This week I speak with Andrea Brown, who is a wife, mother, aspiring author, the writer behind TheOneThing1, and the host of a podcast called Seed For The Soul. Yet, believes her most crucial position she’s been given is as a daughter of God, and it has become her passion and delight to share the transformative power of Jesus. A believer in Jesus for many years. She struggled in the faith because she couldn’t relinquish legalism rooted in mixing God’s law and grace. She, much like the believers in the church of Galatia, living a life trapped in Romans chapter seven. However, everything changed when she moved into Romans chapter 8, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬-‭2‬. ‭Oh, these verses were music to my ears and brought tranquility to my soul. When she believed the Gospel, specifically that grace and truth came through Jesus Christ (John 1:17), and by His blood, He declared me righteous in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 1:17) before the Father, everything changed. Since then, she has continued to fall in love with Jesus, which has led her to write and speak about His finished work because it unveils the heart of the Father and his unfailing love for humanity. She’s passionate about sharing her journey and seeing others set free from every bondage. Her heart, writing, and speaking are for the glory of Jesus so that many will be saved and walk in victory by practically exercising their God-given authority in Christ alone. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode!

Read a glimpse of her debut book baby here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/theonething1/p/fit-for-glory?r=1voyny&utm_medium=ios

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This week, I speak with Mary Rooney Armand, a faith-based author and speaker who inspires others to deepen their relationship with Christ. She is the creator of the popular blog ButterflyLiving and the author of Uniquely Made: Understanding and Embracing Your Identity in Christ, as well as the creator, along with 33 contributing authors, of Life-Changing Stories. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

More places to read ButterflyLiving’s stories and connect with Mary:

www.facebook.com/bfl2022

www.instagram.com/butterflyliving_

www.youtube.com/@maryrooneyarmand

www.twitter.com/maryrarmand

www.linkedin.com/in/maryrooneyarmand

www.butterflyliving.org

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This week, I speak with Mitch Matthews, who is the creator of the DREAM THINK DO podcast. He’s also a success coach, speaker and serial entrepreneur. His DREAM THINK DO podcast helps people to dream bigger, think better, and do more of what they were created to do. It’s been rated #1 by the Huffington Post and is in top 1% of all podcasts. Plus, as a speaker and elite success coach, he’s spent the last twenty years helping organizations like NIKE, United Airlines, and NASA. Mitch has also built a business training program that has helped thousands of Life Caches from around the world to build successful and profitable businesses they love. Most importantly, he’s a husband, a dad and a life-long learner living a highly-caffeinated life in Des Moines, Iowa. We look at his childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in his life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

www.MitchMatthews.com ContactUs@MitchMatthewsLINKS & FREE RESOURCES:

Mitch’s Primary Website: MitchMatthews.com

Mitch’s Social Media:

INSTAGRAM: @mitch.matthews

FACEBOOK: @mitch.matthews.104

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchmatthews

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This week, I am speaking with Paula Romand, who holds a BA in English from Bryan College, Dayton, TN, and an MA in English from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. Paula is a Christian author, speaker, and podcast guest. Her memoir Thriving in the Barren Place was released on July 1, 2025. Paula also blogs on her personal website www.paularomang.com. She lives in the Midwest with her husband, Mark. Their surviving son, Luke, was recently married and is thriving in his new career. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode.

IG: promang869

FB: Paula Romang

YT: paularomang8153

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Amazon link for Thriving in the Barren Place: https://a.co/d/0gfgIg

This week, I speak with Kevan Chandler, a best-selling author and founder of the nonprofit organization We Carry Kevan. He speaks worldwide about his life with a disability and how community and creativity are the keys to true accessibility. Kevan and his wife, Katie, enjoy spending time together, growing vegetables, and reading to each other. We look at his childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in his life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

http://wecarrykevan.org

Instagram - @wecarrykevan

Instagram - @vanchandler

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This week I speak with Nancy Lavo. A love of happy endings and a fiction writing course at the community college started award-winning author Nancy Lavo on the road to publication. She’s published her lighthearted romances in both the traditional and inspirational market. Nancy and her husband live in the great state of Texas. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode!

www.nancylavo.com

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This week, I speak with Kimberly Haar, who is a licensed therapist, author, and speaker with nearly two decades of experience in trauma recovery and marriage and family therapy. Blending clinical insight with deep faith, she helps others move from pain to purpose. Drawing from her own story of healing, Kimberly shares a message of hope and restoration, reminding others that with God, no story is too shattered to be rewritten, and no life too broken to be beautifully restored. We look at her childhood up to the present to see the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

Links to share in Show Notes:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kimberly.haar/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/KimberlyJHaar

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keepin-it-real/id1629329737

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Are You Ready for our last special episode of the year? On this episode of A Cup of Gratitude, I share personally a bit about my upcoming talk for the Prudent Woman Retreat - And I share about practicing the attitude of listening and then leaning into a word of the year from God for 2026, available tomorrow on all podcast platforms & we will join you next week for Season 11✨

Happy New Year!!!