Welcome to episode 036 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. Today I’m talking with Emily Thomas, a teacher, nurse, and as of late, a stay at home mom and […]
MS 017 Natalie Snapp: Addiction, Abortion & Finding God {Part 2}
Welcome to episode 017 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. In today’s episode I’m talking with my friend, Natalie Snapp—a follower of Jesus, wife to Jason, and mom […]
MS 016 Natalie Snapp: Addiction, Abortion & Finding God {Part 1}
Welcome to episode 016 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. In today’s episode I’m talking with my friend, Natalie Snapp—a follower of Jesus, wife to Jason, and mom […]
MS 008: Christy Johnson {Part 1} ~ Relationship Addiction, Affairs, and Comparisons
Welcome to episode 008 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. In today’s episode I’m talking to Christy Johnson–certified life coach, writer, and inspirational speaker. Christy advocates for the […]
Dear Woman with Pain and Regret…
I see you. And I know you. I watch you walk in, and smear a smile on your face, convincing your troubled heart everything’s fine for now. How you’ve put on just the right outfit, wrapped that trendy scarf around your neck, and sauntered in, praying no one will detect what’s happening way inside. You […]
On Parenting, Divorce, and Feelings of Failure {The MOB Society}
Divorce feels like failure, and is always full of pain. I know. Matt was three when everything changed–his house, who he lived with, and his daily schedule. I’ll never forget the excruciating moment each Sunday night, as we met in the Thrifty parking lot for me to pick him up from his weekend with his […]
Our Mercy Story {VIDEO} : How God Can Redeem and Restore All Things
Exactly one year ago, with trembling hands and a hopeful heart, I shared my story with you. A story of messes and mud. Of failure and finding. A story of how mercy found me. And why I champion God’s grace and believe in second chances. I told you of my struggle with perfectionism, sin, and guilt […]
When You Wonder if There is Purpose in Pain
She loses her job this week and walks away with one less key on her ring and a feeling of loss in her heart. It happens so fast. Abrupt, sudden, and unexpected. Everything becomes ordinary all at once, and none of it is easy at all. After years of giving with grace and mentoring with […]
Freedom Comes When We Reveal the Truth
The day my gown glides across the carpet, I believe I’ll be married forever. But reality turns out so much differently than I’d planned. In so many ways. Bad ways. And very good ways. Good ways only because of Him. But in those years amidst the guilt and shame, my heart longed for freedom. The freedom to […]
When You Wonder if His Mercy Can Find You Too
I wear it around my neck these days, this Word mercy, that changed everything for me. This richness of God, sent from the profoundness of His deep love. A generous love I can barely grasp– a kindness I’m still at a loss to comprehend. I remember a time I thought I actually understood it, in […]
