April May Gems

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April May Gems

April May, author and founder of April May Gems and mother of five, is passionate about sharing her stories to encourage and inspire others and to restore hearts that are in need of hope.

  1. JUL 1

    April May Gems - Jul 01 2025 ep53 - GOD WINKS

    Have you ever just needed a special little something? Even an uplift to boost your faith or give you hope that Somebody up there actually cares? Maybe it wasn’t even anything major (or maybe it was) and suddenly, Whalah! Like a tap from a fairy godmothers wand, God shows up and blesses you big time. In fact, it hits you like a big surging wave of love and you feel like, if you looked up, you’d see God giving you a wink like, “Yep, that was Me, Happy Birthday (even though it’s, not even your birthday!) Recorded where the river meets the sea, off the coast of WA, in Australia, this week’s show, episode 53 (gosh, that’s more shows than an entire deck of cards) reminds me a bit of a deck of cards, especially the ol’ one eye jack because its titled “GOD WINKS” and on today’s show my very flamboyant, faith filled, tenacious and very stylish (leopard print loving) God chaser friend, who never gives up hope, even when all the odds are stacked against her - Mel from Perth, joins me to play a game of - not cards, but a tennis battin’ style, back n forth game of “God Winks” as we take it in turns at sharing short n sweet stories of times when God has given us a bit (or a lot) of a wink. Songs include God Shows Up and Honey in the Rock. Enjoy. Be encouraged. God sees and oh, how He loves to surprise us.

    33 min

  2. JUN 17

    April May Gems - Jun 17 2025 ep52 - Art of Arrow Bouncing - We're Talking Hurt and Offence

    I hope my words are helpful to you today on this episode and bring you hope because you know sometimes, words can do the opposite. They can bring pain. They can be like arrows aimed right at our heart. They can penetrate and embed themselves and really, really hurt. Tonight I wanna share the art of arrow bouncing. I also ask the question: Do you think there’s a difference between hurt and offence? And: What do we do with these? Arrows can come in many forms by the way, not just words. Actions or even inactions, like broken promises or being excluded or being bullied can pierce our heart too. Some of these arrows can be intentionally aimed like in the form of some kind of abuse or they can be completely unintentional like a trauma from a tragedy, such as the unexpected death of close loved one or destruction of a relationship. Arrows can even be a disappointment, something that just didn’t go the way you’d hoped or planned. Be encouraged as I share steps that I’ve taken to enable me to become an arrow bouncer. I hope you can become one too.

    33 min

  3. JUN 4

    April May Gems - Jun 03 2025 ep51 - Can We Enter a Second Time into our Mothers Womb to be Re-Born (Good One Nico!)

    Have you ever felt like you just wish you could go back, like in time and be re born? Like start life over? A ‘take two’ / try again? Make it all different. Better! Well, I have. As in, I have felt like that. So, I did. I started over. It was an actual event that happened and it was so significant I recorded the date and called it my second birth-day! It was quite a wee while after my rebellious teen-aged years, when on any given Friday night I could be seen climbing into nightclub windows and so that I wouldn’t get caught sneaking in without paying, I’d draw a fake entry stamp on my wrist with a ‘nico pen.’ That’s what we called them back in the 80s. They were kind of like a sharpie I guess and they were black. A black Nico. Such was the colour of the sky when a guy, I like to call Nico, came along one night, ‘under the cover of night time,’ thousands of years ago, to ask the hip rabbi of the day a few important questions and one of his questions was, “Can we enter a second time into our mothers womb to be born, like all over again?” (Good one Nico!) Weird question. But the answer, surprisingly, if you have ears to hear, is not so weird. Be encouraged as you listen to this episode and know that your slate CAN be wiped clean and you actually can start over just like a brand new baby. But be ready, there’s a whole new world to see with those new eyes!

    28 min

  4. MAY 20

    April May Gems - May 20 2025 ep50 - EPISODE 50 JUBILEE (The 5.0 Prize Give Away Episode)

    Wahanga rima tekau! That’s right, episode number 50 - celebrating the April May Gems Radio Show and Podcast JUBILEE! To thank YOU for your support, I’d like to offer you the chance to WIN some 50th Episode celebration presents so be sure to tune in and have a listen to the 5.0 list of fave songs from the last 50 episodes, including one from the Extra Terrestrial episode, one from the epic ‘on location episode’ concert in Christchurch, of course a track from the "Project of Love" dude (who produces a song every week!) plus a ‘beautiful’ tune from our very own local Nelsonian talent, Joy Gutschlag, from local band “Home Sweet Homies” and of course my all time fave LD makes the list with her Kaleidoscope look on life. Enjoy! Be encouraged. Be filled with hope and ... Be in it, to WIN it!

    29 min

  5. MAY 6

    April May Gems - May 06 2025 ep49 - Jesus Sees - In Honour of My Mum (1950-2025)

    A few weeks ago I wrote two little words up on a huge whiteboard that was positioned on a wall, in a palliative care ward. Right in the middle of a bunch of quotes and nice sayings I wrote, just two small words. “Jesus sees.” The next day someone had rubbed those words out, from on that whiteboard. Only those two words. So, I wrote them up there again, and I continued to, every day that I walked onto that ward, until it stopped being rubbed out / written off. Jesus sees.How easy it is, for us to just simply ‘write off’ those words, unless you absolutely know them to be your personal truth. Be inspired this episode, to open your spiritual eyes to the truth of what Jesus can show you! Be encouraged that He not only sees but He also shares what He sees. I dedicate this episode in honour of my Mum, in gratefulness to the sentiments and secrets she shared with me, while I visited her on that ward. I play a few of her fave beats in this episode too, including Fleetwood Mac and Kate Bush. Enjoy.

    30 min

  6. APR 22

    April May Gems - Apr 22 2025 ep48 - SCARS Interv with Jules Riding

    A few nights ago I had a dream. In the dream, a man by the name of Jules Riding (of whom I knew nothing about) was sitting across from me in the Fresh Fm Studios in Nelson. I woke up and emailed this Jules person and two days later, I was interviewing him, just hours before he shot off to Hokitika to begin his New Zealand Tour! I had no idea he was a NZ household name, having produced 12 albums, two of which have been awarded 'Gospel Album of the Year' at the NZ Music Awards, nor did I know the depth of his compassion for those in need of hope, particularly those who are suffering with depression or wandering through life as though in a wilderness. May this interview bless your heart. May his songs encourage you and his incredible story too! I consider it a privilege to have met this ‘man of my dreams’ (lol) in person and that I get to share him with all of you, right here, my faithful listeners. Enjoy.

    35 min

  7. APR 8

    April May Gems - Apr 08 2025 ep47 - Hope

    “I hope it all works out.” “I hope I’m gonna be ok.” “I hope things get better...” - Sheesh, that all sounds like a ‘pie in the sky kinda hope’ to me. The truth is that sometimes things don’t work out, no matter how much we ‘hope’ for them to and sometimes things really don’t feel ok and ‘we’ don’t feel ok and sometimes things just don’t appear to get any better and even if they do, it can sometimes take a really long time and no matter how much hope we can conjure up during that long journey it cannot quicken the process. What can just hoping do? Well, I’ll tell you what hoping did for me. A big fat nothing that’s what! Because hope in and of itself, in my experience is pointless. It’s just like a feeling and feelings in my hormonal body and mind, fluctuate and change, while changing nothing! Hope to me was just a feeling. Until one day, I found the real hope. Hope that is solid, that I believe we can each choose to put our trust in, so that even if things are not ok and even if things don’t turn out like we plan or dream or wish they would and even if situations are taking ages and ages to ‘get better’ - even if they don’t get better, this hope, is like a concrete anchor that can help us feel so secure. It’s big and it’s capable and it’s super strong. Strong enough to hold us firm and calm us, giving us peace and keeping us still and steady and grounded, especially in the midst of turmoil or even, tragedy. This hope, that I liken to an anchor has the capacity to be embedded super deep (if we let it) and it can enable us to withstand the storms AND the waves – no matter how big they are. This hope, He's a person.

    31 min

  8. MAR 25

    April May Gems - Mar 25 2025 ep46 The Love Letter

    An old brown envelope...addressed to you! What do you do? Open it of course! Or in this case, I'll do the honours and I'll just let it be read out loud to you so you can hear the words and hopefully, let them soak in, to your heart and be blessed to know, just how loved you are. What about love after hurt? What if there is so much hurt in your past that your past can be symbolised as a monumental mountain that you know you could never, ever conquer, climb or 'get over' on your own. What if there was someone who is willing to 'give you a hand?' Someone who is standing, just waiting at the bottom of that mountain, and all you have to do is give Him, your hand. Would you? I did. Been hurt? Be loved! Not just by any old love. There's a different kind of love that is not only possible, it's attainable and available, even after hurt, along with that hand. So, what are you waiting for?

    27 min
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April May, author and founder of April May Gems and mother of five, is passionate about sharing her stories to encourage and inspire others and to restore hearts that are in need of hope.

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  • Creator
    Fresh FM
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
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