Perspectives Into Practice: How to Walk with God in Real Life: Faith in Practice & Spiritual Growth

In this episode of Perspectives Into Practice, I sit down with Lorraine for a beautiful and honest conversation about faith, motherhood, surrender, and learning to trust God through changing seasons of life. We talk about what it looks like to let go of control, walk through transition without knowing the full path ahead, and stay grounded in prayer when life feels uncertain.

We dive int...

In this episode of Perspectives Into Practice, I sit down with my sweet friend Susan for a heartfelt conversation about walking closely with Jesus in every season of life. Susan shares what it looks like to continue growing in faith after decades with the Lord, learning to recognize His voice in everyday moments, and trusting His guidance in both the big and small things.

We talk about h...

In this episode, I sit down with my friend, Mia, and we have an honest conversation about what it actually looks like to die to self in everyday moments. Not just the idea of it, but the real, in-the-middle-of-life kind of living it out.

We talk about the tension between reaction and response, and how easy it is to believe the lie that we can’t control our reactions. But through this con...

In today’s episode, I’m coming to you in the middle of a real and honest season. This isn’t a perfectly wrapped message. It’s me sharing what God is doing in my heart as I’ve been feeling overwhelmed and stretched.

I’ve realized that the heaviness I’ve been feeling is coming from carrying things I was never meant to carry. Trying to hold it all together. Trying to figure everything out. ...

In today's episode, I sit down with Kate to talk about what it really looks like to trust God when life doesn’t go as planned.

We dive into surrender, obedience, and learning to let go of control, especially in seasons that feel uncertain or uncomfortable. Kate shares how God has been teaching her to rely on Him fully, even when things don’t make sense, and how anchoring herself in Scrip...

This conversation is for the woman who feels like she’s in the waiting.

Not stuck. Not forgotten. Just… waiting.

In this episode, Kristin and I talk about what it really looks like to walk with God in seasons that don’t make sense yet. The kind of waiting where you’re tempted to rush ahead, fix it yourself, or question if anything is happening at all. But what if waiting isn’t passive? W...

Hey friends, I want to welcome you into a conversation that still has me smiling when I think about it. I sat down with Melissa who walked me through years of sickness a brain infection that left her with neurological damage and a slow steady healing that looked a lot like being rebuilt in a valley. Let me tell you this episode is full of ordinary moments where God shows up in remarkably...

Can I tell you something? Hand to heart, I sat across from my new friend Sharon and I kept thinking, I want to be like her. She travels to nearly 60 countries, carries four devotional books on every trip, and before she even leaves she prays and asks God to guide her to the people who need those books. Let me tell you, that is holy habit in practice.

Sharon taught me a simple, beautiful t...

Hand to heart, friends, let me tell you about a conversation that has stayed with me. I was sitting across from Margie, a Texa Rican who just celebrated 25 years of marriage, and she described that strange, tender season when life looks fine on the outside but feels out of sorts inside. She and her husband had spent years raising four kids, bought a fixer-upper for all the right reasons,...

Hey friends, welcome back. Can I tell you something? I remember the first time Pat and I sat down and compared football and ballet - an odd pairing, right? But that little, funny moment opened our conversation about seasons, roles, and how God reshapes us when the positions we once carried no longer fit.

Here's the thing - I think most of us have a role that becomes part of our identity...

Hey friends, I'm so glad you're here. Can I tell you something? When I first listened to Kathleen tell about the season she walked through, hand to heart I felt that familiar tug. She described an unwanted divorce, fear that became a default rhythm, and then a gentle, steady turnaround as she began to hide scripture in her heart. I remember thinking, here's the thing we all need to hear:...

Hey friends, Jessica here. Can I tell you something? The conversation I had with Val landed like a gentle but firm tap on my shoulder. We started with karaoke and laughter and ended up sitting in a quiet place where she admitted she felt stuck, heavy, and out of control. Hand to heart, that felt familiar to me and maybe it will feel familiar to you too.

Val shared how someone prayed one s...

Hey friends, I'm so glad you're here. In this episode of Perspectives Into Practice I sit down with my friend Lori and we talk about a kind of hurt that so many of us carry in silence, unforgiveness. Let me tell you, her story stuck with me - from marching band days to a hemorrhagic stroke at twenty nine, and what she learned about releasing people when they may never even know they hurt...

Hey friends, hand to heart, let me tell you about a conversation that stayed with me long after the microphones were off. I sat down with Marchette and we laughed about her fierce board game competitiveness, the chameleon game she dominated, and then we turned toward a quieter, weightier place where obedience and doubt meet. It felt like a living example of what it means to blend in with...

Hey friends, I'm so glad you're here. Let me tell you about a tiny, ordinary moment that turned into something quite holy. I was talking with Bethany, who was born at 24 and a half weeks and whose dad's wedding ring fit around her wrist. Hand to heart, that little fun fact is the doorway to the way God has shaped her sensitivity to the spiritual life. On a simple Zoom call she felt an ur...

Friends, let me tell you when Desiree first told me parts of her story my hand to heart tightened and I remembered why I love this work so much. She showed up with a thrift store fun fact and a story about a picture she found that felt like a personal word from God. That picture is a hand signing I love you, full of bracelets and red nail polish that reminded her of the blood of Jesus. I...

Hey friends, I am so glad you're here. Can I tell you something? When Andrea first said yes to coming on the podcast, I felt that familiar mix of curiosity and relief. Her story landed with me like a hand to heart because it echoes so many lives I've seen where bright, shiny spiritual practices slowly leave a person dry instead of full.

I remember the part she told me about growing up wit...

Hand to heart, let me tell you about a conversation that stuck with me long after the microphones were off. I was sitting with my friend Tara who, if you asked her about hobbies, would tell you she loves fishing, camping, and the quiet that comes when you sit still and cast a line. That small picture of peace stands in beautiful contrast to the season that shaped her yes to ministry.

Ca...