Since graduating from Boston University in 1983, Dorothy Greco has worked as a photographer, journalist, pastor, home educator, author, and writer. She feels equally at home speaking in front of hundreds or standing quietly behind her camera. Her writing has been featured in several Christian websites and publications. Making Marriage Beautiful, her first book, was published in January of 2017. She and Christopher have been married for more than 25 years. They have three sons and one amazing daughter-in-law.
055 || She Realized She Was Chasing the Wrong Dream || Katie Bulmer
Sorority girl Katie Bulmer was certain she’d found all that life had to offer with the cutest boyfriend, best friends, and a solo cup of hunch punch in hand. But when the makeup came off, the drunken buzz turned into a terrible headache, and the guy that promised forever never called again, she started to wonder if there was more to life. As it turns out, there was. Today, Katie is a Christ-follower and a mentor to sorority women nationwide writing, speaking and going on coffee dates with young women to share about the eternal water that changed the world.
054 || How She Got Her Book Published Even with a Small Platform || Eryn Lynum
Eryn Lynum lives in Northern Colorado with her husband and three boys, where they spend their time hiking, camping, and exploring the Rocky Mountains. Her work and passion is to come alongside of authors and help them market the message God has laid on their hearts. She loves to travel and share at conferences, churches, and writers’ groups. But every opportunity she gets, she is out exploring God’s creation with her family.
As the author of 936 Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting, available in February of 2018, Eryn talks about the shift towards intentional parenting that happened when she and her husband were faced with the reality that they have only 936 weeks – from birth to 18 – with each of their three boys.
050 || How to Fight Back Fear and Pursue Your Dream || Jennie Allen
Jennie has a wealth of wisdom to share with dreamers like us because she is one of us. She has struggled, fought back fear, and lived to see a dream that’s bigger than herself come to fruition.Some of my favorite parts of this conversation are hearing what has given her confidence to keep going when it’s difficult, what it’s taken to move from “fear” to “fun” in pursuing her dream, and that it’s so not about her.
045 || How to Keep Going When God Asks Too Much || Julie Manning
Julie Manning is a wife to her beloved husband, John, mother of three fun-loving boys, and pediatric nurse practitioner. At 25, Julie left her career in corporate America to pursue a bachelor’s degree in nursing. While in nursing school, the Lord birthed a passion within her to care for children born with heart disease. Little did she know, seven years later, she would learn her own heart was sick. The Lord’s pursuit of Julie’s heart and soul through the valley of many uncertainties has developed a fire within her to live intentionally from moment to moment as if it may be her last.
044 || God Surprised Her With This Dream || Rachel Swanson
Rachel Swanson is a dental hygienist turned author and speaker. Her book, Big and Little Coloring Devotional (released in LifeWay stores, April 2017), was birthed by her own struggle to keep it together as a busy mama of three children under two years old. A rising inspirational speaker, Rachel shares personal and spiritual growth insights related to encouraging moms in motherhood, helping women discover their unique purpose in Christ, understanding God’s design for healthy sexuality, and overcoming stress and anxiety in their lives. Rachel has been married ten years to her husband who loves her despite her love for coffee and often impulsive nature. They rear their tribe of identical twin boys, their baby girl, and a Weimaraner who thinks she's a human.
Devoted Dreamers: 43 - Suanne Camfield: Author | Minister to Women | Paying Attention to The Stirring
Suanne Camfield is the women’s ministry director at Christ Church of Oak Brook and the author of The Sound of a Million Dreams: Awakening to Who You are Becoming (her first book, released in March of 2017). She previously worked for Caris, a nonprofit counseling organization that supports women and children, was an assistant editor at InterVarsity Press and the blog manager for FullFill, a nonprofit focused on mobilizing women to invest their influence in the world for God's purposes. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband--who’s a pastor--and two teenage children.
Devoted Dreamers Mini-Episode: 33 - Erin Straza: Creative Writer | Heartfelt Speaker | Redeemed Dreamer
Erin Straza is a creative writer, heartfelt speaker and redeemed dreamer. One of her greatest joys is seeing others learn and grow through the lessons she shares on a stage or through the written word. You can find her musings on her blog, Filling My Patch of Sky, and she is also a co-host on the Christ and Pop Culture Podcast called Persuasion. Erin works as a freelance marketing and communications consultant, telling her clients’ stories in authentic and compelling ways. She and her competitive-marathon-runner husband, Mike, live in Illinois.
Momentum: Episode #14 - K.B. Hoyle
K.B. Hoyle is an award-winning author, public speaker, creative writing instructor, and classical history teacher who uses her knowledge of the ancient and medieval worlds to pen speculative fiction for readers of all ages. She is currently preparing for a major career change in order to pursue her dream of full-time writing. In the midst of the unknown, she shares the peace the Lord has given her about these next steps.
Momentum: Episode #1 - Interview with Erin Straza
In this episode, Erin shares the motivation behind her new book, Comfort Detox; she talks openly about the struggle to stay focused on creative projects while overcoming self-doubt and comparison. We get to hear how one verse of scripture is helping her to be more present with God and inspiring her towards contentment and faithfulness. Her joy is contagious and her honesty inspiring.
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