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Miracles in the Journey: Navigating Faith Through Four Battles with Cancer with Lori Margo

Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcast

Release Date: 04/15/2024

Ep. 114: Love Beyond the Injury: A Story of Faith and Resilience in Marriage After a Traumatic Brain Injury with Wendy Rickard show art Ep. 114: Love Beyond the Injury: A Story of Faith and Resilience in Marriage After a Traumatic Brain Injury with Wendy Rickard

Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcast

Have you ever had a life changing moment? A tragedy, unexpected diagnosis or sudden loss that left you feeling alone, confused or in despair, wondering what to do next? When Wendy Rickard's husband fell into a utility area, dropping twenty feet on his head, she began to question God. He survived, but his brain injury meant her family lost the father and husband they depended on for everything. Their family of four imploded. Wendy wondered what God's purpose was in this heartache, if He would take care of their future and if their lives would ever be the same again. God’s answers were not...

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Ep. 113: Giddy Up, Eunice: Because Women Need Each Other with Sophie Hudson show art Ep. 113: Giddy Up, Eunice: Because Women Need Each Other with Sophie Hudson

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Y’all, I’ve had Sophie Hudson on my bucket list of guests since before I started the podcast! She’s the co-host, along with Melanie Shankle, of the Big Boo Cast podcast as well as the voice of the Boo Mama blog (she shares in this episode how that name came to be!) and author of several of my favorite books. She’s a southern girl from Alabama who loves her family and her football but mostly she loves Jesus. Her books include A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet, Home is Where My People Are and Giddy Up Eunice. And she recently released her newest book, A Fine Sight to See: Leading Because...

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Ep. 112: From Suffering to Thriving: A Couple's Journey Through Medical Miracles with Anthony and Mary Mabry show art Ep. 112: From Suffering to Thriving: A Couple's Journey Through Medical Miracles with Anthony and Mary Mabry

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You wouldn't expect a bout with breast cancer and a heart transplant would lead to a better marriage, but that's exactly what happened for Anthony and Mary Mabry. In 2018, before Mary's breast cancer diagnosis, their marriage was difficult. But Anthony was there for Mary through six rounds of chemo, losing her hair, a double mastectomy and 20 rounds of radiation. Finally, she was cancer free, and they were ready to move on with their lives. But their marriage still wasn't great. Then the tables were turned in 2020 when Anthony discovered he'd been having silent heart attacks for over six...

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Ep. 111: You Are Called for Such a Time as This Bonus Episode with Carol Roper show art Ep. 111: You Are Called for Such a Time as This Bonus Episode with Carol Roper

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Hey listeners, I just wanted to take a few minutes to address some things I’ve been hearing about and thought I’d share a few thoughts that I hope are encouraging to you through this little bonus episode. Right now, our country is one of the most divisive states we’ve been in since before the civil war. Our world has been turned upside-down where good is bad and bad is good and no one seems to know what truth really is anymore. And this is having an alarming effect on our children and young adults, especially those who haven’t been educated with critical thinking skills and that is...

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Ep. 110: From Queer to Christ show art Ep. 110: From Queer to Christ

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Please be aware that this content is not suitable for young children. George Carneal grew up in the ’70s, raised by a Southern Baptist minister in the ultra-conservative Bible Belt where his world revolved around the church, country fried chicken and trying to fit in with other boys. As disco music pulsated through the speakers in his bedroom, he plotted his escape from the misery and boredom of Southern suburbia before landing in Los Angeles; a city of glitz and hedonism. Much like Alice as she traveled through the looking glass, this is George's journey through a queer culture...

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Ep. 109: Creating a Faith-Filled Family Legacy with Mart Green of Hobby Lobby show art Ep. 109: Creating a Faith-Filled Family Legacy with Mart Green of Hobby Lobby

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What a pleasure it was to interview Mart Green, son of Hobby Lobby founder David Green, to talk about his family’s philosophy of faith and generosity. Mart is such a down-to-earth guy who happily shares the secret to Hobby Lobby’s success. I loved hearing the fun and practical ways Mart and his family celebrate each other and minister to those around them. Money isn’t the only way to bless people and Mart makes that clear in the examples he gives. He also shares about the new book he has coming out, co-authored with David Bowden, Learning to be Loved: The Everyday Believer's Guide to a...

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Ep. 108: The Forge Movie with Stephen Kendrick show art Ep. 108: The Forge Movie with Stephen Kendrick

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Hey friends! I’m back from my summer hiatus and have some awesome guests lined up for you this fall, starting this week with Stephen Kendrick of the Kendrick Brothers. Alex and Stephen Kendrick have brought us some great movies like Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Courageous and War Room and their newest movie, The Forge, will release in theaters nationwide on August 23 and he’s here to tell us about it. I had the privilege of watching a pre-screening of the movie and I must tell you that there are several scenes in this film that brought me to tears. The story involves a single mom, played...

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A Legacy of Joy and Hope After Loss Parts 1 & 2 with Ann Curry and Leigh Owens show art A Legacy of Joy and Hope After Loss Parts 1 & 2 with Ann Curry and Leigh Owens

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Overcoming Alcoholism to Restore a Marriage Parts 1 & 2 with Donovan & Lavonna Garrett show art Overcoming Alcoholism to Restore a Marriage Parts 1 & 2 with Donovan & Lavonna Garrett

Building Strong Homes: Blueprints to Strengthen Your Faith and Family podcast

One of the reasons I felt called to start this podcast was because of stories like Donovan and Lavonna Garrett's. If you don't believe God can make a difference in your marriage and family then you need to listen to the testimony of how Donovan's alcohol abuse almost destroyed him, his marriage and his entire family. As I look at the photos of their beautiful family today, I'm in tears, knowing that if Donovan hadn't surrendered his life to Christ, their story would have had a much different outcome. No, they aren't perfect, as none of us are, but they have so much joy...

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Redefining Priorities: Insights on Faith, Family and Purpose with Kara Stott show art Redefining Priorities: Insights on Faith, Family and Purpose with Kara Stott

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One year ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Kara Stott, author of one of my favorite books, An Intentional Life, for the podcast. It was great meeting Kara on Zoom and hearing her story from her own voice. But this past spring my friend, Julie Bagwell, and I were able to meet her in person at her Pursuit Retreat outside of Nashville, Tennessee! She has such a heart for Jesus and ministering to women and it was evident as she served us over several days next to the beautiful lake at Wildwood Retreat. She's one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I've ever met and I loved her even more...

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"Faith is the refusal to panic." This quote by Dennis Rainey had a profound impact on Lori Margo as she walked through her difficult journey with cancer. Because her own mother had been diagnosed with cancer at the same age Lori received her first diagnosis and passed away two short years later, she had every reason to panic. But as she walked her own path, she realized that if you're going to believe the Bible, you've got to believe the whole Bible.

After Lori finally beat her cancer, she lost her dad to the same horrible disease, and even though she told others God had been with her through that hard season, she began to question if that were actually true. So, she decided to start keeping track of God's goodness in the midst of pain. When she sat down to write she immediately came up with 30 instances of how God had been with her in the loss of her father. That started her on a quest to look for God in all of the difficult seasons in her life and she began what she now calls tracking God. She not only does it in her own life, but in her children's as well. And now she teaches others how to track God through their own hard stories. Lori is an inspiration of faith and hope and I know her story will point you in the direction of finding God in the hard, too.

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