) Parks Project shirts 4) Seed Co. Jewelry 5) Project Social T items.

You guys!! As you can see we have such a great list of items for you to purchase and they all give back!!

We would also LOVE for you to consider the following four organizations if you are looking for year-end or monthly giving opportunities:

www.http://criointernational.org

www.http://rdic.org

https://www.house-of-healing.org

www.karisadoptionfund.org

Hello friends! I am so excited to bring you a different kind of episode, encouraged by a couple of conversations I had about cultivating and savoring the Christmas season, rather than surviving a stress-filled December. I was giddy and even teary a couple of times chatting about all things Christmas including: Advent studies and ideas, simplifying and eliminating stress, planning ahead, decorating and celebrating traditions. I talk about our family's favorite way of celebrating - which is with and Advent calendar - and I will Insta-story photos of all the things I mentioned so that you can have a visual. Above all, my hope is that you are encouraged to embrace a Christmas season true to your own family and filled with things that bring you JOY and point to Jesus.

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Here is the complete list of advent activities: Ice skating, go to a movie, go Christmas Caroling, host a Happy Birthday Jesus Party, Bake treats,(for teachers, friends, neighbors), Make ornaments, look at Christmas lights, read a Christmas book in PJs, play a board game, play Christmas charades, popcorn and a movie at home, go to Starbucks and pay for the car behind us, shop for your siblings/parents, Foster Wishes/Angel Tree or shop for a family, fill truck stop stockings, attend a Christmas concert, musical or ballet, School parties, Cousin and friend parties,

Read Luke 2 by the fire place, Serve at a food pantry or homeless shelter... the options are endless!

What are some of your favorite traditions? I would love to hear from you!

Here are some of the Advent studies I mentioned:

www.shopshereadstruth.com/products/advent-2018-study-book-she-reads-truth

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I hope you have the best Christmas season! xo

Welcome back! The past couple of weeks have been a bit hectic and hard to get this episode out...but I'm SO HAPPY to finally get it in your ears! :)

Makenzie Magnus is a woman with SOOOO much good info and life experience that we can learn from. She has a huge heart to help the marginalized and has practical ideas on how anyone can do (even small) things to make a real difference!

In honor of Orphan Sunday (recognized in many churches as a day to encourage and equip people in the adoption and foster care world) Makenzie focuses on mostly how we can come alongside foster and adoptive families and love them in practical ways.

You will LOVE this girl, I promise!

Things we chat about:

www.safefamiliesok.org

https://careportal.org

www.thegiftgoeson.com

https://okfosters.org/events/night-of-lights-oklahoma-city/

Books:

The Connected Child by Karen Purvis

In On It by Elizabeth O'Tool

Jason Johnson's BLOG--

The movie coming out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUfZq3DUd3Y

Other organizations:

NOVO

Halo Project

Reading Buddies

Church kid's area

Red Bird Coffee

OKAY...that's a lot of links to research!! So you can definitely go out an live your one, uniquely beautiful story! xo

Friends, you are going to LOVE this episode with my beautiful friend, Julie Moore.

Julie and her husband Will have four daughters and today she shares how their fourth daughter, Josie, came to them in an unplanned, unexpected way, as she just said "yes" to the next thing the Lord put in front of her.

Julie's story includes the pain of two late-term miscarriages, yet how she can see God bringing beauty from even those tragedies.

I think you are going to be encouraged as you listen to Julie's story and I hope you'll be challenged to look at the things right in front of you and say "yes" to the story God is writing in your life.

The book Julie is loving is: Never Split the Difference

Thank you so much for reviewing and sharing these stories with your friends. We have received such sweet comments and it means the world to our guests to know that their stories are being used for good in the lives of others!

Go out and live your own story! xo

Friends, I'm so excited for you to hear this conversation with Kendra Crabtree! Kendra is the founder of Harvest Ethiopia, a socially conscious fashion company founded by Kendra and her husband, Tommy.

Kendra shares with us the journey of how God moved them from Oklahoma to Ethiopia, without a specific plan, just knowing without a doubt they were called to go. Once in Africa, after many dead-end plans, they became aware of the need for social businesses to bring jobs and economy to communities, literally changing lives for generations!

You will be so amazed and encouraged by how they researched and developed a business plan for Harvest Ethiopia, which is now a thriving fashion company, sustained by Ethiopian men and women. You will definitely want to check out their beautiful products at:

https://harvestethiopia.com

Also be sure to follow them on FaceBook and Instagram @harvestethiopia!

We would love for you to reach out on our Instagram page and let us know how God has used these stories in your life! Give us a review or rating and pass your favorite episode on to a friend!

Go out and live your own story! xo

Friends, you do not want to miss this conversation with Sarah, as she shares her journey through more heartache and loss before the age of 40, than many of us will face in a lifetime. Sarah's story includes infertility, the diagnosis and loss of her husband to cancer, a miraculous pregnancy and subsequent medical crisis of her newborn daughter and now a new marriage to none other than her high school sweetheart! Through all the trials Sarah held on to hope and as she looks back, she is able to see God's redemptive hand in her life.

Sarah's shares her story candidly in her memoir, From Depths We Rise (which I highly recommend!) Her story was featured in People magazine and she has published articles in Huffington Post.

You can follow her blog over on: www.journeyofsarah.com and follow her on FaceBook, Instagram and Twitter @journeyofsarah.

Please take a minute to rate and review the show...then go out and live your own story! xo

Hello friends! Welcome back after a loooonnngggg summer break, we're ready to kick off season 2!

In this first episode we're chatting about all things Enneagram! Although the enneagram personality profiling tool has been around for decades, it's really having a moment in our culture, so I asked two of my friends who I consider enneagram enthusiasts (or EnneaGirls) to chat with us today. To get to know then a little better, Hillary Glaze was on episode 12 and Claire Westbrook was on episode 17, so please do give a listen to those if you haven't already.

Things/books/websites we mention:

Suzanne Stabile (enneagram expert) can be found here: https://suzannestabile.com

Ian Cron (also an expert) can be found here: www.iancron.com and his enneagram podcast here: www.typologypodcast.com

Another helpful website is: www.enneagraminstitute.com

Books: The Path Between us and The Road Back To You

We hope this podcast spurs you on toward understanding your own personality better, so that you can go out and fully live your own uniquely beautiful story!

Thanks for listening! Be sure to leave a comment if you have other enneagram questions we can answer and share this podcast with a friend! xo