Token or Trailblazer?
I’ve spent my entire professional life and at times, large portions of my personal life as the lone chocolate chip in the cookie or the only brown face in an all-white space. I grew up in a middle-class to upper-middle class community that was beyond 90% Caucasian. In...
Hope, Help & Hoarders with Cynthia Ruchti
On this episode of Better Together Facebook Live, I’m talking with award-winning author, Cynthia Ruchti about hope, hoarding and her new novel, Afraid of the Light. Cynthia and I discuss the prevalence of hoarding, the impact of the anxiety disorder of those...
Hope for the Fatherless on Father’s Day with Kia Stephens
.On this episode of Better Together Facebook Live, Kia Stephens, founder of The Father Swap Blog stopped by to talk with us about “father wounds” or the emotional pain and loss that comes from a daughter’s broken relationship with her father. Not...
Hope and Help when You Don’t Know What to Do with Gail Cooper
On this episode of Better Together Facebook Live, host Barb Roose talks, guest Gail Cooper joins Barb and passionately teaches through 2 Chronicles 20. This chapter is all about four things that we can do when overwhelming circumstances show up in our lives. O our...
An Almost Perfect Get-Away Day…(A poem about living as a person of color)
It was sweet, summer day. Just my girls and me. Blue cloud-free skies, cool breeze. A perfect spot under a tree. It’s been a long, few weeks, So there under those leaves I prayed: “God, let today be a perfect “get away” day. I want to get away from knowing that so...
Seven Habits of Confident Moms with Deb Porter
Do you struggle with mom-guilt? Do you tend to take care of everyone else before taking care of yourself? On this episode of Better Together Facebook Live, I’m talking with my friend and parenting expert, Deborah Porter about the seven habits of confident...
Five Secrets that Husbands Wish That Their Wives Knew with Mark Savage
Wives, what is it that your husbands really want to tell you deep down inside, but they can’t – or won’t? On this episode of Better Together Facebook Live, host Barb Roose, I’m talking with marriage coach, pastor and author, Mark Savage about...
Talking about Race with Grace, Part 1 & 2
Race, Grace and the Gospel – Part 1 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year old black man who was out running when he was allegedly chased down and shot to death by two Caucasian men. For a few days, the topic of race...
Hope IN the Midst of Depression with Melissa Maimone
Do you struggle with depression and wonder why God doesn’t or hasn’t taken it away? On this episode of Better Together with Barb Roose, my friend and author, Melissa Maimone joins me for a discussion about depression as well as strategies for living with...
Six Ways God Shows Up When Life is Out of Control with Beth Vogt
How does God show up in our lives when our circumstances are out of control? On this episode of Better Together FB Live with Barb, guest Beth Vogt joins me to discuss some of the powerful names of God that remind us about who God when our lives get flipped upside...
From a Black Friend to My White Friends…
One of my most favorite scenes in any movie ever is the scene where Forrest Gump runs across America. In a moving cinematography montage, Forrest runs through cities, communities and along desert roads. At times, Forrest ran with crowds and at other times alone. At no...I’m so glad that you’re here!
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