The Joy Stories

As I celebrate the first anniversary of The Joy Stories, I'm looking back on some of the powerful conversations, personal testimonies, and faith-filled reminders we've shared this past year. One year. Seventeen episodes. So many stories of faith, hope, and joy! From navigating health challenges, grief, and addiction to wrestling with doubt, learning to hear God's voice, finding community, and trusting Him in seasons of waiting, each story has reminded me of one beautiful truth: God is still at

What if God is waiting on you? — not because He needs you to have everything figured out, but because He’s inviting you to take the next step? In Part 2 of Joy in Waiting, Jessica shares how she realized she was waiting to feel ready, qualified, and confident before stepping into what God was calling her to do. If fear, comparison, doubt, or feeling unqualified has been keeping you stuck, I hope this episode reminds you that you don’t have to have it all figured out before you begin. Discover

What do you do when you have questions about God that you’re afraid to ask? What happens when disappointment, grief, unanswered prayers, or suffering leave you wondering where God is—and you’re not sure what you believe anymore? In this episode of The Joy Stories, I’m having a very honest and hope-filled chat with author, speaker, podcast host, and cancer thriver Niki Hardy, author of God, Can We Chat? Niki shares how seasons of loss, cancer, ministry challenges, and disappointment brought her

Are you in a waiting for something? Maybe you're waiting for healing, an answered prayer, a breakthrough, a relationship, a job opportunity, or clarity about what's next. Or maybe you're waiting to take a step of faith that God has already placed on your heart. In this encouraging episode of The Joy Stories, Jessica explores what it means to find joy in the waiting and how God often does some of His deepest work in us during seasons of delay. Through personal stories, biblical examples, and

What if the quiet nudge you've been feeling is God inviting you into something more? In this inspiring episode of The Joy Stories, I sit down with bestselling author, speaker, and retreat leader Kathy Izard for a powerful conversation about purpose, courage, and learning to trust God's voice. Kathy shares the remarkable story behind her books The Hundred Story Home, Trust the Whisper, and The Last Ordinary Hour, and how one unexpected encounter changed the trajectory of her life. What began as

In this deeply personal continuation of “Joy in Community,” Jessica shares how God used friendship, vulnerability, and honest community to bring healing during one of the most painful seasons of her life. After attending a women’s retreat centered around the theme “Radiant,” Jessica reflects on the powerful role godly women have played in pointing her back to Christ through seasons of heartbreak, shame, surrender, and healing. In this episode, she opens up about her and her husband’s hidden pa