On this episode of Melody and Friends, Melody sits down with Author and Founder of She Loves Out Loud, Diane Strack, to talk about walking by faith in the face of difficult days. Diane shares her story about her diagnosis of breast cancer and what it was like facing each day with cancer. She then shares advice for those suffering with acute and chronic illnesses about how to “Always Expect Amazing” regardless of your circumstances.

Diane explains in the moments of hardship with her cancer, she discovered that God is always there with us. He is always there listening, comforting and taking us into what is next for our lives. She then talks about the creation of her ministry, She Loves Out Loud, which focuses on “gathering the women of the world” so that they may pray together. Diane shows how in her battle and in so many others, that having that group of women alongside her to say, “We are with you.” and sharing in the tragedy and triumph as they prayed together was transformational. 

Who is Diane Strack?

Diane Strack has created, facilitated, and spoken at women’s and youth ministries across the nation for more than three decades. As the founder of She Loves Out Loud, she urges women to engage their circles of influence to “gather the women to pray” and to share the Good News of God’s love and healing. Diane’s message is “Always Expect Amazing” regardless of your circumstances. She is the author of several books, including New Start for Single Moms, and the Co-founder of Student Leadership University. Diane currently serves as an Executive Member of the Board of Directors of One More Child Foundation, a ministry that touches 160,000 children annually through adoption, foster care, trafficking restoration, single mom homes, and international ministry. She and her husband Jay live in Central Florida and love spending time with their daughters Missy and Chris, son-in-law Brent, and six grandchildren.

Things We Talk About In This Episode:

• How do we fight discouragement in the face of extremely difficult moments in our lives?
• How do we avoid falling into isolation after devastating news or events and why is having a gospel community especially important for women? 
• Why is serving others a vital component to the process of healing ourselves?
• Why should we begin to recognize things like depression and despair as spiritual warfare and what can we do to combat that?

To learn more about She Loves Out Loud’s event on November 5th and to register, please visit the link here: https://shelovesoutloud.org/event-info/

Check out the full She Loves Out Loud website here: https://shelovesoutloud.org/

Learn more about Diane’s book, New Start for Single Moms Bible Study Participant's Guide, here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007V8Z6W6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0

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