Author, Ann Swindell, invites us to awaken our hearts through fiction and timeless truth.

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Today's Guest: Ann Swindell is the owner of Writing with Grace, where she teaches Christ-centered writing courses for women across the globe. She lives is West Michigan with her family and writes for many ministries, including the Gospel Coalition, Well-Watered Women, and Risen Motherhood.

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Things We Talk About:

• Christmas in the Castle Library Book 1
• Still Waiting book
• The Path to Peace book
• Develop your writing voice.
• Read broadly in the genre you want to write in.
• Karen Kingsbury
• Great American Family
• God spoke the world into existence (See Psalm 33:9)

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Bestselling author, Melissa Ferguson, chats about her family's farmhouse lifestyle, the inspiration for her novels, and writing in the margins.

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Today's Guest: Melissa Ferguson is the bestselling author of titles including Meet Me in the Margins, How to Plot a Payback, and The Perfect Rom-Com. She lives in Tennessee with her husband and children in their growing farmhouse lifestyle and writes heartwarming romantic comedies.

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Things We Talk About:

• Melissa on Instagram
• Hunger Games books
• Epic the Musical
• Famous for a Living book
• Meet Me in the Margins book
• The Perfect Rom Com book
• A Time to Keep by Tasha Tudor
• Gretchen Powers illustrator
• Schleich animals
• Around the Year by Tasha Tudor
• Puppet show at the farmhouse
• Melissa's newsletter

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Beloved author, Robin Jones Gunn, shares about her latest book, Tea with Elephants, and discusses the power of story and the gift of friendship.

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Today's Guest: Robin Jones Gunn is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than one hundred books, including the Sisterchicks series and the Christy Miller series for teen girls. Her books have sold more than six million copies. Robin and her husband have two grown children and four grandchildren and live in southern California, where she cohosts the Women Worth Knowing podcast.

Things We Talk About:

• Christy Miller series
• Victim of Grace book
• Luke 1:5-25 (Elizabeth from the Bible)
• Child of the Promise musical
• "When the Dream Never Dies" song
• Romans 2:4
• Glenbrooke Book 8: Wildflowers
• James 4:10
• Resources on Robin's website

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Katie and Lee discuss some of their favorite fiction books and what they are currently reading.

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Things We Talk About:

• A Very Bavarian Christmas book
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• The Widow Wore Pink by Robyn Dykstra
• It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping by Lisa-Jo Baker
• The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
• The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
• The Christy Miller Series by Robin Jones Gunn
• Bethany Turner books
• Melissa Ferguson books
• Louise Penny novels
• The Baxter Family series Karen Kingsbury
• The Baxters TV series
• Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
• John Grisham books
• Charles Martin books
• A Very Bavarian Christmas Experience

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Ruthie Gray, author of Empty Nest Awakening, talks about finding purpose and embracing a legacy of courage in your 2nd half of life.

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Today's Guest: Ruthie Gray is a wife, Gigi, empty nester, and content marketing consultant for Christian creatives. Her hobbies include Florida beach walks, RV-ing with hubby, and singing ‘70’s tunes in the pool. Ruthie hosts the Authentic Online Marketing Podcast and is the author of Empty Nest Awakening: Weaving the Threads of Your Passions into Purpose.

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Things We Talk About:

• Authentic Online Marketing Podcast
• Empty Nest Awakening book
• Connect with Ruthie on Instagram
• Visit Ruthie's website
• All Done! Calendar
• Ruthie's Coaching Community
• Speak Up Conference
• A Very Bavarian Christmas Experience
• Welcome to the Table
• Mark 4:38-41
• Fledge book by Brenda Yoder

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Dawn Mann Sanders, author of When Your World Ends, offers deep hope for the hardest places of grief and loss.

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• Genesis 1:1-3
• When Your World Ends by Dawn Mann Sanders
• God's Creative Toolkit: Edict (God's Speaks/Mind), Execution (Creation's Response/Will), Experience (God's Sees/Emotions)
• "If I wanted to stay in alignment with God, I had to move forward with him." -Dawn
• "God is getting ready to do a new thing and with that is going to come a whole new system of how you interact with Him and the world going forward." -Dawn
• Psalm 23:1-4
• What's Your Start Over? style quiz

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Alyssa Bethke, author of When Doing It All Is Undoing You, offers true peace for overwhelmed women.

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Today's Guest: Alyssa Joy Bethke loves Jesus, matcha, and the sun, and squeezes as much pickleball and reading into her week as possible. She is married to Jeff, the love of her life, and is mom to three of the greatest gifts: Kinsley, Kannon, and Lucy. The Bethke family recently moved from Maui to Tennessee and are embracing the wild adventure of a life surrendered to God. Alyssa and Jeff help reclaim God’s design for men, women, and families at Forming Men, Forming Women and Family Teams.

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Things We Talk About:

• When Doing It All Is Undoing You
• Genesis 2:1-3 and Mark 2:27
• Hebrews 12:2
• Pastor Joby Martin quote
• "Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn."
• Psalm 144:12
• Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message)
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Lee and Katie talk about using three powerful words in this busy season—yes, no, and help.

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Things We Talk About:

• Episode 212 with Sophia Blum
• Episode 211 with Rebekah Weigel
• The Best Yes book by Lisa TerKeurst
• Lynn Cowell
• Mike and Lee's message at Central Church
• Galatians 6:2

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