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Romans 15:13
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
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Past Episodes & Transcripts
Episode 117: How Church Makes Special Needs Families Feel Unwelcome
Feb 24, 2023 | Podcast, Season 3
February 28th, 2023Episode 117How the Church Unknowingly Makes Special Needs Families Feel Unwelcome The statistics are staggering. 90% of families with special needs feel ignored, unwelcomed, or devalued in churches. This is a huge number, and it shows how much work...
Episode 116: Back to Basics: Real Support for Special Needs Families
Feb 21, 2023 | Podcast, Season 3
February 21st, 2023Episode 116Back to Basics: Real Support for Special Needs FamiliesToday, Sara shares how you, as a special needs mom, can help your family and friends learn how to support you. She shares the hardships that special needs families face on a daily...
Episode 115: How To Support a Special Needs Mom Through Life Stages
Feb 14, 2023 | Podcast, Season 3
February 14th, 2023Episode 115How To Support a Special Needs Mom Through Life StagesNo matter what stage of the journey a special needs mom is in, from the initial diagnosis to hospital stays to on-going medical/emotional support, it is important to remember that they...
Episode 114: How To Help Your Family Understand Your Life As A Special Needs Parent
Feb 7, 2023 | Podcast, Season 3
February 7th, 2023Episode 114How To Help Your Family Understand Your Life As A Special Needs Parent As a special needs mom, it can be difficult to feel understood and supported. Strangers don’t know us and our lives, and even those closest to us can miss the mark....
Episode 113: Meeting You Where You Are: An Interview With Amber Reynolds
Jan 31, 2023 | Podcast, Season 3
January 31st, 2023Episode 113Meeting You Where You Are: An Interview With Amber Reynolds Today, we have an interview with Amber Reynolds. Amber is married to her college sweetheart, Chris, and they live on a farm in northwest Illinois with three children. Their...
Episode 112: A Different Perspective On Perseverance with Amy, Carrie, & Sara
Jan 24, 2023 | Podcast, Season 3
January 24th, 2023Episode 112A Different Perspective On Perseverance with Amy, Carrie, & Sara The messages we hear about perseverance can feel so cliche when in reality, it can be challenging to persist through hard times. On this episode of Take Heart, Sara,...
Episode 111: Persevering With Grit & Grace with Sara Clime
Jan 17, 2023 | Podcast, Season 3
January 17th, 2023Episode 111Persevering With Grit & Grace with Sara Clime There have probably been times you have persevered and were disappointed with the stress you felt, the way you responded, and its impact on those around you. What does it mean to persevere...
Episode 110: Avoiding Temporary Fixes by Carrie M. Holt
Jan 10, 2023 | Podcast, Season 3
January 10th, 2023Episode 110Avoiding Temporary Fixes by Carrie M. Holt Did you know that the desire for a good, calm life has been built into us by God? Sometimes that desire seems easier to reach when we cope with temporary pleasures. What do we do when we are...
Episode 109: Changing How We Persevere Through Life’s Challenges with Amy J. Brown
Jan 3, 2023 | Podcast, Season 3
January 3rd, 2023Episode 109Changing How We Persevere Through Life’s Challenges with Amy J. Brown How do you keep going when life is relentlessly hard? What can be done to persevere when the diets, exercise, and ‘better’ systems have not succeeded? Listen in as Amy...
Look Further Ahead by Sara Clime (Replay)
Dec 20, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
December 20th, 2022Replay EpisodeLook Further Ahead by Sara Clime (Replay) How do you hold on to hope when your child has a terminal diagnosis? Today, Sara Clime shares how she holds on to hope while living with that reality. She encourages us that when we start to...
Wrestling With Hope by Carrie M. Holt (Replay)
Dec 13, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
December 13th, 2022Replay EpisodeWrestling With Hope by Carrie M. Holt (Replay) Sometimes hope requires us to wrestle with grief over the way things currently are and the desire of what we want them to be. Listen in today as Carrie shares her thoughts about wrestling...
When God is Silent with Amy J. Brown (Replay)
Dec 6, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
December 6th, 2022Replay EpisodeWhen God is Silent with Amy J. Brown (Replay) It can be difficult to experience hope when we are not rescued from our circumstances or protected from hardships. Amy gently reminds us today of Zachariah and Elizabeth, who experienced...
A Special Announcement
Nov 29, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
November 29th, 2022Special EpisodeA Special Announcement Thank you for listening to this month's topic on rest. We are following our advice and will be off this month in December. In the coming weeks, enjoy three of our favorite Christmas episodes on hope (released...
Episode 108: Misconceptions About Rest with Amy, Carrie, & Sara
Nov 22, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
November 22nd, 2022Episode 108Misconceptions About Rest with Amy, Carrie, & Sara Today’s collaborative episode dives into the topic of rest. It's no secret that special needs moms are tired, not just physically but emotionally and spiritually too. We often deny...
Episode 107: A Season of Unrest with Sara Clime
Nov 15, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
Novemeber 15th, 2022Episode 107A Season of Unrest with Sara Clime We are continuing to talk about rest this month, and in today’s episode, Sara Clime discusses what it means to be in a season of unrest. If you are looking for a step-by-step podcast on how to find...
Episode 106: How to Find Lasting Rest with Carrie M. Holt
Nov 8, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
Novemeber 8th, 2022Episode 106How to Find Lasting Rest with Carrie M. Holt This month on the podcast, we are talking about rest. You may think, how can I ever experience rest as a special needs mom? It may seem impossible. The type of rest Carrie is talking about is...
Episode 105: Learning to Rest when you are Restless with Amy J. Brown
Nov 1, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
Novemeber 1st, 2022Episode 105Learning to Rest when you are Restless with Amy J. Brown This month’s topic is rest. When we started discussing this as a theme, Amy told Sara and Carrie, that she didn't have much to say about the rest. After some thought and...
Episode 104: Inviting Him In: An Invitation to Intimacy with Kerrah Fabacher
Oct 25, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
October 25, 2022Episode 104Inviting Him In: An Invitation to Intimacy with Kerrah Fabacher What happens when we wrap our identity around things we can’t control? What could our relationship with God mean for our identity? On this episode of Take Heart, Amy J. Brown...
Episode 103: Identity Crisis: Who Are You, Really?
Oct 18, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
October 18, 2022Episode 103Identity Crisis: Who Are You, Really? Have you ever had an identity crisis? We all struggle with our identity in some way and at different times in our life. In this episode, Sara Clime redirects us from a misplaced identity to one that is...
Episode 102: The Foundation of Our Identity: By Carrie M. Holt
Oct 11, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
October 11, 2022Episode 102The Foundation of Our Identity: By Carrie M. Holt Who are we, really? What labels have we allowed to define us? What would it mean to trade these labels for something better? This month, we are talking about identity. In this episode, Carrie...
Episode 101: Identity Theft: Remembering Who You Are with Amy J. Brown
Oct 4, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
October 4th, 2022Episode 101Identity Theft: Remembering Who You Are with Amy J. Brown We are kicking off this month’s theme on identity. In this episode, Amy J. Brown is talking about identity theft, not the kind that causes us to cancel our credit cards, but the type...
Episode 100: The Story of Take Heart with Amy, Carrie, and Sara
Sep 27, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
September 27th, 2022Episode 100The Story of Take Heart with Amy, Carrie, and Sara Welcome back to the third season of the Take Heart Podcast. It’s our 100th episode and we are celebrating! As we kick off this new season, we wanted to start by going back to the...
Episode 99: Waiting on God with Sara Clime
Sep 20, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
September 20th, 2022Episode 99Waiting on God with Sara Clime Welcome back to the third season of the Take Heart Podcast. As we kick off this new season, we wanted to start by going back to the beginning of how Take Heart came to be, and share with you the reason we do...
Episode 98: Important Questions by Carrie M. Holt
Sep 13, 2022 | Podcast, Season 3
September 13th, 2022Episode 98Important Questions by Carrie M. Holt Welcome back to the third season of the Take Heart Podcast. As we kick off this new season, we wanted to start by going back to the beginning of how Take Heart came to be, and share with you the...
GUEST SPEAKERS
Some of our wonderful latest guests this season include:
