A Cup of Gratitude Amanda Schaefer

This week, I speak with Jana MacCarrie Fraley, who is a Christian writer, speaker, ranch wife, and mom. Her heart’s passion is discipling and encouraging women as they pursue an active and enduring faith in Jesus by seeking God’s truth through His Word, developing a biblical worldview, and finding contentment through their hope in Christ. She has collaborated on two devotional books, Tapestry of Grace and Life-Changing Stories, and created and wrote The Truth Journal, A 30-Day Guided Journal ...

This week I speak with Tess Scott, a Christian speaker, an award-winning author, and a former black sheep turned “Jesus Girl.” With humor and vulnerability, this Canadian mom of 8 has lived through multiple divorces, married her husband twice, and raised a whole brood of boys, which only goes to prove God is full of grace and mercy. Now, Tess is on a mission to help other women with messy stories to shed their shame by teaching them who they are in Christ so they can embrace the power o...

This week, I speak with Beth Read, a native of the Chicago suburbs whose roots now run deep in Grand Rapids, MI. She lives there with her husband, Kevin, of 19 years, their 4 kids, ages 13, 11, 8, and 6, and their 2 dogs Cookie and Jasmine. Beth's career as a nurse practitioner unexpectedly turned into a gig as a stay-at-home mom after the birth of their first child. She owns HeartWriters, a Christian company with a mission to "help grownups raise kids who live and love like Jesus." In this p...

This week I speak with Dianne Beck. She spent much of her career teaching students ranging from Kindergarten through adult before achieving her dream of publishing her first novel, Sticks and Stones. She recently published Finding True North and serves part time as a high school youth director at her church. She hopes young people and adults can find faith and strength in her stories. When not writing or reading a good book, she savors every moment possible with family and friends, and l...

Welcome to the final episode of the Summer Break Series Snap-shot Edition. I cannot believe what an amazing Series this has been. If you haven't had a chance to listen to them all, go back and start on special episode #1. I tell you, these are so encouraging and inspiring! God gave me the idea to discuss with people about the new things that he's doing in their lives, and boy, is God working overtime. I'm particularly excited to share something new God is doing in my life this week. This wasn...

Welcome to week three of the Summer Break Series “Snapshot Edition” where we talk with guests who have been on the show previously in order to find out the new things God is doing in their lives. This week, I speak with Dawn Ward who is a speaker, writer, and biblical life coach. She is the founder of The Faith to Flourish, a ministry that equips women to thrive by providing inspiring teaching, coaching, and biblical resources to help them cultivate resilient faith, grow through adversi...