A Cup of Gratitude

This week, I speak with Jesslyn McCutcheon who is the founder of Fighting Goliath for Mental Illness, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit ministry dedicated to supporting women who live with bipolar disorder. Since being diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder for over two decades, she is passionate about helping others overcome the hopelessness this illness can bring. She empowers women to lead more fulfilling lives through resources, shared experi...

Growing up, Uche could always be found with her nose in a book (quite literally) and started writing riveting stories from an early age in Enugu, Nigeria, mostly for the consumption of delighted family members and friends. Her love for reading, writing and all things literature persisted into adulthood as she went on to obtain a law degree, a master’s and a doctorate in international business law and to practice law in London...

This week, I speak with Mary Spencer Veazey, a Georgia native known for infusing her writing with relatable and uproarious storytelling, as well as profound truths about Jesus. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her cat, Confetti, and is the Engagement Manager for Daystar Counseling Ministries. Mary Spencer is a proud graduate of both Auburn University (BA) and Belmont University (MBA). We look at her childhood up to the prese...

This week, I speak with Cara Blondo. Whether through teaching Bible studies, speaking to groups in person or online, or writing devotional and other Christ-centered resources, Cara is passionate about helping women connect Biblical truth to their everyday lives. A contributor to YouVersion and featured on Proverbs 31, (in)courage, Her View From Home, and other popular sites, she loves to help women shift their perspective in o...

This is the final episode of our Summer Break Series. All four weeks have featured the winners of the “Holy Plot Twists” book Contest 🏆🏆🏆🏆. Each week, a winner will interview me, asking questions based on my story, which is found at the beginning of the book. Then they will share insights they received from their time in the journal section of the book. These conversations have been powerful and encouraging. Special Episode #4 ...

It’s time for our Summer Break Special Episode Series on A Cup of Gratitude podcast!! 🎉All four weeks will feature the winners of the “Holy Plot Twists” book Contest🏆🏆🏆🏆Each week a winner will interview me asking questions from my story found in the beginning of the book and then they will share insights they received from their time in the journal section of the book - These conversations have been powerful and encouraging - ...

Welcome to week two of the Special Episode Summer Break Series. We will be having a conversation based on my newest book. This week I am speaking with  Dr. Chizobam Idahosa who is a wife, mother to three beautiful girls, and a dentist specialized in oral medicine, orofacial pain, and lifestyle medicine. At the core of her identity, she sees herself as a child of the Most-High God and a servant of Christ Jesus. Chizobam is passionat...

It’s time for our Summer Break Special Episode Series! All four weeks will feature the winners of the “Holy Plot Twists” book Contest🏆🏆🏆🏆Each week, a winner will interview me, asking questions from my story found at the beginning of the book. Then they will share insights they received from their time in the journal section of the book. These conversations have been powerful and encouraging. This week, I speak with Dawn Ward, w...

This week I speak with Melony Brown, who is a Jeep-loving, book-reading, nature enthusiast. Chocolate is not her friend. Neither is laundry. Inviting overcomers to share their stories and the strategies, mindsets, and habits they relied on during their fight to overcome their challenges is her passion. Melony shares their stories on her podcast, Challenges Won’t Stop Me. Her award-winning books, Challenges Won’t Stop Me and Keep Mo...

This week, I speak with Rose McCombs Jordan, who is the creative heart behind Beneath The Fig Tree, a movement that helps women discover devotional practices they truly love. She also serves as the Director of Tourism for a charming North Texas town, leads worship at her church, and—together with her husband Brandon—hosts at their favorite state park. Married for 30 years, Rose is the proud mom of one son and daughter-in-love. She ...

This week, I speak with Theresa Miller, who is adventurous at heart and dedicated to pursuing spiritual, mental, and emotional healing for the betterment of future generations. Originally from the wooded East, Theresa now resides in the wide-open spaces of Wyoming, nestled near the Big Horn Mountains. She cherishes her role as a wife to Rob and mother to their four children. Weaving words has been her creative outlet since childhoo...

This week I speak with Kim Mosiman who is a woman smack dab in the middle of her second act: Her children are grown and joyfully living lives of their own. She enjoys writing, traveling, and perfecting her technique in her new role as Nana. She is a certified nutritionist and personal trainer who closed her small boutique gym in 2017. She thought she was ready to retire and fade into the sunset, but the sudden career change created...

This week on the "A Cup of Gratitude" podcast, we're having a special episode where I share with you about my new book, "Holy Plot Twists." This book is an overflow of the podcast. God led me to share vulnerable and pivotal times in my life when He came in and worked things out for good, when He turned things around and made them usable. God can take the sharpest, most broken pieces and put them back togeth...

This week, I speak with Joan Farley, who has been crafting stories and messages since high school, dedicating her gift to uplifting local ministries and churches. As a missionary, her desire is to see the next generation rise above the previous ones, growing in wisdom and godliness to impact the world in profound ways. Her latest work, Letters to Cassie, reflects her desire to empower young women and inspire them to embrace their p...

This week I speak with Sherrie Pilkington who enters into various aspects of life as a daughter of the One True God.  She dearly loves her 2 grown sons and 2 daughters-in-love but it’s her 6 grandchildren that keep her young at heart and the sound of joy in her laugh. Known for pondering the hard things in life through the lens of God’s heart, she shares her revelations through her podcast, Finding God in Our Pain. Sherrie and her ...

This week I speak with Nicole Roth who empowers the “hard on herself” woman of God to live as a much-loved daughter: held, healed, and whole, and to restore from the damage done due to striving: over-functioning and over-serving. Wife to David of over 20 years, mom to 3 young adult daughters, an autoimmune warrior of 20 years, and former dietitian, Nicole is most at home in her kayak, out on a hiking trail with her dogs, in her ham...

This week I speak with Tischa van de Reep who is a Trinidad-born Christian writer and speaker, a mental health and autism mom who brings authenticity and vulnerability to all her teachings on Scripture. Her Bible studies and women’s gatherings bring diverse groups of women together in fellowship and take them deeper into God’s Word. Her work in ministry extends from homeless women in Houston to expat wives in Budapest, Hungary, to ...

This week, I speak with Mary Folkerts, a mom to four grown kids and wife to a farmer living on the southern prairies of Alberta. She is a contributing author in one of Lisa Terkeurst's latest devotionals, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart. She writes with a desire to push back the dark, especially for those struggling with anxiety and depression. Mary is also an advocate for those with Down Syndrome, as their youngest child introduce...

This week I speak with Michele Vrabel who is an expert bean-counter by day. In addition to her work as a bookkeeper, her superpowers and side hustles include pastry chef and author-in-training. She has been told she has “sass,” which she deploys regularly. She has with exponential joy finished her first book, Butterfly Stitches, and is working on the sequel. According to her King, she apparently has several other books in her....