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In this heart-to-heart episode of Echos of Impact, Briana and Cherise sit down for one of their monthly conversations — the kind where we open our Bibles, open our real lives, and invite you into what God has been speaking in this season. This week's episode unfolds around two powerful images: ✨ a surprising word from God — "Get your house in order" — and ✨ a vivid picture of sitting at a tiny children's table as Jesus invites Briana to "play chess" with Him, a game she doesn't know how to play. Through these moments, God begins revealing deeper truths about surrender, trust, spiritual realignment, and what it truly means to let Him lead… one move at a time. Together, we explore the many layers of "house" — our physical homes, our families, our bodies, our inner life, and our spiritual foundations — and how God lovingly restores, rebuilds, and reorders each one. What We Cover: The Chess Word Picture: Briana's vision of Jesus inviting her into a game she doesn't know how to play — and what it reveals about patience, foresight, strategy, and our part in the process. A Direct Word From God: The moment Briana heard "Get your house in order" and how it began unfolding in ways she didn't expect. God's Protection & Prompting: A startling middle-of-the-night nudge from the Holy Spirit that led Briana to check her kids' devices — and why obedience matters. Cherise's Word From Haggai 2: How God is speaking restoration, rebuilding, and generational healing, even when promises unfold slowly and require deep trust. Understanding the Different "Houses" in Scripture: Physical home, family lineage, inner life, and spiritual dwelling — and how God works in each one. Presence Over Planning: Why God invited Cherise into a season of being present instead of trying to plan five or ten years ahead. Realignment in Relationships: How surrender can shake things up — even in healthy relationships — and why God sometimes rearranges what feels secure. How to Discern God's Voice: Peace vs. anxiety, the 8 C's of Internal Family Systems, and what conviction truly feels like. Letting God Lead Step by Step: Why we don't have to know the whole strategy — we only need to look back at Jesus for the next move. Key Quotes: "Life is like chess. He's asking me to sit down and play a game I don't know… even if I knew the rules, I could still be wrong." — Briana "He's the perfect gift giver. He doesn't miss a detail." — Cherise "Sometimes God gives us a word that unfolds in layers — like a prism." "Whatever part of your 'house' feels broken, God promises the latter will be greater than the former." Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram: ✨ Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echos_of_impact/ ✨ Life Coaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewomanssuccesscode/ Join our Facebook Community: 💛 Echos of Impact Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/echosofimpact Take the Next Step: Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Discover how to grow in faith, purpose, and community. ➡️ https://echosofimpact.vipmembervault.com/home Ready to take inventory of your own "house"? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana here: ➡️ https://calendly.com/echosofimpact/complimentary-life-audit?month=2024-12 Final Notes: If this episode encouraged you, don't forget to follow and leave a review. Your support helps us continue sharing honest, faith-filled conversations that meet women right where they are. Until next week, friends. 💛

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of medical trauma, cardiac arrest, and near-death experiences. Please listen with care. In this powerful episode of Echos of Impact, Cherise sits down with Kate, a Kansas City native, wife, mom of six in a blended family, nana of three, and women's Bible study leader. This conversation is tender, faith-filled, and full of the kind of perspective that only comes when God carries you through what should have been your final moments. In June of this year, at just 44 years old, Kate suffered a sudden and life-threatening heart attack — the kind doctors call a "widowmaker." Her heart stopped. She coded. And yet… God said "not yet." Her story is nothing short of miraculous. Kate shares openly about the moments leading up to the heart attack, the peace she felt when everything went dark, and how the kindness of God sustained her through open-heart surgery, rapid healing, and the emotional processing that came after. She also shares how this experience transformed her marriage, deepened her trust in God, and clarified her purpose in this season of life. Together, Cherise and Kate talk about what it means to release control, trust God with your children, and stay rooted in Scripture through every season — the ordinary, the overwhelming, and the holy. What We Cover: Kate's journey of faith from childhood through adulthood The day her heart suddenly stopped — and the miracle moments that followed How God used her husband's presence, EMTs, and timing in supernatural ways The healing process after emergency open-heart surgery The emotional tension of "I should have died… but God kept me here" Parenting adult children vs. raising a younger child again How this experience reshaped her marriage and her view of her husband Learning to love Scripture, discipleship, and the everyday faithfulness of walking with Jesus Seeing God's kindness in both crisis and the mundane Key Quotes: "I wasn't aware I was dying — I was only aware of God's peace. In the darkness, I just said, 'Okay God, it's me and You. What are we doing?'" "God orchestrated every detail. If it wasn't my time, it wasn't my time — and nothing was going to stop His plan." Connect with Kate: Kate leads women's Bible studies and serves in Care & Compassion Ministries at her church in Kansas City. Join the Conversation: How has God met you in a moment you didn't expect? Share your story with us on Instagram or inside our Facebook community! Follow us on Instagram: Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echos_of_impact/ Life Coaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewomanssuccesscode/ Join our Facebook Group: Echos of Impact Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/echosofimpact Take the Next Step: Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Discover how you can grow in faith, purpose, and community: https://echosofimpact.vipmembervault.com/home Ready for a fresh start or clarity in your next season? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana: https://calendly.com/echosofimpact/complimentary-life-audit?month=2024-12 If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow and leave a review. Your support helps us continue sharing stories of God's goodness and everyday purpose. Until next week, friends! 💛

In this heartfelt and restorative episode of Echos of Impact, Briana sits down with Emily Love—Kansas City native, event designer, and spiritual director in training—to talk about what it means to slow down and let God do the deeper work within us. Emily shares her powerful story of burnout, slowing down, and learning that rest can be the hardest work of all. Through seasons of exhaustion, recovery, and healing—including a serious car accident that became a defining moment of surrender—Emily discovered that purpose isn't found in constant striving, but in being present with God right where our feet are. Together, Briana and Emily explore what it looks like to release the pressure to perform, embrace gentleness toward our former selves, and "try softer" instead of trying harder. This conversation is a tender invitation to rest in the truth that we are already deeply loved, seen, and held by God—no earning required. What We Cover: Emily's journey from burnout to rest and recovery Learning to "host yourself" before hosting others The beauty of saying no to good things to say yes to God's best How to walk at the pace of grace rather than hustle Seeing purpose as presence—right where your feet are The freedom that comes when we "try softer" and release control Key Quotes: "The hardest work is rest work—surrendering to the reality that God's already at work." "Be gentle with your former self. She was doing her best." "You don't have to try harder. Sometimes God just asks us to try softer." "Purpose starts where your feet are." Books Mentioned: Try Softer by Aundi Kolber — A powerful guide to healing, emotional awareness, and gentleness with yourself through God's grace. Three Mile an Hour God by Kosuke Koyama — A reflective classic on slowing down to walk with God at the pace of grace. Connect with Emily Love: ✨ Website: emilyloveevents.com 📧 Email: emily@emilyloveevents.com 📸 Instagram: @emilyloveevents 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/emilyloveevents 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/emilyruthlove Join the Conversation: How is God inviting you to slow down and "try softer" in this season? Share your reflections with us on Instagram or in our Facebook community! Follow us on Instagram: 🎧 Echos of Impact Podcast 🌿 The Woman's Success Code Join our Facebook Group: Echos of Impact Community Take the Next Step: 🌼 Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Discover how you can grow in faith, purpose, and community. Learn more here! ✨ Ready for a fresh start? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow and leave a review! Your support helps us continue sharing stories of faith, healing, and purpose—just like Emily's. Until next week, friends 💛

In this powerful episode of Echos of Impact, Cherise flips the script and sits down with her co-host, Briana Gray, to hear her God story. Instead of interviewing another guest, we get to lean in and listen as Briana shares how God has held her "on a short leash" through small-town beginnings, overseas mission trips, miracles on the other side of the world, and the quiet, ordinary moments of motherhood and calling. Briana is a Christian life and mindset coach, co-host of Echos of Impact, and creator of The Woman's Success Code, where she helps women discover purpose in their everyday lives and walk in deeper relationship with God. In this conversation, Briana shares how God met her in the middle of survival mode, lukewarm seasons, and the tension of "one foot in the world, one foot with Jesus," and how He gently led her into a life of purpose that feels like awakening and expansion. What We Cover: Briana's small-town Lutheran upbringing and how early traditions, memorization, and catechism gave her a strong foundation in Scripture The moment worship became personal through a tiny contemporary service in a traditional church How three overseas mission trips to Peru, Botswana, and Thailand shaped her faith and taught her how to have a real, daily relationship with God The wild story of visiting a remote village, a witch doctor's compound, and seeing God move through actual miracles—including a blind man receiving his sight What it's like to wrestle with those miracles later and still ask, "Did that really happen? Am I crazy? Could I have made that up?" The tension of living a "double life" in high school and college—loving Jesus while still looking for love and validation in all the wrong places The impact of Grandma Boots and the legacy of a praying grandmother who literally helped send Briana on mission and spiritually covered her life Stepping into marriage, three kids under four, and years that felt like pure survival mode—going to church, but feeling like there had to be more The gentle conviction of being "lukewarm" and the shift into deeper spiritual rhythms: quiet time, Bible study, journaling, and actually hearing from God How God highlighted her lifelong desire to invest in women—and how that birthed life coaching and the Echos of Impact podcast What it feels like when you're walking in your God-given purpose: awakening, expansion, fuel, and peace—even on hard days The reminder that every story matters—whether you've always believed or had a radical before-and-after moment—and how to honor where God has been faithful in your story Key Quotes: "I do believe that God created each of us on purpose and for purpose—our stories, our personalities, our passions are all like little puzzle pieces He fits together." "When you keep trusting God with the path He's put in front of you, it feels like an awakening and an expansion of yourself. That's when you really know you're on the right track." "I like to say God had me on a short leash. Even when I had one foot in the world, I never veered very far from Him—and I know my grandma's prayers were a big part of that." Connect with Briana: Listen to The Woman's Success Code & learn more about her coaching: 👉 Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Learn more here: https://echosofimpact.vipmembervault.com/home Follow Briana on Instagram: 👉 @thewomanssuccesscode – faith, purpose, mindset, and encouragement for women Join the Conversation: Where do you see God's "short leash" in your story? Have there been moments where you can look back and clearly see His hand—through prayers, protection, or a sense that He never let you get too far? Share your thoughts with us on Instagram or in our Facebook group—we love hearing how God is moving in your everyday life. 💛 Follow us on Instagram: 👉 Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echos_of_impact/ 👉 Life Coaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewomanssuccesscode/ Join our Facebook Group: 👉 Echos of Impact Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/echosofimpact Take the Next Step: Hungry to go deeper in your own journey of faith and purpose? ✨ Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Discover how you can grow in faith, purpose, and community with other women who are walking this out too: 👉 https://echosofimpact.vipmembervault.com/home ✨ Ready for a fresh start? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana and start untangling what's keeping you stuck so you can walk in the life God is inviting you into: 👉 https://calendly.com/echosofimpact/complimentary-life-audit?month=2024-12 Final Notes: If you enjoyed this episode and Briana's story encouraged you, we'd be so grateful if you'd follow the podcast and leave a review. Your support helps us keep sharing stories of women living out their God-given purpose—stories just like Briana's, and maybe one day, yours. 💛 Until next week, friends!

In this heartfelt episode of Echos of Impact, Briana Gray and Cherise Thompson sit down with Precious Warren—a writer and homeschool mom passionate about helping families rediscover wonder. Living in Kansas City with her husband and two children, Precious shares how play and prayer often intertwine in her home, and how God literally renamed her Precious, transforming how she sees herself and her purpose. Precious opens up about healing from past trauma, moving from people-pleasing into freedom, and learning to receive God's love apart from performance. She invites moms—especially the burned-out, unseen, and overwhelmed—to create again with God, one small step at a time. What We Cover Renamed by God: the story behind Precious's name and how identity shifts everything Wonder & Worship: using imagination in parenting to notice God in everyday life From Striving to Beloved: moving past people-pleasing and performance faith Handling the Noisy Roommate: catching negative self-talk and agreeing with God's truth Creative Motherhood: courage to make beautiful things with God (even in busy seasons) Resources from Precious: her PS 119 devotional journal and her upcoming children's book Precious Little Ewe Key Quotes "Agreeing with God will change your life. He's always right—just agree with Him." "I thought my worth was in what I could do for God. Now I know He calls me precious simply because I'm His." "Don't lose the wonder—there's always more to discover about God's heart." "God has been waiting for you. He delights to be with you." Connect with Precious Instagram: @preciouschalia Facebook: facebook.com/preciouschalia YouTube: youtube.com/preciouschalia PS 119 Journal (for burned-out creative moms): https://a.co/d/em9hCH5 Children's Book: Precious Little Ewe — publishing December (link coming soon!) Join the Conversation Where has God been inviting you to wonder again? Tell us on Instagram or in our Facebook group—we'd love to cheer you on. 💛 Follow us on Instagram: Podcast Instagram | Life Coaching Instagram Join our Facebook Group: Echos of Impact Community Take the Next Step Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Learn more here: https://echosofimpact.vipmembervault.com/home Ready for a fresh start? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana: https://calendly.com/echosofimpact/complimentary-life-audit?month=2024-12 Final Notes If this episode encouraged you, please follow and leave a review—it helps us continue sharing faith-filled stories like Precious's. Until next week, friends! 💛

Tina Smith on trading performance for God's peace ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of abuse and childhood cancer, which may be sensitive for some listeners. In this powerful episode of Echos of Impact, Briana and Cherise sit down with Tina Smith—a licensed therapist, author, and coach for women in leadership and entrepreneurship. Tina's story is one of deep faith, perseverance, and surrender. As a mom to three children, including a childhood cancer survivor, she's walked through immense challenges that have refined her heart and renewed her faith. For over 25 years, Tina has dedicated her life to helping others heal—founding the Selah Treatment Center, a charitable organization in Canada that provides accessible, subsidized mental health care. She's also the author of Renewing Our Minds in Love: Integrating Neuroscience and Scripture for Wholeness and Healing, a book that beautifully bridges science and faith to help readers find spiritual and emotional restoration. Together, we talk about what it means to reach the end of ourselves and find strength in surrender—how God uses breaking points to rebuild us stronger, and how we can move from performance-based faith to resting in God's love. Tina shares practical tools for taking the pressure off, creating safe community, and learning to be fully human and fully loved. What We Cover: How surrender and faith shaped Tina's story of healing The connection between trauma, neuroscience, and Scripture Why it's okay to stop performing and start resting in grace Practical ways to take the pressure off and embrace your humanity The importance of therapy and safe community in spiritual growth Letting go of self-sufficiency and learning to trust God again Key Quotes: "It's okay to be human. It's okay to fail. You are loved completely as you are, and God still has more for you." "Religious practices can cripple us, but Jesus restores us. He doesn't want us to perform for love—He wants us to rest in it." "When we let go of performance, we make space for God's peace to move in." About Tina Smith: "I'm a proud mom to one young adult son—a childhood cancer survivor—and two teenage daughters. My family's journey has deeply shaped my perspective on resilience, hope, and the power of healing. For over 25 years, I've served as a therapist in the field of mental health, building a thriving private counselling practice and founding Selah Treatment Center—a charitable organization in Canada dedicated to providing accessible, subsidized mental health support. I am also the author of Renewing Our Minds in Love: Integrating Neuroscience and Scripture for Wholeness and Healing, and a coach for women in leadership and entrepreneurship, helping them find healing, strength, and clarity so they can lead with confidence and create a lasting legacy. My life's work has not only been shaped by professional achievements but also by painful hardships, failures, and the ongoing journey of finding myself again. Through it all, I carry a passion for empowering others to rise and flourish in every season." Connect with Tina Smith: 🌿 Website: swordandgrace.org 📚 Book: Renewing Our Minds in Love: Integrating Neuroscience and Scripture for Wholeness and Healing 💼 Selah Treatment Center: selahsupport.ca 📸 Instagram: @tinajoansmith 📘 Facebook: Tina Smith 📩 Coaching Inquiries: swordandgrace.org Join the Conversation: How has God met you in moments of surrender? Share your thoughts with us on Instagram or in our Facebook community! 💛 Follow us: Instagram: Echos of Impact Life Coaching: The Woman's Success Code Facebook Group: Echos of Impact Community Take the Next Step: ✨ Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Discover how you can grow in faith, purpose, and community here. 💛 Ready for a fresh start? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana here. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and leave a review. Your support helps us continue to share inspiring stories of faith, healing, and purpose—just like Tina's. Until next week, friends! 💛

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of child loss. In this tender, faith-filled episode of Echos of Impact, Briana sits down with Nikki Moore—wife, mom, and entrepreneur—to share her powerful story of loss, faith, and the beauty of community. Nikki grew up in Northern California but has called Kansas City home for the past 25 years. She's been married to her husband, Brent, for 22 years, and they have three children: Mia (19, sophomore in college), Micah (13, seventh grade), and Marley, forever 3½. A former first-grade teacher of nine years, Nikki has spent the last 15 years as a stay-at-home mom and 10 years working for herself—living out her passion for helping women create purposeful, family-first lives. In this conversation, Nikki shares the story of her daughter Marley's battle with a brain tumor at just 18 months old, and how her family found strength through faith and community in the midst of heartbreak. From the small miracles that carried them through hospital stays to the friends and neighbors who showed up in simple yet sacred ways, Nikki's story reminds us what it looks like when the body of Christ becomes His hands and feet. Together, Briana and Nikki explore: 💛 What it means to see God's goodness even when healing doesn't look the way you prayed 💛 How community can carry us through the darkest seasons 💛 The power of showing up for others in practical, meaningful ways 💛 Grieving differently within marriage and still choosing unity 💛 Remembering and honoring a loved one in personal ways 💛 Finding renewed purpose after loss and walking forward in hope Key Quotes: "It's not possible to do it all on your own. We're not meant to be on an island—we're meant to be in community." "You can either let the pain destroy you, or you can let it refine you. I chose to keep giving God the glory." "Silence hurts more than imperfect words. Say something. Show up." Connect with Nikki Moore: 🌿 Instagram: @nikkimoore1110 🌿 Facebook: Nikki Lewis Moore 🌿 Website: Shaklee – Nikki Moore Join the Conversation: How has God used community to carry you in a hard season? Share your story with us on Instagram or inside our Facebook group! Follow us on Instagram: 🎙 Echos of Impact 💛 The Woman's Success Code Join our Facebook Group: Echos of Impact Community Take the Next Step: ✨ Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Learn more here. ✨ Ready for a fresh start? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana here. Final Notes: If this episode encouraged you, please follow and leave a review—your support helps us continue sharing stories like Nikki's. Until next week, friends! 💛

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes brief discussion of abuse and excommunication within a religious setting. Listener discretion advised. In this deeply insightful episode of Echos of Impact, Briana and Cherise sit down with Lisa Gray — a licensed marriage and family therapist and author whose story moves from legalism to grace and from conflict avoidance to healthy connection. Lisa specializes in helping high-conflict couples and couples navigating chronic pain and illness. She shares about growing up in a biblical cult, being excommunicated after insisting abuse be reported, and how she discovered the true meaning of grace after years of spiritual confusion. Now, as the author of Healthy Conflict, Happy Couple and the forthcoming Thriving in a Relationship When You Have Chronic Illness, Lisa equips couples to communicate with compassion, curiosity, and Christ-centered grace. Together, we dive into what it means to live purpose in the present, how conflict can increase intimacy, and why curiosity might be the most powerful tool in both marriage and faith. What We Cover Lisa's upbringing in a biblical cult — and what led her to walk away How she rediscovered grace and rebuilt her relationship with God What it looks like to hold boundaries and kindness at the same time The five most common conflicts couples face (and why how we fight matters more than what we fight about) How to handle conflict with curiosity and calm instead of defensiveness Why "conflict increases intimacy" — and how it can draw us closer The heart behind Lisa's books — from building healthy marriages to thriving amid chronic illness Practical tools for women who feel they're "doing all they can" in marriage How to choose the right couples therapist (what to ask before you book) Key Quotes "My purpose is to be where my feet are—to follow the Holy Spirit and do what God's prompting me to do right now." "Conflict increases intimacy. You can't know someone fully without conflict." "Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind." "You can pay now or pay later—and later is always more expensive." Connect with Lisa Gray 📘 Order: Healthy Conflict, Happy Couple 📖 Pre-Order: Thriving in a Relationship When You Have Chronic Illness (releases Nov 1) 🌐 Websites: lisagraymft.com | lisagrayauthor.com 📸 Instagram: @lisagraymft | @therapybooknook Join the Conversation What's one area where you can invite more curiosity instead of defensiveness this week? Share with us on Instagram or in our Facebook group! How is God inviting you to slow down and stay curious this week? Share with us on Instagram or in our Facebook group! Podcast Instagram: Echos of Impact Life Coaching Instagram: The Woman's Success Code Facebook: Echos of Impact Community Take the Next Step Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Learn more here Ready for a fresh start? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana

In this special episode of Echos of Impact, Briana and Cherise sit down—just the two of us—for a conversation that's close to our hearts: how do we hear God's voice? We don't come to this as experts, but as women who have spent a lifetime praying, listening, wrestling, and sometimes wondering if we heard Him right. Together, we share our own stories of hearing God through scripture, prayer, fasting, journaling, nature, dreams, and even those unexpected "word pictures" He places on our hearts. We talk about how easy it is to put our own spin on what we think God is saying—and how to instead hold things loosely, test them against scripture, and lean into the peace He provides. From butterflies in the driveway to whispered verses that repeat over and over, we've both seen how God is faithful to keep speaking when we slow down to notice. This episode is an honest, vulnerable conversation about discernment, intimacy with God, and the reality that His voice is often less about earthquakes and fire—and more about the still, small whisper. What We Cover: The four ways people often hear from God: seer, hearer, feeler, knower Stories from our own lives of hearing God in unexpected ways Why it matters to hold words and visions loosely and test them with scripture How nature, dreams, and repeated verses can be ways God gets our attention The importance of leaning into peace and creating space to notice His presence Key Quotes: ✨ "Lean into the peace. Lean into God's still small voice and recognize that when He passed by Elijah, He wasn't in the earthquake or the wind—He was in the whisper." ✨ "God is not going to let you miss Him. He will keep pursuing you like the lost sheep—He doesn't give up." Join the Conversation: How has God spoken to you lately? Through scripture, prayer, nature, or maybe even a dream? We'd love to hear your story—share it with us on Instagram or in our Facebook group! Connect with Us: 👉 Follow us on Instagram: Podcast Instagram | Life Coaching Instagram 👉 Join our Facebook Group: Echos of Impact Community 👉 Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Learn more here. 👉 Ready for a fresh start? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana here. Final Notes: If this episode encouraged you, don't forget to follow and leave a review. Your support helps us continue to share real, faith-filled conversations that point back to Jesus. 💛

Trigger Warning: This episode includes themes of loss and grief. Please use discretion when listening. In this heartfelt episode of Echos of Impact, Briana sits down with Lauren Sterling Garcia—a remarried widow, mom of eight, real estate agent, "pretend farmer," and host of the Ordinary Grit podcast. Introduced by a mutual friend (and later realizing they'd just attended the same family camp!), Briana and Cherise invite Lauren to share her story of loving well, walking through an eight-month cancer battle with her late husband Scott, and choosing to keep running her race with Jesus—through grief, through healing, and into unexpected redemption. Lauren shares how simplifying purpose—to know God and glorify Him—reframed everything. From hospital rooms and back-porch conversations during COVID to sacred moments with community, she reminds us that God's truth is still true on our worst day, and that presence often matters more than perfect words. What We Cover Lauren's faith journey: from ministry and blended family to adopting five children and welcoming an eighth Walking through an aggressive cancer diagnosis during COVID and the sacred legacy Scott left "Walk to the water" faith: when deliverance looks different than we hoped Parenting grief across ages—and why purpose doesn't die when a spouse does The ministry of presence: listening, Scripture, worship, and community care Compassion reshaped: giving others the benefit of the doubt in seasons of pain Finding love again: healing, discernment, and running your race with Jesus Key Quotes "If it's true, it's true on my worst day. God's truth doesn't change when I don't get what I want." "My purpose didn't die because Scott died—I still have my race to run." "We don't move on; we move forward with Jesus." Connect with Lauren Listen to Ordinary Grit: ordinarygrit.com Follow Lauren on Instagram: @mamademucho | Lauren Sterling – Realtor Join the Conversation Where have you seen God's truth carry you through pain? We'd love to hear your story! Share with us on Instagram or in our Facebook group. Follow us on Instagram: Podcast Instagram | Life Coaching Instagram Join our Facebook Group: Echos of Impact Community Take the Next Step Interested in joining The Woman's Success Code? Discover how you can grow in faith, purpose, and community. Learn more here. Ready for a fresh start? Schedule your complimentary Life Audit with Briana today. Book here. Final Notes: If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow and leave a review. Your support helps us continue to share inspiring stories like Lauren's. Until next week, friends! 💛