Ep. 30 - Cherlyn Decker - Unleash your ROAR!

Join us as my guest Kristen Humiston shares her personal story with us. After coming from a dark place of spiritual woundedness, Kristen found herself renewed with hope as she sat with a coach who used the power of insightful questions to draw out the wounds from the deep places of her soul. As she listened to these questions and had space to process through her own thoughts, she realized the transformative power coaching  brings for anyone brave enough to take the step and begin the coaching process. This grew a passion in her to offer the same healing to others who might be in the place she’d been. Sometimes the wounds require counseling and techniques used in a therapy setting. However, sometimes the wounds just need a little light and hope can once again be established.

Because of Kristen’s story, she is now able to help Christian women who may have experienced wounds due to experiences within the church setting begin to see the Truth of Who God is, Who they are in Him, and how they can begin to walk in a way of healing.

Thank you Kristen for sharing your story!

Scripture reference: 1 John 4:19, 1 Peter 4:19

Join us as my guest Jessica Fox shares her story with us. Jessica shares about her time in full time ministry & her 5 years of running her own church. She shares about how this impacted her & eventually led to burnout. This then led to her adrenals failing, depression setting in & a panic attack that lasted 3 hours. Jessica took an 8 week sabbatical to rest and recover. During the 8 weeks, she was not getting better & after going back she ended up at her Doctor’s office again who told her she was not going back & gave her all the paperwork to be on disability.

She’d lost everything & was so tired she couldn’t get out of bed.

Almost a year later she was finally up to about 70%. She wanted a fresh start, so Jessica & her husband started dreaming about moving! The found the perfect location & set the date of when they were going to move.  And that’s where everything changed. In 2019 the Oil industry in Alberta too a dive & that led to Jessica’s husband losing a lot of his business & he was the only provider for the family at that time. They were facing bankruptcy.

The job hunt began for her husband. They had their list of dream spots & “accidentally” ended up interviewing for a job in Arkansas! But it was all God’s divine plan! He was offered the job on the spot & they were moving 3 weeks later.  It was a HUGE leap of faith, just trusting in the Lord.

Join us as my guest Sherri Everett shares her story with us. Sherri’s story starts at a place when she found herself in the ICU in the burn center. They weren’t sure if she was going to live or die. It all started with a simple cold… and then she got to a point where she looked like the Walking Dead. Thankfully the doctors at UNC were able to narrow it down & ended up diagnosing her with a rare disease called MERM. This is a derivative of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Sherri was burning from the inside out.

But.. everything started to change when the Priest came to pray with her and gave her some of the host. Her body was starting to heal!

Sherri’s story is truly inspirational. Thank you Sherri for sharing your story with us!

Scripture reference: Mat 7:12

Join us as my guest Kristen Rogers shares her story of growing up broken, longing to fill a void in her life. She grew up in a non-Christian home but visited her Christian Aunt in North FL each summer & that’s where she met Jesus. But at a young age, she turned to relationships, boys! She was trying to fill a hole in her heart with boys. Before she graduated high school, she had experienced more relationship trauma than most 30-year-old women; she was cheated on, physically abused, verbally abused, was threatened to be killed, had a controlling boyfriend, you name it, she had experienced it.

That continued through high school. And then she was off to college & full rebellion set in. She started dabbling in drugs & was smoking a ton of pot. But she was still doing really well with her grades.

Then one day, she got a phone call, her Aunt had been life-flighted. And she hit her knees, bargaining with God to save her aunt & if He did, she would follow him.

So Kristin left school & flew down to help care for her Aunt. She stayed for a long time but then decided to move back to be with her parents.

Through this, she started to seek Jesus more. She got a Bible, she started journaling.

Then, her Senior year in college, her mom left her dad. At that point, that’s when depression, anxiety, PTSD set in.

Moving forward, she graduated& went out with some friends, and met her future husband. 

Fast forward, they got married, and had a beautiful baby boy!

There she was, 27 years old, standing at her bookshelf when she had an encounter with the Lord. Everything changed.

God revealed that she add an approval addiction, she was a perfectionist, she was a self sabotager.

Her story is truly inspiring!! If you don’t feel beautiful right now, Jesus can make it beautiful! He turns ashes into beauty! Thank you to Kristin for sharing her story with us today.

Scripture reference: Isaiah 61:3; Psalm 46:10, Psalm 139

Song reference: The Unmaking by Nicole Nordeman

Join us as my returning guest Sara Vogel shares her story of truly being open to God’s plan in her life & the life of a complete stranger. Two years ago, the thought popped in her head, “I wonder what it would take to donate an organ.” Not thinking anything of it, she let it go. But the thought kept returning. Then the same year, in the summer of 2018 Sara saw a Facebook post; a young man in Cincinnati was looking for a kidney. Sara looked into how someone would know if they are a match & started taking steps of obedience.  Mounds of paperwork, bold test, and then the waiting.

As she was going through the process, God gave her opportunity after opportunity to share the story of how God put this on her heart.

So far, she was a match!

Sara was then asked to come to Christ Hospital in Cincinnati for a full day of testing. More bloodwork, blood pressure monitoring, urinalysis, and much more.

It was getting real & she was getting nervous!! Sara asked God to confirm that this was what HE wanted her to do.

That same day, there was an update on the Facebook page. They hadn’t posted in 4 months. The young man that needed a kidney was doing worse! He was now on dialysis 10 hours a day. They were pleading for people to get tested to see if they were a match.

This was a sign for Sara that this was indeed God’s plan.

Then in January 2019 she got the call. She was approved & was a match!

Surgery was scheduled for April 9, 2019.  They both went through surgery that day & the first question Sara asked “How is he?” He was great!

All along, she just knew that God was going to make it all ok. She never doubted his providence!

In August of 2019 Sara got to contact her kidney recipient! She wanted to tell him that God sent her for him!  Then in September she got to meet him & his family.

What an amazing testimony of God’s goodness, his faithfulness & his provision!

Song reference: Peace Be Still ~ Hope Darst

Join us as my guest Ashley Becker shares her story of receiving life-changing news at the young age of 20.  After having symptoms, pain, tests… and no answers… she received a call from her doctor.  In the middle of a mass, they removed was Cancer…. in shock, Ashley wouldn’t comprehend what was ahead.

Everything moved so quickly! Ashley shares about going through all of her treatments & how God, her family, and friends really got her through.

Ashley also shares encouragement for others & is trying to raise awareness to women everywhere about Ovarian Cancer.

Praise the Lord - Ashley has been cancer-free for 2 YEARS now!!

Thank you Ashley for being brave & sharing your story with us!

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Join us as Andrea Anderson shares her story of being called by God to help other Christian women with their health. It was something she never imagined she would be doing and she resisted fully stepping into for years out of fear and lack of confidence. Andrea shares what God used to get her attention to pay attention to her own health, the struggles she experienced along the way - especially with anxiety and not feeling “like herself” for years, and what she sees many women struggling with today. Her story highlights how God knows the plans He has for us and His mercy and patience toward us when we’re slow to get on board with that plan.

Join us as my guest Elizabeth Fry shares her story of healing! Elizabeth had lost hope and was tortured by times of despair, bitterness, and loneliness.  She had given birth to twin boys who lived for eight and a half days, followed by a Doctor telling her that her painful and multiple debilitating health challenges would prevent her from ever working again.  So very much seemed lost.  Listen to her inspiring journey of how God helped her overcome these daunting challenges to experience energizing hope, feel good again, and discover anew His mission for her life.  Her testimony is packed with many practical suggestions and empowering perspectives for you to regain joyful hope amidst the particular struggles you face. Thank you again to Elizabeth for sharing with our audience today!

Join us as my guest Melissa Kottelenberg shares the story of her fourth child, Tyson. When Tyson was born, he was sleeping a lot & had to be woken up to feed.  Melissa knew that something wasn’t right, so they took Tyson to the Emergency Room. God placed their Pediatrician in the ER that day who took a look at Tyson & quickly recognized there was an issue.

It was discovered that Tyson was born with severe congenital heart defects.  He's had 3 open-heart surgeries and multiple cardiac procedures, scans, tests, etc and he was at one time heading down the transplant road because he used to get sick so often, the doctors talked about doing not only a heart transplant but also a lung transplant! 

It's a miracle that he is alive because his defects are so severe that they are 100% fatal if left untreated.  Melissa has seen God's providence and cares in so many areas of Tyson’s life! God also led Melissa to the healing powers of doTERRA essential oils that have not only changed the course of Tyson’s life but also Melissa’s! Now… Tyson’s medical team no longer talks about a heart + lung transplant with them! To God be the glory!! Thank you Melissa for sharing with us!

Scripture: Psalm 27:1, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 145:136

Join us as my guest Rachael Shalloe-Cooper shares her story of abandonment and rejection, shaped by a lifetime of poor decisions, which saw more abandonment and rejection. It was a crazy cycle that she couldn’t figure out how to stop. Life wasn’t a joy for Rachael as she tried to escape it anyway possible through drinking, drugs and anything else she could to avoid the pain and trauma. When her children came along she decided to try and fix her life in her own strength, setting up a business and marrying her children’s father. Only 9 months later they were headed for divorce. Faithless and dejected Rachael stepped into a church where she met with Jesus. He filled her heart with the Holy Spirit and set her upon a journey of healing. Filled with faith Rachael now chooses to be faithful to Him because she knows how it is to be faith-less. Life as she knows it has completely changed!  Thank you Rachael for sharing your story with us today.

Scripture: Romans 8:28, John 14